My Crafty Side

When I finally got to lay down last night, my gears were turning like crazy. This led me to land on a not-so-random-yet-seemingly-random thought about what to wear for the costume contest at the retreat I'll be attending next weekend. Being a cheap, almost-broke college student, I mentally scanned my closet to figue out what I had to work with. Then it hit me.

Hannah Montana. (Another juvenille thought, yes, but I'm not quite ready to give up my love of Disney.) I've got a great outfit, so all I need are accessories. But what's Hannah without that fabulous blinged-out microphone from the end of the feature-length film?! Going back to the statement about my cheap ways, I began to ponder how I could form this microphone for the least amount of money possible. Sure, I could purchase a cheap karaoke microphone and glue things to it, but where's the creativity there?

So here's my recipe for a bedazzled accessory every girl at the retreat will be jealous of (and probably five year olds everywhere as well):

1. Glue (We don't have any here, sadly.)
2. One medium sized styrofoam ball
3. Silver glitter
4. One black tube/rod of sorts (I'm hoping when I stumble on this ingredient in the store it will jump out at me as the obvious choice. I only hope this isn't a literal attack, as I would likely be scarred for life.)
5. Last, but so far from least, one to two packages (depending on said tube/rod side) of multicolored beads/jewels

We can only hope this doesn't end in tears. I'll keep you posted. I'm hoping no one at the retreat discovers my true identity behind the wig, but we all know I'll end up ripping it off before the end of the night until a creepy little girl tells me to go on being Hannah.

Witticism of the day: I know walking the Ancient Roman roads in sandals like Paul did all those thousands of years ago sounds like the most sublime thing ever, but heed my warning. Those $7.50 Charlotte Russe flip flops you searched high and low for tear up a lot faster when you wear them out in Italy.