Upcycle Tutorial - Lengthen Pants

Upcycle, reuse........those are all very valuable things to do! Especially when it comes to our girls clothing! I contstantly fix, embellish and upcycle my daughter's clothes!
This tutorial was originally posted Oct.09 but it's still one of my favorites!




Here is an easy way to make "high water" pants into well fitting pants!


Here we go:




My little girl had these wonderfully comfy velour pants that fit her in the waist still perfectly but the inseam was way to short. I thought I could prolong the life of them a bit by adding a border and make them to match shirt I made



I cut the bottom hems off

From the fabric of the top I cut two pieces which measure just a little more than the leg measures around. I first measured the inseam I needed for her and then determined the total length of the border folded over once. I added about 0.5 inch for seam allowance (1/4" for pants seam and 1/4" for border seam)

I folded the borders over and pressed them

I pinned the border to the pants making sure I have the fabric print going in the right direction.

Also, the border hangs over a bit for seam allowance






Now sew in place with a seam allowance of 1/4 inch and sew the border closed on the side as well. Serge/overcasted the raw edges.


Turned them down and top stitched - done!


Now my daughter can enjoy these comfy and now stylish pants with her new top!


Comments welcome!


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Feature - Whimsical Dragonfly Custom Clothing

Hello fans of boutique designs! Today I want to introduce you to a new sponsor.......Whimsical Dragonfly! A girly girl boutique that makes every little girl feel like a princess!





Renee has it down, she makes the cutest girls clothes and has fantastic photographs of her designs!



Take a look:











I don't know what's cuter......the dresses or the girls:)














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Save 15% off discount for all of September using the code: WhimsyCouture15







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Nailene Review

Two things I want to say before I tell you about this product.
1- I got sent these products to review, this does not alter my opinion and I would never accept anything to review that I didn't feel was 100% something I would use/wear/write about on my blog anyway!
2-Sorry for the Ombre color of my hands, I dabbled with some gradual tanner before I took these photo and well...It got darker as i took them!Ha!


On to the good stuff....
For reference, or if you just like fun/useless facts about my life, here is my brief history with false nails.
When I was younger, i think it probably started when i was about 12 I was obsessed about false nails.
I used to always beg my mum to take me to Asda (basically Wal-Mart for non-Uk'ers) every other week so I could pick out some new nails for myself.  I used to always use the Elegant Touch nails that came with the crazy glue (strong is not even the word). 
I have always had (thankfully) good nails, they are strong and grow really quick, so that was never why i wanted to wear the false nails, i just always thought they were fun.
I also dabbled with acrylic nails, i got a kit from Rio one Christmas and it showed you how to apply them your self, let's just say four hours and a bowl of acetone nail polish remover later me and the acrylics just didn't mix!
I have never had false nails of any kind put on professionally, I have had only one professional manicure in my whole life, can you believe that!!!


Even though by about 15 years old I had exhausted all false nail options and was by that point into doing nail art on my own nails, i always longed to try them again, I can't help it, seriously its like an addiction!
So when i was sent these Nailene nails and Nailene Adhesive Tabs I couldn't wait to get stuck in.

Basically instead of glue these adhesive tabs that have been a major hit in America are little pieces of acetone free/glue free bits of sticky-ness in the shape of your nail.

You choose which ever one fits your nails shape (there isn't too much difference in size, I wouldn't think anyone would have a problem with them not fitting) stick it on your nail and choose a false nail of your choice to stick over it.

I was so impressed by these tabs, as someone who over the years has had many incidents with nail glue.  I have bonded my fingers together with the glue(and yes i do mean all four fingers, i wasn't that stupid to stick my thumbs together! Duh! Ha!), which seriously people under estimate how painful that is, and  I've had to actually file, with a nail file the hardened glue off my fingertips as it just wouldn't budge for days. 

These are so quick, i had all the tabs on my nails in under three Min's (i.e- in the Ad Break of The Real Housewives of New York) you can easily do this by yourself and you wouldn't need someone else 's help for your second hand which sometimes happens with the glue. 
The nails bonded with the tabs instantly and stuck really tight, you have to watch for air bubbles but that's the same with any stick on nails i suppose. 
I had actually years ago used a similar tab glue thing to sick my nails on and they were awful all my nails starting pinging off the minute i put any pressure on them.
These are much much stronger and still haven't came off, what i would say though is, if you are used to using the glue, you may feel like these aren't as strong.

I also tried out the False nails from Nailene, these were great, standard false nails,  I really like the fact that you got a lot of sizes to choose from and they all fitted my nails perfect, I used to always dislike it when nails were far too big and hung over my cuticle, which thankfully didn't happen with these!

I didn't file these down as i just wanted to try them as they were first but I think when i use them again i will definitely paint over them a snazzy colour, which is fine to do as they take on nail polish great.

As I knew i was doing this review i wanted to check if the tabs/nails where as easy to remove as the pack said.  And they were.  Truthfully, they took the same amount of time to take off as they did to put back on, which you can do again and again as the tabs stay sticky for ages.
You don't peel them off but push down on the bottom of your nail and then slide them up your nail, simple as that. 

As now having tried both normal nail glue and these tabs I would definitely recommend the Tabs, not only are they quick and really really gentle on your nails but they are so easy to put on and off something that was my big bugbear with the glue when i used to use it.
I would say though if you want your nails to stay on for longer than five days i would definitely stick to your nail glue as there is no doubt that it is the stronger of the two and will stay on longer.

You can buy the Nailene Tabs for £2.49 (you get two sets in a pack)
And you can buy the nails I'm wearing from Nailene for £4.49 (Each pack contains 24 nails)
Both are available from Boots, Superdrug, Tesco and Asda.

What do you think, will you be trying the nail tabs, or do you already use them?
I would love to know!





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A Free Tutorial For Girls Sweater Skirt And Applique From Sew Daily

One of my favorite crafting sites SEW DAILY is offering a beautiful little Fall number! Check it out HERE!






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Stay Warm

The temperature has dropped so low here today.
There is always things that make you aware that winter is coming aren't there?
That icy chill in the air that appeared today and to be honest there is nothing that signals the nearing of Winter more to me than the X Factor starting!


I was wrapped up in a lovely big knit today trying (and failing) to stay warm so when i saw this editorial i thought it was perfect for today.
I think its such a stunning simple shoot, and the knitwear just looks epic!


Hanna Waehmer by Stefan Heinrichs
Vogue Germany
September 2011
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Unhas da semana

Só porque já fazia um bom tempo que não postava nessa sessão.

Design simples porque as minhas unhas estão bem curtas então não gosto de colocar muita decoração nelas!



Falando em nail art, o blog está com uma nova parceria! \o/

A nossa nova loja parceira é a Born Pretty Store!







A loja é especializada em produtos para nail art mas tem vários outros produtos à venda incluindo circle lens!

O frete é grátis para o Brasil e quem for leitora do Tokyo é só usar o código TFGJ61 para ganhar um descontinho de 7% no seu pedido ^^

Uma ótima dica para as meninas que sempre nos perguntam sobre bons lugares para comprar acessórios de nail art ^^



XOXO ♥



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Sunday Show and Tell

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Cantoras gyaru

O mundo das modelos pode ser um pouco cruel e quando você menos espera pode perder o destaque em uma revista e começar a ganhar menos ou até sair desse ramo.

Pensando nisso, e logicamente por vários outros motivos, muitas modelos gals começam a carreira no mundo da música.

Nesse post eu listei algumas das mais famosas modelos que começaram essa carreira e que hoje em dia recheiam as nossas playlists ^^



Sakurina



Optando pelo seu nome verdadeiro "Rina" a modelo da Ageha resolveu investir em um estilo musical mais pesado e bem diferente dos que veremos a seguir. O seu single foi lançado já há bastante tempo mas até hoje não temos nenhum PV completo no youtube, só alguns pedaços de poucos segundos.















Yumachi e Aina



A dupla que estampava as páginas da Egg se juntaram também na carreira de cantoras. O estilo delas já segue uma vibe mais romântica, bem comum entre as modelos que resolvem entrar nesse tipo de carreira. Amo a voz da Yumachi e as duas foram a atração principal da Tsukicon, um evento que ocorreu ano passado em Helsinki.











Tsubasa Masuwaka



Tsubasa já tinha feito uma música no lançamento do seu perfume "Magic to love" há alguns anos atrás.







Em 2011 a modelo resolveu investir pesado na carreira de cantora e sob o nome artístico de Milky Bunny lançou o seu primeiro single "Bunny days".







Lena Fuji



Lena Fuji é modelo da Vivi e de outras revistas para mulheres maduras. Ela já tinha feito algumas participações de músicas com o Dj Kawasaki mas só agora em 2011 lançou o seu single que se chama "Hikari", no youtube também não tem a versão completa disponível!







Wei Son



Até a Wei Son já se arriscou em uma participação na música "Sweet song"







Kyari



Sim eu sei que a Kyari não é gyaru! Ela é modelo da KERA e o seu estilo é Fairy Kei, mas como deixar de lado essa moça tão fofa e essa música tão contagiante? Acho que já está como ringtone da maioria das leitoras do nosso blog XD







Além das modelos que resolveram se tornar cantoras também existem muitas cantoras que seguem o estilo gyaru e servem de inspiração para muitas fãs. Ayumi hamasaki influenciou diretamente o estilo gyaru há alguns anos atrás e até hoje é considerada um ícone de beleza nas revistas japonesas









Sifow









Gyaruru









Juliet







Love to Love ♥













Participações especiais



Além de cantarem as suas próprias canções muitas modelos são chamadas para estrelarem PVs por serem bastante populares e kawaii!

No último vídeo do grupo "love to love" aqui em cima vocês podem ver que a modelo da Egg Nemoyayo é a estrela principal, ela participou de vários outros PVs incluindo esse da KG feat HanaH







Kumicky aparece nesse PV da KG com Jamosa (mais um vídeo sem a versão completa no youtube)







Eu já citei uma vez essa aparição da Momoeri no PV da SA.RI.NA. cuja música fala sobre os desafios de ser mãe solteira, a música é linda e o contexto encaixou perfeitamente na história de vida da Momoeri.







E aí meninas gostaram da atuação das moças como cantoras? Esqueci de citar alguma? Comentem ^^



P.S. O post foi inspirado no post de mesmo nome do blog da Ai-amano, usei muitas referências de lá e outras do meu próprio conhecimento.



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1. Sweater / River Island
2. Skirt / H&M
3. Denim vest / H&M
4. Boots / Topshop
5. Necklace / Topshop


Good morning!


I picked the wrong headline, since this isn't exactly a wish list but more of a wait list. I have many things on my wish list (Alexander Wang bag, Michael Kors watch, Isabel Marant boots,..) but my student pocket can't really afford that at the moment. And wait list because I'll be buying them in England so I can avoid overloading my baggage.



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Melliesh cheek color #3 - Doll Pink

Depois de comprar o meu primeiro blush da Melliesh eu senti que tinha que testar outras cores porque a "Lavender" não foi uma boa escolha como blush.

Comprei a cor "Doll Pink" em Los Angeles e custou 17 dólares, um pouco mais caro caso você opte por comprar no ebay.

Escolhi essa cor porque não tinha nenhum tom de rosa bem dollish mas fiquei tentada a levar o #1 que é a minha cor favorita da Melliesh!









A embalagem é super bonita e resistente, o plástico é bem duro e você pode jogar dentro da mochila sem medo de quebrar.

Outro ponto positivo é que o blush não esfarela facilmente, sabe aqueles blushes que a gente encosta o pincel e ele sai largando pó pra todo o lado? Pois é, com esse você não tem esse problema, ele é bem compactado e só larga no pincel.







A cor é super forte e é exatamente o que eu queria, é linda pra fazer aquela maquiagem mais cutie com bochechas bem rosadas e nos olhos só o destaque pros cílios postiços.

Eu já tinha comentado que esse blush é o que tem o maior custo-benefício das marcas gyaru mais famosas no Japão, e essa foto vai explicar o porquê!







Essa é a comparação de tamanho dele com o blush da Candy Doll e o blush em creme da Canmake.

Os preços são: Melliesh - USD 15,00 Candy Doll - USD 20,00 Canmake - USD 12,00

Apesar de a diferença de tamanho/preço dele ser gritante em relação aos outros é impossível dizer que um substitui o outro, a Candy Doll tem essa cor "Peach pink" e o "carrot" mais lindas que eu já vi, nunca encontrei outra marca com essas duas cores tão bonitas como na Candy Doll, já para outras cores elas podem ser substituídas.

O blush da canmake é diferente por ser em creme, e tem muitas cores disponíveis por um preço super amigo e já o da Melliesh é bom para quem está começando a usar make gyaru e quer investir em algo que dure bastante para ser usado diariamente e que seja de qualidade.



Enfim, um ótimo produto que eu recomendo bastante! A cor dele é super usável no dia a dia e o preço não é tão caro, você pode encontrar em qualquer loja online de maquiagens ou no ebay =]



xoxo ♥



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I'm under their Spell

I've sat here trying to write and re-write something that could explain and justify my love for this collection.
And to be honest i dont think I'm ever going to be able to sum up what i think about it in words here.  I've decided that this collection had rendered me word-less.  Not an easy feat. 
Its too pretty, too beautiful, the styling is too perfect and its too 'me' to try and tell you what i think about it.
If you can decipher the meaning behind this jumble of words I hope you come to the conclusion that I really love it and want every piece in this collection and will have all those rings adorning my fingers at some point in my life.
And if you can't work it out then look at the pictures and whatever you think about it i think that too, because i know you love it!

Spell
S/S 2012 Castaway Collection
Model: Teresa Oman
Photographer: Beck Rocchi
Styling/Art Direction/Post: Lizzy & Spell from Spell
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