Naturally, I have dirty blonde hair. However, I have chosen since I was 13 years old to die my hair a lighter color… preferably golden blonde. It was not until 2008 that I dyed my hair a light butter blonde… similar in color to Marilyn Monroe. Although it looks nice, when I went to a pool that was private, the chlorine count was a lot higher and changed my hair to a green shade.

The first time this happened, I went online to look for a good remedy. There were quite a few suggestions like lemon juice and ketchup.

However, I found one thing to remove the green from my lighter blonde hair- vinegar.

Not extract… but pure distilled vinegar.

(Side note: Anyone wanting to know how light my hair at the tips are – find the lightest blonde color on the shelf… the lightest example is exactly the color. I dye my roots with a darker blonde now and use a highlight kit to add more depth.)

I put the tips of my hair (actually… 4 inches of my hair) into a cup and let it sit for 30 minutes. I washed it with my regular shampoo and conditioner. It came out completely.

I hate tried using lemon juice and even ketchup, but it did not work. Vinegar did the job!

I came across a most interesting website through Twitter via a tweet that @Jason_Pollock went through my personal stream. I was like ‘paper beads?’ Yes, I have heard of them, but it has been some time and I remember how I loved how they looked.

However, I also remember how I use to make them as a little girl using a pencil and paper and they were just one big mess. At PaperBeadGirl.com, they sell a utensil called The Paper Bead Roller (the patent is pending, as said on the website.) Now, I am thinking… that is a nifty idea!

It is one of those ideas you wish you had, but who cares… it exists now, so yay! It makes all those days fretting with normal beading because I remember the mess of making paper beads as a kid and teen, just waft away.

Anyway, the creator, Vicki Dehne (@paperbeadgirl on Twitter) gives a video demonstration on how to use The Paper Bead Roller and even has some wonderful purses and even displays some of the projects Vicki has completed using this method. It is actually a DIY crafters dream! If you love DIY stuff and bead making, you should visit PaperBeadGirl.com. It is a real inspiration. Perhaps in the future Vicki might even have some media or book tutorials of her own to share on the amazing stuff she has already created?

Since I have been in a mood for sumer clothes and that the weather has been great, I thought

it would be perfect to have a blog about flip flops and sandals.

I love shoes and they have to look good, even flip flops. Here are a few I found that are
absolutely wonderful. The selections I have chosen ranged from a cheap to expensive to give quite a smorgasbord.

Warmer weather is upon most of us, so I thought I would drop by my favorite places online and find a few cute things that might be cool to wear, both literally and figuratively. Also, considering some have jobs, these choices are tasteful.

What I like to wear in the summer is sleeveless shirts. Sometimes people might not like sleeveless, but I thought these would be something worth the shot to look at.

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