Leather Crochet Bracelet

The Boho style is in this season and one accessory that adds to any outfit are these adorable leather bracelets! They are very simple to make and make great gifts! Here is what you do:

Supplies needed: All you need are some leather cord and a crochet hook that you can find at any craft store. I got mine at michaels and my hook was a size 10.

Step 1: Begin with a simple slip not. For those who do not know how to:
A. Wrap the cord around the hook like shown. You want the small end in front and the long part behind.
B. Wrap the long part over the small, and being the hook like shown, there are now two loops on the hook.
C. Scoot the loop up so that the long cord is stuck in the hook. Pull the second loop over it and off the hook.
D. Tighten the knot that formed.
Step 2. Loop the long string behind and over the hook and bring it under the hook.
Step 3. Pull the loop over the string and hook, leaving one loop on the hook.
Step 4. Repeat step two and three until desired length is reached.
Step 5. Carefully take the bracelet off of the hook.
Step 6. If you pull the leftover cord, the bracelet will become completely undone. To prevent this take the end piece and pull it through the last loop made.
Step 7. Tighten this knot to finish off your bracelet!


If my steps are confusing there is a very good tutorial. All this bracelet is is a slip knot and a basic chain crochet, you could easily find it on google!

Fashion Advice: Bright yellow neon polos never look good. Could you tell that I was bored at work?!
Enjoy!

XOXO ~Jackie

My Long Weekend

 We made some homemade jam and oreo cheesecake balls!

I had a great long weekend at my grandmothers! I got to see a lot of my extended family and spend some time with the adorable Pixie up top. I also got to bring some homemade jam back with me to school. I will be having toast for breakfast quite a bit with this stuff!


I even got to see my dear cousin Rachel. Her poor foot was in a boot! For Easter Sunday I wore a dress that I found off of Ebay and I splurged on some Seychelles heels! I am in love <3

 Now it is back to school and studying. I cannot believe that there are only three more weeks left of school before summer! I am gonna have to start working on a summer to do list!

Have a moment! Make some homemade goodies, they will never fail to bring a smile!

 XOXO ~Jackie

Stylish Easter

Happy Saturday! Easter is tomorrow so I thought I would do a quick post on  some Easter styles that LOVE! What is even better about these cute styles is that they are adorable all spring and summer long! I cannot wait to wear my Easter day outfit tomorrow and head to church with the family! Below are some of my favorite styles for the season!

The Three Dresses above and the the left are perfect for Easter Sunday! They are cute yet modest for church and if the day ends up being chilly they can be easily covered with a cute pink or lace cardigan! I found the middle dress and the dress to the left at Forever 21 and found the dress on the left and right at modcloth. What is nice about the dresses is that they can easily be worn throughout the spring and summer!

 

No outfit is complete without shoes and accessories! Above are some adorable shoe options that I found at modcloth. I wish that I wasn't a poor college student so that I could afford these stylish pumps! To the right are some adorable accessories that I also found on modcloth! The bunny ring is my favorite! IT is just perfect for Easter! 

I just love dressing up for Easter but of course that is not the most important thing happening that day! Don't forget to to remember why we celebrate Easter and take time to hang out with your family (of course look adorable doing it!)

Have a moment? Decorate some Easter Eggs with your family!

XOXO ~Jackie

Way down to Kokomo

I love traveling and visiting relatives and yesterday I spent most of my day driving down to Kokomo to visit my Grandmother for the weekend!

The drive through Michigan was absolutely beautiful. Many of the trees were in full bloom and covered in leaves! The sun was shining and the windows were down, a perfect drive!

However as soon as I hit Indiana it was nothing but corn fields! Once I got of the main highway I drove down a little country road for a good half an hour. The drive was very pretty and relaxing, I was the only one on the road!
A lot of the farmers were out with their big tractors working on the fields.  It was a lovely drive!

Shirt, forever 21. Skirt, Shoes, sunglasses, necklace Target.

When it comes to long car rides picking the right clothes to wear can be hard. You want your outfit to be cute yet comfortable! 
For my car ride I chose a simple cotton skirt and top. I try to avoid jeans because they are tight and hot! I also pick a pair of comfy easy to slip off shoes because I prefer to drive bare foot!
I never forget my ipod on long car trips and sunglasses, especially on the sunny day that I drove, are a must!

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Friday Find!

I got lucky this week and found a whole adorable outfit for under $20!

I found this adorable black polka dot dress at Wet Seal, you cant see it in this picture but that back is open and is shaped like a heart. It is absolutely precious!

I found the belt at wet seal as well. It was on the sale rack for buy one get one free for $3! I got another adorable belt as well.

I found the shoes at target for $5.75 bringing the total outfit cost to just $18.75!
 I just love pairing red with black and white polka dots. They add a little pop and make the outfit even more adorable! I cannot wait for some warmer weather to wear this around!

Driving somewhere today? Take a moment to look out your window and appreciate the scenery!  

XOXO ~Jackie

Love Letters

There is nothing that I love more than looking in my mail box and finding a letter for me from a friend or relative.  As easy as it is to keep in touch via phone or email, there is something special about a handwritten letter sent via snail mail.

My wonderful aunt Cheeri writes letter so to me all the time. I love writing her back and one way that I make the letters more personal is by making homemade envelopes!

To make one yourself you will need:
Glue, scissors, a writing utensil, the sized envelope that you want to make, and some pretty paper (I got mine at Michael's, I would use scrap booking paper because it is thicker, making your envelope more sturdy, and it is large enough to make the envelope).


Step one. Take the old envelope and carefully peal it open. Using a letter opener also helps prevent you from tearing the envelope up!

Step Two: Place the envelope on your paper so that the design is how you want it (I wanted my stripes to go right down the middle so had to adjust the placement a bit), and trace along the old envelope

Step 3. Cut your tracing out.

Step 4. Fold the sides in so that they line up along the edges  like shown.

Step 5. Glue the two side flaps on top of the bottom flap. To make sure I only got glue where I needed it, I traced along the edges of the side flaps so that when I opened them I could see where glue was needed. Then fold the sides and stick them tight: Viola! Your very own homemade envelopes!





I love getting letters in homemade envelopes in the mail. They are so colorful and pretty!

Have some spare time? Write someone you love a letter.

XOXO ~Jackie

Home Away From Home

  

Home Away From Home
      Making your dorm room feel like home

Chemistry Department

I know that it is almost the end of the semester and people will soon be going back home for the summer, but I thought I would give a little tour of my home away from home and throw out a few tips on making your space more you!

Contemplation

One of my favorite places on campus is the rocking chair on the second floor of the library. The view of the mall area is breathtaking and offers good distraction when I want to avoid studying or want to get away to think!

My dorm hall is the oldest building on campus, and the prettiest building of all! I love my hall and my room and I have had all year to make it uniquely me.

One thing that I did to make my dorm room a little more unique was decorate my door. I am an RA and all of the RAs of my hall made tags for each other, making the door special and easy for residents to find if they have any quesitons!

I make my room more me by placing some of my accessories as decorations, and it doubles as storage! I place my more colorful shoes under my table and some of my hats around my room to make a pile of books or the top of my microwave a little cuter!

Lighting is an easy and cute way to personalize any room. I personally love the soft pink glow of multicolor Christmas lights so made sure to place them around the ceiling of my room and along a few shelves to give my room a nice soft glow!

Posters are a must in making a room more personable. I have a lot of my favorite paintings and photographs up around my room including "Kiss the War goodbye," "Starry Starry night," "First Kiss," and some printed paintings of my favorite artist Leonid Afremov. I use them to fill any blank walls that I may have. I also fill blank walls with some of my favorite quotes or own artwork. This is much cheaper then buying a bunch of posters!

Remember, every space has potential. All you need to do is bring a little you into it!

Outside my Window

One of my favorite parts of my room is the view outside my window. On warmer days there are students sitting at the tables and on the grass doing homework and it is even more lovely with leaves on the trees!

Have a wonderful Tuesday! Have a moment? Take a look outside your window.

Adventure is Out There

Happy Monday! Today I thought I would share a little piece of me, 

                                                My Adventure book!

I love keeping little keepsakes such as ticket stubs and cards and this is the place where I put it all! I also have my life’s to do in the journal that I continuously add and check things off! Take a look!

Obviously I still have a lot to do on my list! I am sure that as I accomplish some things I will be updating the book and putting it one here.

I highly recommended starting one if you even have the smallest of desires to do so! It is real simple and you can work on it or update it whenever you want to! It has also helped me accomplish more things on my to do list because I am just waiting to check if off on the list and make a page for it!

Getting Started:

I would suggest getting a non spiral journal. I got mine from target. 

I think that the bound work better because when working on my adventure book I find myself tugging at the paper as I was adding stickers or gluing pictures. If I had a spiral bound journal I would end up accidently ripping the pages out! 

I also made sure to invest in a lot of stickers! Stickers and other cute little nick nacks like buttons or ribbon make the creating more fun and help add a personal touch!I got mine from Michael's, Meijer, and any where I could find cute stickers on sale!

When starting your first few pages make sure to leave room for your list so you can add on as you learn about more adventures!  Have fun with it and remember...