Predictions for the Year 2013

Taylor Swift will release her next album this year.  It will be opera.  It will be called "I Think This is the Only Musical Genre I Haven't Tried Yet".  It will include the hit singles "There Could Never Ever Be Anything Wrong With Me", "I Broke Up With Him Not the Other Way Around", and "Can't You See How Perfect I Am?"

The most popular hair trend will be reverse ombre hair.  For those of you who don't know, this is ombre.

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It just means that the hair is one color on top and a different color on the bottom.  This used to be called a gradient but that word just isn't cool enough anymore.  So reverse ombre will be this:

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At first glance, you may just think this is a picture of a girl with dyed hair and grown out roots.  And You would be right.  Because that's what it is.  And this part is completely serious, this is actually already starting to be a thing.  It's just not called reverse ombre yet.  So go ahead and throw away your root touch-up hair dye because laziness is finally in!  (At least when it comes to hair dye.)

 

What are your predictions for 2013?

 

Friday Flu

I have it.  I also had the Wednesday Flu and the Thursday Flu.  Since I don't really feel like making an intense post, I decided to share my handwriting.

DIY Wine Bottle Jewelry Holder

I saw a version of this on Pinterest and thought it was a great idea.  I looked for cool bottles in thrift stores, but couldn't find any that I really loved, so I ended up using this sparkling cider bottle.  You could also use a wine bottle or a vase or any old bottle.  In the original version, they use resin to keep the wires in place, but I like the idea of being able to rearrange the wires.  Plus my way is much cheaper, because resin is expensive! (and time-consuming)  I made my version in about an hour.  I used wire that I already had.  I bought it from a craft store awhile ago.  The wire I used was perfect for lightweight jewelry, which is what I intended this for, but if you plan to hang heavier jewelry you should use heavier wire.  You can buy floral wire at Dollar Tree or you can buy wire at a craft store or online.

This was super simple and fun to make.  All you have to do is cut pieces of wire of varying lengths.  Make sure they are the length of your bottle plus enough extra for a loop.  I cut all of my wire pieces first and put them in the bottle.  Then I made spirals on the end of each wire with round pliers.  Then I just hung my jewelry on it and that was it.

This jewelry holder looks different from different angles, so it also serves as a cool piece of art.

For another DIY jewelry holder idea, check out the end of this post.



Etsy Love: My Selvaged Life

I discovered this shop on Etsy yesterday and knew that I had to share it.  Everything is super unique and very interesting and she takes gorgeous photos of all of her jewelry. 

This is what the shop owner has to say about her shop.  "Welcome to MySelvagedLife.etsy.com, where you will find unique, unusual, eclectic, humorous, sometimes alarming, and always conversational jewelry for women and men. African, Tribal, Geometric, and Nautical pieces; Woodland, Nature-Inspired and Seasonal themes, elegant wedding choices and quirky and cute pieces perfect for gift giving, or for keeping for yourself!"  I love how she makes jewelry that fits so many different styles, yet every piece is very much made in her own style.  Some of my favorite things in her shop are the Snow White Necklace and the butterfly necklaces.  Everything is very reasonably priced and arrives in a brown kraft paper box "uniquely wrapped with upcycled papers and tied with contrasting washi tape, seam binding, or ribbon".

Here is a small selection from her shop.  With 408 items in her shop right now, there's something for just about everyone.