My Uni Style.

Hello again everyone!

I thought I'd make a quick mid-week post asking how you're all going! How's school? University? Life? Back in the second week of the uni semester I took these photos of what I wore to uni each day, in the winter I pretty much just alternate between long pants and dresses with stockings. I just love the way dresses with stockings and boots look!

You might recognise Thursday's dress from the alteration I did on it back in this post that was the first time I had ever worn it out in public and within the first 10 seconds of me getting off the bus at uni someone complimented it! It definitely made me smile for the whole day.

Also, yes.... I am wearing the same pants on Tuesday and Wednesday, go ahead and judge me I don't mind!

Do you guys like having once a week posts? Or would prefer to see some more frequent posting from me? Let me know please x

Well that's it for now!

Over and out,

Erin.

Sewing Alteration || Tartan Shirt

 

Hello lovelies! I am back with a new sewing post! University takes up a lot of my time so I'm always grateful for some spare time to do what I want! Recently that involved altering my dads old tartan shirt into something I could wear as the weather transitioned from thick jumper weather to more 1/2 and 3/4 sleeves. Enjoy! 

Being the professional blogger I am, I forgot to take a picture at the very start! ahh! So in picture 1, the shirt has already been taken up to my length. Before it was down way past my bottom and the sleeves fell well over the ends of my hands (hence why the sleeves are rolled.

2. I then put a bit of gathering in the back of the shirt to make it look more fitted for a feminine shape rather than a male!

3. I used the material I cut off when I took the shirt up to make a bow to sew onto the back of the shirt.

4. I sewed the bow to the back of the shirt and added some lace for a more girl touch.

5. At the last minute I also decided to add some lace around the collar of the shirt.

6. The finished product!

I really like how this shirt turned out, and decided to pair it with my grey-green jeans and a simple black singlet, to make the shirt the statement piece!

I have way too much fun taking photos

Do any of you like to alter your old clothes to make them into something new? Maybe you alter someone elses clothes like me....

Hope you all have a lovely week!

Over and out,

Erin.

How To || Upcycling Glass Jars and Bottles.

 Hey everyone! I hope you've all had a lovely week. My post for this week is another "How-To"! (Are you noticing a pattern here at all?) I promise for next week I will have something different for you!

So as you know from my last post I recently had a major clean up of my room, and I wanted some pretty decorations to place here there and everywhere that could be useful and pretty at the same time! So..... *drumroll please* I decided to do some up-cycling!

What's up-cycling I hear you ask?

I think it is a fantastic idea, and it's also good for the environment too! So I thought I'd show you some of the different ways I have up-cycled glass jars and bottles.

1. As a stationary holder:

For these jars I made a collage of my favourite pictures on picmonkey.com which is a very easy to use and free website! I then stuck the collages onto my jars with contact and painted the screw top. Easy peasy and pretty!

2. As a jewellery/hair item holder:

I used these ones to hold my bobby pins, rings and little bits and bobs. For the jar with my name I stuck letter stickers on first and then painted over the top. Simple simon!

3. As a decoration:

 

That's all for now but I'll definitely be adding more when we have some more empty jars!

Which one is your favourite? Have you ever upcycled?

Over and out,

Erin

How To || Having Fun Cleaning

I can see you all cringing from behind your computer screens right now. STOP IT, STOP CRINGING. I am here to help you make cleaning fun! (Okay okay I admit, cleaning will never be classed as "fun" but there is a way to make it a little bit less boring than it is normally)

               

    

               And that way is.... A DISNEY PLAYLIST! Yes, that is right. Well it worked for me anyway! Basically I did some research the night before and found some cleaning songs from Disney movies (there's more than you'd think) and I also added in some other disney songs that I loveeeee.

I found it very fun mouthing along to songs like "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" and pretending I was a princess trapped in a tower with "When Will My Life Begin" and although this probably made the job take a bit longer than it could have it also made it much more enjoyable!

In total it took me 1.5 days to finish cleaning my room, on the first day I cleaned out my messy cupboard, my desk, my dressing table and washed down and vacuumed all of my floor and mat, and then on the second day I cleaned out my clothes drawers and sent so many clothes in for donations at the thrift shop! (I'm going to be doing another post on de-cluttering your life soon)

This cupboard was where I would shove everything and anything that didn't have a place. Now it's a wonderful spot to hold my uni books.

     

Ta-da! There you have it, my top secret. You might think it sounds silly but just give it a try! I had a lot more fun than I probably should have!

As a special treat (can you call it that?) for reading down this far I'm linking you to a couple of silly videos I made while cleaning. Don't judge me too hard!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLzlsxobKSU 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEAT5Kg-6Ek

Over and out,

Erin.

How To || Keeping a Diary

I can bet that at least once in your life you have probably attempted to keep a diary. Where is that diary now? Did you keep it for very long? I'm telling you to stop reading this right now and go and find it and read it, if that doesn't make you want to start keeping a diary again, I don't know what will.

I know I started a diary in grade 1 when my parents made me (something about sharing my feelings?) and that was the last I diary I ever actually completely finished. Until now, that is...

If any of you reading this were on my blog at the beginning of the year you would have seen this New Years Resolution post, where my 6th resolution was to keep a diary for the whole year! So I'm here to let you all know that it's over halfway through the year now and I'm still going strong with my resolution! In fact, I just finished my first diary after struggling through 2011 and 2012 to even get partway through it.

I'll let you take a wild stab in the dark as to which one is my finished diary :P

That's right! I absolutely love how thick my yellow diary is and I think it's even more amazing knowing that it's completely filled with memories and days that I probably would have completely forgotten otherwise. So to finally get into the point of this post I thought I would share with you how I go about keeping a diary and why I enjoy it so much!

1. Have a set writing time: During the day everyone gets really busy so it's very likely you'll convince yourself you're too tired or don't have time if you just intend to write whenever. For me, I write just before I go to bed so it's a good way to wind down and I can just turn off the light and go straight to sleep once I'm done writing.

2. Make it pretty!: There's nothing fun about a boring old notebook. I like mine nice and colourful and feel free to stick stickers or absolutely anything on the front to make it more appealing!

3. Write like you're talking to a friend: Another reason why most people get turned off keeping a diary is that to them it just seems like it's a boring recollection of their day. If you write as though it's a friend you're more likely to write about how you feel about what happened during the day instead of just rattling off things.

4. Keep it safe: If you have curious siblings chances are that if they know you keep a diary they'll try to find and read it, and this can seriously deter people from writing about what they really want to. Make sure you put your diary somewhere safe away from prying hands and eyes!

5. Don't be afraid to scrapbook: One of the things that I like about my diary is that I have lots of little things stuck in here and there that will spark my memory to a really great day or moment. Plus, it makes your diary thicker in the end and who doesn't want that! Here's my competitor number from when I did the Color Run back in June.

That's about all the tips I have for now, but whilst it might be difficult in the beginning to continue to constantly write, after about a month it just slips into habit and honestly I really enjoy the time I set aside each night now to reflect on the day.

I'm really excited to look back one day in the future on these pages as well and just see how much I've changed, plus get a little laugh out of all the things I'm worrying about now that will just seem so pointless in the future!

So do any of you keep a diary? are you going to try it out now? let me know!

Over and out,

Erin.

July Blog of the Month || Emily Jane

Hey everyone! So July is over already! I honestly have no idea where it went, I just hope all of you made the most of it!

I've decided to add a new section to my blog for "Blog of the Month" where I'm hoping to introduce you to my favourite blog of each month so you'll be able to enjoy the amazing blogs for yourself too! So without further ado here is July's Blog of the Month!

 

If you've been paying attention to my blog over the past month you will have seen my participating in the July Journaling Challenge, which was thought up by the wonderful Emily who runs this blog. Emily is only 14 years old yet she already has her own sense of who she is and what she likes, which I think is amazing! Fourteen year old me definitely could have taken a leaf from her book! Emily was kind enough to let me ask her a few questions so I could share them with you all:

1. How long have you been blogging for and what inspired you to start your own blog?

I started blogging back in 2009, when I was 10 years old. I've been blogging for almost 5 years! My mum had a blog and I thought it looked really fun. I was being homeschooled at the time and my mum said I could start one, to practice my writing.

2. What advice would you give someone wanting to start their own blog?

Be yourself! Think up your own new ideas, something you haven't seen blogged about before. People will love this! Also don't be discouraged if it takes you a long time to get pageviews, everyone started out like that - Keep going and never give up!

3. The July Journaling Challenge is almost over. What was your favourite thing about doing it? Would you do it again?

My favourite thing about it was the challenge to journal everyday! It is challenging to stick at something like this, but so worth it in the end when you look back at all your hard work. I would definitely do it again!

4. What's your favourite blog post to make?

My favourite post to make are fashion posts! I just love choosing an outfit and going out somewhere to take photos. I love going through all the photos we took, and choosing which ones to use. I love seeing them go live and reading everyone's lovely comments!

5. What's the best thing/experience to come out of your blogging so far?

I I have had some amazing opportunities, like working with the wonderful brand The Lost Girls, and being in Peppermint Magazine, but the best thing to come out of blogging was meeting my best friend, Zali! If we had never of found each others blogs, we wouldn't of became such good friends, and spent time together in person, too!

6. What are some of your favourite blogs at the moment?

At the moment, my favourite blogs are: Picking Daisies, The Dainty Squid, A Beautiful Mess, Views of Now and The Secret Life of Bee.

7. Tell us something about you that not many people know...

I'm terribly afraid of being on planes, every time I've been on one I've cried most of the way! Every time we go to the pet store, or see an animal somewhere, I want it SO badly! And I love Minecraft!

8. Where would you like to see yourself in ten years time?

I would like to see myself living somewhere really nice, in the country, with lot's of pets! I want to still be working on my blog. I would like to have a fashion label, or maybe even a magazine!

9. What are your favourite things to do in your spare time?

I love to play with my dogs, teaching them new tricks. I recently taught Pugsley to high five! I love crocheting, too. I also love to hang out with my neighbours, they're really fun! I love dancing, and go to dance class every weekday. I also like playing with my brother Jasper.

I would definitely recommend giving Emily's blog a read for yourself!

Thanks again Emily for letting me interview you, you're such a unique person and I'm sure you are going to go on and achieve so many amazing things in the years to come!

Let me know if you enjoyed this kind of post. What are your favourite blogs from July?

Over and out,

Erin.