Tell me about it, Stud.

Allow me to please talk about how excited I am that big studs seem to be back in.  For a while it seemed like I could not find a good pair of study earrings anywhere.  Now, don't get me wrong, I love my dangling earrings and all that but sometimes a girl just needs a good pair of studs.  For a while I thought I could only find stud earrings I liked at thrift stores and such.  I like my studs big, and old fashioned (coincidentally also how I like my men).  Now these vintage inspired studs seem to be everywhere.  Here are some of my favorites.

Which are your favs?

Room Tour

So as most of you know I moved into my new house about two weeks ago and I had promised a room tour. So excuse the shitty photos via my iphone and terrible lighting in my new room but here it goes!

To see my tutorial on making a knob necklace hanger go here.

Check out how I made the vintage jewelry box to the left here.

Interested in how I made the fabric magnet board above my bed? Go here.

So there is a very small room tour showing some of my pervious DIY projects finally up in my new place! School is back in full swing so I have been busy with that and getting to know SD. I'm really loving in down here though. Hope all is well with you fellow bloggers!

Top Ten: Shopruche.com

I stumbled upon shopruche.com a while ago and here are my top ten favorites on the site right now.  If you haven't been on their site yet check it out and pick out your favorites!

DIY Necklace Hanger

I am sure many of you have seen these idea all over Pinterest, I have seen dozens of bloggers do this and I thought the idea was brilliant.  The unfortunate part about this idea is that it involves power tools and me + power tools=disaster.  Luckily my dad helped me out A LOT with this because he is the wizard of woodwork.  So let's get started.

1. Buy some drawer knobs you like.  I got most of mine at Hobby Lobby except the key hole one I got from Michael's.  The knobs from Hobby Lobby were all 50% and the one from Michael's was only $1.50.  You will also need a piece of wood.  Luckily my dad has some scrap wood in the garage and I just used that.

2.  We measured the knobs about three inches apart from each other but it just depends exactly what you want to hang on them.  Since these will only be for necklaces they don't have to be that far apart.

3.  We cut the board down so it was smaller and drilled holes for the knobs.  

4.  After the board was cut and drilled I stained it with this Red Mahogany stain.  This is obviously optional, you may want to paint yours a color or leave the wood alone depending on what you piece of wood looks like.

5.  I screwed the  knobs into the desired holes and then my dad sawed off the ends of the knobs so I would be able to hang in on the wall.  If I had tried to saw this myself I would probably be typing this with four fingers, thank god for dad.

Let the stain dry a bit and you're done!  I've packed mine away now for my new house but I'll be sure and post pictures of it when it's hung up.

Decor Inspiration: Jewelry Storage

Now that school is out I can concentrate on getting things together for my house I'll be moving into in August.  I cannot explain how excited I am to decorate a new space which is why I have been searching for little DIY projects I can use to make storage and pretty things!

I get most of my ideas for DIYs and decor from Pinterest and lately I have been obsessed with storage for jewelry and other knick knacks.  I love the ideas of using tea cups and vintage bowls to hold ring and bracelets.  Here are some spaces I am currently using as inspiration for my new house.

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Hope you get inspired too!

DIY Distressed Jewelry Stand

Hello lovelies! I have another DIY project that I actually completed last week.  I have more jewelry and knick knacks then I know what to do with so I can never have enough storage.  I saw this idea on Pinterest for a distressed jewelry stand made out of terra cotta pots and I thought it would be perfect and pretty easy to do.  I followed the link on Pinterest and the blog showmecute.com had an amazing tutorial on how to make it!  Visit the tutorial here and watch her video tutorial to find out how to make one!

I obviously did mine in brown, but you could do any color you want and I used Gorilla Glue to glue mine together and I believe in the tutorial I linked she uses super glue.  I'm just going to give you a couple tips if you do decide to use Gorilla Glue like I did: 1. READ THE DIRECTIONS COMPLETELY! I did not, it clearly states on the bottle to wet the surface you are gluing and yeah that does help, directions are there for a reason! 2. A little goes a long way, Gorilla Glue does expand so don't use too much. 3.  Gorilla Glue takes a few hours to dry so make sure you give it enough time to dry completely and do not touch it while it is drying.

Hope you guys enjoyed! Let me know if you try it too!

June Favorites

1.  Black wrap with gold studs: I got mine at a local boutique but this one pictured is very similar and can be found here.  I have seen them all over though. It's perfect to add a little edginess to an outfit.

2.  Sparkle nail polish:  I am obsessed with sparkle nail polish lately, whether it's ombre sparkle nails or an sparkle accent nail.  I get most of my nail polish front the drug store or Forever 21.  I cannot afford to constantly buy expensive nail polish and at only $2.80 I've found that Forever 21 polish lasts pretty long. The polish pictured as well as other colors can be found here.

3.  Two Faced Shadow Insurance:  I had been looking for a shadow primer at a reasonable price that would make my shadow last all day and this one has worked out great so far!  It's under $20 and the tube has lasted me quite a while, you do not need to apply too much for your shadow to stick.  This primer helps my shadow and liner not to crease, smudge, or fade which is perfect for long days. I got mine at Sephora, you can find it online here.

4.  Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream:  OH. MY. GOD.  So I have incredibly dry skin and get eczema when I stress out so it is very hard for me to keep my skin moisturized, especially my face. Between wearing makeup and washing my face every night my face dries out very easily.  I have tired moisturizer after moisturizer and this is by far the best I have ever found.  My mom has the same dry skin I do and she had bought it for herself; I tired it out and after one night my skin felt ten times softer. I cannot believe I lived for so long without this product.  But, like I said I have incredibly dry skin so I can't say how this would work for someone with oily skin.  You can find Cetaphil at pretty much any drug store, here it is at Target.com.

5.  Knit Fedora with Bow:  I got my knit fedora with a black bow on it at Forever 21.  I am fedora obsessed this summer.  It's the perfect summer accessory.  The fedora pictured is the one I have however it is no longer available on Forever21.com although there are tons of other fedoras at Forever21 as well as other stores for summer.

6.  Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo:  Unfortunately if I don't wash my hair everyday it gets incredibly oily so I have been in search of an affordable dry shampoo that wont leave my hair feeling gross.  This product is only $3.00 at Walgreens! Can't beat that! And it works great!  I just spray a little on my roots and brush my hair out and it's like I just washed my hair.  It can be found here online.

7.  Billabong California Love Shirt:  I recently went shopping for some summer clothes and after stalking this Billabong California love shirt online for months I had to go into Tilly's to see if they still had it.  I am proud to announce that I got the very last one in my Tilly's!  It's no longer at Tilly.com either although if you like the shirt, you never know some stores may still have it in their sell section!

8.  Silk Elements Heat Protection Spray:  I went on a bit of an online shopping spree on SallyBeauty.com and I bought this heat protectant spray for $7.99.  I've really loved it, I spray it before I do any heat treatment on my hair and not only does it protect my hair but it makes it incredibly silky and smells nice.  When I first used it I thought it was making my hair a bit greasy but after brushing my hair and styling it my hair didn't look greasy at all, it was just super soft.  I would definitely recommend it.  Not to mention it is now on sale for only $4.99 at SallyBeauty.com.

9.  H&M Bird Print Jersey Top:  I bought this top at H&M a couple weeks ago; the number one reason I bought it was because I don't have anything that looks like it.  It's not exactly something I would normally buy but I've been feeling like I should branch out in my style.  I just walked past it when I was first looking around the store but then when I came back to it I though, "I could make this work" so, I bought it and I'm glad I did.  Like I said, it's different than anything I own and it's a perfect, light, summer top.  I did not see it on H&M.com currently but it still may be in some stores.