The clock strikes 2, my brain goes numb; bore-o-clock. And that's usually when it begins; my unending quest of inspiration and creativity. It's already been 6 to 7 weeks since the end of high-school which I attended in Karachi and i've been back home here in Riyadh. Since then my life has been mundane and excruciatingly dull. I'm aimless and going out of my mind with nothing to do, Outing with friends is not an option since most of my friends are off to study at universities abroad. This is why DIY projects are my holy grail, keeping me sane (borderline).
When depressed it is best to push yourself to do something productive. It gives you a sense of satisfaction, the 'good day's hard work' feel. So the other day i decided to clean out piles and piles of junk, i tend to collect. The first step of any project-unintentionally so- is when you collect random crap you'll never use over a period of time. So there I was, sorting through and some if the things I found were: fake cheap lashes, old glasses, candle holders, tin cans, scraps of fabric, yarn etc.
Creative juices flowing in my system, i sat there for a solid amount of time, staring and thinking hard. After trying multiple (decidedly weird) ideas I finallly settled on something; makeup organizer. Okay so it's no billion dollar idea but what I had in mind was a bit different from the conventional ones. It looks good, it does the job and it's very simple top make. What more could you want?
Without further ado, let's get started folks!
Here's a list of all the stuff you'll need:
1. Tin can
2. Small glass
3. Fake lashes (I don't think this could be any more obvious but for those of us on the slower side: DO NOT USE YOUR HUDA BEAUTY LASHES or any other expensive brand)
4. Lash glue
5. Any paint to colour your tin can that won't wash off in two colours, one for the base and other for the lips.
As for the glass, it can be any tiny mason jar. We get small glass jars of cheese at every convenience store here so that's what i used. You can easily find one at the dollar store or clean up and old jar of anything really!
Moving on to the instructions:
1. So the first thing you're going to do is paint your can in the colour of you choice. I used a spray paint but you can use any paint you have, anything that will stay on the can and will look good. We will leave the glass as is, just clean it up to make it nice and shiny.
2. After the can's all dried up, position and apply the false lashes, first to you can and then on the glass. Use the images I put up as reference. You can estimate how it'll look by drawing on a sketch with the lash glue on both containers. This way you can wipe off any errors without permanently destroying your project.
3. Lastly, paint on a set of simple cutesy lips on both the containers and let them dry. Again use my picture as reference. As you can see they are very easy to make, but if painting proves difficult you can use a sharpie or a permanent marker just for ease. Just keep in mind that the material you use needs to be well pigmented so that it shows up properly on top of the painted can as well as the glass.
And that's it! Pretty simple right? Now throw in your makeup brushes, lipsticks and pencils lying around messily on your dressing table, and admire your handiwork. Hey you invested your time and effort into this, no shame in pride here. You can change it up and try different things too such as bottles, boxes, bowls. Use your imagination, be creative and most importantly enjoy what you do!
That's all for this easy peasy project, do try it out and be sure to share your lovely creations with me by tagging me on Instagram. My IG id is - @amna.sayeed
baibai xx
