DIY Spoon Ring!

Hello folks!

The other night I embarked on an adventure of sorts. Now before there's too much suspense, I'll just tell you! ;) I made spoon rings!! (Duh by the title, hahah).

My one friend Jenna loves this Craft Show that comes to town, and a few years ago she bought these awesome spoon rings! I loved them! Then a while later I started to see them pop up all over Pinterest with DIY's. I pinned it roughly two years ago and never did it. Classic.

Anyway, Saturday night rolls around and I'm looking for something to do...other than watch movies online...because as great as that is, I feel lazy after a while - no it's just great. Moving forward....I decided to change up my regular routine of watching TV and decided to do something useful with my time. It's about time! So here is le tutorial:

So, it's pretty simple. Just measure your finger with a piece of paper and then cut that fancy spoon/fork. You can cut the edges in a bit too if you like. Luckily I have a lovely father who used his bandsaw (or something) to cut it for me, but you really only need a small metal cutter. 

Now's the potentially hard part. If you decide not to read all the instructions on the blog then it will probably be harder...not from personal experience or anything....

MAKE SURE YOU USE A SOFT METAL!! I feel like they should have specified this more on the blog, so I'm capitalizing it now so it's not missed. If you decide to use a hard stainless steel, it will bend about as easily as a 95 year-old Luddite. For your sanity, use a soft spoon. You can easily tell by how difficult it is to bend with your hand at first. 

Next, grab some pliers (or two) to hold and bend the spoon into a nice circle. This may take some time, so be a little patient. Or in my case, get a strong man to com help you if the struggle is real. Make sure it's a good fit to your finger and adjust if necessary.

Then all you have to do is use some sand paper on it and scrub-a-dub-dub until it's soft. The pliers might have made a few marks on your lovely ring (but that just gives it character), so nows the time to sand those away.

Here's how mine turned out!!

See my papa working so hard! He's a good one. :)

And there you have it! Spoon rings are awesome! Go make one! Just make sure to follow my advice above.

Ciao!

Lo

Wednesday Favourite Five!

Happy Humpday!! Hope you all are doing well! I hope you're enjoying the time off and the Christmas season! It's a special time, so make sure you soak it all in. Take a moment to be grateful for all you have!

Here are my Fav Five for the week!

Favourite Craft:

How cool is this?! It looks really easy too!

Favourite Clothing:

The Midi-Skirt. ASOS is my favourite place to get them from, and this blue one is so cute! It also comes in Black, Green, Cream, and Coral. It's $55, but ASOS usually has great prices when things go on sale! Keep your eye out!

I'm also loving this one from ASOS.

Look at these women rocking it!

Favourite Trailer:

Heaven is For Real - comes out in 2014! So excited!!

Favourite Adventure:

A Hawaiian hike? Sign me up!

Favourite Funny:

Homegirl is hilarious!

Have a great rest of the week ya'll!

xoxo,

Lo

Wednesday Favourite Five!

Happy Wednesday!! Hope you're all having a great week! For all you students out there, maybe it's not the most enjoyable. But here's a great study break from finals!!

Favourite Craft:

Source

You can also use a mason jar too. If you want trees in your snow globe, Michaels is a great place to pick some up!

Favourite Nail Design:

Source

If someone actually does this, please send me a picture!!

Favourite YouTube Video:

Snowing Mistletoe Kissing Prank

Also, here's some tips for scoring under the mistletoe! Work it ;) 

Favourite Treat:

Source

Eggnog Creme Brulee! 

Favourite Charity Idea:

Source

Shout-out to LC for coming up with this little post!

Now stop procrastinating finals and get back to studying. 

xoxo,

Lo

Try-It-Tuesday: DIY I Love You Chalkboard

Happy Tuesday!!

Hope you all are doing well! A while ago, I made this little chalkboard as a gift. How cute, right?!

I saw this idea on Pinterest, but you had to buy it, and I didn't want to pay that much. Ain't nobody got money fo dat. Soo, I was determined to DIY it. 

Here's what you'll need:

- Chalkboard Paint*

- White Paint Marker

- 1 Medium Paintbrush**

- Newspaper (to lay down on the table)

- Some sort of Wood Canvas

- This file, printed out

- 1 Pack of White Chalk

*Or you can DIY yours, I found this paint was cheap though.
**Obviously I used a tiny one, but its all I could find. It will take less time if you get a larger one.

So, start off by painting your wooden canvas with the black chalkboard paint. I would suggest painting two coats, waiting a few hours in between each. 

Take your printed off file and trace the letters with a pencil. Then place it upside down, and colour the back until you have covered all the lettering. Once you lift the paper up, it should look like this:

(Sorry about the lighting).

Then, it's fairly simple. Just take your white paint marker and trace in the lines of the pencil. It will probably take a few coats! And then this is what it should look like:

Pair it with some chalk on the side in a jar like this, or you could also glue on a painted scrabble tile holder for the chalk to rest on.

All done! Cheap, easy, and cute! 

Hope you all enjoyed this tutorial! Let me know if you have any questions or comments down below!

xoxo,

Lo