My DIY of Christmas Wreaths!!

I'm really excited to share this with you guys , which will be the DIY of how to make some really cute christmas wreaths! Whether you want to make one for yourself or for someone else, it's really up to you! :) And that is what is so neat about it, you get to choose anything you want for it. So as you can see here this photo shows 3 shopping bags from Michael's.... i don't play around people ;) but there is some great news!! all of these goodies, cost only $40 in total, Michaels is having a great sale going on, so if you would like to do this, i suggest you get some supplies soon. 

This is what a 24 inch wreath looks like, it is about 7.99 which isn't bad considering you're able to do anything you want with it.. and you don't have to get the same size or the same color! Feel free to get a white wreath or just a 12 inch one. It doesn't matter at all. 

Keep in mind that when you work on this wreath... it will get messy! so make sure to get some newspapers or some old tshirts you don't mind getting dirty and lay it down on a flat surface for you to be able to work on... i just chose my kitchen counter cause why not?! :D.. so in the picture there i have two tshirts layed across, one is for the wreath and the other one is for the supplies, which are mostly alllllll glittery and it gets really messy.. so the main things you need in this process is a hot glue gun and some scissors. :) I already had ribbon at my house, but you don't have to do this step.. i only do this because  i always do this. I wrap it around the wreath so it will hold down some of the bigger pieces. 

Here is a picture showing the decorations i got for the first wreath i am working on.. this is why i put the tshirt across because as you can tell some of the decorations have glitter all over them... so it can be a real pain in the butt to have to clean that up if you don't have something under it. :) For the first wreath i wanted to do a red and gold look, but don't feel pressured to do these colors, have fun experimenting and trying out what you ultimately want, there are no rules here! 

the next step is to maybe map out what you ultimately want on your wreath. So i got some fake flowers to put on this wreath and i was just locating them to where i want them.. and then you just go on from there with all of the other items, be careful not to hurt yourself with the wreath because at times it is prickly and make sure not to burn yourself when gluing down the items as well, don't rush it, just do little by little until you see a result that you like. :) 

Here is the finished product of the first wreath, which was the red and gold themed. I really loved making it, and i tried to stick to the theme i wanted for this one, so the decorations i got for it were mostly red and gold, but remember there are endless options in Michaels, so choose anything your heart desires! :) if you want a cool colorful looking wreath then do it! If you want a traditional wreath, then that is just as fine as well. 

I told you guys i would be making two wreaths, and so i did! there is the finished product of that one, and this one was just themed as white and red :) very classy, i loved making these, so don't be afraid to try it out, something that is homemade seems so much livelier in person, so if you want to make this for someone , i definitely encourage it! it makes a nice and sweet gift, the person that will receive it will appreciate the time and effort spent on it.. have fun guys! i hope i could help in any way of what to do... i would have gone more into detail, but i truly want this experience to be your own, you can always reflect and look back to mine but i would love to know that it is your own creation, not mine :) See ya guys another time and remember... take care!! :D  

Going to Disneyland!!

Soon I will be going to Disneyland with my mom!! :) I'm excited for it, i hope this doesn't sound like i am bragging about it, but i'm actually purchasing the tickets for us. I wanted to go to Disneyland because well I haven't gone there when it's around Christmas time in a while, and i love the winter season and all the lights and decorations, so one of my favorite times to visit Disneyland is around this time because 1) it's not going to be a hot summer day... so waiting in lines will be easier to handle.. 2) Christmas decorations!! I mean what more can i say!!! :D I will be taking some photos of the place of course so i can share the experience with you guys on here! Hopefully it'll get you guys in a cheery spirit, i'll be going to disneyland i think on the second week of December, and i can't wait for it! I'm hoping there won't be that many people because it'll be on a day where i think people are still in school so yay! Either ways, I'll post that up for you guys! Btw. i still haven't gone to Michaels, so don't worry i didn't forget about that, i just haven't had time to go there, but i'm thinking hopefully i'll be able to go tomorrow. Take care guys!! :D 

I'm Making Some Christmas Wreaths!!

Hey Guys!! :) so soon i'll be visiting my former teachers from my high school and i'll be making 2 Christmas wreaths for them, but they don't know it ;) so i'm really excited to do this little "project" i thought  i should share with you guys maybe of how to do it, so i can kind of show you guys a DIY of some sorts, or the best of my ability, soon i should be going to Michaels and that is the place i usually get all of my materials from including a plain green wreath which could be $5-$10 depending on the size of the actual wreath, and it might be on sale, you could always find coupons on Michaels at their website so you can save some cash from the total of the price. :) I get all my materials though, it isn't cheap just to warn you guys so that is why i suggest getting some coupons from there so you can save some money, the total price for one wreath including the wreath and ribbon and flowers and other accessories may come out to be $30-$40.. which isn't that bad considering it would be all made by you, so i encourage anyone to try this if they maybe want to make this as a christmas present to someone, it's really fun for me to do because i love cute arsty/ crafty projects to do. So it's just a suggestion, but don't worry guys i'll take pictures along the way of how both of them will look like, so i'll try my best to get the steps down and what's needed most :) It's really nice talking to you guys, i'll make sure to post soon when i go to Michaels and get everything ready! Bye take care!! :D

I Got a New Phone

This is the HTC Desire 610, aka my new phone, i'm not trying to make this post to brag about how i have a new phone, i just thought it would be neat to share if someone wants this as a phone so i can share what i personally like about it. Well first off this is the second smart phone i've had, my first smart phone was an iphone 4, and i had that since i was 15, it stayed intact for a long time although i'm very clumsy and i dropped it a lot of times i happened to not shatter the glass which was cool but either ways i wanted to get a new phone because my iphone was getting old and i was experiencing some difficulties with it, my phone calls kept on dropping and i couldn't hear the other person on the phone... it was quite horrible. So i decided to get this phone, well actually it chose me, my dad had this phone for a while but wasn't able to activate it so then he just told me i could have it, which was a perfect timing, i must say i really like the design of this phone, it's light weight compared to my iphone, it has a sleek design, the camera is nice! it has a front facing camera as well for all those people that want to take selfies :) it's easy to maneuver which is nice considering i wanted something simple. It works well, not much else to say other than it's a great phone if anyone is looking for a smartphone in the future, take care guys!! :D  

Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?

   Hey everyone, i just wanted to post this video, if you guys have time out of your day please view this. I think everyone can find this entertaining to watch and also informational. This video talks about the relationship we share with technology. This is something i think everyone should view because of the overall message that she shares, it's actually quite depressing how much we rely on technology when it comes to physical relationships, so if there is an option to share the idea, well this is it. I wanted to share this all with you to enjoy and make a conversation about and also if you guys have feedback from it feel free to comment down below and share your thoughts of the video or the overall topic she is presenting. Thanks guys and take care!! :D

Why I Became Pescetarian

Hello Everybody! So i just wanted to discuss something that is present in my life, or has been in a while. I'm not doing this for "bragging rights" of being a pescetarian or to tell you to become one, i'm just here to inform as to why i became one. I don't really like meat other than fish, it's that simple.. i got sick and tired of poultry meats, they did not make me happy, time to time my stomach would get upset with eating meat, i thought of becoming a vegetarian at first but then i saw that there is something called "pescetarian" which is a type of vegetarian in which you eat seafood rather than eating farm land animals like pigs, cows, and chickens... aka ( poultry). I was never really a fan of chicken, i really started to dislike chicken more and more throughout the years.. i'm so glad i'm not eating chicken anymore... whenever i ate chicken i would feel disgusting, all of these hormone induced chickens are sickening. I do like fish and seafood though, so i stuck with being a pescetarian and i've been a pescetarian for 1 year and 2 months.. and i'm honestly soooo happy!! :D I don't eat too much fish in my diet for it to harm me because too much fish is not good either... it's all in moderation and in a balance. So it's not like i eat fish everyday, the most i eat fish is maybe twice a week, it's usually only once a week, which is fine :) Most of the time i'm just eating grains and veggies! I feel a lot more healthier from this transition, something so simple as changing up your diet can really improve your energy and the way your body feels overall. Meat always made me feel like junk food makes me feel, slumpish, lazy, etc. Taking out most meat out of my diet except fish really made a change in the way i felt each day, :) I hope this was kind of informational if you have any questions, please ask away in a comment! I'll be happy to respond, bye guys take care!! :D 

College Life

 

Isn't it crazy how time passes by soooo quickly? Hey guys, I haven't shown up in my blog recently and here is why. College has kept me busy for a bit so i hope you can understand but also the reason as to why i haven't really checked up on here is because i didn't really like how my blog was going. It was the same stuff each time.. the routine got boring for me, don't get me wrong i loved doing what i did but i didn't think it really represented my thoughts or what i wanted this blog to be about.. i still would love to do book and movie reviews but what i want to change about my blog are the topics i talk about.. on soundcloud i have a pod cast in which i talk about my life.. it's called '" Yvette Goes Noob" if you want to check it out.. that is something i truly love and am proud of. That also doesn't mean i'm not proud of this.. because i am :) I love the people that take time and just view this content, it means a lot, even just not seeing any comments but just knowing someone is able to take some time and view my work is awesome so thank you for that... I'm hoping this blog can be something i can look back and see how i've grown in life.. I want to create and share ideas. Take Care guys! :D I'll see you soon