Hey Guys, as the last weeks of summer are approaching we are getting more and more prepared for back to school. For me when I go back to school I use my laptop a lot for research, projects etc. and so I decided to make my own mouse pad! For this DIY all you will need is: ~A roll or a sheet of cork ~A stencil of your choice (optional) ~Scissors ~Mod Podge ~Scrapbook Paper Okay so the first thing that you will need to do is trace your stencil or shape onto the scrapbook paper and then cut it out. The next thing you will want to do is mod podge the scrapbook paper onto the cork (I used a sponge brush) Next Mod Podge over the whole thing! (My corners were starting to flip up so I just held them down with some heavy objects) Then you can cut out your mousepad and you are good to go!!!! Now you have an adorable and unique mousepad for back to school!!!! Let us know if you have any more BTS post requests in the comments and email us pictures if you recreate ANY of our diy's:) You can also post it on twitter and tag us - don't forget to use the hashtag #btswithtwocs
xoxo C&C p.s Don't forget to take the poll
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Back to school is coming really soon and that calls for some back to school shopping!!! So we decided to combine our BTS shopping into one big haul for you guys!!!! Cali's School Supplies This is the first notebook that I bought for back to school. It has three sections in it so it can hold three classes/subjects and it just says "Live in the Moment" on it. I got this at Chapters:) This is the second notebook that I bought for back to school. It just says "Wander often, Wonder always" on it and I just thought that the blue and gold look so cute together! It also has 3 sections in it so that I can use it for 3 classes/subjects. I also got this from Chapters:) This is what I am using as my pencil case this year (although I think it is supposed to be a makeup bag), it is just white and gold and has a super cute pattern on it. I got at Kirkland Homes:) This is what I am using as my agenda this year! It has really cute flowers on it and it's super slim so it fits nicely in my backpack. It also gives you lots of room to write (in case you have lots of homework). I also got this at Chapters. These are just your basic page dividers for you binders. I got these at Staples. This is a very plain ruler... about as classic as you can get. I just got this silver ruler at Walmart:) This is a super cute pastel chevron ruler that I bought at Staples. I actually had the same one last year and someone broke during the last week of school😑 I got these highlighters at Costco in a really huge package deal which I shared with my brother. And I just have the blue, pink, green, yellow, and orange ones in my pencil case right now. This also came in the package that I bought at Costco, and I honestly think that it is the neatest thing ever!!!!! It is highlighter tape, and this is awesome because it won't smudge or bleed through the paper. I got these Post it Notes at Walmart (post it notes will forever remind me of Grey's Anatomy) , and they are super bright and fun and will make you want to write things down on them!!! This is tape white out that I bought at Costco...pretty self explanatory. I got these really cool pencils at Staples. They all natural, green/recyclable pencils which I thought was really neat! It also came with an eraser. I got these awesome patterned mechanical pencils... because normal pencils are WAY too boring!!! Also if you have normal pencils and you want to spice them up a bit you can wrap them up in wash tape. But I did it the easy way this year and just got mine at Staples:) I got this eraser at Staples. These are one of my most important school supplies, they are definitely an essential to me! They are Frixion pens!!!!!! They are erasable press but they erase with friction so they don't leave any erase bits behind and they erase so smoothy and you can't even see the writing that was there before! I got mine at Walmart. This is just some led that I got at Staples for my mechanical pencils. This is the dreaded geometry set for those math classes that are a necessity to take.... I got my set at Walmart. I always need to buy a new one of these every year because i always loose my compass and/or my protractor. And last but not least this is my backpack for this year!!!! It is made by Roxy and I bought it at Triple Flip:) It is really cool because the lunch bag clips onto the outside so that is doesn't take up space in your backpack. I also really love the daisy's on the outside...although I'm not sure how I feel about them in the Winter. Ciara's School SuppliesThis is the first notebook I got for school. Don't worry you are not going crazy. You have seen this notebook twice. Cali bought me this notebook for my birthday and it's the exact same as hers. It has three sections so I can use it for three different subjects. Like Cali said it is from Indigo. This is my second notebook that I bought for school. It has one of my favourite quotes on it, not all who wander are lost. I loved the arrows on it as well I thought it gave it that very Tumblr vibe. It has three sections and it is from Indigo. This is the last notebook I bought for school and it has a class schedule and important dates on the inside. It also has three sections like my other notebooks but in the sections of these notebooks there are folders attached which I thought was very handy. :) I also thought that it was a bit plain just the coral colour it was so I added a chalkboard label to the front. I bought this notebook from My local dollar store! Believe it or not they have some really cute notebooks there for really cheap. This is the binder I got. I only got one for right now because I am waiting until I go back to school and my teachers say what kind of binders I need. This one is just black and white chevron and once again I added a chalkboard label to give it that extra touch! This binder is again from my favourite place ever... The dollar store XD. I got these really pretty colour led pencils because go colourful or go home!! XD I only bought these led pencils because I am one of those people who can only use led pencils... I don't know why. I got everything that goes inside my pencil case from my girl the dollar store! I got this five pack of highlighters which as you can see came with pink, orange, yellow, blue and purple. I got my favourite things ever... ballpoint pens! I love ballpoint pens because they make everything so precise and thin when you are writing. I just got them in black, blue and red because those are the colours most teachers expect you to have. Oh okay guys sorry I lied. I bought these scissors at Target last year. I thought they were still in great condition and I liked the pastel chevron pattern on them so I was like I'm just going to use them again! Also now that I put this picture up I realized that Cali and my scissors look almost identical!!!! I got these tape whiteouts... they came in blue and green. Pretty self explanatory. I don't really have anything to say about this one. This is led for my led pencils that I bought. Again... self explanatory!!! This is my water bottle I bought for this year. Its an Adidas water bottle and it looks very athletic. I'm hoping that this will trick my gym teachers into thinking that I'm athletic because once my gym teachers see me play... I got this water bottle from winners. I bought this pink ruler. Its the exact same one I had last year but it broke so I had to buy another one. I bought this black sharpener. I think by now you have noticed a lot of these are very self explanatory. I got these little bookmarks last year but I have been saving them until I really wanted to use them. I think that they are really cute! I love the bright colours and my favourite one is the mustache one. This is my pencil case. I think it was supposed to be a make up bag but I fell in love with it so I had to buy it. It is my dream to go to Paris one day so this pencil case is perfect for me.
So that is all of the stuff Cali and I bought for back to school I hope you guys liked it all and I hope that maybe we gave you an idea of where to get some great school supplies! Have an awesome time at school!
XOXO - C&C Have you guys ever been really bored to the point when even Instagram isn't exciting enough? Been there. Done that. I have noticed that when I'm bored I never have any ideas of what to do even though inside my head I have planned a mental list of fun activities to do but when I'm bored my brain forgets all about that list.
Here is an idea that came to mind when my friend had a bunch of clear bottles sitting on her floor. This bottle contains a bunch of ideas of what you can do when you are home alone or when you and your friends are sitting on your floor staring at the ceiling. The first thing you may want to do is decorate your bottle/jar. This step isn't mandatory but it definitely makes me want to use my bored jar much more. Here are the materials I used: - Duct tape - Stickers -Mini pieces of paper (for you ideas) You can use whatever you like to decorate your jar. I just used this colour duct tape because it went with my room nicely. The next step is simple just write down anything on the mini pieces of paper from that mental list that always seems to disappear when you are bored :) Here are a few examples: - Read a book you have always wanted to read, I have not read paper towns yet so that is what i wrote on my piece of paper. ( Leave a comment down below if you have read Paper Towns) - Go on a walk somewhere new - Bake that one recipe that you are always looking at on Pinterest but never have the time to try - Start a new hobby (knitting perhaps) :) The secret to this jar being successful is being very specific with your ideas and making it about you! Don't write down something you don't actually want to do, write down what you like to do!!! I hope you guys make this DIY and use it when you are bored or when you have no idea what to do. Also, if you are ever bored you can always read our blog and leave a comment down below! ;) Xoxo - C&C |
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