Cute stuff on the internet

Hello!

Today I wanted to show you things I made following tutorials on the internet. The first one is this adorable cat bag from ABM. When I saw this blog post, I just knew I had to make one! It's not that easy to make and if you're not used to sewing, try some simpler projects before doing this. If you're afraid to fail, use faux leather like I did so you don't waste some pricy real one!

And the other thing is this super cute heart bracelet made from embroidery thread. I learned how to do this thanks to the amazing youtuber LaurDIY. Go check out her video here. It's very easy to do, once you get the hang of it. And it takes quite some time so I made it watching some old episodes of PLL :) I added some chain so I could take it off more easily.

 

I hope those links will inspire you to make something this week-end. Why not lie in your garden while making cute bracelets and drink lemonade?

Love, Elsa

Glitter shoes

Hello everyone! How's life?

So I had these shoes. Shoes I had bought at some sort of garage sale (I think that's what English-speaking people call them, right ?). I liked them, but not as much as my other pairs. So I didn't wear them. Lesson of the day: don't buy anything just because it's cheap! But I'm sure you new that. I try sticking to that rule and usually succeed because I have a pretty high will power, but sometimes the shoe-euphoria wins me over. And I bought them. After wearing them once and putting them back on my shoe rack for several months, I decided to make them prettier, to transform them into something I would want to wear. And I did! I used silver spray paint and silver glitter. I love GLITTER ! but then again who doesn't?

 

That's what they looked like. Okay, but just not that cute. I took the laces off and taped where I didn't want the paint to go. Then I spray-painted them and let them dry.

And I thought "Well that is definitely better" But it still didn't feel special. So I took some glue, sprinkled some glitter and the magic happened. (Sorry for the "blue-ness" of the picture, I'm still learning)

I didn't make them all glitter because even though it would have been amazing, they might have become hard to wear. And me not wearing them was the original problem. When I was finished, I sprayed clear polish on them to make the glitter hold and that was it. Let dry for a day or two, then go out and enjoy your new sparkly shoes!

Love, Elsa