Flower Bomb

photo by Suz

I'm in a flowery mood lately! Not only my wardrobe became one big floral fest but my apartment too and after a few trips to London and Paris I'm enjoying a little bit of quality time hanging out with friends and getting my apartment heavenly Spring-ish decorated! I love wearing long dresses, it's such an easy wear and although sticking mostly with a very soft color palette I'm totally comfortable wearing bold colors and prints too, a nice little break from pastels ;)

wearing a Derhy dress and Zara sandals

P.S : I'm still taking part in Vanity Fair's Best Dressed Challenge, check out this link to Vote :D



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OUTFIT: Veux-tu....?

photo taken by Suz

Another cropped top and I'm wearing my lilac topshop jeans again, sugar colors galore! The top is so cute.. but I'm not going to say what "veux-tu m'epouser?" means hahaha.. I try not to think about the fact that I am actually randomly "asking people" when wearing it because I want to wear it again :) I do like the fact that this totally tops any other flirty t-shirt quote out there and for that it is hilarious :) Forget being my boyfriend just marry me instead hahaha..
xoxo

wearing: Forever21 cropped top, TopShop Lilac jeans, Muubaa jacket, Zara heels

P.S : I am taking part in Vanity Fair's Best Dressed Challenge, check out this link for more information, hope to get your support on this and you can vote for my looks :)

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Favorite Flower Crown Tutorials

images via bridalmusings and Lulus

One of the best Spring/Summer perks are flowers crowns, whether they are worn with soft, romantic braids and waves or in bold exotic colors! Flower Crowns are just not only fun to wear but make for a perfect diy weekend project too! This week I collected my favorite tutorials for some floral fun!
xoxo



1) Lulus diy floral crown

Leave it up to Lulus to come with a more then gorgeous floral crown tutorial! 

http://blog.lulus.com/diy-2/diy-floral-crown/





2) Collage Vintage diy Floral Crown

A beautiful 30 minute Spring/Summer tutorial for making a gorgeous floral crown by Collage Vintage!

http://www.collagevintage.com/2012/08/diy-floral-crown.html





3) Honestly.. WTF diy midsummer flower crown

A more then perfect tutorial by Honestly WTF! 

http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-midsummer-flower-crown/





4) Fawn Magazine diy floral crown

Getting exact directions for making editorial crowns are just a must!

http://www.fawnmag.com/article/diy-tutorial-floral-crown/





5) Kelly go Lightly diy real flower crown

These bold and colorful crowns made out of real flowers are pieces of art on its on! 

http://kellygolightly.com/flower-crowns/





6) Blue Bird Vintage diy flower crown

Bluebird's vintage flower crown tutorial is one of the most populair tutorials online and for a reason, the crown is amazing and the tutorial is totally easy to follow!

http://bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/blog/2011/03/diy-flower-crown.html





7) Kelli Murray diy pastel crown

Kelli's pastel floral crown is just above and beyond gorgeous and her tutorial is fun and easy to follow!

http://www.kellimurray.com/2012/04/07/diy-flower-crown/





8) Flashes of Style Floral Crown

Bonnie's diy floral crown just stands out! Her choice of florals and colors make for such an amazing crown and by using a simple headband this diy is easy and fun to do! 

http://flashesofstyle.blogspot.nl/2012/10/diy-make-your-own-floral-crown.html





9) P.S.- I made this floral crown

A perfect fun tutorial by P.S. I made this!

http://psimadethis.com/post/26415500463/calling-all-flower-girls-who-isnt-wooed-by-the





10) Nouvelle Daily diy floral crown

Another very easy and tutorial making use of a simple headband! 

http://www.nouvelledaily.com/blog/posts/2013/april/diy-floral-crown/





11) DIY daisy floral crown

No list would be complete without a tiny daisy floral crown and how to do it! Spring is just not spring without some daisies in your hair!

http://www.hellobee.com/2012/08/28/how-to-make-the-easiest-floral-crown-for-kids/





12) 30 beautiful boho flower crowns

Last but not least this amazing inspirational post by Bridelmusings! 30 amazing crowns listed and some tutorials! This post is just a dream!

http://bridalmusings.com/2012/04/30-beautiful-boho-flower-crowns-for-brides-diy-tutorials/



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Outfit Recap

A little outfit recap of what I have been wearing lately! I have the silly habit of dressing in "miniature collections" like last years May, June and July looks. I like clothing that I can rotate a lot and can wear in different looks, versatile items instead of items that are such a statement that I feel I can only wear them once or twice but most of all it's really fun to really work the same items and color combinations into different looks! Absolute favorite items? The Muubaa leather jackets, Zara Sandals (oh and you can really walk the whole day in them) the Miista pink booties, sophisticated whites, miss selfridge light blue jeans, the H&M trend light blue blouse, the Misbhv jumper and Gang tote, Gold brocade trousers and angora jumpers!
xoxo

OUTFIT: Cropped Tee

Cotton Candy colors today! The Bershka cropped top and turquoise cotton skirt make combined with the DIY Chanel Espadrilles (tutorial here) for almost the cheapest look (about €5 for the top and skirt each) wasn't it for the Gerard Darel Pyton Bag and Muubaa leather jacket..... By now you might have seen the Gerard Darel bags on more blogs and as you might know you can still win one 25h bag yourself! (I would not mind a second Gerard Darel bag myself at all!) I love the cropped tops but I still have some more shyness to overcome when it comes to the bare midrif, high waisted skirts it is ;)
xoxo

wearing: Bershka Cropped Tee and cotton Skirt, Gerard Darel Python Bag, DIY chanel Espadrilles, Muubaa dip dye Jacket

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DIY Chanel Espadrilles + Tutorial

below image (Chanel Espadrilles) by RoseandReese

It has been a while since my last DIY (the Baroque tights) and this weekend I finally had a bit of time for another fun project that had been on my mind! For this DIY I combined two Chanel obsessions of mine; the black tipped Espadrilles and the Chanel Spring 2013 white on white Pearl trend! Luckily and much unlike the tights this DIY is very easy and takes less then 2 hours to make! Check out the tutorial here!
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1) What you need

1) Espadrilles ( Use all white canvas or even lace )
2) Pearls (or other beads) in at least 2 different sizes
3) Silver colored Filigree caps in similar sizes to the pearls
4) Scotch Tape
5) Pattex contact Glue
6) Black Pastel pencil or crayon
7) Hair Spray
8) A few sheets of paper





2) Tape and Color the Tip

We will start off by coloring the tip of the shoes black! I used a simple black pastel pencil by lack of a crayon. I used Pastel since I love the softness and the fact that it doesn't need to dry!

Measure on the Espadrilles where you would like the black tip to end and use Scotch Tape to make sure you have a nice border. Press the scotch tape firmly on the canvas and start coloring (or dyeing) the canvas. After coloring you can remove the tape.





3) Fixate

When using a Pastel pencil or a crayon it's important you fixate otherwise the black color will wear off and stain other items! I fixated using regular Hair Spray and I used a few sheets of paper to protect the rest of the shoe. 






4) Glueing the Filigree caps and Pearls

While letting the Hair Spray dry you can start prepping the pearls! Simply glue the pearls inside the Filigree caps. I sometimes dab a bit of glue directly on the pearl and sometimes dab a bit of glue inside the cap, either way works fine as long as you press the pearl firmly for a few seconds to the cap for a good hold. I used Pattex contact glue!

In between you can check if the Pastel is fixated, it shouldn't give off black anymore! If it still does you can give it another round of Hair Spray!

And last but not least the finishing touch! Double check if the hair spray/espadrilles are dry! You can now start glueing the pearls on the shoes! Make sure you press and hold the pearls (now inside the filigree caps) firmly for a few seconds! 





5) Finito!

And we are done!
xoxo



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