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Outfit Of The Day – A Little Dark

by VioletLeBeaux | Oct 5, 2012 | Outfit Of The Day

You guys saw a little bit of this outfit when I did the tutorial on making these rock style stockings.

I wore it when we were filming for a bunch of zombie related things which are coming up soon!

Dress- Paige Flynn
Vest- Made by me, it was an old suit jacket which I repurposed, tutorial soon!
Hat-Imagination
Stockings- Made by me, tutorial here!
Shoes- DreamV

Did I mention how much I love these stockings? Adding more black to my wardrobe has really opened my style up more! Up until recently I have been fairly all or nothing with my fashion choices, I wore almost all black in highschool then I wore Lolita every day for years then I moved into hime gyaru etc. Now I find myself experimenting more and mixing things together to find looks which are different. It’s really fun!

I made the vest out of an old suit jacket that my Mum was throwing away, I’m not sure how often I’ll wear it but it’s quite cute!

I bought the dress around 2 years ago and it was from a shop Celeste found. They had a bunch of pretty things! Unfortunately I only got to wear it a few times before it went through the wash with something blue and was turned a gross purpley grey colour. It wasn’t until recently when I decided to experiment with bleaching fabrics to get interesting patterns that I got it back to the original colour.

I wore my hair in very loose curls, I’ve been doing this a lot lately because the GHD means I can do it very quickly in the morning and have it last a few days. I prefer my hair curled rather than straight if it’s going to be down but I often value my sleep more than my hair first thing in the morning so I’ve gotten quite lazy XD I do tend to regret not doing it half way through the day though haha.

I wanted to do something a little interesting with my make up too so I used a beige wash over the lid with a purple line of eyeliner. The liner was actually just shadow that I applied using a pointed brush. It gives a pretty effect I think!

I topped it off with a a pink lipstick and the make up brought a sweet touch to a darker outfit.

Make Your Own False Eyelash Storage – Craft Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Oct 4, 2012 | Storage/Utility-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

Storing eyelashes can be quite annoying and it can take a up a lot of space. This is my solution for false eyelash storage. It’s quite simple to make and it doesn’t take up much room so it’s great if you have a lot of lashes.

Photo tutorial her: https://www.violetlebeaux.com/2011/03/how-to-store-false-eyelashes/
Photos of this on on my blog here: https://www.violetlebeaux.com/2012/09/pink-remake-of-my-eyelash-holder-home-sweet-home/ .
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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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Music: Garageband unless otherwise credited

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Make Your Own False Eyelash Storage Instructions
This is a simple tutorial on making a display area for false eyelashes so you can store them easily.
It’s simple and very space effective.
You will need cardboard, pretty paper, lace, tape, scissors, a glue gun and a clear plastic sheet.
I reused the materials from one of these that I made two years ago.
Cut a piece of cardboard as big as you want the finished result to be and a piece of nice paper which is a few centimeters bigger than the cardboard.
Lay the paper good side down and the cardboard on top.
Fold the edges of the paper over and tape in place.
Flipped over you’ve got this.
Place it inside the clear plastic sleeve.
You can use any kind of plastic but I just used an old plastic office display sheet.
Pull the sleeve tight and tape it in place so the front is completely smooth.
You should have something like this.
Next, cut a length of tape and place it sticky side up across the right side of the board.
Repeat with 2 more pieces of tape.
Make sure that they are all sticky side up.
This is what will hold the lashes on the board so make sure you have enough tape for the number of lashes you have.
Now place a piece of tape along the edge of the board sticky side down so it is on top of the first three.
Repeat with another piece of tape on the other side.
Lift the whole thing up.
Fold the edges of the tape over to the back and stick them down.
Snip off any overhanging tape.
What you should have not is a board with 3 sticky tape strips to hold lashes.
Time to decorate.
I’m going to use some cute lace.
using hot glue, fold the edge of the lace over and stick it in place.
Glue it down to one side of the board.
Fold the corner into a point and continue gluing the next side.
Keep gluing all the way around.
There are lots of other things you could use for decoration such as ribbon, stickers or flowers.
When you reach the end, cut off, cold the edge over and glue in place.
Now transfer your eyelashes on and you’re all done.
Done!
See the lashes are held with the tape but are able to be removed and restuck easily.
Just make sure not to use duct tape or something super strong.
Hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and a photo tutorial.
Thanks so much for watching!
Bye!

Meet Our New Pomeranian Puppy: Lottie

by VioletLeBeaux | Oct 3, 2012 | Life, Miss Lottie Pomeranian

This is going to be a long post but also probably the best thing I’ve ever written so hang in there!

I’ve spoken about James and my search for a puppy before… quite a lot actually… but today I finally have something good to report!

I’d like to introduce you all to the reason I’ve been away from the blog for a little bit, the new addition to our family:

Miss Lottie the Pomeranian!

I’ve wanted a dog for as long as I can remember but one thing or another always prevented me from adopting until a few months ago when our landlord finally gave us permission to bring a small dog in. After jumping through ~~some~~ a lot hoops with the real estate agent, body corp and landlord we were given the all clear and it was such a fantastic day!

And then the hard part began. I had assumed that actually being able to HAVE a dog would be the hard part but it turned out in our case that finding the RIGHT dog was actually the hard part. We had some ideas on breeds so James and I did a lot of research together to find a friend which suited our apartment and lifestyle.

We looked for a very long time. We scoured newspapers, websites, breeders, rescue organisations and shelters. When I say scoured, I mean I refreshed websites a ridiculous number of times a day, we visited shelters and called places daily.

I also watched WAAAAAAAY too many Cesar Milan episodes XD

This went on for months without finding the right dog for us. There were a lot of dogs but either they didn’t match our lifestyle, budget or living space. It was one of the most depressing experiences ever, every time something promising would come up our hopes were dashed at the last minute. Several times we were literally putting our jackets on to go pick a puppy up when we were told they had been sold out from under us.

It got to the point where I had given up looking because it was making me too sad. James kept looking though and one day on one of his sites this face and her two brothers came up:

It was around 10 at night and we’d had bad luck contacting people through this site before but James texted anyway. The owner replied we could come look at her after 5pm the next day. The place was 45minutes away so I frantically texted Celina and Kim to see if anyone could drive us. Not having a car really sucks sometimes but luckily Kim was free!

The next day we texted in the morning just to make sure she was still there (seriously it happened several times!) and the owner now said someone was coming earlier than 5pm to get her but if we could get there first she was ours.

ZOMG RACE!!!

I refused to get my hopes up again just in case.

We ran out to get supplies while again frantically texting Kim to see if she could come earlier. The travel cases I was planning on eventually buying were sold out so I had to settle for a plastic tray >_< It was pouring rain and we got completely soaked running to meet Kim. It turned out that was the day before the football finals and there was a parade going through the city blocking off several streets. 10 blocks sprinted in the rain later we made it to the car!

James called the people once more to let them know we were on the way and they said they were at home and wished us luck. They also offered to pick us up from the train station if we couldn’t get a ride which was very sweet!

So fast forward a 45minute car ride in which the GPS wouldn’t find the stupid street and we got slightly lost and we arrived!

I walked in the house and saw the 3 most beautiful puppies I’d ever seen. Two boys and one little girl. I spoke to the owners, saw photos of the parents and played with them for a while. She was the quietest and had the nicest temperament of the three, she was beautiful.

I had always wanted a girl even though she was a bit over budget my choice was clear!

I went through the emotional roller coaster of having given up on getting a puppy to having the perfect puppy in our house in 15 hours.

The new addition came straight back into the car with us and into her… plastic tray with blankets XD

She was pretty scared and sad looking but she went straight to sleep on my lap.

45 minutes back and was introduced to her new home.

She was so timid, it took her a long time to get out of her tray.

when she finally did come out she went straight under the couch XD

Eventually she warmed up to us a little and found her feet. It took us all night (and a list of crossed out suggestions) but we named her Lottie. Lottie after a candy bar, a hotel and a character in the first book James and I read together. She totally looked like a Lottie.

Now Miss Lottie is much more bold!

She loves kisses and cuddles:

She loves napping, everywhere except her bed:

Especially in weird positions:

But she looooves cuddles.

She’s quiet and very smart for an 8 week old puppy.

Well she’s smart sometimes…

She’s not too sure about her harness yet… (she’s not allowed out on walks until she’s had all her shots but we’re taking “walks” around the house so she gets used to it)

Or her travel cage… which we did eventually find.

She didn’t like her first trip to the vet. Even if she was too small to microchip, she was big enough for her first vaccination XD The vets thought she was so cute they all came in to visit her while she was being weighed.

And she definitely didn’t like her first bath.

She has a cute little fox like face and her cream coat has white parts and a white chin, she’s totally a fluffy little fox.

It took her around 24 hours to claim her spot on my lap.

She even likes to blog with me!

It’s hard to take photos of her, she’s not good at camwhoring yet, most of them look like this XD

There are SO many more photos I want to post of her but I think this might already be pushing the limits of non-owner photo love XD

But seriously, she’s the cutest dog I’ve ever seen and I am completely in love with her.

She’s SO fluffy!

And this face ASDLFDKFDLKDG *DIES*

James welcomed her into the family by performing The Lion King… she wasn’t so impressed XD

But anyway before I get distracted by the photos again I just wanted to tell you guys how happy we are.

Thank you SO much for all of your messages. Thank you for all your stories about your dogs. Thank you for cheering me up when I was sad about this and THANK YOU FOR READING!