pinterest projects {mizzou wreath}

We have a lot of school spirit around this apartment...some more (Sam) than others (me). Even though I am not the type to sign on to PowerMizzou for hours or follow all of the Missouri Tiger Football/Basketball players on Twitter, I do bleed black and gold and am always so proud to say I went there.


Football season kicks off next weekend, and I'm super excited I get to go to the game (even more excited that my BFF Sara will be there with me!), so in the spirit of things, I scratched another Pinterest Project off my long to-do list.


Here's some Pinspiration:

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I had a general idea of what I wanted to do, so I went to Michaels (they just built an AMAZING two story Michaels about 10 minutes from our apartment--it's in an old Borders, Rest In Peace, and it is HUGE) and browsed for all of the materials.


This is where I made one of my few mistakes of the project. I looked at the Michaels ad online on Thursday and saw all of their ribbon was on sale for 40% off, holla! I thought to myself "make sure you go get this before Sunday!" and then I went on my merry way today (aka, SUNDAY) and was shocked when the ribbon wasn't on sale anymore. Ugh. Work is messing my mind up big time! I decided since I was there anyway I would just go ahead and buy it, but it was pricey and I kind of regret being impatient. Story of my life.

Ah, one of my favorite color schemes!

 I also picked up some gold paint, black letters, and a sheet of wooden pine to use to affix the letters to the wreath.

There are a LOT of different wreaths at Michaels. I got this one because I knew I was just going to cover it in ribbon, so it didn't really matter what it looked like underneath. This one was only $3.50, whereas some of the other floral wreaths were $9, $10, or $12.

On my way to check out, I found these little Christmas ornaments in the dollar zone! 

I started trying to wrap the thick black ribbon all the way around the wreath, but only got halfway around before it ran out. Here is mistake #2. When you buy ribbon, check the yardage. Some of the ribbon I bought were 3 yards long, some were 10. I ran out of ALL of the 3 yd ribbon. 

Instead, I spaced it out a bit. It turned out totally fine. 

 I then cut some ribbons into equal length and started tying them at random around the wreath, making sure to cover up the straw parts first.

 I then painted the pine gold and hot glued the letters to it, then hot glued the pine to the wreath.

I then attached the ornaments at random to polish it off! I think it turned out pretty well :). 

In fact, I love it so much, I hung it on the INSIDE of our door, so I can see it all the time (and no one can take it!). 

Are you ready for college football season? Who are you going to be rooting for?

pre-test randoms

I have a final tomorrow in my Community Health class (ugh), so instead of studying...that's right, I'm facebooking, blogging, and g-chatting w/ one of my bffs!


Ready for 10 random thoughts in 10 minutes? Thought so.

1) I need to start studying for my boards. Really, really, really need to get on that.

2) If I don't get an interview for a job in St. Louis I will be a) devastated and b) not seeing Sam for 2 months, most likely. It's one of those things where the stars have aligned and decided that we should have "off" weekends at different times, and with his finals coming up...it's not looking great. Good thing I'm so busy right now!

3) I've been watching American Idol and this gentleman:

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is my favorite. He plays the piano! and sings! so it's a huge shocker that I love him. He reminds me a little bit of someone else I love (Andrew...).

4) I went out on the town the other night and saw a lot of random people...a friend from school...my brother (hello, awkward)...and one of my college roomies (Kendra)! Oh how I've missed her!

Not from that night, but isn't she gorgeous?!

5) I just discovered that my other college roomie has a blog! It's much more polished than mine. If you are interested in healthy living, Michelle is an AMAZING inspiration! She is an avid runner and if I had a tenth of the motivation she does to run (and eat healthy), I'd be much further along in my "500 miles in 2012" plan.

Roommates all 4 years of undergrad...I can't believe it's been almost 2 years since we last lived together!

6) I can't stop thinking about the Hunger Games. So many people didn't like it and it makes me wonder if I overlooked a lot of details in the books. I did read them really fast (I finished the first in 5 hours), so I may need to go back and reread them!

7) I got to go to A's dress fitting this weekend and she looked GORGEOUS. I can't wait for the actual wedding!!!

8) I came down with my semi-annual sinus infection this week. I hate how it knocks me out of commission for a few days. I need to learn how to combat them faster since doctors usually won't prescribe me antibiotics ("It's not severe enough." Well, sir, maybe not for YOU), and I have a feeling that my next job won't be as flexible as my last in terms of sick days.

9) I am on the hunt for a new series to read...or even just a new book. Any suggestions?

10) I should maybe start studying for that final now....

M-I-Z-Z-O-U.

It's Game Day!

I'm sort of a bad alumni. I love my Tigers, but I don't carve out to watch every single game like some people (cough Sam). However--I do watch whenever we play kansas. Like any self-respecting MU fan, the jayhawks are my enemies.


So in the spirit, MIZ-BEATkU!

UPDATE:

74-71. That's how we roll ;).