Henna Tattoo Inspiration

All the sudden all of my friends are running out and getting tattoos. I don't know what it is, I guess a crazy coincedence? Who knows, well I've always thought about getting one but knew I was too fickle to stick with one. So my solution to my tattoo craving is Henna! I'm really excited. Apparently World Market doesn't sell the stuff anymore but I know Barnes and Nobles does so my sister and I are going first thing in the morning. I'm going to henna myself tomorrow and then lay out in the sun because it supposedly helps darken it. Here's some inspiration pics from Flickr. The HennaTribe Peacock is a group where I got a bunch of the pictures from, very cool.

Chanel's temporary tattoos seen on the Paris runway from its Spring/Summer 2010 show

^^ this is a real tattoo on Peaches Geldof but if I ever got one, this is what I'd get. You can't really see it in this pic but it's a daisy chain on her thigh.
^^ I'm pretty sure that's a real one, just though it was cute for couples

^^ I'd really like to get one like this but I don't think I would be able to do it by myself








Also, a cool site; THE TEN: Alternative Tattoo Spots

I had a mini spa day and painted my toenails. It made me feel pretty. But then a couple of hours later I went running with my dad and sis and I went to take my socks off and they were stuck to my big toes. Well so much for that, but atleast they're not totally ruined.

Photo Shoot!!

Yesterday, I went up to my mother's house and held a photo shoot for my etsy store with a bunch of my friends. It turned out really good. It was nice to see everyone again, like a little reunion and I got to work and enjoy every minute of it. It was fun to play photographer for the day, ha I felt really professional. Anyways, I think they came out really well. I'm lucky I have gorgeous friends (:

Here's a little preview of my friends(and sister) workin it;

Feature Friday- Reconstructed/Upcycled

The past two weeks I've been digging up my stash of unwanted clothes and giving them a new and improved look. I'm going green! Since I missed Feature Friday last week, this one is going to be huge!

White Ruffle Tank Top


Chartruese and Polka dot Playsuit(love her entire store)


Upcycled Necktie Vest


Reconstructed Green Vest


Zebra and Pink Lace Yoke Top


Pink Lace Bralette


Necktie Ruffle Tunic with vintage button brooch


Asymmetrical Dress

Waistcoat

Moss Birds Dress

Wool Floral Wrap Skirt L

Jacket of the Librarian of Wasps

Taming Tangerine Upcycled Skirt

Vintage Slip Dress

Pretty Birdie's Recycled Leather Belts

Red Dress

Night and Day Layered Slip Dress

Zip sweater dress (very cool design)

Orange Creamsicle Hoodie (loooove this)

Wild Horses Sundress (so cute and unique, love it!)

Green Meadows Slip Skirt

Thanks to all you etsians for letting me feature your items, everyone have a great weekend!

Laptop

Ok, so my birthday is coming up April 26th and I want a laptop because my old one died about a year ago. I'd really like my own to blog and do my business on without hogging the only computer in the house. So I've been debating between a Dell and an HP. For now these are the two that stand out.


HP Pavilion dv4 which starts at $578.99 but it would turn out at about $700 with all the stuff I want on it. There's a program available for it that inscribes text onto cd's for you! Like if you burn a cd you can put text on it, cool huh? The more I read about this one, the more I want it. Should I get a fingerprint reader??? Also I don't know if I want a 3GB or 4Gb???? Man, Microsoft programs cost so much money!!! I just want word, and Excell. I kind of want publisher but it's like a couple hundred dollars more, I don't think I really need it.

Or the Dell Inspiron 15

It starts at $499 but with all the stuff I want, it would be about $703.

Both of those include Adobe Photoshop. And the HP includes a back up disc thing and 2 months of Norton Internet Security ... I don't know much about security programs or processors or warranties. Any advise or suggestions??

Or the Hp G60t because has a 5 in 1 media card reader. It would come out to about $600? It has the numbers on the side, which I really like. It's bigger than the first HP though and I kind of want a smallish one. Ahhhh, too many choices. Maybe I should just make a pros and cons list.

Long Sleeve Turned Ruffle Cardi

This is what I did last night.


I was trying to research ways to reconstruct a sweater because I have those two in my "store" but don't think they'll sell soo I might as well chop'em up and make them into something people will want (or I will want), right?. And then I came across this! I dug through my stash and found this tye-dyed long sleeve t-shirt that I bought at a thrift store because I thought it was cool. And then I pulled out scraps from a pair of men's dress pants that I had butchered a while back. This was the result!



It was really easy, I shortened the sleeves a bit so now they're quarter sleeve. When I cut the t-shirt down the middle, I kind of rounded the tops and bottoms. Then I ruffled up the pant scraps, sewed them on and voila! I'm thinking of making a belt as well but that may wait for another day.



I've been into upcycling things lately. Hm. Speaking of which I found a great idea of reusing paper for my business! I found it here. Shred your recycle paper and use for packaging material! I also like the idea of making mosaic plates out of broken ones, nice!

Flower's and the Giveaway Winner!

These are just different kinds of flower you can make with fabric, one day last week I wanted to make some and did some looking around for the ones I liked most. Here are the tutorials I came up with!

frayed flowers



fold and twist flowers


tattered fabric roses


yo-yo flowers


flower collar


rolled roses


or no sew flower tutorial on etsy



And the winner of the giveaway is...


Sam with the name Wibble! We narrowed it down and then drew from a hat because they were all so cute! The last one standing (the last one in the hat that is) was Wibble! So congratulations to Sam! Convo me over etsy for your address and what not. Thanks everyone for entering my contest! It was a blast!

Vacation

Hi all, I haven't announced the winner for the giveaway yet. I've been taking a break from working/blogging for a couple of days to relax and work on school but will be coming back tomorrow and starting to catch up! I plan on announcing the winner later today so keep an eye out! Thanks!

Sam