Thursday, October 10, 2013

DIY: 3D Paper Flower Wall Decor

Recently I made some wall flowers to cover a boring spot in my room. I think it turned out really well, so I thought I'd share how.
What you will need is three sheets of paper (any kind), and 9 tacks (I know there are only 8 here). 

Fold the corner of the paper over....

..like so.

Then cut off the bottom.

Fold the right corner to the middle...

..and the left.

Then fold in half...

..then in half again.

Then cut in a half pedal shape.

It will look like a flower when opened.

That was the big flower, the next two sheets of paper will give you the medium sized flowers. First fold in half.

Fold in half.

Then cut off the bottom...

..open..

..and cut down the middle. Then use the two squares and repeat the step, I showed before.

Now take the left over pieces...

...and fold the corners down.

Then cut them off,and make them into flowers...

...and do the same for the middle piece. You should get three flowers, from each paper strip.

Now you should have 1 big flower, 4 medium flowers, 6 little ones, and 3 really little flower. 

I took a tack and pushed it through the big flower and one of the really little ones.

Then stuck it to the wall, using my owl rock to pound it in (you could,of course, use a hammer).

So that one marks the center of the arrangement. Next I put the little flowers over the medium ones, and put them on all four sides of the big one. Then I put the remaining little flowers at the top corner, and the really little ones at the bottom. 

I think it tuned out pretty cool. I hope this was helpful to you. Please like my Facebook page. And have a great day!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Beauty: Dollar Store Nail Sticker Review

Recently I was at the dollar tree, and I saw these nail stickers. I've seen more expensive ones, but I wanted to see if the cheap ones work.

So in the $1 kit you get 10 nail stickers, and a little nail filer.


I followed the instruction on the back, and stuck it one my nail the best I could. It's kind of hard to get it on right. 

I cut it down, and folded it over. You can tell by this picture that the sticker dose not fit my nails perfectly.

Then I filed it down.

This is what they look like when they are all on. I think the pattern is really cute.

An other problem I had, was that they wrinkle, due to the fact that finger nails are not perfectly flat. 

This is a photo of the nails on the second. Normal polish usually chips pretty quick on me, so this is about a normal chip rate.

And here they are after the third day.

It's nice that you don't have to wait for your nails to dry, and it doesn't stink, but it last the same amount of time as polish, and even though it's cheaper than other nail stickers, they are still not as cost effective as polish. And as far as removing it, I just picked it off with my nail, so I don't know if nail polish remover helps.
I hope this was helpful. Have a great day! 

Monday, October 7, 2013

OOTD: Rainy Days

Watch, Walmart: $10.

Boots, thrift store: $10.

Blouse, Goodwill: $2.


Skirt and cardigan, hand-me-downs. Leggings, Target clearance: $2.

Ring finger polish, OPI Super Bass Crackle: $1.80, under Madison Street Beauty's Retro Red. Other fingers are Retro Red with OPI's Number One Nemesis. I hope you've enjoyed this post, please like my Facebook page. Have a great day!