D.I.Y studded shorts...

After lusting after Rihanna in her studded shorts at Coachella I decided to stud some shorts of my own.

My blue cut-off Levi's shorts are seriously too short to wear without tights so I have been keeping my eye out for a longer pair that I can wear with bare legs this summer.

I managed to pick up these awesome black ones from a vintage shop in Cardiff for just £20 which is waaaaay better than the over-priced versions you can get in Urban Outfitters. The studs were approx.

 £8 for 50 (including p&p) from Ebay

I marked out where I wanted to place the studs wih masking tape and a good ole' faithful Sharpie pen,

 Using this weird pointy tool that I found in my Bf's random 'odd-job' draw (do all men have these??!!) I carefully pierced the denim whilst being careful to keep the hole smaller than the stud back as you don't want them to slop all over the place or become loose.

 I decided to put a row of studs along the seam that runs down each leg and also across the top of the back of the shorts so that there is a little 'stud action' from all views. I then simply pushed the stud-back through from the under-side and then screwed the stud cones on as tightly as I could manage.

I can't wait to wear these bad boys once the weather picks up a bit

xoxo

Hippie bands and a growing Ebay obsession...

I STILL haven't put my raspberry Dr Marten's on Ebay yet!!

 Arghhh I really need to get my bum in gear and do it!

 I have however discovered the joy of Ebay shopping which is a disaster for my bank balance!

 Since setting up a paypal account I keep buying things without thinking... one click of a button makes it waaay too easy!

I recently purchased these 5 rings from JWLRY (the online shop run by blogger Lilly Melrose) for a mere £5!!!!! So no-thought-purchases aren't all bad. I'm a big fan of big and chunky rings and as these come in an array of my favourite colour (turquoise) they are quickly becoming a permanent extension of my digits.

5 rings for £5 bought in a flash sale from JWLRY.

I am one of those people who only buys clothes for summer! I know this isn't the smartest idea seeing that I live in England and the majority of our weather is dreary and cold, but summer is my favourite time of year and I find Winter clothing boring! I like less layers and being able to chuck things on in a laid-back fashion.
So I couldn't resist stocking up on more 'festival' headbands when I saw them on sale at New Look.

flower headbands both £3 New Look

I honestly just wish my life was one big summer festival! I would happily give up showers and brushing my hair if it meant that I got to see my favourite bands, wear face-paint and flowers and live a festival every day of the year (maybe a shower for special occasions like my bday and xmas??!)

Get me to a festival field ASAP! 

xoxo

Pink hair??!! and Motel haul...

Just had my hair done by my lovely hairdresser Cara. She is literally the only person I trust to do my hair as she knows me really well and doesn't try to push me into more extreme styles that just wouldn't feel like 'me'. 

I have lightened the ends of my hair in preparation for the marshmallow pink dye that I have bought and she has toned down the top third of my hair to a colour similar to my natural colour...the aim being that I will dye my hair less and just leave it au natural...except for the bright pink obvs.

the photo doesn't really show the difference between the top and bottoms of my hair but I will post a better photo once I have dyed it PINK!!

 As you can see I am wielding my camera. This is part of my new aim to use less instagram photos on my blog. I want to try and vary it a bit so that the images are a bit more life-like. That's not to say I will stop using instagram completely though...as it is super convenient for on-the-go posts.

This week I ended up receiving to parcels in 2 days! I love receiving packages as it doesn't happen that often. My Motel order arrived just in time for the weekend. I chose an Aztec print play-suit with cut-out back and the red ditzy floral playsuit too. Plus some brand new nail varnishes from Model's Own to add to my already stupidly large collection of polishes that are taking over my BF's bedroom.

cute cut-out detail at back

I'd never usually wear red but this will look great with my leather jacket and DM's

Model's Own nail polish in: pinky/brown beetle juice, aqua/violet beetle juice and Sophie's pink

I have just ordered a new camera tripod from Ebay so expect lots more self-portraits and less instant instagram convenience (hopefully).

xoxo