Pencil Pigtails

This week I'm starting middle school, so I decided to share some back to school fun. I go to a school with uniforms, so hair is a fun way I show my individuality. Let's start with our Pencil Pigtails!

My hair is really long, so it's fun to see myself with short hair for a little bit! I did this bored in my mom's classroom, so it doesn't really involve elastics, etc.

To begin divide your hair into two even sections. Grab a section, pull it up to your ear and twist it away from your head, then twist up and towards the back of your head. Take it around once like a bun, and shove a pencil through the side of the bun part, weaving back and forth while staying inside the bun. Once you get out of the bun, weave the pencil over the tail part of the hair, under and out of where you pulled the hair up from. It's not as difficult as it sounds.

Do the same thing on the other side. I think a paper clip is stylish and works great as a bobby pin accent. There you go!

Good luck with this hairstyle and in the first weeks of school!

Beaded Necklace

Yesterday, I made cute beaded necklaces with my older sister.

To begin, you will need one set of 'Fiesta Teeth Stone Beads' (makes one necklace) and one packet of necklace knit cord with three sets of silver findings. The brand I used for that was 'Darice Jewelry Designer'. These products were from Joann's Fabrics.

From there, you will cut the string that the beads came on and begin stringing them onto the black cord. I did the same order of the beads as packaged. Once all of them are on, you will make a double knot on each side of the beads so that they stay in place. Try to make it as close together as possible.

Then, decide where you want your necklace to end, and make one knot on each side to mark it. Here was the tricky part for us. There are instructions on the back of the cord package, but we decided to do it our own way. We made a knot on each side of the lobster clasp to secure that. Then for the other side, we threaded the string through the coil and looped it around a and knotted it at the beginning of the coil clasp. It's hard to explain, so here's a closer photo.

There you go!

DIY Movie Projector

Today, I made this super easy homemade projector! It's perfect for fun nights or even for new teachers going back to school!

To start, you will need a shoebox (it works better if it's black), a magnifying glass (I hunted all over for one and finally found one at my local grocery store), scissors or an X-acto knife, tape, and an iPhone or iPod Touch.

First, you'll need to trace your circular part of the magnifying glass on the side of the shoebox. It should be centered. Then, grab your scissors or an X-acto knife and cut out the circle. Now just tape the magnifying glass to the inside of the box, lining up with the cut out. I used clear packing tape.

If the magnifying glass is too big, just cut a small section out of the lid.

Then you will need to turn on your accessibility on your device. Just go into Settings, General, Accessibility,  then turn on your Assistive Touch. Once all that is done, click on the Assistive Touch circle, click on device, rotate screen, and turn it upside down. From then, you can project videos on your phone, movies on Netflix, or anything you want.

By the way, it's shows clearer then it appears in the picture. 

;)

Princess Bun Hairstyle

Today, you'll learn a super quick & easy bun! I call it the Princess Bun because when I did it for church this morning, my brother said, 

"what are you doing?" -a bun. "Are you wearing it to church?" -yes. "It's huge."

There's nothing more to say! 

So first, you put your hair in a high ponytail. Make it tight, but a good enough distance away from your head.

Then, poke your index and middle finger through the back of the ponytail so that your fingers are pointing forward, towards your face. 

To continue, grab the ends of your hair and pull only about a fingers length back (my hair is long, so I pulled maybe 5 inches) through the hole you've created with your fingers.

I left the tail alone for a little bit while I secured the sides of the bun down with bobby pins. I then, took the tail and lightly wrapped it around the front of the bun and bobby pinned the tail in the same spot I did the bun. It's as easy as that!

I was thinking about doing hairspray, but when I got home it looked fine, so I decided it wasn't necessary. I'm not a fan of mirror pics, but I thought that it captured the height of the bun better.