DIY Christmas Wreath

While I don't study anymore, but enjoy a sort of vacation for the moment, I finally have time to make more stuff. I love making stuff, clothes, accessories, decorations, I love it all! So sometimes I actually use that time to make something. With Christmas coming up, I decided to make a wreath. I got to the store to buy the supplies and got to work. Here're the results and a little DIY guide.

YOU NEED

The one thing you'll definitely need, is the foam base for the wreath. All other materials are of your choice. To decorate, I got an organza ribbon of 500 cm, which was just enough to go around the foam base. I'm a sucker for plastic apples, berries and mushrooms, so I got wild and bought a lot of them. As berries and mushrooms are more Fall appropriate, I bough a plastic Poinsettia plant to add that Christmas flavor.

STEP I

Wrap the ribbon around the foam base. I divided the ribbon in two equal parts and started wrapping in two ways. It would have been better to just secure one end and wrap it all around. I sew the ends together at the back of the base, to secure the ribbon.

STEP II

I cut off some leaves of the Poinsettia to start decorating the wreath.

STEP III

Just start pinning and securing whatever materials you have onto the base. Make sure it doesn't fall off straight away. I used pinning needles to secure the leaves. You can also use glue or a glue gun, but I didn't want to make a mess, so I played it safe.

RESULT

I must say, I'm pretty pleased with the result. It took me a small hour to make it and it's actually pretty easy. So don't be affraid and get your DIY skillzzz used!

Hope you enjoyed this post! Much more DIY stuff coming up in 2013.

Red Christmas

With a new year in sight, it was time for a slight change.

My classes are done for this year and I pretend to have free time. So I decided to clean up my blog a bit.

To start with a fresh page in 2012. No major changes, as you can see, just a little fresh-up.

Hope you all like it or otherwise... I, for sure, have to adapt to it. Choosing a font must be the hardest thing, still not sure which one to keep. U're welcome to share your ideas on the lay out matter :)

As for the new year. I already know that it'll be a hard year. With graduation in sight, I must make an effort to finish my college year well. Many plans are on the 'to do' list. Exams, internship, thesis, driving license, hitting the job market, ... too much to name. Making time for my blog in the meantime... This year will sure be a challenge, but I don't say no to challenges. So wish me good luck. Off course there're also pleasant things to look forward to. The first one is celebrating the coming year with dear friends!

And the spring will bring a big change to my life, I can't wait to tell you more about it.

For now, as promised, pictures of my Christmas outfit. I wanted to wear color, and as we know, red is very Christmassy. It wouldn't be me, if I hadn't put a twist or a theme behind it. This time I went for a Chinese inspired look. The red dress with the flowers set the tone and my Asian heritage completed the look.

Wearing: 3Suisses dress, H&M shoes, vintage belt and DIY earrings

Merry Christmas, dear readers!

Christmas and New Year's Eve are my favorite holidays. A time to spend with family and close friends. I'm also a fetishist when it comes to the decorations. A beautiful Christmas tree makes me a one happy girl.

I had a wonderful time at a family dinner today. We laughed, enjoyed each others company, unwrapped presents and ate a lot of yummy food. Hope all of you had a nice Christmas too!

So here's a picture overload of this evening.

We had to give 'wrong' presents this year. I'm so happy with my Homer Simpson slippers!

Loverrrr

And a little preview of my outfit ;)

Merry Christmas once again!