Updating Worn Out Earrings

About 2 years ago I bought some silver earrings. They are fake silver so they have been turning copper. I love the earrings and didn't want to throw them away. I knew I had to do something to revive them. 

After some thought I decided that a simple and easy way to freshen them up would be to add little spray paint to them!

To get started I had to remove the earring hooks.

So I got some needle nose pliers and pulled them off.

Next, I got out the spray paint I wanted to use for them. 

I chose an aqua blue for one pair

And white for the other pair.

I put 3 coats on each side of the earrings to get them fully covered and vibrant. 

When those fully dried,

I put a coat of lacquer on it. I wanted to give it a shiny look and to protect the paint.

Lastly when those dried I put the earrings hooks back on them. 

I love how they turned out! 

Such a simple way to give a fun change to worn out earrings!

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Revitalizing Dry Mascara

A few months ago I was browsing Pinterest and came across a 

super cool pin about 

rewetting dry mascara. 

I went into the pin because I had to see what it was all about! I ended up finding an interesting fact about mascara. 

It said that a typical mascara dries out before half of it is used. I didn't even know that! I know that estheticians and professional make up artists would probably not agree doing this. But for my hubby and I being poor college students, I cannot afford getting new mascara every few weeks! 

So the Amazing trick to revitalize dry mascara is....

add a few drops of saline solution!!

 I would have never even thought of doing this and HAD to try it out for myself to see how it worked.

Here is my dried out mascara and my saline solution. I just used the solution I use for my contacts because I already had it!

Next, I added about 5 drops of the solution to the mascara.

Then I took the wand and stirred the solution and mascara together.

Now you have  

REVITALIZED MASCARA

using a simple technique!

You can do this 2-3 times until you run out of mascara.

I was amazed at how much longer my mascara lasted me by doing this. I will definitely be using this trick for a long time!!!

{If you would like to see the original pin on Pinterest go HERE.}

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{Re-Sticking a Cricut Mat} Tutorial

Happy Monday!!

I hope you all had an amazing weekend! Our family had an awesome one. Growing up our family's thing was boating. Its what we did every summer. The last many years we have not been able to go, but Saturday my Dad got our boat and took the whole family! It was so fun to be back at the lake again!!! Here are a couple of picture of my kiddos-

This was actually my kids very first time on Grandpa's boat! They were a little nervous at first, but grew to LOVE it quickly!!

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Before I get started today I wanted to let you know what's going on this week at Two Yellow Birds Decor. 

I have done a few things that last couple of weeks that are all tips and tricks I want to share with you so I have dedicated a week for this! Hope you can find something useful throughout the week!

For today's tips and tricks I have a tutorial on

HOW TO RE-STICK A CIRCUT MAT

I bought new ones all the time when I needed to and it costs so much money in the long run so my hubby searched for a simple way to re-stick it so we no longer have to keep buying new ones. Doing it this way saves so much money!!

To get started-

Here is what you will need:

*Aleene's Tack-It Over & Over {found at a craft store}

*Some type of container to store it in

*Something to mix it with

*Foam Brush (Not Pictured)

*And of course...your Cricut Mat!

Step One:

*Wash your Cricut Mat with warm water and soap. I used a sponge to scrub it with. Wipe dry.

Step Two:

*Mix equal parts {1/2 and 1/2} of Aleene's Tack-It Over & Over AND water. You can mix up how ever much you want.

Step Three:

*Paint a thin coat of the glue mixture on the Cricut Mat. Let it air dry. It may take up to 10 minutes. Just keep testing with your hand to see if its dry every few minutes.

{Put the lid on the container and store it for the next time around! It should last a long time so you can get many uses out of it!!!}

Step Four:

*Lastly, take your hands and stick them to the mat and pull them off. Do that repeatedly all over the mat. This is just prepping it for use!

Now you are done! It is really simple and easy! As you can see it will save a lot of money in the long run! The biggest cost for this is getting the Aleene's Glue. {I can't remember the exact price, but I know its not too expensive!}

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