Mini Mani

I have been attempting to grow out my nails for about 3 months and finally it seems to be working! I have a love/hate relationship with acrylic nails because they look so pretty but damage my real nails. 

I decided to give myself a mini manicure to keep my nails presentable and keep away from biting them off.

Here is what you need:

1 - top coat

1 - base coat

1 - colored polish

1 - nail filer

Step 1: File your nails to your desired shape. My preference is squares.

Step 2: Carefully apply a base coat onto your nails. This step is critical because it helps to prevent the nail polish from staining your nail.

Step 3: After the base coat is dried, apply two coats of your preferred color of nail polish.

Step 4: The last coat of polish is a clear top coat. This will allow your nails to hold a perfect shine!

Step 5: (Optional) Once your nails are completely dry, wash them with soap and like warm water to get rid of any polish that leaked onto your skin.

XO Cindy

DIY: I (Heart) You

Over the weekend I converted some picture frames into table numbers for a wedding that is happening this weekend! I am super excited for it, given that I am one of the bridesmaids AND it's my brother-in-law's wedding.

I must apologize in advance because I did not take all of the pictures that I will be posting (since I got super excited to paint).

Lets begin!

The items you will need to recreate this are:

1 - Picture Frame
1 - Foam Brush
1 - Acrylic Paint (color of your choice)
1 - Chalkboard Paint
1 - Fan (optional)

Step 1: Unwrap and clean off your picture frame.

Ikea ($1.99)

Step 2: Begin to paint your frame with the acrylic paint (I used Cloudless by Apple Barrel).

I do not have a picture of this, but since my picture frame was plastic, it took me 3 coats to completely eliminate the red color

Step 3: This particular picture frame came with a clear insert, therefore, I used that and painted it using chalkboard paint.

Since the insert was also plastic, I used 2 coats of this paint.

Michael's ($1.49)

Step 4: After everything has dried, assemble it and the frame should look something like this

I had so much fun transforming these frames, and I think they will look perfect on every table for the wedding this weekend!

Hope you all enjoy this mini DIY!

XO Cindy

May Flowers

 

HELLLLLO! 

I chose this specific picture because I am happy to announce that May (this year) is my most favorite month!!! I will be graduating on Saturday and I could not be more excited about it. It has been a long and hard journey, but definitely worth the while. In addition to this amazing news in my life, May is filled with a tone of birthday's in my family (mom's, cousins, grandma, and in-laws). It could get a bit crazy, but i love the idea of spending a whole month alongside my family and friends.

Since I am finally out of school, I hope to bring you all everything I promised back in April! I am also thinking of starting a YouTube channel to let you all into my creative life and allow me to show you various tricks and ideas on homemade goodies for any event!

Love you all!

XO Cindy