Classic Plaited Updo Hairstyle Tutorial

Morning! Today’s hairstyle is a little more classic style and features a knitted headband that I made. You can easily make your own or just use another kind of headband.

Start with clean, brushed hair.

Split it into 3 sections, one either side and one at the back.
Put the back section into a ponytail.
Flip the ponytail through itself by poking your fingers through the band and pulling the tail through.
Plait the rest of the hair down and tie off.
Fluff the plait out with your fingers and flip it up to the top of your head. Pin it in place. If you have a long tail hanging across the front like I do don’t worry, it will be hidden under the headband later.
Move on to the first side and divide it into halves. Plait each half and repeat on the other side.
You should have 4 small plaits.
Place your headband on so it sits just behind the plaits. I think headbands which feature plaits look best with this style because they continue the theme. Poke any tails at the top under it so they are hidden.
Take the back plait on either side and wrap them around the front of your head. You can twist them together for a more interesting look too.
Pin the tails under the band.
Now take the front plaits and pull them backwards and around the other side.
Pin their tails under the hairband too. The back will end up something like this. Personally I think this style works best with darker, curly hair because the results have so much texture. It’s really easy to see my parts because of the colour of my hair and roots where as with darker hair you just get the cool patterns.
But there you go! Another hairstyle to add to your repertoire ^_^
Hope you enjoyed and let me know if you give it a try!

Easy Bow Back T-Shirt Surgery Tutorial

Depending on your side of the world, it’s warming up or cooling down. It’s cooling down here but I refuse to accept that and so I’m still making Summer clothes >_>

I had this big shirt that I bought from the thrift store laying around and while it was super comfy, it wasn’t super feminine so I decided it was time for a make over.

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You need:

  • Shirt
  • Lace
  • Needle and thread
  • Scissors

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So step one is to cut a deeper neckline on the back. I cut a deep v neck and then hand stitched up the seam again.

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Gather up the fabric right down the middle and stitch it together.


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Wrap the gather in lace and stitch it in place.

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Done!

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Yay for make overs and t-shirt surgery. I am thinking of doing similar things with some of James’ old gigantic shirts.

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Now it’s a little more feminine but still super comfortable and very airy for summer. Triple win!

Spring Decoden Moisturiser Case Project

Today is just a little decoden project! I did my moisturiser case 😀

This little thing of moisturiser was a gift from Mr and Mrs DinoSlippers a long time ago and it was such a convenient size that I just kept refilling it. After a while I thought I should decorate it and make it extremely pretty and impractical because I liked it so much haha!

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I peeled off the labels and cleaned it up.

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I then glued on the larger pieces.

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The centre piece is a cameo that I needle felted when I first started felting! The tiny deer are were a little gift from Sefie! So cute 😀

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I did a row of larger pearls around the edge of the lid.

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Then the rest was filled in with jewels and pearls.

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All done! I love Spring themed things. And also, how cute is the tiny deer??

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