DIY#1: Painted Mason Jars

I love colors! I love mason jars! And I love the combination of beautiful pop of colors with mason jars! I bought them in 3 different sizes for using in kitchen storing my cooking spices and also for some buttons & pencils. Now let's turn them into rustic beautiful flowers vases.

You need:

1- Mason Jars
2- Acrylic Craft Paints (I decided to go with my favorite pastel colors)
3- Paint Brushes
4- Sandpaper (Make rustic look)
5- Flowers Twines (Optional. For decoration)
6- Tacky Glue/Crazy Glue (Optional)
7- Faux Flowers

Most of items i used are from Michaels. I got them a lot cheaper using coupons

First clean up the jars and start apply one coat of paint on the jar and saving the bottom for later. Turn it upside down and start painting the bottom. Leave it dry for 15-20 min then apply another coat. Now they have a perfect pop of colors. If you want a deeper color, you can go ahead and apply the third coat. Let them stand few hours.

When it's completely dry, I want to give them a vintage rustic look by using sandpaper to rough them up a little bit. After distressing them, now it's time for some decoration. I use flowers twine cords wrapping around the mouth of the jars. And that's it!!! But if you want to add some more touch, just attach flowers or buttons with crazy glue. I otherwise will use it as flower vases, so I'll keep it simple like this. 

Now that's it all done, arrange your flowers to your preference!

I've done a lot of DIYs but I have been too lazy to put things together for a post. But today I decided to move my butt and post this DIY projects I did lately! Yay!

Celebration of passing mid twenty something

My birthday was a week ago. I went to bed hearing husband whispered "Happy Birthday, baby" and woke up hearing him whispered "Happy Birthday, baby" and then he kept annoying me by saying "Happy Birthday, baby" for a whole day before he went to work, FaceTime me at work, the moment he walked into the door back from work, while driving out for dinner, while having dinner, while coming back home, before going to bed, before he finally turned around and Zzzzz. I'm pretty sure it was closed to a hundred time.

I was surprised I didn't dream about "Happy Birthday, baby" that night.




It was snowing on that day, that my husband had to text me and FaceTime me to make sure I look out the window that he called it" White birthday."
He's annoying I know, but I love it. Haha.

Knowing how excited husband was (and I was not) about snowing on my day, I decided to dress up; grab my instant camera; go outside and took a photo.



I thought 26 is going to be a big change for me, but no, I think I've changed since I'm married to this amazing man -- my better half who each day gives me love, joy and happiness and has embraced me and let me grow into woman he can be more proud of.

... I guess? hehehe

Dear Birthday, let's be a grown-up and act like adult and this is going to last birthday post ever. Just because I think there's nothing special about birthday celebration when you're not a kid anymore. 

Let the day be the day to reflect what have you been through; all the choices you made; what change you need to make; the plans you have and what you need to do to make them happen. I wished to fast-forward my age to 26 & 30 sooner when I was 18, but I guess I'll choose to enjoy every age and stage I goes through rather than wishing I'm getting old faster. Because life does fly somehow in spaceflight speed and I miss out a lot of things and people when I was busy focus only on one thing. 

Last but not least, dear birthday, let my heart be content, be young, be humble, be eager, be courious like a child, but let my head has all the answers for all the things in the world. Let me has no fear in doing what I want to do even in the face of uncertainty; let me be confident that I can do anything I set my heart to; let me be brave enough to believe in myself; let me still love people for the way they are, let me be inspired and love.