Tip: How to tell if a hairbrush is nice or evil

Hello everybody. As I promised I created a tip post. Hope you enjoy!

Evil 
Have you ever gotten a hairbrush that you are so excited to use but then when you try it out and when you try it it hurts and pulls your hair? That brush is called an evil brush.

Example of an evil brush:

Here are ways you can tell that a brush is evil:
1. The bristles on the brush are thick.
2. The ball on the tip of the bristles are large.
3. When you press  down on the bristles the withstand the pressure you are applying and not collapse. It depends on the amount of weight applied but you might find that the bristles actually hurt.

Nice
Or have you ever gotten a brush that you are so excited to try out and when you do try it out, it feels amazing and doesn't pull your hair? That brush is called a nice brush.

Example of a nice brush:

Here are ways you can tell that a brush is nice:
1. The bristles on the brush are thin.
2. The ball on the tip of the bristles are small or there is no ball.
3. When you press down on the bristles they collapse not withstand the pressure you are applying.

I hope you all enjoyed this post and have a great day,
Caro ♥

New Year's party prep

Hi everyone! It's New Year's Eve today/tonight and it's party time to celebrate the new year. So here are some prep tips.

New Year's Eve party prep tips:

1. Have quests (it can be yourself or family members like sibling or you can have friends)

2. Have entertainment for guests and have food. (Ex: twister, watch ball drop[save for midnight], fun diy games) (food ex: hamburgers, coke, salad…) 

3. Have fun!!!!!

4. DO NOT GET TOO OUT OF CONTROLL ( it's for your own safety:)

5. Enjoy New Years!

I hope you all enjoyed this party prep. Have no fear my tip post on hairbrushes will be up soon. Def. before midnight :) lol.

Happy Neww Year,

Caro<3

New Year's DIY

Hello everybody! Happy New Year!

2015 Banner
Supplies:
Paper (any kind)
Scissors
Pencil/Pen
String
Whole Puncher (optional)
Tape or something to attach banner anywhere you want
Decoration (optional)

Example picture:

New Year's Eve Specials

Happy New Year's Eve everybody! I hope you are all excited for a new year! So since a new year is coming up I decided to make a few special posts for today.

New Year's Eve Special Posts Schedule:
1. Tip: How to tell if a hairbrush is nice or evil
2. New Year's DIY
3. DIY New Year's Party Prep

Those are some I will be posting today on one of the two special days.(Including New Year's Eve and New Year's Day) I will be posting something tomorrow. 

Have a great New Year's!
Caro♥

Bored?

Hello everybody, it's Caro. So I am so bored I decided to make a post giving people ideas of what they should do when they are bored. I just posted a post telling you all that I am sick then I all of a sudden I found this pre-made post do I was like "why not post this? My last post was really boring." 



Are you bored?
Here's what you can do:

1. Create a blog. (I made a post on tips on how to create a successful blog.)
2. Watch YouTube videos.
3. Make a YouTube video.
4. Look for DIYs on Pinterest to try.
5. Play games.
6. Watch a movie.
7. Play an online game.

I  hope this what to do when you are bored post helped you become "un-bored"
Have a great day,
Caro♥

Upcoming posts, where have I been?

Hello everyone. I am sorry I did not post yesterday. I didn't because I was sick and my head was hurting so I decided to take a break from blogging. Coming soon is a tip post-How to tell if a hairbrush is nice or evil. I am sorry this was a short post for today but I am still not feeling the best. I wish you all to have a wonderful and a day filled with excitement.

Best of luck to all,
Caro ♥

Update

Hi everyone! I am back for just a quick post for today. I am just letting you know that you should get excited about the new Person .vs. Pin episode #1 coming tomorrow.

Have a great day,

Caro

Santa Tracker

Hi everybody! I just saw this awesome thing on Google. It is the Santa tracker. It is AWESOME!!
Here is the link-https://santatracker.google.com/#tracker 
Here are also some sneak-peak pictures of the website!

Happy Christmas Eve,

Caro♥

Person .vs. Pin #1

Welcome to the first episode of Person .vs. Pin!

This is the tester for today-

This was actually my first DIY from last week!

Here is the website to get the stencil. If you want to see the supplies you will need to go to the 2014 tab and December tab and look for something that says "Pinterest and more...-DIY #1"  http://craftandcreativity.com/blog/2014/12/03/tealightpaperhouses/

This is the link to the house template http://craftandcreativity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/craftandcreativity_tealighthouse.pdfv

This is my version of the house-

I have to say it was a bit messy but overall I think that pin is a good pin. 

*DO NOT TRY AT HOME* I took the picture outside because I used an actual tea light.

I hope you all enjoyed episode #1 of Person .vs. Pin.

Have a Great day,

Caro♥

DIY #6

Today's DIY is simple and good room decor for all year round.

Today's DIY-

Supplies-

Cardboard

pom-poms

Hot glue gun

Where you can buy supplies-

Cardboard- craft store, old box, ask a store if they have any cardboard (you can get it for free. Probably cheapest option.)

Pom-poms- Craft store, Target, wait for tomorrow's DIY (DIY #7)

Hot glue gun- Craft store, Target

I think the picture is pretty self explanatory about what is needed to be done. Here is the website http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/cheap-and-easy-last-minute-diy-gifts-theyll-actually-want#.wiLD8P16Q

I hope you enjoy this DIY.

Have a great day,

Caro♥

DIY #5

I hope you are all enjoying your vacations if you have one. Hello! This is today's daily DIY. Hope you enjoy.

Today's DIY-

What you will need-

Watercolor dye kit

Sweatshirt

Paint brush

Cup 

Plate

Sponge

Where to get supplies-

Watercolor dye kit- Amazon

Sweatshirt- any clothing store, thrift shop (cheaper option)

Paint Brush- Target, craft store

Cup- Grocery store, home, Target

Plate- grocery store, home, Target

Sponge- Grocery store, Target, Home 

I think this is a cute and creative DIY. Here is the link http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/easiest-and-quickest-diy-projects-of-all-time#.ne3Z1GjXM 

I hope you enjoyed this DIY.

Have a great day,

Caro♥

P.S. lol I by accidentally was going to write Carp instead of Caro.

DIY #4

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Today I am going to be doing another DIY for you all. Today as usual I am going to be showing the steps to a DIY found on Pinterest. Check out my previous DIYs they will be named similar to this one. 

Today's DIY-

DIY temporary tattoo.

Supplies-

• Imagination or Tattoo template
• Paper
• Gel pen in dark color
• Place to place tattoo
• Cloth and warm water

This following picture does not match the following steps on website which will be linked below.

Where you can get supplies-

Design- Brain or online

Paper- Target, craft store, Staples

Gel pen in dark color- Target, Staples, craft store

Place to put tattoo- Where ever your heart desires (not an actual store. But really put the temporary tattoo wherever you want it.)

Cloth-  Old shirt, kitchen cloth (these are items you can use from your home) Target

Warm water- sink (you don't need to but warm water so just get it from your sink.)

Here is The website so you can get clear instruction on how to make this temporary tattoo. http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Your-Own-Temporary-Tattoo

Enjoy your Christmas and Happy Holidays,

Caro♥

Coming up-what I will be doing for the next few days

Good morning everyone! It's Caro. This morning I kept on waking up because I was so excited. Then I got hungry. I just wanted to let you know that I will not be posting on the 26 and not possibly on the 27 so I might be posting them either early or late because pre-made my posts for the upcoming days. I will be posting today's post and the upcoming days from the 25-27 so that way I can also take a holiday for myself from blogging. So save the upcoming posts for the rest of the week!

Have a wonderful day,

Caro♥

DIY #3

Hi everybody!! OMG! I can't believe it's Christmas Eve! So today I have another DIY for Christmas  preparation. It is a DIY bow. 

Like this-

Here is today's DIY-

All you will need-

• Paper, scrapbook paper, designed paper
• Scissors
• staples, glue, tape

You should be able to find all these thing at your house. But if you can't here are some stores where you can buy the supplies.

Possible Stores-

Paper- Craft store (if you want to use scrapbook paper), Staples (if you want regular white paper), Online (you can find patterned paper online. It is a good option if you are short on cash.), Target

Scissors- I honestly don't know anyone without scissors but you can buy them at a craft store or, Staples, or Office Depot, Target

Staples- Staples (lol), Office Depot, Craft store, Target

Glue- Target, Staples, Office Depot, Craft store 

*Target is the cheapest option out of all of the options.*

Here is the website for this DIY. It will show you the dimensions for each strip of paper and how to make other types of bows. http://www.gluedots.com/consumer/gift-bow-tutorial-big-one/?pp=1.

Enjoy this DIY and Happy Holidays. Enjoy your Christmas if you are celebrating!

Merry Christmas Eve,

Caro♥

Tips for a successful blog

Today I have tips for you blog starters on how to be successful and keep posting. I know I haven't been really doing that but I am Doing daily DIYs for now. Also a person can't always dedicate our time to posting everyday on our blog. I am still in school so it is harder for me to post daily and even weekly. I haven't been posting for about 2 months. I am sorry I always promise I will be posting weekly etc. So this is a little disclaimer saying it's okay to not be posting all the time.

Tips to successful blogs:

1. Make your blog fun. Make it your own.
2. Create a home page (you usually should make that the first thing)
3. Tell people and viewers what they should be expecting you post. 
4. Plan ahead. (if you are doing weekly posts like I have been doing since Monday or so, create drafts of the upcoming posts you are making weather you are on the go or not. So it is just less work for you to do when that day comes.)
5. Use your free time/when you are absolutely bored to make some posts. Catch up!
6. If you haven't been posting for a while do a "catching up" post or "where have I been" post to let people know why you haven't been blogging as much as people were hoping.
7. Have fun with your blog.
8. Interact with your viewers. (such as post this [on instagram, twitter, etc.] and make them put a hashtag[#] so you can see it. Or give people your social media names so they can follow you and keep up with you. Or give people an email you set up specifically for the blog to answer and of your viewer's questions.
9. DON'T EVER let hate comments online from a stranger or verbally from a kid at school that has seen your blog, get to you. It is just the same when you start a new YouTube channel, expect hate but DO NOT pay attention to it. As Taylor Swift says "Hater gonna hate".
10. Have a signature, signature that you will put at the end of every one of your posts. (ex.               Stay Smiling,                                                                                                                               Lili☺                       )

I hope you all found this helpful if you are trying to start a new blog.

Good luck starting a new blog if you are, 

Have a great day,

Caro♥

Person .vs. Pin

Hello everybody,
So  I understand when you see a DIY pin on Pinterest and it looks sooooo perfect! So I am soon going to be starting a series called Person .vs. Pin to put pins to the test. You will be able to find out if that pin is reliable or not based on its picture. Soon  I will be starting with my DIY #1 a post I made based on a DIY from Pinterest. If you do a Person .vs. Pin test please post the picture on instagram and tag it just simply #personvspin and feel free to tag me @caro1888mc. I would love to see some of your tests. Maybe yours will even make it to this blog.

Happy Holidays,
Caro♥

DIY #2

Hi everybody, It's Caro. I've been trying to post more often. It will be easier now that I am out of school for break.

Here is today's DIY. It could be a quick last minute gift for the holidays. I have to say, time is running out if you are celebrating Christmas. There are ONLY 2 days left (if you are counting today. Otherwise there is only 1 day left.)


DIY:

DIY sugar scrubs-

I understand it may be hard to read so I will be listing the ingredients below.

Ingredients-

1. Sweet Orange Sugar Scrub

 1 cup brown sugar

 1/4 cup olive oil

 7-8 drops of orange essential oil

2. Cucumber Mint Sugar Scrub

 1 cup white sugar

 1/4 cup olive oil

 5 drops of peppermint essential oil

 4 drops of cucumber essential oil

3. Vanilla Lavender Sugar Scrub

 1 cup white sugar

 1/4 cup olive oil

 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

 5 drops of lavender essential oil 

4. Honey and Brown Sugar Scrub
 1 cup brown sugar
 1/4 cup olive oil
 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
 1 teaspoon honey

You can most likely buy all of these items at the grocery store.

Here is the link to the website to get a clearer look at the picture. http://www.u-createcrafts.com/diy-sugar-scrub-recipes/ 

Don't forget to comment the picture or post the picture on instagram using the #caro1888mccrafts

I hope you all enjoyed today's DIY.

Countdown to Christmas
2 more days (counting today)

Happy Holidays,
Caro♥

Pinterest and more... - Holiday Craft DIY #1

I feel like typing in color now...
Hi Everyone! So with the holidays coming around you want to get festive right? I know I do... 
I was recently on Pinterest and found this DIY, I thought it was a must. I was in the bathroom washing my face a few minutes when I looked out the window and I saw something falling from the sky. I was like wait what?! Then I was like, It's snowing!!!!! YAY!! Well anyway, lets get back to the topic. 

So this is the DIY I found:

I thought it was sooo cute! here are the supplies you need-

Supplies-

• Paper
• Scissors, x acto knife
• Tissue paper
• Ruler
• Battery operated tea lights
• Glue

Where you can possibly buy the supplies-

Paper- Staples, Office Depot, craft store

Scissors- craft store, Staples, Office Depot, etc.

X acto knife- Amazon, craft store

Tissue Paper- from gifts, craft store

Ruler- Staples, craft store, Office Depot

Battery operated tea light- $1 section @ Target, craft store

Glue- craft store, CVS, drugstore, Staples, etc.

*Many of the items needed can most likely be found in your home.  So check before you go buy anything so you know what you need and what you already have.*

*Environmental saving tip- Use scrap paper or paper with typing on one side that is not needed to save a tree*

Website link for house stencil and more information- http://craftandcreativity.com/blog/2014/12/03/tealightpaperhouses/

Happy Holidays,

Caro♥

 P.S. Don't forget to comment a picture or post a picture on instagram using the #caro1888mccrafts

Catch up...

Look who's back!! Yes it's me, Caro. Happy winter solstice everyone. Yay to the first day of winter! At least where I am from season happen so that means possible snow. But it is not in the forecast this year. We did get a tiny bit of snow last night. My life has been super busy so far and with school ending soon for break, there are many projects and lots of homework. I believe a few days ago I posted something from Polyvore? I will be posting soon. And hopefully I stick to what I say.

Happy Holidays to all,
Caro♥

Lazy day winter outfits

Lazy day winter outfits by caro1888mc featuring cuff pants

Victoria s Secret PINK black hooded sweatshirt
victoriassecret.com

Warehouse grey sweater
$60 - warehouse.co.uk

Chicnova Fashion shirts top
chicnova.com

Forte Forte pants
boutique1.com

Diane Von Furstenberg cuff pants
$270 - matchesfashion.com

Topshop tapered pants
$63 - nordstrom.com

UGG Australia tall lace up boots
zappos.com

UGG Australia® Ugg dakota slipper
swell.com