Sew Cute

Above my bed I hung my monogram that I made. (I have a blog post on DIY dorm decorations) Also, I hung a variety of different pictures using twin and clothes pins that I painted. 

Where everything is from: 

Bed spread: Kate Spade at Bed Bath and Beyond 

Pillows: TJ Maxx, Home Goods, and Target 

Here is another one of my DIY decorations. I also hung a little sign from Hobby Lobby and a canvas Audrey picture from Meijer. 

My desk has a lot of stuff on it. I have all of my makeup, perfumes and body sprays, school supplies, and some of my jewelry on my desk. I keep things organized in my own special way you could say. 

This is under my lofted bed. I set up a temporary clothing rack to create more storage. Also, to display my favorite dresses. But I keep my coats, scarfs, and a jewelry organizer on the rack as well. On the right I hung a shoe organizer from my bed. It was meant for over the door but it works perfectly from my loft. 

Where it's from: 

Shoe organizer: Khols 

Hamper: Home Goods 

Scarf organizer: Container Store 

This is our wardrobe area. It has some hanging space along with drawers. I hung this dress jewelry organizer from the outside along with my M that my friend made me. It makes the bare cabinet a little more fun and personalized. 

Where it's from: 

Jewelry organizer: Container Store 

My new home at school. Can't wait to get started with everything! 

My car was packed to say the least! This isn't even everything I took. A friend of mine brought a U-Haul so she brought some of my stuff. I was pretty squished but I need my stuff. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do right? 

This is my road trip attire. I think dresses are just the most comfortable thing but hey that's just me. 

Where it's from: 

Dress: My friend brought back from Taiwan

Shoes: Keds

Necklace: Dry Goods 

Bracelets: Dry Goods and Alex and Ani

Sunglasses: Dry Goods   

This was my dinner at the restaurant we ate at in Ames. The restaurant is super good and has a lot of specials and everything is locally grown. 

Stay tuned for more College Diaries there are many more to come!

Off of Etsy I ordered two stickers. First is a 1D sticker to represent my favorite band and to be the major fan-girl that I am. Gotta represent. 

Also, I got a monogram sticker in purple. Surprisingly the purple of the sticker perfectly matches all the other purple accessories that I got. I love the way everything turned out and how it looks. My laptop is defiantly college ready and as I would like to say Miranda-fied 

I also picked up a Marc by Marc Jacobs laptop sleeve at Nordstrom Rack. It was only around $35 which is basically 50% off the original retail value. The color is neutral so I know I won't get sick of it. I have been wanting one of these laptop sleeves for so long so I am glad I finally got one! 

I move into college in less then 2 days! Time is flying by but I am excited to start a new journey. 

The first thing I made was this ISU giant I. I am going to Iowa State University so I wanted to make something saying ISU. You could do the same thing and paint your sign in your school colors. However, I wanted to make it match my room. So, I painted it this grey color with a chevron purple pattern. You can also glitter the letters like I did or add other embellishments. If chevron isn't your thing you could also do a striped pattern or even polka dots. There are so many ways you can personalize this for your school or based on your favorite colors. You could even decoupage pictures of your school mascot or just a pattern in general on your letter.  

What you need: 

-One large wooden letter 

-Smaller wooden letters that spell out your schools initials

-Wood or craft paint 

-Glue to attach the small letters 

-Optional glitter or other embellishments  

These are both gifts I made my friends. I made one for my friend Emily (on the left) and my friend Maureen (on the right). You only need a few simple supplies for this DIY. 

What you need: 

-Craft paint or wood paint 

-Wooden letter

-Print off pictures or anything from your computer 

-Decoupage glue 

-Any other optional embellishments 

-Paint brush/ sponge

I will be sure to show all of these things hung up in my room. Once everything is set up and ready I will make a room tour type thing. 

Another thing you can do is make your own monogram wall decor. I used the same supplies and process and the other projects just did my monogram. My last name initial is P and I covered it in pictures of friends and family. The main thing to remember is your monogram order: 

first name- last name- middle name 

My middle and first initial are the same so it's easy for me to remember! 

Here is the final product! I also added polka dots the the small Ms using metallic purple paint. 

Hope you enjoyed these DIYs and I gave you some ideas for your dorm or room!