Flipped Bun

Happy Easter, yall! I hope you all got a chance to try out some of my Easter crafts before today, but if not, there's always next year!

I got a TopsyTail from the Easter Bunny this year, so today I am going to show you how to use it to make a cute bun you can wear to church, a formal event, or just for fun!

Please bear with me today, as I am experiencing some technical difficulties, so the pictures will have to wait until later. To see what it looks like, visit my Instagram page. The link is in the contact tab above. All you will need is one TopsyTail (either size is fine) and one elastic. 

To begin, pull your hair into a ponytail. I think it looks best in a low ponytail. If you have used a TopsyTail before, this is a pretty basic way to use it, but all you do, it put the bottom handle part downward in between the elastic and your head. Then, pull the hair from the ponytail up and into the circle opening at the top, then pull the bottom handle part all the way through. Repeat this step, going into the same hole and continue to use the tails of the hair in the ponytail. Once all the hair is through, it stays pretty well, but I reccommend boobypinning it to keep everything secure. 

The good thing about this hairstyle is that it works with thick and thin hair! It may even be easier to have thinner hair! Also, if it falls out, your hair can still be cute as a flipped ponytail. 

Have a wonderful day! 

Glitter Easter Eggs

Today, I will show you how to make really cute sparkly Easter eggs! More for decoration, than an egg hunt, but it's so cute not to make! 

NOTE: This craft is for a more advanced homemaker.

You will need fake eggs. I got mine from Target, and they feel like a stronger cardboard, but I assume the wooden eggs from a craft store will work as well. You will also need glitter. More fine glitter will work best. I got a pack of 12 colors from Walmart. You will also need sponge brushes, Mod Podge Glue, a piece of copy paper, paper towels for a place setting, and optional painters tape if you wish to make designs.

To start, lay your paper towels down, so that your table doesn't get messy, and fold your copy paper in half to make a crease, unfold it, and lay it ontop of the paper towel. That will catch all of the excess glitter, so we can save it.

Now, pour some Mod Podge out onto a corner of the paper towel and dip the brush into the glue and start applying it all over the egg. After it's completely covered, dump out the glitter of your choice onto the egg and rotate it so that glitter gets all over. Hold it for a little while to let it dry. To reuse the wasted glitter, pick up the piece of copy paper that caught all of the sparkles, and fold it so that all the glitter sinks to the crease and pour it back into the glitter jar. Once the egg is dry, put more mod Podge on the spots where your fingers were and add glitter to the missing spots. Let that dry. Then, once it is all dry, gently Mod Podge over the entire egg to seal in the glitter. I do this by dabbing the brush, so that it doesn't wipe the glitter off. Hold it to dry completely, then repeat the steps for the spots where you were holding it. 

If you want to do designs such as stripes, you will need painters tape. I didn't have any, so I just only put the mod Podge in the certain areas and it turned out sort of lop sided, but for a more straight line, rip off a piece of painters tape, put it on the egg, and repeat the steps above. Remove the tape once the entire thing is completely dry. Touch up if needed. Don't forget to rinse out your brushes! 

That is all for this craft. It is a messy project, but the outcome is worth it! 

3-Strand Wrap Around Braid

Today I'm going to teach you how to do a braid I like to call, 3-Strand Wrap Around Braid.  As far as I know, this is an original hairstyle that is so easy, but looks very different from your average braid.

First, divide your hair into three equal sections. Now, start it like a normal braid by crossing one side over the middle strand, except you will cross those pieces in a full rotation from that point, so that the original side strand is in the middle, but it was wrapped around the original middle piece. Then, the side piece on the opposite side will do the same thing, wrapping around the new middle strand once and ending up in the center. Repeat those steps all the way down. It seems hard, but it's truly so easy. And another good thing about this hairstyle is that it doesn't matter if you mess up. You can wrap the strands twice, or only a half wrap, and it will still be cool and original. Now you just pull on the strands to fluff out the braid, throw in an optional headband, and it looks great! 

I wore it to school a few times and got tons of complements! That's all for this week! Check back next week for another post!

Dry Erase Tape & Giveaway Winner Announcement

Hey guys! Today's blog post is not necessarily a craft, but I saw it at the store, and knew I had to show all of you! Also, I will be announcing the winner of the 50th Blog Post Spectacular Giveaway, of a hand made, The I in Creativity t-shirt, at the end of this post, so read all the way through!

This week, I wanted to share with you this cool tape that is a "dry erase board."  I bought it from the craft section at Target.

You just cut it to the size you want, peel the back off, and stick it where you want it! Then you use a whiteboard marker to write on it, and a paper towel to wipe it off. So easy! You could use it to make a To Do List on the fridge, or to write reminders on your notebook, etc! You could even tape rows of tape onto a picture frame to make a cute dry erase calendar! 

Here's a few quick ideas I did.

That's all I have say about this fun tape! And the winner of The I in Creativity t-shirt is..... ALL OF YOU! Everyone can make their own shirt using the tutorial I wrote up last week, http://theiincreativity.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-i-in-creativity-t-shirts.html

But the one who wins the shirt made by the owner, myself, is Alanna Balado!!!!