Pinterest: Nail or Fail - Backless Bra

Welcome to the very first Pinterest: Nail or Fail on my blog! For this little experiment, I will be using this image found on Pinterest:

The link that this image leads to actually has multiple broken links to the images, therefore I thought it would be a perfect thing to try. If you want to try the link for yourself, the (original) idea came from this blog:

http://whollycurls.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_28.html 

Lets get started!

(This craft was also perfect to do because I had just gone out and bought a bra on clearance, and when I got home, I realized that the size was mislabeled and I am not even able to do it up!!)

Lets start with the bra:

Cut the bra at both points shown below, and repeat for the other side:

This is what you should be left with. 

Next, take three sets of three pieces of material to make the braided backs.
(I used a cut up white tee, a cut up blue and white tee and a piece of chain)

Now, braid!

Sew the end of each braid so it doesn't unravel.

 Here, I took some fabric glue (brand name)...

 ...and covered the support bar on the side of the bra.

 I then took chip clips to hold each of the braids where I wanted them to be on the support beam. I then repeated this process on the other side when this dried (approx. 3h).

Finally, I put the bra on and voila! The perfect bra for those backless tops!

Some things that I would like to point out:

• You must measure around your rib cage before you sew the braids off. 
• I used fabric glue, but the original instructions said to use velcro. I would recommend velcro on one side and fabric glue on the other. 
• After I wiggled around in the bra a little bit, one of the straps came loose. This was because I improperly measured, and there was not enough stretch to the fabric strand. (easy fix, remeasure!) 

I would consider this Pinterest experiment a half nail, half fail, because although it worked, it did not hold up for long.

I hope you guys enjoyed this Pinterest: Nail or Fail experiment! If you would like me to continue these, and/or have a suggestion for next time, please leave it in the comments! 

Also, if you would like to follow me on Pinterest, here is the link to my site:  http://www.pinterest.com/omgcourtneey/ 

See you next time!

First Post?

So here it goes, my very first blog post. I'll give you a not so brief rundown of what I am going to be doing and/or posting on here, but first, shall we play a short game of 20 questions?

1. What is your name? Courtney Lavin
2. What was your favorite food when you were a child? Olives
3. What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod? Bohemian Rhapsody
4. What is one of your favorite quotes? If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door
5. What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Photography or crafting 
6. What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Dishes
7. What is your favorite form of exercise? The kind where you don't know you're doing it
8. What is your favorite day of the week? Thursday
9. What’s your least favorite mode of transportation? Bus
10. What sound do you love? Crickets or thunderstorms 
11. If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? I realize you are probably supposed to pick someone famous, but I would choose my cousin, Nicole because she can literally do anything and is always as happy as can be
12. If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? The holocaust 
13. If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be? Flipping a house
14. If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? Jordyn
15. If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? My great grandma, because apparently I am a lot like she was
16. If you were reincarnated as an animal what would it be? Turtle
17. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose? Squirt from Finding Nemo
18. What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up? The final Harry Potter
19. What do you miss most about being a kid? Having no worries
20. What was the first thing you bought with your own money? The original Nintendo DS

Now you may just ask what you will be able to find on here. I will be doing an assortment of different things such as:

• Photography
• Crafting
• Hair
• Beauty
• Style
• Food
• Exercise
• Easy DIY's 
• Random thoughts 

Finally, I hope that you enjoy each and every new post. I will more than gladly take requests on what I could do next, and as always, criticism is always appreciated, because one cannot improve on what they think, themselves, is perfect. 

Hope you enjoyed this post!