5 Things I Read This Weekend

How many times have you gotten the "free" glass with purchase at theme parks or restaurants, only to take it home and put it in your cabinet {never to be seen again or better yet, sold it at a yard sale for 25 cents}? Well, on the Sugar & Cloth blog, she has a brilliant idea for repurposing those glasses. See the post here.

I am constantly in awe of the pretty visuals on the Fresh Exchange blog. This post in particular, called Art to Outfit is one of my favorites. It features a beautiful painting, then translates the colors into a bold outfit.

The Beauty Department is one of my go-to sites for hair or makeup tips and tutorials that I have used over and over again. Last week they posted a DIY that's sure to be one of my all time favorites: using a contact case for makeup touch ups. I am doing this as soon as I find a leopard print contact case! Get that tutorial here. And, check out my other favorite DIY from them that I actually tried, the headband holder. Find it here.

If you were anything like me as a kid, you loved popsicles. I remember chasing the ice cream man every summer! I ran across this recipe for strawberry margarita popsicles and really, who needs the ice cream man when you have these. Find the recipe here.

I love tips on getting a "look for less" and on the Note to Self blog, it is a regular feature with Hers/Mine. See my one of my favorites featuring Ashley Olsen here.

That's my five, did you run across anything that you loved and is share worthy? If so, please share it with me in comments-I love finding new blogs! Have a great week!

5 Things I Read This Weekend

I am a big fan of Kendi Everyday and was delighted to get a peek into her bag here! I already ordered the Anthropologie notebook she uses, of course.

I have had The Happiness Project sitting on my desk for a while and, although I am reading 11/22/63, I am starting it THIS week. This blog post titled 30 Traits Happy People Have in Common (found through The Simply Luxurious Life) inspired me to stop putting it off.

Although I have already decided which headboard is mine in the future, I couldn't help but love this headboard DIY using pegboard from the Sugar & Cloth blog. Although I probably wouldn't use it as a headboard, it has my mind churning about how I can use pegboard!

Wondering what to do with those vintage brooches you have in your jewelry box? The tatertots & jello blog has a fantastic DIY on framing brooches on burlap. Super cute.

So, my birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks {yay!!} and some girlfriends have planned to come visit, so I am already outfit and hair planning! For Saturday at the vineyards I am thinking a topknot or fishtail. Usually I use a hair donut when styling my topknot but I am liking the look of a less structured topknot, so I have been researching tutorials and these are my favorites so far: ballerina bun or messy top knot and fishtail. I will be trying them out over the next week and will share a pic if they look good.

Did you read anything fun you would like to share? I would love to hear from you!

5 Things I Read This Weekend

Don't you love weekends knowing you are about to have another free day off? It did make me be a bit more lazy this weekend-but it was time well spent on the iPad and Flipboard app. These are five things that peaked my interest this weekend:

Need new sunglasses? Fashion and Beauty Finds blog has a great roundup of the best style for your face here.

So, I am doing a sugar free thing this summer BUT it doesn't mean I can't look at recipes and drool. I met an amazing woman the other day at the salon and she told me about her banana chocolate chip mini muffins and her blog, Kelly Times Two. Someday I *will* be making these....just someday!

Always searching for ways to perfect my summer hair staple...the topknot...I love the "hair donut" free tips from Refinery 29 here. All I need is the comb they feature now!

A review of the best chic and cheap summer sandals from the les anti-modernes blog. Read it here.

With the 4th coming up this weekend, I couldn't help but LOVE some of the fun craft ideas from Country Living magazine here.