hello 2017

I know I'm a few days late to welcoming in the new year, but I've been spending some time reflecting on the past year and thinking about my goals for this year. 2016 treated me well- it was a year of lots of adventures! Since I was young, I always said I wanted to travel as much as I could when I "grew up". Although I don't feel grown up yet, I'm so grateful for all the traveling I was able to do! I feel like I travelled more this year than ever before, despite being a poor college student! Looking back, I'm amazed at how I managed to do everything I did! I somehow went on a trip, big or small, every month. 

vinyl bowl DIY

I went thrifting the other day and came across a huge stash of vintage records, so I bought a few to do something crafty with. I've seen these vinyl bowls all over the web, so I decided to try making them myself! I put together a mini tutorial to show you what I did.


First, find some records with pretty labels (I chose this one because I liked the light blue color). Thrift stores are the best place to find old records; these were only 25 cents each!


Heat your oven to 225°F. Place the record on top of a glass bowl, and put a glass jar in the center to hold it down.


After 5 to 10 minutes, the edges of the record will begin to ripple and it should be pretty malleable. Push the glass jar into the record so it forms a bowl shape. You can put it back in the oven for a few minutes and pull it out to reshape it even more, if you need to.


When you have the shape you want, let it harden (this happens very quickly) and pull it out of the glass bowl. That's all there is to it!


I put my vinyl bowl on my nightstand to throw in my keys and wallet at the end of the day. You could also use them to store yarn, or other crafty things. And these would be a super easy gift to make for that one hipster friend we all have (you know who I'm talking about). So if you're feeling crafty one afternoon, run to the thrift store and try making a few of these vinyl bowls!

1960's wedding

As promised, here is the second post of vintage photos I found stashed in my house. This time, it's my grandparent's wedding in the 1960's. I thought they were all gorgeous photographs, especially since I love the 60's era so much. I hope these are as inspiring to you as they are to me. ♥

a few pretty things

a blush bag, cream sweater, lovely album, rose hair clips, vintage compacts

xx

pretty boutique

I went shopping with my friends over the weekend and we discovered a charming, vintage-looking boutique! It was so pretty inside, and all the decorations looked very DIYable. I'm very inspired to do similar things in my bedroom.


Not only was the store beautiful, the clothes were equally as gorgeous!


Everthing was light, pretty, and girly; exactly my style!


I fell in love with this amazing coat, it was hard to walk away without it!

I hope these images inspire you as much as they do to me! ♥

antiquing

Yesterday my two friends and I went to this antique shop that I've been wanting to go to for weeks. I'm so glad we did, because it was amazing! It was so big, and they had so many pretty things. I'm surprised I didn't buy more than I did, because I was definitely tempted too (especially teacups, they had dozens of beautiful teacups!). I ended up just purchasing three things. In the above picture is a vintage plate that I found, and I'm using it to hold a few pieces of my favorite jewelry. Isn't the plate pretty? I love how it fades into pink around the sides, and the edges have crackled gold covering them.


The other two things I bought were a lovely pin and old soap tin. The pin will be gorgeous clasped onto a shawl or cardigan.


The soap tin is the brand "Yardley" and I tried looking up how old it might be, but I couldn't find anything on this specific one. Online I found a similar soap tin from this brand that was made in the 1920's, so that would be so cool if this one was also from that era!

The pin and the tin are not actually for me (as much as I would love to keep them!). I bought them with a specific person in mind, so they are going to be Christmas presents! ♥