Merveilleuse

This year, since September my life has changed. It's something totally different as I'm used to. I'm realizing my dream as a designer; "Be like Cinderella: start each day with a dose of dreaming. And someday your dream will come true." That's the reason why I'm studying fashion.
For this schoolyear I need to design a collection based on a historical period, I've chosen for the French Revolution, better said "Le Directoire, 1790-1799".
We need to design a historical costume what the people wore and a collection what people can wear nowadays based on the history, you can compare it with famous designers collections like Alexander McQueen, Dior, John Galliano, who has token inspiration and ideas based on a historical period.
It's really exciting for me to start this project but scary at the same time. It demands a lot of work and energy, but for me it feels like a hobby so I do like spending my free time on creating clothes (:
Before I can start my collection, it's easier to make a board/collage where you can focus on while designing. So I made my collage with everything that inspired me, colors, architecture, ...
My collection will be finished in Spring 2013.

Shoes shoes ! Only yours !

Tired of your old (out-of-fashion)-shoes. Well Good news fashionista's !! Get a look and most of all BE CREATIVE, something I love to be and to do! Get your mind on a spin and think about your favorite color or which model was your favorite shoe once ? Go to a hobby shop and buy pencils, tape and paint!! Also you can glue spikes, hearts !! Just do what comes up in to your mind and start changing your closet. Make a whole new outfit/closet full of clothes or shoes, without spending a lot of money my dears!
And the greatest of all. Nobody can impersonate you, because you did it yourself. Not a pair you can find in the shop. No ! Only you are wearing it. So again.

Be creative, Be stylish, Be yourself!

Scarf - skirt . Can you see the difference ?

Interesting ! 

Make a yourself a skirt in any color you want, which you can't find in the store with a scarf or a cloth.

Be creative and just do it yourself. 

I'll show you how. It's easy and simple. And for the fashionlovers, you know it to style with t-shirts, tops, shirts, stockings, boots and jewels! Nothing to wear, always a solution !!! (:

Now try it out yourself!

Old vs New Jeans

Do you have an old jeans and you think it's a little bit boring, because it's just too simple. Than there's a solution for it. Just tor it yourself without buying one and it's looks like new and cheap!

This is how you do it!

Honey

While I'm trying to write this post .. In my head this song

Anyway what I want to post is a Beauty tip. Self made with kitchen ingredients: HONEY and COFFEE GRIT.

Looks strange but it helps amazing. A soft hydrated antitoxin skin.

To be honest I saw this ingredient on the Dr. Oz show and because it's budget friendly (less than € 1/$ 1) why not trying!? . 

How to make this Beauty-Mask? 1 spoon of honey and 1 spoon of coffee grit. Blend it together and when it's all smoothly put it on your face for 20 minutes (2x a week).

I tried it already and I can assure you than my skin is changed and feels more softly than before. 

Pimp-Up

At a vintage shop I found a suede purple waistcoat for € 2 ($ 2.6) but it looked so boring. Than I had some ideas to Pimp-up the waistcoat.

A new pair of...

SHOES !!! 

Of course what else? Sunday in Brussels .. Hmm either you can be lazy or you can go shopping. Nearby the north station, named : Rue de Brabant. This street is very known, especially because it's a neighborhood where the most foreigners (North-African) live in whole Brussels. You can tell by the shops and the Arabic music. But it's very nice to shop, for shoes and clothes items .. Let me say with others words: If you can search into the "rubbish" you'll find definitively something you'll like !
Also you can find beautiful and cheap fabrics for clothes ...

Tattoo design

Made By Me 
Now I have a reason to tell a little bit about me (how I am).
When I've something in my head. Doesn't matter which item or object it is "I NEED TO HAVE IT". The same reason why I started to sketch the design of my upcoming tattoo. But I don't put a tattoo just to have one, actually it is a statement of who I am and what I've achieved in life. Every tattoo I have (8) has a meaning. The one I sketched today is where I can find me today and describe (I hope) my future. But the design explains itself. 
It isn't finished yet but it's on his way.

Why did I sketch a  Dreamcatcher with the Ankh-sign in it?
I never thought I'd do something I like and where I can be myself and can go on for hours. Like creating, designing and live/love life!
The dreamcatcher was invited by the Indians. "Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day."
So I hope this will lead me to my goal what I've always dreamed for. (my secret).
And the Ankh-sign is kinda the same but from the Egyptians. I saw in my past and I compared myself like Pharaoh Nefertiti
When I was on holiday in Egypt I became fascinated of the history and since I knew the meaning of the Ankh (key of life), I thought "that's what I want and where I want to life for, eternal life".

Need to pack a gift ?

It's my friend's B-day and I bought some Vintage shoes for him. Too late to post a picture because it's already packed and don't want to destroy the beautiful-self-made-packing !
The vintage shop doesn't has packing, so I needed to find something original to put the shoes in. I took a carton I don't use. But it looked drab! Just the brown drab color .. Baaah! You can imagine what I mean.

Started by using a piece of a shirt which I teared up and I used it for the bow around the carton. It still looked bored and it needed color. Colors are missing and that's important! 

Where to find colors? Idea :: press-cuttings !!!

He's into vintage (like I am) and I searched for cuttings he might like! 

And the present is packed !!! You like?

THE SHOE(S)!

I love the way you Create

I had a wonderful unforgettable day ! Discovered my new store .. DECORATION!!! Finally got some new stuff to create my clothes and decoration stuff for my lil studio!! Can't get enough .. I wanted to buy everything I saw!!! Colorful. Amazing. Creative. Fun. Stickers. Flowers. Tape. Paper. Wood. Bottoms.  etc etc..

I felt in heaven and now I can finally continue to do what I love doing!

Bottoms everywhere. Every color every shape! Which designer wouldn't go crazy by seeing this? 

My friend and I went Crazy. Feeling like little children in a toy store or in Paradise.. It was a great feeling to discover anything you like and especially when you let your inspiration flow by seeing all this beautiful creative stuff.

Decoration by inspiration!

DO IT YOURSELF

I was so bored yesterday. I decided to do something with my work that I am "finishing" a long time now! But came up to other ideas as well. 

My wall was so "grey" that I made a wall-collage with souvenirs. Places I've been too. Child pictures. Museum tickets. Notes. Sketches. Hairpins. Money from other countries.
So from now on, everything that I've been done, comes on my wall! I don't need to re-paint it, or decorate with flowers etc etc .. But by my own stuff!

The same thing I did with a case. First you could see what was in the inside. For me it is all messy and I don't like to if visitors can see whats in it! ... But I solved it!
I took some carton that I've received as wrapping, took the size and cut it to frame the case.