by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 21, 2011 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos
A simple hair style with two small poufs that kind of looks like kitten ears ^_^
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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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Double Mini Pouf Hairstyle Instructions
This is one of my favorite casual hair styles at the moment because it’s quick, easy and kind of looks like kitty ears.
Start by brushing and dividing your hair into two sections.
Take a small section of hair above your ear on one side and brush it upwards.
Twist it slightly towards the middle like this.
Fold it backwards so the twist sits on your head.
The more you twist the more the top will point into a little triangle ear shape.
It helps to have slightly dirty hair so it has texture to hold the shape.
Pin it in place with one bobby pin pushed up the middle back to front and one horizontal so they form an X shape.
Repeat on the other side.
Twist into the middle again so it’s the opposite of the first one.
Give them a good spray so they stay in place and you’re all finished.
So cute and it only takes around 5 minutes.
Now release your inner kitty.
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and tutorials.
Thanks so much for watching.
Bye!
by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 17, 2011 | Clothing-Tutorials, Craft, Tutorial
It’s getting pretty warm here… well warm-ish depending on the day of the week so I thought it was the perfect time to try an item of clothing I haven’t worn since I was around 12… shorts! I found some nice dark denim ones at a store for $6 but they were 4 sizes too big. Only $6 though so I bought them and figured it would be a good test to see if I could modify them and whether or not I actually even like shorts.
Here’s my end result and even though I don’t usually wear them… I really like the style. Good for warm casual days ^_^
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So this was them to begin with, they were a size 14 and I am a 6 so they needed taking in. The easiest way to take in pants is to cut the side seams and stitch it back up smaller so that’s what I started with. These jeans had a bit of a flare to the bottom which I wanted to keep so rather than cutting the whole way I folded a wedge which left the bottoms of the legs the same and just took a chunk out of the middle and waist band.
From the inside…
Unfortunately because of the original shape of them the wedge that I cut out (which was basically like a big dart) made the butt part of it look bunchy. So to fix that I folded two smaller darts from the corner of the pockets to the middle seam.
Then I tried it on to make sure it was right and then stitched it together.
Lastly I decided to make the seams more of a focus point so I embroidered over them using a simple “Lazy Daisy” stitch.
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And the side seam:
So there you go, $6 shorts and half an hour later and I’m pretty happy with them. I’m definitely not going to rush out to buy more but I do like these ones!
Quick and easy fix for the win!
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by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 13, 2011 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos
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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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How To Do A 5 Minute Bow Hairstyle Instructions
This is a really quick simple version of the bow style hair.
The real version is more polished but also takes longer.
Start by putting your hair in a high ponytail, don’t pull the hair all the way through on the last loop.
Leave the tail at the front.
Divide the loop in half down the middle.
Pin the tail section down in front of the hair band.
Pull the tail backwards over the top of the split loop.
Pin it at the back below the hair toe and hide the ends under one of the loops with another pin.
Now fluff it out the side loops.
If you want them to be stiffer, you should fluff the bottom part towards the top.
The size difference will hold it up.
Make sure to hair spray it so it stays in place.
Done!
Don’t be surprised if this attracts quite a bit of attention.
Of course it doesn’t survive super rainy days.
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and tutorials.
Thanks so much for watching.
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by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 7, 2011 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos
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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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Puffy Bun With No Teasing Hair Instructions
This is a very easy way to get volume in your bun without teasing/backcombing and damaging it.
Start with your hair in a high ponytail.
Shake out your hair and ruffle it with your fingers to puff it up messily.
If you have thin hair you can add some volumising spray and shuffle it out more.
Roughly twist it into a bun.
Don’t twist too much of it will lose volume.
Pin it all in place.
If it doesn’t look right then fluff it out more and try again.
Give it a bit of a shake to see if it’s sturdy enough or needs more pins.
Hairspray the hell out of it.
Now you just need to decorate it with a pretty accessory like a bow and you’re finished.
This style looks like it takes more effort than it does!
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and tutorials.
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by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 7, 2011 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos
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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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Simple Twisted Bun instructions
This is pretty much the simplest hairstyle I know.
it’s great for summer or covering the fact that you haven’t washed your hair in a while.
Brush out your hair and clip back any bits you want to keep down like your fringe.
Brush it up into a very high ponytail and secure with a hairband.
Pull the ponytail out to the side and twist it backwards.
Brush it to make the end result smooth or leave it messy so it’s bigger.
Curl it around the base of the ponytail until you run out of hair.
Secure with a couple of pins and tuck in the ends.
Add a pretty comb or clip to finish.
You could add a ribbon or coloured extension to the twist for an extra point of interest as well.
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and tutorials.
Thanks so much for watching.
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by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 5, 2011 | Craft, Other-Tutorials, Tutorial
One last tutorial to end the week on and this one is a funny kind of collaboration! Months ago, Miss EggVIP suggested making a book cover to use on the train. I pretty much stay in the CBD now so training places isn’t a huge thing from me but I have been wanting to make some kind of folder to keep letters you guys send in. Enter Hear Mum Roar who kindly donated an old filofax for crafting a long time ago too!
Add some scrap fabric I had and this was the result:
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I haven’t really decorated it yet but I thought I would show you how I made the basic cover and leave the rest to your imagination ^_^You need:
- Fabric
- Needle/thread or a sewing machine
- Pins
- Scissors
- Iron/ironing board to make it nice and neat
- Book to cover
First step is to lay out your fabric and place the book on top, you need to measure enough to cover the whole thing and still leave several cm on all sides to be the seams. I only had enough for a small amount of overhang on each side but if you want to have pockets on the inside I would suggest cutting it twice as wide as the book.
Lay the fabric out with the bad side up and fold the top and bottom over twice to form a seam like this then pin it in place:
You want it to be a little taller than the book so it will protect the edges a little and there’s enough room for the cover to side in and out.
Next flip it so the good side is up and fold the sides over the cover edges and pin in place like this:
Fold the other side over and make sure it’s fairly snug on the book but not so tight so you can’t close it. You’ll notice all the seams are facing outwards, we’re basically making it inside out so the seams are hidden on the inside.
 
Take the book out and fold the raw edge back on itself so it will be hidden at the end and pin in place.
You should have something along these lines. In a perfect world you would fold the raw seam under twice so it’s completely incased but I didn’t have enough fabric to do that.
Now stitch everything! Sew around the outside seams that you pinned so it’s all completely secure. Once you’re finished you can turn it right way out.
My filofax had an elastic band to hold it closed so I poked a hole out the back to allow it through. DONE!
On the inside you can see what I meant about leaving more fabric to turn the cover into a pocket on each side. Mine was much too thin but if you have enough fabric it can be very useful!
Now you just need to fill it with letters! Or in my case, you need to sit down and reply to your letters instead of procrastinating by making a pretty folder to keep them in >_> The beautiful one you can see on top was written to me by the awesome Frolickings, she even drew this beautiful picture of me!! So freaking awesome!
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