Things Pinterest Has Taught Me {Live}

Pinterest has taken over my life. Every spare moment I have (waiting for the bus, on the bus, before bed, eating breakfast, well you get the idea), I spend looking at the awesome ideas Pinterest has to offer.

WARNING: Before making an account, make sure your ready for the side affects the addiction can cause, including: lack of sleep, eye soreness, reduced social life, a need to try everything you see.

With that being said, here are some of the things Pinterest has taught me:

01. How to be More Crafty

 02. How to Throw a (Great) Party

03. How to Have (A Little) Better Style

04. How to Dress for the Occasion

05. How to Cook (Better)

You can check out my Pinterest account here.

Chunky, Knit Socks {DIY}

It went down to -11 degrees celsius last night. It was a bit chilly this morning when I left for school. With winter approaching, I want/need a good pair of wooly, warm socks. Something to wear with boots, or pull on after a long day. Something like this:

found here

 My mom is a knitting guru, so it is natural that I would find a free DIY pattern for her to knit. I have been scoring Pinterest and Google for something and have come across this and this. Now all I have to do is decide which one, find the perfect wool and get my mom a knittin'!!!

Hedgehog Mittens {DIY}

I just saw this on Pinterest...

...and it took me here to a pattern to knit your own!

DIY Tea Storage Jars {DIY}

I recently professed my love for tea and when I saw this DIY on Wit & Whistle, I instantly fell in love. You paint the lids of canning jars with chalkboard paint so you can label and re-label your teas quickly and easily. I store my loose tea in jars anyway and it never occurred to me to paint the lids for labelling (I usually just use a piece of tape and a sharpie). Awesome!

DIY Eyeliner Brush {DIY}

I always see people walking around with the perfect liquid/gel eyeliner. I always wonder how they get such a flawless line. Well my friends, I have the answer. It's an angled eyeliner brush. The whole idea behind it being angled (as you will see in the video) is so you can see where you want the line to go and not have it blocked by your hand.

You can buy them at Sephora for like $25, but I found a handy video on how to make on yourself. You can see it for yourself at the bottom of this post, or here. So I made one myself and here is how it turned out:

Basically, you buy cheap thin paintbrushes (I got mine at Walmart), but it must have a metal ferrel. Then all you do is bend (about a 45 degree angle) the top of the brush with a pair of pliers and voila, you have your very own (cheap) angled eyeliner brush. Watch the video to see more details and also how to apply the eyeliner once you have made your handy brush.

DIY Business Card Holder {DIY}

I am planning a big desk/workspace revamp. I have slowly been accumulating pieces for it. One thing I needed was a business card holder. I was going to just buy one at Staples for $7, but then I thought I would be pretty easy to just make one. So here is how I made my own business card holder.

Materials:
-Ruler
-Cutting Board
-Exacto Knife
-Foam Core








Instructions:
1. Measure the length and width (most business cards are 3.5 inches by 2 inches) and cut.

It should look like this (left square: what you just cut; right square: what you will be cutting):

2. Score (DON'T CUT THROUGH) a small lip at the end of the square. Break the cut.

3. Repeat on the SAME side as the last cut, another cut farther down. Break the cut.

4. Repeat on the OPPOSITE side as the last cut, another cut farther down. Break the cut.

5. Cut the excess off the end, so the end is flush to the bottom.

This is what you should end up with: