20 Ways to Glam Up Your Room

Hi everyone! We have some pretty awesome rooms and we would like you to join in on the fun so we thought we would show you 20 ways to glam up your room using girlslife.com.
1. Floating Wall Shelves

Spray paint a wooden crate and let it dry. Then, hang it up on your wall and fill it with whatever you want! TA DA! An easy DIY!
2. Chalkboard Banner

Coat wooden pennant flags with chalkboard paint. Write your favorite words on it and glam up your room!
3. Window Ribbons

Get a few rolls of grosgrain at the fabric store. Then loop 3 yard lengths over your curtain rod to glam up your windows!
4. Pinterest Clipboard Wall

Hang clipboards in a grid of six on your wall, then hang up quotes, magazine cutouts, and anything else you want! Change the pictures often and it will seem like your room keeps getting jazzed up!
5. Wall Decals

Check out dormify.com or some other websites for cool decals that are totally you! It is really easy and makes your room a hundred percent cuter!
6. Vintage Vanity Tray

Turn an ornate frame into a frilly tray by removing the glass and backing and replacing them with hot pin cardstock. Set it on your dresser and add perfume and jewelry! If you don't want to make the tray you can also use a box lid,  it works pretty well!
7. Ribbon Chandelier

All you need is an embroidery hoop and a slew of leftover ribbons for a whimsical decoration!
8. Wallpapered Bookshelf

Just add a quick strip of adhesive and removable metallic wallpaper on the back panel of your bookshelf for an awesome look!
9. Pretty Drawer Pulls

Unscrew the usual pulls from your dresser or nightstand, then decoupage a printed fabric over top. Tie fabric over the knot and secure with a rubber band before decoupaging.  Let dry overnight, then trim excess fabric and screw back in place.
10. Cute Cords

Use Washi tape to cover up your cords. Color code them using Washi tape to stay more organized and find your plug quicker.
11. Wild Washi Inbox

Layer standard Washi tape on a standard letter holder for  cute way to get more organized!
12. Decoupaged Desk Drawers

Decoupage a cool collage of magazine cutouts and attach it to the bottom of your desk! WA LA!
13. Desk Chair Do Over

Have you had the same wooden chair for forever?? Spray paint it, let it dry, and then decorate with some cool pillows or a sheepskin throw.
14. Outfit Inspo Magnets

Stick magazine cut outs into mini magnets. Then put it on a message board and you can mix and match all you want!
15. Candy Jar Corrals

Get a candy jar and fill with clips, bows, hair ties, nail polish, candy, etc. Get a chalkboard label and attach it to the front for a cute look!
16. Clinch Scarf Rings

Wrap shower curtain rings in Washi tape and snap them on the bottom bar of a wooden hanger. Loop your scarves through the rings! TA DA! Beautiful!
17. Frame It Jewelry Organizer

String across a few strips of crochet trim over a picture. Attach some s hooks for stashing jewelry!
18. Silky Scarf Quilt

Whip up a coverlet by sowing together 6 vintage scarves. Hello, beautiful!
19. XOXO Wall Letters

Push quilters T- bar pins into foam board around a cardboard letter template you can DIY, then use a length of yarn to string the pins together for a color blocked effect!
20. Pompom Pillow Shams

Sow pompoms onto the edges of a basic throw pillow to glam up your bed!
Thanks for reading! Hope you use these to glam up your room!
XOXO, Lauren and Brittany Parkwood <3

How to:Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Hi everyone! Today we are going to tell you how to make chocolate peanut butter cake.
Here is a picture of how ours turned out in the end:

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box of devil's food cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 8 ounces chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 2 Reese's peanut butter cups, chopped up
DIRECTIONS:
1. Set out your butter and cream cheese to come to room temperature.

2.  Combine cake mix, water, eggs, and oil.

3. Beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes.

4. Pour into 3 8 inch pans or 2 9 inch pans, depending on how many layers you want.

5. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the middle is no longer jiggly like jello! :)

6. Let layers cool in pan for 15 minutes and then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.

7. To make the frosting: beat cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter until fluffy.

8. Add powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, while continuing to beat the frosting until it is all incorporated. Try not to lick the beaters! :)

9. Fill and frost the cake layers and set the cake in the fridge to chill a bit while you prepare the ganache coating.

10. Microwave the chocolate chips and corn syrup for 30 seconds, stir, and then microwave another 30 seconds until smooth and melted.

11.  Whisk in the half and half until it is all incorporated and the ganache is smooth and shiny.

12. While it is still warm, take the cake out of the fridge and slowly pour the ganache over the cake.

13. Chop up the Reese's and sprinkle on top of cake.

14. Chill for 30 minutes and then enjoy like we did! :)
TIPS:
- Allergic to eggs? Substitute sprite for the eggs.
- Using cake mix makes it easier but if you don't use cake mix it might taste better! :)
- When chilling the cake, chill uncovered.
XOXO, Lauren and Brittany Parkwood <3

20 Question Tag

Hi everyone! Today we are doing the 20 Questions Tag
Key: blue= Lauren's answer
Green= Brittany's answer
Thing you can not leave the house without?
I can't leave the house unless I look perfect!
A cute outfit and hairstyle!
Favorite brand of makeup?
Urban Decay
MAC
Favorite flower?
Daisies
Roses
Favorite clothing store?
Aeropostale
Aeropostale too!
Favorite perfume?
Bethany Mota's perfume
Taylor Swift's perfume
Heels or flats?
Flats
Flats
Do you make good grades?
Yes
Yes
Favorite colors?
Pink and aqua
Anything pastel or lime green
Do you drink energy drinks?
No, I do gymnastics and cheerleading.
No, I do dance and cheerleading
Do you drink juice?
No
Sometimes...
Do you like swimming?
Totally! And surfing!
Pretty much anything with water (except drowning) I LOVE!
Do you eat fries with a fork?
NO!!
Who does that???
Favorite moisturizer?
Nivea
Aveeno
Do you want to get married later on in life?
DUH!! I totally want to
YES! I don't want to be one of those old ladies who sits in the room with a bunch of cats. I do like cats though...
Do you get mad easily?
Yes, When I don't get my way!
Totally! I have a short temper...
Are you into ghost hunting?
WHO DOES THAT?!?!?
Of course not!
Any phobias?
Spiders and scary snakes
Looking ugly
Do you bite your nails?
NO! I have to keep my nails in tip top shape!
NO! THAT MAKES ME LOOK UGLY!
Have you ever had a near death experience?
When I broke my leg!
When I couldn't find anything to wear in my closet!
Do you drink coffee?
Starbucks! YES! I LOVE COFFEE!!!
YES! ESPECIALLY STARBUCKS!
XOXO, Lauren and Brittany Parkwood <3

Introducing Us

Hi everyone! We are Lauren and Brittany Parkwood and we are identical twins from Boca Raton, Florida. We are thirteen years old and in 7th grade. Our birthday was last Monday, February 23. We do not have any other siblings but we do have a lot of pets. We have our own puppies (Lauren's puppy is named Bella and Brittany's puppy is named Carly, they are both yorkies) and our family has a Persian cat named Primadonna. We have a butler named Trey and some maids which include Mary, Leanne, and Katherine. We have wavy blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Lauren has braces which are aqua and lime green. We both have contacts. We love to ride our golf cart around the golf course in our ocean side neighborhood and surf in the ocean and play. Our best friends are Maddie Scott and Nicole Rodríguez. We love to bake, cook, and do crafts. We are also complete fashionistas and love makeup. On our blog we will post recipes, DIYS, tags, tutorials, outfit ideas, tips, and cool pictures of what we are doing. We would love it if you guys checked this out and helped make us popular.
XOXO, Brittany and Lauren Parkwood <3