Its my birthday at the weekend WHOOP!
Heres my wish list, I'm keeping my fingers crossed, hehe!
"All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much"
George Harrison
Not sure I agree with the last part!
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Spring has sprung!
FINALLY! Spring is here! I can't wait for the sun to shine (fingers crossed), flowers to grow and get out of my winter clothes! I'm getting out all my light, pastel and bright coloured clothes! whoop!
Heres my favourite pieces to put a spring in my step!
2. Ava Blouse from TopShop - £45
3. Bright Jelly Sunglasses by TopShop - £16
4. Asos Stone and Mini Drop Earrings - £10
6. Patent Purse by Urban Outfitters - £35
7. Max Oxford Shoes by Nasty Gal - $218
I've been designing for my spring collections and heres a sneak peek of some colours I'm playing around with.
And I'm bored with my hair, any good haircut ideas?
Happy spring! I'm off to frolic in a flowery meadow!
New helpful "BlogGo" app
So I'm addicted to apps (there's many of us addicts out there) and here's a very helpful app that will mean I can blog on the go! (Hence the name!)
I also have the official blogger app but haven't really liked using it but this is great and most importantly for me EASY! I'm now gonna be blogging on the train, at the bus stop and I'll let you guess the rest!
Thumbs up from me! Just search "bloggo" on your App Store and its £1.99 well worth it!
Thanks to the lovely Dana at .http://www.thewonderforest.com for making it!
Have fun with it!
LFW 2013- My fav looks!
This year was my first visit to London Fashion Week and to be honest I was a little bit scared (what a wuss!) I thought that it might be a bit, how do I say this... stuck up but I was wrong!
I went with my sister Kate and we had a great time, being inspired by the street style, taking ALOT of pics and we even had our picture taken a few times! Ha!
Heres my top 5 inspirations for Spring/Summer 2013:
I'm in love with bright colours this SS and I love them even better when they clash!
This gives me some great ideas for our SS jewellery collections!
This is florals but with attitude, bright colours, bold prints - no chintz here!
Now slick hair I love but cannot do with my own hair - its just too crazy but I'll give it a go in the spring
I like wearing my own oversized coat - I can wear super wooly jumpers under it in the winter and I feel all snuggly it in!
Loving statement makeup too - heavy eyeliner (grunge inspired), bright lips and eye catching nails, perfect!
Heres what I wore:
- I added the studs to my oversized red coat
- Batman shirt by Lazy Oaf (my fav)
- White wooly hat with "Love Kitty Collar Tip" by me!
- Key pieces from my "Modern Romance" collection 2013
- Leopard print shoes from Asos (addicted)
And then a rather important matter...lunch! Kate lives in London and she loves the Laduree cafe so thats where we went and its soooo cute!
Fab day of fashion and food! My favourite!
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Get Crafty with your Christmas Presents
If you have some spare time this Christmas (and I usually don't) why not get crafty and make some presents. My family don't buy pressies as it can be quite boring getting the same beauty set every year so we make each other things. I love it as you never know what you're gonna get! Heres my favourite ideas this year from good old Pinterest, where you can never get bored and send HOURS! Enjoy!
Paper House Gift Boxes
This is one of my all time favourite paper gift box freebies online from the fabulous Design mom. You have to give it a go and they are sooo cute! The receiver of this gift will LOVE it! Plus t holds a secret present inside, just gorgeous!
Recycled Beauty
Got any old toys or models hanging around the house that you don't want anymore? Why not paint them up and give them as a useful unique gift like this jewellery display elephant. LOVE IT!
Felt so good!
I love making things from felt as its easy, cheap and looks so cute! I'm gonna give this cute idea for a phone cover a go and you should too!
Pom Poms!
I'm a huge fan of pompoms! They are pretty simple to make (take a look here) and you can make them any size. I'm loving the idea of making a pompom scarf for my mum so I better get myself off to the crafty shop and grab some cute wool!
Hydrangea Cushion
OK, so this looks complicated but its not, trust me. Make a round cushion, cut out small flowers from felt and stitch them on! What did I tell you! Perfect for my sister!
Fudge!
Who doesn't like fudge? It comes in every flavour you can imagine so I'm gonna make a little mixed batch in cute boxes (easy and cheap, whoop!) These are the recipes I'm using:
This should keep my busy in the next few days and I'll take pics of what I'm making to show you!
happy crafting!
xxx
Make My I ♥ Cats Jumper
Got an old jumper you don't wear much? Got some ribbon? Love cats? If the answer is yes then you should make this jumper. Its easy, fun and would make a great Christmas pressie (thinking ahead!)
Heres how I did it:
Get a BIG jumper, I got mine for £4 from a charity shop and I do like a bit of pink!
Using a pencil write what you want your message to say, this is for all the cat lovers out there.
Then simply pin the ribbon into place, easy.
Using a friendly sewing machine (mines called Pricilla) stitch the ribbon into place, sew both edges of the ribbon so that it wont snag on anything.
Voila! A I ♥ Cats jumper that anyone would be
proud of!
Just be careful who you wear it in front of.
XXX
DIY - How to Carve a Pumpkin!
Its nearly Halloween so time to get creative and carve those pumpkins!
My arty sister Kate loves carving pumpkins and heres her tips on how to do it!
1. Draw in your design.
When doing this try to use a non-pernimant pen as when your finished carving you can rub off any pen left on. Kate likes a challenge so she drew this design of a silhouette of a witch in a window. Pretty cool!
2. Prepare the carving area
You'll need a sharp knife (be carful), rubbish bags, scoop or spoon and a candle, tea lights work best- pretty simple! It can get messy so watch out, but that makes it more fun!
3. Make a lid
Cut off the top of the pumpkin, this will make your lid and protect your candle from blowing out.
4. Trim the lid
Cut off any extra bits from the inside of the lid - nice and clean thats how we like it
5. Time to scoop!
Time to scoop like you've never scooped before! This can take a while and you may need to use a knife so be careful.
6. Carving time!
Kate used a scalpel - you can get quite delicate designs from this but if you don't have one a small sharp knife will do.
7. Enjoy your pumpkin!
After carving simply pop in the tea light, wait for it to get dark and enjoy your spooky work! For the caldrons smoke Kate carve the shape and removed the pumpkin skin. this allows some light to shine through and can give your designs that extra wow factor!
Enjoy being crafty with your pumpkins and have a terrifyingly great Halloween!
XXX
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