DIY canvas wall art

As I mentioned before me and my boyfriend bought a house in October, after 6 months of renos we finally moved in. It's still a work in progress but I'm pretty proud of how far it's come. Decorating has to be my favorite part of the process so far! I love looking for inexpensive items that give our home a look of quality and coziness. Our bedroom is all grey and white and needed something a little extra. I'm still planning on getting bold grey stripped curtains from west elm and a bold rug as well but I haven't found the perfect one. In the meantime I decided to spruce up the space with a little color and print. Now let me warn you I'm not crafty or skilled in arts. I come from an incredibly artistic family and I can doodle a mean stick figure but that's as far as my talents go. 

I went to my local michaels and perused the isles for inspiration. I knew what color pallet I wanted to work with, greys, purples and greens. 

I ended up leaving the store with a stack of canvas, arcrylic paint, brushes, scrap book paper, paper spray glue, and silver letters. With the awesome deals at micheals it only cost me just under $30! 

First I painted the canvas in a striped pattern with a bold purple bottom, a chevron inspired print and a colorful long brush stroke one. 

As that dried I drew a quartfoil and cut it out on cardboard. I started tracing it on the back of the scrapbook paper and quickly realized it looked like crap haha. So I tried tracing a solo cup and cut of the circles. I did a even spray of the adhesive on the backs and gave a few seconds to become tacky. Next I placed them evenly on the canvas and let completely dry. 

I'm really into the gold and silver foil prints all over etsy. I'm my attempt to do something similar I finished the painted peices with silver stickers. I wanted to do "love" and "gratitude" but the lack didn't have enough letters so I went with "grateful". I dicided not to use the other painting because I I wanted to use the circle canvas for the center peice. 

They are not hung up yet but I think they turned out pretty cute! I'm sure a similar prints from etsy would have cost about $20 each so it's a good cheap way to add a personal touch to your living space. 

As always thanks for reading! Xoxo brianna 

Oh yes and I will be sharing before and after photos of our home soon. There should be more diys and decor posts coming your way as well : )

How to get a fuller and longer pony tail-easy!

To get my hair from a simple pony to a causual hairstyle with a little extra umph I follow these simple steps

Tools: regular brush I have a large paddle brush, a teasing brush, hair spray, two hair elastics, and a headband is optional 

One: brush out hair, mine was next day curls. by doing this your pony with have more volume

Two: make small pony with lower half of hair, this creates the added length 

Three: hairspray and back comb top section

four: secure top pony pulling it upward to keep the lift on top on the head

Five: lighting tease the two sections together blending the hair 

End result: I added a headband to keep the top smooth but keep the volume

Please exsuse the terrible iPhone photos.   I did this quickly before heading out the door. 

Thanks for reading xoxo brianna 

Whats in my purse? Anne Klein dome satchel

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To be honest I have no idea why people are interested in this haha but there are countless YouTube videos and blog posts simply sharing what's in someone's purse! I have watched a few videos to check out a specific purse but not to see the junk inside. however just in case anyone cares this is my purse and what is inside.

My current purse I'm using is a tan Anne Klein Leo coin dome satchel. purchased at tj maxx on clearance about a month ago. It has handles that I hold on my forearm and a long cross body strap that comes in handy too. It has gold hardware, and zips across the top. 

I'm tryyyy to keep my purse organized by using small pouches to separate small items. My gifted coach wristlet at holds my cards and money, nothing new or different from any other wallet. I really want a nice zip around leather wallet though.

then the blue polka dot pouch it's like my emergency kit. Everything I might need at any point is pretty much in here. I've got

head bands.

bobby pins.

A clip.

hair elastic.

One tampon, lol

mini lint roller.

ibuprofen that I just refill from the large bottle in my bathroom.

mints and gum.

Lip balm.

Sanitizing wipes.

Fragrance samples.

mini sunblock.

Packets of honey.

Mirror and brush.
nail file.

The satin blue lip pouch was free with a Nars velvet lip pencil set. This I use as my to go makeup bag though its usually just full of lip products. Right now I've got

Nars satin lip pencil in lodhi.

Nars velvet matte lip pencil in dolce vita.

loreal lip gloss.

Fresh Sugar lip treatment in honey.

Marc Jacobs daisy rollerball.

Maybelline falsies mascara.

Eye drops from the eye doctor.

A make up brush.

not kept in pouches are some bigger items and essentials I keep in the side pockets of the purse. 

I always have back up gloves in my coat pocket and car! I'm always cold. I also always have

Deodorant, I love the smell of this dove one!

Hand cream.

Snacks! Here I have raw pumpkin seeds and a box of sweethearts.

I have a daily planner. 

a bible verse journal.

a pen.

Chanel eye glasses.

Kept in the side pockets are my keys iPhone and sunglasses, here I have my banana republic retro frames. 

Are you still awake?! Haha pretty standard stuff but hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading xoxo brianna