Do It Yourself Coffin Jewelry Box // Hinged Box Jewelry Holder

Hi everyone! In case you missed it (because you all know that I'm such a bad blogger!) this is my new tutorial video. It is a jewelry box. For this craft you can use any type of hinged box or box in general. It's really easy and makes a great jewelry storage solution for cheap!

What I Love Wednesday 5.21.13

I think I'm starting to get back on track here. Now all I have to do is keep up with Twitter and Tumblr and I can take over the world!

I don't actually know which other stores carry these aloe drinks, but I know that Target has them. These are not only tasty but if you are a texture-eater/drinker and you like pulp, this comes in many flavors (I believe Target carries 4 of them) then I do suggest you try one of these!

I saw these on Etsy and really just wanted to slap myself. I have a set of these sitting around doing nothing and this is the perfect thing to do with them! I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep them, upcycle them or give them away. I was hoping to upcycle them by painting them, but it's usually windy where I live and I didn't want to try to spray paint in the wind. So I'm going to be trying this again.

This is the book I am currently reading and have just found out will be a Tim Burton Film shortly. I'm so excited for it. I love it so much already. I love odd and mysterious and it has been a fun and easy read so far.

My YouTube recommendation for the month has got to be Good Mythical Morning by Rhett and Link. It's fun, entertaining, informative and if you leave before the Wheel of Mythicality we cannot be friends. I would recommend this to anyone who's looking to watch news that's not really news or anyone who's just looking for a laugh or a smile.

The art of Valfre. Need I say more? Go. Go right now to her website and look at all hear beautiful pieces. I found her on instagram and have been seeing her all over storenvy and tumblr lately. I cannot pick a favorite piece. She really does just get me.

See you next week! Stay weird.

The Baby Food Challenge

I did the baby food challenge with my brother and sister-in-law and the results are in! (Rather, the video is finally uploaded and edited!)

What I Love Wednesday 3.26.14

What? A WILW post? Your eyes do not deceive you! As I said, I wanted to bring this back and start blogging again at least once a week even if it is just this post (or even if it is Saturday...), so let's go!

I've been spouting some seeds and bulbs in my kitchen as we're still expecting one more snow fall and I'm really excited about these flowers! They look very similar to Orchids, but are called Mexican Shellflowers. With Orchids being my favorite flower, I'm hoping that these will be an easier to maintain substitute. (Note: I do have an orchid plant but they are so picky about watering and soil, that this may be easier. I have heard that they grow well in coconut shell enhanced soil. I fell as if I am one who does not have time for that.)

This is a find that I could not help but favorite on Etsy. This is a paper mache pink bat. The details on this are so beautifully done and all of the art from this shop is just so perfect and fitting to my taste.

Sit there and tell me that you DON'T love Lil' Bub. Because how could you not? She is so cute with that little tongue! I really want to get this super hipster-y sticker I found of her.

This is so realistic that I can almost feel this bengal kitten! This is made from wool roving done by needle felting. I don't have a lot of experience with needle felting, but I can tell you that it is one craft you can NOT do while watching TV or YouTube because you will stab yourself. I can tell there was so much work put into this and the details are purrfect.

My absolute favorite YouTuber this month has been BayleeCreations / Bumble Baylee. She's so creative and she's got the ideal job as an animator. She's just silly and I feel like I really relate to her after I watch any one of her vlogs or videos because we have the same personality types. She's fun and I'd truly like to meet her.

Knitting Knowledge Episode 1: Tools and Basic Knowledge

Hi friends. I am very excited to announce my new knitting series on YouTube! It's called Knitting Knowledge and the first episode is all about tools and other things that beginner knitters and knitter-wanna-bes should know. 

There should be a new episode out fairly soon. I'm thinking maybe around March 22 (next weekend) and it will be all about the next steps one would need to take to begin their knitting journey!

February Playlist

So this is just going to be a different sort of post. I can't believe I haven't done WILW in such a long time and will be sure to start scheduling that back into my weeks, but for now here is my playlist. I am always looking for inspiring music to play while I craft and I believe it is a big part of my creative process. So I'll be posting these more often, whether in a post alone or in my WILW once they return.

1. Brick + Mortar - Locked In A Cage

2. Grouplove - Shark Attack

3. Bad Suns - Cardiac Arrest

4. Sunderland - Right This Way

5. Strange Talk - Climbing Walls

6. J. Roddy Walston & The Business - Heavy Bells

& bonus throwback track

ONYX - Slam

I hope that you blast all these jams on repeat and are and inspired as I am while listening to them and other great music. It's an art form I could not stick with after middle school.

My Disney / YouTube Project

Hello friends. It's been such a long time since I have blogged anything (I do have a bow tutorial in the works and would also like to get a few wreath tutorials posted as well before Valentine's Day). But here is a microscopic peek into my current YouTube project.

Without giving it all away, I am working on something Disney related that will hopefully be appearing on YouTube within the next month. I seriously wish I had better means of editing videos, but I am a firm believer that content wins over the amount of slaving away that editing can provide. And I can just use the editor that YouTube provides until I am able to purchase better video editing software (assuming my craptop laptop could handle it).

Here are a few Disney pictures I am using for inspiration:

How cute are these chibi like drawings of Disney's female characters, Male characters and female antagonists as busts? I saw them and saved them to the computer immediately! I am in love with the style.

And how about these Female Disney-Inspired Chibi pinups?

Here is also a photo of Disney characters if they had to participate in the Hunger Games. I snagged this picture from a Huffington post article. I kind of hate the way they divided them into the districts that mirror the actual books and think it would be really interesting if they would have come up with their own special exports for their districts. I dunno...

That's all I can reveal at this time. I'll be sure to keep you all updated once the videos/ drawings start appearing. I've finally finished planning it out on paper and can get around to my draft drawings.

Decorating a Decoden Cabochon Compact Mirror

As you all may or may not know, Stylish Smithereens Creative Corner does have a YouTube channel. I do, from time to time post hauls, tutorials, diys and more there. Here's my most recent video which I uploaded yesterday. How to make a decoden cabochon compact mirror! Enjoy!

What I Love... Friday? 11.1.13

How many weeks late am I with this post? Two? Sorry. I've been running around with my head cut off between having our Halloween party  (which I think was a smash!) and custom orders, and now problems with our plumbing. Just arugh. Frustrating. Here's a few things I love from the past two weeks.

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre

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The first thing I actually love and have been listening to (probably thanks to Halloween) is the opus by French composer Camille Saint-Saens. I remember playing and practicing this song over and over again when I was in the eight grade and an excellent flutist (second chair, not to toot my own horn [pun intended!]) I love the way it sounds like Danny Elfman could have composed it and I love how you can almost hear ghosts flying and bones clattering through different instruments as it was intended. It'll probably always be a favorite.

AmazingPhil

Amazing Phil has been keeping me company all week. Every video he has ever put out always puts a smile on my face. He reminds me of a me a few years ago. That sounds weird. He's just fun and random and colorful and I feel like I can relate a lot.

Owl To Go Mug

I found this beauty searching for my own items on Etsy (hey now, I wanted to see what page I was on and how I could modify my key words!). I love this mug and I want one in every color. I am in awe at the craftsmanship.

Merry Christmas Ugly Baseball Tee

This shirt is so fun and it totally makes me want to watch my second favorite Christmas move, Home Alone! I have a feeling that this shirt will be joining the army this season.

3 piece wall decor

I know y'all don't care about the massive empty wall space that I have in my house, but I was thinking of re-creating something like this (possibly with three different sized canvases or more) to fill them. Just a thought I've been tossing around. I really like this one and the Jackson Pollock feel it gives off.

What I Love Wednesday 9.18.13

Here we are again on WILW! At first this used to be hard, but now it's easy and fun. I wonder why I couldn't figure out five items I loved each week. I'm silly. Here we go!

First of all I started watching Once Upon A Time again. I had tried to watch it when I lived with my mom, but I couldn't get into it for reasons unknown. I am really enjoying it now. I am very much in love with how they executed it and the 'flashbacks' and whatnot. I won't spoil it for you, but you should go watch it on Netflix.

Here comes the weird. Tattooed Kewpie doll necklaces. I just think these are the cutest. They're on Etsy through a shop that sells a lot of Rockabilly (can we start calling it Rockabetty for us girls please?) inspired jewelry. The shop is called HouseofWonderland if you are interested.

Speaking of tattoos. How about these Beetlejuice inspired tattoos? How cool would a sandworm tattoo be?

I love these new matte Orly nail lacquers. I think they are beautiful and would be lovely for autumn. I cannot wait to hoard all of these.

Lastly- How cute is Zoella? I've been watching and re-watching all of her videos. She's so beautiful and witty and super cute.

What I Love Wednesday 8.21.13

I can't believe it's been a full week already. Ok, here goes:

ANTHONY & KALEL AND THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Most of you may recognize Anthony from SMOSH (now the second most subscribed to channel on YouTube.) About 2 years ago his girlfriend Kalel started making fashion and diy videos and I was hooked. I didn't even know she was Anthony's girlfriend until they were getting dinner one night in one of their videos and I said 'I think that guy's from SMOSH.' When Kalel figured that she wouldn't have enough time to maintain her own channel, I was a little crushed honestly, but she and Anthony made this new channel (Watch Us Live and Stuff) where they post daily vlogs, challenges and mail hauls nearly every day which makes the end of my day worth it.

MODCLOTH

I have a rapidly growing 'love it' list and rekindled love for ModCloth. They're clothes are for the most part really retro looking and they have plus sizes (I'm not plus sized, but I think that this is awesome of them, because a lot of clothing places don't offer plus sizes and I don't think that's right.) It began while I was looking for a dress to buy for this big birthday vacation Josh and I are planning next month and possibly for a wedding. Things here are a little on the expensive side, but I think most of it would be worth having

ORLY ROYAL VELVET

To be honest, this was an impulse buy at Sally's Beauty Supply. I have loved the ORLY brand of nail lacquer for a long time and have a large hoard filling a silver train case to prove it. I have applied this color twice already (instead of doing the nail tutorial I was going to do...) and I am so in love with it. It's a duo-chormatic shade of blue and purple and I love how it has the chameleon effect. I've gotten many compliments on it and this photo really does it no justice.

UNOFFICIAL HARRY POTTER KNITS MAGAZINE

Oh my gosh, can someone please buy me this magazine? I saw it at work yesterday and have been flipping through it both today and yesterday. There are so many brilliant patterns in here. There are even patterns that are Harry Potter character inspired, not just what is included in the movies. I just want to add it to my hoard, even if I'm not the best knitter yet.

SUCCAPLOKKI OWL KNITTER'S GAUGE

Is another knitting item ok, because I love this owl needle gauge. It's another Etsy find and I can honestly say that I have NEVER seen another gauge like this. This is awesome and matches everything I already own... that is owl-related. I might have a small problem. This shop also sells the needle gauges in European sizes as well as US. I may treat myself to one of these for my birthday.

...That was fast. I can't believe that's five things already! I'm off to make dinner now.