DIY//Lace Cat Ears

 Every year my mother throws a "Witches Convention" party to celebrate Halloween. All the girls in my family...my mom, grandma, aunts, cousins, sisters, and nieces all dress up either like a witch or black cat. We spend the entire evening talking, having a halloween themed dinner with a few drinks, and telling scary stories. It's been a fun party to look forward to every year. Most of the time I dress up like a black cat because hello! I'm a cat lady lol. This year I decided to try some lace cat ears.

Supplies: Headband, black lace, scissors, wire (mine are 5 inches long), glue gun, black nail polish, & felts (not pictured)

 1. Take a piece of wire and shape into the form of an ear.

 3. Layer: Wire, lace, and wire. Put dots of glue in certain spots to glue all the pieces together.

 4. Trim the lace.

 5. Glue and wrap the felt around the ends of your cat ear wire pieces to attach to the headband.

 6. Use the black polish to paint the wires black and cover up any dried glue.

All done :) Hope you get to try this if you need something cute for a party this weekend.

xoxo erica

Note to Self

Over the weekend I stumbled across this quote and it really sat with me. I had always wished that I lived in California. That if I had, my life would be more amazing. I would have my dream job, do all the things I ever wanted to do.  Well it's been 5 years since I've been to California and I've finally come around to open my eyes and see that I can find complete happiness here. All I need to do is let myself bloom, bloom in Texas...and if any of you have ever felt like me, there's no need to wait. You can bloom exactly where you are.

xoxo erica

Simple Bobby Pin Hair Tutorial

 Since I've cut my hair it's been extremely hard for me to do different hairstyles...especially with having layers. I haven't had my hair this short since about 6 years ago! Lately I've been using this tutorial but I recently straightened my hair and wanted a more dressed up look...you know something with a bit of effort. And yes, those do happen to be glitter bobbies in my hair. I used this diy concept to get the glitter look.

1. Part your hair.

2. Separate the section that will be pinned and pull back the rest.

yay! glitter bobbies!

3. Place bobby pins at an upwards angle...you can let your down here.

4. Place bobby pins at a downwards angle...forming an "x"

All done :)

xoxo erica