HEADCHAIN DIY

everywhere in magazines and on lookbook I see these super cool people with chains on their heads and/or legs or wherever else. Heres Vanessa Hudgens with one:

isn't it cool?

i decided i could try to make one myself and it actually turned out alright so i'll share it with you guys. 

you'll need:

1. a bunch of old necklaces you don't like wearing anymore.

2. two pairs of pliers

thats it! lalala so easy

1. okay so first what i did is i opened up the loop on one of the necklaces by taking the pliers and using the cutting thing in the back, i made sure that the two necklaces combined was a little bit bigger than the circumference of my head so that it would hang down on the sides like in the picture above.(if the two together is too long just cut off some of the chain of one of the necklaces.)

2. next i just used the two pliers to pull apart the loop (you'll only need to do this once for the circumference because you can just use the clasps of either necklace to connect them on the other side.) then i pinched the loop together around the loop of the other necklace and clasped the other end together so i had one long circle.

3. then you'll need another chain to go across the center of your head, i used a beaded one because i thought it was interesting. if you decide to do that you can tie the ends to the chain, but if not you can just do the same clipping and pinching together of the loops that you did in the first two steps. here's what mine looks like: 

I also added a charm to the center of mine by just connecting the loops together again. 

thanks for readinggg.

xo grace. 

DIY Topshop American Flag Jorts

Let's be honest here: we're struggling college students. We eat ramen 8 out of the 12 months of the year. We pay for our coffee in change. We spray our clothes with febreeze to avoid paying the $1.25/load charge (is this just me? uh...). We search out sketchy bars with cheap beer, and even after realizing that the beer is 50% water, we still drink it.

Most of us don't have the money to be buying designer label clothes.

(If you do, then good for you. Buy me an effing drink sometime)

$75 Topshop American Flag jorts

So, after months of lusting for a delicious pair of $75 Topshop American Flag jorts, I started thinking. SOMEONE somewhere had to have made those jorts. They sat down with a needle, thread, and some cheap fabric and made those jorts with their bare hands (okay maybe a sewing machine). So I sat down and made those jorts, dammit.

Here's how you can too:

THINGS YOU NEED
1. Needle, thread, and lots of pins
2. Fabric glue
3. Cool fabric (I chose American Flag because I wanted to recreate the shorts)
4. Scissors

1. Find a pair of high-waisted, light-washed jeans in your closet or the Goodwill.
2. Mark off where you're going to cut. (Tip: the cut should be a little lower in the back)
3. Cut.
4. Fold up the hems of the shorts. You will probably need to iron them in place to get them to stay.

1. Lay the fabric over the shorts and pin it down.
2. The pins should be as close to the previous stitching as possible.
3. After you have sewn the fabric onto the shorts and cut off excess fabric, put a small amount of fabric glue over the stitching. This will help keep it in place.
4. A cute doggy can help with emotional support.

Voila! All done!

-allia

Lulu's: Dim Sum & Then Some

Top: Salmon Sashimi
Bottom: Mongolian Pork

Today for dinner Ridley, Grace and I went to Lulu's, a hip little asian spot off the Purple Line Davis stop in Evanston. On Mondays and Tuesdays they offer a deal called "Munch a Bunch": for a flat rate of $20 per person, your table can order as much as you want of almost anything on the menu. IT IS THE MOST AMAZING DEAL EVER!! Included in our feast was:

Hot and Sour Soup

Potato Croquette

Green Beans

Pot Stickers

Salmon Sashimi

Crispy Bao Buns

Calamari

Shaomi

Sesame Balls

Rice Noodle Salad

Mongolian Pork

Spicy Dragon Noodles

Yes, the three of us devoured all of these things, and no, we do not regret it. All selections were delicious, fresh, and beautifully presented. We highly recommend this restaurant! Check out their website here.

friendship picz

my first post  is some of mine and allisons facebook pictures together.

1. this was the time that our friend nick fell asleep in our otter mask. not in his bed. in someone else's room. also, i'm not sure why i'm wearing a robin hood hat and i'm pretty sure that this is the first night me and allison hung out. it's clear from this picture it was going to be beautiful friendship. 

2. this was another appearance of the otter mask when me and allison didn't do anything except take a bunch of macbook pictures with our two friends and then a bunch of random girls that we don't know came in to allison's room and took shots with us. all in all, it was a success. 

3. this was the night of halloween when we thought people would go out because, hello it's halloween. but then we got to the bar and there was like six people there and they were all over the age of 30 and so we went back to allison's and took macbook pictures in a otter mask. ps. i was tinkerbell, allison was gold.. (???) and vaiva was beer. 

4. this was the time we went to clinique before new years eve in indianapolis and got our makeup done. we told them that we wanted a 'understated smokey eye' and came out looking like asian girls. so we took a picture. 

5. this is a picture at one of our favorite bars in downtown chicago where boys buy us shots for dancing on the bars. at this point this ASSHOLE was pulling me off the bar to make out with me, which is why im not posing. sorry i just went on a little rant. but this is usually a good time. 

6. this was the time that we went to a frat party and they told us the theme was neon and white out, so we decked ourselves out. then, we got there and everyone was dressed normally and at some point allison disappeared and i sent suhana home and then i was the only one dressed like this and therefore i felt awkward and made out with a boy who looked like an anorexic voldemort and kept calling me sammi... 

7. this is the time we sort of dated two boys that were best friends too and so we went to a frat formal with them and then later on they were both kind of jerks to us so i'm just going to keep this picture and pretend we went with each other. also, that's our black friend amare. he likes to photobomb pictures of us and we keep him around so we can say we have a black friend. (JK) (kinda). 

-graceface