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Decoden Hairbrush!

by VioletLeBeaux | Jun 1, 2010 | Craft, Decoden, Hime Gyaru

Today I thought I would show you a few of my latest decoden pieces ^_^

We don’t have the internet at our place yet so I’m keeping everything as updated as I can between free wifi at McDonalds and 3G on my phone. Please don’t stop commenting, I promise every single comment email etc will be answered when I have ADSL again! <3

This was my hair brush which was quite boring but I love it to death.

I started with the bigger pieces, and played with them until I had an order I liked. I wanted it to have a line down the center of feature pieces.

Then I glued it all down!

Next I did around the sides so I had a defined area to deco in.

Add more jewels…

And there you have it!

I love the rose detail!

And strawberries of course ^_^

It’s so shiny!

Next I decided that a travel mug would be good for the trip down to Melbourne. I usually hate travel mugs but I found a really good one at Kmart in a pack of 2 for $4.50 so James and I each got one!

Add some deco…

I made all the pieces including the flowers and the cameo ^_^

I’m considering filling all of the gaps of the travel mug with purple jewels because I don’t know if it’s bling-y enough… what do you think? Keep it subtle or go for decoden craziness?

Sneaker Sunday! Moving Shoes :D

by VioletLeBeaux | May 30, 2010 | Life

It’s Sneaker Sunday again!!

We moved all of our things into our new apartment yesterday and because I’m out shopping for furniture today I thought I would talk about the art of Sneakers and moving house!

This is my new living room window by the way… and this is the outfit I wore on my birthday to start moving things into our house ^_^

So everyone knows that picking shoes that are right for the occasion is very important and moving house is no different!

I chose to wear my sneakers to move in because the are comfortable for lots of walking and heavy lifting.
These are the sneakers I own with the most padding in them and it’s important to have something supporting your feet when you are going to be adding a lot of extra weight to them.
Because my sneakers are pink I chose an outfit which included highlights of pink throughout. The rest of the outfit is mostly monochrome so the pink stands out and pulls the outfit together making the sneakers really seem like they belong rather than being an after thought.
We drove down to Melbourne and everything had to be taken in our car, which meant that space was at a premium! To be able to fit as much as possible in the car I avoided wasting space by stuffing my sneakers and shoes with socks and underwear.
In the car we put the big boxes in first and then used small items such as the sneakers to fill in gaps! You would be surprised how many sneakers you can fit beneath the seats of your car XD

I hope my quick tips have been a little interesting and I should hopefully be back to normal posting schedules very soon. I have so many fun things planned for your guys, I just can’t wait!!

For more Sneaker Sunday check out Valerie’s post on super cute New York themed toenail art!

Manicare Glam Eyes Jessica False Lashes Review

by VioletLeBeaux | May 28, 2010 | Beauty, Review

Today’s review is of Manicare Glam Eyes False Lashes 😀 The type I’m reviewing is called “Jessica”.

Until recently lashes haven’t been very popular in Australia (or at least in Queensland) and so nice and reasonably priced lashes have been quite hard to find.

While it’s getting easier to find lashes they are still quite expensive. These ones retail for around AU$9.95 which in my opinion (as someone who wears lashes almost every day) is quite over priced.

I’ve decided to caption this photo “SURPRISE LASHES!”

The quality is very good, they are very fine lashes and the band is thin and natural. They are flexible and seem to be reasonably sturdy for their thickness. I’ve worn my pair 6 times with no noticeable degradation and no lost lashes.

They come pre-glued which I hate, I washed the glue off and threw away the tube it came with in favor of my everyday brand. Their colour is a nice matt black and they are definitely not shiny like the some of the cheaper brands. The lash band is very thin and blended well with my eyes even when I was not wearing other make up.

When worn they look quite natural because of the fine lashes. They are nice and long and create a statement without being ridiculously dramatic. While a lot of people would probably use them as a smokey night time lash where as I prefer them for a day time dolly look without the effort.

Verdict- Quite pricey but a very good quality lash. Good if you are a casual lash wearer, not cost effective for every day use. DO WANT (but for a better price).

Also today is my birthday so I might be really energetic at blogging and post a photo or two later for you all ^_^

Have you guys tried the Manicare Glam Eyes range or do you have other favorite false lashes?

A little note..

by VioletLeBeaux | May 25, 2010 | Life, Notices

I was planning another big tutorial yesterday but a lot of things happened which made me very upset and frankly not in a mood to blog at all.

It has come to my attention over the last few days several unscrupulous people have been stealing my work from this site. A couple of you wonderful readers have emailed me and left comments about others online taking parts of my blog, be it photos, writing or whatever else and claiming it as their own and I’ve had about enough of it.

Unless otherwise stated, everything on this site is done by me and is copyrighted to me.It makes me so sad because I put hours and hours and hours a week into writing, making and thinking up content for this site. The tutorials not only take hours to make and photograph but there is then the editing, uploading, inserting, writing, editing and replying to everyone. It makes me really upset when some people think it’s ok to just take something that I’ve spent so much time working on 🙁

This is not just an isolated incident either, I have found my content in several different locations that have not been authorized.

I absolutely want you all to feel comfortable doing my tutorials and to get inspiration from my site but there is a difference between inspiration and taking something I’ve created and claiming it as your own. For example, taking my photos, cropping my watermark out, adding your watermark and saying you did it IS NOT OK! Pretending you created something that I did IS NOT OK. Writing almost the exact same tutorial that I’ve specifically created and posting almost photo for photo copies and claiming you came up with the idea IS NOT OK.

I am more than happy for people to use my images in posts which are related to my work but ONLY IF YOU ASK PERMISSION FIRST. It is just common courtesy and not at all hard to do. I have a contact page and an email account which I can be easily reached at. And it’s not just images that have been finding their way around the net under the guise of other people’s work. So let me say again IT’S NOT OK TO TAKE MY WORK AND PASS IT OFF AS YOUR OWN.

This blog is supposed to be about creativity and inspiration, please be inspired to create something beautiful of your own rather than stealing it.

If you see something that I’ve created somewhere other than this blog PLEASE let me know 🙁

Have any of you other lovely bloggers had this happen before? What did you do about it?

How To Make Red Glitter Sneakers – Sneaker Sunday Week 6

by VioletLeBeaux | May 23, 2010 | Craft, Shoe-Tutorials, Tutorial

While you’re all reading about Sneaker Sunday I’ll be on day 2 of our epic car trip yay!

After last week’s post I was looking at those sneakers again. I love them but I’ve always thought that something was a bit missing from them.

I thought about it for a while and I realised… everything needs more glitter 😀

What you need for this sneaker sunday tutorial:

Shoes
Glitter
Pva craft glue/tacky glue. Make sure the glue dries clear before starting it!
Tray to catch run away glitter

Remove the laces from your shoes.

Pour all of your glitter into a container to hold it.

Pour some of the glue onto your tray.

Add some glitter…

Mix it all together using your paint brush. You want a mix that is more glue than glitter. It shouldn’t be too chunky.

Start painting anywhere you want glitter!

I do sections around this size at a time so the glue doesn’t dry too quickly.

It also helps to pull out the tongue (which I’m leaving blank for this design) to make it easier to reach the other parts.

Repeat on the other shoe…

Wait for it to dry and you get this!

Do a second coat of glitter 😀 Depending on the colour of the glitter and your shoes you may need to do several coats.

Wait for it to dry completely and then paint on a top coat of plain glue. This will ensure the glitter doesn’t go anywhere and means you will be able to wipe them clean without damaging the glitter.

Make sure it dries completely before you do anything with them!

Here is a close up of them dry. It really doesn’t capture just how glittery they are in person! Also you might not want to glitter the holes the laces go through but I was in a super hurry doing this!

I replaced the laces with black ribbon too.

And done! Super shiny, you really can’t tell in the photos but they are absolutely blinding in the sun!

The first few times you wear them they might be a bit sticky. After you have worn them in the glue will lose it’s sticky on the outside. If you want to speed this up just get them a bit dirty XD To keep them clean just wipe with a wet cloth.

Even better if you have a matching ladybug friend…

So cute!

Lady bugs= sneaker coordination at it’s best 😀

Hope you enjoyed this week’s Sneaker Sunday! For more information on Sneaker Sunday please click here or wander over to Valerie’s blog and check out her post for this week!

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