dorm room diy : sorority glitter letters

so the countdown winds to an end, just two more days until this chick is dc bound! i can not say how excited i am for this semester and for sophmore year! i am even more excited to put together my dorm room and make it more homie! also could not be more excited to live with my new roommates.   so last year i pledged for a sorority and got it (yay me) so last year i purchased wooden letters and glittered them; so this year i thought i should do the same. this is honestly so simple to do, but it is a diy that i think should be shared!! hope you enjoy!! xx 

1. wooden letters in any color (mine are from michaels and they came white)  2. mod podge (mine is from michaels) 3. glitter (mine is from michaels) 4. a foam paint brush

first thing first, mod podge. you want to take your foam brush and dip it into the mod podge. you want to make sure you spread it all around for a nice and even coat. 

**tip : i didnt put glitter on the sides, if you want it then mod podge the whole thing, if not whipe it away with your finger so the glitter doesnt stick to the side*** 

  

next up whip out that glitter and sprinkle it all over the letter. 

**tip do it over your deck, or over a peice of paper so it doesnt get so messy**

after spreading it all over, go over all the parts that you missed and add more mod podge to the area.

then go ahead and spread the glitter with your fingers and then shake it off to make sure you get off all the excess glitter. 

this is what the final product looked like after the glitter and the drying! keep posted to see what it looks like in the dorm room! hope you enjoy and happy diy! xx 

lake george mini shoe haul

yesterday was our outlet shopping day here in good ol' lake george and might i just say i saw some of the best deals of my life. we went shopping from 10-3 and didnt even hit all the stores that i wanted to... so i will be going back with my cousins later in the week! for this post i am going to show you the fabulous shoes that i purchased for the fall! hope you enjoy. xx 

**now you should know that my sister and i call my grandma bucky**

 so bucky and i went into famous footwear and found these stunners!! i had been needing well wanting a pair of nude flats and i found these; my perfect pair. they are from one of my favorite shoe designers steve madden. they are patent leather and are a high rise, close to the start of your toes.

oh my gosh, was my first reaction when i saw them. i was on my way to sunglass hut not even wanting to go into kennieth cole reaction, but when i saw these plum babies in the window, it was love at first sight. they are a beautiful plum color with a satin finish. i am going to go back and get these in green and in royal blue because they are such a great deal.

these stunners are some more steve's, well its actually madden girl brand. they are in the color gamer stone, which could be described more as an olive stone color! they go up to the middle of your calves and are full lace up boots. combat boots #4 for me. they were a little pricey, but cheaper than the original price! thanks for these bucky. 

dorm room diy : painted mason jars

with move in day approaching in well about two weeks, i have been on pintrest looking for some amazing diy's to display in my room! these jars are perfect for your makeup brushes, your pencils, markers, supplies and even perfect for a (fake) flower holder! i will be putting up a bunch of different ideas in the next up coming week feel free to put in a request or ask any questions!

1. a clear mason jar (could be an aladdin jar, a kerr jar or a ball jar) 2. acrylic paints (mine are martha stewart, but any paints work) 3. mod podge (optional) 4. glitter (optional)

chose your paint colors. then get out your jar and take off the top, you will have to unscrew the top and then remove the lid with your hands because it will stick to the edges of the jar. 

after removing the lid, pour a good amount of the paint into the jar. i like this method better than painting it because to me it is less messier and it is honestly easier. what i did after putting a full coat on the bottom, i turned the jar upside-down.

after putting it upside-down, i noticed that some of the sides were not getting enough paint, so i put some more in and swirled it around to see if it would help, it did. but it did clump so i just set it upside down to dry and it is still drying lol.

next, grab your mod podge and get ready to repeat what you did from jar number one.

after pouring in the mod lodge i painted it around with a paint brush to make it go a little faster and to make the coating of the glue more even.

after i let it settle for a minute i took out my glitter and went crazy with it lol! lets just say i poured too much in. but what i did was i poured in (a lot) some and then put the lid back on and shook it around. there were some areas that needed more glitter so i put some more in and now it is still drying on my counter.

 this is what the inside looks like, and that is what it is starting to look like on the outside! 

  for my last color, instead of doing the lime green, i used a satin dark blue! i loved this color and thought it would come out nice. it came out okay, but it looks more of a steel blue then a true deep dark blue. but i did end up liking the outcome of all of them!

my colors for the jars were inspired by my throw pillows for my bed in my dorm room this year!

july photo recap

O1. my new chevron pillows for my dorm room O2. the monogram necklace that i ordered from etsy O3. this year's lilly agenda (thank god i got it early because its sold out) O4. my best friend, basically our family O5. curly hair don't care, my twin maggie O6. diva time O7. b swim meet with my team
O8.  coming home from a lovely day at the beach O9. swim team spirit, ahhlezzgo bonsai

whats in my shopping cart : tech week

so on monday i stopped over to our super stop and shop because i was in desperate need of some items. let me say that since monday i have been exsausted and now sick :( so this trip has been both well thought out and purchases well made. i have already used all of these items (not all up) but have made a dent in all of them.

in the cart :
two giant smart waters ; okay so im practically addicted to water, i guzzle these down in about three minutes or under. its insane but it is really good for you, especially  throat coat ; this type of tea is a medicinal tea. i particularly do not like the taste, but it is really good for your throat, especially when you lost your voice, like me, and need some soothing!  pomegranate & raspberry tea ; aghhh. can we say my new favorite tea. i love to put in two tea bags in a big tea cup and put a teaspoon of honey into the cup. its the perfect recipe for deliciousness honey ; well after mentioning these two above, you can see why honey was a must have in the cart. i really do like sweeter tea so the honey is the perfect sweetness and texture for my liking aqua net ; possibly the best hairspray for shows. it is cheap, and it keeps a good and firm hold. i just wish there were curlers that could do that too!  bobby pins ; i think four or five packs will be good enough for the rest of the week until closing night. 

oh the thinks you can think

oh my god oh my god you guys, whoops wrong show! haha its the end of tuesday night and everything is so crazy!! the show is being altered, some costumes need tons of patches, the set is just about done and well yeah we have two more days of rehersal before the show, this is scary. pinch me, pinch me.                                                           okayy so as we can see the picture to the right, my hair is looking oh so fabuloso. tomorrow i am going to post a tutorial on the makeup and the hair for the bird girl look. i am obsessed with my pink and red feathered hair piece! i almost walked home with it, but alas i had to put it back in the costume room. to the left of me in the picture is one of my castmates who is a whickersham brotha!                   honestly this show is really coming along and now everything is becoming real and emotional. i have less than a week with these amazing people. i am so blessed to work with each an everone of them! i love them so much and appreciate all their efforts and company. xx 

lindsey's life update : hell week

dear viewers,
warning, this week will be either a sloppy week for b&b or an amayzing (spelt wrong on purpose #seuss) week here on b&b. i have been uberly slacking on my youtube chanel and b&b, but i hope that everything will get back to normal soon! anywho (#seuss) i will get started with my update!!
okay sooooo lets begin with the past few weeks:  work work work work work. yep thats been my life for the past well, since summer even started! i really truely love work, but sometimes it is hard to balance everything out because my work schedual is so space out. i wake up every morning around 6:45am to get to the pool by 7:05, practice starts at 7:15 (really it starts at 7:30 but same thing... right?) i love my little swimmers, they are my joy and my pride! i am so proud of everything they do and have learned since the beginning! we have had three meets so far and have won all of them (3/3 its just the way we roll) but this upcoming week we have two more, which will be toughies, both for the team and for me because i have this one tiny tiny conflict this week. yep you said it kid (#seuss) rehearsal. 6-10. all day, everyday. 

our latest meet, we did bonzaii a cheer that we dress up for, gotta say we had spirit! lindsey : jayne : katherine : sean : jack as many of you know i am in a show this summer, seussical (hense all the #seuss references above, and below...). i have been working of this show for about a month now, and we are headed straight into  hell week, or in more polite terms, tech week. this week is going to be crazy, we have finally moved to our stage, but we need so much tuning up with our choreography as well as our music. im not gonna lie, im totally scared for the show! i am so excited, but so nervous!! if you are in the area this weekend please come see the show! it is ging to be amazing and we have worked so hard and long for this show! 

late night rehersal working on anything's possible

cast & crew

also a quick notice, this week i am dedicating the posts to seussical, to rehersals and so on. so for all of you who are not huge into the preforming arts industry, this might not be the week for you, but i will post other things along with the theatre posts! stay tuned for some amazing posts this week, featuring some awesome people!! xx