Summer Season: Neutral is the New Neon!

Neutral is the New Neon! by avajoy10 featuring a weekender tote

Bags with a neutral color are great accessories because they match almost every outfit and rarely go out of style. If you read one of my older posts, Favorite Sites for Fashion and Art, I mentioned a website called Polyvore, this site is fantastic for making collages and custom style related compilations such as the one above. My team and I have selected several bags which have been numbered 1-9 to show our favorites (1 being the best).

Summer Season: Crayon Melting Art Project

Crayon Melting is a super fun and easy activity which can be completed with just a few household items and a canvas. The only supplies you need are crayons, a hot glue gun, a blow dryer, and whatever size canvas you decide to use.















 To start:
1. For the best look I recommend taking off the wrappers of the crayons, but whether or not you do does not effect the melting of the crayon. After you decide, use your hot glue gun to secure your crayons onto your canvas.

2. Simply start melting the crayons with the blow dryer. The wax will start to run down the canvas creating your beautiful piece of art.

3. Let the wax harden and then you have a hand made masterpiece from house hold items. Have fun with this art project!

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Spring Season: How to: Tucking in T Shirts

If you don't want a baggy or boxy look with your T shirt you should tuck it in. The trouble is, if you do it wrong, it could look very silly. There are actually different ways to tuck in your shirt based on the T and the look you are going for. The right pictures show how we tucked in the T shirt VS what it would look like if we left it alone. With the yellow shirt we tucked about half of the front in and then pulled the tuck out slightly so we could fold a small flap over the shorts just enough so it's not a tight tuck. We left the back alone and let it stay untucked. In the second pair of pictures all we did was tuck in the front of the shirt.

                                                                     

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Spring Season: Orange, Navy, and White

Welcome spring and welcome spring colors! In this outfit, we have a cute pair of brightly colored shorts and a striped white and navy t-shirt. For shoes I would suggest something fun and gold! These pieces combined work together to create a style that would look amazing at any of your spring get togethers! This season is one of the best to express yourself!

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Spring Season: Favorite Sites for Fashion and Art

There are so many great sites to create and see fashion. Below are some of my favorite sites that I would like to share.

1. Polyvore
This site is so amazing for harnessing your creative side and making something beautiful from it. Basically it gives you a blank box were you can put any images in it. With the images you pick you can edit them. To make you project more exciting you an also add text, or shapes.

2. Pinterest
With this site, you can create boards and "pin" things onto them. You can search for anything from dogs and food to colors and quotes. I love using this because you can see your friends' boards and you can even invite them to pin on your board. You can follow other peoples' boards if you like them. You can even follow my blog on Pinterest!

3. Dexigner

Go to the directory to start browsing for inspiration and news on all types of things, including fashion. You can search from many subjects. Also, you can search for more art and fashion blogs.

4. I Need A Guide
Describing itself as "Art and Contemporary Imagery" it is a really interesting site if you like abstract art. It is full of pictures that are fascinating. I recommend this site if you like looking at art in a different way or want to try something new. Try to be inspired and think about every picture differently.

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Winter Season: Stay Classy with Black and White

Here is a nice winter outfit. A white blouse goes great with a textured black skirt. You can add some bling with a gold necklace. If it's still too cold, black tights or leggings are a great way to add some warmth! We tucked in the blouse so it would look classier and more professional.

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Winter Art: Record Collage

Do you ever need something to do on a rainy day? All you need is a poster board, a glue gun, and some record album covers with a record. This is a very easy project and a fantastic creative outlet. Just cut out the covers' titles or pictures and arrange them into a collage, whatever looks good to you. After you cut out your pieces hot glue them to the poster board. You can place the record in the middle or place it off center, whatever fits your style. Have fun!

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