Twisty Trend (not really a trend)

This week has gone by so slow, oh my gosh, but surprisingly it hasn't been that stressful. It has made me really happy because I can just go home and watch t.v. without worrying about a lot of homework. I've had a few tests, but they were not hard at all. I pretty sure that I am jinxing myself but whatever. Two days ago my family came in from Texas and I am pretty happy because we are going to go shopping and I haven't gone shopping in forever. Okay now to my blog, I went to Walmart last week and I really wanted to make a anklet so I went to the crappy craft section and bought some friendship bracelet string. I was going to put this on my blog last week but, as usual, I did it really late. I came home and I made a braided one, but I'm sure everyone knows how to braid so I decided to show you how to make this one. I pretty sure I am going to start a trend, but probably not! P.S. I know I use "but" a lot but I can't think of any other words that sound better.

If you want to make this awesomely awesome bracelet below is how to make it!

What You'll Need:

- string (colorful)

- tape

- scissors

What to do:

GETTING READY

Step 1, get your colored string out that you want in your bracelet.

Step 2, cut your string all the same length and tie a knot at the top of the string so it all stays together.

Step 3, tape your string on a flat surface.

Step 4, tie a knot

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TWISTED BRACELET

Step 1, take the color string you want a separate it from the others.

Step 2, take the string and wrap it around the back of your thumb.

Step 3, take the string and wrap it under the other strings.

Step 4, slip your thumb out

Step 5, pull the string and keep pulling until you are at the knot

Step 6, keep repeating those steps, it will eventually look like this

Step 7, you can make each section as small or as big as you want. You are done and don't worry if it doesn't look like this the first time, it takes some practice.

Beach Bum

Yesterday I was trying to figure out what it do for my blog and as usual at the last minute. I had been studying for tests I had to make up and looking on Pinterest was my break. I was looking at my old pins and I found a thing called sea spray that would turn your hair all wavy. It looked really simple so I asked my mom to take me to the store, we got all the stuff and headed home so that I could make it and spray in on my hair. My mom got a detangler bottle, with stuff inside, and I poured it out... It made it look more professional. Anyways my mom and dad helped me take the pictures and it was pretty funny beacause my dad didn't know how to take a picture and my mom tried to take a picture while she was spraying, it picture was just a blob. This really showed me how non-techy they are, what weirdies.

Well below is how to make them just in case you were wondering

What You'll Need:

- 1 cup warm water

- 1 tsp hair gel 

- 1 tsp coconut oil

- 1 Tbs sea salt 

Directions:

Step one, fill your spray bottle with your warm water (pretty hot). I just kind of winged it and filled it up to almost the top instead of just adding 1 cup

Step two, add the coconut oil. In my picture it looked kinda hard to put in, but don't worry I took it with my hands and shoved it in.

Step three, add the hair gel. Once again I pushed it in with my hands, don't worry I'm not that dumb.

Step four, add the sea salt. This time it took me a while to put it all in because the hole was way too small.

Step five, shake it up.

Step six, spray it on your hair. Yay!!

Just to let you know you have to scrunch your hair up so that it wil start to become wavy, wait till it drys then it will look just FABULOUS!

The Sharpie Mug

So, this week I have been trying to figure out what craft to do and yesterday I had soccer and I didn't have time to do anything because it started a little after school ended. I got back at like seven because it was down in Salt Lake and I was freaking out because I hadn't decided what to do yet. I got on our newly purchased iPad and looked on my Pinterest page. I had to find something really easy to do because I still had to read for English. I saw the sharpie mug and I was like, "YES!" Then I realized we didn't have just a plain white mug, my dad was super smart and was like how about you use the thing for gravy. I took it out and got all my boring colored sharpies out and started to draw on it. Both my mom and dad gave me ideas on what to draw, The Edwards on the front and on the back a big cursive E. I finished and I was freaking out because I still hadn't read and I still had to pack for Vegas. If I had't mentioned it before I am going to Vegas this weekend for a soccer tournament. I went upstairs and left to rest of the project to my mom and dad, which was to take the gravy thingy out of the oven. I came downstairs and it looked absolutely fantastico!

If you really really want to make it look below!

What You'll Need:

- plain white mug (I used a gravy boat)

- colorful sharpies 

- cake pan (to put mug in)

What to do:

Step 1, pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees, don't worry this is really exciting ;)

Step 2, pick the sharpies that you want and start to design your mug. DO NOT WORRY if you mess up because it comes off with water, well at least it did for me! I used really boring colors because that all we had, so don't copy me.

Step 3, put your mug in the pan and then in the oven for thirty minutes (no more, no less).

Step 4, take it out and it is finished. YAY!!!!

WARNING:
hand wash the mug, don't put it in the dishwasher or else it will fade and then eventually come off.

No Bake... What?

Picture Provided by: The Recipe Critic

Hey ya'll so the first time I made this really yummy dessert it was with my friend, Lane. We had to go to soccer at like six and school ends quite early, so since she lived so close to our school we walked over there. Every time I went over to her house we always baked something because we both loved to bake, especially sweets. We were trying to find something to make and we both got really excited when we saw this recipe on her Pinterest page. If I remember correctly we almost ate the whole thing before we left for soccer. Not a good idea Evie. I made this last year and I didn't take pictures, because that would be pretty weird, so I decided to make them again and this time they were just as yummy/delicious/scrumptious. If you are really interested in making these below is how to make it.

Stuff You'll Need:

- 1 cup butter (melted)

- 2 cups of graham crackers crumbs (finely crushed)

- 2 cups powder sugar

- 1 cup peanut butter + 4 tablespoons

- 1 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (if you don't want it that sweet use semi-sweet chocolate)

What to do:

First, you'll need to put your graham crackers in the a food processor or crush them in a bag, for a long long time until it is very finely crushed. I crushed mine in a bag which makes it easier to clean up, which was good because I hate cleaning after making something. Just kind of guess how many graham crackers will make

Second, mix all of the ingredients together in a mixer + crushed graham crackers except for the chocolate, whether it be a fancy smancy Kitchen Aid or just an electric mixer. I kind of forgot to take pictures adding all the ingredients so this is just what is looks like in the end.

Third, spread the mixture to a 9 by 13 pan because theres a lot. It kind of looks really gross when you put in the pan but don't worry it actually tastes really scrumptious.

Fourth, put it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes so that it will set and be ready for the chocolate.

Fifth, melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and every 30 seconds take it out and stir so that the chocolate won't burn. Trust me chocolate can burn and it doesn't smell too good and it is hard to get off the bowl.

Sixth, pull the peanut butter mixture out of the refrigerator and pour the chocolate over it. Spread it evenly across the pan and then put it back in the refrigerator so that the chocolate can set.

Seventh, the wait is finally over! You can now cut the bars, I would let it sit for a minute or two though because I tried to cut it right after I took it out and I seriously though I bent the knife.

ENJOY YOUR DELICIOUS HOMEMADE REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER BARS!

Sorry for the lack of pictures my viewers I kind of forgot to:0

I'm a Glitter Gal!

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Lately I have been really obsessed with glittering things. It all started when I was at my cousins house and she glittered my iPhone adapter. Ever since that I have glittered pretty much everything I can, I glittered my moms and another one of my phone adapters and I also glittered magnets for my sisters magnet board. I just love glitter so much. Every time I bring my charger somewhere I ALWAYS mention that I glittered myself and that it is just so snazzy and cool. Everyone replies with, "oh.. cool." My dad thinks I'm pretty weird and so does my mom, my dad claims it to be vandalism, but its not... gosh! I find it really funny when I ask my dad if I can glitter his adapter because he all of a sudden he freaks out and becomes really serious and tells me not to do it. Its just so great. Anyways, below is how you make the glitter magnets.

Things You'll Need:

- mod podge
- glitter
- small magnets
- clear rocks
- paint brush

First, get your paint brush, pod podge, glitter and pick you clear rock. Paint the mod podge on the back of the rock (try not to get it on the sides) and quickly pour your glitter on, the mod podge dries pretty fast. I patted down the glitter with my finger so that it stuck more to the mod podge, but its not required;)

Second, place it on a paper plate and wait for until you can't see the mod podge on the front anymore. I was really impatient while it was drying because I wanted it to be dry so just sit back, chill and watch some t.v or something!

Third, tap the rock on the paper plate so that the extra glitter comes off. I was feeling pretty artsy tonight  so I took kind of a cool picture (well, I thought it was pretty cool).

Fourth, paint mod podge over the glitter and wait until it dries and then do another coat, don't freak out if it stays white for a while it takes time for it to dry. When I first did this I kinda freaked out because I didn't want it to stay white, but it turned out just great!

Fifth, plug your hot glue gun in and hot glue the magnet on once your magnet is dry. This is sadly, the end of the magnet process.

There you go, you have your fabulous, snazzy and amazing homemade glitter magnet! (I was feeling artsy so I'm also going to put cool glitter pictures, taken by me)

You can seriously make anything glittery with just a paintbrush, mod podge and glitter, and I mean seriously. Now how simple was that?

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It's That Time of Year

It's that time of year again, and yes, I know it is a little early, but I mean who doesn't love Christmas. It has been quite the weekend because on Saturday it snowed all day, and I mean ALL DAY. I decided that it was going to be a craft weekend! I invited my friend, Dani, to make them with me because you always have to have a friend, right? My family and I got in the car and went to pick her up, unfortunately we hadn't got the supplies before, so we had to go Michaels. I could literally spend all day in Michaels and surprisingly we only spent an hour or so in there. We got mini gingerbread houses, mini Christmas trees, cotton ball snowmen, ribbon, fake snow, glitter, almost anything you can imagine that would go in a snow globe. We then headed over to Smiths and got a box full of jars. Home at last!

Now to the making of the snow globes. When I first came across this craft on Pinterest it was the one with water and that was the one we were going to make, but we found out that the dry ones turned out cuter! It took a while for us to get in the groove, but in no time we were crafting away. After opening the glitter I set it down and when I moved my hand it spilled everywhere, it got all over the floor and the table. It was quite the adventure cleaning it up. Back the making the water ones, after we put the lid on, the water turned green, things started to come unglued, the glitter floated to the top and when you shook it it became all foamy. We realized we forgot one thing which I am guessing was pretty important, glycerin, we were suppose to put in the water and I'm guessing it kept the snow globe from doing all the things listed above. I personally think that the dry ones are cuter and easier and you don't have to worry about the jar leaking or breaking.

What You'll Need:

-a small or large glass jar (I got a box of them at Smiths)

-something to glue to the lid (mini christmas tree, figurines etc.)

-glitter

-hot glue

-fake snow

Instructions:

Step 1: Wash out your jar/lid completely

Step 2: Glue your "something" to the inside of the lid

Step 3: Add your fake snow to the bottom of the jar, a little more than 1/2 an inch. If you wish you can add a little glitter, snowflakes or mini bells, I did that to one of mine!

Step 4: Keep the jar upright and put the lid on.

Step 5: Flip the jar so it is sitting on the lid. To make it more appealing you can add ribbon or glue cotton balls around the lid.

Step 6:

If you want to learn how to make a water snow globe go to: Craftaholics