What are you up to lately?

Well, last week my mom and I actually had a picnic at the park! It was really fun and relaxing except for the noisy little kids-.- lol. We went to the shops near the park but when we were at Anthropologie it started pouring and we didn't have an umbrella! We were planning to wait the rain out but it just didn't stop so we had to run like crazy to one of the stores that sold umbrellas (Anthropologie surprisingly wasn't selling any, even $50 ones!) The umbrella we bought was so big! We're probably only going to use that on really stormy days or we'll look ridiculous. Even with the rain, I had a really good time with my mom. I was thirsting for adventure and that was kind of like an adventure--a calm picnic before a storm, literally. I liked dashing from store to store in my flip flops and getting soaked and not caring and just laughing with my mom. 

One of the profitable things I did last week was I actually painted something. I'm usually too lazy unless I have a school art assignment but I gained inspiration from our past beach vacation. This is one of the works I came up with. I have some other ones in my head but I need to buy some watercolor.

Me reading at the beach

Today I was bored so I made a braided leather bow bracelet. I'm not really sure what outfits I can wear it with but it looks cute on my jewelry box so yeah lol. Basically, you just take three strands of leather and braid. Hot glue the ends. Wrap the bracelet around your wrist and leave a little bit of wiggle room for when you insert your hand through and then hot glue the ends together. You can also use a hook and chain or a button thing but I didn't have any of those. I was contemplating between putting a bow or little charms on it but my charms wouldn't fit on my jump rings so the bow idea won. You can follow my bow tutorial here: D.I.Y. Hair Bows, minus the hair clip of course and a lot smaller. Once you have the bow completed just hot glue the bow onto the bracelet or sew it on. There are so many possibilities with this bracelet but I just tried a bow.

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Back from my Beach Vacay!

Our vacation to Myrtle Beach was terrific! It was the longest we have ever spent just beside the beach and not running around to different locations. On Wednesday, we woke up really early and drove to Broadway

 at the Beach boardwalk. We went to the Ripley's Aquarium and I enjoyed the glass tunnel with all the different fish. I was really excited to go to the TOMS store there to get a picture in front of the huge logo again but the logo was gone. The store was still full of super cute Toms but of course I did not need any more. When we got to our hotel which had a great view of the beach, I must say, we immediately went swimming in the ocean!

Thursday was Fourth of July--Belated Happy 4th to all! I'm so thankful that God gave America its liberty and that as of right now, we still have our freedoms in this land. And also that He gave us the freedom from the bondage of sin by sending His son to die on the cross for our sins and rising up again on the third day. We went swimming basically all day and we were planning to go the the boardwalk to watch the fireworks but it just so happened that there were fireworks just outside our hotel at the beach!

Friday we went swimming all day again but we went back to Broadway at the Beach and ate at Joe's Crabshack where 96.99% of the food I was allergic to-yay! We also walked around at night and found an awesome candy store, ItSugar; everything was enlarged and there were gummy bear nightlights!

There was also another candy shop where you could watch them make the candy. Their world famous caramel pralines were to die for. Saturday was the day we headed home:*( On our way home we stopped by the Tanger Outlet and picked out some great deals. I only got a new pair of kelly green shorts from the Gap and some jewelry from Forever21 (I just found out that their bags have "John 3:16" on the bottoms of the bag, expect the unexpected..) We arrived home safely,even through heavy downpours, all thanks to God. I got a lot tanner from our vacation but it's peeling off grossly because I got sunburnt; I hope it will be golden afterwards. We had a lot of fun and are really thankful for this experience!

It won't let me rotate it.

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I finished summer school last Friday! The exams were actually prtty easy^^

Friday night I went to Lauren's summer soiree (is that just a fancy word for party? haha idk) It was rlly fun; we played twister (which I won after pushing Candace down lol), flinch, mafia (which I was wrongly accused in-uh!-and died first), never have I ever, failed at making a human pyramid..., ate, and ate more:D 

I went with Ghevont to Lauren's party and before we went, I did her nails all nautical like for her summer cruise trip.

I haven't done anything super exciting so far this summer but I just like sleeping in. I got a haircut yesterday though and I got some new fabric for my handmade bow business (unfortunately I don't have an Etsy account) 

I have also been shopping around for our beach trip next week. Target has been my favorite store lately; they have rlly cute clothes for different styles and the clearance selection is amazing. I got a really cute red floral dress for $16 and some nice denim shorts for $17 (so good since I rarely see shorts that aren't short shorts). I also got a new tankini top from JCPenny for $16 and got a pair of cute heart sunglasses for $5 at Charlotte Russe. And the biggest deal I saw was this lace skirt from TJ Maxx for only $25 when my friend got hers for $50! I saw some really cute mint shorts (same style as my coral ones) at Gap the other day for $30+ and they looked so cute but they didn't have my size:( which was prolly good since that's kind of expensive for shorts and my mom got the neon pink pair. Plus at the beach we're going to there's an outlet mall and there's prolly a Gap store with them on sale like I saw last time. 

I'm so excited to go to the beach!!! What are you guys doing for summer?

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Nailspirations Summer2013 #1

~Nailspiration Summer2013~

This is my latest nail art. It's very summery and just fun! The colors are a bit diluted on this pic [Instagram...] but the colors are cute bright pastels in person(haha that was an oxymoron... but the pink and yellow are bright but diluted with nailpolish remover). I followed this tutorial on the beauty department blog but I used Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow, Mint Sorbet, and LA Color's Electric Charge: 

It's really fun and easy! I love the slight brightness on my nails-- btw, I actually kept my nails natural for a week. Be proud of me! I had a splinter and my nails were a bit yellow from polish so I knew I needed a break. Also second btw, I got my travel size Bath & Body Works Malibu Heat lotion for free by using a coupon! I got the coupon from the mail but you can prolly find one online. 

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Summer School!

I was tempted to title this"Bummer Summer School" lol.
Anywho, today was my first day in US History summer school. The teacher is hilarious---- so awesome since I would rather be at home sleeping. Well, we already have a ton of homework, projects, and quizzes coming up-- and I shouldn't really be writing right now but I had time to finish making my own Bible cover and I just wanted to show you guys! I think it's adorable, and I'm really proud of myself. I didn't sew just so you know (haha that rhymes); I used a hot glue gun (my newly found love). It's super easy to make so if you want to make one just look at manufactured book cover for guidance and measure your book and glue here, there, everywhere, and voila! My Bible was really beat up because of my locker situation at school so that's why I wanted to freshen it up.

BTW, that's Mr. Squirtle, the turtle I made in clay class:)

Well, I gtg do my project now--- I'm researching about NC with Kara. I hope we do a good job!

Bye!

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D.I.Y. Hair Bows

Today, I will be teaching you how to make your own cute hair bows! I learned how to make them from Bethany Mota (macbarbie07). And they are so fun and easy to make! (Sorry the pictures are upside down and at weird angles, it won't let me rotate them)

Materials you need:
•Fabric (got mine from Hobby Lobby: •25 yards)
•Hair pins (any type but I like to use the ones here)
•Scissors
•Hot glue gun (don't burn yourself!)

•Step one:
Fold the fabric 2 rolls (didn't insert a pic) and snip of the extra.

•Step two:
Trim the ends if needed and fold them in as shown in the picture above.
Glue the ends firmly.

•Step three:
Pinch the middle to make a bow shape.
Then, glue the creases to keep the shape. 

•Step four:
Take the extra fabric, fold it like the picture, and cut off the excess. 

•Step five:
Trim the fabric and wrap around the middle of the bow.

•Step six:
Glue the ends in the BACK of the bow.

•Step seven:
Place the clip on the back of the bow and glue it down firmly.
Also glue the ends of the clips where the circles are down onto the fabric (pic not shown). 

And voila! You've got your own handmade bows and you didn't have to spend $10 at Claire's. 

How you can style them:) These are just so cute for spring and summer!

 

Have fun!
(BTW I'm very proud of myself for making this tutorial! I'll hopefully do more in the future)

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Sweet Sweet Summertime!

Yay! Summer 2013 is here!
ice cream+popsicles+smores+cicadas+freshly mowed grass

my dad got a Masters of Arts in Pastoral Studies!

 Freshman year was epic-- made tons of friends/ grew closer to my other friends, met lots of cool teachers, enjoyed Art class (I'm going to miss it so much.. can't wait to take Advanced Art soon!) and just enjoyed it all. I learned a lot of things this year but the major thing is: PRAYER HELPS! No matter what you're going through, God will always put His arms around you and take care of you. This year didn't only contain fun adventures but also some winding paths of trials. Physical science was the hardest class I had this year and that class just made me get closer to God. Understanding chemical formulas and all that sciency stuff is not my #1 choice and I had some problems comprehending all of the material but by God's grace, I passed the class with a high grade! I also enjoyed being the women's class pres. this year with my good friends, Michael, Kara, and Josh. Being together with those guys just made us grow closer together-- it was a lot of fun trying to come up with party ideas with them (even though, yes I did most of the work... hmm.. it always seems to be that way in group projects right?) I can't wait to serve again next year as the women's class vp with Lyndsie, Donovan, and Michael!
Sadly, I have summer school on Monday already even though we just ended yesterday....:(
But it will help me next yr--- I keep telling myself that lol.

'Nough of that sad story! I wanna live for the moment right now!
Today, I got to go to the library and checked out a ton of books and magz:) I miss reading soooo much! (the  relaxing kind, not the Science book type) I also stopped by Hobby Lobby to get some fabric to make some hairbows (inspired by macbarbie07)-- maybe I will post my diy on here! I have been obsessed with watching youtube beauty gurus lately (macbarbie07, thatsheart, missglamorazzi) and I kinda want to start doing hauls and tutorials now (not posting the videos though.. just pictures). After that, we ate at Hibachi Grill (yes, Kara) and I went to my friend's graduation party. And then I went home and took an evening stroll with my daddy:) and now I'm just relaxing on buzzy-a-bee before I hop into bed and read a novel.

My summer plans? Idk yet but hopefully we'll be traveling a lot and going to the beach and just basically being lazyy while accomplishing some things that my hectic school life will not permit me to do during the year. Oh wait, I'm actually getting my permit this summer!!!!

What's your summer plans? 

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