My 20th Birthday

Hey guys I know I know I keep coming back and then disappearing but hopefully I will be back for good this time. I already have a post ready for Friday and on planned and in progress for Monday. However if you would like to keep up with when I post follow me on twitter.com/kristen_dreams, you can also tweet me an d even give me suggestions on what kind of posts you would like me to do. 

My 20th birthday was last Wednesday and even though I did not really celebrate or go out or really do anything I had lots of fun with my family. 

This birthday however was different for me because I am no longer a teenager, even though I obviously still feel the same. When I think about my age it just makes me think of how time goes by so fast and how there are so many things in life that I want to do.

Therefore I putting myself into gear to blog way more even when I am stressed with school and am super busy and don't really have much time I want to put up a blog anyways even if it i just me randomly talking or answer questions about things people ask me etc. 

My next post will be a DIY to help me get more organized and help me keep on track blogging. 

K. xox

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New Year's Resolutions - 2015

New Year's Resolutions - 2015

New Year = Time for change and for new resolutions or that is what many people think. 

Every year I make new resolutions, knowing that I will probably forget about them or just give up and not accomplish them. I know it is kind of cliché to say that this year will be different and that this year will be the year I stick to them and actually accomplish them. I say that every year, so why will this year be any different? 

Many people also say that you do not need a new year to change and if you really wanted to change you would make that change at any time during the year. 

I would like this year for me to be different, this year my motivation is not the new year, it is my birthday. I tend not to do things because in my mind I am just like "oh I am still young I can do that when I am older I don't need to do that now, why bother" or something to that extent. I am turning 20 in less than 20 days, and I am in no way saying that is old at all, I know I am still young but something inside me is just saying this is the year changes will happen and I am motivated in many different aspects of my life. I also believe that some of the motivation is because I have now started University and it is setting in that in a few years I can have a career and will probably be moving therefore my life needs to be on a good track for that to happen.  

All that being said my new years/birthday resolutions for 2015 are

1. Healthy Lunch Snack: When I am rucking out the door to leave for school, unhealthy snack options are always the fastest to grab and go, this year I want to set aside time before I go to bed in order for it to be ready the next day for me to take instead.
2. Sign Language: I would like to learn a little bit of sign language, so my goal for this year is to learn 1 sign a day. 
3. School Work Organization: I always start school of super organized and as time goes by it backfires big time, therefore I would really like to focus on organization. 
4. Blog: I really really want to keep up with blogging, I know last year I got overwhelmed with school, work, hockey and blogging, and had to put this on hold for a while therefore this year as of right now I have planned to do 2 posts a week and I will only do DIY's, Nails and Fashion posts every other week, the rest of the posts will be random, of what ever anybody requests. 

Leave a comment, or tweet me your new year's resolutions or any posts you would like to see this year.

xox K.

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Manicure Monday - Pink Nails

 

Pink!

 

 

Today I painted my nails a magenta...ish pink colour.

The nail polish I used was Wet n Wild, Wild Shine #420B its called Lavender Pearlescent, however the name is quite misleading because it is not lavender coloured it is very pink.

 

I was not very impressed with this nail polish, I painted my nails this afternoon and to start with I took about 3 coats to get a decent shade where you could no longer see the colour of my nails, and another thing is I already have multiple chips so clearly this manicure is not going to last very long.

 

I know this nail polish is not very expensive and therefore I shouldn't expect it to be very good quality however it was still a bit of a disappointment.

 

I do not recommend it, if you want it to last more than a couple days at most.

 

K. xox

DIY- Recycled Necklace

 

Recycled Necklace

 

 

I found this old necklace a few weeks ago when I was cleaning my room before I started school.

I never wear it but I figured it could make a few cool bracelets. This week I decided to separate the "pearls" from the chain and make a bracelet with them. The chain part will be used in a future DIY, but today I just wanted to show you that how I separated the "pearls" from the chain and then made it a bracelet.

 

What you need:

- A necklace

- Clasps

- Pliers

 

 

This DIY is very simple all you have to do is separate two of the links in the necklace, one on each side of the "pearls" then once the pieces are separated from the necklace then use the pliers to attach a clasp at one end so that you can attach the bracelet to your wrist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

K. xox

 

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Manicure Monday - Step Towards Fall

 

Step Towards Fall

 

 



 

This is my manicure of the week. The picture above makes the nail polish look very orange however it is more of a bright red with a hint of orange in it.

 

I painted all my nails with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in the colour Sonic Bloom then I decided to make it a bit more interesting so I made three stripes on my ring finger, for this I used L.A. Colors Art Deco in white.

 

K. xox

 

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Fashion Friday- Lazy Rainy Day

 

Lazy Rainy Day

 

 

 

This was what I wore today, it was cold and rainy out, and I did not have too much I had to do.

 

My sweater and pants are both from Aeropostale.

 

K. xox

 

New post coming Monday... stay tuned.

 

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DIY - Threaded Earphones

Threaded Earphones

I am back with another DIY for you today. This weeks DIY is something that I have wanted to do for a very long time. It is ...... threaded earphones!!!!!...... but you already knew that from the title....

I get bored of plain earphones very quickly so this gives them a fun colourful makeover. This is also a way of prevent them from getting extremely tangled, with knots that take time and effort to undo.

What you need for this DIY:

- A pair of earphones (I use Apple earphones)
- Embroidery thread (The colours and the amount is up to you)
- Tape
- Scissors
- Ruler

First choose the colours you want to use and then decide what kind of pattern you would like. For the bottom part I chose 3 colours and wanted them to be even so I made each section approximately 6cm and repeated it until I got to the end. However you can also just wing it or even make the sections random lengths, which is what I will probably do if I make another pair.

Once you have decided your pattern take the earphones and the string and tie a knot with the string around the earphones at the bottom. Then secure it to a stable/hard surface with tape.

Then follow the diagram below: the black line represents the earphones, the pink and teal is the thread that is not being used and the blue is the starting colour. Take the colour you are going to start with and separate it from the earphones and the other thread. Then make a triangle to your left with the thread going over the others towards the right and tuck it back under the earphones and other thread and through the triangle made on the left, and pull it tight to make a knot. Repeat this many many times. Also when you and to switch the thread colour just swap two of the threads spots and continue.

Once you have gotten to the end of the earphones tie a knot like you did and the beginning to secure it and cut the extra string. Tip: put a little bit of white glue or clear nail polish on the knots to make sure they stay really well.

 

Have fun!

 

K. xox

 

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