DIY Camisole/Tank Top

Hello!

I hope you are spending a very nice summer with lots of sun and ice cream! Today I'll show you a top I made thanks to Q2HAN's tutorial. Q2HAN is a blog and youtube channel by two very talented sisters who love sewing. Their video tutorials are very well explained and they have a great style!

This top was a bit hard to make because the fabric I chose is quite slippery and frayed a lot as well. And there are two layers. But I did it! It's a very light fabric so it's nice to wear on a warm summer day.

Oh, btw the pictures don't show my face because I looked weird in all of them :) But the top is what matters here anyways. Will you be making one of these?

Love, Elsa

New York, New York!

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Hi friends!

In only a few days, I am flying to New York. I have never been so I am super exited! I have scheduled a few posts during my trip but I just wanted to tell you so if you comment on something or email me, I might take a while to answer. But I'll be back soon with a lot of pictures!

Love, Elsa

Cactus Nail Art

Hello friends!

Today I'll quickly share this simple and fun nail art design: small cacti! This idea is not mine, I just tried to replicate this mani by Chalkboard nails because I loved it so much. And I recently bought some succulents and repotted my little cacti so I was inspired by them. I didn't make it into a tutorial since it's not my original creation and it seems pretty self-explanatory to me but if you're interested by some step-by-step pictures, just ask me.

Love, Elsa

DIY Birthday Card

 

Hello everyone and happy 4th of July!

Since I am french, I don't celebrate the American Independence Day. However, my Dad's birthday is today. So happy birthday Dad! I made this little card for him because I always prefer homemade cards over store-bought ones. It's always more personal. And to make it more personal, I put a little octopus on it! (It's kind of an inside joke) I was inspired by the summer and the sea so I put ombré waves on it. To make your own card you'll need some white paper for the base of the card, some blue paper in at least three shades (you could pick another color instead of blue but it wouldn't look like waves, but I guess you could make some red and orange lava...? Or a magic pink sea!), scissors, glue and a pencil.

First, cut your white paper to make the base of the card. You can make it any size you like. Then, cut the lightest shade of blue a tiny less larger than the white card once it's folded in two. You don't have to make it as long as the card, just make sure it's long enough so the next color will cover the bottom of it.

After that, draw the waves on the top of your blue paper. I tried several options but I went with three waves in the end. Once you are happy with the shape of the waves, cut it.

Then, glue it to the card. You can glue it as high or as low as you want. I left a bit of white at the top but you could leave more or none at all. Then, repeat the same steps with the darker blues. I made the medium shade with four waves and the darkest with three again.

And to add the finishing touch, I drew a cute little octopus on some white paper and cut it out and I gave him a face with a black pen. And I added a speech bubble cut out of tracing paper because I thought the transparency effect would look cool and I didn't want to hide the waves. Obviously, it's my dad's b-day so I wrote "happy birthday" on it but you can write anything you like.

And voila! You just made a super cute summer themed card. The octopus is a little childish so it would make a cute card for a baby boy birth. And yes, I know my father is not a baby boy but I like cute stuff so that's what he got!

Love, Elsa

Get organized this summer #2

Hi friends!

Have you written down your goals for this summer yet? Today I'll show you an easy and pretty way to display wall art or reminders that allows you to change them really easily. You'll need some nice masking tape and small clothes pins. Then, just attach the pin to your wall with the masking tape in a way that still lets you open and close the pin.

And here you go! It's the easiest thing ever, right? That way, you can display anything you want. I use this method to hang pretty images, my school schedule and little reminders and notes. I hope you like this and I wish you a very nice day. What will you display with it?

Love, Elsa

Get organized this summer #1

Hi guys!

Today I will start a new series on this blog of organizational tips or DIYs.

The first step to getting more organized is setting goals. Decide what you want to organize and achieve. If you have big goals, it's better to separate them in smaller steps so you don't feel overwhelmed. For example, I plan to reorganize and redecorate my whole room but if I write "organize room" on my list, I know I'll never get it done because it's not something I can do in a few hours. So instead, I can write "organize closet", "organize scrapbooking stash", "organize desk"... And that way, I am actually gonna get these things done faster because they just seem easier. Procrastination can be a big problem and for me, it is usually caused by thoughts like "there's no point in doing this" or "it's too hard anyway" and by making the goals I want to achieve smaller and easier, I won't feel that discouraged. If there is something really hard you have to do, set yourself a nice reward. Make it as big or as small as you want, depending on the task you have to do.

You should also hang that list somewhere where you'll see it every day. Make that list pretty and easy to read! Cross off anything you have done so you can see your achievements. I love crossing things out of lists. It's actually a guilty pleasure of mine. Makes me feel sooo organized and efficient.

The last thing is about schedules. I don't like schedules because if I don't finish one thing in time, I'll be late on everything and feel bad about it. And it's the summer holidays right now for me so I don't want to feel pressured at all. I think deadlines are better because that way you can work or relax when you want to but you still have to get stuff done. For example, I have to read 7 books before September comes and I go back to school. So instead of forcing myself to read for an hour every morning or something, I prefer to decide how many days I have to finish each book.

If any of you have books to read for school, I have another tip: count how many pages the book has (minus the useless pages there sometimes are at the beginning and end of the book) and divide that number by the number of days you have to read it. and you get how many pages you have to read per day! (Ex: if I need to read 150 pages in a week, I divide 150 by 7 and I get 21,4, which means I have to read 22 pages each day)

Here's my own list of stuff to do:

And yes, I plan to continue the fruit plush project. Cause my apple plush is feeling kinda lonely... :) I hope this post can me helpful and you'll enjoy this series. Tell me your goals in the comments!
Love, Elsa

Pineapple nail art tutorial

Hi friends!

Today I wanted to make some really fun nail art design inspired by the summer. Pineapples are delicious, fun and super trendy right now! And I'll show you how to make these on your nails. You'll see, it's not that hard.

Paint your nails in any color you want. I chose blue to make the orange pineapple pop. I painted the nails were I planned to draw the pineapples a very light blue.

Then, draw an half oval shape in orange and some green leaves.

Outline the pineapple with black and trace some parallel line in on the pineapple.

Then trace some parallel lines the other way in order to form a grid.

You can make smaller pineapples on another nail like I did.

Finish it off with some topcoat and you're done! Do you like it? If you recreate this design, please post a link in the comments so I can see!

Love, Elsa

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