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DIY Desk Decor | Easy & Inexpensive

I should probably add Part 1 of many to this title because trust me, there will be many. I recently decided to get a new desk for my room because in my opinion, that’s where I will be most productive-and editing and blogging on my bed just wasn’t cutting it anymore. My new desk makes me giddy because I’m a stationery obsessed creature and I just love working-yes, we know about my #workaholic tendencies. Now my desk will have my glued.

But before it makes me able to sit by it for an ungodly amount of hours, it has to look ah-mazing- obviously. But me being me and DIYs being my OBESH, I couldn’t help myself but come up with a few DIYs to help me get started on what will soon be a long drawn out desk journey. Who’s with me!

Here’s the video and don’t forget to thumbs UP and subscribe so you’ll be the first to see any new additions to my desk.

The best part of all my DIYs is that you barely have to buy anything at all. Like legit. All of my DIYs are usually made with unconventional things you have right at home- and yes, I’m super proud of that.

Materials for the Pencil Holder

– slab of wood [makes it elevated and it just looks much more chic]

– tin cans

– gold spray pain [or do what colour makes you happy]

– hot glue

 

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Materials for the Box Lid Bulletin Board

– box lid [as if that wasn’t obvious already]

– fabric [you can even use old clothes!]

– hot glue

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Materials for the Box Lid Chalkboard

– box lid [well hello there]

– chalkboard paint

– foam paint brush or whatever suits you to paint

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This is essentially the overview of what my desk looks like and I’m in love. I cannot lie. Everything turned out way better than I expected it to and I cannot wait to get getting my hands dirty!

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Let me know in the comments below which was your fave DIY!

XO, The Classy It Girl!

DIY School Supplies-Easy & Inexpensive

My loves! So for those of you who didn’t know, last night I put up another Back-to-School video on my channel and it was all about DIYing cute stationery supplies for school. Normally, I would synch my blog and channel together but after 60 minutes of spin and another 60 minutes of zumba, I came home slightly paralyzed and extremely tired. Hence, I didn’t get a chance to prepare this blog post and I wanted to give it my all so I decided to wait until today instead of doing it halfway.

This no-sew pencil case is one of my personal faves because it’s so ridiculously easy to make it’s almost unbelievable. I think I will be going a bit overboard making these.

Material list: 

– 1 sheet of felt

– hot glue

– button

– needle/thread

diy1I don’t know about you but I LOVE pencils. There’s just something so lovely about a newly sharpened pencil. And something even more fabulous about having pretty glitter tips like these!

Materials:

– pencils and btw, I love these wooden ones because it’s so vintage-chic and old fashioned [Superpharm, Trinidad]

– glitter nail polish

diy2Transform boring old paper clips into pretty ones like these! Now, you’ll be able to find pages faster than ever and it adds that lovely personalized touch we all love in stationery.

Materials:

– paperclips

– hot glue

– paper appliqués [Keith Khans bookstore, Trinidad ]

– OR buttons

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Washi tape binder clips are so easy and fun to make-you can tend to get carried away like i almost did. They look so pretty and will definitely help keep your stacks of paper more organized.

Materials:

– binder clips

– washi tape

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Spice up boring notebooks with ones with gorgeous gift paper like these! I honestly feel like gift paper has just evolved into such vibrant designs and there are just so many you can choose from to personalize your notebooks. The only thing with this DIY is that you have to be very careful not to get air bubbles when placing the gift paper on the books. For an even more unique touch, you can add washi tape to the spines of the books!

Materials: 

– gift paper [Superpharm, Trinidad]

– glue

– foam brush (optional)

– washi tape (optional)

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The earbud/headphone holder was my personal fave and I mean it’s not hard to figure out why! It’s made from an old clothespin with washi tape on the sides. Don’t believe me? Check the video above and you’ll fall in love just like I did. You can make a bunch and give them away to your friends!

Materials:

– clothespin

– washi tape

diy6I hope you enjoyed this DIY and let me know what was your fave in the comments below!

Happy DIYing!

The Classy It Girl!

 

DIY Summer Bucket List- #MakeitinMay

Hello my loves!

Today’s #MakeitinMay DIY post is all about getting into the mood for summer-seeing as ya know, it’s like right around the corner and all. This bucket list is so easy to make because you just need like a slab of wood or a picture frame and I show you how you can do both ways.

I like reusing old things and making them into something that I can use so I flipped an old picture and used the back of it as the base for my bucket list.

Taking twine/ribbon, you can make basically any pattern you would like but I prefer stringing it as I did with the picture frame or how I did it on the bucket list I made.

You can use a little bucket  [Trinidad, Perspectives ~ $20.00 for 6] or a mini container [think the cover to a tin can like hairspray can or something like that] to just add a little extra detail to it. When you’ve completed your goal,  you can just put it into the bucket but since I’m not with my actual bucket list right now, I just popped that little bunch of flowers in it for a nice touch.

Instead of using the mini clothespins, don’t forget I always say paperclips will work just as fine!

My Summer Bucket List!

My Summer Bucket List!

Leave your bucket list suggestions in the comments and I’ll try to complete them on my vlog channel! Also, it would be nice to share suggestions so that others can get ideas.

Hope you liked this DIY and be sure to tweet me or instagram me if you do make any of the projects from #MakeitinMay.

Happy DIYing,

The Classy It Girl!

 

DIY Ribbon Dream/Inspiration Board- #MakeitinMay

Hello my lovely DIY-ers!

#MakeitinMay is surely coming to a close as this is our third to last DIY for the month. Crazy right?

Today is one of my favourite DIYs ever because it’s something which I always love to do and it just makes me so happy. It’s a Ribbon Dream Board- or you can call it your Inspiration Board if you’d like. I absolutely adore how mine turned out and of course, it’s so simple and easy to make!

So you may ask, why ribbon? Well, some people have a really hard time getting cork board-which is usually what one looks for when doing such a project- so if you don’t have that, you can simply opt for using a flat board and just hanging it to the wall or, a mega picture frame [without the glass ofc]. The latter was the option that I chose. I wrapped white fabric around the board and then went crazy hot gluing the ribbon in the desired pattern.

Another thing, with the cork board, you don’t really have free reign when it comes to personalizing your board and making it look like a statement piece in your room.

My Ribbon Dream Board

My Ribbon Dream Board

– The ribbon I liked is satin and I believe it’s like 1/8″ or maybe 1/4″ aka it’s really thin and I prefer it that way because I find that your pattern comes out so much cleaner and more organized.

– I played around a bit before I settled on this pattern so you don’t have to do one exactly like this, but you can play around and do your own thing. Chevron would look amazing btw!

– The quotes I printed were from Tumblr but you can definitely make use of the Google search bar and just search for pretty quotes or inspiring quotes- or anything that you want your dream board to reflect. Remember it’s about your dreams or what inspires you. If you can’t print, there’s always tons of magazines- you can even ask around for old magazines in order to make your ribbon board.

Some ideas for dream/inspiration boards:

– fitness

– nature

– art

– fashion

– photography

– jewelry

– colour

– career

– future house

– wedding [definitely will be my favourite board in a few! ]

I hope you enjoyed this post and be sure to subscribe to my channel for lots more DIYs! If you do make anything swing by twitter or instagram and share it with me using the #MakeitinMay

Happy DIYing,

The Classy It Girl!

4 DIY Girly Room Décor Ideas- #MakeitinMay

Hello my loves!

Today’s DIY for #MakeitinMay is hands down girly and gorgeous. I love how elegant these pieces look around my room and I can’t wait to share them with you. As always, these are so easy to make not to mention, they don’t cost much at all. TBH, you actually probably have some of the things to make these right now! I actually didn’t buy any of the things I used in the video because they were laying around at home.

Mini Perfume Bottle Flower Holder

I love little things- my DIY Mini Photoholders should have been a huge hint there- so when I had this empty perfume bottle laying around, I just popped a single rose into it and I now, I’m in love. I’m going to become the biggest hoarder of mini perfume bottles-or any perfume bottles-from this day forward. One flower is just perfect for small bottles but bigger ones can hold loads more. Just remember you want a beautiful and classy look so don’t overdo it with the flowers.

Mini Perfume Bottle Flower Holder

Mini Perfume Bottle Flower Holder

So a while ago, I made this Kiss Me Picture Frame in my DIY Valentine’s Day Decor and it was always sitting prettily on my vanity. But I wanted to make it a little more functional so I turned it into this message board which I adore. I like writing little quotes on it to help me be inspired during the day. By using a piece of felt as your dry eraser, it’s so easy to keep changing things up!

Picture Frame Message Board

Picture Frame Message Board

So, you want to feel like Picasso but you can’t draw? I know I know, the feeling is all too real. I can’t draw anything to save my life. But here’s a simple way to feel like a modern day artist with just a few items.

– canvas [Trinidad: Perspectives or Craft Creators ~prices vary] I like using the 8×8 ones and I love odd numbers so a set of three was perfect for me.

– a plastic knife

-watercolours/acrylic paint

My boyfriend loved the ones I did so much that he wants one of his own- don’t worry I made sure he wasn’t just saying that.

Canvas Brushstroke Art

Canvas Brushstroke Art

I am in love with the way that the plastic knife creates such a beautiful texture and ‘brushstroke’. I feel like making a ton more of these in little sets to give as gifts.

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My set of 3

My set of 3

This flower vase is absolutely stunning. The fuller the better is always a wonderful approach when it comes to your vase. You see that gold base? Well instead of using spray paint or glitter which can get a little messy, all you need is pretty paper and you just fold, cut and pop it into your vase [or candle jar like I’m using]. I used metallic gold which was actually left over from my Post-It Memo Board but imagine how glittery paper would look! You can even think about using patterned scrapbook paper!

Flower Vase

Flower Vase

I hope you enjoyed this post and be sure to pretty please subscribe to my channel so you won’t miss out on all the fun things! And is you do make anything from this series be sure to tweet me or instagram me with the #MakeitinMay so I can find you and see your work of art!

Happy DIYing,

The Classy It Girl!