Candy Canes on August 1st

Happy August 1st, everybody! 

For some reason, this mug was the one my hand pulled out of the cabinet this morning. I looked at it, shrugged, and thought, why not? So to complete the mood, I'm listening to my Bing Crosby Christmas cd while drinking coffee out of my Christmas mug. 

Yesterday I was looking at my DIY board on Pinterest for all those health pins I had pinned for later. While scrolling down, I came across this ring DIY.

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I had some wire that wasn't being used in my jewelry drawer, so once again I thought, why not? 

Turns out, the heart shape seems to be the hardest to do. It was also the first one I tried.

Here's my first ring. 

It took a lot of work, frustration, and pain (the metal tip kept slipping under my fingernail. Ouch!), but over all, it was worth it. It's no where near perfect, but that makes it mean more to me. I love it, and it's very comfortable. 

My second attempt was a bow ring. 

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Here's mine. 

I learned a lot (the hard way) from the first ring, so this one went a little smoother. My biggest problem was trying to keep it the size I wanted it. It kept slipping bigger. But now I can wear it on a finger that doesn't normally have a ring on it, so I can wear both the heart and bow rings at the same time. I'm looking for other shapes to try, but haven't really come up with anything yet, except for a Celtic knot. That ended in disaster. :/ 

Yesterday, I also tried one of the natural hair treatments using mayo found here. Let me tell you....it stinks! UGH! You have to leave it in for 20 minutes, so I watched a 20 minutes movie with my siblings while waiting to try to keep my mind off the smell. After that, I jumped in the shower, rinsed it out thoroughly, then washed my hair with my new organic shampoo. After the shower, I brushed my hair, put in my defrizzer cream, and then let it air dry. I think it worked, because my hair is already a lot softer than before, and the mayo must have gotten out all the gunk my old shampoo left in, because my hair is now seriously poofy. I'd show you a picture, but you might mistake me for Frankenstein's wife. ;) I still have lots of other things I want to try, I'll be getting the other needed ingredients tomorrow. 

Can't wait to see what else works! 

So what do you think of the rings? Is it something you'd like to try sometime?