Blogging Day 282: DIY: Flower Tie On Ribbon Headband

This is a simple DIY for a beautiful tie on head band.

Items Needed:

Needle

Thread

Beads

Fake Flowers ( I got mine from the Dollar Store)

Ribbon

Felt ( mine is sparkly)

Glue Gun (not pictured)

Pins(not pictured)

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Step 1

The length of the ribbon depends on your head. You basically need enough to wrap around your head and tie into a bow. Then length I needed was 62".... which is almost as long as I am tall. I wanted a lot of extra ribbon after I tied it on.



Cut a square piece of felt. How big depends on how big you wish your flower piece to be. I cut out a 4x4" and I honestly did not know what this headband looked like until I pieced it together.

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Step 2:

There is not clear formula on how to put the flowers together. Put your first flower down and using your needle and thread, attach it to the felt. Sew the bead in the middle to secure the flower and then move onto the next flower.

The sewing does not need to be perfect. As you can see I'm all over the place.

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Step 3:



Once you have all the flowers you desire on your felt turn it over and attach the ribbon. You will want to first figure out where you want your ribbon to lie. Test the placement out by pinning the ribbon to the felt and in front of the mirror tie on the headband and adjust accordingly.

Once you have found the perfect place, loosely sew the ribbon to the felt.

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Step 4:

Any excess felt you have at this point fold over onto of the back of your piece.



Any pieces sticking out in the front, cut off.

Using your glue gun, glue the excess to the back of your piece. If you do not have any excess, cut out a similar shape of felt as your piece and glue together. This way it will protect your stitches, secure the ribbon and look nice.

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Step 5 (Optional):

I could never stand tie on headbands because they would always move and securing them with bobby pins did not help! Here is a little tip that helps A LOT to keep your head bands in place.

Using your glue gun, glue down lines of glue on the back of your flower piece and let dry. The texture of the glue will help keep the hair band in place. I tried this out on this head for the first time. I wore it to work and did not have to adjust the piece at all. You can also add glue throughout the ribbon to help keep that in place as well, but since I used a lace ribbon I did not try that out. Maybe next time.

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All Done!





Just a few simple items to make an elegant headband.

I wore this to work and got tons of compliments. I tend to try out my DIYs on my co-workers, they help with feed back.

Enjoy! Remember: Have Fun, Don't Stress, and Make it Your Own!

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 11 - A song from your favorite group.

2NE1 Of course!!!!!

I choose this song, because I think this is one of the only songs I have not yet posted on this blog! 2NE1 Rocks!

 

<3 Zerila

Blogging Day 281: Torrid Haul



http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Accessories/HatsHairgoods/Natural-Black-Band-Fedora-551003.jsp



I  have a black fedora, but I wanted one I could wear for the fall. Black is more of a winter hat color.



http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Tops/Paisley-Side-Tie-Border--Print-Chiffon-Top-535336.jsp

I love the print on this top! I've never been a fan of this style of top, but when I saw the colors I had to get it.

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Tops/Twist-Tees--Fuchsia-Slub-Knot-Tank-540880.jsp

A simple pink tank top. I'm learning I need to add more color to my wardrobe. Tanks are easy to translate into winter and fall by adding a cardigan.

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Tops/Turquoise-Peacock-Dolman-Top-508519.jsp

I love this color and I think it would be perfect for my vests. I 've become a fan of the vest these days, but lack the shirts to wear with them. I have a black one that would look fabulous with this top.

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Accessories/Black-and-Clear-Open-Flower-Rhinestone-Wristband-537100.jsp

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Accessories/Black-Rhinestone-Butterfly-Wristband-506193.jsp

I have one wristband bracelet like these and absolutely love it. They are very comfortable to wear and they are beautiful. I always get tons of compliments when I wear my wristband.

 

That is all I was able to get because I'm on a major budget! I'm going on a cruise this January and next summer I plan on going to Comic Con. I must save so many pennys!

I'll keep an eye out on Torrid and twitter any cool sales.

30 Day Song Challenge Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep

Utada Hikaru is another favorite artist of mine. I like her so much that I bought her CD, and I have only bought about 10 CDs my whole life.

'Flavor of Life' was the main song for the Japanese version of 'Boys Over Flowers' TV show.

You might her know her best for her work with Kingdom Hearts.

Simple and Clean

My favorite song and music video, Passion:

<3 Zerila



Blogging Day 280: My Very First DIY YouTube Video

I have been working on this video all weekend long! I did not realize how much work goes into a simple 10 minute video!!!!

 

Now for the unfolding!

Presenting Zerila's first DIY YouTube Video:

 

YEAH!!!!!

I'm so proud of my little video!

I hope you enjoyed it!

<3 Zerila

Since I know I'm behind in posting my 30 Day Song Challenge, here are the videos to catch you up:

 

‎30 Day Song Challenge: Day 04 A Song That Makes You Sad:

It takes ten seconds and I'm in tears.

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30 Day Song Challenge: Day 05 - A song that reminds you of someone

My high school sweet heart, he was a sweet guy and this was my sappy song to him.

Day 06 - A song that reminds you of somewhere

I was born in Scotland and then later my father was stationed there for a tour when I was in second to fifth grade. I have yet to see a land more beautiful then Scotland and doubt I ever will.

 

Day 07 - A song that reminds you of a certain event

When I was in college ,the first social I planned for the BCM was a pizza party and we watched Veggie Tales. It was awesome!

 

‎30 Day Song Challenge: Day 08 A song that you know all the words to.

A beautiful song I used to torture my parents with.

‎30 Day Song Challenge: Day 09 A song that you can dance too.

I've been practicing there moves. It's hard not to be addicated to this song.

Blodding Day 277: All I See Is Rain



This is what the weather map currently looks like right now.



weather.com



Just so you can get the full effect:

nasa.com

It is very soggy in Maryland right now. In fact certain places have been evacuated because the flooding is so bad. I've been thinking maybe a boat would be a better mode of transportation right now.

As for the furture:



weather.com



At least there is hope that I will see the sun on Monday. Bright right now is when it's light gray and not dark gray outside. 

Light Gray = Sprinkely Rain

Dark Gray = Run for shelter because you are about to get drenched! Maybe even scorched!

The thunder has been intense! It has been shacking my office and my house. Evidently last night we had a really bad storm and it rained ALOT! First words I heard this morning are," Check your room for water, because the other side of the basement has about an inch of water."

THANKFULLY!!!! There was no water!!! Yet...

Plus side to all of this is that they finally finished my deck, so I've been taking my evening naps outside on the deck listening to the rain fall on my the roof. It's pretty nice till the sky flashes and the thunder wakes me up.

I hope the rains stops for a bit so we can dry a bit. I'm not interested in a river in my backyard.

<3 Zerila

Blogging Day 273: Go Check Out Your Local Borders NOW!

As everyone knows, Borders is closing. A friend mentioned they were selling their shelves for 3/$100, so my family and I went to check it out. Also, the lure of books being up to 60% off was a pretty sweet deal. 

We ended up not buying  the selves because the lean and it would look awkward, but I found this instead:

It cost $58 something. I'm going to use it to organize my make-up and other things. As soon as I am done I will show you. WISH ME LUCK!

<3 Zerila

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 03 A Song that Makes you Happy





The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney Princess movies.

Blogging Day 272: Is No One Taking Checks Anymore?

I recently had my debit card stolen about a month back. Actually, I had my debit card numbers stolen because my card was still in my purse...weird. Evidently they can take your numbers and "program" them a new card.

ANYWAY...

I decided not to get a new debit card because I have found that I spend less money when I have to run to the bank to grab the cash I need to spend. I have to think twice about every purchase I do. I also started using checks again for when I go the the grocery store. After awhile I noticed certain stores not taking checks anymore.

The first store I noticed was Whole Foods. WHOLE FOODS, a GROCERY STORE doesn't take checks anymore! Granted, I do not shop at Whole Foods a lot. This is a 6x a year treat. Well, maybe more now that I learned they make AWESOME Indian food.

The most recent place I learned was Five Below. I was grabbing a few things and went to the counter and went to write out a check and he said they no longer take checks. I was so frustrated. Unfortunately, I only had enough money to buy one thing and explained my situation with the whole card thing. He stated it was because of the economy. A lot of people are writing bad checks and a lot of stores do not have a checking system for checks, so they are no longer taking checks. All of a sudden it made more since. If I owned a store, I would most likely do the same thing.

Still annoying though...

Has anyone else run into this problem?

<3 Zerila

30 Day Song Challege: Day 2 Your Least Favorite Song

Blogging Day 271: Contest Winner

This month I am giving away an awesome Hot Fuchsia bow ring I made.

Let's begin!

My lovely contestants:

In my awesome wine glass you go.

And the WINNER IS:

Congratulations!!

Next month's item I will post in the next few days.

<3 Zerila

Allan and my cousin are doing this awesome 30 Day Song Musical Challenge. I will be posting the challenges on my blog.

 Day 01- Your Favorite Song