Gift Bag For Boys!

Hello everyone, I have been doing some spring cleaning through my crafting stash and discovered some older papers and I hate wasting. So after donating some supplies I pulled some older papers out and got to work creating some gift bags. Altered journals/books are another great way to use up your older stash and they make great gifts too!

I used 'Lazy Summer Days' to make a gift bag for a little boy.

A quick and easy way to make gift bags is to buy premade ones that can be altered, I have done this and my bag measures 200mm x 250mm. Firstly I removed the red twine as it didn't go with my colours, then I adhered patterned paper measuring 200mm x 250mm to cover the entire bag.

I replaced the red twine with some gold ribbon.

My image 'Lazy Summer Days' has been coloured with Copics. To finish it off I randomly stamped 'French Vintage Postmarks', mounted it on patterned paper and machine stitched around the edges.

To complete my bag I adhered some flowers, I used the 'Rolled Scalloped Flower' Die-Light to create my maroon flower and finished it off with a tag 'Sweet Tags with Hearts' , 'Button Twine - Vintage Linen' and sentiment 'General Sayings II'.

Now I have a gift bag ready for those special occasions and a great way to use up some older supplies!

Images Of Hairstyles

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Tutorial - How to Make Asian Style Dumplings

Freeze and then just use them as needed

Dumpling Tutorial at What's Mummy Up To Blog

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Tutorial Exchange - How to Use a Digital Stamp

Easily print stamp on card or other craft project and color as desired

Digital Stamp Tutorial at Crafty Gift Shopping Blog

"I think it is really important to choose the stamp (I have used one from Handmade Harbour stamps)  that you feel most comfortable with and also how you are going to use it - is it going to be a card focal point or a sentiment? Then you  need to download it and save it to your PC - this is usually self-explanatory but I can help if you need it.  Once downloaded you will also need to decide what size you want your card to be as you will have to adjust the size of the image to fit the card - most of the images from Handmade Harbour fit an C5 card and so you can print 2 of them off on an A4 piece of good quality card - super smooth or even watercolour card is best but you will have to find out what thickness your printer is able to cope with".... Read more

EAT YOU ALIVE: NEW LOOK

Source: OHP

EAT YOU ALIVE disbadning

EAT YOU ALIVE have announced their disbandment through their OHP. Here is the translated message regarding this announcement.

"EAT YOU ALIVE will disband after their performance on December 30th. We are grateful to everyone who has been supporting us, and to the staff members who we have been working together with. Until the end, we’ll put all the EAT YOU ALIVE power we have into our activities, so until that day somehow or other please watch over us. The member’s comments about the disbandment will be posted on the home page, and in their blogs, so please read them. 

-The members and staff of EAT YOU ALIVE"

Source: OHP, Shattered Tranquility

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Source: darkestlabyrinth

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Christmas in July Craft

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TYPE A (2,100yen) will include CD+DVD (including "Splash" PV), and TYPE B & C (1,890yen each) will include CD only

[CD track list]

01.Splash

02.hollow point

03.桜ロマンス(sakura romance) (included in TYPE B )

03.砂時計(sunadokei) (included in TYPE C)

Source: Trombe & OHP

Tutorial - How to Make a Twist Front Top

Free halter top pattern for T-shirt

T-ShirtTutorial at So Sew Easy Blog

"The latest sewing pattern from So Sew Easy is a free t-shirt pattern for the Twist Front Top.  It’s a sexy halter top that can also be a dress if you’d like to extend it.  Designed for knit fabrics, this top crosses over at the front and the little keyhole at the front gives an interesting look while still actually being modest with full high coverage. The design is double thickness at the top front and back to give extra support if you need it, or for modesty if it turns chilly!  It can be worn with a strapless bra, or a halter neck bra if you use one of those clips to keep the straps closer together in front. You can also choose to change the design for a cross-over and then tie behind the neck halter style if you prefer by extending the straps".... Read more

[Comment] Tokami about upcoming sponsored event and one-man

 Credit/Source to: Nippon Heaven, Tokami Official and darkestlabyrinth.

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Credit/Source to: tinchoedelp08 and ohp.

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i'll have what she's having...

Street style image via Stockholm Street Style // Rag & Bone t-shirt // Karen Walker sunglasses // Mother of Pearl skirt // Charlotte Olympia heels

There's plenty I love about this outfit (especially those heels that I've been eyeing forever now!) but I think I'm beyond smitten with Ms. Ulyana Sergeenko's new haircut. I'm afraid I'm in a hair rut again these days and this is photo is definitely tempting me. Thoughts? Am I crazy?