Flower Wall Art

So, over the weekend I decided to get a bit crafty, but I didn't know what to do. My sister then suggested I do something summery.. Maybe a decoration for my room. So, I made these. I made one for me, one for my sister, Ashley, and one for my friend, Olivia. I thought they turned out fairly well, although they did take some time.

Supplies

Wooden letters of your choice, assorted fake flowers (you can find these at the dollars store or any crafting store), glue (I used Loctite Crafter's Indoor-Safe Adhesive, and it worked quite well), and scissors (preferably ones that can get messed up as you will be using them to cut the stems off of the fake flowers).

Instructions

First, cut or pull off the fake flowers from their stems. In order for them to stick to the letters, make sure that they're cut down far enough to lay flat, but not too far as to break the flower. Some of the stems you can put off to the edge so it doesn't interfere, but most you will have to cut fairly short. 

After separating them from their stems, glue them down to the letter in whatever order you want. I found it easiest to put glue on the letter and then lay the flowers down for the first layer. After you're finished with the first layer, keep gluing flowers down until you are happy with the fullness and the look. You can obviously use whatever colors you like, and there doesn't have to be a color scheme, like mine. Just be creative!

Hopefully this helps to give your home or room a more summery look. Please try it and post pictures of your letter, I'd love to see! Thanks for reading, and enjoy the nice weather. If you have anything I can do to improve or suggestions for future posts, let me know in the comments! ♡

DIY iPhone Cases

These are some iPhone cases that I made recently. They're super easy to do and only take about twenty minutes if you do something simple, and they make for a fun, short, and useful DIY project for when you're feeling crafty.

Supplies

Clear iPhone case(s), paper (patterned or plain), markers, colored pencils, fabric, paint, paintbrush, scissors.

Instructions

Make a template of the phone case by tracing it onto a piece of paper. Cut out some paper or fabric of your choice to the size of the template. Make sure you leave a hole for the camera. If you decide to cut out paper, you can either use scrapbooking paper that already has designs or you can trace or draw designs of your own like I did. You can also cut out pages from magazines, make collages, or paint directly on the clear iPhone case. 

Thanks for reading. I hope you get to try this out sometime and enjoy! If you have anything I can do to improve or suggestions for future posts, please let me know in the comments! ♡

Inspired by: A Beautiful Mess

White Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes

So this weekend I decided to make some cupcakes.. I picked this recipe because two of my favourite foods are white chocolate and strawberries, and I figured together in a cupcake they would be fantastic. And they kind of were.

White Chocolate Cupcakes

Makes 18

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
4 ounces white chocolate chips, melted and cooled to room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk, at room temperature

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat the butter until light in color. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until just combined. Stir in the melted chocolate and vanilla until combined. Sprinkle 1/3 of the flour mixture into the bowl and mix until just combined. Add half of the milk in alternating addition (half of the remaining flour, the remaining milk, the remaining flour) Do not over mix.

Fill each cupcake liner a little over halfway full. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until centres are slightly firm. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Vanilla Frosting and Strawberry Garnish

Ingredients:

3 cups powdered sugar

2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature

2 tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 lb. fresh strawberries

1 ounce white chocolate, melted

In a medium to large bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the milk and vanilla and beat. Add the powdered sugar and beat. Keep adding powdered sugar to thicken until the desired thickness or add more milk to thin.

Slice or cut 2/3 of the strawberries into quarters and set aside.

Put the remaining 1/3 of the strawberries into a medium bowl and crush with a masher. Stir in the sugar. Cover and set aside for at least a half an hour.

Assemble the cupcakes. Frost with the vanilla frosting and place a sliced or quartered strawberry on each cupcake. Top with the strawberry mix and drizzle the melted chocolate on top.

That's all! I hope you try these out and enjoy! Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoyed it, and if you have anything to add or anything that I could do to improve, please let me know in the comments! ♡

Inspired by: Bakingdom

April Favourites

Hello! For my first post I decided to do a simple April Favourites. So here we go...

So, I'm a huge book person, and I recently found this online store called Out of Print. I bought a t-shirt, a sweater, a set of eight coasters, and a journal, and I am absolutely loving all of them. They're all high quality and decently priced.

Next, are my overalls. I actually bought these in March, but I haven't gotten the confidence to wear them until recently. Now I wear them somewhat often. Oops. You can find overalls like these at pretty much any women's clothing store now, as they are becoming quite popular.

Essie nail polish. I know I'm a bit late to be talking about this, but it is undoubtedly amazing. Despite its high price, nail polish never stays on my nails for more than two days, and Essie always stays on for more than three or four days at a time.

I would also highly recommend Rimmel London Extra Wow Lash Mascara. I switch mascara pretty much every month, but I have been liking this lots. It doesn't leave clumps and it lengthens your lashes. It does not, however, volumize as much as I would like, and if you wear contacts it might dry them out for the first week or so.

The final item is a simple Sharpie Sharp Point Pen. I know, lame, but I have alway preferred pens over pencils, and Sharpies just write so well. And they don't bleed through your paper.

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoyed it, and if you have anything to add or anything that I could do to improve, please let me know in the comments! ♡