scrap, paint, peel, repeat

craft days are exceedingly becoming my favorite days.  i'm as excited about craft days as debbie phelps is about another gold medal {see, exhibit a}...

exhibit a: thanks ryan seacrest

while my enthusiasm about crafts is not nearly as significant as literally peeing yourself over an Olympic three-peat, i'm willing to let go a bit and just enjoy making a mess in a different way.  cut to me: buying canvas and finally busting out those 6 months worth of magazine subscriptions that i never read but were too cheap not to purchase on amazon. fabulous.

crafty necessities {yields: 1 one-of-a-kind decor}

canvas, in a size of your choice

acrylic paint, in a color or colors of your choice

magazine clippings

modge podge

letter stickers {i would recommend using vinyl letters, as the stickers proved problematic}

i did find this marvelous idea on pinterest over at southern belle soul, and she had some cute ideas for variations on this project also.  however {because i apparently can't read and shop at hobby lobby at the same time} i went rogue and did not use vinyl lettering as suggested, so please do that if you attempt this...

start by cutting out random, colorful scraps from your magazines. i tended to gravitate towards patterns and words. {hindsight tip: the smaller the scrap the better, you will get more variety on your lettering!}

working slowly, modge podge the canvas and arrange the scraps to cover it entirely, then modge podge over the scraps. i had to go over it a few times to get the scraps to stay flat.  be strategic about your placement in regards to where you will be placing your letters.

i used the most advanced of tools {a ruler} to space out my wording on the canvas, and applied the stickers

paint over it in whatever amount of thickness you prefer; i wanted the scraps to show through, so i did one layer of paint. let it dry completely.

peel the stickers off {carefully} and boom, instant art !

summer closet...

i have been itching to branch out with my wardrobe, and i am super stoked for some of the styles that are currently trending out there... this craving has been especially difficult since cleaning out my closet, but unfortunately my overly expensive taste and limited funds {thank you, car and home-ownership} have not afforded me much splurging.  but it's fun to play online, and i have multiple shopping bags full of desired items that i thought i would share...

courtesy of abercrombie & fitch

first off, love, love, LOVE the colored jeans trend.  i so want this particular pair from a&f, but not sure if my short stature and overly pale complexion can handle the boldness...

both courtesy of abercrombie & fitch

i'm also obsessed with easy fit tops and a fitted short, specifically in stripe formatting...

courtesy of abercrombie & fitch

catching on yet? abercrombie clothes fit me pretty dang well, so they are my first go-to when it comes to shopping somewhere other than target!  dying to get a polo, and am loving the cuffed denim... i seriously cannot own enough pairs of cuffed shorts...

courtesy of pinterest

if i play my cards right, i may soon be the proud owner of an over-sized boyfriend watch which i have been eyeing for over a month now, and cannot wait to pair it with my bracelet collection!  fossil has some lovelies out right now...

courtesy of pinterest

funky, colored heels/flats/wedges that go with nothing in my closet, but i have to own anyway.  

it's so fun to dream lol...

the whole nine yards...

i've been crafty lately people.  it's been bad, real bad.  mainly because i see these amazing ideas on pinterest, and think i can undertake the most amazing of crafts with minimal sewing skills and 70 cents in nickels.  once i accepted that i seem to lack the martha stewart gene, i moved on to more realistic undertakings.  like yarn.

i got the idea {obviously} from pinterest from this blog.  i thought sarah's tutorial was awesome, so i decided to attempt it on my own.  let me tell those of you are intrigued and potentially thinking of trying this: choose your word carefully.  i had the brilliant {read: dumb} idea to yarn-spin home.  whoooo, boy...

the h and the e, no problemo.  the o proved more complicated, and i wanted to kill myself trying to wrap the m. seeing as without the m, i'd be left with a harlot or a gardening tool as a result, i trucked on...

i used cardboard letters from hobby lobby {$2.49 a pop} and i went with bright neon colored yarn {$2 a pop} to wrap them with.  so all in all, about a $20 project, and i'm pretty pleased with the end result!

i secured the yarn with hot glue, and the back of these letters are kind of a hot mess, buuut... worth it!

what will you wrap today?