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Hey everyone!! BIG NEWS!!  I have been getting a really positive response from reader in all FOUR of my blogs!!  Didn’t know I had four blogs?  Well, I most certainly do…

1.) Beauty and More

2.) Fitness and More

3.) Weddings and More

and finally…

4.) DIY and More

 

Well, this Miss Moore is COMBINING ALL of her blogs INTO ONE!!  Tracking who visits where- I saw lots of people starting out in DIY and hoping over to Beauty and then tracing back to Fitness, and so on…  And while that is great for me [so glad you all enjoy my posts!], and great for you [so glad you come back for MORE!]; I want to make it less of a hassle for my readers.  I have a couple readers who subscribed to multiple blogs- and that is just a lot of e-mail to get every time a new blog has a new post!!

 

So, no need to hope all over the place connecting from one blog to the next just trying to get to the London page that you like…  ALL blogs will be incorporated on

London Moore: Beauty and More!!

While being a makeup artist is one of my biggest passions- beauty can extend so far from just cosmetics!  Creating a body that you feel beautiful in; finding secrets and inspiration to make a beautiful day out of tying the knot; and putting together do-it-yourself projects that you can be proud of for making your life beautiful on your own terms!!

 

So, I am going to be leaving these blogs behind [perhaps not forever- but indefinitely], and you can find all of your London Moore interests on:

LondonMooreBeauty.Wordpress.com

Check out the blog, and although it may be JUST beauty now- it is going to start evolving into all the areas of interest!!

By subscribing to the blog- the first thing you’ll receive is my “For Subscribers Eyes ONLY: TOP 10 Beauty Tips from London & Back“.  You’ll learn tips to keep you at your most beautiful self long term, and short term quick fixes for the beauty “to-go” orders.  It pays off to be a subscriber!!

xxox

London

Rustic Tin Can Table Numbers

I love rustic looking decor!! Whether you use it for a wedding or for an outdoor bqq- that part is completely up to you!! I am just passing along the easy and fun to do project that 100 Layer Cake brought to my attention!!

Here’s what you need to get started. The tin cans (obviously). We suggest stopping by a local restaurant and asking if they have any empty tin cans they could part with. Just tell them you want them for your garden or something… no need to go into the whole story, you know? The nice thing about commercial cans is that they’re way bigger than regular soup cans from the store.

Step 1: Tape off the inside of your cans so no spray paint gets inside. Spray the outside of each can with the gold spray paint (or any color you like). Be sure you don’t hold the spray can nozzle too close to the tin can, which can make for drippy, runny lines down your pretty table numbers and no one wants that.

You may need to do two or three coats depending on how opaque you want to the color to be.

 

Step 2: Once your cans are dry, wrap your printed number stencil around each tin can.

 

Step 3: Drill. Yay! Start by drilling the outline of the number first (following the stencil line), and then work your way in. It certainly doesn’t have to be perfect, but the more holes you can drill, the more light your can will give off.

 

Step 4: Slide your colored paper into the can on the opposite side as the number. Mark the paper with the appropriate height and width (you don’t want it to cover your numbers. Next trim the paper to the correct size using your cutting mat and exacto.

Step 5: Spray mount the trimmed paper to the inside of your can (opposite the number). And you’re done! We used red paper but you can of course use whatever color you like. If you’re using a color you’re not sure about, consider doing a test can first and lighting it that night to make sure you like the look before you finish the rest of your numbers.

A Headboard You Don’t Want to Break!!

A way to dress up your bedroom without paying an arm and a leg- is to create your own masterpiece!! Headboard can be SOOO expensive!!  And yet there is a reason why- people love to have something so beautiful & unique that they are willing to pay!!  Well, pay no more!!

The DIY network came out with a cool way to creating a beautifully unique headboard- and it is so unique because you can take whatever fabric that flows with your bedroom decor & then put whatever you’d like on top of it.  Maybe a big letter for your last name… Maybe assorted picture frames with no glass & just showing the fabric- but a different flower painted on the fabric inside the frame… I don’t know!! Go crazy with it!!  But here is what DIY Netwrok tells you to do:

• Determine Headboard Size and Cut Fabric
• Sew Fabric Together
• Cut Panels and Iron
• Construct Headboard Frame
• Line Frame With Foam
• Cover Foam With Batting
• Cover Batting With Fabric
• Tuck Edges and Secure With Nail Head Trim
• Glue Fabric to Frame
• Create Finished Corners
• Staple Fabric to Frame
• Turn Fabric Over and Attach Fabric to Back
• Attach to Wall

apply heavy-duty adhesive to the back of the headboard. they put it up against the way using a sheet of plywood & two 2x4s.  I wouldn’t say that is exactly what you have to do… but if you want to get technical- go for it!!  Let it adhere to the wall for 48 hours before putting the bed against it.  And you are doooone!!

the fanciest chalkboard you’ve ever seen

Every home needs a memo board!! Not all homes have them– but whether you are rooming with 6 girls, a husband, or your kids; everyone needs a memo board!!  Now anyone can go out and pay for an overpriced fabric board with ribbon on it, or even spend more money to get a nice chalk board that actually looks beautiful and is functional!  

But why bother?! Just create the thing yourself!!  In my wedding in July I had about 6 chalkboards all over the venue & they were gorgeous!!  Some gave instructions, another was my ceremony program, and then some were signs pointing towards the photobooth.  They are all up in my home now!! And mine currently is reminding my husband that we need to pick up some turtle food…  And he wrote back: “got it babe!”

Song of Style blog gives a cute little how to, although they did it differently than how I made mine…

http://songofstyle.blogspot.com/2011/08/super-easy-chalkboard-diy.html

So the way they went about creating the chalkboard was to take a frame [a gorgeous frame at that!!] and saw a cut-out of the center of the frame.  Then they put a prime on it- and then the paint that creates the chalkboard texture.  

BUUUUT… I did mine in [what I think] was a way that makes it much easier on the DIY-er!!  I’m all about the same look, but with less and easier steps!!  

For MY diy chalkboard mirror:

-buy a cute picture frame

-take the glass out of the back and clean it

-get chalkboard spray paint [sold at Michaels & maybe even WalMart] and spray the glass pane

-then paint the picture frame if you want it in a different colour

-wait for both to dry, reassemble them, and then have fun with the chalk!!!

[frame from Michael’s]

[frame from Michael’s]

This mirror was a HORRIBLE and gaudy gold colour….  I was going to make it a chalkboard/memo-board… but I loved it as a mirror [after I painted it that is] so I kept it as such.

[mirror from Big Lots]

Easy as that!

No saw, no primer,

just easy-peasy beautifulness!! 

So go out and try to recreate this functional piece of art!! Comment back and let me know how it goes!!