DIY: Photo garland

Summer break is ending, on Monday we're going back to school. That means that we'll have to sacrifice all our spare time to making homework, studying for tests and put all our creativity in weird projects (like 'turn this book into a modern painting' or 'write a poem about scotch tape'. Anyone else gets these tasks?) As I was thinking about that, I decided that in my last week of freedom I had to make a DIY. Since I had some photo's that needed a nice spot in my room, I made a photo garland.

Inspiration: gift wrapping

3 days until Christmas! It's crazy how fast the time is going… I'm freaking out because I still have to wrap a ton of gifts, so here's some gift wrapping inspiration. Hope you enjoy!

Last Minute Christmas DIY: Cute Coupon Book

It's almost Christmas guys! I'm so excited! One of my favourite things in the world is giving gifts, I particularly love the gift shopping and figuring out what the perfect present for that one special person is. Unfortunately this year I'm kind of broke and I had exams which means I couldn't go Christmas shopping, I had to buy comfort food with my last bits of money. So right now, a few days before Christmas, I still don't have all of the presents I need to give and I don't have any money left to buy the rest of the gifts. There is only one solution: DIY something! It's always fun to get a handmade gift, I really think it makes you feel special. Today I'm going to show you how to make this really easy DIY coupon book.

Inspiration: advent calendar

It's the last day of November and that can only mean 2 things: Christmas is almost there and it's about time to buy or make an awesome advent calendar! I went for a classic chocolate one this year (lack of money and time, sad story), but there are so many awesome calendars to choose from. Here are some examples.

Recipe: delicious pumpkin soup

Halloween's over, the carved pumpkins have all been thrown away and the ones that have done a great job decorating your house are ready to retire and turn into something delicious, into a pumpkin soup for example. 

Idea: motivation 'wall'

School started a few weeks ago and for now, it’s all easy-going. No homework, no tests and the finals? More than two months away. But later in the school year my to do-list will be too long, I’ll be stressed, I’ll have bad grades and eventually I’ll lose all hope in myself and feel like quitting, crying and moving to another planet to have a break from school. (Okay, I’m exaggerating now, but still!) Of course that is not a good solution… so I made myself a motivation ‘wall’, that is not actually on a wall. Take a look at it:

I still need to print out more quotes and pictures, but this is already a start.

DIY approved by dummies: flowers in your hair

The Lumineers - Flowers In Your Hair

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Flower headbands, they were a big trend this summer, but I always thought they were a bit too much for me. I really liked them, they make an outfit look extra cute. But I never had the guts to buy them. In a few days I have to go to a party dressed up as a hippie, so I figured this was the perfect moment to get some flower headbands. Only problem is: Summer's almost over, so I couldn't find any. Really disappointed I headed back home and then I thought, why don't I just make them myself?

DIY not approved by dummies: your own natural hair mask

Hi everyone!

With loads of sun and spending a lot of time in the swimming pool during this summer, my hair was
pretty dried out and ruined. It needed a serious hair repair. I found a DIY online to make your own natural hair mask with banana, olive oil and honey. I know olive oil is good for your hair and banana is delicious so I wanted to try that first before buying a more expensive hair product.

DIY approved by dummies: nail art striper

A lot of people like nail art, but not a lot of people have all the supplies to make little pieces of art on your nails. And when you look at it, nail art tools can be quite expensive. So I found out some ways to simulate some tools. For a dotting tool you can use a toothpick or a bobby pin, but I didn't really know anything that I could use as a striper, although it's as simple as 1 2 3.