Diy #2 - Collar Accessory

 

 

For this easy and quick project you'll only need a few things.

 

Supplies:

-A shirt with a collar (maybe even a plaid one!)

-Fabric Scissors

-Optional; embellishments and buttons to sew or glue to your collar, fabric glue, or a needle and thread matching your shirt.

 





 

 

First, take your collared shirt and unfold the collar like this: 

 

 

 

Next, take your scissors and cut along the bottom of the collar where it meets the thinner fabric of the shirt as shown in the picture.



 If your collar doesn't have a button right beneath it like mine, you can always sew one on and cut a slit on the opposite side of the collar to fasten it. As an alternative, you can use embellishments as a fastener, such as a length of chain.

Once you completely cut off your collar, it should look like this:

 

 

And then you're done! Here I paired my new collar with some collar clips. 

 

 

If you want to see some different ways to wear your collar, check out my Instagram @danithedancer.

Enjoy!

 

New Book! Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Today I went out to my favorite book store, Barnes & Noble and scanned the Teen Romance and Fiction aisle.

And this is what caught my eye.

Apparently, author Sarah Maas first based her book off of Cinderella, but it morphed into something different and more....Assassin like.

I'm excited to start reading, but I have a few other books in line before this one that I have to finish. (And possibly review!) But once I finish this one, which is the first in a series by the same title, I will definitely review it so you guys can read it and hopefully love it.

Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

 

 

Recently, I finished reading The Fault in Our Stars by author John Green. I had been borrowing the book from one of my girlfriends.

I'll admit, this was one of those times that I saw a trailer for an interesting looking movie, found out it was based on a book, and then decided to rush to read the book before I saw the film. Needless to say, if it hadn't been for the movie remake, I would have never known a thing about this book.

But luckily, I was able to find it and read it within a few days. I have to say, from page 1, John Green captivated me with his prototypal writing style. He incorporated a plethora of SAT words and metaphors into his work, and really helped his readers understand a whole different side to life. I especially loved Augustus Waters (didn't we all?) and his metaphoric use of cigarettes.

A lot of the time now a days, I find myself using quotes from this amazing book. "My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations" has to be my favorite quote from any piece of literature I have read thus far. The Fault in Our Stars is happy, sad, romantic, disconcerting and lovable all at the same time. It's easily made it's way into my top ten favorite books list (more like the top five!).

My friends and I talked to the principal and English teacher at my school and managed to get TFIOS drafted into the three books that we have to read and report about during the summer. That's a pretty big deal, considering the list is usually for largely famous and important stories, such as The Scarlet Letter or The Help.

As we speak, I am currently looking into purchasing and reading some of John Green's other works, such as Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Looking For Alaska.

Overall, I'd have to give this book a 9 / 10. (Would've been a perfect 10, but I almost cried for Augustus Waters....)

DIY #1 - Throwback Soda Vase

For my first tutorial, I thought I'd do something easy. This soda bottle vase is cute and can be customized to your liking!

 What You'll Need:

-A glass soda bottle (any kind; I used a Mountain Dew bottle because it matched my bedroom)
- A 'filler' of your choice (I used a few different sized acrylic gems to fill the bottom of my bottle)
-A flower or two (real or faux, your choice)



Steps:

First, empty your soda bottle. (You can find these at grocery stores.) I drank my soda, but if you prefer you can just dump it or give it to someone else to finish. After all your soda is disposed of, clean out the inside of the bottle with a little dish soap and warm water. Then let it sit upside down in your dish rack or over a paper towel to dry.

Once the inside of your bottle is dry, start adding your 'filler'. As previously stated, I chose to use acrylic gems which can be found at Michael's, A.C. Moore or Hobby Lobby, but you can use anything. Some suggestions are pearls, gravel, beads, or marbles.
I only added my filler up about 2 1/2 inches from the bottom of my bottle in case I ever wanted to place a real flower in my vase with a longer stem.

Place your flower in the vase and you're done! Of course you can always add more pizzazz to the outside of your bottle, but I decided to keep mine the way it was and let the labeling do the talking.

If you decide to make this send me the pics by email or by Instagram by tagging me @danithedancer.

Contact Me

If you're looking to contact me to send any ideas or tips to the blog, you can reach me here:

dani-2step@hotmail.com



If you want to follow up on my pictures and how I style the DIY creations, you can see everything here:

Instagram - @danithedancer

Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/dani2step


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