Wordless Wednesday ~ 1st August Ed.

    

    

xox,

bonita

How to ~ Pom-pom Dandelion Floral Arrangement Tutorial

Hi everyone!  This is a tutorial on how to make a Pom-pom Dandelion Floral Arrangement with some dead branches and wool.  I needed a nice something to sit on top of the cupboard in my entranceway because it looks so bare and stark otherwise.  I saw the idea on Pinterest, and thought it would look so cute as part of a bigger arrangement{involving books and coffee filters!}. It’s a very simple, but effective look, so let’s get to it.  : D     

Materials you will need:

• Dead/dry thin, twig like branches ~ any size and amount you want.
• White yarn {or any colour you would like}
• Hot glue gun/craft glue
• Scissors
• Fork or other pom-pom making device
  

Step 1:  Start making your pom-poms ~ you can use any method you want.  In this tutorial I will show you the fork method.  You wrap the yarn horizontally around the fork prongs, leaving space at the bottom and the top.

Step 2:  When the yarn is about half a centimetre thick around the fork, cut the strand, leaving a tail about as long as the fork’s handle.  Using that tail, wrap the yarn several times vertically around the horizontal band, poking the yarn through the middle space between the fork prongs at the bottom of the band.

Step 3: Pull the half-finished pom-pom off the fork and cut through the sides of the horizontal band of yarn.  The strands will spring out and you can now trim the pom-pom into a smooth ball shape.  Don’t trim too much wool, or it’ll get too small.  It doesn’t have to be perfectly round, but smoothness is good.

Step 4:  Lather, rinse, repeat steps 1 to 3 until you have enough pom-poms.  This can simply be decided by taste.  You may want to stick a pom-pom on the end of each branch/twig, or you may want to leave a few ends free.  I went with the latter option, and left a few branches bare.

 

Step 5:  Put a dab of glue on the end of your branch and stick a pom-pom on.  Do this until you are happy with your branches.  Now you are done!  Ta-da!  > ω <

xox,

bonita

Bug me ~ Outfit Nineteen

I wore this outfit when I went to lunch with my Mom on Thursday.   It was definitely a throw~it~on ensemble as I woke up at 11:40am {yes, I get to sleep in during the week} and I had twenty minutes to be ready before I left.  

I think I got dressed somewhat like Superman or the Mask does, but the result was ok so we were all engines go! 

If you are wondering about the long sleeves ~ spring time regressed this week and ran away as Old Man Winter came back in full force.   Unlike the balmy, sunny, occasionally rainy weather we have been experiencing over the last few months, the end of this week has been simply miserable.  Cold, windy and grey with not even the saving grace of rain to get us through.   

As a result I am wearing spring converted winter outfits!   I.e., summer tops that have been made warmer with layers of thick wintery clothes like jeans and boots.  That’s Canberra for you though.  If the weather so much as sneezes in Jindabyne {the Snowy Mountains} we catch the cold from down south.  

 

The bugs, however, did not seem to notice the lack of sun  ~ there were caterpillars in the daisies, some sort of six legged critter swarming the flowering tree behind me and lots of ants and such like.  The flies are not out in full force yet, but we will know it when they are as this spring has been so wet.  That always means a bad fly summer in Australia.   Ick.   > <

    

Accessories   ~  Hair bow {handmade by b dot depictions}   Pearl necklace  {antique shop}

Watch  {thrifted for $5.00 ~ it’s a favourite of mine}

Long Sleeved Top  ~  Tightrope      Floral Dress/Top  ~  Tempt

Jeans  ~  Primark {UK}     Boots  ~  Ladies Market {Hong Kong}

~ * ♥ * ~ * ♥ * ~ * ♥ * ~

“Gosh Boni, you are so erm, THICK around your waist…   What have you been doing to yourself?”

“Actually, it’s not exactly a case of what have I been doing to myself.”

…..  *blank stare* …….  

“Really it’s quite simple.”

“Really?”

“Yes really.  DH and I are having a baby.”

~ * ♥ * ~ * ♥ * ~ * ♥ * ~

I am pregnant.  I just thought I’d let you all in on the secret juuusstttt in case anyone was wondering about the suspicious bump.  We decided early on to keep the news under wraps for a while, in the event that something went wrong.   But now we’ve hit the 12 week mark, DH and I feel that we are ready to announce it to the world.  

He’s all “Can’t wait to put it up on Facebook” and I am all “Can’t wait to blog about it”!!

If you are interested, the Baby is 12 weeks 6 days old, measures around 5.5 cm and can kick, wave and jump about.  It’s all very exciting.

xox,

bonita  

 

P.S.  ~  Yes, that is the reason why I get to sleep in a lot! 

P.P.S. ~  A reader kindly brought to my attention that the above conversation might be construed as a real one…   Sorry everyone, I actually made it up in my head!  >o< 

P.P.P.S.  ~  This batch of outfit photos where taken by my lovely sister~in~law also known as my Sewing Guru.  Thanks Guru! 

Floriade {Maiden of the Daffodil} ~ Outfit Nineteen

This week has been rather full ~ after our long weekend holiday at the beach {mostly occupying ourselves by playing Killer Bunnies and Munchkins} I have ridden Copper, taken my sister for her driving test {she is now on her P plates}, spent time with family and done a whole bunch of stuff I can not remember.   Oh, and got a bit of reading in too….   > > 

So as a consequence of the blogging absence, {sorry everyone!} this Friday I decided to skip the confessions, and just do a gratifying outfit post instead.   And yes, I do wear glasses.   I usually take them off for photos, but in one of them I forgot and I liked the picture too much to care.   So that’s me with my spectacles on.    I do want to change them over though as I feel that the frames really don’t suit my style any more.   But enough of that, let’s get on with the real post.  

My sister and I visited Floriade two weeks ago, which is a flower display in Canberra that happens every spring.  It’s free entry, so a lot of tourist visit the display and so do a lot of locals.  Once they tried to put on an entry fee, but no body went!

Anyway, it’s a really nice afternoon out, strolling between the beds of tulips, daffodils, pansies and other lovely flowers.  My sister and I really enjoyed it.   We took photographs of course!

 

This is another of my Jane Austin inspired outfits.  This dress is quintessential Regency style, with the exception that it is cut to fall just below the knee.  If it was floor length, and the cloth was muslin {instead of a nasty modern polyester cotton blend} it would be ideal.  Oh, okay, and the colour would have to change.  I am not sure that they wore navy blue as a dress colour back then.   I still like it though. 

 

 

Accessories  ~ Rose Hair Pins {b dot depictions ~ available on Etsy}

Pearl Necklace {Thrifted}   Pearl Bracelet  {b dot depictions}

Dress  ~  Jeans West    Shoes  ~  Thrifted

This was my first outfit shoot in public and I must say, it is a bit a nerve wracking.   I noticed some people staring which was awkward, but I just ignored them and as a whole, most people did not really seem to care.  I guess that’s because you always take photographs at Floriade so it isn’t altogether that usual.   

The most embarrassing part of the whole thing was that I realized that I was flashing everyone during one my of poses, but I did not know that until after I saw the pictures and of course by then it was too late!!!  = >.< =   *dies*  Seriously, colour me mortified.   I really wish my sister had warned me but oh well, what’s done is done.

Have you ever had an accidental flash in public?

xox,

bonita