The Unwritten Road

 
   

   Every summer I tie dye, but i'm always up for finding different ways to tie dye. I've tried the sharpie tie dye and last year did tie dye in a mason jar and LOVED IT. This year I found another way to tie dye and its with ice, who would of thought you could tie dye with ice cause I never. I LOVE this tie dye trick, I only made mine with 1 colour as it was my first time doing it but it would look awesome with multiple colours.

What You Need

Step 1
      Soak your t-shirt or fabric in water for a few minutes then wring out the shirt as best as you can.

Step 2
     Make sure your bucket is empty and place the rack on top of the bucket. Then twist your shirt in what ever way you want and place it on the rack. Next take your ice and place it on the shirt. You will need a nice bit of ice, I used about 3 ice trays of ice. No worries the ice will stick to the shirt, just make sure that your shirt is covered in ice

Step 4
    Leave your shirt until the ice completely meals, I left mine over night.

Step 5
    Rinse your shirt to get rid of the extra dye and leave it to dry.

Hope you guys enjoy this DIY as much as I did.

   Friendships are a tough topic to talk about because there isn't much out there about it. Well thats kinda a lie there is a bit out there but its all "how to make friends","friendship goals", but nothing out there is the "real" truth about friendship.
  Everyone has different definitions of what they would considered a friend or a best friend. What I consider a friend who is someone who is there for you through the good and bad. I don't have the best back story with friendships as I did have quite a few falling outs. Through this though I have learned a lot about trust, people and honesty and wouldn't change a thing. Each falling through has had its ups downs, and some way more difficult than others. My most recent falling through with a friend has been the toughest so far because I have known them for so long, but from this I learned who my true friends are.

Throughout my experiences over the past years, I've learned major lessons. Here are the top 5 things I've learnt when it comes to friendships.


1.  Communication
      People tell you this is important for any relationship and this is totally true. Communication is key, now with this day in age everything is written either through texting or some form of messaging.  Yes texting and emailing is communication, but take the time to call or meet up with the person. There is less likely to be a misunderstanding and you can talk about it and see if you are on the same page. Also communication is key if anything is bothering you. Yes I have lost a friend due to a misunderstanding. Instead of just talking about it, she got mad at me about what she thought and I wasn't given a chance to explain my story.
      With this day in age people hide behind a screen be it a computer or phone screen so they don't have to deal with their problems. People behind the screens are afraid to talk in person, allowing them to hide is what they feed off of.
      I believe that if me and my friend actually talked in person about the issue the friendship could have been saved.

2. Put in the effort
        Just like school work if you don't put effort in then how will you learn or grow. Now here comes the struggle that the effort has to come from both ends. You both need to be putting in equal effort for balance. If you find that you are putting in way more work then you need to question the friendship.
       This happened to me in my most recent falling out, I felt as if I was putting in all the effort. I was the one texting, calling, trying to make plans because I wanted to talk or hang out. Eventually I got fed up and stopped texting as often or calling to see if they would step up. They didn't it got to the point where there was weeks without communication. After talking to them about it I realized that I wasn't gaining anything from it and I was tired of being the one to put in the effort I felt as if I was a chore to my friend. I felt as if my friend felt like hanging out with me was a chore.

3. Be Yourself
       It might seem funny to some that i'm even putting this in the list, but its true. Whats the point of having friend if you can't be yourself, if they can't be with you when you got no make-up on and you chilling in your sweats and watching tv then who are they. The entire point of your friendship is that they know the real you and you can act yourself and be a real goof around them. I have found that is some friendships that i'm not my true self but this comes with time. You start to learn who you are and you learn who your true friends are at the same time.

4. Pay Attention
       From paying attention I mean pay attention to your gut feeling, or as I would like to say red flags.  Friends should be with you through thick and thin, and support you not matter what. Friendship is not a competition, they should not be trying to one-up you in everything or trying to make you feel insecure. If you start seeing these flags don't ignore it, do something.
       Again onion my recent falling out this happened a lot and it took me a long time to figure it out but hey at least I eventially learned. This friend no matter what one-uped me in everything. One tests her goal was to always get higher than me on a test (more than likely she did), school wasn't my strong suit so this wasn't very difficult. But when we would get our test marks back she would ask what I got then laugh when I told her because her mark was better. Also during games she would cheat to win or find some excuse if she lost. I started to realize the flags, and things didn't feel right and eventually I learned that was I her punching bag.
      I learned so much from this experience, TRUST YOUR GUT.

5. Not all friendships will stand the test of time
      Yes this is true, there isn't much to say except not all friendships are meant to be.

   Summer is the time of year where what some people would say I get lazy. I'm not lazy its just I don't wear as much makeup or even wear as often as I do throughout the year. I also find that I don't put as much heat on my hair and my go to outfits is a plain t-shirt and jeans or jean shorts with a pair of sunnies. What I like to do is add a little bit of color with my sneakers. I started seeing people wearing white canvas sneakers, I didn't want to be just like everyone else so I decided to combine 2 trends together. I decided to combine canvas shoes and ombre together and came up with my ombre sneakers. They are so easy to make and quite cheap. I'm not gonna lie I haven't taken them off my feet since making them.




- white canvas shoes (got mine at walmart $7)
- tie dye
- rubber gloves
- bucket
- water


    Firstly you need to remove the laces for the canvas shoes. Next you want to fill your bucket with water and submerge the shoes in the water for until they are wet.


    Prepare your die by following the directions on the package. Next submerge your shoes in the die, put the entire shoes in and leave it for about a min. Then take the shoe half way out and keep that in the die, then do the same thing for the tip of the shoe. This is make the ombre effect and the shoe will be lighter  at the heal and darker as you get to the tip. Remember it dries lighter than what it appears.

Recently I have been reaching for the same products when getting ready in the morning, so I thought that I would share what I am currently loving.




    Urban Decay Naked 2 pallete, the formula for these eyeshadows is amazing and its totally worth the money. The colors that I have been using the most is YDK (3rd last color) in my crease, using Bootycall (3rd color in) on my lid with Foxy(1st color) as a highlight on my brow bone and my inner corner.


   Victoria Secret fragrence mist in Summer Sun. The description of the scent is Caribbean Guava and Pineapple, the scent is a nice fruity, fresh and clean smell. I have been using this mist for months now, and it has become my signature summer scent this year.


     These sneakers I have been wearing since I have made them, I have a blog post coming up on them. They are nice to add to a bit of color to an outfit, most days I have on jeans or jean shorts with a plan t-shirt so this adds a little something to my outfit.

What is everyone else current favourites?