DIY Tin & Twine Christmas Ornament

In the spirit of the Holidays, I thought I'd break y'all off a little Christmas tutorial!

This project literally took my less than an hour to complete and it totally looks le expensive!


Here's what you'll need:

Twine (or jute...whateves works ^-^!!!).

Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue. This stuff is THEE BESTTTTTTTTTT. I love it. Seriously I have been using it for everything!

A blank cardboard ornament. 

Embossing tin.

So I started by drawing a flaming heart on the tin.

Then on the backside of the image I drew, I used the eraser side of a pencil to push out the back of the heart giving my image a 3D effect. 

After that, I cut out my embossed tin image and glued it to the ornament.

Next, I spread out some glue around the embossed tin and looped a bit of twine around the heart.

After the initial circle around the heart was finished, I spread some more glue then began individually wrapping twine around each arm-thing of the cross....

(um...do they even have real names?? lol)

 Once my cross ornament was totally covered, I let it dry (which probably took a total of 20 minutes) then added these little clay flowers, just for some extra flay-vuh.

  

Super easy, super good looking! 

I'm actually really impressed by how good my ornament turned out for as fast as the process was!

Hope you enjoy.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!!

ttyl

Boifromipanema

How to: Disney's "Scar" makeup tutorial

Halloween is right around the corner and if you are like me, you're pretty excited!!!

On my Vine (@boifromipanema) I made a couple of Vines where I had my face painted like Scar from Disney's The LionKing, and I got a lot of Vine friends asking how I did the makeup.


SOOOOOOO naturally I decided to make a little tutorial to help you out, so that you too, can create this awesome lion's face!

I'm a total dork, and my camera died while I was filming and I didn't even realize. So there are a few things I didn't get to put in the video.

I used a dark brown eye shadow from the eyelids to the brow and under the bottom lashes to create Scar's deep, dark, sunken-in eye sockets.

Then, using the same brown shadow, I made wide lines from the drawn-on lion nostrils, to my inner eyes, to create the illusion of a the wide lion's nose bridge.  With a bit of dark grey eyeshadow, I filled in the new nostrils and shaded in the bridge and cheek-fur to give them some depth.  

Hope you enjoy :D

DIY No Sew Mexi-fabric Pocket Tank

 Lately I have been all about the "Accent Pocket."  From the runways to the streets of the hood (outside my window -_-) everyone is hot on the AP trend. 

Here's an easy NO SEW tutorial to give your summer clothes new life and some extra kick.  

Step 1: 

I started with and old white cotton t-shirt that I had ombré dyed with Tulip's One-step tie dye.  You can see my ombré dying video here to learn how I achieved the look. 

Then, I cut the t-shirt into a tanktop.  

Step 2: 

Next measure out a 5"x5" square onto some card stock paper.. I would explain more but um... just look at the pic yo! lol

Trace the pattern onto the fabric with some fabric chalk then cut it out with about a 1" seam allowance.  

To give the pocket a little more weight, I cut a strip of fabric. About 2 1/2" in height and 7" in across.

Step 3: 

Use Aleene's peel & stick Fabric Fusion tape to seal the seams of your pocket by folding excess fabric in on itself.  

Create seams for the fabric strip and use the fabric fusion tape to adhere strip to the top-front of your pocket  

Back of finished pocket

Front of finished pocket

Step 4:

Trace pattern with chalk onto tank to get a general idea of where you want your pocket placed.

Add Fabric Fusion to back of your pocket.  Be sure to only add the tape to the sides and bottom of the pocket, otherwise the pocket will be sealed and...uh...won't be a pocket...

so yeah...

Now you're gonna place the pocket onto the tank.  The tape is like, SUPER permanent so you are gonna have one shot to get the pocket in the right place so..uuh..GOOD LUCK brah!

Press down firmly to make sure that your pocket is completely adhered to the tank.

Step 5:

Finally I added this Crafty Chica iron on applique to the pocket using a high heat iron, on the "wool" setting.  Then just follow instructions on the packaging.    

...BOOM...

That's it! Pocket finished!

I even made a few different pockets with different design patterns!

Enjoy making your own rad, no-sew pockets ya'll!

BoifromIpanema style

 Well ya'll, we are already ankle deep in 2013!

 Now I don't know about you guys but I never really set any new year's resolutions  A. becuase not making them means I don't felel like a total loser when I just give up on them,  B. because I'm lazy and  C. because *see A. and B., but I'm feeling resolution-y right about now

'cause better late than never, amIright guyz?

 SO.....

  With the new year comes an opportunity for new beginnings, and not one but TWO new segments here on BoifromIpanema.com.

  *Cue children's applause and laughter*

 The first being a monthly segment I'm calling "Duets for a year". 

 This segment was inspired by my very good friend Maya at Mayainthemoment.com.  She recently just finished up her series entitled "love songs for a year" In which she...um like, sang love songs...for the year.   Yeah anyway  Each month I will be singing a duet with a different artist, creating a fusion of styles which, I'm hoping, turns out really cool.

The second series starting in the next few next months will be a weekly series entitled "Fitness Friday."  I will be posting my journey to getting fit and flexible and my overall progress as a dancer. Hopefully this segment will inspire you to be more active and maybe even go on this journey with me. In addition to body progress pics (which I am dreading like the wrath of God....this is all for you!!!), I'll be posting some "get-active" activities and healthy (yet delicious of course) recipes to help ease the junk-food cravings.  And fret not ye weary souls,  There will be plenty of DIY fashion and craft tutorials to come.

  I hope you all are having a wonderful new year thus far. Don't forget to leave me comments. I'd love to hear feedback from any readers on the new ideas, format and blog posts :D

 Here's to new journeys yo!
 Jeshua

Bloody Valentine Heart Tutorial

 

So as I'm sure most of you are aware, it's once again that time of the year to remember that you have been completely single on the 14th of February for the last 3 years.....celebrate the love between yourself and your significant other.

YES, Valentine's day is coming up in just a few short days.  If you're like me and you can't really get into the gushy, sappy-love stuff, here's a little anti-Valentine for people who live in the real world-type Valentine's day project. 

This simple DIY project could make a great Valentine's day gift for the hip man or woman in your life.

...I mean, how many boxes of chocolate can one person eat anyway? 

(answer: if they are like me, as many as they are given)

umm....Let's do this!

So here's what you'll need:

Step 1:
Start with a white shirt. Be sure that your shirt is 100% cotton or a high cotton blend to ensure the brightest, most vibrant colors.

Using a black Tulip fabric marker from iLovetoCreate, draw an anatomical heart onto the front of your shirt.

Step 2:

Outline the top half of the heart with Tulip's Tie-Dye Resist.  This will aid in preventing the dye from spreading outside the line. Because the resist is clear, you may want to go over the outline 2 or 3 times just to ensure that you don't miss any spots ( like I did ).  

 

Step 3:

Next, mix together your Tulip One Step Dye.  To achieve the desired crimson color, I mixd red with a bit of black and purple dye. Then in a separate bottle, I created a slightly darker shade to add some dimension to the heart.  Once the colors are all mixed together, spray your heart with some water. Try and keep the water within the lines of your heart where you added the resist. On the lower half of your heart, where you didn't add resist,  you may be more liberal with the water because we want the dye to "bleed" in that area.  

Now using your paintbrush, paint in your heart with the dye then shade with darker color.

Step 4:
Using a finer tipped paint brush, add "blood drips" to the bottom of your heart. For best result on the drips, paint onto DRY fabric. This will ensure that the drips remain crisp and don't spread.
Lastly, let your shirt dry for about 5 hours or overnight so that your colors remain vibrant for many washes.

The final product

Dia de Los Muertos Sugar Skull cake pops

AHHHHHHHH.

The fall crispness is in the air (finally!) and Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is just around the corner and I must say it's going to be a serious celebration this year!!!!!!

And nothing says celebration quite like cake...

 AMIRIGHT??!!!

Luckily, I have a gorgeous, talented, baker for a sister who has the raddest, most creative edible ideas for all of our family occasions. This time she showed me the art of cake popage.

I even got to try my hand at decorating the cake pops and they came out pretty flawless, if I do say so myself.


For inquiring minds, here's a list of products we used:

• Pillsbury Funfetti boxed cake mix
• Pillsbury Funfetti Frosting (to bind the cake)
• Wilton's lolly pop sticks
• Wilton's candy melts in red, black, yellow and green (for decoration)
• Nestle's premier white morsels (these add a lot of flavor and really nice coverage as well as a bright white finish)
• vegetable oil (for thinning out the candy melts and white morsels to make them easier to work with)
• Wilton's red sparkle gel
• Styrofoam block wrapped in tissue paper for presentation   

And now, for the goods:

How to: A Sugar Skull Makeup Tutorial

Over the course of the last few years,  I have been painting my own face in a sugar skull style for the annual Day of the Dead (or Dia de Los Muertos) celebration on November 2nd.

People are always hitting me up on my Instagram and Tumblr, asking what products I use and how to paint the decorative designs that make the sugar skull so distinctive,  so I made a video to show you how I do it.

I've used everything from my sister's makeup, clown-grease makeup and even regular craft paints. Hands down, I'm loving the Tulip Body Art line by iLovetoCreate.  It goes on like buttah and feels really light.

So, enjoy my tutorial. Hopefully it will inspire you to create your own amazing sugar skull. :D

DIY Ombré Painted Jeans

When I had the chance to head up north and visit iLovetoCreate's HQ in Northern Cali with Maya in the Moment, I knew I'd have markers and paint and glitter and beads and tie dye at my fingertips.

You know I had to do a lil somethin' somethin'. 

I had pair of these white jeans I bought from H&M that looked so plain and sad and whatnot. I had to give it some life with a little ombré.
Check out my ombré tutorial:Make sure you follow @Boifromipanema and @iLovetoCreate on Twitter Instagram and Tumblr!

DIY Stenciled Frida Kahlo Tank

So lately, I have been on a big tank top kick.

 Being that I live in "sunny SoCal" the temperature is still in the 80's and 90's well into the beginning of October. 

Meaning??

Summer is still in full throttle mode.  

...le sigh....when will it be scarf, boot, hot cider weather yo?!!

I figured that the opportunity was still ripe and ready for just one more Summa-time Shenanigan post. Just to really seal up the deal. Although you can use this method on any fabric surface of your choice,  I decided to create a stencil of the beloved Frida Kahlo on a tank using DecoArt's SoSoft acrylic fabric paint.

Um, bewbs.

Frida was so butch.

Step 1: I started by printing out a few images of La Friducha that I liked from the interwebz. I was partial to these two, for obvious reasons. I found a really cool tutorial by Kathy, The Crafty Chica on how to cut graffiti-styled stencils which you can peep below.

Step 2: Make the stencil. I didn't have that cool little knife that Kathy had in her video, so I used a #11 X-acto blade. Try not to cut, stab, or dismember yourself like I always seem to do.

My stencil in progress.

All cut out and ready for some paint.

Kathy used spray paint, but I decided to apply the SoSoft fabric paint with stippling brushes.

Making sure the paint goes on nice and smooth.

SoSoft fabric Paints by DecoArt.

I can't rave enough about DecoArt's SoSoft fabric paint. The stuff is hashtag totes amaze. Since it comes in so many colors as well as glitter colors, I decided to make a few tanks for the ladies. Yeh, that's right, I said it...for the ladies. ;)

Step 3: Final step...bask in your the glory of your handiwork. My tanks came out bad ass, just like Frida herself.

Even the stencils turned out pretty dope at the end. I think I may frame these bad boys.

And there you have it, your own stenciled Frida Kahlo tank. Go forth and embrace your inner bad ass.