Andy’s Way…
June 29th, 2011
The beautiful Andy from Style Scrapbook really has a talent for DIY, and I love her interpretation of the orange Jill Sander skirt. I think it would be a perfect look if you are going to a summer wedding.
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Elle Party -outfit
June 24th, 2011
Jacket; (my mothers old one), top; T by Alexander Wang, skirt; Stine Goya, shoes; MiuMiu, bag; Proenza Schouler, bracelets; Shamballa, necklace; homemade. Jakke; mammas gamle, topp; T by Alexander Wang, skjørt; Stine Goya, sko; MiuMiu, veske; Proenza Schouler, armbånd; Shamballa, smykke; hjemmelaget.Make it your own!
June 9th, 2011
Photos: ladybird
Dere som følger bloggen min fast husker sikkert Dreams of Norway konkurransen som ble avsluttet for litt siden. Vinneren er kåret, det ble en heldig snelle fra Tønsberg som fikk meg til å le høyt av sitt bidrag. Jeg ler faktisk litt enda bare på tanken. Takk for det frøken!
Da jeg postet konkurransen så lovte jeg dere også å vise frem mine egne Dreams of Norway smykker. Og her er et av de. Et fantastisk enkelt og fint slavearmbånd, eller Bollywoodarmbånd som mange også velger å kalle det. Det kommer opprinnelig med en tynn enkel sølvring som binder leddene sammen. Jeg har valgt å bytte den ut med litt stæsj fra Perlehuset. For øyeblikket er det et gullfarget blad som pryder lanken. Men jeg har også kjøpt inn både hodeskaller og fugler som skal få lov til å pynte opp hånden min. Elsker at armbåndet er så enkelt at man fint kan sette sitt personlige preg på det! Er for øyeblikket på utkikk etter noen gule eller turkise perler som jeg tror vil se kjempefine ut sammen med dette armbåndet, en perfekt sommerlook! Hvis dere titter innom hjemmesiden til Dreams of Norway, så er det det nederste armbåndet jeg har.
You might remember the Dream of Norway contest I posted some weeks ago? In that post I promised to show you my own Dreams of Norway jewelry. Here is one of my favorites, this slave bracelet. It's quite clean and simple, so I decided to customize it. I got myself some gems at Perlehuset and are now showing off different versions of this bracelet. Love wearing it!
Proenza DIY
June 8th, 2011
Jeg ble helt forelsket i dette smykket fra Proenza Schouler da jeg så det for en stund siden. På Stockholmsturen forrige uke var jeg innom en butikk og ville gjerne prøve det og spurte om jeg kunne få kjøpe det fem minutter før åpningstid (jeg forklarte pent at jeg desverre ikke hadde tid til å [...]
Who knows who cares
April 15th, 2011
BikBok leather jacket | Vintage blouse | H&M skirt | Zara boots | DIY ear chain
DIY | Pictures from the past
April 3rd, 2011
I've always been that person that cannot throw anything away; and this proves it. I'm glad, though, because if I wasn't I would never have been able to make this beautiful thing. First off, I must say that I find old pictures really romantic, but somehow I've completely forgotten about the fact that I myself have taken a lot of photographs throughout the years. Today I decided to go through my forgotten photo-albums, and man was I surprised when I saw what I had saved. Treasures! Lots and lots of treasures! I find myself somewhat overwhelmed, to be honest; because while I've been busy tumbling similar pictures by others, I never stopped to think that I myself might have some. I have in fact been a little girl running around with my parents camera! I've taken pictures of the sun and the rainbow and used flashlight to light up snowball fights and held my fingers in front of the lens. Thank godless for that; because these are some of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long time. I am proud; because though I never intended for the pictures to turn out like that - I did take them and I did save them. Now I know why. Enjoy my little DIY/art-project anno 2011. The pictures I used are from 1996 and up to cirka 2003 - and how I did it is pretty self-explanatory through these photographs, I think; but if you have any questions just ask!
Oh, and if you want to make your own, make sure you have a little helper with you; Emma was very supportive!
Inspiration for this project come from this picture.
DIY: Bliss Lau ear chain
March 7th, 2011
DIY ear chain
Photos by my brother
I immedeatly craved this ear chain by Bliss Lau when I saw it in a magazine. Instead of paying $191 for it I decided to make one myself. I looked around and found an old necklace which had both a thin and a thicker chain mixed together. After cutting out a piece of it I gathered the loose ends by using an old ear piercing. I might get an arrowed piercing and a more delicate chain later, but this will do for now.
Tutorial | High waisted knit shorts
January 27th, 2011
Warning: heavy text post. My knit shorts have gotten a lot of attention on the internets and in real life, for that matter - and I have received so many requests regarding them I can't even wrap my head around it. Many of you asked me if I could make you a pair, others were ready to pay me a lot of money to knit a pair for them, some asked for a recipe and a couple of you guys wanted to know where I bought it: because you didn't believe I made them. Honestly, I just got lucky. I was aiming for a kind of voluminous skirt; but somewhere in the process I decided to make shorts instead. I wish I could make a pair for every single one of you guys, but I really can't do that. So I'm doing the next best thing. Or, trying to. Here's a tutorial.
I've never made a tutorial before, so please be gentle with me. I also never had the skills to follow knitting recipes myself, so I'm kind of making it up as I go: using my own terms and kind of winging it; much like how I came up with the idea of making these shorts in the first place. I tend to use humor as a defense mechanism when I’m insecure, which you may notice later on in this post. It's actually very, very easy to make these shorts – I just don’t know how to explain it. Imagine a medium neck cowl, sown together in the middle of one end and there you have it!I only use approximate measurements, mostly because if it doesn’t fit – I make it fit. I also prefer a bit of room in my clothes for more comfort.
Ingredients:
- Approximately 3 balls of yarn. I personally used PT2. PT2 is a 100% natural Norwegian wool of highest quality, which is available here.
- 5 mm (US8) circular needles. You could also knit this back and forth on straight needles, but I prefer circular ones.
Preparations:- First of: buy the yarn. Pretty self explanatory, but I thought I’d mention it just in case.
- Second: buy the needles. You will be needing them of the actual making the shorts.
- Third: if your mom or another friend is doing it for you, ignore the steps above and buy chocolate, flowers, wine, strawberries, scented candles and a pair of great shoes with a card that says “thank you for doing this for me”.
- Then; measure the length between your waist and crotch to get the approximate height of the shorts, which in my case was about 25 cm. Remember these are just ish-measurements, and I’m a size small. I didn’t have to measure the width of my bum-area because the circular needles where a perfect match to my size, but I suggest you do it and add a few cm for good luck.
How to:This is the tricky part; for me. I chose to knit my shorts in loose 5x5 ribs (knit 5, purl 5). Start by casting on that circular needle and measure as you go. When it comes to the width of the shorts I suggest you stretch the yarn and keep going until you reach your own measurements. Very unspecific, I know, but true nonetheless. Then you just keep knitting in circles until you reach you preferred height and remember to cast off every tenth stitch of every third row of the purl to get that defined waist. When you've reached your measurements and finished casting of, lay it flat and measure so that you find the middle (of the wide end). Sew together 2-4 cm using the same type of yarn. So, to sum up:
Cast on (your bum-measurement in cm) and knit approximate 4 rows of 5x5 ribs (knit 5, purl 5). Cast of every 10th stitch of every 3rd row of the purled stitches, while continuing the 5x5 ribs. Cast of loosely. Sew together 2-4 cm in the middle of the bottom part and fix those little beauty flaws.
The best tips I have is to use your own creativity to decide what you prefer. This is only a vague guide. You can have a cleaner look with simple stitches alone, or make it even more complex with the patterns of your choice. You can use super-thick yarn to make chunky shorts, or make tight ones with thread-thin yarn. The last option is an everlasting project, I think. There are thousands of blogs and sites about knitting and recipes to guide you. The problem I have is that I took it straight out of my own imagination, and just knitted in circles, casting off to suit my waist, until I was satisfied - but I really hope this help you guys a little bit!
*Remember to cast off somewhat loose in the end so that you don't have to redo it all when you don't get it over your bum, like I did.
Previous post on this subject: DIY high waisted knit shorts (gray), DIY high waisted knit shorts (mustard w/bow) and DIY high waisted knit shorts (gray v.2)
DON’T THROW IT AWAY. FIX IT!
January 23rd, 2011
Dette smykke kjøpte jeg på H&M for ca et år siden, men jeg har nesten aldri brukt det. Jeg er ikke så glad i akkurat den blågrønne fargen, men jeg er derimot ganske glad i svart. Så hvorfor ikke bare farge kulene med sprittusj?I bought this necklace at H&M last year, but I have almost never used it. I am not too found of that blue-green colour, but I do like black. So, why not just colour it with a marker?
Left: as I bought it. Right: after I coloured it with a marker.
DIY
January 7th, 2011
I am working on a little DIY project with inspiration by these catwalk photos from Chloé and Ralph Lauren. I´ll show you the result when I am finished (it takes time!!).. If you don´t have the patience, this one from TopShop isn´t to bad either. Source; Style.comSpirer
January 7th, 2011
Photo: Linn hos Gevir
Det er ikke alle frisører man blir inspirert av å besøke. Men Gevir er definitivt en plass til inspirasjon. På Gevir sin egen blogg er det lagt ut en del bilder fra salongen. Blant annet dette. Av de små grønne spirene med avispapir rundt. Fantastisk fint spør du meg!
A wall of plant at my hairdresser. Gevir is not only my hairdresser, but a place to find inspiration. Love this wall. Visit their blog here.
DIY Pannebånd
December 13th, 2010
Pannebånd – DIY, genser – herfra
Dette pannebåndet kan de aller aller fleste få til. Inspirasjonen hentet jeg fra et pannebånd jeg så på asos.com – man trenger jo ikke alltid å kjøpe, hvertfall ikke når man kan lage noe selv og bli vel så fornøyd med det!
Garnet jeg har brukt, fikk jeg av min kjære svigermor og er i en perfekt angorablanding i deilig offwhite farge. Jeg la opp ca 20 masker på pinne nr 3,5 og strikket glattstrikk helt til jeg fikk den rundt hodet (du kan også bruke rundpinne, men det hadde ikke jeg i riktig str). Deretter strikket jeg midtstykket, la opp ca 10 masker og strikket til passelig lengde. Monterte denne før jeg så sydde sammen pannebåndet. Og voilà, så har du et pannebånd med sjarm!
Kanskje den perfekte julegave til deg selv eller ei venninne?
It’s not all black and white
December 9th, 2010
Nothing innovative. Just my wonderful DIY shorts, and this faux-fur jacket I've been re-discovering these past couple of weeks. Layering with grays and black may seem boring and ordinary; but I do love it. It's so interesting to see how people react to this shorts as well. I wore it to the Lindex + Vixen event last night, and while I was walking around the city people stopped and turned around to take an extra look at what I was wearing. That's so much fun! I'm always so shy and awkward, but this kind of makes up for that in it's own little way.
I'm wearing my DIY knitted high-waisted shorts, Cubus belt, Cubus tights, Cubus stockings, H&M knit sweater, Stradivarius faux-fur jacket and Roots boots. Chic? Hype?
December 5
December 5th, 2010
Today’s giveaway! The book; My wonderful world of fashion by Nina Chakrabarti. I absolutely love this book. I have one copy myself and its so much fun. There are so many great ideas of DIY, drawings and fashion history. If you’re not the lucky winner of today’s giveaway, this book is a great tip for [...]in store: dover street marked london
November 28th, 2010
I would like to own of this belt/skirt from Commes des carsons, maybe I should try to make in DIY project out of it, it couldn`t be that hard!
I’m the biggest fan I’ve got right now
November 22nd, 2010
I'm totally freaking myself out with this knitting-addiction right now. I guess I'm on a streak - I just can't quit. So, I made these shorts. Kind of like the others, but different. I added a little bow on the side to make it a bit more girly and interesting; mostly because I had some leftover yarn from my last DIY-project. It looks all kinds of awesome, if I can say so myself! The difference between these shorts, and the others, is that I knitted it a bit more tightly - which naturally caused a higher number of ruffles. It's also a bit shorter in the waist as well; which wasn't completely intentionally - but I decided to just go with it.
I'm wearing DIY knit shorts, faux-fur jacket from Stradivarius, Paris-tee from Cubus, tights from Lindex, scarf from Divided, vintage belt and shoes via DNA. Quote from The Used.
alice practice
November 21st, 2010
wearing; top: DIY, shirt; borrowed, Docs, pants; primark, backpack; gina tricot, denim jacket; second hand.
Hope ya'll have a great sunday!!!
Hand chain
November 20th, 2010
DIY hand chain
I’m a huge fan of hand chains, so when my friend Linn showed up wearing this one I had to snap some photos of her hand. One of her friends made it herself and gave it to her. According to Linn she bought a multi chain necklace, took it apart and bought small rings to connect the chains together. Clever! And that cute ring is actually from a teen magazine named “Witch”. Who would have thought that..
DIY: high-waisted knit shorts
November 11th, 2010
I'm so proud of this DIY! I knitted the whole thing yesterday evening, and added the finishing touches today. It's funny; because the only thing I've finished knitting before is a scarf, and I've never actually worn it. I couldn't wait to try this one on, though - and skipped my make-up so that I could take pictures of it while it was still daylight. I love it! What do you think? I didn't have a recipe, I just kind of went for it - and that's probably why it turned out so well. I'm no good with recipes and such.
I'm wearing a DIY high-waisted knit shorts, Cubus tights, thrifted top, Vila asymmetric cardigan, Cubus knitted sweater and Roots boots.