Crafting Queen

I saw this on Pinterest roughly 2-3 months ago and was thrilled when my mom handed over a hand-me-down lamp with a heinous old lady rose lampshade.

I can totally use a butt-load of burlap & hot glue to transform this sucker!!

Well, then we decided to pack up and move which definitely put the kabosh on crafting for a while.

Which is my excuse for just now finishing the dang thing.

Ryan is still shocked/weirded out/pleasantly surprised whenever I whip up a new DIY project.

He didn't know until after we were married that I was a self-proclaimed crafting queen.

{A hobby that my mom & I share. Mostly cause she is the crafting queen and I just copy her.}

He still asks me why I never mentioned this hobby to him when we were dating. 

Ummm ya, cause that wouldn't be weird or completely out of the blue while we were dating:

"Soo...I really like crafts. And burlap and hot glue and jewelry making and cross stitch and what not."

Who the crap brings that up on a first, second, or third date??

Also, when rooming with 4 other girls and having to share a bathroom, kitchen, living room, and apartment...it's a little difficult to justify taking over the whole kitchen table so I can craft up a storm.

I finished up this beaut along with decor for my sis-in-law's bridal shower, meaning that I took over the kitchen table for about a week with my craft storm & completed my projects while watching Drop Dead Diva and SYTYCD.

Ok, who else is excited about the ballroom girls from Utah on the show!? :D

Maybe I'm just a ballroom fanatic, but they are too hawt and talented for their own good!

Can't wait to see how far they get in the competition, anyone else have their favorites yet?

{Btw, I think Alexa is an amazing dancer, but I totally agree with the judges when they say it looks like she has no emotion when she dances. It's obnoxious!}

<3 Bri

P.S. Hustle your buns and enter the $20 gift card Apothica Giveaway!

Zannies Wedding Sneak Peek!

I'm currently on a little vacation in Las Vegas for Zannie, my cousins, wedding. I'm sooo excited to share all the gorgeous pictures and awesome DIY projects my cousin made for her wedding :) If you are on instagram and would love live wedding picture updates, follow me, @breezy_days. Here is a quick sneak peek and I'll talk to you all soon!

Zipper Bows & Paint Chip Hearts

Sooo you may be wondering why my head is chopped off in the following pictures.

There is a reason.

Anddd the reason is because my hair was sopping wet and there is NO WAY I'm putting that on the internet.

I really don't need to give my family & friends more blackmail than they already have.

Anywhoodle. 

I am still loving my colored jeans with a flaming burning passion.

I NEED ALL THE COLORS!

I don't know what it is...they just make me happy! 

How can you be sad in bright red jeans?!

Think about ittttttt.

Top: Anthropologie. Jeans: American Eagle. Jacket: Loft. Shoes: LA Fashion District. Bottle Cap Necklace: Cherry Lane Boutique in Provo, UT.

Yet I digress with my apparent obsession with colored jeans.

The real point of this post is that:

I finally made my Valentines garland and am excited to share!

Seriously. 

The easiest/fastest/cutest/cheapest thing ever.

First, gather the following: twine, paint chips, scissors, tape, and tacks.

And yes, I totally did jack 20 paint chips from the Wal-Mart paint section.

No one is missing them...at least I hope not.

Ohhh the things you gotta do when you are a college kid.

All I did was cut the paint chips out by hand into hearts. 

And don't worry if they aren't perfect, it's cuter when they are a lil' off kilter!

{Look at photo above}

Then I lined them up next to the twine and started wrapping the twine around the paint chip hearts.

Then put a couple pieces of scotch tape on the back.

Advice: Tape down the twine {on the back} towards the top of the heart so they don't flop over when you hang them.

All my hearts twined up!

Tacked them on the wall in a chic swooping fashion and VOILA.

Uber cuteness, for how much you ask?

Twine: Free cause I already had it, but I originally bought it for $3.

Tacks: Free, cause I already had it.

Tape: Free, already had it!

Paint Chips: Free! Oh gosh, I feel like a horrible person for stealing paint chips.

Grand Total: FREE.

I keep looking at my wall and feeling so dorkily proud of myself. 

<3 Bri