It’s Pinterest Challenge time and I don’t know about where you are but I am loving this warmer weather in NY! Last weekend I finally finished turning over my fall/winter clothes to my spring/summer clothes.  The one thing that always remains a staple in my wardrobe no matter what time of year it is are my scarves. I may have a scarf hoarding problem! Now even though the weather is warming up it still is a bit chilly and a nice lightweight scarf this time of year is perfect! There are a ton of different ways to tie a scarf but now that the weather is warmer I try to tie my scarves in ways that don’t make them so bulky around my neck. I found a fun way to tie a scarf from an image on Pinterest. I changed one step in the tutorial because I didn’t like the way it turned out but here is my way of tying it!  

To start off you’ll want to drape the scarf around your neck backwards with the ends behind you.

Next, take the ends and cross them behind you and bring them to the front.

Then, take your loop and twist it once.

After that, take your right hanging end and place it into the bottom opening of your twist.

Now take the left hanging end and do the same thing, place it inside the opening twist.

All you need to do now is tighten up your knots by shimming them up until your satisfied with how it looks!

Just another fun and chic way to wear your scarf!

Linking up to YHL

Happy Monday all! I know I have been the worst blogger of the year and yikes it’s only May! Well I am here today to chat with you guys about the ol’ blog! I can honestly say that I have a ton of projects I want to get done but they require sanding, spraying and warm weather so you can imagine how excited I am that the time has come! I’m so ready to get the ball rolling again! I have also been thinking about how I love this blog because it allows me to share what I love which then made me start thinking about adding to it.  Some of you may or may not know but on top of teaching second graders and DIYing/crafting I am also a freelance makeup artist and I love all things beauty related.  It got me thinking that I would love to add some beauty tips to the blog and maybe even some tutorials! Maybe even some fashion too! I mean it all deals with style and this is Made2Style…ha! see how I did that. Anyway I would love to know what you guys think or if you have anything that you would love to see like how to create a flawless face or cover undereye circles, maybe even how to curl your hair and make it last!

Now don’t fret, I’ll still be crafting and DIYing away! In fact, I am working on finally completing my office/crafting area and I have some diaper boxes I am planning on turning into storage containers.  A girl can never have too much storage!! Now one last thing I need from you guys! I have this pretty wooden box that I purchased at a flea market almost a year ago (can’t wait to share the story of how I got it) and it needs a change.  I am having the hardest time deciding how I should paint it! Here is the box:

I’m in love the design on the top and my first plan was to paint it a high gloss white and try to gold leaf the design. Then I started thinking that it might just be best if I keep the whole thing white and just polish up the hinges. Now I’m just lost. So if you like one idea over the other or have a completely different idea, I’m all ears! Well, in this case, I’m all eyes!

Ok now onto a cute little treat my friend Emily and I made this past week! I have one of the most amazing assistants at work and this past week she finished up her last class of Grad school and so we whipped up this cute graduation hat treat found via Pinterest about 15 minutes before we presented them AKA super easy to make!

Here is what you’ll need:

Lollipop Stick/Cakepop sticks (found at craft stores)
Foam or anything that can hold the sticks upright
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups(miniature)
Reese’s Pieces
Ghirardelli Squares
Frosting in a bag (trust me bag is best)
Pull and peel Twizzlers or Licorice

We didn’t end up using the licorice but rather bubble tape but for presentation purposes I think the licorice would have looked better.  All you simply do now is…

1. Stick the peanut butter cup upside down onto the stick.
2. Dab a little frosting in the center (it works as glue.)
3. Add your Ghirardelli square, upside down.
4. Add another dab of frosting and then a Reese’s pieces.
5. Some more frosting and then your “tassel.”

So cute right? And super easy!! Warning though- if you don’t plan on eating them right away or making them beforehand I recommend keeping them in the fridge so the chocolate doesn’t melt!

Just in time for graduation season!

Oh why hello! Yes, I have been MIA for quite awhile now.  I wish I had a good reason but the truth is sometimes I just run out of steam and in all honesty I really haven’t had any projects in the works.  Well I am here today to share a fun little change-up I made in my kitchen.  Remember these frames?

So, these suckers have been sporting those Fall leaves up until last week. I know, major fail. Would you believe me if I told you that I didn’t even notice until the other day? Well regardless, I finally changed them.  Since they reside in the kitchen and there are three of them I thought how cute would it be to have them say “EAT”. So I hit up the craft store and picked up some green colored scrap paper that not only tied in with the rest of the kitchen but that also gave the feeling of spring time!

To achieve this I simply printed out each letter from Print Shop.

Cut each letter out and then traced them on brown scrap paper. I used painter’s tape to hold the letters down.

Once they were traced I cut them out and then measured them so that they sat right smack in the middle of the 12×12 paper and used craft glue to hold it down.

Once I had them all done I just placed them into the frames and just hung them! They definitely brighten the space and I certainly can’t help but notice them!

Anyone else out there making some fun and colorful changes to their decor? I’m currently crushing on coral (say that 5 times fast!) and have some ideas for the living room. Now that the weather is slowly warming up I’m getting very excited to wipe out the spray paint! Bring on Spring!

I am so flippin’ excited for the winter edition of the Pinterest Challenge! Now there is a very good chance that you may have pinned this image or you have at least scrolled past it on Pinterest.

Well this image was my inspiration. I couldn’t help but think how cool it was and I totally wanted to tackle an elbow patch.  Being true to who I am I knew that needle felting was not the direction I wanted to go in but rather something with some more bling! I’ve seen some tops online that offer sequin elbow patches but they were well over $50 and that just wasn’t happening so true to form I decided I would DIY it.

I went to Joann’s to see if I could find a sequined fabric but they just didn’t have what I was looking for. I also looked online but I was worried that what I would order wouldn’t be what I expected. My idea was to head down to NYC and go to Mood…this was months ago. So when I saw the Pinterest Challenge post over at YHL I knew exactly what I wanted to tackle. The only problem was, I was just not looking forward to going into the city nor did I have time so I went back to Joann’s and thought I would try something else, sequined ribbon.  I had no idea if it was going to work so I was just hoping for the best but to save you from the gut wrenching nervous feeling of not knowing I’ll let you in on a secret: it totally worked!

Keep reading to find out how to:

What you’ll need is 1 yard a sequined ribbon, any extra fabric you have laying around, fabric adhesive, (that’s right, no sew!) fray check and scrap paper. I happened to have a sweater that has elbow patches so I used that as my guide but you could easily trace your hand and use that as your guide.  

Using the shape, I traced it out onto some leftover fabric I had, creating two elbow patches.

Now to apply the ribbon to the patches I used Tear Mender which is a fabric adhesive. The reason I chose to use Tear Mender was because it allows for flexibility and considering these are going on my elbows they need to be flexible. I purchased it at Joann’s.

To attach the ribbon I simply added a thin layer to one half of the patch as well as a thin layer to the ribbon and then pressed them together, waited a few minutes and then did the same thing for the other half.

Then I trimmed off the ribbon and added fray check all around the edges.

The best part was that even though there was ribbon on top of fabric the patch was still quite flexible!

To add them to my sweater I just marked the area where I wanted it to start and with the adhesive, applied a thin layer and laid it down! Be sure to add a small piece of cardboard inside the sleeve so that the glue doesn’t seep through.

I wore this all day on Monday and it really added that little bit of sparkle I was looking for!

If I head into the city soon I may still try it again with just a sequined fabric but for now this works just fine!

Linking up to:

YHL
Bower Power
Decor & the Dog
The Remodeled Life

Last week I went looking for my hot glue gun for something that needed a quick fix. I checked in my desk…I checked in the basket in my living room…I checked the top shelf of the closet…I checked in the bag under my desk…I ended up finding a ziplock bag with all my glue guns at the bottom of my pantry.  This was a major wake up call – I need proper storage! I literally have stuff everywhere and I don’t remember where I put anything so I end up searching for something as simple as mod podge for a decent amount of time.  I went looking online and found this great piece from Ikea that I knew would work perfectly. While I don’t exactly have the space for it, I would make it work because it was necessary.  So at 8:30pm I got in my car and drove 45 minutes and bought this bad boy.

The piece itself was $119 and I had a $75 Visa gift card so it came out to about $50 for me which is pretty much what had me sold on it. What didn’t have me sold was of course the fun times of putting the piece together.

It actually wasn’t all that bad until I got to that moment where I thought I put the one piece on backwards and realized I had to take the whole thing apart. You know you’ve witnessed this if you’ve ever put an Ikea piece together! Luckily, I was wrong and I just threw in the drawers and finally organized all my crafty goodness!

Did you see that, an empty drawer ha! A whole drawer with nothing but a clipboard to fill with more goodies! By the way, do you think I own enough hot glue guns? I feel so accomplished having everything in one spot now!  What storage solutions have you found work for you?

I’m back today to share some of my bathroom organization.  The truth is keeping the sink storage area organized can be quite a challenge especially since most products are all different sizes and some spaces can be really tight.  I have 3 designated areas for storage and I was doing a terrible job of utilizing them!

First things first: PURGE! I like to pretend I am moving and I am only allowed to keep the things I absolutely need. It’s so easy to think you’ll use that product or you might need that lotion one time but you don’t so toss it! I really needed to get better use of the storage so just like I did with the kitchen sink I took everything out and only kept what was necessary. 

What bugs me the most is that I cant make the under sink area look organized but at least I have only what I need and I put most used item up front. The suspended tension shelf is a great way to create more space in a small cabinet. I purchased mine at Bed Bath and Beyond.

In another cabinet I placed things like hair and body products that I do not use often but that I do use and also cosmetic bags. I thought about getting baskets but then I realized that all of these things are hidden by a door and rather than having to scrummage through a basket to find what I need I would rather just stand them. 

After all the purging it allowed me to completely free up the other storage area I had. Now I finally have a place for all my travel makeup that doesn’t fit in my travel case as well as my palettes! So excited about this!

Have you started getting rid of any unused items in your home?

Spring cleaning is right around the corner and I certainly can not wait to pack away all my winter clothes and crack the windows open! For now, I will stay cuddled under the blanket and wait for the snow on the ground to melt. This past weekend I decided to get my butt into gear and do some early purging! My victims were under my kitchen sink and kitchen junk drawer! My first goal was to tackle the kitchen sink cabinet and toss anything I wasn’t using and find a place for everything. It’s so easy to just throw things wherever there is room when you take something out but if you designate an actual spot for those items then it helps you keep things organized. I just started by taking everything out and sorting through what I had.

By the way, this thing on the right is a great tool to have under the sink because it allows for more space. Just make sure you use it right unlike me who was just tossing things in it!

I wiped it all down and placed everything in its right spot. I placed all kitchen and bath cleaning supplies in the top rack and the bottom rack holds items that I don’t use as frequently like oven cleaner, oxi clean, plant food.

It’s so nice when everything has a place! Speaking of which let’s move on to the next task at hand…the junk drawer! We all have them. Those drawers that just manage to get filled with things you probably haven’t needed ever like “oh yes, let’s save those chopsticks for when I learn to make my own sushi.” Who are kidding, you don’t make sushi!! Anyway, whenever I think about organizing I immediately think of the mecca of organization – The Container Store. They sell these amazing “everything organizers” which of course I got my hands on!

You can also find these on Amazon and they are awesome because they have a top drawer that slides and allows for even more storage. If you’re anything like me then your drawer looks a little something like this…

You know, chock full of goodness (crap), so much so that your crazy glue explodes?

I ended up throwing so much stuff out. I also found the right place for more than half of the stuff in there that when I started to put it all back I had so much extra space!

It makes me so happy to have these spaces cleaned out! Next up, making better use of my bathroom storage. That’s right, if you haven’t used that spray gel, you’re not going to so toss it! I’ll be back tomorrow to share what I did in there!