DIY: Bedroom Bunting

Hello readers!

Today I have another DIY project for you. I've loved bunting for ages but can never seem to find one that I like at a price that I like as well. So, I thought about it and thought, well actually bunting would be super easy to make. So I did! And here is the tutorial for you!

Things you will need: Pinking sheers
                                Off cuts of fabric
                                Needle and thread or sewing machine
                                Ribbon

Step 1.

The first step is deciding how big you want your triangles for the bunting and to then make a template. I decided I want my triangle to be 6 inches wide. I measured 6 inches on a piece of paper and then made a mark at the mid point another 6 inches below. I then just drew the other two lines down to that point to create the triangle. I then cut the template out.








Step 2.

I then used the template to draw and cut around on my off cuts of fabric. I used seven different fabrics and cut out a total of 28 triangles. However, it turned out I didn't need as many as that, but I will explain that a bit later.

I also used pinking sheers to make the zig zagged edge. This is for two reasons, the first being that it looks good and the second being that it keeps the triangles from fraying without having to hem the edges, which means limited sewing.

Step 3.

The next step is to get your ribbon and cut it to the size that you would like your bunting to be. I got a length of 3 metres but in the end I needed more because I ended up only using half of my triangles. You also have to make sure the ribbon is fairly sturdy and somewhat wide so that it will hang correctly.










Step 4.

I then pinned the triangles to the ribbon at 2 inches apart so I ended up using only 14 triangles. I took the pins out as I sewed along the ribbon. You must make sure the right side of the ribbon is facing down and that the right side of the material is facing down as well so that when you turn it around you cannot see the raw edge of the top of the triangle.











Step 5. 

The last step is to sew along the tops of the triangles. You can either hand sew this is you aren't used to using a machine or you can use a sewing machine as it will be quicker and probably neater.













This is a really easy sewing project so it would be a good project to practise your machine skills. This project was also quite cheap compared to buying bunting in the shops and I could also use fabric that I liked in particular. The offcuts of fabric were £1 in a packet that I got from a car boot sale and the ribbon was £2.37. And it was fun!

Please let me know if you decide to do this project :D

My fashion influences.

Hello all once again!

Now I thought, seeing as this blog is mostly fashion based and I love fashion and being creative with it, I would share with you my influences. Some may be strange, some may be quite normal. Read on for more...!

1. Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan has to be my all time favourite style icon. You may know her from An Education, Shame, Drive and in the upcoming film The Great Gatsby.
She has such a classical style and THE most amazing array of dresses I have ever seen. She always looks so put together and I will admit that I am insanely jealous of her!
Whether she is wearing a dainty little dress of a pair of rolled up trousers and brogues, she doesn't seem to ever put a foot wrong.
And those dimples... some girls get all the luck eh?








2. Suzy Bishop from Moonrise Kingdom

Hmm, yes I know it's a little odd to take influence from a fictional character of twelve years old but there you go. I love the simplicity of her style and innocence of it too. I have a big thing for collars as well which is why Suzy, who is played by Kara Hayward, is one my influences. The sixties has always been an influential era for most people and Suzy Bishop displays a really wearable version that most shapes and sizes could pull off. I wonder if Wes Anderson knew he had created such a style icon?



3.  Katy Perry


I love Katy Perry's style on and off stage because ultimately, she has fun with fashion without going too crazy (most of the time). But also, how can you have a list of fashion influences without a PVC wearing pop princess on it? She has a kind of quirky twist on the fifties look which I find so fun. Her short fringe suits her so well and what's more, she isn't a skinny minnie. I know she is a size 18 but she definitely has curves and I admire her for that.





4. Miley Cyrus

There has been a lot of controversy around Cyrus' style, especially when she was a little younger because she is quite risque. However, I think she is young and learning about what suits her and she is moving with the times. We're not living in the 20's when showing a little ankle was as far as you dare go. She has a real rocky, edgy style and always looks good even on down days. She also has my admiration for cutting off all of her hair! I know myself it is scary but also liberating to do that as I have also had very short hair for some time now, although I'm letting it grow out now. It really suits her and she wears it very uniquely.










I hope you've enjoyed this post and please let me know about your favourite fashion influences!
More of my fashion influences coming soon :D

A Helping Hand

As I am on a saving money BENDER I have thought of a way to help curb my spending on things that I want. I thought that I would make a Christmas list because people are always asking me what I want for Christmas and according to sod's law I always find things I'd like throughout the year but can never think of anything come Christmas time.

The other useful thing about this is, is that you can get better deals throughout the year so if you let your friends and family know then they are saving money too! For example, I have wanted a pair of hair wavers for a while but they are typically £50-£70. Now, my hair isn't quite long enough for hair wavers at the moment but I know I want a pair for when it grows a bit more. And quite handily, this will probably be around Christmas time! But even more handily is the fact that Argos are having a sale at the moment and I have found a pair for around £22! That is less than half the cheapest price I've seem them at previously, and they're not just Argos value ones either, they're Andrew Barton Hair Wavers and they have very good reviews on them.

I've also been able to track down an uber cheap boxset of Doctor Who. I know, I know, I'm geek, I've heard it before. I found the first four series' in a big boxset for £30 on the CEX website so my parents got them for me for Christmas while they were still there. I then looked on the HMV website and the same boxset is £65!! I know the one from CEX is second hand but they check to make sure the disks work and don't have scratches on.

This works the other way round too. You can listen to what your mum, dad, siblings and friends say they want during the year and then get it for a good deal cheaper. It stops it building up to one small part of the year too so you don't feel so hard on the pocket.

So really this idea helps everyone to save money. Then when someone asks you a couple weeks before Christmas what you want as a present you can say, 'Well, let me just get my list!' ;)