Nail Polish Cup Decorating

For you my friend, I decided to try this out: Nail polish-water-mug-dipping-thing!
I headed over to the thrift store; no luck finding a plain mug. Next I went to the 99 cents store; wasn't anything different. Last resort was Dollar King, There was not a SINGLE mug.
But there were some clear glass cups. Glass cups and mugs are practically the same thing.
Good enough I guess. Next was nail polish.
I personally don't own any so I had to purchase some. Two bottles: one pink and one blue seemed plenty.

Because it was a large cup, I found it necessary to use a big bucket for the water.

Hypothetically, I'm supposed to drop nail polish into the water and let it bead up to form a cool design.
I'm not entirely sure if I was doing it right or if the water wasn't the right temperature. Possibly the quality of the nail polish?
But then again, the whole set of instructions was in Italian.
And the only Italian words I know are baguette, curly mustache, and Eiffel Tower-- that isn't even Italian is it?
Anyways that just added to my struggle of this all. What ended up happening is the blue polish created a weird film on the water

which just was not attractive on the cup when I swooped it down into the water.

It looked like a complete mess. But no one wants to keep that around.
I went back to Dollar King and bought another glass. And a more expensive ($5) pink polish from CVS. This time when I dropped the polish in it beaded up, and then created a film layer.

At this point I didn't really care, so I swooped it back down into the water to pick up the stuff.
It... it didn't look too great, but it works.

 I was broke from the $10 DIY so I had no choice but to call it a day.

Simple Tutorials: Walking

Hey guys! I thought it would be a good idea to make a mini-series on simple tutorials just for fun. This inspiration came from a close friend of mine, so shout out to her ^_^
Anyways in this series I will be sharing with you basic instructions on simple tasks for your enjoyment! So without further ado, lets get on with the tutorial.

Step 1: Know your goal,
Your goal is to progress and slowly master the art of walking. By keeping your goal in mind you will become a walking master!
Step 2: Prepare.
Prepare for your goal by keeping your mind set on it with no distractions. Planning will result in the best outcome!
Step 3: Get ready.
Have a flat area prepared and your best walking shoes on.
Step 4: Stand.
The first step to successfully walking is by starting the session with a good standing posture. To ensure you have a straight back, try balancing an automobile atop your head. This will signify that your spine is straight and that you may carry on with your preparation for a stride.
Step 5: Begin.
Failure is always acceptable when you are trying to learn a new skill, start off with just picking up your foot and replacing it onto the floor, Repeat this circuit on each leg until you are comfortable with that process.
Step 6: Continue.
Proceed forward cautiously placing your foot in a straight line onto the floor ahead of you. Try maintaining balance so the automobile does not fall off your head.
Step 7: Keep it up!
You can't stop now! This is your real crucial point. Try your hardest to maintain balance and work your way forward through the repeated motion suggested in Step 6.
Step 8: Turns
Turning will require full focus and dedication. Start by placing your outside turning foot at a 45 degree angle towards the way you wish to be turning. Put your inside foot parallel to that and continue walking. Starting off with a smaller angle turn will be easiest, you may slowly start increasing how sharp of a turn you would like to make over time.
Tips:
1. Keep focused and don't give up! Practice makes perfect!
2. Walking while swinging your arms makes you look more human like, so do some of that.
3. By keeping a straight back, you may look professional from the start.
4. Try investing in a good pair of walking shoes. It will increase your performance by a lot.

Cons:
1. You may trip and fall and break your neck.

Pinterest Diy #7

The cutest Diy for a little boy's birthday  (or girls, I don't judge). These adorable Dino plates will have you wanting to decapitate plastic toys! It can be used as a food platter or as storage. In my case, I'm using it as split storage for my loose items. For this project you are supposed to use a hacksaw, but I didn't have a hacksaw at the time, so I just brought out my handy dandy Dremel.

Materials you'll need:

1. A plastic or rubber toy with stable legs

2. A plate or something you would like to attach it to

3. A cutting tool of your choice

4. Hot glue gun or an adhesive to attach the the pieces

5. Something to sand the rough edges of the cut pieces (Optional, if cut doesn't come out entirely clean)

How to Do it!

Step 1: As you may have guessed, gather your materials!

Step 2: Trace a line on the toy that you will proceed to cut out.

Step 3: Split the toy into two down the center 

and sand of any rough edges.

Step 4: Wash the plate and remove all labels. Trace the dinosaur onto the center of the plate to know where to place the hot glue.

Step 5: Whip out your hot glue gun and place glue onto the trace line and press the part down. Do this for both parts of the toy,

Step 6: Let it dry and then place whatever you would like into it!

Step 7: Set it out for display and enjoy!

Another Pendant

Oh look at this. I decided to have another go at making a pendant.
The other day I went to a small electronics recycling shack to recycle some lithium and lead acid batteries. I spotted a nice board once belonging to a server. It had very little copper traces (which I learned to avoid from my last experience), in a decent sized area. So I thought, "Why not try and ask the guy if I could take it." To my surprise he was happy to give it to me, and offered to save all the boards he comes by for me! He was so nice about everything, so expect more posts about making things with boards!

When I got home I noticed there were a lot of capacitors and resistors all over the area I wanted to use. With a hammer and two pliers I was able to take out many of the surface glued parts.

At this point there was nothing more that was possible to take out with a hammer and pliers (they were soldered).

All that was left to do was make the pendant. But to do that, I had to figure out a shape less complex. A rectangle was most likely my best bet. I free handed a rectangle onto a part of the board which had little to no copper deposits

Top left has no deposits

 with a fine tipped sharpie.

Now it was time to cut it out. I take a trip to Home Depot to buy some extra blades, sanding pieces, and an extra mandrel to replace my other one with a stripped screw.

With my safety gear on, I proceed to make 3 straight rough cuts on the drawn lines.

 

After that popped out, I used my new sanding piece to smooth the edges.

Since the Dremel is slightly hard to handle when working with small detailing work, I used a drill instead. I drilled a 5/8" hole for the necklace chain to go through and wore it proudly for the remainder of the day.

That sums up my second attempt at creating a pendant from a board! Thanks for reading <3 Love you all ♥

Yummy summer snacks!

I had heard of this some time back and just had to do it. These great treats are so easy to make that its ridiculous! Just one step... kinda. :p One of the best parts is that its healthy too!
I am teaching you, right here; right now; how to make....
Frozen Grapes!
Or grape Popsicles, or bite sized popsicles, or whatever you want to call it.

Materials you'll need:

1. Grapes

2. A freezer

3. Tupperware/ a container

4. A sink
5. Paper towel

How to Do it!

Step 1: To do make these wonderful snacks start with grabbing a bag of your favorite grapes and washing them.

Step 2: Next dry off your grapes with a paper towel.

Step 3: After that grab your container and throw the grapes in there.

Step 4: Finally pop them into the freezer and let them sit for a couple hours.

Step 5: Enjoy!

Sorry!

I have four blogs ready for posting, but my camera won't transfer the pictures to my computer! So tomorrow, be prepared for a blog marathon once I get a different cable. Have a nice day everyone <3

Playing around with my Dremel 4000!

Hey my friends! Welcome back ♥ So for the past couple months I've wanted to get a simple rotary tool. My father had suggested to go with the Dremel brand. Which I decided to do. Earlier today (the 31st of January) we did a trip to Osh and I bought the Dremel 4000 High-Performance Rotary Tool.

Oh was I excited! With 30 accessories, there was no way I could wait to use it. After attaching the piece number EZ406, I decided to just cut a random aluminum can and get a feel for the tool. After that I decided to start on a project I have wanted to do for a while: make a circuit board heart pendant. I grabbed a retired video card

and removed the screws holding the cooling fan in place.

I unplugged the fan from the socket and now had a semi-clean board to work with. With the knowledge sparks may fly or fumes may emerge; I wore all required safety protection.

 Just as a test as to which speed I should use and pressure I must apply I cut out a small rectangle.

After that it was straight to work on cutting out a heart for the purpose of being a pendant. After countless hours of work I finally cut out a kinda heart.

But I was not going to stop there for I had all the tools I needed to make it look great. Quickly I change the bit to a cone shaped sanding piece (#953). With this I get straight to work on smoothing and rounding the edges. Unfortunately the board has large amounts of copper in it and the copper "clogged" up the surface of the sanding piece leaving it useless. But enough work had been done on it for the day. And it looks great! Kinda?

From what I can see it can cut anything. So if you want me to slice something leave me your suggestions in the comments!

Have a great day everyone! Love you all!
-Tessa ♥

Disclaimer: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME OR YOU MAY CHOP OFF YOUR FINGERS! Thank you! ☺