Celeb Crush: Emma Stone

I don't feel like my girl crush on Emma Stone needs any explanation. Just watch any of her movies or interviews and I am sure you will feel the same. Although I firmly believe that we would be BEST FRIENDS if we were ever to meet, my crush goes farther than just her personality. I also LOVE her look. Whether she is blonde or red-head, on the red carpet or on the town, killing zombies or writing a book from the maid's point of view--I think she looks fabulous.

They are too cute

 

 

Love the pop of red on the toes

Simple elegance.

Ryan Gosling...

Fall Inspirations

                                                                    

                  

What I'm Wearing: First Day of School

Must Haves

These are a few things that I swear have made my life a little less hectic or are staples in my closet. They are without a doubt some of the best purchases I have made.

Bedroom/Storage

1. Wonder Hangers.

Yes I do mean the As-Seen-On-Tv Wonder Hangers. These things really do double your closet space. They are pretty reasonable in price. Only $10 for a box of 8. Do yourself a favor and buy these.

2. Sterilite Storage Drawers

Easy way to add more storage to a room. I have one in my closet and a larger one in my room. Makes it where my dresser isn't quite so full.

3. Command Strip Hooks

These things are great. I have them hanging purses, belts, towels, and anything else I need to hang up.  Not to mention they now have picture and poster hanging command strips. Way better than nails and tacks.

4. Over-the-Door Shoe Holder

I have a lot of shoes. This over-the-door holder helps keep them all out of the way and I can see them all. Before I had them all in tubs but I kept forgetting what I had so this is way better.

5. Mainstays Shoe Rack

Stackable and Expandable. I think that basically says it all. It only takes up about 4 feet of space along one wall in my room. I can probably fit about 50 or more shoes on it. Its a great buy.


Beauty/Style

1. Roller Set Clips

Curl your hair and use these clips to clip up the curl. While it cools, do your make-up. Helps set your curls, and doesn't leave any crinks like bobby pins sometimes do. Not to mention these are easier to open with one hand than bobby pins are. I found mine at Wal-Mart for roughly the same price as bobby pins.

2. Dry Shampoo

Let's be honest. We don't always wash our hair. Sometimes we skip a day a two. Dry Shampoo is a great way to get rid of any second (or third) day greasiness and give it a fresh smell.

3. Headwrap Headband

Also great for second day hair. Wear with your hair down, up, or tucked. Adds a little something to your look. And they are pretty cheap and you can find them anywhere.

4. Boots

Ask anyone and they will tell you I am OBSESSED with boots. They can be worn casual or dressed up. And there are so many options on styles that they can seriously be worn with everything.

5. Tights

Tights are such a simple way to add a pop of color to an outfit. They can be quirky or sophisticated. And they have the added bonus of being able to be worn year round.

6. Scarves

Like tights, scarves can add color and personality to an outfit. They can be worn on your neck, in your hair, on a purse, as a belt, and any other way you can think of.

Much love, 

Katie

Ombre Alert

I have once again changed my hair color. Go figure. For work I needed to do something somewhat tame -- i.e. no pink, blue, purple, green, etc. Which I have done before (except green which I plan to do next summer). So I gave into the OMBRE trend that has been appearing lately.

It wasn't that hard to do. There are a TON of "How To's" out there for this dye job. YouTube, Google, Pinterest. It's everywhere. Basically you just bleach what you want lightened, allowing more time for the lightest/ends of your hair.

 

Overall I am pleased with the results. I may tweak it here and there. Make the ends a little lighter. But who knows, I may just leave it like this. 

Much love, 

Katie

DIY Curling Wand

I have been wanting to get a curling wand for a while now. The only issue was dropping the $30 or more for one. Then as luck would have it I stumbled across The Beauty Department's tutorial on making your own curling wand from an old curling iron. Needless to say I was ecstatic. Not only would I have a curling wand, but it wouldn't cost me anything--I have at least 3 curling irons that I don't use anymore. And honestly, what's better than getting something for free?

Use The Beauty Department for their tutorial. But really its pretty simple--just remove the clamp.

 

** Please ignore the grossness of the iron. I haven't had a chance to clean it yet.

Much love, 

Katie

Braided Tank

 Materials Needed:

• Old T-Shirt--I used one I found in a free box at school
• Scissors
• Needle and  Matching Thread

Cut off the sleeves of the t-shirt. About 1 inch under seam is good. Once you have the first sleeve cut off, you can use it as a template to cut the other one off.

Extend the holes cut on the BACK OF SHIRT only. Making the shirt into more of a razor back.

Cut off the collar. About 1 inch below.

Cut straight across the razor back. Now there should be a flap on the back of your shirt.

Cut the flap into three section for the braid. Pull the strips a little to make them a little neater and easier to braid.

Braid the three strips. Using the needle and thread, sew the ends of the braid together. 

Find the middle of the collar and sew the braid to it.

Take a strip, about 1 inch wide and 3-4 inches long, from the extra you have cut from the shirt. Sew one side to the back of the braid. Wrap the strip around the braid and sew the end. This works to make it look neater and give it an overall cleaner look.

Much love, 

Katie

What I'm Wearing: Movie and Dinner with the Girls

Bandeau from Aerie

 Sock Bun

 

Elephant Necklace and Black Tank from Forever21

Nut and Lace Bracelet I made from Pinterest

Teal Jeggings from Wal-Mart

Black Flats from Target

Much love, 

Katie

Fleur-de-Organization

Being a self-confessed shopaholic, I have a lot of clothing, shoes, and accessories. After some serious thought and brainstorming, I have found a way to neatly store MOST of my items. I have over-the door organizers and coat racks, shoe racks, about 15 Wonder Hangers, a scarf hanger (yes it truly does exist), and hanging shelves in my closet. The one thing I did not have organized was my jewelry. I had all my necklaces and earrings in individual baggies inside a little plastic tub. Talk about a hassle--but this was probably the easiest way to store them for college. However, now that I am at home I wanted a better way.

After countless searches for a jewelry organizer that I liked, I finally decided to just make my own. Let me just say that this was WAY easier said than done. Since I am not that handy with tools I enlisted my dad's help and headed to Home Depot. I'm not going to list everything I bought or the steps involved but if anyone wants them just let me know and I will gladly share.

Total I probably spent about $30-40 to make this organizer. Which I feel is a reasonable price for it. I am so happy with the result and couldn't wait to hang everything up and show it to you

The light in my room is red/pink hence the pink tone on the wall

Grey walls--which is the actual color of my room

Much love, 

Katie

Fleur-de-Outlet

Re-decorated my bedroom this summer. New Paint. New Bed. The whole shebang. Naturally this was not quite enough for me. Enter my outlet and light switch covers. My new bed spread is fleur-de-lis-esque so I went to Hobby Lobby and found some scrapbooking paper that was similar and some Modge-Podge. Now for the fun part...

Materials

Remove and clean outlet and light switch covers. Apply a layer of Modge-Podge to covers. Then cover with the scrapbook paper. And let dry. Once dry, cut off excess paper for covers. Apply a top coat of Modge-Podge and let dry. When dry, reinstall and enjoy your newly vamped outlet and light switch covers.

BEFORE

AFTER

Much love, 

Katie

On the Fringe

Reeling from my Coachella post I decided to make my very own FRINGE shirt.


 Materials Needed:

• Old Shirt (I used one of my plain Hanes shirts from Wal-Mart)
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissors  

Once I had my materials gathered, I got to work:

1. Measure how high you want the "fringe" to be. Draw a line all the way around the shirt at this measurement. I measured from the bottom but you can measure from the armpit too.  My measurement was 7in from the bottom.
2. Once you have the length measured, use the ruler to mark out the width of each "fringe". I made each 1cm.
3. Draw lines from the from the height to the bottom of the shirt to use as a reference when cutting. 
4. Cut off the bottom hem.
5. Cut along the lines drawn for each "fringe". Make sure to stop at the height line so they are all the same length.
6. (Skip to 9 if you want to leave shirt as is) Cut off the sleeves. 
7. Draw how you want to collar to be and cut along line. 
8. Trim the sleeves/collar to the desired width. Use the ruler for extra help.
9. Wash to remove remaining pencil marks.
10. Once dry, wear and ENJOY!

BEFORE

AFTER

Much love, 

Katie

Coachella

Cut-off Denim Shorts. Sandals. Leather Boots. Sunglasses. Crochet/Lace Tops. Bangles. Bandeaus. Cross-body Bags. Floppy Hats. Crop Tops. Floral Print Shorts. Maxi Dresses. Head Wraps.

These are all part of the Coachella fashion.

I am LOVING this hippie-esque look right now. I just got the concert bra I ordered from Aerie in the mail today (it's the EXACT one that Kristen Stewart is wearing above) and I almost pee-d myself with excitement. 

If you are a fan of these looks as well, check out the sites below.

Aerie

Forever 21

Delias

Topshop

Much love, 

Katie