23 May 2013

DIY'd my own Carrie necklace

Wooooo, everyone who knows me knows that I possess the creativity level of a spoon. Heck, I cant even draw stick people right. So you'd think anything DIY related would result in complete disaster but little did I know I'm pretty nifty when it comes to DIY and crafts. So I asked a colleague of mine if she could give me a lesson in jewellery making.

I'm pretty good at sewing and fixing things, I'd like to think I'm a practical, independent woman who doesn't need a male to change a light bulb! My moms pretty handy when it comes to these things so I'm just gonna say that I've inherited this from her. Here we are below (obvi in our matching hoodies)!!!


ANYWAY, back to what I was getting at.... so my lovely lovely lovely colleague makes a lot of her own jewellery which I've always admired her so much for! So I was like pllllleeeaaasseeee show me! We decided on a "Carrie necklace" but made from wire and thread. I've always wanted a thick gold one but chances that they have my name are pretty slim so I went ahead and chose neon orange string and got to work!

It took forever to wrap the string around a long piece of wire but once it was all wrapped we twisted the letters (warning: the letter K is a bitch to do) attached the chain and the clasps and VOILA.


photos via my Instagram

If you're interested in doing this too you can find the steps here we just used thinner wire than the example used.

Looks good with trouble

Solange can do no wrong <3





I dont think I posted this when me and my housemates were completely obsessed with it months ago- ANYTHING QUESTLOVE X SOLANGE is gold!!!

18 May 2013

Who run the world?

GIRLS

I cannot stress this enough. This past year I have really become more aware of global issues regarding feminism  equal rights and justice in general. I've come to realise that the world is actually a horrible horrible place. I'm not going to rant about the thousand and one injustices I read about this week but I shall leave you with just one of the things that touched me this week. 

Tidal Wave Girls is a documentary short celebrating the educational and economic advancements women and girls have made in recent years thanks to everyday women.

Please watch it!  


Tidal Wave Girls from Elizabeth Giorgi on Vimeo.




“You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn’t doing anyone any favors, least of all you. Insulting a woman’s looks when they have nothing to do with the issue at hand implies a lack of comprehension on your part, an inability to engage in high-level thinking. You may think she’s ugly, but everyone else thinks you’re an idiot.” -Hillary Clinton (my HERO)

13 May 2013

Food

I've realised that when it comes to food, no matter how it is made or used in a recipe I will always eat anything which contains watermelon or avocado. They are definitely my favs.

Seriously though, how wunderbar does everything look?!








16 April 2013

lol

I just found this gem, and it was too good not to share with the world. So I was being a loser and looking up the lyrics to my fav song ever and found this piece of comedy gold in the comments section, Iw ould have replied the same thing "LOL". There's always one!


15 April 2013

Sista sista

I miss my sissy so much because she does stuff like this:


But I guess its okay because she's in NYC trying to change the world doing stuff like this:

If you want to find out some more about what she does check out this link (www.facebook.com/naomishimadamodel)

<3

11 April 2013

Breakfast is ma fav

I love eating and making breakfast it is my favourite meal for sure. If a restaurant serves all day breakfast it is definitely a go in my books. FURTHERMORE, going out for breakfast is the greatest luxury of all time,

Below is the glorious birthday breakfast my housemate and I cooked for my other housemates birthday. We made: pancakes, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, fresh fruit, baguette and croissants- BOOM.



Then we went to the llama park, which was the greatest place ever.





 And heres my best attempt at a triple strawberry shortcake!