DIY: Lilly Inspired Vase

This will be my very first DIY post! My apologies for not getting step by step photos, I will do that on future posts.

This little vase is perfect for holding makeup brushes or pens/pencils. I plan on taking mine to college. The best part? It only costs around $4 to make! 

Step 1: Go to the nearest Dollar Tree and pick out a glass vase/bowl. They have several shapes to choose from. (I also got paintbrushes here but I would not recommend that, they're very bad quality!)

Step 2: You will need acrylic paint in light, medium, dark pink, green, light green, white & blue if you want to do Lilly Hotty Pink First Impression (I already had pink so I just used white to make it lighter for the different shades). You also need spray Modge Podge in gloss finish. 

Step 3: Wash the glass with soap and water.

Step 4: Make the outline of the flowers in light pink. Go inside the outline and make random arch shapes.

Step 5: Go in with medium pink then dark pink filling in the flowers with small arch shapes to look like petals.

Step 6: Fill in any spaces in the flower with white.

Step 7: Use light green paint to add leaves then use the dark green to outline & add detail. 

Step 8: Paint around the flowers/leaves in light blue.

Step 9: Let it dry then spray with Modge Podge, it will give the vase a pretty shiny finish!

Let me know if you have any questions! 

new year, new start!

my new year's resolution? Start blogging again! I have seriously neglected this blog. I'm starting the new year with hundreds of new ideas and ways to gain followers including DIYs! stay tuned.

xx Cooper

Lilly Pulitzer Endless Summer Sale

this is my first post in MONTHS. I have completely neglected my blog. Here is my LP "haul". I am stocking up for college next year:)

the delia dress in let's cha cha. definitely considering this for my graduation dress, it's adorable.

jordan dress in  pretty pink tootie. so classic lilly, the perfect little summer dress!

ginny dress in lagoon green moving slowly. I adore the classic and simple look of this shift dress. It's timeless.

preppy beach essentials

1. cotton snaps croakies- $22 these come in SO many fun colors and prints and they are a necessity for the water. 

2. j.crew anchor towel- $40 love this classic beach towel (ON SALE NOW FOR $20!)

3. rahrah designs bandeau- $54

4. rainbow flip flops- $50 classic and casual for the beach or pool

5. koozies from lilly pulitzer ($6) & southern marsh ($5)

6. vv tote bag- $95 store all your beach gear in a durable stylish tote.

7. marley lilly beach hat- $30 a stylish way to keep the sun out of your eyes:)

memorial day weekend

this weekend I travelled to Blue Ridge, GA! It is unbelievably gorgeous and I had such a great time. I can now cross standup paddleboarding and ziplining off my bucket list :)

my first skirt!

I'm so excited. I sewed my very first skirt today! Thank you to this tutorial from This Big Oak Tree!!! It was so simple and easy to follow. I cannot wait to make many more in every color.

lilly fund

Like most preppy girls, I am obsessed with Lilly dresses. Unlike most preppy girls, I can't afford a closet full of them (note to girls with full closets: please send me your hand me downs). I have a bank account but I tend to spend all my money on food...so this will hopefully keep me motivated to save all my spare dollars! Yay!