Your Whims Wednesday #133 {And Features}

Time for another Your Whims Wednesday Party!

Your Whims Wednesday

 Here are some of my favorites from last week:

Burlap Wreath by The Simple Craft Diaries

Monster Apple Bites by We Do Fun Here
Monster Apple Bites by We Do Fun Here

Flirty Fall Skirt by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom
Learn how to sew a flattering, flirty skirt for all sizes in this super simple tutorial.

Sugar Pumpkin Cookies by Let's Pour Tea


Thanks to all who linked up! Grab a button if you were featured :)
 
Featured on My Girlish Whims
 
Now... onto this weeks party!

I show off my girlish whims weekly on my blog, and now I want to see yours with 
Your Whims Wednesday!

Guidlines:
1. Link up as many projects as you would like: as long as it is one of your girly ways, you can link it! I'd love to see crafts, recipes, style posts, etc. Anything and everything feminine :)
2.Please add my button (code at the top of this post) to either your blog post or somewhere on your blog. 
3. Take a quick moment to comment on at least one other entry. We we all love comments!! 
4.I'd love if you would follow me as well :)

Seriously friendly pre-date prep…fresh breath to say hello

Do you have a routine for prepping for dates? 

Hubby and I can be happy little homebodies some Friday nights, but we do like to go out and have some fun fairly often as well! Even though we are married now I still like to make an effort to get a little extra dolled up before we do something special.

Take this weekend: we went to see Gravity at the movie theater.  We went out shortly after we got home from work so I just needed a little personal prep before going out:

I always like to touch up my eyeshadow, foundation, and throw on a little extra mascara.  I'm wearing my hair straight most days recently so I comb through the knots from the day.  Lastly I like to throw on a little extra bling to make my "casual Friday" work outfit turn into date night outfit!


Then I switch to hygiene: a little extra deodorant,  a spritz of my favorite body spray,  and then I brush my teeth and gargle to get ready to say "Hello" out on the town!!

Part of my new pre-date prep routine has been using hello toothpaste and other mouth hygiene products from hello!

Hello has turned oral care into something seriously friendly. All of their products have delicious flavors like Sweet Cinnamint, Pink Grapefruit Mint, Supermint, and my favorite: the Mojito Mint hello mouthwash. And here's a fun fact: hello mouthwash doesn't contain any alocohol because it dries your mouth out: save that for the date!

And speaking of alcohol...

 Our movie night on Friday wasn't at just a regular movie theater, it was at a Movie Tavern! If you don't have one of these near you, it's a restaurant, bar, AND movie theater, but you do it all right in the theater! Servers come out before and during the movie to serve your dinner, snacks, and drinks!


I enjoyed a frozen peach margarita (YUM) and a burger and fries all from my movie seat.  Doesn't that sound great?? Sound great, yes. Smell great afterwards on your breath? NOT so much!

Luckily hello breath spray comes in a compact size and eye catching design. They fit perfectly into my date-night clutch! After I was done my meal I could easily sneak out my breath spray and after a few squirts I was ready to go back to whispering sweet nothings to hubby throughout the rest of the movie. Ok - or just sneaking a kiss or two :)

Hubby and I had a great night and I didn't have to worry about bad breath ruining the evening.  Only thing I had to worry about was my neck getting stiff because we got to the theater late and had to sit in the front row!

Visit hello online to find a location near you that sells hello products: your local Target or Duane Reade (if you are in the NYC area) should have them!


This is a sponsored post for hello but all opinions are my own.

DIY Falling Leaves Necklace

When I was a kid I grew up in a cul-de-sac. The only types of trees we had at our house were small landscaping trees in the garden and some evergreen trees in the back yard.   So when fall came around, I never had a bunch of leaves in our yard to pile up and jump in.  I really WISHED that we had leaves so I could rake them!

In our new neighborhood our house sits right next to some woods and so now that fall has come we have PLENTY of leaves around. I no longer have such strong urges to rake them up and jump into their piles, but they still are pretty never the less :)

This necklace is perfect for the fall season, the leaves are falling all around us and so this necklace gives us the illusion of falling leaves as well!

DIY Falling Leaves Necklace


Supplies

My main supplies for this necklace were Chain, 6mm Round Beads, Copper Findings, and leaf charms.  All supplies can be found on Prima Bead except the leaves. These leaf charms were actually taken off of a necklace my mom used to wear in the 80s/90s. It was always fun to play with when I looked through her jewelry box as a kid, but not so stylish now that we are in the 21st century. I was happy to deconstruct them and put them to a good use!

Tutorial

The first step to making this necklace is to cut out the chain.  Using wire cutters, cut one long piece as the base of the necklace and six shorter pieces. 

Next, using head pins make a simple wire loop with the round beads and set aside.

Using a jump ring from the findings pack, attach a leaf to the center of the chain.

Continue to attach until you have seven leaves on the chain.

Next, using the smaller jump rings from the starter pack, attach the six smaller pieces of chain between each of the leaves.

At the ends of each of the small pieces of chain, attach another leaf charm using a jump ring.

Using needle nose pliers, attach the round bead charms throughout the main chain and smaller dangles.

Lastly, use jump rings to attach a clasp to the ends of the chain.

All finished!

I love the two different levels of leaves: like the really are falling off of the chain. 


Best part about the leaves on this necklace? You don't really have to rake them :)

10 Free Necklace Projects from Cousin Corp & Prima Bead

I love being an ambassador with Cousin Corp. - any company that wants to help feed my need for beads is golden in my book :) But Cousin and their sister site Prima Bead really have a lot to offer jewelry makers of all levels.  They post lots of free projects on their sites and today I am sharing 10 of my favorite necklaces!

You can check out all of the free jewelry projects from Cousin here, and from Prima bead here.

Rosalia Silver Drop Necklace

Haven Necklace from Cousin Corp
Haven Necklace 

Serena Necklace by Prima Bead
Serena Seed Bead Braided Necklace & Matching Earring Set

Elle Necklace by Cousin Corp
Elle Necklace 

Isis Necklace by Prima Bead
Isis Necklace 

Aubrey Necklace by Cousin Corp
Aubrey Necklace 
Blair Gold Chain & Beadelle Necklace 
Jessica Necklace by Cousin Corp
Jessica Necklace 
Kandace Teal Acrylic Necklace 
Heather Necklace by Cousin Corp
Heather Necklace
Hope this helps to get your inspiration rolling! Each link leads to supply lists and step by step instructions.  If you like a project but don't quite understand the steps, let me know and perhaps I can put together a photo tutorial to help out a little.  Happy Beading!!!

Your Whims Wednesday #132 {And Features}

Time for another Your Whims Wednesday Party!

Your Whims Wednesday

 Here are some of my favorites from last week:

Branch Candle Holder by With a Blast
Branch Candle Holder ~ easy DIY !     #fallcrafts #falldecor #candles #candleholder #tealights via:withablast.blogspot.com

Ghost Meringue Treats by Madame Deals
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Twine Pumpkin by Simply Albany
 
 Pumpkin Spice Pudding Cupcakes by Lady Behind the Curtain
Fall Welcome Wreath by Coco and Cocoa
Thanks to all who linked up! Grab a button if you were featured :)
 
Featured on My Girlish Whims
 
Now... onto this weeks party!

I show off my girlish whims weekly on my blog, and now I want to see yours with 
Your Whims Wednesday!

Guidlines:
1. Link up as many projects as you would like: as long as it is one of your girly ways, you can link it! I'd love to see crafts, recipes, style posts, etc. Anything and everything feminine :)
2.Please add my button (code at the top of this post) to either your blog post or somewhere on your blog. 
3. Take a quick moment to comment on at least one other entry. We we all love comments!! 
4.I'd love if you would follow me as well :)