Easy DIY Banana Face Mask

Today I decided to give myself some pampering because it was such a lazy day. The weather these past few days really makes me sleepy, which is good because I get to relax and stock on some sleep before the onslaught of the second semester of school will come. Anyway, after doing my nails I prepared my favorite super easy banana face mask. It's just made up of two ingredients which I'm pretty sure you can find in your kitchen :D

For this really super easy banana face mask you'll only need:

♥ a banana 

♥ a teaspoon of brown sugar

♥ Before anything else, I eat some of the banana (using the whole banana is too much to put on my face) and leave only 1/8 of it. 

♥ Next I mash the banana until it comes to a puree'- like consistency, or some sort of creamy-texture

♥ Then I put the brown sugar and mix mix mix c: Let the brown sugar melt so it mixes with the mashed banana evenly

(before I mixed it)

Before I put this on my face I usually wash and use a facial scrub and prepare some hot water for a facial steam. My family usually gets weirded- out when they see my have my facial steam because I just sit in the kitchen and have my towel covering me. They think I'm doing some sort of a cult XD hahaha...I usually drink tea first and tear open the tea bag and put it on my facial steam. I sit for 5 minutes and let the steam relax me.

Then, after the facial steam, I finally put it on my face. After that, I get a quick nap (maybe about 10 minutes) with the face mask still on. I'm just careful not to turn to the sides and mess up the sheets c:

When I wake up the face mask usually dries up on my face, which I think is good c: I use warm water to wash the face mask away. I'm always surprised by how smooth and soft my face gets every time I do this. I know my skin is thanking me for the natural treat it just got c:

Did you know that bananas are packed with:

Vitamin C: Bananas are a good source of vitamin C. An average size banana have about 10mg of vitamin C. The antioxidant property of vitamin C protects our skin from free radicals. These free radicals cause premature aging of the skin. In addition, vitamin C is essential for the production of collagen fibers, which are main structural component of the skin. So eat bananas and other fruits to get enough vitamin C.

Vitamin B6: Bananas contain large amount of vitamin B6 or pyridoxine, which is a part of B complex. B complex vitamins are needed for healthy skin and healthy hair.

Manganese: Significant amounts of manganese is present in banana. Manganese is an essential mineral that have good antioxidant property. Eating bananas will boost manganese level in the body. In addition, bananas contain zinc and other minerals also.

Water: Like other fruits, banana contain lots of water (75% water by weight). Eating bananas will hydrate your skin and prevent it from drying.

(from: http://newkiddy.blogspot.com/2011/10/bananas-good-for-skin.html)

I highly recommend that you try this cheap-but-oh-so-good face mask and give your skin a treat that it deserves. ♥

DIY project over the week

 Finally I finished the diy projects I wanted to make since last week. I go a holdup finishing it because the leather strap thingy of the sewing machine broke and I had a hard time looking for one (the sewing machine I'm using is realllyy old..maybe older than me. My mom used it when she was just in college I think). So yeah..I do really really want a new electric sewing machine (the one which you can choose what type of stitch you want). It will be in the "list to buy" once I get out of college and have my first paycheck :) annyywhoooo...on to the projects..

lace shorts by rosehorseshoe, lace back tank by foundintheali and bow belt (I can't locate the blog where I found the tutorial for it :( 

instead of sewing the lace in the inner part of the shorts, I sewed it on the outside. The first thing I did was to hem the shorts (I cut it out from an old pair of jeans) and sewed the lace overlapping the stitches.  I had to resort to this as I didn't not have the thread with the same color as the jeans.

While I was ransacking my closet with anything I could find to revamp, I saw a yard of green fabric laying around. So it became my victim and made it into a green bow belt :)

Oh the wonderful feeling of free fabric :) My brother bought the lace fabric thingy which was supposedly used for a parasol. The tailor just used a small part of the fabric we provided and there were some extra. I also had a plain and boring blue racerback tank laying around. Since I am a beginner at sewing, I had to do a lot of trial and error, but it was all worth it when I finished the projects :) 

stroll in summer

Something I think would be perfect for a stroll in summer :)

DIY inspiration:dainty summer flip flops

It's gonna be the other half of the summer season in just a few days here in the Philippines and girls still have a lot of time to be fashionably fresh. I found these really pretty and dainty flip flops that's perfect for strolling around the shore. But these pretties are a bit expensive if you're on a tight budget (I wouldn't shell out that much money anyway on a pair of flip- flops <-cheapskate). And then I thought to myself, these are really simple to make!Just grabs some bows and charms, grab some strong glue and go crazy with the designs! Now I just have to find a good pair of flip flops..

This pair is from Accessorize and it costs P900

I forgot what brand this is and how much this costs x_x

the picture is really blurry. but if you look closely the straps are decorated with colorful buttons :)

(I don't own any of these pics. I got them from candymag.com)

diy site

While I was exploring pinterest, I saw a really cute and easy to make t shirt shrug and it directed me to cutoutandkeep

(I dont own the pic, courtesy of the owner)

The tutorials in the site are so easy to make!I cant wait to start making this. You can check out the tutorial for the tshirt shrug here.

Day 9: simple diy

Just a simple bracelet I made. I saw some wires that looked bendable. Then I looked for some old clothes that had descent fabric design. and tadaa! :) But the stitches are kinda messy because I just did them by hand

MUST DO DIY

While I was strolling in the mall a while back, I headed for the accessories boutiques to find some inspiration for DIY accessories. I found some easy designs like chain bracelets with cloth weaved in to it and wrapped- pearl necklaces. I will absolutely make those soon. :)

the chain bracelets were mostly made of these:

a bendable cloth headband. But obviously it's to big for the bracelet. Or maybe I can buy one, cut and resew it to make it smaller :)

This will do nicely for the chain :)

the cloth- wrapped pearl necklace looks kind of like this but the cloth was more sheer.

I just had to make this post because I am extremely forgetful and my memory always fails me XD. I can't wait to do this :)

so far here's my MUST DO DIY LIST:

1. reconstructing a skirt from a dress

2. pearl ribbon bracelet

3. recycling my unused shirts and turn them to cardigans

4. woven chain bracelet

5. rings

6. cloth- chain weave bracelet
7. cloth- wrapped pearl necklace

day 7: book sale haul

I went to the Booksale store at the mall and I was determined to hunt down DIY and craft books. And I'm absolutely happy with the books I bough t :)

I love this book because it has recipes for sumptuous drinks and dainty craft tutorials :)

I was soo happy I found a Audrey Hepburn book. I was searching for another craft book when I lifted a stack and found this! My lucky day :)

I left the book store infinitely happy and satisfied. But I think I got a bit too excited and ended up impulsively buying all of them. I can't wait to start on the projects and I'll post them soon :) 

DIY wedding money envelopes

Well, actually my brother made the envelope part..i just made the knots. There's a tradition here in the phil that while the bride and groom are dancing, guests will pin money on them (I'm not if other countries observe this.) The knots are like mizuhiki in Japan that they use in gift- giving. Mine is just a simple pretzel and infinity knot.

We just used cords to make the knots but my brother had to coat them in glue to make them stiff.

my brother has a thing for japanese stuff

We got the decorative paper (the one in the middle) from a Japanese convenience store

A simple infinity knot :)

A simple pretzel knot that doesn't take a minute to make :)

He and his fiancee' are trying their best to minimize the cost for the wedding. I have to say it came out really pretty :)

Pretty DIY lace and pearl bracelet

Hurray! I finally finished making this really pretty lace and pearl bracelet! I've wanted to make this for the lonngeessttt time. I didn't know how to make them at first but thank God I found this really awesome and easy tutorial here (try making them now! :)


I remembered my mom's friend gave her a chain pear bracelet but the chain broke off..so I plucked off all the faux pearl. Lucky me I also found a gold ribbon that really suits the gold- ish tint  of the pearl :)

I like this one because it came out tidier. The gold ribbon was a bit stiff, making it easier to pull the pearl beads...

This one was a bit messy because the lace was too soft.


















Taaddaa! This really simple DIY project didn't cost me a single cent! :) Im really in love with DIY projects and I can't wait to start with the next one on my list :)

MUST DO DIY PROJECTS

Just a list of diy projects that I will do because I'm very forgetful and I've want to do these proejcts for the longest time.

1. reconstructing a skirt from a dress
2. pearl ribbon bracelet
3. recycling my unused shirts and turn them to cardigans
4. woven chain bracelet
5. rings

DIY

I've been watching a lot of do- it- yourself tutorials, from skirts to rings to dresses to bracelets to cardigans. The videos make it seem easy to do. I'm gonna start doing some of those projects. It's a perfect way to save money on clothes and accessories! There are dresses in thrift stores (or ukay- ukay here in the Philippines) that sell large dresses for as low as 20php. Just a little bit of sewing and you'll have a new skirt! :)