DIY: Cut-Off Shorts

I've been talking about making cut off shorts from my old jeans that are too big in the pant for the longest time and today I finally did! I used the steps from refinery29 and I am really happy with the results. Sometimes we are so quick to give away or even worse, throw away our clothes, but if you take the time to look up DIY clothing crafts, you'll save yourself a lot money. Besides, who wouldn't want to spend a nice afternoon revamping their wardrobe a bit? I sure loved it! Check out my steps below!

Step 1: Pick out a pair of shorts that fit you well and put them on top the jeans you want to cut. Fasten them together at the crotch with straight pins (or anything that will keep them from moving honestly).

Step 2: Put the ruler on top of the original pair of jeans (angled diagonally) and make a dotted line along the jeans with Tailor's Chalk or any other writing utensil that you can see and is washable (I used a pen).

Step 3: Take the ruler and measure down one half inch from the original dotted lines you made. This ill be the actual line you cut from, if you want your shorts shorter when you're finished, simply cut them again, but remember they will get shorter once washed and frayed.

Step 4: Using the mark you made as a guideline cut your first pant leg.

Step 5: This step is different from the website, but I feel it works better. Fold the cut leg over and use it as a guide to cut the other pant leg (that way even if you messed up your first cut a bit, both legs will be even).

Step 6: Ta-da! Throw these babies in the washer and dryer for the frayed ends to appear right away, or cuff them and wear them and wash them when you're done (that's what I did).

Colored Shorts & Button Downs: Old Navy Edition

So as you guys know (or maybe not) I work at Old Navy and I absolutely love it! I've only worked a few shifts and it's been a blast! So, the other day when I was working I took the time to look at what seemed to be major trends right now and almost every mannequin had on colored shorts with either a v-neck (always classic cool) or a button down.

I love it, it's simple. comfy and surprisingly cheap! So I just picked out my favorite shirts and shirts I've seen around on mannequins.

Like what you see? Head out to your nearest Old Navy and get to spending! Oh and did I mention next Saturday is $1 Flip Flop day so go out and snag them up! And if you're in the Columbia area, you'll definitely be seeing me (:

Stay Beautiful <3

What I Wore

Maybe it's the nice weather outside today, maybe it'd the new sunglasses and scarf I got over the weekend or maybe it's the fact that I lost 4 pounds this week, but I was really feeling myself, so I figured why not do a what I wore.

Now I know I was supposed to be doing one every Wednesday, but obviously that didn't happen. Still no nice camera and no subjects to capture. Today was definitely the first day I've "dressed up" in a while, so I opened up Photo Booth on my Mac when I got home and took pictures. With that said, enjoy!

Headband: Forever 21 $3.60

Infinity Scarf: Urban Outfitters $9.99

Long Sleeve Heather Gray Shirt: Old Navy $15 

White Tank Top: Lane Bryant $12

Not Pictured

Leggings: Forever 21 $6.50

Navy TOMS: Toms.com $44

Valentine's Day: What I Wore (kinda)

Happy Valentine's Day guys!

I just wanted to take the time to throw together a Polyvore set of what I wore today. This is pretty close, I choose to wear red instead, but you get the point.

As for me, I only have one class today (which I should be paying attention in right now) and then date night with some of my favorite people at one of my favorite places! 

I guess this Valentine's Day isn't so bad this year. Hope you guys all have a great day! <3

Happy New YOU!

Well it's that time of year again, time to come up with your best list of what you will accomplish in the next year, only for those goals to fade three weeks in to 2012.

Why is that? Why is it that we can't even keep promises to ourselves for a full year?

My mom always says "Speak things as though they are" she's always told my siblings and I to speak things into existence, if I want to end up in New York City one day with my own fashion magazine, then I should speak it now. Instead of saying "If I ever make it to New York" she tells us to say "When I make it to New York"

It really helps build confidence within yourself.

Something else my mother always does is write down her goals for the new year, and she calls them goals not resolutions because the word resolution has such a negative stigma now-a-days. So this year I decided to try it, I'm going to tack it onto my bulletin board in my dorm room and read them every day and as I accomplish each one I am going to check it off.

But it is so much more than just writing them down and looking at them every once in a while, you have to believe in them, believe in yourself. If you're religious, pray about them and even if you aren't meditate on them, think about what each one means to you and how you can get each goal done. Every move you make should be a positive one, putting yourself one step closer to your goal, and if it isn't, it should at least be a learning experience in which you can grow from.

So here's my list:

• Shoot for a 4.0 semester! You can do it!
• Get healthy/lose weight (and love myself through out the entire process)
• Find a kick ass place to live next year with amazing roommates
• Love myself <3
• Be happy (:
• Find a job in CoMo that I ADORE!
• Truly cherish every relationship I have

Now you know mine, what's yours? Join me, write down your goals for 2012, go into the year with a positive outlook on life, yes January 1st is just another day, but it could be the day that your life changes for the better. Don't take it for granted!

Happy New Year!