DIY Time

This past weekend was the first weekend since the very beginning of March that I have had absolutely nothing to do. Well, nothing I had to go out and do, I still had to write a research paper. So I literally stayed in all weekend to write it-- that was miserable, but I took a lot of breaks.

For most of those breaks I went over to YouTube and watched videos from my new favorite channel, WhatsUpMoms. Don't ask me why I'm obsessed with a YouTube channel about moms, I'm weird and they are really funny (and cool). They are a group of three moms that put together all kinds of videos; from tips, healthy recipes, DIY's, and hilarious parody's. They are the moms I hope to be when I have children--I'm obsessed. My favorite videos of theirs would be, "I'm So Pregnant" an Iggy Azalea parody, and "Living for the Share" a Bon Jovi parody. I would go check them out if you want a good laugh.

While watching one of their DIY videos, I got inspired to get a little crafty myself. I took an extra long break Friday afternoon from my paper, headed to the store, and bought supplies for my very first DIY. I always tell people I'm not crafty at all, because I'm not, but I would have done anything to get out of writing this paper for a little while.

For my craft, I made a gold fishbowl vase with fake white roses, and then just gold candles to match the vase. This was SO easy, and I think the finished results turned out really cute!! The link to the video is here. All you need for this project is: glass bowl, flowers of your choice (real or fake), and gold spray paint. Everything else I used was not essential.


Step 1: Get your supplies, find an area you can spray paint, and newspaper down that area.

I used fake flowers because as a college student this is a lot easier for me, I would have much preferred real roses. I just don't have the time to keep refilling them (or the money!). 

Step 2: I removed all stickers from the candles, and placed paper towel inside the candle so I do not get spray paint on the inside. You can also use painters tape, but I didn't have any.

Step 3: Start spraying!! 10-12 inches away (I don't know if I did that, though). I had trouble getting too close, and spraying too much. Making the spray paint drip down the sides. Practice makes perfect!

 You should probably wear gloves, I did not, obviously. It wasn't too hard to get off. 

I left the candles upside down to dry.

Step 4: Flower arrangement. I found with the fake flowers, that it was easier to bend the stems back and forth until it broke, than try to use scissors. 

I used trash bag ties to keep the flowers for the middle together. 

Step 5: I realized I cut my flowers too short, so I added paper towels at the bottom to make the flowers look taller. It worked great!

 Step 6: Place the flowers in your vase, and there ya go!! A beautiful flower decoration for your home.

 Finished Results

I hope you try this DIY out! It's super easy and looks so pretty.

Have a great week!!

xo, 

claudia