Long Distance Love Mugs

Oh goodness gracious! It has been a tremendously long time! I always keep telling myself that I'm going to post here more often...and then I don't.. but, really, I promise this time I'm going to really try to make a concious effort! Okay, so what's new? There's only 3 weeks left of school! I literally could not be more ready for summer! (Even though I'm taking three summer classes and generally have a really busy summer) Also, I've started an Etsy where I'll be selling all of my crafts because I know from experience that we all lead very busy lives and just don't always have time to make the crafts we want to. So really, I'm trying to help ya'll out! So, I thought I'd tell you about my newest product, that's pretty near and dear to my heart.

 

So today, my boyfriend moved to Ohio for work, and I'm stuck here till I graduate. Boo. So I'd seen this idea for mugs and thought it was adorable, so I got to work. I was obsessed with how they turned out! So he got one, and I kept the other and now when we have our morning (or afternoon, we're both total coffee nuts) coffee, we can think about each other!

So, if you are interested in getting yourself one, check out my Etsy: Sparkle Shine Crafts, and while you're there, feel free to check everything else out! Help me buy some plane tickets! (;

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SparkleShineCrafts

Louise



Fashion!

Okay, so I've decided that I also want to start posting some of my favorite outfits on here to share, so that people can come up with similar, fun styles!

So this is one of my FAVORITE outfits! I saw this dress at Target the other day and just had to have it! So, if you have a fun striped dress, here are some things you could pair it with. I wore a black forever21 cardigan because it was still a little chilly here. Then I paired it with sparkly tights from American Eagle. Can I just say, I LOVE tights with dresses! They are such a great way to make dresses that might be a tiny bit too short look super classy! Then I also paired it with a pair of classic gray Anne Taylor pumps. To add a little fun and color, I added this awesome bracelet by Betsey Johnson

and also my favorite lilac cross body bag, also from Target!

Oh my goodness! It's been so long!

Well hey there! It has been a LONG time since I've gotten on here. With a busy Summer and my first semester of college out of the way, I'm ready to get back on track and post on this WAY more regularly! (I know I've probably said that before, but I promise I really mean it this time!)

Okay, So, these are some fun little initials that I made for two of the kindergarten teachers that I helped last year. They are super fun, easy little crafts and the ladie's seemed SO excited about them (they might have just been acting, but if so, they're really good actresses and should maybe give up the teaching thing?) So, if you want to make something like this, you will need :
A frame (I got these in a pack of two at Michael's for like 8 dollars, I love bargains!)
Foam board that fits in the frame
Aleene's clear gel tacky glue
buttons of assorted shapes and sizes
pencil

Okay, So I googled the initial I needed, found a bubble letter that I liked and then made it the right size before printing it off. Once it was printed, I cut out the letter and then traced it onto my foam board (if you're good at drawing bubble letters, you can totally skip this step, I've just always been super terrible at them). So then comes the long and kind of tedius part... although I guess it depends on how much of a perfectionist you are. I personally laid out all of the buttons how I thought I wanted them and then picked them up one by one and put glue on them before glueing them into place. So it kind of took forever, but if you've got good company or a good TV show going, it passes quickly. So once you have everything glued down, let it dry for a little bit and there you go! You have a super cute gift or wall decoration or whatever you want it for! :)