Weekend Projects: Braided Scarf

A few of my friends have inspired me to jump into the DIY band wagon.  Although I have created some of my own DIY projects in the past, they were more on gift ideas or house decorations, this is actually the first time I would be making stuff that are fashion related.

So my first project was a braided scarf.  If you know how to braid someone's hair, then this would be very easy for you.  I wanted to use an old shirt, but did not like the colors so I opted to buy a cloth which turned out to be the wrong one.  But I did not want to waste the cloth so I decided to go with my braided scarf which actually turned out okay.  

My daughter eagerly modeled it for me. The braided scarf also can be used as a head band.  I would try to post a more detailed blog when I get my hands on the right fabric, hopefully this weekend.  I am also  playing around with polymer clay and would try to make some accessories out of it.  Will be posting them soon.

Micah was so excited that she wore her pink tube top and gray shorts to match the color of the scarf/headband.

Daily Affirmation Cards

There was a time when all the pressures and stress at my previous workplace was stirring up negative thoughts and feelings inside of me, and I knew that I needed to do something about it.  So I started to read inspirational quotes, Bible verses (thanks to the application I downloaded from the Android market) as well as daily affirmations to myself.  I got the "daily affirmation cards" idea from Kind Over Matter, a very inspiring blog which also feature tons of freebies and printables.  

The Daily Affirmation cards gift set comes from 4 different authors and you need to download each from their own blogs.  I also decided to give out some to my friends who I hope would be inspired by these positive statements.  

Let me walk you through how you can make your own "Daily Affirmation Cards".

- First you need to have a print out of all the daily affirmations and cut them one by one.

- For the box where you would be placing your cards, you need to download a pattern,  just search for it on any search engine and print it out, and gift wrapper or any cute printed paper to cover the box.

- I personally added these cute little flower pot holders to go with the affirmation cards, so you can place it on your desk at work or at home, and continue to be inspired  every day.