DIY Mala Bead Necklace

January 8, 2016

A few months ago a set of beautiful amethyst malas showed up at our headquarters sent from Mala Kamala, a beautiful little shop in Australia (but they ship worldwide!). I’ve seen malas around the office before and at little boutiques on my many shopping escapades but I guess I never really gave them much thought. In my defense, I didn’t really know much about the yoga/meditation/mindfulness world until I jumped on-board with YBC so I’m still learning new things each and every day, the newest being the meaning and purpose of mala beads.

How to Make a Gingerbread House

December 2, 2015

A guest post from our girl Lauren, who is basically a mini Martha, and continues to amaze me with her skillz. This post is brought to you by Among Friends. While we were compensated for the post, all opinions - as always - are our own. Hope you enjoy. xo Candace

Don't forget to enter to win our Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway! And you can now pre-order your spring YBC Mantra Box! And, exciting news - we just launched our YBC Video Bundle packages over the weekend! Also, we are going to Vegas and hosting a workshop - you're invited!

My favorite part of the holidays was decorating gingerbread houses that my mom would bake from scratch, design and assemble herself. I loved that the gingerbread house always ended up reflecting each and every person in our family - we’d all decorate it together, all adding our personal touches. To me, the holidays are all about spending time with loved ones and spreading love and what better way to spread love around the holidays than with a little baking?!

Lauren, YBC's Marketing and Events Director....and also resident DIY queenWearing: Shirt from express (similar) — Lauren, YBC's Marketing and Events Director....and also resident DIY queen
Wearing: Shirt from express (similar)

DIY Fall Inspired Garland

November 11, 2015

Our girl Lauren is back with another amazing DIY project guest post! I hope you love this one as much as I do! I'm off to Miami today - follow along on snapchat @yogaby_candace.

I wouldn’t trade growing up in New England for anything in the world. There's something so magical about seeing the seasons slowly transition from one into the other. Fall is the season I look forward to each year - there's something about the leaves changing, the tempts slightly dropping and the crisp fall air rolling in that just tugs at my heartstrings (also, hello favorite boots and leggings!) When I was younger, my siblings and I would spend all of our free time outside, especially in the fall. I grew up in a small rural town on a dead end street that was surrounded by acres of wooded land. When the leaves started to change and fall to the ground, we would spend hours searching the yard for the best ones - we'd even make it into a little friendly sibling competition. We would see who could find the brightest leaf, the leaf with the most colors, the smallest/largest leaf...well, you get the picture. Anyway, once we were done, we'd bring our prized collection to our parents who would decide the winners. They always went for a 3-way tie in every category, but deep down I knew I was the obvious winner. #firstbornprivileges

DIY Probiotic Face Mask

November 6, 2015

PSA: If you have the YBC App and take a min to review it, send a screenshot of your review to Lauren and we'll send you a little something in thanks. And, we're looking for YBC Ambassadors, if you want to help out!

A while back I shared that the last piece of the puzzle to getting back on track with my health is figuring out my lingering skin issues. Basically, at the slightest hint of stress, my skin breaks out. I am a big believer that what's going on inside the body manifests on the outside, and am a firm believer in treating the root cause of my body's issues.

DIY Jewelry Holder

July 29, 2015

You guys, I couldn't be more psyched about sharing Lauren's guest post today. Lauren is YBC's Marketing and Events Director and if her other DIY projects haven't solidified her Martha status this one definitely will. Hope you love. xo Candace

Confession: I may or may not have a slight (okay, okay… a major) addiction to stackable rings. Every time I go into a store I beeline right to the accessories and jewelry section – it's like instant tunnel vision takes over. I like to think of it as a gift, but my fiancé will argue otherwise. #sorrynotsorry #iwasbornthisway

Anyways, since I don’t really have a long-term living situation (we move often due to my fiancé's job) figured out yet it’s been really hard for me to justify spending a ton of money on the vanity or jewelry organizer of my dreams – because let's be honest, you can’t just pick those things up and move around with them (well, I guess you couldbut…too much work).

Each time I move, I always find myself coming up with every excuse under the sun to make a few trips to the closest Michaels or Home Goods store to search for a few things that will make my new living space feel a little less unfamiliar and a little more like a “home” (what’s a home anyway?! #gypsyprobz). As I’m sure most of you know, Home Goods is hit or miss and sometimes I just don’t have the energy to battle the masses and dig through piles of misplaced and unorganized trinkets just to find a chipped or less than ideal dish for my rings that I’ll be forced to throw out in a few months when I inevitably move, again.

So what’s a girl to do?! Well it just so happens that I LOVE a good DIY project so I put my creative hat on and got to werk. Whenever I need a good dose of inspiration I do two things: #1) go on Pinterest, duh and #2) head to the nearest craft store to wander the aisles. After a quick 30 minutes (a personal record, btw – I could spend HOURS) I left the store with a bag full of oven-bake clay, a gold-leaf paint pen, some glaze and a mission to create something amazing.

P.s You’ll have to excuse me for tooting my own horn here but I pretty much dominated this DIY so I’m spreading the crafty love and showing you how you can #nailit too! And BONUS: this entire project took less than 20 minutes! SAY WHAT?!

DIY Industrial Bar Stool

June 25, 2015

While I was in Greece, my husband Greg went to work on the long list of things we needed to finish up for the YBC Home/Office tour. We had gone shopping, when we first moved in, for bar stools, but we couldn't find anything we liked at a price point we were comfortable with. Greg felt like he could just make what we wanted, so I told him to go for it. The end result came out so awesome, and since we have been featuring DIY projects on here, I thought I'd invite Greg to guest post explaining how he made them. Hope you enjoy.