DIY- Thumbprint Heart Necklace

I have seen many of these thumbprint heart necklaces, but the price always gets me...darn sterling silver. I thought that I could probably tackle this as a DIY with some simple inexpensive craft supplies, and overall I am happy with the end result. Keep reading if you want to see how I created this DIY.
Supplies:

Oven Baked Clay (Silver)
Necklace Chain
Jump Ring
Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter
Wax Paper
Rolling Pin
Toothpick- not pictured
Black Crayon- not pictured
Put a small piece of clay between two sheets of wax paper, and roll out to about a 1/4".
This is what it'll look like after it is rolled out.
Cut out heart shape with cookie cutter.
Gently press finger prints into clay. My husband imprinted his fingerprint on the left and then I did mine on the right. Then, create a hole for the jump ring by using a toothpick.
Put on a cookie sheet and bake according to the directions on the clay package.
After the heart has cooled from the oven, take a black crayon and gently run it over the fingerprints. Initially, I planned to use the rub and buff...but this method worked much better.
Voila! All finished! Now I have a little token of our love to wear around my neck....cheesy, I know. I love it anyway. This would be perfect to do with kiddos too.

♥ Jen

DIY- Dannijo Rivera Neon Inspired Cuff

Neon seems to be everywhere these days, so I wanted to create a simple DIY that can add just a little touch of neon to an outfit. This DIY cost less than $10 to create and is a great way to try some neon without breaking the bank. The inspiration cost $245.
Inspiration photo via Dannijo
Supplies needed:

Cuff
Chain
Rhinestone chained- either purchased the color you want or created
E6000 Adhesive
To create the neon pink effect, I took a simple rhinestone chain and colored it using nail polish. This gave it the opaque neon pink color like the inspiration.The polish is Wet n Wild #429D Dreamy Poppy.
To get the blue rhinestone color, I used a blue sharpie.
Using E6000 adhesive, glue the main chain portion onto the cuff.
Next, glue on the pink rhinestone portion.
This is what you should have this far.
Finally, glue down the blue rhinestone portion of the cuff.
All finished!
I think that it turned out very close to the inspiration photo, and I'm so excited to wear this! Let me know if you try this DIY out, I would love to hear.

♥ Jen

Neon Inspiration

Dannijo Necklace, modcloth Neon Sweater, Karen Walker Sunnies, Ribbon tennis bracelet, Dannijo Rivera bracelet, Brian Atwood neon pumps, American Apparel neon nail polish, Rebecca Minkoff neon coin purse.

So the neon trend from the 80's has officially come back. What can I say, I loved it then and I still love it now. Everyone loves to bring back a piece of their childhood right? I haven't seen neon socks yet...my personal favorite from when I was little :-)

Here is some inspiration for my DIY this week. What do you think of the neon trend? Are you on board or ready to jump ship?

♥ Jen

Weekend in Pictures

What a gorgeous and busy weekend we had here. I found this lovely butterfly silk scarf at an estate sale and it makes me yearn for spring.

My hubby and I decided to take a last minute date night before our new little boy arrives...hopefully this week. We took in some shopping and a movie. Did you see The Grey this weekend? Scared the heck out of me, and hubby laughed at all my jumps and screeches. Now I know this movie wouldn't scare about 97% of the population, but I can scare myself in a lighted room with nothing in it :-) Overall, I didn't think the movie was really good, but better than some I have seen recently.
Hubby took me to the thrift store this weekend and I scored these two Missoni for Target Neoprene Laptop sleeves (1 for me and 1 for a friend) for just $6. Remember how crazy people were to snag a few Missoni goodies? Absolutely crazy that now I see them in a thrift store.
I have been searching for a pair of Foo Dog for like ever. I found this lovely pair at Target for just $9.99 each. They are ceramic and are a really pretty pewter color. I snatched these guys up and now are serving as bookends on my credenza.
Raspberry vanilla smoothies were the perfect pre-shopping treat. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

♥ Jen

DIY- Simple Knot Glamour Earring

Here is another very simple DIY jewelry project. I gathered some leftover chains from other projects to create this simple, yet glamorous knot earring. Wanna see how I made these? Keep reading to see how I created it.
Materials:

3- different types of chain or rhinestones- mine measured about 10 inches
2- Jump Rings
2- Earring Wires
Pliers
You can make your chains whatever length you would like or however far down you would like your earring to hang. Mine were not exactly the same length...I wanted more of an uneven bottom edge of the earring.
First, you will loop all three chains through a jump ring.
Second, tie a simple knot. You can make this as high or as low as you want...just make sure to move it into position before tightening the knot all the way. I am not going to lie, this was a little tricky...I actually had hubby help. Have no fear, once you figure out how to loop all the little chains at once, it goes quite easily.
Finish by adding a earring wire.
Voila! All finished. Super simple, super quick and a good way to use up some extra chain.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

♥ Jen

Travel Comfort

Mulberry Diary, Kate Spade iphone case, Drape Sweater, H&M skinny jeans, H&M Sunglasses, Hurley Book Tote, Chanel Nail Color, Smashbox Eyelights Palette, Tory Burch Reva Flats.

Lately, we have been doing a lot of last minute travel. Sometimes these outings can be short or long trips, but either way I love to be comfortable in the car. Comfortable shoes and clothing are a must for me. Traveling always seems to get my mind in motion and I have come up with some killer ideas while out. So I don't forget things, I love to carry some sort of journal or diary to capture my thoughts and ideas. And, who couldn't forget a big satchel to put everything in!

♥ Jen

Weekend in Pictures

One of my favorite things to do is going to estate sales....it's such a treasure hunt and you just never know what you will find. This weekend my hubby took me to another estate sale and this one didn't disappoint. I snagged these wonderful vintage 50's opera glasses (with original case and box) for less than $5. They are in perfect condition and I can only imagine what they have seen.
We finally got snow over the weekend, so I took some time to create some more glamorous things for my Etsy store. You can find this one here.
Diva Darling and I had a girls night, complete with movies and junk food. Can you guess which movie was her choice?
Finally, these are some of my go to lip colors for this season. The lipstick is Loreal Color Riche in Scarlet and Smashbox lip gloss in Siren.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

♥ Jen