science for flowers

On the occasion of the World Womans' Day I would like to post something for the men :)

In eastern europe, today is the day when millions of men are looking for the most beautiful flowers for their darlings! So dear men, here is a heuristic how to get them. Don't just buy this ready made bouquets, but go for a bunch of yours. Which type of flowers you combine is less important, the trick that your bunch looks great is how you combine colours! The right way is to follow the colour wheel , i.e. to put together complementary colours. Violet fits yellow, blue is perfect for ochre and so on, a white or a green accent is always good, and there you have a beautiful bunch! If you prefer a more romantic alternative, then stick to related colours, from white, mauve, violet, to dark purple, i.e. choose similar colours from bright to dark.

Men, good luck! Girls, enjoy your men!

small changes

I had this poncho like garment for a long time, and I really like the colours combined. Ponchos are in, but for me a bit uncomfortable. So, I had the idea to make my own tube scarf out of old poncho. It did not took too many changes, actually just one small change - I removed the fringe. There you go with a brand new tube scarf for the last cold days before spring!

Bargain

A good strategy to get your beads is the bargain buy. Seasons' sale is not restricted to clothing, so sometimes I hunt for jewelry just to get the beads as a basis for the diy. Here is one example:

This piece was quite inexpensive and I do like the main colour which is taupe (a perfect fit for beige and brown ). Nevertheless, it was just too much - too mixed, colours did not fit, styles either.

Cut the cord and get rid of the redundant beads! I tried out several combination before I decided to go for a simple piece.

Bind the cord on a hidden spot and cut it, and it is ready your new diy jewelry! The best, you still have a bunch of beads for your next diy project!
So, are you going to become a bargain hunter?

Simpli-city

Have you ever heard of Yoko Ono? of course ? You might know her as the nerdy, really annoying girlfriend of John Lennon or you might know the song "Be my Yoko Ono" ;). Yoko Ono is more than this image, she is one of the fluxus artist, an art movement which encourages DIY. And if you google pics of her, you might notice her very straight and simple style, but in the same time, it is hers, recognizable and extravagant!

Inspired by her, and after enough of glitter for new year's eve, I think january is the right time for a bit more simple fashion, which is still yours. Here, I present you a very simple scarf which I made. You need a piece of jersey fabric, length and width as much as you think a shawl looks good on you. Fold the fabric in the mid of the short side, sew on the inner side on all 3 edges and leave a small (3-5 cm) hole in one of the short edges. Pull the whole scarf through the hole and close the hole by hand. Enjoy!

Xmas time

December is being such a busy time and I hope you enjoyed it too.

Let me wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year and share my this year's diy advent calender. Advent calenders are a genuine german tradition which I think is going to become worlds favorite. Be honest, a present a day is just a wonderful idea and makes the winter start perfect. Enojoy!

Since my diy advent calender is coming a bit late, remember it for next year and as an excuse I made a small card for you, feel free to use!

Recycling

As you might noticed I am a big fan of recycling. There are so many reasons to be a recycling fan, I would like to point out only one. Sustainability, a word which you might have heared uncountable times, but have you thought in detail what it means and further more, how can I implement it in my life on a every day basis. So, let's do what modern girls do and check it on wikipedia- in ecology, I read, sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. Well, it is not untrue, but a bit more true is to say- sustainability is how regenerative systems remain regenerative (to expand it to human behaviour, sustainability is to act and use resources in a regenaritive system without changing its regenerative properties). A biological system is achieving that by using every little residual of energy to develop something new- and the circle begins again...
Exactly, every little leftover should be exploited.

If you are a DIY friend, you surely have come upon a self made calender on a white board like this one. I have one but the board marker was always missing. Now, it is always in the right spot ;) I used the leftovers of the leftovers for the jeans bangle and two magnets, voilà. Mission recycling completed.

What do you recycle at home?

jeans bangle

Do you remeber the boyfriend's jeans post? Yesterday I came upon the remains of those pant legs ;)

and I had the idea to make a bangle out of it. so, I cut it to the right length..

and attached those kind of button to the ends.

The result :)

I love it!