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Saturday, 30 June 2012

Sunday Stylish Lady: Mia Farrow

I love Mia Farrow's cute dresses! Her little maternity ensembles in Rosemary's Baby are amazing! Giant collars and super high hemlines. So lovely.

Thursday, 28 June 2012

DIY Easy Peasy Flower Hair Barrette

This little crafty project is so simple and easy! I love wearing fake flowers in my hair, and this barrette is perfect for everyday wear. It only took about 10 minutes to make!

Here's what you need:

1. florist's wire 2. foam fake flowers 3. jewellery pliers 4. something to cut the wire with 5. a hair barrette

I would also recommend having a large needle handy, to poke holes through the flowers.

Begin by deciding how many flowers will fit on your barrette. I decided that four would be the perfect number for mine!

Take your first flower and poke a hole through it, using your needle. The hole should be a few mm from the bottom of the flower.

Now, remove the needle and thread the wire through the hole. Repeat the same process with all of your flowers, threading each one onto the same piece of wire.

Next, you will need to thread one of the ends of the wire up through one of the end holes in the barrette from the bottom. Using your pliers, wrap the wire around the end of the barrette as tightly as possible. Ensure that the end of the wire is folded right back and is under the end flower. You don't want it to get caught in your hair!

Wrap the flowers back over the barrette, positioning them nicely as you go. Snip the wire a few mm after the last flower, then wrap the wire around the second hole, as you did at the beginning.

TA DAAA! Super easy and super cute!

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Weekly Wishlist: Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh is my number one, all time favourite painter. I love his work so much. First Steps, when I saw it in New York last year, actually brought a little tear to my eye. I would love to add a few more Van Gogh books to my little collection. And wearing a bit of your favourite art is always nice!