Microwave Popcorn in a Box

By: Brunilda on 10:29 AM

I'm sure you can tell from the title of this post that I was craving popcorn but had discovered that I was out of those individually wrapped microwave popcorn bags. So what's a hungry girl to do? Make her own microwavable popcorn! And now you can too.

Here's what you will need:

1. Roughly 1/4 cup of kernels, make sure they say POPPING CORN on the package or else it probably won't work. I got mine from my local health food store for really cheap.
2. A smallish cereal box, or any smallish box. Or if you have a big enough microwave, any size box.
3. Microwave

 

Just on a side note... don't make the same mistake and put the kernels in melted butter before putting them in the box, it won't make a difference in taste at all. If you want butter or any other flavor, pour/sprinkle it over the popcorn when it's out of the microwave.

Now, I didn't use a measuring cup but I'd say a quater of a cup is enough for a smallish cereal box, since the kernels should have some space to move around in. Put the kernels in the box, close the flaps of the box and place it in the microwave. Make sure not to place it on any of the ends, but on either of the two biggest sides.
I'd recommend about 3or so minutes in the microwave, I gave it around 4 and they started to burn a little bit, but not enough where they were inedible.

Be patient, they take a little while to start popping.

You should end up with this...

Pour them out into a bowl, add whatever you fancy, and enjoy!

♥ Bruni

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Two Tone Reversible Cobra Bracelet

By: Brunilda on 10:42 AM

Hey guys! Bruni here, back with another DIY bracelet tutorial. Now this one's on the ever so popular cobra or square knot bracelet, but with a twist! It's basically a two for one sort of thing; flip the bracelet over and the colors reverse. Let's get on with the tutorial...

You will need..

1. A wrist (har-dee-har-har)
2. A length of cord about half the width of your wrist when doubled, or about 3-4 inches long
3. Another two lengths of embroidery floss or chord [depending on your preference, the floss will look tighter and closer together while the chord will make a chunkier bracelet] about 11-12 times as long as the doubled up chord in #2, if you're only going to use one color than keep both chords/floss the same color
4. Chain or any shape, color, or size
5. Round nose pliers
6. Super glue or clear nail polish

If you're going to go ahead with the two tone bracelet, pick two colors of floss that look good together; I personally like the look of a lighter and darker version of the same color so I chose lilac and dark purple.

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[pretend I started at the top of the bracelet in the photo below] So tie a knot with the ends of your two colors, try to keep it small and you can glue it to make sure it's secure. Put the knot underneath the top of the folded up chord (now known as wrist chord), making sure to leave a little loop at the top where you'll put your chain later. Then go ahead and create your first knot; step-by-step pictures below 

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Fold the right string over the wrist chord (just a not when you go onto your second know you will start with your left side and then alternate; or to make it easier, just always fold the lighter color over the wrist chord)

Bring the left string (dark color/purple) over the right string (light color/lilac)

Then bring the purple under the wrist chord and under the loop created on the right by the lilac string

Pull the purple string through the lilac loop on the right...

And pull the two strings away from each other, both at a 90 degree angle to the wrist chord

Make sure each new knot is right below the previous one to make it look neat. If you want a chunkier bracelet, once you get to the bottom, flip the bracelet over and start knotting down again. Once you're done knotting, cut off any excess string and glue the cut ends to keep them from unraveling.

Now for the chain; measure out a length that, when added to the knotted part, will be long enough to let you slide your hand through but not long enough to have your bracelet just slide off your hand.

Then use your pliers to separate the length from the rest of the chain and open up the links on each side. Slide the links through the two loops you've hopefully left uncovered on the wrist chord and use the pliers to close them back up. Voila!

[I made the bracelet on the left using a thick chord so you can see how chunky it looks compared to the one on the right, made with two colors of embroidery floss. ]

Until next time, stay stylish!

♥Bruni

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Wrapped Chain Bracelet and Upcoming Nail Tutorial

By: Brunilda on 6:15 PM

Today was a rainy day, I was in a slightly lazy mood so instead of cleaning my room I decided to make another bracelet. I later regretted my choice while my back cramped up from hunching over my work space for literally hours. But the end result was well worth it. I created a true DIY wrapped chain bracelet, not like the ones that claim that they're wrapped but are actually only half wrapped; like so....

(Photo from I Spy DIY, one of my favorite DIY blogs. Go check it out!)

Now I'm not hating on these types of bracelets, I love them and have a couple myself. But as I said it's only half wrapped as there is CHAIN showing through. So I decided to make myself a fully wrapped chain bracelet in pretty pastel colors. Here's my final result. (LOVE!)

Isn't it pretty?! Wrapping each link in alternating colors took a long time, but it was worth my inevitable hunchback. I'm currently working on editing the tutorial I filmed on this. I forgot to change the white balance until I was halfway done so half of my video is now orange. Anyone know any free online color correcters for videos???

So I will be posting the video on my new Youtube channel that I created under the same name as this blog. I still have my nail design channel so now I will be balancing two channels. Ooo that reminds me I have yet to edit and upload my most recent nail tutorial, a subtle gradient look....

here's a sneak peek :)

So the camera doesn't really show the gradient that well, but it's there people! I swear!

So until next time, stay stylish!

♥ Bruni

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