Happy Mother's day everyone! I just thought I would do a little lifestyle post today. This is a picture of my beautiful mother who actually looks a lot like me!
On mother's day I have a tradition of making my mom a "weird" (her word for healthy and innovative) breakfast. This year I decided to keep it simple and make her a this decorative fruit platter. I cut cute little strawberries into hearts then added mango, blueberries, blackberries, apples and oranges to the plate. She loved it! You can never go wrong with fruit!
A note to my mom,
Happy mother's day! I gathered together a few memories from the past year or two for this collage, 8th grade graduation, apple picking, mothers day 2013, you always are up for a good time. You cheer me on in all of my endeavors while helping me along the way. You take care of me when I'm sick, listen to my babbling about clothing and makeup, and come to most of my tennis matches. Although I may not say it often I appreciate you and all the things that you do. In two years time if I chose to go to college I will miss coming home every day to watch general hospital with you and going on our huge food shopping trips stocking up on every vegetable imaginable. I just want to say thank you for being amazing mom, I love you, Happy mothers day. ~♡Chloe To all of my blog readers, I hope you had an amazing mother's day with your moms! I'll see you soon with a Spring themed outfit of the day!
I think that we all can agree that after a long winter it's time for a little spring cleaning, and while your at it why not add some chic spring decor? Today I am going to show you how I made these chic/designer inspired spring decor pieces for my bedroom such as multiple perfume inspired flower vases, a jewelry platter, and more! I also included a video from my YouTube channel if you want to follow along while I make these projects at the end of this post, enjoy!
Chanel Vase
For these first DIYs I was inspired by the beautiful designs and shapes of perfume bottles, so I decided to recreate some of my favorites and make vases out of them!
Materials
~Rectangular vase
~Chanel label printout
~White (or any other color) flowers
~Flat and/or round glass pebbles
Instructions
~Hot glue the label to the vase
~Fill the vase with the pebbles
~Add in the flowers
I love the classic pristine look this Chanel vase gives off, especially with the white flowers.
Miss Dior Vase
Materials
~Square Vase
~Pink (or any color) flowers
~Miss Dior label printout
~Flat glass pebbles
~Pink sheer ribbon
Instructions
~Hot glue the label to the vase
~Fill the vase with the pebbles
~Tie the ribbon around the top of the vase, glue into place
~Add the flowers to the vase
This Miss Dior vase is sooo girly, I love the pink ascents!
Daisy Dream Vase
Materials
~Tall vase
~Off white flowers
~Daisy Dream label printout
~Blue tulle
~Gold ribbon
Instructions
~Hot glue the label to the vase
~Stuff the tulle inside the vase until it is full
~Hot glue the gold ribbon to the top of the vase
~Add the flowers into the vase
I really love how the tulle gives the vase a soft blue tint as the perfume vile does, (I had a little sample of the perfume so I put it next to the vase haha).
I love how I did the little matching set of the Daisy and Daisy dream vases, and this Daisy one is so festive for the spring!
Chanel Canvas
To stick with the designer label theme I thought I would make this sparkling pink Chanel canvas to hang on my wall. You could also use this DIY for any stencil shape you would like!
Materials
~Canvas
~Elmer's glue
~Paintbrush
~Glitter of choice
~Logo cutout (or any other picture)
~Beads (optional)
Instructions
~Cut out the inside of your stencil and lay it on the canvas
~Paint sections of glue inside the stencil
~Sprinkle glitter on top to cover the glue
~Repeat until the stencil is covered
~Sit 3 hours to dry
~Remove the paper stencil
~Decorate with beads
This chanel canvas is so girly and I lovvveee all the pink glitter!
Jewelry Platter
The last little girly touch I added to my room was this beautiful jewelry platter, such a fun way to store your jewelry!
Add some decorative beads to a white platte and top it off with your favorite jewelry for this easy and chic decor peice!
Video tutorial
Follow along as I do the DIYs in the video above! I hope this post inspired you to DIY some decor pieces in the midst of your spring cleaning, and don't forget to share this post on Pinterest /Twitter if you love these ideas!
Welcome Back to my newly designed blog! With the transformation into spring I decided my blog needed a reboot. I am so grateful to Be from http://www.lovefrombe.comwho generously offered to work with me in coming up with this new design! Be sure to head over to Be's blog and show her some love!
For this post I am going to talk about some spring themed beauty/fashion favorites/essentials, all the items that are still available will be linked in My Favorite Things. Lets start!
Makeup
Lately I have been making the transition into buying cruelty free products vs cruel products. If you would like me to make a whole post about switching to buying cruelty free products I would be happy to make that for you. Here are all the cruelty free makeup product essentials for me this spring!
This Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara is my new favorite mascara, it makes my lashes HUGE with only two coats! I personally I love having big doll-like lashes, especially for the spring! I would highly recommend this mascara to anyone who loves BIG, DARK, lashes.
Pink glossy lips are a part of my every day spring makeup look! I base majority of my spring outfits around pastels which match perfectly with a glossy pink lip, here are the glossy pink lip colors I've been using non-stop. (Left to Right) Pixi shea butter lip balm, Nyx butter gloss in Meringue, Nyx butter gloss in Vanilla Creme Pie, Too Faced melted lipstick in Melted Marshmallow.
(Bottom to top)
Pixi Shea butter Lip Balm- Rose colored lip balm thats smells like vanilla, definitely will buy more shades
Nyx butter gloss in Meringue- Bright pink butter gloss with blue undertones, one of my favorite gloss formulas
Too Faced melted lipstick in Melted Marshmallow- Bright pink melted lipstick with an amazing color payoff
This Naked flushed pallet in Streak is my favorite face palette for the spring/summer. The tones of the blush, bronzer and highlight give off a perfect fresh faced glow.
(Left to right)
Highlight- Pink toned shimmer that gives off a beautiful glow
Bronzer- Warm toned matte bronzer
Blush- Coral/Peach/Pale pink matte blush that gives off a natural pop of color, my favorite blush at the moment
Nails
The Sally Hansen complete salon manicure line is my favorite line of nail polishes, and for the spring I LOVE to wear pink on my nails! Here are my top three pink spring nail polishes.
(Left to Right)
Pink a Card- Pastel baby pink, I wear this non stop
Hello Pretty- Bright watermelon pink, reminds me of summer
Rosey Outlook- Rosey medium toned pink, a color I always seem to reach for
The Xtreme collection is another good collection from Sally Hansen which has some really nice pastels, here are two of my favorites.
(Left to Right)
Lacey Lilac- Pretty pastel purple, sooo girly and cute
Mint Sorbet- Cool toned pastel mint green, a bit of a risk but with the right outfit looks amazing
Accessories
This mint green cross body bag from Target is on the TOP OF MY LIST in my spring essentials! It is SOOO CUTE, I adore pastels for spring! It is a structured petite bag just big enough to fit everything, plus it has a cute little pocket in the front where I put my phone. This bag was only thirty dollars which is a steal for such a great design and good quality!
This other bag is a mini black cross body from Target with a Kate Spade looking bow and gold detailing. I think it is perfect for a day at a festival or in the city where you don't need to hold too much but still want to carry something cute and functional.
These tiny aqua flower earrings are from a brand called Lydellnyc and I have been wearing them all the time! These tiny flower studs add that perfect touch of spring to any outfit and look really cute with pastels.
Fashion
Dresses are always a staple for me in every seasons wardrobe, when Spring rolls around and the weather warms up lighter and brighter dresses are meant to be worn. Here are two of my favorite spring dresses at the moment!
This pastel pink dress caught my eye while online shopping at Charlotte Russe and I knew I HAD to have it! It has a beautiful lace pattern throughout the dress that is just adorable along with it's a-line cut. This dress is PERFECT for my girly style and complements the spring vibe as well.
The second dress is black and white with a babydoll fit. This T- shirt styled dress is so comfortable and casual, yet I adore it's simplicity because it gives me an opportunity to experiment with layered accessories.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post and that it has gotten you into the Spring state of mind! Be sure to leave me comments below of your spring essentials, (and maybe a cruelty free concealer because I've been searching for one). Have a nice day!
