Miss Mel + Miss Heather

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Style Obession: "Arm Party"

One of the newest trends and newest trend words "arm party" has recently become my new style obsession. Miss Heather and I have been making string friendship bracelets for years (DIY post to come) but now fashionastias are shelling out anywhere from $4.00 at Target to $195 at boutiques for these bracelets.

*in St. Louis you can get them at Ivy Hill in the Central West End or Vie in Ladue*

If any of you read The Man Repeller blog (you should if you don't! She's on our list of Blogger Inspirations!), you will know that she has coined the phrase "arm party".

*I think she even copyrighted it! Good for her!*

"Arm Party" essentially means piling up as many bracelets as you can on your arm. The key is to mix thin, dainty bracelets with large chunky ones and viola! instant "arm party".

What do you think? Do you love the look?

-Miss Mel and Miss Heather

*all images from Pinterest*

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

DIY: Memory Booklet

This past weekend was Miss Mel's birthday and I made her a booklet of fun memories from this past year! I chose to do 22 memories from the past year to ring her in her 22nd birthday. Making the book was super fun and easy and I'll show you how to make one for your friends or family!

Supplies I used:

Card stock

Fabric (I used cotton)

Pictures for the memories

Yarn

Needle and thread, or sewing machine

Markers

Hole punch

Scissors

1. First thing I did was cut out 23 5in by 5in squares of card stock , 22 for the memories and one for the cover of the booklet. Then I numbered 22 of the squares and labeled the title page.

2. With the "scraps" of the card stock I cut for the big squares I cut out 22 smaller squares to write down a memory on each one.

3. Next I hole punched each page, one near the top and one at the bottom on the left side.

4. Next I cut 22 4in by 5in squares out of the fabric to sew to the back of the numbered pages. I chose three different kinds of fabric to use, sticking to a bit of a turquoise, brown and white color scheme.

5. This next step I recommend using a sewing machine instead of a needle and thread just because this will be time consuming. I sewed one fabric patch to the back of each numbered page. I left the top open so that the fabric formed a pocket. Make sure that whatever side you have the hole punches on are left exposed! That's why I made the patches smaller than the pages.

6. Next step is to slip all the memory cards and pictures into each "pocket".

7. Take your yarn and tape the end to make it easy to slip through all the holes. I tied the yarn in bows to make it a little more decorative. Then you're done!

Now I did this as a birthday present but it could be for other things like an anniversary or graduation gift! Anything you want it to be! Hope you enjoyed my present! What are some of your favorite memories?

-Miss Mel and Miss Heather

Monday, May 14, 2012

A Glimpse of Our Weekend

Hey everyone!

As Miss Heather told you, Saturday was my 22nd birthday and I thought I would share with you all of the activities we did!

On Friday night, we headed out to one of my boyfriend, Tom, and I's favorite restaurants, McGurk's, and had a big family/friend dinner.

*P.S. If anyone is looking to go to McGurk's, I HIGHLY recommend their spinach and artichoke ravioli. It's amazing! *

Then on Saturday, I had all of my close friends over for a brunch at which my lovely boyfriend prepared the most delicious bacon (the secret is brown sugar!), pancakes and Nutella croissants (will be posting a recipe soon!) I seriously ate so much of that bacon. so much.

We decided to take advantage of the beautiful day and head out to go kayaking. It was so wonderful! I'm seriously thinking about buying one of my own haha!

Lastly, I had all of my friends and family over again for my favorite meal of spaghetti and meatballs followed by presents, cake and a bonfire.

All in all, I'd say it was the perfect birthday weekend!

Below, are some pictures from the Friday night festivities at McGurk's!