DIY: STELLA MCCARTNEY SKIRT

Needs to start

Start drawing the hearts and lips on your fabric

Cut out your patterns and fill them with glue. After you did this you can put your beads on it. Use any color and sort you like for the real Stella effect

Same for these, glue them on the fabric and cut them out until you don't see the fabric anymore

Work with needle and tread to make your embellishment on your skirt. Mix them in any direction you like! 

After you made every embellishment on your skirt you can start with the finishing touch! Use more diamonds and some sequins and your skirt will be done! 

HAPPY CRAFTING DAY SWEETIES! For today I am so excited to share this new DIY with you. Lately I have been so enthusiastic about the collection from Stella McCartney. The bags and clothes with all those amazing embellishments like hearts, lipstick and diamonds are just to die for! In my dreams I would run to the shop and buy everything, but unfortunately I can’t.. Not everybody has the budget to get an item of this amazing collection so let’s make it ourselves right?! That is exactly what we’re going to do now, create our own Stella item for less. In this DIY I made the skirt but of course you can choose something else. Like the bag or dress, maybe a shirt. Let’s be creative and let your creativity go!

With just a little patience you will create this piece so let’s start. The things you need are:

-       A skirt (I used a pink one from H&M but you can use any colour or item you like)

-       Lots and lots of beats, stones and sequins 

-       Scissors

-       Glue

-       Needle and thread

-       A piece of fabric

Below every photo I described every step to make it easier for you to make your Stella item. I always get so inspired by the designer collections which was my inspiration for this one a 100%. Enjoy crafting and good luck with making your own! Wish you also a very happy weekend!! XX

DIY: CHANEL EYELASH CURLER

SIMPLY CHANEL Happy weekend loves! For this weekend I would like to start with a new DIY. It already has been a long time ago since I posted a DIY and while this one was waiting for a while I though this was a good time to share it with you. There isn't that much to say about this DIY, I think it speaks for itself actually. My inspiration for this DIY was very simple. When I saw this beauty from Chanel for the first time I had to pinch myself. I have never though make-up tools can be so fashionable as well! But unfortunately not everyone has the budget for a Chanel eyelash curler, so do I.  So special for you a simple DIY to make your own eyelash curler for so much less than the real one. Besides you can make a Chanel curler, you can also choose for something else like your own name or another brand. Be creative and let's start crafting! The only things you need are:

- A eyelash curler (I used a black one for the luxury effect)

- Polish

- An old paintbrush

- A very tiny logo

- Scissors 

Good luck loves and enjoy crafting! Wish you all a wonderful weekend! XO

DIY: VALENTINE NAILS

LAST MINUTE NAILS Hi my lovelies! So, tomorrow it's Valentine's day en I thought it would be nice to show you a short, last minute DIY. Because everything is about love, roses, hearts and so on it couldn't be better to paint my nails with red hearts, just for fun and a little extra love. It maybe looks difficult but really, if you take a little time and patience it's the easiest job ever! For the nicest effect, I started with polishing my nails. It's really a miracle what happen after smoothing it, you'll get this beautiful natural gloss on your nails! Then the second step was using a base coat. Mine was from ANNY which is a 6 in 1 so you can use it for anything, perfect! Then, let your nails dry for a short while and after that the painting can begin! I choose for red hearts but of course you can make them in any other color you like, like pink for example. So now you need the patience. The easiest way to create a heart is to make two stripes like this \ /, the only thing you have to do next is fill them in with more color and voila! Your Valentine nails are ready. Just do another top coat but let them dry first for a little while! You do not want to screw them up ;P.

Besides this DIY, which I hope you liked :), I have some other really cool news to share with you guys. Maybe you've seen the banner on my blog from Bangstyle which is a site all about hair and beauty. Their company is really big actually, they're featured on sites and magazines like Vogue, Elle and Marie-Claire, very cool I should say so! The reason why the banner is there is because of a collaboration with this awesome site! I couldn't be any happier when I received their email and asked for a interview on their blog-of-the-Moment page. So after a couple of weeks the interview is online and you can see and read it by clicking here. I hope you love this interview and maybe you have learned some few things about me which you didn't knew yet (even though that's almost impossible because I share everything with you hahaha). Okay guys, I'm off for some other things. See you in the Valentine's Special tomorrow!! XO

TIME TO BEAT THE BEADS

CUSTOMIZED CAMERA BAG Today was 'Blue Monday' in the Netherlands. The most depressing day of the year. I don't know if it is world wide actually but just to let you know. Everybody here was planning some good time to beat this special Monday. So I did. The last time I am so busy I nearly have time for one of the things I love to do the most, DIY-ing! Really, I missed it so much. That's why today was the perfect day for some crafty time :). I have seen this idea from a friend from my sis in law and I loved it so much, I needed to do it by myself! It is really easy, but it's lots of work to do. But for today that doesn't matter! The longer it take the better you should say so. For this DIY I am talking about my camera-bag which I just gave a make-over. I have so many charms and beads I didn't use anymore, and they were perfect for this project! My bag was boring and also needed a little color so let's start! This DIY took almost the whole day but it was so worth it. I survived the Blue depressing Monday and ended with this limited edition, one and only customized camera bag!

Did you had the same in your country, the Blue Monday? If you do, what was your way to survive it? Anyway, I hope I can help you a little when you feel sad. Get up, find inspiration and work all day! That's the best way, and believe me if you see the result of a day hard work you will definitely be happy! When I have a day with nothing to do and feel bored or sad I do the same and it always works! And if you aren't so creative, there are so many more things to do. Find things you like. Clean your room, look in old magazines and make an inspiration mood-board, play a game with someone who feels the same, go to the bathroom and pamper yourself with a treatment and so on! So many things to survive the dark (not so cold) winter days. Oh one more, go to Floortjeloves and get inspired by this post hahaha. Well about this post, beside that I am wearing my DIY camera bag I also wear some of my new items which I have for a while but didn't show you yet (shame shame..). Of course I am talking about these amazing knee-boots! Really, since I have these I can't get enough of them. They're sexy, classic and chic. Perfect for a daily outfit or a night out! Need to share my other outfits with them soon!

Okay guys, I'll end my day in a warm bath and start pampering myself. Hope you liked this post and that the tips may help you out! :)

I was wearing:

Turtleneck: Zara

Jeans: 7 For All Mankind

Knee-Boots: Zara

Camera bag: DIY

Sunglasses: Ray-ban Aviator 

Make-Up:

Lipgloss: Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait De Gloss No. 56

Nail Polish: Chanel No. 555

DIY: CHAIN GLOVES

Time for a new DIY project! Now that the cold winter is coming you have to make it yourself warm and comfortable. I got my inspiration for this project from my time in London. No matter where I went to, I saw the beautiful things everywhere. But there was one item in special that got my attention. The chain gloves from Alexander McQueen. What a winter-beauties! Unfortunately my wish list is getting longer and longer and I can't buy everything I want (even though I wish I could do that.. But everybody has his or her dreams right??). That's why I decided I can make my own, which is so more fun actually! 

I started with the leather gloves. I already have these for a while, they are nice but not special. Perfect for a transformation I should say so! Not only the gloves were old, also the chains and the pearls were in my workplace. You can almost say these gloves were free to make. So, let's start searching in your closet for the needs and get inspired about how I made my winter-ready fashionable gloves!

Needs:

(Leather) gloves

Different chains

Pearls 

Chain makers

Hole cutter 

DIY: CRAZY PEARL GLASSES

CHANEL PEARL GLASSES Worn by a lot of fashion people and high on my wishlist, yes this pearl glasses is a real must have! The most beautiful one is from Chanel, I totally loved it since I saw it for the first time during last summer. But then I found this old black sunglasses at home, which I actually never wear, and thought it might be nice to make my own instead of buying it. So with this DIY you make your own affordable runway Chanel glasses within only a few minutes! (Tip! After making it you should wait before wearing it because the glue has to dry). 

It is quite a long time ago since I posted a new DIY but I do have lots of inspiration for new projects at the moment so when I'm home from my London trip I'll start making them and post DIY's more often :).