Melodies & Sound... [Part III]

So a while back J gave you some of her musical favorites, now it's my turn to bring you some of my favorite musical gems. Enjoy!! 

Blind Pilot- Half Moon

Born Ruffians- 6 5000

Broken Social Scene- 7/4

Coldplay- Ink

Hunter Hunted- Keep Together

Rooney- When Did Your Heart Go Missing

Local Natives- Sun Hands

Lord Huron- Ends of The Earth

The Lumineers- Submarines

The Sam Roberts Band- Bridge to Nowhere

The Weeknd- Wicked Games

Young the Giant- Anagram

Imagine Dragons- Rocks

Blind Pilot- We Are The Tide

Vampire Weekend- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

Drake- Trophies

Matt & Kim- Daylight

Of Monsters And Men- Dirty Paws

John Mayer- Wildfire

Ben Howard- Keep Your Head Up

Don't fret I've got more coming! Stay tuned...   xoxo C

Festively Floral DIY

       It's that time of year when the weather is beautiful, and almost every weekend there seems to be a different festival; Whether it be for music, food, art, or a celebration of cultures- what's the cutest accessory to wear? Floral Crowns of course!

*Photos courtesy of the worldwide web*



     A perfect statement piece to an otherwise "normal" outfit, sadly, it's not easy to find a reasonably priced AND well-made floral crown. So we went to the dollar store and bought a bunch of cute artificial flowers to make some of our own.

     C embarked on a solo design mission, while J made it a group activity with two of her younger sisters (K & G). We used two different approaches, but centered around the same core materials. Check out our tutorials below...

C's Crown Tutorial

What you'll need:

Step 1:  Take one of the long stem flowers and wrap it around your head to get the perfect size for your crown (this will be the base of your crown)

Step 2:  Once you've decided on the size use a clear stretchy string to wrap around the two parts you are connecting. (you will need to wrap it around a couple times before you tie a knot)

Step 3:  Use a hot glue gun around the parts of the stem you joined together for added support

Step 4:  Wrap the excess flowers sticking out by going under and over the base of your crown

Step 5:  Glue gun the two branches together as you wrap it around so it stays

Step 6:  Cut off any branches sticking out

Step 7:  Stick any other remaining flowers (or pick off smaller flowers from other arrangements) and glue it onto any empty spaces

et Voila! A crown fit for a queen!

J's Crown Tutorial

What you'll need:

Step 1:  Wrap the brown artificial vine around your head once, to measure the length you'll need (ensuring your placement is where you'd want your headband to sit on your head).

Step 2:  Cut vine at the measurement that works for you.

Step 3:  Remove a small fabric leaf from one of the artificial flowers and place vine ends in the middle of the leaf.

Step 4:  Place a small drop of glue where the vine ends meet. Push together.

Step 5:  Now add a little more glue along the inside of the leaf, and wrap tightly around the vine ends, like a burrito.

Step 6:  Once the vine is securely glued together, choose your flowers (simply pull the flower off the plastic stem) and place around your headband to decide on your layout.

Step 7:  Carefully, glue the back of each flower to the headband. (add leaves as you see fit, they can be removed from the stem as well)

Step 8:  If you want to add a little green, you can wrap the extra plastic vine around your headband and cut off any excess.

Now you have a floral crown to bring out your natural beauty!

If you loved our tutorials, have questions/comments, or have floral-crowned yourself already... please tweet us @FashionTMH.
As always, we love to hear from you.