Giveaway! Good Summer Reads?

When you see this picture what does it make you think of?



Homework?  1800's classics?  Your grandpa's bookshelf?  




Or a lawn chair and a big floppy hat, your feet crossed, a cool beverage by your side--while the kids play out back, or at the park, or (who cares where we are) as long as I have something good to read!



The problem is--I need your recommendations.  Small town-ish here,

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Quick & Easy Bandana Bun

Time:  2 minutes
Supplies:  bandana or fabric strip approximately 2" x 30", brush, bobby pins
Skill level:  easy



Two important topics today for me to tell you about...




FIRST:  I hope you love this fun bandana summer do.  It's my go-to style when I don't feel like styling.  

Get yourself a bandana, or sew a tube of fabric like mine.  

I

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Decorating ideas using simple baseboards

I have been having so much fun with baseboard molding.  

You can do all kinds of things with it!




Like keeping track of the kiddos' heights.

Or framing in their cute faces every time 

you pass up and down the stairs.



You see, I have been marking their heights (inside my pantry) since they were tiny.  But we moved a bit ago and I

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No Heat Curls! Beachy waves without heat damage

Time:  13 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, 10-15 (2x12 fabric strips--I used flannel) hairspray
Skill Level:  medium (only because you have to tie a one-handed knot)



You may have noticed my LOVE of pin curls.






Like this do





or this one





I can't resist myself.  They are the cutest,

 to the classiest, little loop.



And when you

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Elastic Diamond Shaped Lace Hairstyle

Time:  20 minutes
Supplies:  several small elastics, comb for parting
Skill level:  medium



Thought we'd shake this up from the previous

 posts about prom fun with
this unique do.



This hairstyle is completely DIFFERENT.



If you're the type of gal who LOVES getting stopped so people can stare at, and examine your hair--then this is the do

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Prom results....

You guys are the greatest!


Thanks for all your advice on my prom dress and hairstyle.

Because of you, here's how it turned out.



I was going for something similar to Dress #2.  So I went to the fabric store searching for sea-foam green.  But I couldn't find it.

(I was so bummed!)



But then I found this peach and I fell in love.  It was ruched and covered in silver sequence.  Who

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7 Homemade/Organic Hair Treatments

There are so many fixes for your hair just waiting in your kitchen.

Don't be afraid to use them.  


They're generally ALWAYS less expensive than the salon-product alternative and easier to find.  So if you've got any of these seven common hair problems, here are your easy solutions.



Lacking Lustre:

Baking Soda and Vinegar

Remember

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