by VioletLeBeaux | Oct 2, 2013 | Craft, Shoe-Tutorials, Tutorial
I like making new things out of old things I don’t like.
This is a pair of green faux brogues sneakers that I made recently:
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And this is their original grey form. They were nice but nothing special and I just don’t wear much grey.
So in walked a few permanent markers (Bic’s version of the Sharpie) and they got a bit creative.
The light green outlined everything to begin with.
The medium green filled in all of the other parts…
Some fancy edge work. Or as fancy as thick tips will allow.
And lastly the dark green added some spotty details and colour to the laces.
Easy!
Much more interesting than plain old grey sneakers! |
by VioletLeBeaux | Sep 30, 2013 | Craft
So over the last year or so I’ve done a lot of projects that didn’t seem worth an entire post here. Little things around the house or clothing remakes or whatever which just sit in my “To Post” folder for month after month after month as I fail to think of a way to incorporate them here.
Surprisingly enough I didn’t think of a way to do it so today I thought I’d just make a project dump post… lazy for the win!
Here’s a really really really old photo of Lottie to distract you though!
I made almost all of the cushions for our couch myself. I used old clothes for most of them. Here is a really poor fitting bolero:
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And here’s the pillow it turned into:
I saved the collar to wear with other outfits:
This dress had some parts which were broken…
So it got snipped up…
And became two pillows…
One of James’ old shirts…
Became a girly shirt…
With a cute button down back.
This double layer skirt…
Got arm holes and ended up as a dress with a mini cape.
This terrible night gown…
Ended up as a little cardigan…
With some plaited details.
This container…
Got a hole cut in the bottom to hold my hairdryer.
This old basket…
Got a few coats of paint…
And now holds my make up.
I stacked some gift boxes to make a jewellery holder.
This old shirt? Jacket? I don’t even really know what this was…
Became a retro tied off shirt.
Lastly, this nightgown…
Became a cute layered skirt!
Hope you enjoyed seeing some of my random projects. Here’s to more random projects to come 😀 What have you guys been making lately?
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by VioletLeBeaux | Sep 29, 2013 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos
Today I’ll show you how I style my curls once they are starting to fall flat. I use this style a lot while I’m traveling because I love curls but often don’t bother to bring curling implements for short trips. With styles like this and some other tips I can make the curls last a few days.
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And here’s the transcript:
Hello Besties!
Today I’m going to show you what you can do with curls that are a couple days old and have lost their bounce!
Let’s get started!
Curls are awesome but after the first day they get kind of flat and floppy.
So rather than heat styling and risking damage, here’s what I usually do!
Leaving your fringe alone, brush all your hair upwards into a high pony tail.
Don’t brush through the curls, you want them to really messy and poufy.
But not SO messy that your curls try to eat your hair brush!
So now you can go one of two ways:
You can give it a twist like this and then pin the curls to your head…
Or you can cheat like me! This is way easier but looks a little different.
Just use an elastic hair band and pull it up into a really high pony tail.
Now just pull all the hair forward and fluff it out!
Fluff it out as much as you can so it’s super huge and messy.
Use some volumising powder if you want to go extreme!
Looks a little weird like this, but once you scrunch it up towards the band…
…and start pinning it in place….
You can form it into whatever shape you want, big or small, wide or tall!
And it just looks like a big curly bun that you actually put effort into!
Now just style your fringe so that it matches!
I like to curl my little side bits as well.
Minimal heat styling for the win! I always use a heat protector but even then a flat iron is around 180 celcius
Heat like that is always going to do some damage, so give your hair the occasional break!
And as Violet always says: hairspray the bajeebus out of it!
Once you’re sure all the pins are hidden, add some accessories!
A head band, huge bow or just something little, go with what you feel works best with your outfit.
There are lots of different ways to wear this one and it’s a good alternative to a plain old ordinary bun.
It’s very quick to do and with no damaging styling plus you get to wear your curls for an extra day!
This style is also really great for travelling.
I won’t tell anyone we started with old curls if you don’t 😉
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A blog and Youtube channel about a girl and her quest to make everything sparkle. New craft, hair and beauty tutorials every week!
Violet LeBeaux spends most of her time trying to think of ways to make life prettier, posting said ways on her blog and drinking very strong tea. She writes about big hair cute things, girly fashion, beauty finds, sometimes Hime Gyaru fashion (姫ギャル) and crafty tutorials.
She lives with her adorable boyfriend Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
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