tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69028459030122760922024-02-07T13:56:49.215-08:00Do it Your-damn-selfJulieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-79076894041614566902012-11-22T11:12:00.005-08:002012-11-22T11:12:36.908-08:00Happy thanksgiving!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This thanksgiving I am thankful for a little Italian woman I met at the farmers market by my old house in Costa Mesa. I went to the same market every Thursday and always bought her tiny bundt cakes. One day I was talking to her about how badly I wished I knew how to make her butter rum cake, so she gave me her recipe. Although I am sworn to secrecy to protect her homemade Butter Rum Cake recipe, I've adapted a slightly different version of the recipe (that tastes almost as good) for your enjoyment. I've made it for the past two Thanksgivings and Christmases and it has yet to disappoint. Happy Holiday baking!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 box Butter recipe cake mix</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 small box french vanilla pudding mix</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">4 eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/2 cup light rum</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/2 cup milk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/2 cup vegetable cooking oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">pecans, chopped</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/2 cup light rum</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/4 cup water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 cup superfine sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 stick of butter</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix all batter ingredients together in a large bowl and beat on medium speed until very smooth. Grease and flour and bundt pan and then add your crushed pecans into the bottom of the pan. Once well blended pour batter evenly into bundt pan. Cook for 50-60 minutes, until its a pretty bright golden and brown color.</span><br />
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<br />Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-49497045763505347862012-10-28T21:57:00.003-07:002012-10-28T21:57:46.357-07:00Pumpkin candles<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know I've been really terrible about updating this blog, but I promise I'm getting back into the swing of things now. I have just been so busy with a million things, but everything is starting to wind down now. One reason why I've been so busy is because my birthday was last week! October 21st to be exact. I had a really great weekend away in San Diego with my boyfriend and then had a ton of fun with my friend Erin at Stone Brewery in Escondido (beer blog post to come asap). This weekend I had a little soiree in my backyard to celebrate with a few other friends as well. I made some cute decorations and took out the Christmas lights to se the mood. Anyways, let's get down to brass tacks. This DIY is for the rad little pumpkin candles I made to decorate the party!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">mini pumpkins (not gourds!! they won't work, get the normal orange pumpkins)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">soy candle wax chips</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">metal anchored waxed candle wicks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a spoon/knife</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">metal bowl and pot or a double boiler</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What I did first was hollow out my pumpkins. If you've ever carved pumpkins, you already know what to do. Cut off the top of your pumpkin and then use a large spoon to scoop out all the gunk and seeds inside there. Try to make the inside as smooth and pulp free as possible to avoid getting floaties in your candle wax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Once your pumpkins are ready to go, you need to place your wick. I recommended getting the wicks that come with a little circular anchor on the bottom because it save your the trouble of having to worry about your wick moving after you've poured the melted wax. take your wick and wedge the metal base into the center of the bottom of your pumpkin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After you're done preparing the pumpkins you can start melting your wax. I chose to use soy wax chips because I find that they're the easiest to work with and cheaper too! You can also add a scent to your candle if you'd like. When you purchase your candle wax at the craft store there should be a little section of essential oils near by. You can use any of these in the wax to create an aromatic candle. Most waxes will tell you to melt it in a double boiler, but I don't have one of those. What you can also use is a metallic bowl over a pot of boiling water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The chips are pretty thin, so they melt fairly quickly. (If you're making a scented candle, you'll want to add you essential oil to the wax once it's completely melted. Essential oils are very strong so don't over do it! Use a dropper and put in just a few little drops.) Once your wax is melted you can pour in into your pumpkins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Once you pour all the wax, you just have to wait for them to harden. Don't let them sit in the sun to dry! That's bad for the wax and the pumpkin. Set them in a shady area outside for about an hour to let them completely harden. Check on them every so often to make sure the wick is still correctly placed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy Halloween as well from me and my spooky cat!</span></div>
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Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-63956200884141137162012-10-07T09:30:00.003-07:002012-10-07T09:30:52.811-07:00More studded denim<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know I've done a studded denim tutorial before, but I wanted to do one more, this time with step by step photos. So here it goes,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What you'll need:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">studs rf spikes of your choice (i recommend using studsandspikes.com, or you can google wholesale studs and look for some deals)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">denim</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">needle nose pliers</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Usually you can get away with not using a special studding tool if you're studding regular denim, or even double layered denim (like the collar of this jacket). It's bust to tweak the prongs a little before piercing the denim because they tend to flare outward a little bit when you buy them, and if you stud them like that it will create ripples in the denim.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Once you've got the stud through the denim, use your pliers to grasp the prong at <b>the base</b> and the bend it inward to lie flat on the denim. Repeat with the second prong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That's just about it! As a little troubleshooting comment, I'd say that if you're going to be adding a lot of studs to wear gardening gloves or some type of thick glove to protect your fingers. After putting all these studs on my jacket my finger tips were pretty raw. But hey, no pain no gain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://niftythriftydiy.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">DIYDS on Tumblr!</a></span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-14624409330466403202012-10-02T17:49:00.003-07:002012-10-02T17:49:35.113-07:00Mason jar wall planter<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This initially started out as an idea to make a kitchen herb garden for my window sill. Unfortunately, my current kitchen window gets no sun and there's just no room for it to fit. But in 6 months when I move into my own place I promise I'll show you all my little herb window garden. Until then, I decided to make and outdoor wall planter! It's relatively easy to make, but if you don't trust yourself, I'll probably have some variation of this on sale on the Repurposed Remade Etsy store soon.</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">mason jars of any shape of size</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">plants and potting soil (i chose succulents because I can't kill them)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">a wood plank of some sort (I salvaged mine from an old Pier 1 wine rack from the Salvation Army)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">short screws to mount the jars</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">long screws to mount the planter as a whole</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">pipe clamps</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">power drill</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">flat and phillips head screwdrivers</span></li>
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Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-16575962210168234752012-09-27T13:31:00.004-07:002012-09-27T13:34:02.645-07:00Bird seed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #706d6d; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> I usually work doubles Monday-Friday but to I got lucky and just have to work tonight! So over a cold beer I decided to make a little mini bird feeder.</span><br />
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Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-44364275518391050902012-09-24T19:36:00.004-07:002012-09-24T19:42:41.369-07:00Facebook Fan/Tumblr Follower Giveaway!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">First off….congrats to</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://romeovoid.tumblr.com/" style="color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" target="_blank">Emily Johnson</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">, the winner of our last giveaway! The lovely Emily won a vintage gold accent floral ceramic necklace (which sadly will not be pictured) and a pair of T.U.K. black leather creepers! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">This week, starting today, we are kicking off another giveaway in collaboration with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RepurposedRemadeRecycledRags?ref=hl" target="_blank">Repurposed Remade Vintage</a>! The rules will stay the same: when you follow us on <a href="http://niftythriftydiy.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>, reblog us on tumblr, like the facebook page, follow our blogspot or RR’s <a href="http://repurposedremade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blogspot</a>, or recommend the facebook page to a friend, your name will be added to the raffle. So, you have multiple opportunities to get your name added for a chance to win! The prize (or prizes) could be anything from vintage bags, shoes, clothes, or DIY items! Guys and girls alike are encouraged to enter. Good luck, the winner will be announced on Friday evening at 6pm Pacific Time! </span></span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-78325162184021137862012-09-22T16:59:00.000-07:002012-09-22T17:03:55.367-07:00MORE INTERNET<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Begrudgingly, I have decided to join the dark side. DIYDS will now be posting on Tumblr. In the interest of my blog I have decided to expand to another website in addition to blogspot! All the posts on each site will be the same for the most part, this is just to make it more convenient for those of you who do chose to use Tumblr and would like to be able to follow us there. Also, it seems like the best way to get the word out about DIYDS and the Repurposed Remade Vintage boutique.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For now, the tumblr is basically just cycling through our previous posts from here on blogspot. So for the next few days the queue will be periodically posting all our old DIYs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">-Juliea</span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-55897245626329473912012-09-21T18:14:00.003-07:002012-09-21T18:14:45.780-07:00Last time, honest.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ok I promise this is the last time I will spam this blog with my many other exploits, but I made a "website" type blog dedicated to the Repurposed Remade Vintage store. <a href="http://repurposedremade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See if you'd like :)</a></span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-10165162916403914782012-09-18T12:41:00.000-07:002012-09-18T12:41:20.399-07:00Camel shoes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So back in the day, companies like Marlboro and Camel cigarettes offered prizes to their customers who smoked a certain amount of their product. Marlboro famously offered branded cowboy boots (obviously) and embroidered denim jackets. Camel did some of the same including the desert boot style <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/271062553365?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank">shoes</a> that I found recently. Kinda neat in my opinion.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-40316286584240372582012-09-12T18:49:00.002-07:002012-09-12T18:49:54.487-07:00Facebook fan giveaway!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Starting today I am doing a giveaway from my new online vintage store! This will go from today until next Friday morning. Basically everyone who fans the new Facebook page for the store will be entered into a raffle to win something DIY or vintage! Guys and gals alike are eligible! You can have your name entered more than once if you recommend the page to your friends and they become fans as well! Send me a message via the Repurposed Remade fan page with the names of the friends of yours who have fanned in case I don't catch it. If you ask me your odds seem pretty good to win....<a href="http://www.facebook.com/RepurposedRemadeRecycledRags?ref=hl" target="_blank">go</a>!</span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-65374681066728827102012-09-11T17:59:00.003-07:002012-09-11T17:59:59.740-07:00p.s.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am doing a dip dyed denim jacket as well! I ran out of bleach today so it's not quite done yet, but I will have it posted by thursday, scouts honor.</span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-26243685287330088322012-09-11T17:57:00.004-07:002012-09-11T17:57:52.850-07:00DIY denim or DEATH<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ok, I must admit I am pretty stoked about these two things...DIY studded denim. The vest I did quite a while ago, and it's just too cool to leave sitting sad and alone in my closet. I found the denim vest at American Vintage in Fullerton, CA and brought it home and bleach washed it to get it to a soft lighter blue denim. Then I basically just started shoving pyramid studs in it. It was super frustrating for me to find studs the first time around, by the way, so don't even try to find them in your local craft stores (the only thing they sell is those silly iron on "studs"). The best place to go it to <a href="http://studsandspikes.com/" target="_blank">Studs & Spikes</a>. They have a huge selection at wholesale prices. Anyways, here's the vest, modeled by the always lovely Rachel Clisby.</span><div>
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Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-58632494882198741182012-09-10T22:23:00.003-07:002012-09-10T22:23:44.124-07:00My apologies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So I know my posts have been few and far between as of late so I'm working hard to change that! Tomorrow I am hoping to get a few posts out since I have the day off after class in the morning. You can expect a DIY dip dye denim jacket post (which will be up for grabs after!) and HOPEFULLY at least a little mini beer blog post. I'm sorry beer fans! October will be a big month for the blog though, I'm having a beer swap party at my house and then visiting the amazing Stone Brewery in Escondido, CA for my birthday! So at least</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> there's something to look forward to.</span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-27995015234332439222012-09-08T13:37:00.002-07:002012-09-08T13:37:56.308-07:00Shopping time!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Alright guys! My shop is up and running just in time for Back to school...sort of. Well there is a ton of new neat stuff up and even more to be posted later today as soon as the lovely Lindsey from Portland comes over to be a hanger for all of the lovely vintage clothes I will have for sale. Right now I have an assortment of handmade, vintage handbags, denim, and shoes available for purchase. You can keep your eye out for jewelry, dresses, cardigans, etc, that will be posted later today and maybe even more tomorrow! Everything starts bidding at 99 cents so you don't really need to be a big spender either. Here's a little preview!<a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/repurposedremadevintage/" target="_blank"> GO HERE</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope that you will all come check it out. It will feature things like vintage dooney & bourke bags, other vintage bags/wallets, handmade accessories (flower crowns and head chain wraps!), vintage and retro clothing, and much more!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Check back on Friday sometime for a link to <i>Repurposed Remade: Recycled Rags & Reworked Vintage</i>, owned and operated by yours truly.</span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-80671209142808563272012-09-04T23:28:00.001-07:002012-09-04T23:33:02.133-07:00Back to the sewing machine<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been wanting to get back into buying and altering vintage clothes from thrift stores and selling them on eBay and I'm starting with this project; a dress for my birthday. I'm starting with a rough beginning with a dress from a local thrift spot. I have to take in the existing dress, hem it, and add cut out panels as well as sleeves. You'll have to bear with me on the following photo, I was attempting to sketch my vision for how I want it to look when it's finished since I haven't drawn the pattern yet. Sort of like some of the cute dresses for sale on Nasty Gal right now. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But anyways, I'll definitely post photos and comments on it all once I've finished the dress. Hopefully not too long from now.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Happy Saturday</span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-6591002035620566392012-08-15T22:37:00.006-07:002012-08-15T22:37:50.963-07:00American workwear<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Since I have been working like a dog and can't post any DIY until the weekend, I've been inspired to make a post about old American workwear. Who doesn't love a little bit of Americana? The early american workforce is a fascinating bunch. Train conductors, fisherman(real fisherman, like the deadliest catch before technology), mechanics, professions involving overalls...old traditions that are hard to come by today. Just the bare essentials in a piece of clothing that's well made, functional, and will last you forever.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
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<br />Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-55187144743978589772012-08-14T10:14:00.000-07:002012-08-14T10:14:16.769-07:00Dried roses<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I think that this post is appropriate for today because it is unbearable hot and I feel like drying up and dying like these flowers ha! Anyways, let's get into it.</span><br />
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Basically you'll just want to wrap your flower bunch up and hang it upside down until they're dried and ready!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">From here it's pretty easy to make your own potpourri sachets. just take all the petals off of your flowers and lightly douse them with a tiny amount of your favorite essential oil (kind of expensive and hard to find so any oil concentrate or parfume oil will suffice). Toss the petals and the oil like a salad and then put a bit into a pouch of sorts that you can sew shut!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">*** side not to everyone: I have a beer blog in the works which I'm kind of excited about, so I'll keep you all updated about that! As usual, feel free to email or anonymously comment with any ideas or recommendations for my beer blog or this!<br /></span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-90991305361444311882012-08-12T22:40:00.001-07:002012-08-12T22:40:08.745-07:00Coming soon<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Alright hey folks, just a little update! Sometime this week I'll be posting a DIY for traditional henna tattoos, because I think they're pretty. If you wanna get a head start and get some supplies while I wait for mine to come in the mail you can head to visionsofindia.com they're California based, privately owned, and sell other neat stuff too! I bought some of their simple bindis so I'll be wearing one while I do my henna haha. My order only came out to six dollars or so (and that's including shipping!) and I got a ton of unnecessary stuff. I also purchased a book of traditional mendhi designs from amazon, which is actually shipping from India, but amazon super saver shipping says it will be here in 5 days? So see ya then</span>Julieahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226344308901794041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902845903012276092.post-44641158463766484242012-08-10T22:30:00.001-07:002012-08-10T22:47:11.379-07:00eBay nothing interesting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So nothing terribly exciting today, waiting for the weekend and some time off work while the sun is actually out. Then I'll hopefully have at least a few interesting crafts for you. Until then, I once again have some of my knick knacks on sale on eBay! Including one of my many vintage Dooney & Bourke handbags. So check it out if you wanna, here are some rad vintage Dingo boots that are up on there too..</span><br />
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