Let Go of My Lego!

I get inspired for DIY's at the most random, and unnoticed things. But at the Marc by Marc Jacobs SS08 show, it just screamed ARTS AND CRAFTS TIME!


I loved this collection: the military/factory wear, preppy work shoes, pops of bright color, and of course the LEGO'S! Some people loved the Lego's, some hated it, but I thought it was genius and a recipe for an easy DIY.


Here's how I made my own Lego pins and barrettes (I have yet to make a belt buckle):

1. I bought a tub of Lego's and went crazy, making different patterns and shapes with the different Lego's (I got the smallest size)
2. After you have your formations, cut out card stock in the basic shape and glue (I used E6000) unto the back
3. Then glue your pin or barrette to the back, like so


...and voila! you have a Marc Jacobs knock off, months before the real version even gets to stores (plus you saved yourself quite a bit of money lol)

as a pin (Gwen Stefani/Jamaican inspired) and a barrette (bad hair day lol)


you can also put the pin of the strap of a tank!


Happy Crafting :)

I Want Candy

With Halloween just around the corner, I began remembering Marie Antoinette and all the sugar coated scenes. This has to be one of my favorite scenes in the movie. The costumes, cake, music - its just PERFECT! Makes you feel like you just went on a shopping spree while eating 234,5643,767 desserts, right?

Also, theres lots of inspiration for costumes...

This Day Last Week (10/21)...

...was my LAST day in Germany

The countryside

Vineyards

Vampires, Witches and Wiards, Oh My!

Cookies from Eleni's Bakery

I can't believe Halloween is already near - 4 days! I love Halloween (but I pretty much love every holiday - any excuse to have a party). In my 18 years, I've been a: pumpkin, clown, Ariel, bumble bee, Belle, Jasmine, cheerleader (?), fairy, cat, Ginger Spice (Geri), witch, vampire, butterfly, futuristic person, hippie, cowgirl, and a skeleton. I'm undecided about what I should be this year, but I'm thinking maybe a flapper or some celeb, not that creative, I know. I'll post what I end up being, if its worthy lol. What are y'all going to be?

Oh and here's the playlist of the week: Halloween, of course!

1. Night of the Dancing Flame - Roisin Murphy
2. Leaving in Coffins - Psapp
3. Dracula's Wedding - Outkast
4. The Living Dead - Phantom Planet
5. Bela Lugosi's Dead - Nouvelle Vague
6. Night of the Living Dead - Tilly and the Wall
7. Twilight - The Raveonettes
8. They are Night Zombies!!... - Sufjan Stevens
9. Noisy Neighbor - The Ditty Bops
10. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead - Susannah McCorkle

This Day Last Week (10/20)...

... I was in Germany!

Cuckoo clocks!


These hilarious bouncy toys

Huge ass cuckoo clock!

The Rhine

Christmas shop... now I can't wait

Stairs in the tower, worn down after hundreds of years

"snowballs"

***click on the image to see a larger view***

This Day Last Week (10/19)...

... I was in the Rhineland

Castle!

Another Smurf!

1000 year old castle ruins

Fountain

This Day Last Week (10/18)...

...I was in Cologne, Germany!



German architecture


Cologne from Cologne lol


Coolest stained glass I've ever seen!


Cobblestone :P


The largest cathedral in Europe

**to see larger views, just click on the picture :)

This Day Last Week (10/17)...

...I was in Brussels, Belgium!
Flowers in the Market

Pretty square

Candy shop window


Mannequin Pis (the peeing boy fountain)


Hats are officially my new thing lol



Belgium is definitely a country you should add on your places to go. Its often overlooked :(
Plus, a majority of people speak English very well!

Be Back Next Monday - I'm in Germany!

Random excursion to Germany this week - I'm sooo excited! I'll be sure to have TONS of pictures and post all what happened (I'll also post about my homecoming outfit, which was this past weekend - I was so tired Sunday and had homework, so the post will be a little late). Until then, enjoy my German playlist and these cuckoo clocks (the one on the right is a necklace), both can be found at fredflare.com. SUPER UBER!

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. The Lonely Goatherd - The Sound of Music Soundtrack
3. Yodel - Nellie McKay
4. Wind It Up - Gwen Stefani
5. Your New Cuckoo - The Cardigans
6. Brandenburg - Beirut
7. Auf Achse - Franz Ferdinand
8. Munich - Editors
9. Waltz (Better than Fine) - Fiona Apple
10. So Long, Farewell - The Sound of Music Soundtrack
11. Rhineland (Heartland) - Beirut
12. Waltz of the Dearly Beloved - Emily Wells
13. Impossible Germany - Wilco

Have a great week y'all :)

Weekly Top 10 Songs!

Halloween-y again!

1. Ramalama (Bang Bang) - Roisin Murphy
2. Toxic - Britney Spears
3. The Fallen - Franz Ferdinand
4. My Moon My Man - Feist
5. Horse and I - Bat for Lashes
6. Seductress of the Bums - The Raveonettes
7. Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
8. Caring is Creepy - The Shins
9. Owl Waltz - Seabear
10. In the Meantime - The Ditty Bops

Barbie Would Do This:

Crazy idea stolen from the Teen Vogue October issue:

Put a Crest on Your Breast! (a DIY)

(awful, perverted title - I know)

So, I'm sure its the 203710701734th time you've seen and heard about the Balenciaga FW0708 collection, you have to admit - its freakin' GORGEOUS! I am in love with the crested blazers and don't exactly have 5000 dollars to spend on it, so I decided to kind of make my own! I went to Jo-anns and picked out royal crest iron on's (and surprisingly, they had a lot to chose from). Instead of ironing them to a blazer (I got one from Issac Mizirahi @ Target), I decided to make them into pins, in case if the crest doesn't go with what I'm wearing.

Just take the crests, trace unto card stock and cut a little under the lines, and glue with E6000 (best glue EVER). Let dry, then glue on a flat backed pin and TaDa!

pin onto your blazer (or whatever you want) like so: