Updates to the site ^_^

by | Apr 4, 2010 | Notices

Hello everyone!

So by now you’ve probably noticed the little changes I’ve bee making to the website. My aim is to make it easier to read and nicer for you guys!

These are the changes that I’ve made so far:

  • Widened the middle column so there is more room for the post and bigger pictures
  • Changed the fonts to a more readable colour and size
  • Changed the middle column background colour to make it more readable
  • Changed the header’s colours to make the site brighter and more readable
  • Widened the side bars slightly so I can add some more bits and pieces
  • Added a new page called “Snapshots” which is a gallery of my favorite photos in the categories Outfits, Nail Art, Deco and Crafts. This way if you just want some quick inspiration you don’t need to look through a bunch of posts ^_^
  • Added a new page called “Violet Vision” to keep a compiled list of all of my videos in one place. I still need to add a couple of videos to that section this week.
  • Did a lot of work on the back end of things to make the site run quicker and more efficiently. It’s never going to be the quickest site on the web due to all the pictures but with the work I’m putting in it should load in a reasonable amount of time.
  • Added a mobile version of the website. Now if you are logging on to the site with an iPhone/Blackberry/Other smart phone you won’t have to wait forever for the site to load, you should see a cut down version with minimum formatting. All of the pictures inside the posts should be in tact just smaller and more optimized for your phone ^_^ If you don’t like it you can turn it off at the bottom of the screen and view normally.
    One cool thing you can do if you have an iPhone is actually make a bookmark which appears as an App on your home screen 😀 When you’re on the site just tap the “+” icon on the bottom and click “Add to Home Screen”. It will add a cute little button with my logo to your other apps and next time you want to visit instead of going through Safari, just click the app!
  • Moved the Search page at the top to within the FAQ page as no one ever used it. I will also be adding a smaller search section to the side bar so it can be seen from every page later this week.

I think that about covers most of the issues we talked about in the poll the other day, if you have any other comments of suggestions just let me know in the comments.

On a complete side note, I’ve just gotten a LookBook.nu account so if you’ve got an account come and friend me 😀


So what do you guys think? Also tomorrow post is going to finally be the tutorial on the hairstyle from the above outfit… I know you’ve all been waiting for that!!

<3

Outfit of the day Post- Visitors!

by | Apr 2, 2010 | Hime Gyaru, Outfit Of The Day

This is an outfit from earlier in the week when James’ childhood friend came to visit us! Floral Outfit I baked macarons that day which were an unfortunate failure. I was too overambitious and I doubled the ingredients and ended up with… one gigantic tray shaped macaron. Epic fail.

Floral Outfit

Outfit run down:

  • Floral dress- made by me
  • Jacket- Angelic Pretty
  • Shoes- Wittner, modified by me
  • Bow- by the awesome Susie!
  • Jewelery- random places, described below

Floral Outfit

I made these earrings with some little cake charms I bought in Melbourne 😀

Floral Outfit

I love the details on this jacket, it’s the perfect thickness to take out on nights when there is a bit of a chill but not too cold!

Floral Outfit

James bought me this ring. I told him if he ever wanted me to marry him, he would have to find something at least twice as big for my engagement ring mwahahaha! XD

Floral Outfit

I completely love this hair bow. I want one in every colour!

Floral Outfit

This little crown is my favorite detail on the AP jacket but I always find that because it’s so heavy it can swing around and damage things >_<

Floral Outfit

These shoes were my back ups for the Nuffnang awards ^_^ I bought them for $40 but I thought they were much too plain so I added the bow, flower, pearls, pleated ribbon and the diamantes around the buckles! I’ve had a request for a how to on a hime-style shoes tutorial out of normal shoes and I definitely want to do it but at the moment I can’t find any good shoes to start off with >_<

Floral Outfit

Bonus picture: OooOOOooOOOoo I’m a spooky ghoooooost!

Floral Outfit

Thanks for looking at my silly outfit!

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

by | Mar 31, 2010 | Craft, Storage/Utility-Tutorials, Tutorial

Ages ago I showed you very quickly how I decorated my tray table. I love this thing to death because it means that I can work out in the lounge room without having a gigantic burning laptop scalding my legs! Because it’s adjustable I can make it flat and do crafts and nail art on it too 😀

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

The problem with it is that on tiles every time you move it scrapes and make horrible noise. This is what the bottom of the feet look like, the tiles have actually worn through the paint! So my solution is to make it some socks to keep it’s feet warm 😀

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

You need:

  • Felt
  • Needle and possibly pins
  • Similar coloured yarn
  • Scissors
  • Lace for decoration

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

First detach the legs so it’s easier to work with. Lay your felt underneath it so you can measure how long you need it. You are aiming to have a long tube which will fit around the legs all the way up to the first hole in the side. My felt wasn’t long enough to do that so I had to use two pieces to make it long enough.

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

The cut out pieces, one for each leg.

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

To join the two pieces together I used a shoelace style stitch. This is to make sure it lays as flat as possible, you don’t want a wobbly table!

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

All sewn together into one piece:

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

After you’ve sewn them together, just make sure it’s still the correct length…

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Now sew the other one 😀

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Now thread your needle with the yarn. Wrap the felt around the end of the leg and stitch (or pin) it in place to hold it.

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Using a blanket stitch start sewing the felt into a tube around the leg.

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

It should look something like this:

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Keep going all the way up!

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

When you reach the top where the hole is poke the needle through it then wrap the thread around a few times. This will secure the sock at the top of the leg so it doesn’t wiggle down while you’re using it.

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Now at end you started at use the yarn to close up the hole.

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Looks like this:

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

So this is what it looks like with the socks fully on..

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Now it’s time to decorate 😀 I sewed a ring of lace around the top of the sock.

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Finished! Heehee they remind me of cute little Lolita style socks 😀

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Much safer for the tile and a lot less of that irritating scraping noise!

Tray Table Socks Tutorial

Finished!

On another note, with all the questions I’ve been getting lately about nail art I’m going to do a FAQ like the Hime Style one I did a few weeks ago. If you have any questions you would like included just comment or contact me.