How to Make Geometric Shaped White Paper Lanterns
Bella Breakdown The winter months are a wonderful time for nesting. Fixing the little things we’ve meaning to around the house and bringing new things we love into our space to make it feel all the more like home. But if you’re on a budget, all those new geometric lights you’re drooling over might seem out of reach. Pssst … why don’t you try making your own!? All you’ll need is: •Template •Translucent Paper •Ruler •Pencil •Scissors •Bone Folder •Double Sided Tape •LED Lights Start by printing out a template and deciding what size you’d like to make your...
How to Apply Blush in 5 Seconds
Blushing Bella Breakdown Sometimes we really overcomplicate makeup when the simplest method is really the best. For blush in particular, you don’t want to go over the top and instead you should really stay closer to natural to avoid and over made-up look. When choosing your product, you want to match the color your cheeks naturally blush. One great tip is to look at the pink in your hands, that’s the color you want to replicate. The first thing you want to do is find the apples of your cheeks. Give yourself a big smile in the mirror and...
Punk Rock Inspired Pumpkins
Bella Breakdown Take your Halloween full-throttle this year with some punk-rock pumpkins… or should we say ‘punk’ins? Maybe we’ll lay off the puns and stick to DIY-ing from now on. Seriously though, these are super fun and easy to make! All you’ll need for this project is: Punking Black Craft Paint Paint Brush Pencil Mixing Tray Various nails and spikes What’s so fabulous about this DIY is that is can be done with real or fake pumpkins because there’s no carving involved! All you need to do is start by painting a face on your pumpkin. Once your satisfied...
DIY Colorful Leather-Wrapped Keychains
Bella Breakdown This is a really simple way to dress up those useful carabineers and keychains that are a crucial part of our everyday life that we may not even think about. All you need are some leather cords in bright colors, crazy blue and a pair of sharp scissor. Start by cutting an amount of cords that’s double the length that you need. Take both ends and with a small dab of crazy glue, adhere to the beginning of the loop. Let that set for a moment and once secure take your double length of cord and start...
How to Make a Decoupage Diamond Clutch
Bella Breakdown This fabulous Faux Diamond Clutch is so simple to make, and everyone will be asking you where you got it. Full of fun graphic diamond images, this is a perfect transition piece from summer to fall and is right on trend. All you need for this crafty fashion win is: Fabric Pouch Decoupage Medium Craft Brush Mixing Tray Scissors Jewel Printouts Start by arranging your printouts on the clutch where you like them. Then pour some of the decoupage medium into the tray. Start one by one applying the medium in a nice thick layer to the...
