Basket Weave Nail Tutorial

Essie Turquoise & Caicos and Barefoot in Blue
 Sally Hansen nail art pen in blue

So this is a first for my blog; a nail tutorial! If you don't know already, I am a nail polish fanatic! I recently ordered some Sally Hansen nail art pens from Amazon (they're a lot cheaper online) and was searching the web for some cool nail art designs! So I came across the "basket weave" pattern, which I thought looked pretty chic/cool. Below are some steps to follow in order to achieve this look!

1. Paint your nails with your favorite color! (I used alternating colors for funsies)
2. Take your nail art pen and draw several diagonals lines from the bottom left corner to the upper right corner.
3. Then, draw more diagonal lines in the opposite direction.
4. Finish it off by filling in the empty space with horizontal lines!
5. Optional, but you can apply a top coat for a shiny finish!

Lush Lip Scrub DIY

I picked up Lush's Bubble Gum lip scrub a couple of months ago and paid an outrageous $8 for this little baby. Don't get me wrong; the lip scrub works really well! But I decided that I would try to make it myself. My DIY version isn't exactly like what Lush sells, but it's a pretty good alternative. Follow the simple steps below to learn how to make your own lip scrub!

1. Take any empty container that'll hold your lip scrub. I wanted to put it into a clear glass pot, but unfortunately, I could only find this (hideous) tupperware container. 
2. Mix 3 teaspoons of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of oil. After experimenting, I found that the lip scrub works better when there's more sugar than there is oil.
3. Add one drop of red food coloring if you want to make your lip scrub pink! Don't put too much in, or else the lip scrub will taste bitter!
4. Apply onto lips! I usually lick it off of my lips when I'm done stubbing because it tastes so darn good : )

DIY: Suede wrapped chain bracelet

I'm currently on break from school, and I've decided to do some DIY projects! I made this suede wrapped chain bracelet, inspired by this post from I Spy DIY, today in about 20 minutes. This project was also really cheap; I paid only $5 for two chains and the suede ropes! It was pretty easy, once I figured out how to do it. If you want to try this out, I would suggest finding a chain that lies flat (I initially had a problem because the chain links were perpendicular to each other). 

ps. If you check out I Spy DIY's version of this bracelet, you'll notice that she used a line of rhinestones. But my local craft store only had colorful rhinestones while I wanted the clear, diamond-esque rhinestones. 

pss. Use these (1, 2) extra links that might help you make this bracelet!