MyDearestBetty

Just a place to share my most random moments

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New Blog and Instagram Page!!

So, I've had this love (more of an obsession really) with nail polish and nail art. I have always wanted to make a page on Instagram dedicated to only nail art but was always a bit nervous to do so. One day I got the courage to do so and created a new page for my nail art. Not only did I do just that, but I also created another blog on Wordpress. Why? Because I am crazy as hell and need my brain checked. My blog on Wordpress will be dedicated to mostly nail art, beauty, and DIY's and my Instagram will be strictly nail art and nail polish swatches. If you like, you can check both of them out and take a glance! 

IG: @Sea_and_Sun_Nails

Wordpress: mydearestbetty.wordpress.com

Thank you and hope to see you there!

Marisol

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DIY Easy Agate Slice Bracelet Tutorial from Loose Ends here. You can buy pre drilled agate slices at the link, on Etsy or Ebay or at craft stores. First seen at Flamingo Toes here.

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DIY Wire Clef Ring from My Virtuous Hands here. There isn’t much of tutorial but there are a few photos to guide you. I translated this blog from Spanish to English using Chrome. I have posted pages of DIY wire jewelry here.

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DIY or Buy. Crochet Superhero Snails by Fallen Designs on Etsy. Fallen Designs sells patterns for the snails here: $5 for 1, or $9 for 2. My favorites from her store:

Batsnail here. (sold)

The Incredisnail Hulk here. $20

Green Snailtern here. $20 (could be made into a Ninja Turtle)

Captain Snailmerica here. $20

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DIY Accessory Holder I bought a Memo Pad holder from Target but it ended up being too small for my memo pads. So, I decided to put it to better use. I grabbed my Elmer’s X-treme glue, my left over scrapbook paper from my last DIY and my scissors. I only covered the outside perimeter and since the memo pad had a little open slot I used a black card stock I had lying around and glued it to the back of the scrapbook paper (as shown in pic #3). I used it to put my little bows in it and then decided to pile on my big ones. I could even use it to hold my rings, bracelets, maybe even to display some of my nail polishes. Use it to display anything really.

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DIY key chain makeover Last month I went to sunny San Diego for the first time. It was beautiful. I loved it! On our last night, as we left the restaurant, there were two girls handing out keychain bottle openers to everyone that passed by. One of the keychains was a surfboard. I liked it and decided to keep it, not like I will ever use it, but because I saw the "CoorsLight" logo and thought "makeover!!". I decided to use nailpolish but you can use acrylic paint or markers even. Since I used nailpolish, I used my nail art brushes to write the letters. TIP: use a little Vaseline on the brush to keep the bristles together while using with polish. It protects them from staining, drying out, and makes it easy to remove the polish. In the end I used 3 coats of a clear nail polish and some glitter nail polish just because I can't live without glitter. Now I have my own personal CSULB surfboard keychain. I'm quite happy with it. :)

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DIY Watermelon Cake with Whipped Coconut Milk Cream Recipe and Tutorial from Paleo Cupboard here. There are lots of suggestions in the comment section for add-ons and substitutes like Cool Whip instead of coconut milk.

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DIY Wire Braided Rings Tutorials from Wobisobi here. Love the shirt on the bottom photo? I posted Anne’s shredded heart tee here. For lots more easy wire jewelry go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/wire and for more of Anne’s easy jewelry and tee restyles go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/wobisobi

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DIY Phone Speaker I saw the toilet roll speaker phone idea from the all famous Pinterest and thought it a clever idea. I decided to try it out but refused to have it displayed in its original state in my room. So, I got my Elmer's X-treme glue, scissors, scrapbook paper, and pencil an started to work. You could use push pins to hold the "speaker" up but since I didn't have any, I looked around my jar of buttons and found the ones that I liked. In the end, I'm quite pleased with the result. It works perfectly, not like the real things, but good enough to be able to hear from any room in my house.

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Little diamond in the sky that fell from heaven's hand onto the ground for little children to discover.

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RAST Hacks | Little Green Notebook

Linen Upholstered | Draper Chest | Campaign Hack | White & Gold Makeover

IKEA is the crafters dream - so many pieces are so easy to make your own with a bit of paint, hardware and inspiration! I have to say, the linen upholstered piece is gorgeous and I would love to have it in my house. Of course, if you don’t want to buy IKEA or can’t, then this kind of makeover could be done on any plain dresser too, but it’s height makes it great as a bedside table too.

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Stenciling Tutorial

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DIY Beginner Embroidered Constellation Tutorial and Template from Design Sponge here. Sequins are used in with French knots are used in this easy to follow tutorial. Best part? The template. For more DIY constellation projects go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/constellations

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DIY Everything in a Jar Lists and Printables from The Gunny Sack here. You can also download blank labels so you can make your own unique gift jar.

The Gunny Sack also has additional suggestions for gift jars:

Energy in a Jar

Refreshment in a Jar Tide Me Over Jar

First Aid Jar

S’Mores in a Jar

Relaxation Jar

Sewing in a Jar

Spa in a Jar (look for link at the bottom)