Hump Day

Happy Wednesday... All week long I've been a day ahead. Perhaps because we're heading towards a long weekend and I know Mike will be home an extra day to help deal the craziness that has basically become the norm around here lately. In my mind it's Thursday, and I'm just going to go with it!

It's about a billion degrees outside, and humid enough to turn my hair into a frizzy mess the second I walk out the door. I know poor Max is dying to play outside, but he settled for a smoothie and playing with blocks for the afternoon when I promised him we would play outside after his nap... Hopefully by then it won't feel like a sauna outside.

Ella has been both cranky and sleepy after her shots the other day, nothing unmanageable, she just seems to either want to be eating every moment she is awake or she is sucking on her hands in an effort to eat.

Unfortunately I have been dealing with the fact that our beloved hound, Homer, has been having some health issues... This has had me worrying through the nights and guzzling iced coffee during the day. We're hopeful to have it worked out/managed in the near future. 

Anyhow, I'm super obsessed with coconut flavored iced coffee right now. It's summer in a mason jar with a shot of caffeine (or 10 if you're drinking it as much as I am).

I did manage to work on a few projects over the last couple of days in all of my spare time. I finally tackled some knitting, and turned those DIY tassels I posted about recently into some DIY jewelry.

In other news we obviously managed to make it to Target this week too. Only once so far, which is surprising seeing as we are usually there at least 3 days a week. We picked up a few things for this weekend's festivities and Max nearly poked his eye out waving his new flag around. All in all, good trip.

Hopefully the rest of the week goes by fast so we can all get to the fun stuff!

-J

DIY Tassels

I've really been loving the boho inspired tassel jewelry that I've been seeing everywhere lately.

Like This and This!

Whether on a necklace or bracelet, tassels are super summery, and I love how they add a pop of color to any outfit.

I knew I could make them myself for a fraction of the price... Embroidery thread usually can be found for around 99 cents for 3, so really the color possibilities are endless, even on a budget.

Here's what you'll need:

Embroidery thread for tassels

Gold embroidery thread for wrapping

Gold jump rings

A piece of cardboard (2"x2")

Scissors

A yarn needle

Here's what you'll do:

1. Wrap cardboard with embroidery thread. You'll want to use the whole thing so the tassel will be nice and full.

2. Using your scissors, cut thread on one side of the cardboard

3. Slip your embroidery thread through the jump ring

4. Pull both sides of thread down on either side of jump ring.

5. Begin wrapping with gold thread near the top.

6. Tie gold thread to secure, and using yarn needle pull extra gold thread through the middle of your tassel.

7. Trim gold thread so ends are hidden within your tassel.

8. Now trim the ends of your tassel and fluff.

9. Make in tons of colors, string to make bracelets and necklaces, and enjoy your handmade, super easy to make, inexpensive, and trendy jewelry!

-J