So long summer . . .

tee: old navy  short& sandals: old navy  bracelets: chloe vs. tank  necklace: groopdealz

I'm thinking this will be my last time wearing shorts this year.

 Whether the weather agrees with me or not, now that it is September I want to put my shorts away and move onto Fall clothes. 

Even though school has started and I feel like summer is already over, 

this weekend seems to make it more official.  

Here are some of my summer highlights:

camping with my family

taking my niece to Medieval Times for her birthday

spending a day in Lake Gevena with Lauren

spending time (and even making a craft) with Lauren and Lauren 

getting an extra week with some alone time with my nephew and niece

trying to be more adventurous

accomplishing some successful projects (sailboat tee, maxi dress, statement necklace)

I hope you had a great summer and are ready for Fall!

Now when is it an appropriate time to put up Fall decorations?  

because I am ready. 

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DIY Sailboat Tee

tee: made myself  skirt: old navy  bracelets: target

After making this painted neon tee, I was excited to find another project similar.
This was cheap, easy and I love how it turned out.
I also love that I can wear it with a maxi skirt or with jeans.

To make it even better, I got to do it with Lauren and Lauren last week.  

We followed this tutorial and it took about a half hour. 

All you need is a white t-shirt, freezer paper and paint. 

You make a sailboat pattern on the freezer paper and iron it on to your tee. 

Then using your acrylic paint you paint your sailboat. 

Let it dry, then peel off your paper!

And that's it!

Hope you had a great weekend!

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DIY Neon Striped Tee

shirt: DIY  jeans: kohls  sandals: target  tree necklace: K.Jane

I was inspired by Sarah's post from the winthrop chronicles and made this shirt last week.  

(She has lots of sweet tutorials that I plan on trying this summer!) 

I've been wanting something neon and am so excited this shirt turned out.  

Since I already had the white tee at home, I only spent $3 on the spray paint.

All you need is a white t-shirt, painter's tape and spray paint. 

The spray paint I used said good for indoor or outdoor use, and was florescent yellow.

Use the painter's tape to mark off your stripes.  

I kind of wish I would have used smaller tape so my stripes were thicker, but this is what I had at home. 

I made my stripes smaller on top and bigger as they went down. 

Use some paper to block the top and bottom of the shirt.

Do a few coats of paint and let dry.

This was one of the faster projects I've done and I love how it turned out!

I've washed my shirt once and the color was still just as bright.   

I'm thinking I now need to make some onsies or kids' shirts using spray paint.

So many possibilities!

Hope you've had a great weekend!

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