I missed a post a few weeks back and i'm trying to catch up with all of my work today so that's why i blogging at a kind of random time. So about this, i've always wanted to make a chalkboard and put it in my room to use it as a to do list or something. I like the idea of making my own though because then you can make it whatever colour you like or whatever shape you like. So what you need to make the chalkboard paint is one part unsanded grout and eight parts latex paint, which i think sounds really simple to make considering there's only 2 ingredients. Even instead of framing a square piece of wood you could paint one wall in your room and just write right on the wall. That actually sounds like a really cool idea because with this you can still have a colourful room and write on it. I got how to make the paint off pintrest so the link is below.

I found this little bracelet idea on pinterest and thought it was nice so why not share it with you guys! I liked this bracelet because it's cute obviously, it's simple to make, and it can also be functional on a hot day the metal can probably cool you down for a second haha. So what you need is string but thick string (like in the picture) because thin string or yarn wouldn't work out too well, and gold or silver bolts (i think that's the bolt part aha). Then all you have to do is braid them on and tie a knot and you have a bracelet. If you don't know how to braid just got on youtube or something there's probably a how to. Yea so that's the bolt bracelet it's very easy, very nice, and very cheep to make so it's perfect. I will put the link to the pinterest page below even though everyone can probably figure out how to do it just by looking at the picture.

Well, i was feeling really hungry so instead of actually getting up to get food (that would be too much work) i went onto my moms pinterest and looked at all of her food boards. Which in the end made me way more hungry.
 So i was looking through the recipes that we've already tried (meaning mom forced me to make them for everyone) and i came across this one which is probably one of my all time favourites for snacky desserts, who can eat a big dessert after dinner anyways?
 So what these lovely little creations are is cheesecake stuffed strawberries and making them is the easiest thing possible. first you make the filling (there's like 3 ingredients), then you cut the strawberries, pipe the filling in and then sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on the tops.
These are the most addicting things ever and i advise everyone to try them! Unless you don't like strawberries then you probably wouldn't enjoy them very much (why wouldn't you like strawberries though?).

I guess this one is pretty self explanatory. I thought that this was a really cool idea though because you can put a really good quote or anything you want really on it and then show it off while having your coffee. This is also a very fast and easy DIY and it's something that would probably be used often.
 I got this off a different website as apposed to pinterest and the site has some more really cool DIY that you might want to check out i might blog about later!

I've always wanted to do this but i just don't have the time or that many photos but i know that many people do! My cousin actually did this in her room and it looked so cool. So what this is basically is a collage of your own pictures acting as wallpaper almost. I think that this would look really great if you did one wall of a room and it's just a great way to capture memories.
Since i haven't actually done this i'm just going to say what i would do if i was to do this.
So since it is a way to display your pictures i think that there should be a little description with each picture. To do this i would print the pictures in the format of what a Polaroid instant camera would. This lets you have a little more fun while posting them on your wall and would also make the pictures look less crowded.
I'm not quite sure how you would stick this onto the wall but i would look for a non permanent sticky tack (like that blue gummy stuff that my teachers used to use for posters). I wouldn't want a more permanent way to post my pictures only because i would want the freedom to move pictures around, takes them off, or even scrap the whole project if it didn't go well (hopefully that wouldn't happen).
I hope some people decorate their rooms like this because if i could i for sure would. It looks so awesome when it's done right and i promise your friends will be jealous of it. Besides, who doesn't like to look through pictures anyway? 

Yay! I finally did hair bows and found a really good tuturial on how to make these. I've been wanting to do these for awhile because i see bows in stores and they're so expensive but so cute! I also wanted to do them because at dance i like to put something in my hair so that it's not boring. Again, i found this on pinterest and it is probably the easiest thing ever! All you need in hot glue, fabric, and a hair clip. I would honestly wear these in my hair everyday if i could.
Tips:
1. Make sure you don't use too much glue because then it looks messy and unprofessionally done i guess.
2. Make sure you press the fabric down into the the glue because you don't want the glue to dry thick.
Notes: Feel free to use any material you want just make sure it is easy to work with for you.

This is so cool, i found this on pinterest and i forgot what i searched but it's probably easy to find. When i found this i was so excited because i love, love, love infinity scarfs and it's so easy! It's called arm knitting and to make a whole scarf it only takes about 30 minutes. The best part is all you need to do this is your arm and yarn of any colour! Now i haven't actually done this so i have no notes or tips for you except maybe use thick yarn, but my friend did it and she said it was very easy and turned out great! Try this out and comment any tips or notes you would add to this but i can't wait to try it!

So today we had to do something a little different related to our blog. We had to write about something from the Tedx Youth Waterloo conference we went to as a class trip last week. So this conference was a bunch of speakers telling us what their home was and their views on the theme of the conference, which was chasing home. Out of this conference i had to think of how to tie it in with my D.I.Y. themed blog, and i thought it would be perfect to show people how to  help others their self, kind of like a D.I.Y. Anyways that brings me to what this blog is about, how can you help a cause yourself? There was one presentation which was 3 grade 11 boys from Jacob Hespeler who have created this foundation i guess you cold call it called H.E.L.P. which stands for Homelessness Everywhere Lacking Publicity. How they ended up creating this is actually from a school project and it grew into this whole foundation. So what they did to help the homeless was buy a bunch of food and supplies that would be helpful if you were living on the streets and create little packages then hand them out to homeless around kitchener. This was really inspiring because it really shows how you can actually DO IT YOURSELF!
 

I love putting flowers and whatnot in my hair and i'm pretty sure it's because i dance, but here is my D.l.Y.  for today! I was going for something that i could wear anytime i wanted so i found this on pinterest. It was really easy to do and all i needed was a needle, thread, material, glue, rhinestones, and clips from the dollar store. This one unlike my last one worked out very well and i am really happy with the way it turned out. I think that i use this one the most out of the ones that i have do so far. And i am going to try to make a bow for your hair soon if i can find a good how to on pinterest or somewhere.
Tips:
1. Use a thin material because thick material doesn't bunch up nice and breaks the thread.
2. When gluing the rhinestones on or the flowers to the clips use hot glue, although jewel glue works well hot glue seems to work better so far. 
3. Make sure your stitches are close enough together that they bunch the pedals up enough.
Notes:
1. I used an old t-shirt for the material since it is thin and fold easily
2. The rhinestones are not real they are plastic, don't waste your money on crystal ones because they look the same in the end.

So for today i decided to show you a D.l.Y. that i tried and failed. So i found this cool rose necklace on pinterest and it was just made out of melted plastic spoons. Easy enough i got a bunch of plastic spoons and a candle and started bending the spoons in pedal like shapes. Well then i got the two centre pedals done and was moving on to the second layer when everything went downhill. My spoons that were melting so nicely at the beginning started to burn very easily, i burnt holes in the middle of the spoons, on the sides, on he handle, and anywhere on the spoon. Since i burned a bunch of spoons i decided i would still keep going even though i would have to not make one of the layers of pedals. So, then while i was melting the spoons i dropped a bunch inside the candle wax and candle wax does not come off of spoons very well. Finally, after burning spoons, dropping spoons and any other problems anyone could have, i decided to call it quits. Even though this D.l.Y. is so cool and would be so pretty, it's just took way too much time and effort for my liking. I'll post the link to pinterest on the bottom of this so you can try it if you'd like and if you do get this please share it with me so i can see what i would've done.