#EveryDayWithShae: Week 2

I'm really enjoying 2015 so far! I mean, I haven't stopped writing 2014 on everything yet (I'll get there!), but so far I would have to say the year is a success.

Last week, the creative & talented Brenna posted on Instagram a picture wearing a blanket scarf and tagged it #DIY. Say what? Yes, this friend of mine made her own version of the blanket scarf I've been drooling over for months. Immediately I asked her to share how she did it and made a trip to Hancock's to make my own. 

Friday night Matt and I stayed in - he did some homework, we watched Criminal Minds (duh) and I spent some time crafting....I promise to reveal this as SOON as it's done because it's going to be SO AWESOME. 

Saturday morning I got to go watch my oldest favorite Panther (I have two!) play basketball - FINALLY! K broke his ankle during the first game of the year (which I had to miss) and was out for the first half of the season. He got to start playing again after Christmas break, and Saturday was the first HS game I've been able to make it to this semester (they've only had a few!). I love watching K and Kale play basketball and show their steers...well really I just love everything about being their sister! 

On Sunday my parents made my dreams come true....we saw GARTH!!! You see, my mom introduced me to great music even before I was born by "taking me" to a Sawyer Brown concert. My childhood soundtrack was full of songs like Thank God for You, I Cross My Heart and The Thunder Rolls. I'm a little hurt that they decided to make the George Strait concert they went to a date night and left me at home...but all was forgiven with this show. With every song Garth played on Sunday I would turn to my mom and say "THIS IS MY FAVORITE!!!!" My parents bought the tickets for themselves, me & Matt, and my brothers for Christmas. Mom has the video of the 4 of us "kids" opening our stockings and I'm afraid my screaming might have broken her phone speakers :) So, again....Momma and Daddy - THANK YOU!!!!!

 

On Monday night, after I helped my Grandma Nett set up her new iPad, I went home and worked a little more on the craft project from above...Yes, it has a name! I have one step left, and I think I'll be able to get it done this weekend then I'll share what it is. :)

On Tuesday, I shared a real picture wearing my scarf. I love it so much and thought the outfit was so cute that I totally used Photo Booth to take a picture before having coworker take one for Brenna's blog! Since I know everyone wants one, go over to the Frilly Farm Girl blog to see how to make your own (PS the flannel was half off at Hancock's last week when I went, so maybe you'll luck out and only pay $6 for this incredible scarf, too!!). This is literally a 3-minute project, not including drive time. 

 

Yesterday was going to be a busy day, and Thabo just knew he was going to need extra sleep to tackle it. When Matt leaves for work in the morning, he tosses the puppies on the bed with me and I get to snuggle with two adorable little faces for a few minutes until my alarm goes off. Then, they lay on the bed patiently while I get ready. When I turned on the lamp and got out of bed on this day, Thabo gave me this "Please, just a few more minutes of sleep!" look. Yesterday's busy day involved a full day of designing, designing, designing at work (I'm really glad I'm not having some sort of weird creative black right now!) followed by the New Members Class at the church we are joining (yay for fellowship and new friends!), then Arby's for dinner (double yay for not having to cook one night, haha). 

Today is yet another busy, full day at work ("busy season" is in full swing right now...though it never truly stops around here!) and tonight we might finally get our tree down. I had a dream last night that we did, so it's a good sign, right? :) Don't forget, you can follow #EveryDayWithShae on Instagram and see what else I'm up to!

Glitter Hairbrush

"Hi my name is Shae and I'm a glitter addict ."

I guess that's not a huge surprise since my blog is named Sprinkles & Glitter...

A few months ago, Caylee, Meg & I had a Girls' Weekend and painted our little hearts out. Of course, no day with me is complete without some glitter, so we also made a Snap Cup (which I've talked about several times before). The base and rim are covered in glitter.

I was on Pinterest a bit ago and saw a glittered hairbrush. Well, duh, why didn't I think of that? I don't really enjoy brushing my hair (sorry, Caylee) but I figured it was a good habit I would start if I had a glittered hair brush! I improved changed the directions from the link above, so follow whichever directions you feel comfortable with even though mine are better, clearly.

1. Assemble Supplies
You'll need Mod Podge (not the matte kind - I used gloss), glitter, a sponge paint brush and of course your hair brush. Not pictured: Mod Podge Super Hi-Shine Sealer. I worked on giant white poster board so I could put the extra glitter back in the jar. Also, I didn't use fancy pants glitter, this was actually from Walmart. I wanted chunky glitter rather than super fine glitter, but you can use whatever your heart desires.

2. Using your foam brush, paint some mod podge on the back of your brush. Don't be stingy, but don't put gobs on there either - enough so the glitter will stick. 

3. IT'S GLITTER TIME!!!!!

Sprinkle the glitter over the mod podge. Shake, shake, shake! Clearly I used a lot of glitter. What do you expect, really? Also, you'll see I didn't glitter the handle. Two reasons: 1. I didn't want to hold glitter while I was brushing my hair and 2. I bought a squishy handle hair brush (mainly so I wouldn't over-glitter it, if we're being honest. I can sometimes go overboard with glitter. Ha! As if that's even possible.).

Allow this layer to dry for a couple of hours, then repeat steps 2 & 3 to make sure you have it super covered. Again, let it dry for several hours - like more than last time.

4. Spray it! I don't recommend doing this inside, because you will smell paint fumes for days! Also don't do it by vehicles if possible. 

5. Again, let it dry! I keep emphasizing this because there's nothing worse than a fingerprint in the middle of your craft. Okay, there are worse things, but that would really stink. I literally didn't touch mine for three days. I'm pretty sure it was dry enough to use on Day 1, but I wanted to be really sure I wasn't going to mess up the glitter. 

6. Enjoy your creation! I've brushed my hair every single day since glittering my hair brush (Caylee, are you proud?) and I just love having it sitting out so beautifully! #PrincessProbs

Also, be prepared for the following reaction when you tell people that you've glittered your hairbrush: "You're so going to complain when glitter gets in your hair every morning. I don't even want to hear about it." Firstly guys (side eye family), when have I ever complained about glitter? And second, this is such an awesome method that your glitter won't come off! It's stuck! You have a beautifully glittered brush to fix your equally beautiful (although probably not glittered) hair. Hooray!

What are you going to glitter today?

-xo