Easy Floral Hair Comb DIY

This is one of the easiest DIY projects that I've done lately. I love floral things, and of course, hair is sort of my forte... so this was an extra fun one for me! These floral hair combs are a great alternative to the full flower crown. They're perfect for pretty much any occasion, too! You can use almost any size flowers you want. I chose some on the medium side for these combs.

What you will need:

Small/medium artificial flowers

Plain hair combs 

Scissors

Hot glue

1. Start by cutting the stem as close as you can to the flower.

2. Apply hot glue to the bottom of the flower, and stick it to the bar on the comb. 

3. Place a strip of glue from the flower, over the bar, and back to the flower to ensure that it stays on. (I applied the glue quite liberally, but made sure that I didn't get too much on the teeth of the comb.)

4. Repeat those steps until you fill the bar on the comb. That's it! Now run it through your hair and secure it in place. 

 Try not to be too offended by my ridiculously grown out roots. Pregnancy, y'all.

Lip Tar Review

I recently bought a lip color by Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics and

I just wanted to share what I think about it and how to use it.

OCC Lip Tar is 100% vegan and gluten-free, and it comes with a little 

applicator brush. The color I bought is "Queen". I'd say it's the perfect pop 

of bright pink! I love it! The wearability is crazy long too... I applied it about 5 hours

ago, ate lunch, applied chapstick over it a few times, ate another snack, 

and it STILL hasn't budged. I have a habit of rubbing my lips together a 

lot and not even that has made it fade. So, to say the least, it's pretty much

my best friend now. I need one in every color!!

Here's how to apply...

Squeeze just a tiny dot onto the brush and dab it on the middle of 

your bottom lip.

Blend the little dot outward toward the lip line. Rub your lips together and

blend on the top lip. Once you have everything in place, let it set for 

a minute and you're good to go!

DIY Curtain Rods

 Instead of spending a fortune on factory made curtains (we have like 20 

windows in our house!), we started a DIY project several weeks ago by buying 

cute, discounted fabric and sewing it into floor-length curtains. That part was 

all quick and easy, but a lack of time in our busy schedules and still not wanting to

 spend a lot of money left us temporarily tacking up our hand-made 

curtains. Finally, tonight we were able to tackle some of our 

continued project... curtain rods made from conduit! It's a very neat 

and inexpensive alternative curtain rod. Today's project hangs four 

curtains for about $30.

Here's how we did it....

What you'll need : 2 - 1/2" conduit (10ft long) 

8 - 1/2" One hole straps 

8 - bolts, nuts, locking washers 

8 - L Brackets (with mounting screws)

Curtain Rings 

Hacksaw 

Tape Measure

Level

Wrench

Socket Wrench

Step 1: Assemble your rod mounting brackets by securing a one-hole strap to an

 L-Bracket using a bolt, locking washer, and nut.

Step 2: Measure and cut the conduit to length using the hacksaw.

Step 3: Secure the rod mounting brackets at your desired height using 

the screws that came with the L-Brackets.

Tip: Use a stud finder to make sure the mounting brackets are in a 

stud. Use a level to make sure the rod is mounted straight.

Step 4: Attach curtain rings to the curtains and slide the rod through. Then set 

the rod/curtain in the mounting brackets. Easy as that!

Though I like the simplicity of our new curtain rods, the creative side of me 

may end up painting them and adding finials.