Most of us need the eggs

I made some tissue paper pom poms! I'm going to decorate my flat with loads of them.
I also bought Annie Hall on DVD, which is great.
Anyway I'm going to go make some cakes now... I'm in no mood to do anything but eat cake...and maybe decoupage something.

I just wanna puke on the stereo

Today I made another detachable collar. I actually made it this time, rather than hacking one off a shirt and customizing it. I think it turned out well, though I still have to add a fastening and the seams are a tad wonky but whatever. 
I've recently started on a sewing course; so far we've learnt how to put zips in, sew button holes and create gathers. We're about to start making a simple skirt and I've bought this really lovely soft faux-suede fabric for it. It's super exciting! 

It's also the dog's dinner time, so she's been staring at me for AGES.

"It's such a crazy, crazy feelin', I get weak in the knees, my poor old head is a-reelin'....."

pom poms

I 'snazzed up' (ha) this shimmery gold top today by adding some tiny little pom poms, using my trusty glue gun! I bought the top in the Topshop sale a few weeks ago and have only worn it once, as I love the colour and the texture but there was just something about it that left me uninspired. It's not often that I buy things from high-street shops, partly because I think some of them are unethical and morally dubious, but also because the items in there aren't one-of-a-kind, and sometimes if I buy something that is very on trend I tend to get bored of it quickly. Anywho, I'm sat here in all my customised things; this top, a flower crown and my detachable collar: all dressed up with nowhere to go...

DIY aside, pom poms is also the title of my favourite song by Scout Niblett, I love the line "Everybody needs someone to spell out their name." So true.

Kittens!

I made myself a little detachable collar today, I think it turned out pretty well!

Flower Crowns

So, one of my favourite websites is http://www.rookiemag.com which is edited by Tavi Gevinson (she's brilliant!). I guess at 19 I'm a little older than the intended audience, but saying that, I think anyone can really enjoy it. I just wish that something like Rookie had been around a few years ago, it would have made being an awkward 13/14/15 year old a lot less, well, awkward.
The photographer Petra Collins (she's brilliant too!) often contributes to the site, and in October posted a DIY video on how to make these amazing flower crowns as inspired by Meadham Kirchhoff ss11 (go watch it! http://rookiemag.com/2011/10/crown-of-love/). How great is the room they are making them in?!?! Anywho, here are some examples of what I'm talking about (first picture credited to Meadham Kirchhoff and Petra Collins), and beneath is my attempt to make one myself! It's just a prototype as I wanted to try out my glue gun (yay), and also because I didn't have a hairband really wide enough. But I think it turned out ok! I'm going to make one for my friend as part of her christmas present (more on that later)!!