Keep Calm & Stache On - Kidecals

 As a lover of DIY's, I was pretty excited when I received these decals from Kidecals.

I immediately thought of a "stache" themed party when I received these. Sadly, this didn't happen, but I did put them to use and applied them on some of my glassware. My favorite one has to be the Starbucks cup I picked up from a thrift store. I use it to store my makeup brushes and adds as a decoration on my vanity. I also put them through the test in the dishwasher for the sake of this review and they're definitely durable and machine washable (Makes me wonder what they're made of).  

If "staching" is not your thing, they also have everything from personalized labels to wall decals in different designs. Whatever you decide on, just warning you, they are addicting. I started with one decal on each glass and next thing you know, I'm double "staching" everything.

They were kind enough to give out a 15% discount code and free shipping (US residents). Type "Fashion" at check out and make sure to leave a comment letting me know what you chose. Happy decal-ing! 

Insta-Neen

For one of my best friend's birthday, I wanted to gift her something a little more sentimental. I browsed through Pinterest looking for a DIY gift and came across so many projects for Instagram lovers. Everything from phone cases, canvas, coasters to wrapping papers. I decided on a simple framed photos to feature her beauty along wit her makeup skills. :)

What I used:

Photos you want to frame 

Frame 18"x22" (Target)

Spray Paint (Michaels) - just because I love metallics 

Scissors/paper trimmer 

Tape or glue - to keep the images in place

The best way to start this project is to choose a frame size. I had sized everything in Illustrator to fit into the frame, mine was 4"x4", equally spaced. To trim the photos, I suggest using a Paper cutters to achieve straight lines. I didn't exactly cut it with skill as I cut around them with scissors and went to town. It never occurred to me that I could print it all together as a poster instead of cutting it into boxes the way I did. So, if you don't have Illustrator, you can use programs like Posterdog to print out the pictures. You can choose the size you want the poster to be in that program. 

This was a lot of fun to create and I can't wait to try other Instagram projects! If you want to see other photos of my friend Denean, check her out on instagram @deneandale. She also has a Youtube channel where you can 

check out how she creates her makeup looks that's featured in these photos. 

Modern Day Minnie

Target skirt and top

Jcrew necklace

Forever21 boots

Asos jacket

I'm so excited to share this post because it's my first collaboration with my good friend, Denean Dale. She is one of my old friends who works as a Freelance/Special Effects Makeup Artist/ and a rising Youtube star! hehe. If the photos didn't give it away already, we decided to do a Disney Fashion Icon, Minnie Mouse!

If you want to see how the makeup was done and what she used, check out her Youtube channel @Deneandale or click here. You can also follow her on Instagram (also deneandale),where she posts other amazing makeup looks.

For the outfit, I wanted to to create her look with something that was already in my closet. The first thing that came to mind was my polka dot top with the peter pan collar. I added a black quilted skirt and boots with over the knee socks. Lastly, the famous Minnie ears because the outfit wouldn't be complete without it!

  Thanks for visiting and hope you enjoyed this as much as we did creating it. We had so much fun filming this tutorial that even her puppy, Diesel, wanted to join the shoot. Till next time! xx