DIY - How to Mat a Picture

Next Saturday is my boyfriend’s 30th birthday. To celebrate the milestone birthday I planned a surprise birthday party for him that took place this past Friday. One of the things I was most excited about was the football themed invitations. While the guests and I got to enjoy the watercolor football invites from finestationary.com, Michael did not receive one (obviously). Therefore I decided to frame an invitation for him and mat it myself. Below are step by step instructions on how to mat a photo along with pictures. Enjoy and good luck! And Michael, if you are reading this, I wish you a very happy early birthday! I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow xo

Supplies: ruler, scissors, crayon or pencil, glue stick, scrap book paper, item to be framed and frame

Make sure the frame you purchase has a back that can easily be removed

 Use the paper that comes in the frame to measure the correct size for the scrap book paper

 Cut the scrap book paper

 Measure the paper you just cut and mark the center of the page

Place the photo in the center of the paper and glue it down.

Then place in the frame and close the back of the frame.

Alyssa

HAUL ---- Bloomingdales + Sephora + Michaels + American Apparel

Hi everyone!  I hope you enjoy my latest mini-haul video!  Please follow this link if you have trouble viewing the YouTube video above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3_-RdW4eZQ&feature=youtu.be

Alyssa

A Simple Decorative Piece

Thanks to pinterest.com, I've been trying out tons of little fixes around the home. Most recently I’ve repurposed an old candle jar and turned it into my new q-tip holder!



The directions I followed can be found on this website and they are summarized below as well.

 Freeze jar overnight to loosen candle remnants

 Use a butter knife to break up remaining candle pieces

Peel off label and wash jar

Ta-da!  The finished product!!

Alyssa

The Last 48 [in pictures]

Despite March going out like a lion this year, spring seems to be all around the city with colorful tulips lining the streets.  On a walk last week I was so captivated by the abundance of tulips outside the Federal Reserve that I had to snap this picture.  The bright colors inspired me to get my creative juices flowing this weekend.

Stickers placed on hard boiled eggs pre dipping them into dye

Colorful Easter egg dyes

The finished products after the stickers were removed.  I’m not sure why the blue dye didn’t coat the egg evenly.

Easter eggs + hand painted pots.  Standard terracotta pots were purchased from a craft store then painted, adorned with ribbon and filled with seasonal flowers.

Alyssa