Giveaway ~ Melludee's GOODIES Giveaway!

This giveaway is too cute not to enter ~ I have not yet managed to win any giveaways, so I have my fingers crossed for this one.  x (^3^) x

Love that rose bracelet and the Hello Kitty necklace!  >w< 

As normal, please go to the link I have provided below and enter there.  Entry comments to giveaways that are not hosted by me will NOT count if they are posted on Depict This!. 

I am only providing the details of what the giveaway is and where to find it. 

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I have finally decided to hold my long awaited Giveaway to my wonderful readers for sticking with me through the past few months of this blog! ♥ To celebrate reaching 50 followers and just because I love you all (and also because this is the 100th post on this blog!) here is what you can win!

Included: Plushie Phone holder, Bow Hairclip, Rose Bracelet, Hello Kitty Necklace and Two MIKI Nail polishes! ♥

Although all these items are mainly aimed at the female population, males can still enter and if they win, they will receive a different prize (unless they want this one) which will be a COMPLETE surprise!

How to Enter!
This Giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY and open to new readers too! :)
Winner will be chosen by random!
Required: You MUST be a public follower of http://melludee.com via Google Friend Connect.
And you MUST comment on this blog post with the following information:
Name:
Email:
Country:
How you found my blog:
Optional: Although doing the above is sufficient enough for you to enter this competition, there are also other methods for you to gain more entries (and hence, a higher probability) to win this giveaway! ♥ And, if you do have more than one entry, I will add extra "surprise" goodies in to the package :) ♥

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The link to this giveaway:  Melludee’s GOODIES Giveaway!

I will also be putting up a link in my side bar…  Yes, it is slightly pathetic but I do so want to win…  >o<  Good luck to everyone! 

xox,

bonita

How to ~ Lacy Shoe Clip Tutorial

Here it is ~ the long promised and awaited Shoe Clip Tutorial.  Strap on your seatbelts ladies and gents, for we are off on a ride.

Firstly, gather your materials. 

You will need:

~  Two strips of lace or ribbon in any colour you like; each strip approximately 21 cm long or 8 1/4 inches.  I chose black lace that was 2 cms wide.

~  Two centre decorations.  Again you can use anything you like, but it must be large enough to cover the centre of the lace flower.  You could use a large bead, a bow or fake flower.  I have chosen to use a resin daffodil for the centre decoration this time.

~  Two bobby pins or other clips to attach the finished pieces to.

~  A pair of scissors, pliers and a needle and thread.

~  Super glue and hot glue.

     

To start off, thread the needle through the bottom edge of your lace.

  

Once it is all the way through, pull on the end of the thread {making sure it does not slip through the lace} and gather the lace to create a flower shape.

   

Tie the ends of the thread together at the desired tightness.  Do not cut the tail of the thread off because we will be using it later.

Get your centre decoration {the resin daffodil in my case} and apply super glue to the back of it.

Place the decoration in the desired position in the centre of the lace ~ covering the thread and the gathering in the middle.  Now for the clips!

    

I used bobby pins because I did not have anything else suitable, but if you can find some better clips go ahead and use them instead.  You can probably use the same method of attachment.  

Because I did not want the top of the bobby pin to show I cut it shorter with the pliers.  So cut your bobby pin in the middle of the third bump from the open end.  IMPORTANT:  Leave the back piece of metal alone.  This helps to hold the bobby pin in place on your shoe. 

Bend the cut end up a bit a more so that it sticks out.  You do this to make it easier to slip the bobby pin onto your shoe. 

   

Now take your lace flower with its decoration and use the thread tail {with the needle still attached} to sew the bobby pin to the flower.  Sew the cut side {the top of the bobby pin} to the back of the flower so that the long side will slip in between your foot and the shoe.

Hot glue the end of the bobby pin in place for extra security.  Allow to dry, then rinse and repeat for a matching pair!

    

And you are finished!! *does a dance*  Yays!!   >U<  ~ ♥   Pretty shoe clips for you.

I have yet to try it out with ribbon and other styles, but I am keen to do some more of these.  It is a great way to change your shoe look and help to co~ordinate that perfect outfit with just a touch more effect.

If you do decide to give these a go, send me your photos ~ I would love to see them.  

xox,

bonita  

P.S.  ~ If you do use bobby pins you can wear these in your hair as well for extra style! 

Baby I’m back!

Hi everyone!  Well, after a long and crazy week at the snow, DH and I finally made it home being only a tad bit worse for the wear.   O__o

We both had a lot of fun, and with the combined owies of a sore neck and hand sized black bruise we managed to survive relatively well.  {His is the sore neck from an epic stack off a drop jump.  He rolled three times and lost his goggles and beanie.   And mine is the bruise in an unmentionable place from hitting a gum tree.  Yes, it hurts to sit down….}

Would you like to see pictures?  I have a million photographs that I took, but I shall restrain myself and only put up a few.  >__<

  

 

   

     

In other notes, I have put the Circle of Confessions page up and I am writing the clip tutorial to post tomorrow.  So late I know, but things are rather busy around here….  >x<

I am also joining a new site called Giveaway Scout which allows readers to search for giveaways on the one site.  Their little website blurb describes their service like so: 

“Giveaway Scout is a giveaway search engine. Our users subscribe to receive updates on the latest giveaways on the web. Add your blog and your giveaways will be exposed to our large network or users.”

Sounds neat to me, so I am signing up.  If you are interested in adding your blog, have a look here: http://www.giveawayscout.com/addblog

xox,

bonita

Snow falls…

                       

~ * All images supplied by Google “Snow” Image search * ~

Well, when the snow falls it is a tradition in our family that DH and I run away to Mt. Perisher for some sweet boarding.

The snow has been falling a LOT.   And consequentially we will be away for the next week.  Further more as I am completely inundated with things to do today before we leave tomorrow, I am afraid I do not have time for more than this quick post.

However, that tutorial I promised will be up as soon as I get back ~ so hopefully you can hold out for that.  I hope that  everyone has an excellent week and I will catch up with posting upon my return. 
xox,
bonita

These are my confessions… Outfit Fifteen

Outfit fifteen I wore went we went over for dinner at my in~law’s place.  Yes, I get all dressed up for no reason what so ever.   >.<   That is just the way I roll……   >.>’

    

 

Accessories  ~  Hair Band {I really can not remember….  =>o<=}    Lace Gloves {JayJays}

Necklace {gift, pendant by b dot depictions}    Earrings {Parklea Markets, Sydney}

Bracelet {gift}    Watch  {thrifted}     Shoe clips   ~  {b dot depictions} 

Shirt  ~  Primark     Vest   ~  SES     

Top Layered Skirt   {Hong Kong ~ I have no flipping idea which shop!!}

Bottom Layered Skirt  ~  Tightrope     Stocking Socks   ~   Best&Less      Shoes  ~  Thrifted

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Hint ~  I have a little preview of a tutorial I am working on in these photographs.   Can you guess what it is?   If not, I will spare you the suspense.  I am writing my very first tutorial and it will be on crafting your own lace shoe clips/hair clips like the ones I have clipped on the side of my pump straps.  I hope you will like it!   ^__^  ~ ♥    I shall try to have it up next Monday.

I also have an idea that I am wanting to try, but I am not sure if I will actually get to do it or not.  My idea is to do a “Circle of Confessions” and basically, what happens is that every Thursday I send out a bunch of questions on a random topic {may or may not be: blog related, fashion related, life related, etc.} and the bloggers in the Circle post their answers to those questions on Friday.  

I got the idea from Kate of Modly Chic, she does it as a “Friend Friday” with the same principles.  The only thing is that I am not sure if anyone would be interested…..   However, I think I am going to be an optimist and create a page so that if anyone out there is keen on becoming a Confessions Gal they can find out more. 

I will make a button/banner so that if you do join the circle, you can link to it on your blog and the information will be provided without you having to post about it every time.

So, who is wanting to do this? 

xox,

bonita

bonita answers

If you could design your own fashion line with only one type of clothing, what would it be?

Dresses.  Multitudes of frilly, floaty, flouncy dresses that are 40s and 50s inspired with a touch of Victorian Princess.   And I’d call the line Dreamer ~ because every lady out there always has some dream when it comes to clothes.  I’d want to be able to fulfil all the dreams of the vintage princesses.

What beauty items are in your purse right now?

Lip gloss and emergency concealer.

What won’t you be caught dead wearing?

Tights/leggings as pants.   To me, doing that  is as good as walking around nude.  And no, that slightly~longer~than~average~denim~cotton~Sienna~Miller~type~shirt does NOT cover your backside!

What’s your favourite beauty brand?

I do not really have a favourite brand of makeup as I am not really into it.  But I do love a good Sally Hansen nail polish.   ^__^

What is the one thing in your closet you can’t live without?

I adore my shoes.   I love them to bits and I really can not live without my Mary Jane style heels.  I wear them everywhere!

What’s the worst hairstyle you ever had?

The worst hair style I ever had was in year 10 when my Dad cut my hair.  Usually he is a really good hair dresser, but he does not get the concept of curly hair which is 1}. As it dries it gets shorter.  2}. The more you cut it the more bounce you get, which means that if you cut off one inch and it’s really long you might make it 2 inches shorter when it’s dry.   Cut off of two inches when it’s shoulder length and it will end up around the tops of your ears. 

Which is precisely what occurred.   And he gave me a fringe before I knew there was such a thing as blow drying and hair straighteners. 

So I literally had a triangle frizz pouf on my head, and from that day forth I vowed that my Dad would never touch my head again with scissors and he has not…..  

Whew.  What a saga. 

Your least favourite song is…

I absolutely can not abide Scissor Sister’s “Don’t feel like dancing” ~ that song drives me balmy.

Your best piece of beauty/fashion advice is….

Try to stay away from dressing only in the really trendy stuff.  If you want to be right up there with on~trend style, try a few accessories, or a new pair of shoes to jazz up your outfits.  But I would stay away from dressing in head to toe trend because personally, I think that it makes you look like a magazine cookie~cutter. 

The leading fashionistas, the ones that make the trends, are the ones that always put their own spin on fashion.  And you never see them walking around looking like they’ve been dressed by a magazine page.  They take what is new and give their own edge.  And that’s the side of fashion that I like to call art.  Taking something that’s already been done and making it your own. 

Oops, I just realized that the last answer kind of turned into a mini~rant.  Sorry!  I guess I just feel rather strongly about this idea as it collates very strongly with my own fashion philosophy.   Which is “Make it your own!”   I believe that the best way to enjoy what you wear is to define it through your own style rather than letting other sources dictate what you wear ~ which in turn tends to define you rather than you defining it….

I hope that made sense.  Anyway, will stop ranting now!

xox,

bonita.