Lipstick Kisses Canvas

Here's a quick, simple & fun Valentine's Day decoration idea that will give you a perfect excuse to buy some cheap lipsticks and kiss your heart out!

Take a plain white canvas & pucker those lips with lipsticks and smooch away!

Favorite Things: January

Favorite Things Friday is switching to Favorite Things Monthly this year!  So while we're quickly working our way through January, let's get started with some of my current favorite things.

While most of these favorites are "beauty" related, I've also got some amazing items you HAVE to try soon.  So let's dive in! Give me a minute to talk about why I love them & at the bottom are the full names & links if applicable. (All opinions are mine & none of the links are affiliate links.)

1. Aztec Clay Mask.  THANK YOU SADIE JANE  for snapchatting about this!  I have had such picky skin for like all my life & I love this mask. It's a powder that you mix with apple cider vinegar (I use 1tsp. of both) and apply to a mask that hardens and it has helped so much. 

2. Vitamin C serum.  I'll be turning 26 this year & I had this internal panic about getting old and wrinkles and my under eye circles...this helps tighten, brighten, and smooth.  LOVE it.

3. Caramels.  Found at Target by the checkout. They're not healthy or fancy but they are delicious.  And you're right, that bag is empty because I have no self control.

4. Vapor Stick.  I love the breathe essential oils & they are a life saver, especially during the winter/cold months to really open up your chest and stuffy nose. This stick is new and I am obsessed.

5. Dry Shampoo.  While on the higher price end, my lovely hair dresser sister in law gave me this for Christmas & I am pretty sure there's no turning back now.  I've post about the PhD 5-in-1 & their dry shampoo keeps me a huge fan.  Well played Jennifer Aniston, well played.

6. Vaseline Tin.  My lips have been addicted to chap stick since high school.  But this changed everything. I only apply this at night before bed & I never need anything during the day.  It's less oily than straight Vaseline & even more effective. It's brand new to the states, comes in a few different types and is finally out in stores.

1. Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay Deep Pore Cleansing 

2. ArtNaturals Enhanced Vitamin C Serum 

3. Lovely Candy Co. Caramels 

4. Breathe vapor stick from DoTerra Oils 

5. Living Proof PhD Dry Shampoo 

6. Vaseline Lip Therapy Tin 

14 Striped Sign

This Valentine's Day sign is as easy as it is cute!  The only thing I had to go buy is the wood circle from Hobby Lobby, and they come in a 3 pack so you can have one for every holiday!

 Just as easy as that! Obviously make sure to let the white paint dry before applying the tape for the pink paint coat.

Happenings Lately

Hi Friends!!! I hope you all had amazing holidays and made special memories with wonderful people in your lives!  I went MIA here, but there was no shortage of crafting or Christmas-ing behind the scenes.  If you follow me on Instagram (@tiedribbon), you'll have seen a few of these or some on snapchat (katiecarranza).  But here's a few shots into some fun things that I was up to during my slightly long blog hiatus.  I'm diving right back into holiday crafting and have some fun Valentine projects headed your way.  Thanks for following along!!

Confetti Bottles for Neighbor Gifts

MORE CONFETTI! Because if there was ever a time to overuse confetti, it's during the holidays!  I love this idea because you can also use it for New Years neighbor gifts. So gather the supplies...

Remove the top paper of the bottled drink of your choice, then coat the bottom in glue & sprinkle, roll & press on that confetti. Be sure to shake off any extra.

 Start by tying on knot with your fabric ribbon.  Then string on 2 bells of different sizes onto bakers twine and loosely knot around the ribbon.

Slip your choice of tag onto the ribbon and tie into bow.

Ta-Da! A festive & fancy neighbor gift. 

(Just beware of shedding confetti & grab from the neck of the bottle.) 

Teacher & Aide Christmas Gifts

I love to give gifts and I believe the best kind of gifts involve sweets! For our Christmas gifts for my son's teachers, aides & bus drivers I decided to make some of those awesome "candy-sampler" boxes. 

I picked up some bead boxes from Michaels and grabbed packs of candy from the dollar store & Target then started filling them up! Here are some candy I included:
-vanilla caramels-forrer roche- mini candy canes-russell stover chocolates-peach rings-cinnamon bears-swedish fish-chocolate covered cherries-peppermint almond roca-andes mints-chocolate covered pretzels-chcolate snowmen-junior mints-peppermint marshmallows-whoopers-chocolate covered graham cracker

Wrap with fabric ribbon, twine & tie on a tag.  So easy, so fun, and so impressive! And they totally loved them! 

Confetti Ornament

I promised you there'd be more ornament DIYs coming atcha, and I'm not one to tell a lie!  Equally fun and almost as easy as the felt ball ornaments, these confetti "dipped" ornaments are just the thing your Christmas tree never knew it was missing.

After gathering your supplies, try your best to tape off a straight line around your ornament (mine are white porcelain from Hobby Lobby) and paint the bottom half with glue. Then shake, press or roll in the confetti.  Personally I like a mixture of the 3, but it's your ornament, do what you want.

Let it dry and shake off anymore excess and enjoy that awesome party-ready ornament!