My Pinterest Summer: Project # 2 & 3

Oh, what a weekend it has been! I don't even know where to begin...

My Pinterest projects. That's a good start.

On Friday I went to Salvation Army to pick up some shirts for work and decided to keep an eye out for anything I might need to complete some projects. And of course, I found a beautiful picture frame and a lace curtain that were perfect for two of my projects!

The frame I picked up for $2.99!

On Sunday my roommates, Miriah and Amanda, and I decided to take a trip to Michael's to pick up a few things we needed to be crafty. 

First of all, I have a hard time going into Michael's because it seems like every time I'm there I walk around aimlessly for an hour. Everything I see I start thinking of cool things I could make. 

Second of all, I always end up spending way too much money on these 'cool things' I see. However, I decided that this trip was going to be different. I went there with a mental list of things I needed to complete some projects. And let me tell you, I stuck to my list. Unless you count the other things I bought which were too good to resist. I don't count those things. (;

One of my 'list' items was my new best friend; my glue gun...

Isn't he handsome?

Anywho, when we got back we began our crafting adventures!

My second Pinterest project of the summer. Drumroll, please...

Picture frame earring holder

This project was super easy and quick to make!

Here's what you need:

-A picture frame (all you need is the frame; no glass. I just had one laying around)

-A piece of lace same size as the frame

-A glue gun (or any kind of glue that will stick the lace to the frame

Here's what you do:

-Cut lace to fit the exact size of the frame

-Flip frame to the back side

-Place glue along the edges of the frame

-Place lace on glue (stretch the lace so it doesn't slouch when you put your earrings on it)

-Put earrings on it!

The Pinspiration!

See. Super easy and quick! This project only took me 10-15 minutes to do! 

And now for my third Pinterest project...

My super-cool dry-erase calendar!

Here's what you need:

-Picture frame (you'll want a medium-large one)

-Decorative paper

-Card stock paper

-Dry-erase marker

-Glue

Here's what you do:

-Cover the cardboard that comes with the frame in your decorative paper

-Cut card stock into desired size squares

-Glue card stock to decorative paper according to a calendar (5x7)

-Place it all in the picture frame with glass

-Take dry-erase marker and create your calendar!

The Pinspiration!

I love this calendar for organizational purposes. 

I spent about $7 total for the entire project!

Two projects in one day! I feel so productive!

Now onto picking out what's coming next!

Have a blessed day(:

bestillandsmile

My Pinterest Summer: Project #1

I have finished my first Pinterest project of the summer!

Braided t-shirt headband!

This headband was extremely simple!

Supplies:

-Old t-shirt

-Scissors

-Needle/thread

Here's What You Do:

-Cut the old t-shirt into horizontal strips about an inch wide (they will be circles)

-Make a cut across the fabric so it's just a line

-Sew three ends together

-Braid (measure your head so you know how long to make it!)

-Sew the last end together

-Finally, sew both ends together and put it on your head!

The Pinspiration!

Don't worry! There are 29 more projects to come! I just made a Salvation Army trip and found some great finds to make other Pinterest ideas!

bestillandsmile

My Pinterest Summer

I. Love. Pinterest. It's so hard not to. On a lazy night I can easily sit and pin everything in sight! Another 'guilt' of mine though, is NOT doing any of the awesome Pinterest ideas I pin!

So I have decided that through the course of the summer, I am going to complete 30 Pinterest ideas! On top of that I'm going to put my completed projects up here as a declaration of triumph! 

From recipes to crafts to whatever, I'm getting these done!

This guy right here is the board of the projects I want to complete!

(It's a work-in-progress! As I find awesome projects I want to do, I'll add them!)

Here I go!

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A Little Home

"Sometimes you just need a little home."

This song just came on my iTunes, and got me thinking about how good it was to go home last weekend. I love living the college life, but getting homesick is not a foreign feeling.

There is something about pulling into my driveway after the drive from school, my little sister [Janelle] riding her bike around, my dad sitting on the patio, my dog running to greet me as I open my car door.

It's a good feeling.

It's home.

This trip home was a busy one! I was home for a night to pick up Janelle and head to Ohio for our cousins wedding the next morning.

Ohio, here we come!

It was a great trip to say at the least! Not only did I get to see my cousins, aunt, uncle, and grandma, I got to see my brother [Justin] and his girlfriend [Lyndsay] who currently live in Boston! My family tends to spread out across the country so when we can all get together, it's a pretty big deal. It was so nice just spending time and catching up with my family. 

 Janelle, Justin, and me with Grandma

 All the cousins together! (A rare occasion)

 Janelle, Lyndsay, and me!

Such a sweet couple. Congrats, Melissa and Paul!

The wedding was beautiful and it was such a blessing to share that special day with them.

The weekend went by too fast, but it was so good seeing everyone. We are all so busy and missing them comes easy. I am so thankful for events like this that gives us all an excuse to get together!

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Jessica Ann

I can't imagine that I have a ton of interesting and life-altering things to say, but I figured I'd give this blog thing a try. I think I'm doing this more for myself than anyone who might read this. I like making memories, and I like remembering those memories even more. So here I am; documenting my life so I don't forget it!

That right there ^ that's me!

"Hello fellas, here I am!"

"So who is this Jessica Ann?" you ask (You weren't asking? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway!)

10 things I think you should know about me:

1. I am in love with God. He's wonderful and beautiful and all those good things.

2. My passion in life is to simply help and love people.

3. I love rubber ducks and teacup pigs (teacup pigs, by the way, are around $5000 and I will have one someday).

4. My relationships with people are very important to me.

5. I am afraid of birds (and I find it extremely mean when my friends try to navigate them toward me; which happens often).

6. I'm a bit of a geek (and proud of it).

7. I don't like to eat anything dyed blue, black, green, or purple (it creeps me out when things dye my mouth weird colors).

8. I'm trying to master the concept of living in the present and having faith that things will work out for the best.

9. I have a tattoo behind my ear that reads "be still" (from Psalm 46:10) with a bird (I know what you're thinking. "But she's afraid of birds..." Which I can only reply with: sometimes I don't make sense).

10. I love to be silly.

A little bit about what's happening in my life at this exact moment: 

I am 21 years old. I live in Rochester Hills. I go to Rochester College where I am about to begin my senior year (I'm both ecstatic and terrified that it's my last year of college) I am a Social Work major. I have lots of jobs currently which include: in the summer I work as an IT Student Worker (this is where I ask people if they have tried turning their computers off and on), I just (as in two days ago) got a job at Bath and Body Works, and in the school year I work as one of the Assistant Campus Ministers (I absolutely love this job). 

That's me in a nutshell(:

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