DIY Paper Butterflies

I'm obsessed with making my room look pretty. I'm always looking for new DIY decorations that I could add to it. Even though this is exclusively a decoration, I do think it looks great as one. These paper butterflies are so easy to make, and you need to little, and don't they look cute as Spring wall decor?

DIY Tea bag tags

You have probably seen me complain a lot on twitter but I've been sick, which had me drinking a lot of tea - which I'm not a big fan of (please don't hate me!) so I needed to do something that would make me feel better about drinking it so I decided to make the whole tea experience a lot cuter and if you do like tea, I think this is probably an idea you will like!

DIY Animal Bowl

During my exam season my desk has looked like a battlefield, and now that it's over - even though I have tidied it - I've been obsessed with making it as tidy and organized as possible. I think this idea is really cute, really easy to make, and it will help a lot with that.

DIY Bow gift box

Do you ever go to a store and see something you'd like and think to yourself "mmm... I think I could make that myself"? Well, you're welcome! Because this is one of those things I'm saving you from spending your money on a store, because, guess what? Yeah! You can actually do it yourself! (And I'm sorry for the store that gave me the idea, because I actually like it quite a lot)

DIY Card Display

It is no secret that I love receiving cards and letters. I even keep every single one of them that I have ever received! I had some leftover ornaments from my ornamental Christmas heart, so I came up with this idea of what to do with them! It's very simple and I think it looks really cute, so I hope you'll like it!

2 DIY Envelopes (+ some decoration ideas!)

I love sending out Christmas cards (and receiving them, but that never happens...). Most people send their cards in the beginning of December, so for those of you who are planning to send out some, I have some DIY envelope tutorials for you and some ideas for decorating them!

DIY Ornamental Christmas heart

Now that Christmas is getting close, I decided it was time to start decorating my room for the occasion. And the first Christmas DIY of the season is a really exciting thing for me to do. So I'm very excited about this post!

DIY Memory Box

Last Monday, it was a friend of mine's birthday and I wanted to give her a present that wouldn't be too expensive (student's budget), but that would be something special (because she really is one these people you meet and instantly realize they are the kind of person you don't find a lot of. Someone you want to keep in your life, you know what I'm talking about?). With our year abroad coming to an end, I have stocked up a lot of "memories": train tickets, bar tickets, bracelets, flyers... So I thought of this great idea.

DIY Post-its garland

Am I the only one who loves post-it notes (specially if they come in different colors) but has never ever finished an entire pack of them? Well, if anyone out there is like me, I have the perfect idea for what to do with them! This super cute and easy DIY garland made (almost) completely of post-it notes!

DIY Washi Tape Reindeer

For me, the moment Halloween is over, it's time to start getting crazy about Christmas! However, nobody here seems to think the same way, so I was trying to wait until Christmas is a bit closer, but... I'm sorry, I hate waiting. Today I was really craving a DIY so I decided to do this, which is slightly Christmassy, but not too much.

DIY Safety Pin Necklace

First of all, I want to thank Leire and Luz for inspiring this post. The other day, I was chilling out with some friends at one of their houses and one of them (Luz) was wearing this gorgeous necklace that I still can't believe she made herself. Another girl, Leire, suggested I wrote a blog post about it (yes, they found out about my blog) and I just cannot believe I didn't think of it! So thanks a lot to them.

DIY Entry organizer

Since I moved to Belgium I had a brand new room to decorate, so one of the things I did for my new room that I've been absolutely loving was this entry organizer.

Spice up your cords

In my family we are Apple lovers. We all have Apple products, which means we all pretty much have the same cords. I started doing this becauseI thought it would make my cords look cuter, but it ended up being a must-do when I noticed my family kept taking my cords, and sometimes changing mine for other ones that were about to die, as if I wouldn't notice.



What I did is I painted the ends of the cords with nail polish. Easy as that. For this one, I used a bright pink nail polish and some glitter nail polish on top.

I hope you like this idea, and make sure you show me if you try to do it!

Recycle your bottles

I don't know why, but I just can't throw bottles away. I always think they're too cute and just want to keep them forever. So today I bring you some ideas on what to do with them for those of you who have the same problem.

Fill them with candy

You can fill them with small candy like m&ms or gummy bears, or with candy that sticks out.

Paper stars

If you don't know how to make a paper star, it's actually very simple. You can watch a video here. You can even add a motivational quote inside each star and open them when you're feeling down.

I didn't fill the whole bottle because I'd just done my nails and... oops! 

Bracelets holder

You can use it as a jewellery display. It will help you keep organised and it looks nice.

Fake flowers

Just insert some fake flowers in the bottle and you've got a pretty decoration. If you have tiger stores in your town, you can actually buy some pens that look like flowers, like the brightest one in my photo.

They don't really require any extra explanations, so I hope the photos were enough to give you some ideas.

Question of the Day

Do you feel the need to keep all your bottles? If so, what do you do with them?

Teeny tiny bows

In case I hadn't made it clear enough, I'm a fan of girly things, including... bows! I decided to make some the other day and I came up with this idea for some really cute and tiny bows.

To make these you need:

• Ribbon
• Scissors
• Thread
• Needle
• A loom band

How to make them

1. Cut a piece of ribbon 
2. Burn the ends. 
3. If you can sew, sew the ends together. If you can't, pass a thread through both of the ends and make a knot. 
4. Fold it flat and tie the loom band around it.

I made a few pink ones (because you know I love pink) and I made one with a yellow center because it reminded me of princess Aurora. 

I also decided to hot glue one of them to a hair clip.

DIY Photo Garland

I was cleaning my room right before and found a bag of foam stickers, and I've been trying to hold myself from doing a lot of DIYs since I'm going to Belgium soon and I won't be able to take them with me but... I couldn't this time, so I did this.

I was actually going to post something else tonight but I really liked how this turned out so... the other post will have to wait.

I used to have a heart-shaped collage on my wall, but I recently decided to take it down because it started having so many gaps that it didn't make sense any more, so I had a lot of polaroid-sized photos lying around, a lot of foam stickers, and a lot of mini clothespins... so there was no way I could continue cleaning without doing this first.

You will need

• Foam stickers (or just use felt and cut it into whichever shape you want)
• Mini clothespins
• Thread

I started off by finding 3 hearts in different colors, and then looking for 3 identical hearts to pair them with.

My clothespins also had like mini hearts. I put one foam heart between each pair of clothespins. I only used 4 clothespins and 3 foam hearts because I didn't want it to be very long (and it actually turned out quite longer than I expected it too).

Place your photos by the clothespins to see how far apart from one another they would be.

Get your thread and calculate how long you need to cut it. I held the roll on one hand and the end on the other hand and just opened my arms, and that's the length I used.

To make sure the heart of the thread was indeed the center of the garland, I folded the thread in 2 halves to find the middle, and placed the middle foam heart there.

Then, I placed one of the other foam hearts at the distance I considered appropriate, and folded the thread again to make sure the other heart was at the same distance from the center.

Then just pin your mini clothespins with your photos and you're done!

I think this is a really cute decoration and it would also be an adorable gift for a friend. I will definitely be hanging one of these at my room in Belgium.

Question of the day

Do you print your photos? Or do you just keep them in your phone and computer.

Mini desktop whiteboard

It feels like summer just started, but for some people it is actually coming to an end already. I can't believe people are already doing back to top posts/videos I decided to do one too for those of you who unfortunately are preparing everything to go back to school now... (I'm so sorry for you)

You'll need:

• A frame
• Washi tape / scrapbook paper / fabric
• A whiteboard marker to write on it

Start by taking the picture of the picture frame. Then, decide what you want it to look like on the inside. I decided to use washi tape (which I regretted after the first 2 stripes) but you could also use scrapbook paper, or even a nice fabric.

Since I went with washi tape, I had to paste it to something, so I used the same photo that came with the frame, and I pasted my washi tape to the white side of it.

Then simply insert it inside the frame as if it was a normal photo and... it's ready to be used as a whiteboard now!

Question of the Day

When do your summer holidays end?

DIY Headphones holder

As you now know (because someone I know you really love told you) I was in Belgium last week. I am absolutely addicted to music, so there was no way I could travel without my headphones. So I decided to make this to carry them in my bag and keep them from tangling.

All you need to make this is 2 clothespins and hot glue.

Glue the two clothespins together, making sure they're in opposite positions like shown in the photo.

If you want to, you can decorate it to make it look cuter. I used washi tape for mine, but you could use paint or stickers, or even paint them with nail polish.

To use them, insert one end of the headphones into the gap of one of the pins, then roll the headphones around both of the clothespins and insert the other end into the gap of the other pin.

And you can now carry your headphones with you without them getting tangled!

DIY Pearls and tassel bracelet

This is pretty similar to a bracelet tutorial I posted not so long ago. I'm sorry, it's not my fault I love pearls.
Esta pulsera se parece bastante a la de otro tutorial que publiqué no hace mucho. Lo siento, pero no es mi culpa que me gusten las perlas...

All you need is:

Necesitarás:

• Pearl-look-a-like beads
  Cuentas que parezcan perlas
• Embroidery thread
  Hilo de bordar
• Elastic thread
  Hilo elástico
• A jump ring
  Un anillo metálico
• Scissors
  Tijeras

Hold the end of the embroidery thread between your thumb and your index finger, and wrap your fingers with the thread. I did this 10 times.
Sujeta el hilo de bordar entre tu pulgar y tu dedo índice, y envuelve tus dedos con el hilo. Yo di 10 vueltas.

Cut the end of the thread, and insert the jump ring. Cut a piece of thread, tie it around the tassel-to-be and wrap it. Then cut the bottom of the tassel.

Corta el extremo del hilo de bordar e inserta el anillo metálico. Corta otro trozo de hilo, átalo a lo anterior y envuélvelo con esto. Luego corta la parte de abajo.

And voilà! Our tassel is done!
¡Y ya tenemos la borla!

Now simply do a bracelet using the tassel just as any other bead.
Ahora simplemente haz una pulsera usando la borla como una cuenta más.