DIY: Multi-Chain Sandals

It's not an uncommon thing to get rid of sandals you never wear anymore. But, I only wore these sandals once :-/...

ONCE! (-_-) I can't put my finger on why I've only worn them once, but maybe it has to deal with me not being satisfied with the look of them anymore. So, instead of getting rid of them, I decided to revamp their look to fit my fashion needs. And this is how they turned out...

 

 (Don't mind my toes LOL)

VOILA! A new pair of sandals that I absolutely la-la-love! ☺ I added gold chains to them because I wanted a dressier sandal versus a casual one since I already have a bunch. I've already gotten plenty of compliments on them too hehe (^_^). Everything you need to know on how to make a pair is down below! 

DIY: ✿Flower✿ Lights

☀ Aloha ☀

Summer is finally here! The sun is shining, the birds are singing; one can't help but get bright vibes ;) One thing that wasn't giving me bright vibes though was the only plain wall in my room. I've been changing up my room, and that particular wall just wasn't doing it for me. So what better way to dress up a wall than to add some lights and flowers?!  

Lights + Flowers = FLOWER LIGHTS

 This DIY was a piece of chocolate cake! And talk about inexpensive since I already had lights leftover from Christmas time, so all I needed was the flowers, which I purchased for under $5 at my local Walmart. I even went a step further and turned it into my personal photo hanger with some laundry clips I got from the dollar store. My wall went from plain jane to buh-BAM sam LOL! 

Supplies Needed

-Flowers (fake ones not real, Walmart has a nice variety)

-Lights (leftover from Christmas)

-Hot glue 

Check out how to make it down beloww!

Luuurve y'all! ♡

Winona

 

DIY: EASY Graphic T-shirt + HOW TO MAKE IT LAST

Hello June bugs!

So I've had a couple of plain jane t-shirts hanging in my closet for some time now. You know, the ones that are in the craft section of Walmart? I whipped those babies out of my closet and decided that the time had come for them to get a makeover! 

I went to my local JoAnn and picked up one pack of transfer t-shirt paper (used my 50% coupon ;) of course) and some Scotchgard and got to work. JoAnn and Hobby Lobby always have 40% off deals going around, so make sure to check before you buy anything full-price! 

This is what I came up with...

I had a blast making each shirt, since I could customize it to look however I wanted it to. Each shirt design I made myself:
-Cavegirl Hair: I drew it on my tablet.
-Smitten: I found an image of a kitten on Google (made sure to use the "labeled for reuse with modification" search tool option to steer clear of any copyright issues) and added my own twist to is with picmonkey.com.
-Swoon: I used Microsoft Powerpoint.

I added 3 new shirts to my wardrobe without having to spend more than $10; the t-shirts I already had, the transfer paper cost around $4 (got if half-price), and the Scotchgard was only around $4 or $5.

The Scotchgard is optional but I highly recommend using it on your design because since it's a fabric protector, it'll protect your design when you have to wash it. Everything needed is listed down below! Hope you guys give this DIY a try :)

 What You'll Need!

-T-shirt transfer paper (from JoAnn)

-T-shirt 

-Scissors

-Duct tape

-Iron

-Scotchgard (from JoAnn)
-Computer
-Printer

   

 HAVE FUN!
Winona ♥

DIY: Makeup Brush Cleaner w/ an Ice Cream Scoop!

I got some 'splainin' to do...I'm super duper sorry for being absent for so long. I haven't posted anything in an entire MONTH, but I do have a good reason...college (-_-). I'm graduating in December; That means I'm taking upper level courses, and being upper level, they require a lot of work. My schedule this last month was OVERFLOWING with major projects and dreadful finals. On the bright side, I'm done ☺ I finished last week, and since I'm not taking any classes during the summer, expect to see a lot more of me hehe.

ON TO THE DIY!

Cleaning your makeup brushes regularly is so important. I try to clean mine every week, but I'm not gonna lie, it can be a hassle. Even though it can be a hassle sometimes, cleaning your makeup brushes is just one of those things that you HAVE to do because if you don't, can you imagine how much built-up nasty gunk you're putting on your precious skin? YUCK! Not cleaning your makeup brushes can lead to breakouts and can be damaging to your brushes. Some people like to buy expensive cleansers or cleaning tools to clean their makeup brushes, but if you're like me, then you don't have that kind of money to fork over. Instead, try this cheaper alternative I came up with using only items you can find at the dollar store and in your home!

There are 3 things that you'll learn how to make for the ultimate makeup brush cleaning process:

What You'll Need!

-Dirty makeup brushes

-Travel container

-Dish soap

-Extra virgin olive oil 

-Hot glue

-Ice cream scoop

-Hanger

-Nylon

-Scissors

Watch to learn how!

Happy Cleaning ♥
Winona

DIY: Sandals

Flip flops: who doesn't have a pair?! I have some that I don't even wear anymore, and I'm sure that that's the case for a lot of people out there. Since lovely spring weather finally is here, instead of letting those old flips flops collect dust, why not refashion them into a cute pair of sandals? It's a win-win for you (new shoes woo!) and for your old flip flops (yay for wearage!). Check out my "new" sandals down below!

 Dun Dun Duuuun....

What You'll Need

-Old pair of flip flops

-Nylon (under $5 at Jo-Ann, can be purchased at any craft store)

-X-Acto knife (~$6 at Jo-Ann, can be purchased at other craft stores or Walmart)

-Scissors

-Hot glue gun

-Stick (I used a crochet stick, got it at Walmart for ~$2)

-Accents (I used spikes, but you can use anything like jewels or studs)

Watch me make them here:

Enjoy making your feet happy!

Winona ☺

DIY: Paper Flowers

SO Valentine's Day is coming up in 12 days! I don't know about you lovebugs but I'm sho exited <3 This little DIY was inspired by my boyfriend. He actually made me paper roses last year, and those babies are still in my room! This is a good idea if you want to give that special someone lovely long-lasting flowers because the real ones don't last forever sadly :(

 What You'll Need:

-3 sheets of paper (mix 'n match to make your flower unique, I purchased 15 sheets for under $4 at Jo-Ann)

-Hot glue (dries fast, you can purchase at any craft store)

-Scissors

-Floral tape ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Pipe cleaners ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Stick (I used a s'mores stick for my first 3 flowers, and for the last two, I purchased a fishing rod cat toy from Dollar Tree and took the stick off)

Watch how I did it!

♥♥ Winona

DIY: Lighted Canvas

Lighten up your room with this pretty DIY. This is perfect if you have Christmas lights lying around your house and don't know what to do with them.

What You'll Need :)

-Blank canvas (purchased from Ross, came in a pack of two, under $9)

-Lights (Dollar Tree)

-Pencil

-Screwdriver

-Duct tape

 

 

♥♥ Winona

DIY: Light Bulb Ornaments

Calling all burnt out light bulbs! This DIY is for youuu :D 

Okay, so I didn't have a burnt out light bulb, and if you don't either, then don't fret because the dollar store has plenty ;) This DIY is perfectamundo for those wanting to do a fun holiday activity with family or friends or for those who want to make some just because it's almost Christmas! I made these little cuties because my mini Christmas tree in my room was looking a bit lonesome.

 

SUPPLIES FOR EACH ONE DOWN BELOW!

For Rudolph 

-1 light bulb

-hot glue

-scissors

-paint brush

-brown paint

-1 red puffball

-2 googly eyes

-1 pipe cleaner

-brown felt

-black felt

-ribbon 

For Frosty

 -1 light bulb

-hot glue

-scissors

-paint brush

-white paint

-red felt

-orange felt

-black felt

-2 buttons

-2 googly eyes

-1 toothpick

-ribbon

 For Santa 

-1 light bulb

-hot glue

-scissors

-paint brush

-yellow paint

-white paint

-red paint

-black felt

-red felt

-white felt

-1 white puffball

-1 button

-stuffing

-ribbon

NOTE: Many of these items can be found at the dollar store, Wal-Mart, or a craft store like Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts :) 

Happy Ornamenting!!! :)

♥♥ Winona

2012 Ugly Christmas Sweater Directions!

Just want to share how I created my ugly Christmas sweater from 2012 for those who are interested! Everything you need to know is down below!

 

SANTA

Santa Templates

1. From RED felt, cut out body, arms, legs, and hat.
2. From TAN felt, cut out  ears, head, and arms.
3. From BLACK felt, cut out eyeballs and shoes.
4. From WHITE felt, cut out pupils.
5. From PINK felt, cut out nose.
6. After cutting out all parts out, glue center of body on mid-bottom left of sweater (edges of body should not be glued down yet).
7. Take arms and glue according to picture (make sure a little bit of the side edges of the arms are underneath the edges of the body).
8. Take hands and glue at the end of arms.
9. Take legs and glue according to picture (make sure a little bit of the top edges of the legs are underneath the edges of the body).
10. Glue down the edges of the body.
11. Glue down shoes on the bottom edges of the legs.
12. Take the head and glue down right above the body (make sure to leave the sides of the head unglued)
13. Take ears and glue according to picture (make sure a little bit of the side edges of the ears are underneath the head). 
14. Glue down the sides of the head. 
15. Take the eyeballs and glue according to picture.  
16. Take the pupils and glue one on each eye. 
17. Take the hat and glue right above the head. 
18. With some fuzzy white yarn, cut out little pieces of the yarn, form swirly circles, and glue on bottom edge of head and on top of upper body to make the shape of the beard as in the picture. 
19. Take the nose and glue in the between eyes.  
20. With some fuzzy white yarn, cut out 2 pieces the same width as the eyeballs and glue above the eyes for eyebrows. 
21. With fluffy material, cut out 2 strips the same width as the arms and glue at the bottom edge of the arms.  
22. With fluffy material, cut out strip as wide as hat and glue down at the bottom of the hat. 
23. Take a white puffball and glue at tip of the hat. 
24. Glue a strip of ribbon as wide as the body for the belt. 
25. Glue yellow puffball in center of belt for the belt buckle. 
    

SANTA COMPLETE! 

 

 RUDOLPH

Rudolph Templates

1. From GOLDEN BROWN felt, cut out body.
2. From TAN felt, cut out antlers and chest/underbelly.
3. From BLACK felt, cut out eyeballs, jaw line, leg outline, and hooves. 
4. From WHITE felt, cut out pupils.
5. After cutting out all parts out, glue center of body on mid-bottom right of sweater (top edges of body should not be glued down yet).
6. Take antlers and glue according to picture (make sure a little bit of the bottom edges of the antlers are underneath the top edges of the body).
7. Glue down top edges of the body.
8. Take jaw line and glue according to picture.
9. Take leg outline and glue according to picture.
10. Take 2 front hooves and glue on bottom of front 2 legs.
11. Take 2 back hooves and glue the left one on leg furthest to the left and glue the right one on leg furthest to the right. 
12. Take chest/underbelly right between the front 2 legs.
13. Take eyeballs and glue on top of head.  
14. Take pupils and glue one on each eyeball. 
15. Take red puffball and glue at end of nose.

RUDOLPH COMPLETE!

Remember, you can use whatever materials you want to use :D Whatever makes the process easier for you! I suggest getting those candy cane colored pipe cleaners from Target and snowflakes from any craft store just to dress up the sweater a bit more :) 

Sorry if this was confusing in any way! Feel free to contact me if you need anything clarified :)

♥♥ Winona

DIY: Ugly Christmas Sweater

There's something about those ugly Christmas sweaters that make them so CUTE! Lol maybe it's the holiday overkill that each one has or the fact that they look super cheesy, but whatever it is, I love them! I started a tradition last year of making at least one ugly sweater each holiday.

Christmas 2012

 Christmas 2013

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
-Sweater ($5 from Wal-Mart in Guys' Section)
-Hot glue
-Scissors
-Garland ($1 at Dollar Tree)
-Tape
-Star-shaped jewels ($1 at Dollar Tree)
-LED globe lights ($1 at Dollar Tree, requires 2 double AA batteries which are not included)
-Rudolph headband ($1 at Dollar Tree)
-Frosty headband ($1 at Dollar Tree)
-Santa headband ($1 at Dollar Tree)
-Googly eyes
-Red, black, dark tan/golden brown, tan, brown, white felt
-White furry thing
-Puffballs
-Christmas sack with coal ($1 at Dollar Tree)

Check out the video down below to see how I make it!

Hope Y'all Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!

♥♥ Winona

DIY: Pig Costume

Threw this cute last minute Halloween Pig Costume together with materials I already had! This costume is so easy to make if you don't have a lot of time or money to get a costume elsewhere. Pigs are adorable too!

 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

-Pink felt (can be purchased at any craft store or Wal-Mart)
-Scissors
-Headband (can be found at the dollar store)
-Tape
-Hot glue
-Empty toilet paper/paper towel roll
-Party hat (can be found at the dollar store)

How I made everything can be viewed down below!


Happy Oink-a-ween!
♥♥ Winona

DIY: BOOtastic Nails

Hello helloo! In this DIY, I show you how to achieve this very simple and easy Halloween nail look. It features ghosts making all sorts of faces :)

 

And yes, I know that around my nails are a bit messy because sometimes your nail polish can go a little crazy and I'm not perfect. Luckily, we have q-tips and nail polish remover to fix this ;). Okay! Onto the tutorial! You'll need the following:

-Base coat (dollar store purchase)

-White nail polish (mine is from Urban Outfitters, but the dollar store has some also)

-Black acrylic paint (I used poster paint but I don't recommend it! Use acrylic instead)

-Dotting tool (purchased online but you can just use a filed-down toothpick)

-Top coat (dollar store purchase)

Steps can be watched in my video down below :D Hope you like this Halloween nail look!

   

Have a BOOtastic Day!

♥♥ Winona

DIY: Halloween Jars Pt. 2 (Frankenstein)

Frankenstein didn't know what was coming when he created the MONSTER! LOL did you all know that "Frankenstein" is actually the name of the scientist who created the "monster." Who we all know as Frankenstein actually has no name...at least that's what I remembered from Mary Shelley's famous book :) Now I present to you, Frankenstein's monster! Muahahhaha!

 

Watch me create him down below!

♥♥ Winona

DIY: Halloween Jars Pt. 1 (Mummy)

Why was the little ghost crying?...because he wanted his MUMMY! LOL okay all jokes aside, who else is SUPER excited for Halloween?! I know I am! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and I just couldn't wait to do a DIY for it. I hit up my local dollar store and bought everything (except for my hot glue) to make these adorably spooky jars :).

I only have the tutorial for Mr. Mummy but Mr. Frankenstein should be posted soon!

 

♥♥ Winona

DIY: Mustache Loafers

BEFORE

AFTER

Hello my loves! I don’t know about y’all but I looove mustaches J They’re super adorable on shirts, as jewelry, so why not on a pair of loafers?! This project was very simple to do and is great for those that wanna ‘stache up their pair of loafers, flats, or slippers too.

What You’ll Need:

-Loafers or whatever shoes you want to use (My loafers were $19.99 but I got them for a sweet $9.99 thanks to my boyfriend’s $10 off coupon J)

-White felt (I used scrap felt from a previous DIY, but you can get them for under 50 cents at Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, JoAnn)

-Gemstones, 2-3 packs (purchased at Hobby Lobby, $2.99 each but don’t forget to used 40% off coupon so I got them for a little cheaper

-Scissors

-Hot Glue

-Pencil and Paper
 

Step 1- Draw your mustache/Print one out.

Step 2- Cut the mustache out.

Step 3- Place your paper cutout mustache on white felt.

Step 4-Using the paper cutout mustache as a guide, cut out 2 felt mustaches.

Step 5- Hot glue gemstones to cover each mustache.

Step 6- Hot glue your gemstoned mustaches to your loafers; one mustache for your left and one mustache for your right :)

Step 7- Let it dry for a couple of minutes.

Step 8-Wear those cutie patooties! (I've already worn them and the felt holds perfectly to my velvet loafers thanks to the hot glue)

♥♥Winona

DIY: Animal Earphone Holder (Polar Bear, Duck, & Hippo)

As promised, here's how to make Mr. Monkey's friends for my Animal Earphone Holder DIY! LOOK AT THESE CUTIES!

Instead of filming a long tutorial, I decided to keep things simple and do a layout of how to do each :).

Mr. Polar Bear

 

What You'll Need:

-White Felt (all felt was purchased at Wal-Mart for under $0.50 each)

-Black/Dark Brown Felt 

-Grey Felt

-Velcro Circle Stickers/Hook and loop fasteners ($1 at Dollar Tree in the Closet Accessories Aisle)

-Googly eyes ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Scissors ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Hot glue gun (been having this baby for a long time so don’t remember exactly where I got it, but it can be found at any craft store like Hobby Lobby, JoAnn, or Michael’s and also at Wal-Mart)

-Polar Bear template (first click on image below and then print)

 

Follow These Steps:

Mr. Duck

What You'll Need:

 

-Yellow Felt (all felt was purchased at Wal-Mart for under $0.50 each)

-Orange Felt 

-Velcro Circle Stickers/Hook and loop fasteners ($1 at Dollar Tree in the Closet Accessories Aisle)

-Googly eyes ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Scissors ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Hot glue gun (been having this baby for a long time so don’t remember exactly where I got it, but it can be found at any craft store like Hobby Lobby, JoAnn, or Michael’s and also at Wal-Mart)

-Duck template (first click on image below and then print)

Follow These Steps:

 Mr. Hippo

 

What You'll Need:

-Grey Felt (all felt was purchased at Wal-Mart for under $0.50 each)

-White Felt 

-Pink Felt

-Velcro Circle Stickers/Hook and loop fasteners ($1 at Dollar Tree in the Closet Accessories Aisle)

-Googly eyes ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Scissors ($1 at Dollar Tree)

-Hot glue gun (been having this baby for a long time so don’t remember exactly where I got it, but it can be found at any craft store like Hobby Lobby, JoAnn, or Michael’s and also at Wal-Mart)

-Hippo template (first click on image below and then print)

Follow These Steps:

♥♥ Winona