Valentine's Day DIY

Happy Valentine's Day! I love Valentine's day because it is a day where you can show all the important people in your life how much them mean to you! But shouldn't everyday be Valentine's Day? I am such a gifter. I adore giving gifts! It's so fun to surprise people with a little something. Whether it's a handwritten note, or a cake-pop from a Starbucks run or even a pretty gold rim tea cup find!

This Valentine's Day I decided to make a little book for my roommates filled with "Reasons You Are Loved." Who doesn't need a little daily reminder that you are dearly loved by friends and a Heavenly Father!

What you will need:

Blank Notebooks

Pretty 8x8 Scrapbook Paper

Washi Tape

Gold Paint pen
A Bible


For this DIY, I found most of the supplies in the Dollar Bins at Target! I started with blank teaching books and then covered them with 8x8 pretty paper also from the Dollar Bins. I used washi to seal the paper edges to the books also from.... yep, the Target Dollar Bins! Then I wrote my sweet friends names on the front in gold ink!

On the first page in the book I wrote "Reasons Why You Are Loved" and then added a little Valentines Day note underneath.

I filled their books with words I think best describes who they are and also a bible verse or quote to go along with the word! My roommates are my closest friends and I couldn't have had more fun filling their books with encouraging words and verses:) 

Happy Valentine's Day!

A Lovely Ribbon Ornamnet

Y'all, I adore this ornament! My sweet blogging friend Katie at Midwestern Charm and I decided to do a handmade ornament swap. Oh my word, this ornament just sparkles in the light of a Christmas tree!

 What you need: A glass ornament and ribbon of your choice!

 I ended up cutting the peach/pink ribbon into smaller slivers so that the silver sparkle ribbon could shine!

 Hooray! You now have a beautiful glass ornament filled with lovely ribbon.

How to Make an Instagram Widget

Being a do-it-yourself blogger, I have had to learn how to design my template using many tutorials. Lets just say HTML coding is not the easiest... This is an EASY tutorial on how to display your Instagram pictures in your sidebar! The site I use is Intagme and it is so simple to use. First type in your Username and then decide if you want a slideshow widget (like the one I have) or a grid widget like the one highlighted in the circle.

After you decide which widget you want, you need to set the width of the widget based on the width of your sidebar. You can find your width by going to Template>Customize>Adjust Widths. My widget is set to 220 and it also has no border or background color. Next click get code and copy the HTML code!

Go to your Layout page and click Add a Gadget. You will be adding the HTML/JavaScript gadget.

Add the HTML/JavaScript gadget.

A coding box will appear where you can paste your widget code.

If you want your widget to be centered add the code <div align="center"> before the code you pasted.

Move the Intagme widget where you want it in your sidebar and preview the layout!

Yayyy for displaying pretty Instagram pictures!

A New Life for Old Candle Jars

I have recently been updating the look of my blog! Hope y'all like the new clean look:) I don't know about you but I love candles. Whenever I get back from class or work I tend to immediately light all the candles around the house. I enjoy the warm glow of candle light and the cozy smells that fill the house. That being said, I go through candles quite quickly and am left with a pretty glass jars with a thin  layer of wax at the bottom. These jars could be used for so many other things rather and just being tossed in the garbage.

How to Remove that Pesky Bottom Wax Layer in Candle Jars:

Boil water on the stove top or in the microwave. Carefully pour into the candle jars making sure to cover all of the wax with the hot water.

 The wax will begin to melt and rise to the surface. ** Important: wait for the wax to cool and harden before trying to remove it from the jar.

 After the wax has hardened, cut out the remaining pieces and clean the jars with soap and water. YAYY new glass jars!

I'll use mine to hold pretty flowers and my makeup brushes {for now} but these are just a few of the glass jars many new uses! Hoping to turn one into mercury glass and add some tea lights :)

Hope y'all find uses for your old candle jars!