DIY Polka Dot wall

February 19, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ 1 Comment

This is the time of the year when color is everywhere and I am so in the mood of color right now. This wall art was done after much desperation with what to do with our plain room wall. We(me and my sisters) had to come up with a way of making it colorful without going against the rules. So for months we racked our brains until one day I discovered we could just cut circles of different shapes out of cardboard and use water paint to paint them different popping colors and paste them on the wall. That is how easy and simple it is. The room is painted a cream water color so the colored circles blended perfectly. Since it worked perfectly for us, I couldn’t help but share a tutorial.

Materials:

Cardboard box (You might need more than one depending on how dotted you want your room to be. We dotted one side of the wall.)
Mold (you can use different sized caps of bottles and jars)
Pencil
Scissor
Water paint
Paintbrush
Tape

Steps:

First of all make sure you have all the materials.
Using a pencil and mold, draw circles in different sizes.
After drawing enough circles start cutting out the circles while dividing and stacking them according to their sizes.
get out your paint and brush and paint the stacks different colors. For example paint the 2in. diameter circles a shade of peach, the 4in. diameter circles a shade of magenta and on and on.
Let them dry at room temperature. This may take about thirty minutes.
After they have completely dried, tape them at the back and paste them on the wall beginning with the largest circles until the smallest.

It was a fun project an it satisfied my craving for painting. Let me know if you ever try it. Hope you have fun

🙂

Sophie

DIY Umbrella Headband

January 21, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ 3 Comments

DIY Umbrella Headband

Have you ever lived in a community where everything is so much the same? Where one thing is spotted more than three times? Welcome to my world. Amidst all this I try as much as possible to be outstanding ( don’t we all? Standing out from the crowd it is.) and this pushes me to be more creative than ever. Don’t get me wrong I love being creative. And so today I have decided to share with you one of my many DIY projects (after much battling with myself mind you) and I hope you will benefit as much as I do.
I am going to try as much as possible to explain how I made it (AKA tutorial) without pictures(sorry!).
Materials:
• Old umbrella fabric (of your color preference)
• sewing yarn
• Needle
• Garter (2 in.)
• Tulle fabric(of your color preference)
• Scissors
Steps
1. Cut the umbrella fabric into three thin strips of 12in. each by 3in. Do the same with the tulle.
2. Connect the strips of umbrella fabric by sewing them together to make one long strip. Do the same with the tulle.
3. Add the tulle on top of the umbrella fabric and sew them together in the middle.
4. Start gathering the fabric from one end of the long strip to the other while sewing it in place until it has a length of one 12 in. strip or until it can wrap almost around your head. Be sure to leave an allowance of 3in. (as in it shouldn’t completely wrap around your head.)
5. Get another piece of fabric and sew it inside out into a long tube and then turn it inside in. Get the two inch garter and insert it into the piece of fabric (make sure the width of the tube of fabric is the same size as the width of the garter) and then stretch it until it can stretch no more.
6. Fasten the garter and the fabric with pins and sew the edges. When released it should compress back to its normal size and create a gathered effect on the tube fabric.
7. Cut out the excess fabric from the garter.
8. Connect the garter to the 12in. gathered fabric.
9. Finally, there you have it. Try it on (the garter should be at the back of your head) and if it needs any adjustments, just gather more fabric or loosen it.
🙂
Sophie

2012… Still

January 3, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ Leave a comment

2013 More of 2012

Although it is now 2013,Istill can’t just get over the fact that 2012 is gone! I’m still in that bitter-sweet moment where I am glad at the same time sad that 2012 is over. Though its gone, I still want to share some significant memories that made it a good year.

1. Being Alive – First of all I am so grateful that I passed through the year alive.

2. Turning 18- It’s a little bit scary and still hard to comprehend but yeah! Last year I turned 18(i feel so old!) and still I’m grateful for reaching this far…I don’t deserve it.

3.Starting College- Ok ,I started college the other year(2011) but after a lot of complications and major moving, I finally settled in college and I have to say its all good though hectic.

4. Visiting my Grandparents- I finally got to visit my grandparents after a long period of 6 years! I know it’s too long but well so circumstances can’t be controlled.

5. Bri’s Wedding- I also got to me a maid on favourite cousin’s wedding. It was a very emotional moment watching her marry the man of her dreams… I shed a few tears… totally cheesy! I know.

6. Appearing on TV- I know it’s insane alright but yeah it happened out of the blue. I would like to sat that is was God’s planning because it taught me many things. By the way we( me and my little sister) sang a song.

7. Starting up a Blog – yep I started this blog last year. I am grateful I did because I have learnt a lot from it. I have had a chance to connect with fellow bloggers and it is somewhat a documentation of my growth a s a person.

8. Hosting a Christmas Party- Yeah I did it all by myself… ok ya with the help of my sisters… and my dad too. But it’s the first time my mother has not been around so it was a major accomplishment for me. The atmosphere was great and the people liked the food( I got to make a pound cake for dessert and my dad couldn’t get over it… really!). I hope i get to make more parties!

Well that about sums up 2012. It was a good year and I have already listed my New Year’s Resolutions. It’s a long list but I tried to make them as realistic as possible so they can be achievable.

what are your new year’s resolutions?

Sophie