sunchildsalon

DIY heart garlands. 2 styles.




what you'll need:
magazines or catalogs, brown paper bags (its a great way to recycle)
scissors
thread
sewing machine
 
tear out a page, fold in half and cut out as many hearts as you want.
in many different sizes.

 
figure out which direction you would like to sew them.

 
just feed the heart right in. 

 
i like to have some space between the hearts, so they can rotate.

 
 this is how it should look. i use two colors of thread.

 
dont throw these away. you can use these in another garland, or you can glue them to card stock and make a cute card.

 
garland type 1

 
finger knit how- to
watch it's super easy.
  
garland type 2 :finger knit garland with magazine cut outs.

another idea for all your hearts.
make a trail of hearts for someone to follow.
the paper heart trail.
 
are you curious?
if you decided to try this or have a garland of your own please send me the link!
what are your plans for valentines day? 
oh and i keep forgetting.
brandi

bc they are too much fun.

 I am hoping my Valentine's day this year includes, my friends smiling and knowing they are loved by jacob and i. and maybe a cute lil gift from jacob. 

2. My biggest guilty pleasure is i dont feel guilty about any of my pleasures. haha. im with lauren on this one...reality tv ugh! like the bachlor

3. I am most proud of my husband jacob for being the best husband(#1 rocksatr) who is also so so patient with me and my cousin taylor for writing the prettiest songs and such beautiful music. (finnegan)


4. If I could choose one outfit to live in it would be my tye dye pants that jacob hates, and a tee shirt and flip flops:) 

5. People are amazing. they amaze me with how awful/selfish they could be one day and how awesome/loving they can be the next. i love my peoples.

6. I would rather be busy working with my hands than just sitting around. I love to work! its hard for me to just relax.

7. I love my  nephew ryder more than words could ever explain. he makes me want a baby. next year.

send me a link of your fill in the blank friday or your DIY project pwetty pwease!

haircuts for haiti.



hey guys! how is your sunday going?
my sunday has been rad rad rad! today was haircuts for haiti day!
which means all of the money i made today @sunchildsalon
is going to go to compassion toward the haiti disaster relief.
it felt so good to do something completely selfless. i actually had a super fun day.  i heart my clients so mucho. some of them that were not due for a haircut came in anyway. (fuzzy warm feelings) i will be donating $400 from today. i know this is not a lot but it's a good start. and every amount helps.
my friend jon chao and his friends made $695 and that will be matched!
i think its pretty good considering we only spread the word on twitter two days ago.
if you live in houston and you want to help haiti, you can come in and get a hair cut (next sunday) knowing your money will go to a great cause!
some other awesome(music & art) events are going down in houston to help out soon,  so ill keep y'all posted when i get more details.





I've never smiled so much while sweeping hair:)
B
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before and after hair. no photobooth fun!

Grace came in to the sunchild to get her hair colored and cut. She wanted the summery look gone...and the winter look on! She also brought me presents! Thanks Grace!


BEFORE.
So we put 2 different darker colors in her hair( a dark brown with purple undertone, and a chocolate brown to cover the blonde).
Next we chopped and sliced into her long mane! GASP!


AFTER.


 love it! we used moroccan oil for shine and mop spray pomade for piece-y-ness!
 

 
I decided to call this cut "The Jelly Fish"
After this Jacob called and told me to come up to chuys to eat and hang out with friends.
Mandie came too! (with her freshly dyed winter hair!)
 
I was starving! The fish tacos and new mexican tini hit the spot!
now what? oooh lets go to boondocks for the photobooth!


 boo! OUT OF ORDER!
 
 NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS! (i look scary)
 
 Oh well Tylers here! Happy again!
Jacob's wearing an early Christmas present. I can't ever wait! (plaid shirt from urban)
 
shoe shot! hahaha YES IM WEARING MY UGGS DANI!
(my friend Danielle  hates them, but I love them, perfect for comfort and warmth)
B
Where are all the houston photo booth's?
AMY's ice cream, Katz deli...where else?

Are yall doing anything different with your hair this winter?