Mother's Day DIY ~ Chain n Hoop Earrings

Happy Friday, lovelies!  It's the last day of my Mother's Day DIY series, and I hope you've gotten some good ideas on things to make for mom that won't break the bank.  Please do let me know if you make anything, I'd love to see your take on it!  Without further ado, I wanted to make a fun pair of summery yet chic earring for your mom, or for someone you know who's a mom!  These are so easy to make, you'll want to make some for yourself too :)  {Click to keep reading!}

Mother's Day DIY ~ Easy Upcycled Jewelry Tray + Acrylic Initial Pendant

Hey lovelies!  Here's my fourth installment of 5 days of DIY Mother's Day gifts.  Planning to give mom some jewelry?  Whether you buy or DIY, she's going to need somewhere to keep it.  Why not make her a jewelry tray so her favorite pieces can be front and center?  Now you could easily make a carboard 'tray' and cover it in some glossy black paper.  Or you could luck out and have one ready to be upcycled!  Make sure to keep reading, I'll also show you how to make this gorgeous initial pendant!  {Click to keep reading!}

Mother's Day DIY ~ 'Necklace' Vase

Hey lovelies! I hope your week has been treating you well!  I've been volunteering with my daughter's advanced orchestra the past few days on their area tour, which has been so fun yet so tiring!  I'm so proud of these kids and how talented they are, it's incredible.  Today's DIY is another easy one, it took me less than 5 minutes to make, involves upcycling (YES!) and used items I had on hand.  The idea came to me after realizing that: 1. Pretty vases are expensive, and 2. Plain vases are a dime a dozen.  So why not give mom her flowers in a one of a kind vase she'll love?  {Click to keep reading!}

Mother's Day DIY ~ Coconut Lime Moisturizing Sugar Scrub

Hi lovelies!  I meant to post this earlier today, but sometimes life gets in the way, ya know?  I love homemade beauty products, especially all natural, organic ones.  This one here is so organic, you could eat it!  Which brings me to why I'm posting it.  Remember when mom used to always squeeze you and say you were good enough to eat?  No?  Am I the only one?  Well now it's your turn to give her something so sweet it's good enough to eat :)  {Click to keep reading!}

Mother's Day DIY ~ Kate Spade Inspired 'Taxi!' Keychain

Hi lovelies!  As I hinted on instagram yesterday, I've got a week FULL of Mother's Day DIY gifts for you!  We've come a long way from the macaroni necklace we'd make for mom, or the pinecone bird feeder, but mom still loves our homemade gifts better than any store bought ones.  Besides, anyone can buy something, but something you spent time on has your love built in with it!  Okay, so enough sappy stuff!

I can remember growing up, having my mom cart around all my friends, picking everyone up, dropping us off, picking up again, and dropping everyone off individually.  Although she'd complain (a bit) and joke about starting to charge, like a taxi, she still did it out of love :)  So when I saw this keychain, it instantly reminded me of 'Mom's Taxi' and I knew I had to make it.  Although it's on sale for $29, I still made it for nothing using supplies I had on hand! I'm sure you too will have most of them as well!  {Click to keep reading!}

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It's hard living across the country from my mom.  Growing up, I hated her!  But as I've grown and matured she is my best friend.  I don't know where I'd be without her, and I hate not being able to hang out with her.  We make up for that by talking at least once a day on the phone, and Skyping at least once a week.  I hope that my daughter one day says the same thing about me.  Well, minus the hating me part!

In the spirit of mother's day, make sure to leave your mom's best advice she ever gave you (about anything!) in the comments below!

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xo

Lia

Outfit Monday ~ Easy Breezy Comfy Cute

Hi my lovelies!  I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!  I know I did!  These shorts and necklace
were my Mother's Day gift from the kids.  So sweet! 

And this outfit is seriously so comfy, I have worn it the past two days - Don't Judge Me.  

I got the tshirt at Walmart on clearance for $3, the watch at Big Lots for $5, and as mentioned, the Limited shorts and the turquoise necklace are gifts from the kiddos.   And you may recognize my Reef flip flops from my 5 Must Haves for Summertime guest post I did on The Average Girl's Guide.  I told you, once it warms up, I am *always* wearing them.

How great does my hair look??  After washing it on Saturday, I used my combo of 2 different leave-in conditioners and some Moroccan Oil, then put it up in a bun.  This is my third day hair and it looks so fantastic!  

I plan on posting an outfit (or a collage of outfits?) every Monday from now on!  Let me know what you all think.  I thought I needed to share this to showcase my so thoughtful (and practical!) Mother's Day gifts, as well as show my bumming around the house outfit. 
On a side note, it's been in the mid-80s here in Denver since Saturday, and this lovely CO weather is staying true to it's mantra - "If you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes".  It's supposed to be in the 40s on Wednesday.  It's no wonder everyone gets sick (and sick and tired!) here! 

This is little man, JT showing off his missing toothed grin!  His two top front teeth *just* finished growing in.

And my princess Isabella.  I tore her away from her Nintendo DS to take this pic. 

Happy Monday, lovelies!  Oh!!! And speaking of Happy Mondays (which is usually a contradiction), I just accepted a job offer!  I start next Wednesday and am really excited to do some contract work in a different industry for a big name company.  I think it's a really good strategic move for my career, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds!  (for anyone who's interested, it's a Data Analyst position).

xxooxoxo
Lia