Fun Decorating Ideas for Your Bedroom

1. Get letters like these spell your name or initials like these. You don’t have to get expensive one, you can get wood ones and decorate them with whatever you like and hang them up!

2. Make your own ribbon board. You don’t have to buy one you can make your own by getting a piece of board or cord board then out fabric over it and some ribbon.

3. Get picture frames! Those are always cute and a good way to remember your friends!

4. Get new curtains or something that’s a little different that is cheap and easy to change!

5. Clean up your room! This always makes your room feel better and look better!

Quick Summer Sweets

One of my favorite parts about summer is the food!
With BBQs, graduation, and Fourth of July around the corner… you’ll be the hit of the party if you bring these sweets:

Pretzel Turtles (for 20) Prep Time:10 Min; Cook Time:4

Ingredients: 20 small mini pretzels, 20 chocolate covered caramel candies, 20 pecan halves

Preheat oven to 300 F. Arrange pretzels on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place a chocolate candy on each pretzel. Bake for 4 minutes. After you remove the cookie sheet, place a pecan on each pretzel while they’re warm. Let cool before storing.

Ice Pops

Ingredients: Orange Juice, Fruit Punch, or Grape Juice; a ice tray or ice pop mold; popsicle sticks

These are the simplest to make. You can pour the juice into an ice tray, place popsicle sticks in each cube, then freeze.

4th of July Jello

Ingredients: strawberry jello mix (prepare it in a bowl), blue raspberry jello mix (prepare it in a seperate bowl), whipped cream, small cups

I made these for a pool party last summer, and they were gone in a matter of seconds. Make sure you store them in a fridge, and don’t leave the tray of cups in the heat.

Pour the strawberry jello mix into the small cups to fill them up 1/3 the way. You’ll need to put them in the fridge. Once they’ve chilled and are firm, you can pour the next layer of blue raspberry into the small cups. Place them in the fridge once again until they’re firm. Right before you leave for the party… you can spray the whipped cream onto each cup.

This will create a layered, red, white, and blue effect.

Chocolate Covered Marshmallows(for 10)
Prep Time:10 Min;Cook Time:5 min

Ingredients: 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, 10 large marshmallows, pan with waxed paper

Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Dip the marshmallows in chocolate using a toothpick. Dip in chocolate sprinkles for an extra kick. Place on a pan lined with waxed paper and put them in the fridge until they’re firm and frozen. Let the marshmallows sit 5 minutes before serving.

Chocolate Pretzel Rods

Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Dip 1/2 of a pretzel rod into the chocolate. Place on pan lined with wax paper. Make sure the chocolate has hardened before serving.

Check out http://allrecipes.com/ for more recipes. You can even choose the amount of people you want to serve, and it’ll automatically adjust the recipe.

Graduation Party Games and Ideas

Graduating from middle school or high school is an exciting time. School is almost out and you’re getting ready to enter your next adventure. Many teens love to throw graduation parties. Use the ideas shared in this video to have fun at your party.

The Perfect Party

Everyone dreams about the perfect party. But the perfect party doesn’t have to include a DJ, yummy snack foods, and hundred people dancing to music. Here are some ideas that would be great for a birthday party that aren’t expensive and really fun to do:

~*Harry Potter Party*~
-invitations: model it after the letter to Hogwarts that Harry got.
-clothes: pajamas, any HP clothes owned
-what you’d do: have a HP marathon with ALL SIX movies!

~*The girliest, cheesiest sleepover EVER!*~
-invitiations: on pink paper, in swirly handwriting.
-clothes: anything pink or purple!
-what you’d do: mani-pedi’s, pillow fights, facials, anything as girlie as possible. It sounds weird, but its so much fun!

~*Disney Themed!*~
-invitations: add disney princess to the invites!
-clothes: dress up like your favorite princess (i know, sounds geeky. but its a chance to act like a little kid again…so much fun!)
-what you’d do: marathon of disney princess movies….you’ll have quite a few laughs(:

~*The MLIA sleepover*~
-invitations: modeled after the MLIA website…in MLIA format.
-clothes: whatever you want
-What you’d do: water-gun fights and read MLIA stories. You’ll also have tons of laughs with this.

I hope these idea’s are helpful when planning your next sleepover party.  I just recently did the Girliest Sleepover and Harry Potter sleepover and it was so much fun!

How to Find the Perfect Gift For Everyone on Your List

It’s not too late to finish your holiday shopping!  Our team got together and talked about the perfect gifts for everyone on your list!  You can read some of our blog posts, or watch our videos for great holiday gift ideas!

How to Find the Perfect Gift for a Boyfriend
How to Find the Perfect Gift for Your Friends
How to Find the Best Gift for Your Parents

How to Give Great DIY Gifts on a Budget

How to Give Great Gifts on a Budget: DIY Ideas

Our team sat down to share tips for how teens can give great DIY gifts on a budget.  You can read some of the tips below and watch their video. 

• Make a Blanket or Scarf using Fleece Material.  You can sew two pieces of fleece together, or tie knots around the ends for a different effect.
• Get Creative with Pictures!  Create a digital collage or print out a few of your favorite pics and frame them or put them into a memory book.  Online sites like Shutterfly have fun ideas for photos too!
• DIY Coupons.  Think about how you can help out the person you are giving a gift too…do they need a good car wash?  What about babysitting? Or, would they love for you to clean the house?  Put together your own gift certificates.
• Make Your Own Dessert!  Make cookies, brownies, breads, or other favorite holiday treats and wrap them up in fun paper!
• Create a Movie Basket.  Maybe you have a movie you don’t watch and it’s in great condition?  Pair it with some microwave popcorn and a little candy and you’re gift will be a big hit! 
• Make a Gratitude Journal.  Get a journal and start a page, I’m grateful for you because…Then they can continue to use for gratitude or other insights.
• Do you have other DIY ideas?  We’d love to hear them!  You can always email us at info@girlswithdreams.com or post on our YouTube Channel!

DIY Spa Treatments

DIY Spa Treatments for The World’s Largest Slumber Party hosted by Girls With Dreams on Saturday November 14, 8pm-10pm CST

BODY SCRUB
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp ground oats
2 tbsp aloe vera gel
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp almond oil (Olive oil is a great substitute).
Grind oatmeal using a coffee grinder or food processor until it feels like sand. Mix ingredients until they make a paste.

MANICURE SOAK
1 cup lemon juice
3 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup milk
Mix together then add to 1 gallon of water and soak feet. Add marbles to the bottom of the bowl to massage your feet.

SUGAR SCRUB
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup sweet almond oil
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tbsp ground oatmeal
1 tsp nutmeg
Combine all ingredients. Scrub face with mix for 2-3 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.

CHOCOLATE MASK
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp cottage cheese
4 tsp honey
1 tsp oatmeal
Mix all ingredients in blender. Smooth onto face. Let sit 10 minutes and rinse with warm water.

REFRESHING CLEANSER
1/2 tbsp dried thyme
2 tsp crushed fennel seeds
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 lemon, juiced
Mix thyme and fennel seeds. Cover with boiling water. Add lemon juice and let steep 15 minutes. Dab onto face with a cotton ball. Rinse.

Stevie Recommends: Boo’s in a bottle

1. Take a dum dum lollipop and cover it with a tissue.

2. Tie it with a string where the stick meets the lollipop.

3. Put a face on the tissue.

4. Then you have a ghost.

You can add other decorations to it, but it’s so simple for Halloween and kids will love them.  You can even make it a gift or decoration and put it in a bottle, then you have boo’s in a bottle!

 

Pandora Radio

I know not all of us have itunes or can afford to have every song you want on itunes. Going to youtube and searching every song you want to hear can get boring. Every heard of Pandora?

Go to www.pandora.com or click here. All you have to do is type in a song you like and it will play songs that are like that song. It’s free, all you have to do is sign up and they don’t send you junk emails. You can even have different stations so if one day you want country then the next you want hip hop, that’s fine! It even keep track of the stations you have listened to and saves them for the next time you log in.

Easy DIY Halloween Costumes

Girls With Dreams TV shared a few ideas on easy and budget conscious costumes for Halloween and here are a few more!

• Flapper- Grab a sleeveless dress or any dress with a stringy design to it. Pair it with a headband and a long feather!
• 80’s Girl- Wear colored leggings (such as pink leggings underneath grey shorts) and an off-the-shoulder shirt.
• Roman Goddess- Make a toga!!! Wrap a sheet around your body, use safety pins. Then tie gold rope to accent your outfit!
• Construction Worker- Wear a plain t-shirt and add a tool belt. Put on a construction hat if you have one.
• Referee- Wear a striped shirt. Wear white or black knee-socks. Grab a cheap whistle.
• Boxer- Wear a red robe, with Soffee shorts and a plain t-shirt. Add boxing gloves and a mouthpiece.

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