Hair scrunchies!

Can you believe that the hair scrunchies we wore to school in the 90's are now back in fashion?! Amazing. I was always lucky when i was younger as my mum used to make my sister and i hair scrunchies that no one else ever had,there was certainly hair scrunchie envy in the playground.

I was in River island the other day and spotted such a cute tartan scrunchie but i really didn't want to part with £4 pounds for what is essentially a small piece of fabric,luckily enough i had some spare tartan material at home and i followed a pattern that i found on the internet from here. If you have the correct equipment and materials its really easy to do!

Hope you enjoyed reading my post and i will be trying to get some posts up more regularly! Please feel free to comment below i love hearing from everyone :)

DIY | Transforming a plain black dress.

If you've read my post on my upcycled denim shorts you'll know that i love updating an old outfit or transforming a new one. I had a black sundress from Topshop which has been sitting in my wardrobe for ages,it wasn't that i didn't like it,it just looked really plain. While i was on holiday and the cruise stopped of in Palma de Mallorca for the day we went in El Corte Ingles,for those of you who haven't heard of it before its a massive department store that is largely populated across Spain, its the answer to our John Lewis and Selfridges. In the haberdashery section i found some gorgeous ribbons,which i have never seen anything like before in the UK to buy. I picked this ribbon because of the gorgeous colours running through the flowers,it also reminded me of all of the floral crowns that are in the shops at the moment. For a metre of the ribbon it only set me back 6 euros,so i was very pleased with this purchase!

Dress - Topshop// Sandals - Topshop// Sunglasses - Urban Outfitters

This was really simple to do! I simply measured how much of the ribbon i needed for each pocket,pinned it onto the fabric and then sewed it by hand with black thread so it wouldn't be seen to the eye. I haven't added much to the dress yet its given it a nice pop of colour to make the outfit look more eye catching!

Thank you for reading! What do you think of this dress? Have you tried anything like this? 

How to do| Newsprint nails tutorial!

Hello everyone, I hope you're all having a lovely weekend, despite the weather being rainy where I live i'm making the most of it! Here is a simple nail art tutorial on how to do newsprint nails, it isn't time consuming and the result is a simple yet different design!

Finished result

What you'll need:

-Your nails!

-newspaper

-Light coloured nail polish(such as nude,light pink,white)

-Top coat

-Vodka(paint stripper!)

Tip - The cheaper the vodka the better

Top coat - Collection 2000// Barry M - Lychee

1. Firstly i chose a light coloured nail polish for the base coat of my nails, this is so the news print will show up more clearly against a light nail.I find that white works best but this time i used Barry M Lychee (nude).

2. Then take a newspaper and tear into strips roughly a bit bigger than your nail,do this 10 times,one for each nail.

3. All you need is a tiny bit of vodka or paint stripper for the next step. I poured a little bit into the lid for this,i then dipped one nail at a time into the vodka and then pressed one of the strips onto the nail for about 10 seconds,peel it back and you have newsprint nails!

4.Continue this for all nails and then add a top coat on top to seal the print onto the nails. It really is an easy way to have some cute nails!

Finished result//Sorry the light isn't very good on this picture!

I hope you enjoyed reading! You can also use this technique with old maps which is also really effective. Have any of you tried this before? :)

Upcycled denim shorts.

If you've been shopping lately you will have seen the current trend of denim shorts that have patches or pockets covered with fabric,sequins,different trims and other embellishments. I am one for having a go at customising my old clothes into new, so i found an old pair of denim shorts and had a go at creating my own pair which cost me nothing!Here is how i did and how you can do it! With the right materials and equipment it isn't that hard and you have a pair of unique shorts that no one else will have.

Shorts - (originally) Bershka//Top - Hollister

Equipment - 
-A pair of shorts
-Material of your choice
-Paper(for the pattern)
-scissors
-Pins
-Needle and thread or sewing machine depending on fabric

How i did it - 
1-After i decided what shorts i was going to use i had to find some material. I found an old bag that i had which i no longer used, but the fabric was so gorgeous and already heavily embellished with beading so i knew this would look perfect.

2-Next i placed the piece of paper over the area i wanted to cover by the fabric,for mine it was the right hand side of the shorts,then by holding it carefully i traced around it, this part can be fiddly.

3-I then cut the template out and placed it on the fabric where i wanted it and pinned it on. I then cut around this template leaving about 1cm extra to give room for turnings.

4-After i cut it out i placed it on the area to be embellished and pinned it on,you can also tack it with stitches if you find this easier.

5- Sew neatly around the edge either by hand or machine whichever is appropriate. Mine was done by hand because the material was embellished. I also unpicked the belt loop and reattached it afterwards to give it a neat finish.

6-Ta da! You should end up with a unique item of clothing which you certainly wont see anyone else wearing!The possibilities of this really are endless,use your imagination!

I hope you enjoyed reading this! Has anyone else tried this before or customised any other clothes?I would love to hear from you all!