| Simple D.I.Y | Pom Pom Pillow Cases |

Here's a simple textiles D.I.Y for you to try at home! It's very sweet and adds a little Kitsch touch to any plain bed cover!

What you will need:

❤  Pillow Cases

❤ Pom Pom Garland

❤ Needle & Thread

or

❤ A Sewing Machine

Step One:

Choose your Pillow cases & Garland.

I purchased by Bed covers from Tesco, But they are no longer available! However I found this cute monochrome Zig-Zag/Stripe Bedding in Wilkinson's Available here.

Alternatively, There's also a Monochrome Dog-tooth Version, here.

I purchased my Pom Pom Garland from Hobbycraft where it's £2.00 per meter. It's available to buy online from their website in lots of colors here.

I got Three Meters and had some spare from this D.I.Y :-)

Step Two:

Pin your Pom Pom Garland along the seams of your pillow case, taking care to observe the way it hangs, if you want your pom poms to stand out you need to attach them so that when the pillow is turned the opposite way they stick out! 

So sew the the opposite way to the way up!

Tip:

Don't forget to choose a thread color that blends in.

Make sure you keep the fabric and the Garland taught so they sew straight, you don't want to be left with parts that are loose or the Garland will catch easily!

Make your way all around the pillow case leaving the opening, Once your pillows are lined up the Pom Poms will meet in the middle anyway!

That's Virtually it!

Step Three:

Fill your pillow cases with pillows and enjoy!!

They are so sweet and make any bed a little funky! Use clashing colors to get a really Kitsch look!

Why not add pom poms to throw pillows too? Or Lampshades! I just love how crazy and cute they look! That's all for now, Hope you give this one a try!

Love Love

xxx

My Final Major Project | March 2014 |

Hello! Sorry I've been away for a little while, It's been my College FMP these last few weeks with the live Theater Performances running from the 19th-21st!

Me and my fellow Techies, have been running a promenade theater performance for young school children about the human body for our final project this year.

The general idea was that you made your way through the experience, passing through the eardrums into Billy's body where there were Drummers. 

You then made your way past the lovable Iris in the Eye room, through a corridor into the nostrils where you were greeted by the disco dancing boogie boys. You then traveled into the Mouth Room were Mr.Mouth had a game to play.

 Past the touch wall and into the Operation room where they played a Puzzle Piece game!

The finale was a singing of Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes in the Brain Room which drove us crazy after playing it all week haha!

It consisted of lots of structural aspects including tent like rooms and lots of UV Lights & LED's.

 There was also a butt-load of costume and make-up which I was in charge of and I can honestly say I don't want to see another sequin or feather for a while now! 

Although It's been a pain in the bum at times (3 hour get out!!) it felt like we were working in a Fun House? We had to reset each room every time and you could easily get lost in our theater layout haha!

Anyway, enough babbling, I'll share the Photos, I know it's not spectacular, but from a bunch of kids that would rather sit on photo-booth and warp their faces than do anything (lolol) We did good!

The Ear Canal Entrance

A Crawl Tunnel

The Ear Canal

Eye Catching Details for Special Needs Customers

Iris' Eye Room (Unfinished)

The Bogey Canal

The Boogie Boy Dance Floor

The Teeth Corridor 

Mr Mouth

Ropey Abyss

The Touch Walls

Jack & Jill Finale Games

The Overall Ceiling & Scale of The Layout

Busy Body Billy

Gold Sparkles on Exit

I'll post the Costume Pictures in another post!

Hope this explains were I've been!

love love

xxxx

♥ D.I.Y Shabby Chic - Vintage Scarf Storage ♥

Hey guys! I have a lovely D.I.Y tutorial for you today!

This lovely Branch storage idea was just a little idea I tried on a whim but turned out to be so lovely, simple and cost effective that i thought i'd share it with you! 

You can use this Storage solution to store Scarves as I have, or you could hang long necklaces from it too! A lovely way to show off your accessories and to give your room the Shabby Chic touch!

Here's a list of things you will need:

• A branch, preferably quite a thick one!
•  Ribbon
• Two Nails & a Hammer
• Paint (optional)

Step One

Acquire yourself a branch. My dad had just chopped a bush down in my garden so I nabbed one from there, but you could just head over to the park and pinch one from a tree!

Step Two

 Remove and nibbly bits and pointy edges from the branch surface, this is especially important if you're hanging scarves from yours, you don't want to snag them!

Tip: Put some newspaper down to avoid turning your bedroom into the outer wilderness!

Step Three

Paint your stick any chosen color! Of course this is optional,i personally wish i had left mine bare, but it can add a special touch especially if you have a color scheme!

Tip: For a shabby chic look, paint your Stick with a matte white emulsion, allow to dry and lightly sandpaper any edges that would naturally wear down.

Step Four

Wrap your chosen ribbon around the most part of the Stick, leaving the ends exposed to reveal it's natural self!

Secure the ends by either tying them off or with some glue! 

Make some simple slip knot loops for hanging by tying the ribbon around the Stick and knotting leaving enough excess to tie a loop from.

Remember, this doesn't have to be entirely neat! Like the famous quote from Clueless touches on, It's like a Monet, up close a big ol' mess and from afar a masterpiece.

Step Five

Time to hang! Place your Stickup to the wall you're hanging it on and mark at each end when it hangs straight.

 Mine had a slight bend so it had to have one side slightly lower than the other in order to hang level.

Place two small nails into the marked positions and you're ready to go!

Step Six

Adorn you new Hanging Storage with your choice of accessory, I chose Scarves as I had so many nice ones I wanted out on display!

I just love how it looks hanging above my bed, the corner was quite bland and it's really brought some color to my white room!

I hope you try this out and love it as much as I do, Thanks for reading lovelies!

Ciao

xxx

Haul | Vintage, Charity Shop, Fabric & Miss Selfridge |

I've done quite a substantial amount of Vintage/Charity shopping in the last week and I thought it was about time I shared all of my lovely finds with you!

I'll begin with the Vintage part of my Haul as it's only a few small pieces.

I've been looking high and low for more Vintage Hair  scarves, I love the way they set a hairstyle with a Vintage pin-up flair.

I went to Camden and Brick Lane in search of some lovely scarves and here's what I found!

Vintage Red Nylon Hair Scarf

£3

Rokit

Brick Lane

Light Pink Chiffon Scarf

£3

Absolute Vintage

Black Chiffon Scarf

£2

Rokit

Camden Town

Next, I went to Miss Selfridge and picked up this lovely woolen dress in the sale! It was nicely priced, however I missed the Buy one Get one Fee offer on the sale, so I could of Bagged two nice dresses! Dang it!

I love the color and pattern of this dress I think it looks very 1950's style! It was a size 4 and I managed to squish into it! Hooray!

Woolen Skater Dress

£10 Sale

Miss Selfridge

I also took a trip around my local charity shops, scouring around for pretty dresses and home ware! My luck was in as I found Two dresses Including one from Topshop! A Straw handbag and A cute little pot for my shelves!

The Topshop dress reminded me of one that Hell Bunny had brought out, Which I pined over but couldn't afford, so finding this made me happy I didn't splash out!

The second dress, is most probably a home made one with it's lack of a label. It's a full skirted, cotton swing dress and the first of my collection! It's so pretty and fit's nicely and I cant wait to buy a petticoat for it!

Sunflower Print Bustier Dress

Topshop

£2

St.Francis Hospice

Blue Polkadot Swing Dress

£3.50

St.Francis Hospice

White Wicker/Straw Handbag

£1.50

St.Francis Hospice

Jam Pot

£1.00

St.Francis Hospice

Lastly, I Picked up some Craft and Fabric buys.

I'm planning a few D.I.Y's so I needed to stock up on some supplies for those!

Baby Blue Organza

£2.60 Per Meter

Brick Lane

White Satin Ribbon

78p Per Meter

Hobbycraft

Pom Pom Garland

£2.00 Per Meter

Hobbycraft

Hope you liked my haul, feel free to ask any questions!

Ciao

xxx

Welcome to my Humble Abode.... | February 2014 |

Hello there!

Here are a few snaps of my Boudoir, It's been newly decorated and since it's almost finished (never in my eyes) I thought i'd share a few photos of it with you!

My bedroom is my sanctuary, I never want to crawl out of bed.. ever! It's also home to all of my beautiful clothes and my childhood teddy bear, Little Ted.

Hope you liked! Feel free to ask any questions on where things came from etc!

Ciao

xxx