diy earring holder

The other day I was visiting my friend Marina's dorm, and she had the coolest earring holder ever. My favorite part about it? She made it! She had used a clothes hanger and lace fabric to make it, and I thought it would be really easy to create my own version of it. This project is super easy. It only takes about fifteen minutes and only cost me $1. The frame I got from a thrift store and I had the rest of the materials lying around my dorm room.



Materials: hot glue gun, lace ribbon (or fabric), a picture frame, and scissors.



Step one: You need to remove the back and the glass from the frame. You won't need it for the project, so I have my glass tucked away waiting to be used for some other diy.



Step two: cut the lace and lay it out on the frame. You'll want to make sure the lace is actually long enough to glue onto the frame, and that you have enough pieces.



Step three: hot glue. Mark where your lace ends so that you can hot glue only where you need to. Glue one side first. Then glue the other, pulling the lace tightly so that it doesn't sag.



Step four: hang your earrings! When the glue is dry, you can hang up your earrings for proud display.

And that's all! Now you have a fancy earring holder that you can brag to all your friends about.

If you guys make this, you should totally email me a picture of it so that I can feature it on the blog!

morning light

shirt: garage sale // skirt: forever 21 // shoes: thrifted + diy




The most beautiful light comes into my dorm room every morning, which is perfect when I have to wake up early for classes.




I bought this shirt at a garage sale on this day from the purple house in my Alaskan neighborhood, so it is undeniably a grandma shirt. I think if I ever get around to it, I'll cut the sleeves off and take it in so that it actually fits me, but for now I'll just awe at its beautiful collar.




Hope you all have a marvelous day!

p.s. I was interviewed by Leanna over on Singing in the Treetops. Go check it out!

beach road trip

Last Saturday my friends and I went to the beach! I snapped a whole bunch of photos as there are no proper beaches in Alaska and I was beyond excited to go. (I even took film photos, which have yet to be developed.) It was the perfect sunny day as we drove over to Pacific City, Oregon through the winding country hillside singing along to mainstream music at the top of our lungs and feeling absolutely amazing.







My friends and I finally got to the beach, where we played in the water for about five seconds because it was so cold, explored the dunes and caves for seashells and cool rocks, and laid out in the sun talking and laughing. I even kept some of our findings which are now sitting happily on my desk in my little home.








Me, Annette, Tabatha, and Jenna










Me, Ivy, Annette, Tabatha, and Rebekah

Who knew I could love so deeply as I love these girls in such a short time that we've known each other. They fill my heart with such joy and I'm so glad I've gotten to know them.

sneak peak

day 247

Because I didn't do anything creative with pictures today, here is a sneak peak of my dorm room!