My Broken Heart

So when you have such a messy room as I did growing up, breaking things is inevitable. Fortunately I am not superstitious because with the amount of mirrors I have stepped on and broke, I would have bad luck for the next few decades. Most of the time I did not care too much. This one mirror though was pretty nice though. it was a weird squished oval shape with a handle and it was salon quality. It was a gift from my mom so of course I felt bad when I broke it... When I was cleaning out the mess I saw that some of the pieces broke in some pretty cool shapes. I played around with it for a little while and then grabbed some sticky tack and this is what I ended up with.

While it might not work out so well if I tried to duplicate it, I was really happy with how it turned out. I love having mirrors in my room. The way they reflect the light, it just makes everything brighter and lovely! I ended up taking the mirror down when I had to repaint the walls and I still miss it to this day... I did however cut my hand really badly on the sharp edge as it came down.... So yeah. If you ever try to do something like this, broken mirrors and broken glass are actually sharp and dangerous. Who would have guessed. So go make something beautiful out of a stupid mistake! Let me know if you create something awesome that you want to brag about!

Quick and Easy Craft for Girls Who are Beyond Crayons AND can use Hot Glue Guns

Yes. Long title. Well here it goes. I made this little purse back when I was in maybe later elementary or middle school? I started out with a boring little pouch.

I then took a large enough piece of lace to cover both sides and cut it down a bit and rounded the edges all pretty. I hot glued it at the top and let the sides dangle (with this particular pouch I needed to be able to lift the lace to reach the zipper). I then added some lace edges to hide the zipper and make it look cute.

Then came the ribbon for a handle followed by ribbon around the top to hide where the handle was attached. For a last and final touch I added a tiny fake flower to the handle...

Of course there are many different ways a craft like this can be done. This is just one of many options. Something like this allows a girl to really explore her creative side and feel mature because it is a bit more sophisticated than paper and crayons. You can go to a craft store and just see what kind of cheap little fabrics and nick-nacks they have that could be of use. Or even check scraps you have at home already! There is no telling what you could end up with if you know where to look. Be creative and have fun with it!!

If this inspired a craft of your own, let me know. I'd love to hear all about it!!