DIY// Dino Planters

I've been trying to get back in the creative swing since my little love has come on the scene but I also have a whole different perspective: boys.
I am a girl who fancies tea parties and wearing dresses and all things glitter. I did not really think how my brain would shift when having a boy, how it would change me creatively. Now I'm dreaming up superhero capes to make Miles someday. (And really I can't wait!)
So I made these little guys for Miles room, a bit of my girlie self wrapped around the love of a little boy.

1. plastic dinos (you can find these almost anywhere we paid a dollar each for ours) 2.utility knife 3.spray paint 4.succulents/soil

1. Using your utility knife cut open the back of your dino. You will want it wide enough to get your succulent and dirt in but not to wide that you have dirt pouring out.

2. Spray paint. This is always fun. Make sure you have a safe place to spray paint and if your littles are helping they are properly protected from the fumes.

3. Plant your succulents. We used succulents because they can survive in very shallow places because their roots do not grow very big.

These will look great all around and you cannot help but smile when you see them. I love adding little bits of greenery to our home. They also make great gifts and are superrrr easy to take care of, yay!

xo jess

DIY// Pom Pom Flowers

Usually I am so ahead of holidays, craftings sketched out in my notebook months prior. This year is different. My motivation level and inspiration level varies by day. Yesterday I couldn't bare that Valentines Day was only two days away and my house had not one pink thing or heart hanging in it. 

So I spent the sunny afternoon making some pretty tissue paper flowers to make my world feel a little more magical again. These are so super easy you will be upset you ever wanted to buy a premade pack.

 1. tissue paper 2. scissors 3. floral wire/yarn/string

 1. You will need the whole package for one flower but I didnt want my flowers too big so I cut the whole stack down the middle and got two flowers out of each package. 8 sheets works best.
fold tissue paper accordion style, about an 1"-1 1/2"
 2. cut ends, if you cut them at a point you will have more dahlia looking flowers if you cut them with a rounded edge you will have more peony looking flowers.

 3. wrap a piece of wire or string in the middle to keep your pom pom together.

4. fan out and slowly pull each layer up. I pulled half then turned it over and did the other half, that is how they will become a pom pom puff.

Hang and enjoy! I know I am a little late but my house feels festive and happy again.

xo jess