New Accessories Holder

Hi

Just thought Id do a quick post while I'm waiting for my tie dye hair to develop!

I had a big tidy out in my room and had a whole load of belts that didn't really have a home, so I found them one!

 

This is my mannequin from uni and its my new accessories holder.

Ive just simply put all my belts round this and any other bits and bobs that didn't have home.

The shall is one I made from a scarf and cant wait to wear this summer, I might have to add a bit of fringing to it.

What do you think?

This a nifty idea or what!

Love Nina x

DIY: Flower Stud Bracelet

Hello!

 I do love a good DIY post so thought I'd share this particular piece with you all.

I make these knitted multi-wear jewellery pieces and this one is particularly on trend with all the pastel and studs that are knocking about.

And with festival season coming up this is right up that street.

This is a lilac and gold stud version and I just love the look of the colours together.

These items can be worn as a bracelet, necklace and also a headband.

The latter looking awesome if I do say so myself!

 I think this would be perfect for spring/ summer.

I have other bits like this in different colours and adornments, so if anyone would like to see those then just leave a comment =]

What will be your summer staples?

Love, Nina

xx

Knuckle Tatt Nails!

Hi!

Hope everyone is Ok.

The snow has been horrible in the UK as of late.

I used to love snow until I started working, now its just a pain. 

Nothing worse than being in work and being told all buses home are cancelled!

Anywhoo!

I thought I'd show this little beaut of nail art. 

I went to London at the start of the month and I'm one of these people that if a special occasion happens, I paint nails!

So I found this design in the Wah nail book.

This took me a good 2 hours to do.

I used a pale blue as the base and then my bargain nail art pens I found in Primark.

 The LOVE took a while to do as I had to master writing curves with my left hand!

I then finished off the look with a heart and an anchor for my thumbs.

I think this would look amazing on some pointed false nails!

Does anyone else have the Wah book?

Its amazing!

Love 

Nina xx

Snowflake Nails:

Hello!

So I've had some issues with my laptop recently and it had to be sent away for repairs =[ But now it's back and all better! Yay!

The past month or so has been pretty standard for this time of year. Work has been hectic. I don't know why but people are mean at Christmas! I've never been complained at so much from customers but I guess it's just stress.

I feel like I've really embraced Christmas this year. I've been in a position where I've been able to get people decent present and I cant wait to give them away! All my shopping is pretty much done and I'm going to wrap it all tonight.

 Even my nails are all Christmassy!

I used a makeup sponge for the frosted look and a white nail art pen for the snowflake.

Anyone else sporting snazzy nails this winter?

I plan on posting a lot more this month to try and catch up. My little corner of the Internet has been quite neglected these past couple weeks!

Love Nina xx

Halloween Nails

Hello again!

These are my Halloween nails for this week at work.

 I used Barry M Gold Mine and an orange from the asda nail range.

 For the pumpkin I actually used the end of a match stick!

It was the closest thing to hand that would work! 

I think it worked quite well.

 The Gold Mine polish is a bit of a love hate thing.

I love the effect, black with gold glitter.

The problem is the texture, its very lumpy.

I think I need to invest in a decent top coat to avoid this.

It also chips like crazy!

I painted these last night and by 8am at work they'd chipped.

 But its soo beautiful!

Anyone recommend a good top coat?

Love Nina x

Halloween Happenings!

Hi there!

 Sorry for the absence yet again.

I work a lot of 7-4  shifts, 5 am get-ups make it hard to do anything in my evenings!

Anyways, my mates birthday is close to Halloween so we had a fancy dress night in town!

I decided to go as a skeleton and make my own outfit.

My makeup was the focal point of my costume as it looked badass!

I just used black gel eyeliner and black shadow to create this. 

the smudge detail is what makes it look real!

I looked at images of skulls but primarily used Lady Gaga/ Born This Way as a guide and just winged it.

My costume is a black corset with bone shaped felt sewed on.

For my skirt I cut lengths of black and white fabrics in different textures and tied them to a ribbon waistband.

I loved my look and got a few compliments.

I mostly got weird looks and pointing though!

 Oh!

I also threw in some skeleton nails for good measure.

And made some paper decorations for our front window!

Anyone else adore Halloween?

Love Nina.

DIY: Stud Shoulder Jumper

Hello Lovelies!

I have been on the hunt for a khaki jumper for quite a while!

I saw one in Topshop yonks ago but didn't want to pay so much for something I would customise.

 I went shopping in St Helens with my sister and found this jumper for 7 quid!

Yes you read right!

As I was paying for it the owner said this jumper was in New Look. 

I thought she meant a similar one so I went mooching and no, it was the exact same one. 

For £14:99! 

Id bought it half price.

Win.

I love this jumper, it has a loose knit but has these contrasting tightly knit sections.

I just think its a bit more unusual. 

Ok, lets get to DIYing!

 These are my trusty screw back studs I bought off eBay. 

They were 50 for about 3 quid.

Whats good about adding studs to a knit is that you don't have to damage the original product.

I just put the studs through the knit stitches instead of chopping holes like you would on fabric.

I placed the screw backs in first to decide on position and spacing.

Once I was happy, I just screwed on the spikes until tight.

Easey Peasey!

 

 To be honest though, Dexter did most of the work, I just supervised!

Anyone else given this a go?

Love Nina.

Nailed It: Ombre Tiger

Hi!

Currently sat in Starbucks waiting for le fiance at the dentist so thought I'd write in my trusty blog book! 

I'm wondering if they will ever get my name right in this place. 

I have a wonderful collection of photos depicting my many name attempts. 

Today I am Amina, I'll give 'em credit for originality on this one, I normally get Tina!

So anyway, I thought Id share my nails with you.

 I have a friend who is currently working her way through the list of Cute Polish tutorials and I saw that she had ombre nails!

She uses makeup sponges to create the look but I only had cotton wool pads. 

This design is messy! 

Oh my, polish all over my fingers.

I panted my nails the main colour I wanted, then used cotton wool to dab on my second colour. 

I then drew tiger stripes using a liquid eyeliner. 

I don't remember where i read the tip to use eyeliner but it seriously changed my life!

I plan on using this technique many a time with different designs so watch out!

Anyone have any other good nail tips?

Love Nina.

Nailed It! Cath Kidston

I was playing around with some false nails, trying out ideas and designs and decided to give a Cath Kidston look a go. 

I like the brand because it reminds me of my flatmate from uni, she adored the stuff!

So, I basically made it up, I didn't bother looking for a tutorial so if anyone has already done this, I didnt mean to steal any technique!

Polishes I used:
Barry M -Blueberry I/C 044
-Mint Green 106
-Spring Green 118
George (Asda) -Natural White 14
-Cupcake 79

Anyone seeing a theme here?! 

I love Barry M and George nail polishes.

I used the blue base and waited for it to dry completely. 

I then randonly splodged (technical term!) the pink then white on top and swirled it together with a cocktail stick.

Again using a cocktail stick I drew lines of the spring and mint green to make up the leaves.

Finish off with a topcoat.

This look is super easy to create and my own boyfriend thought they were false. Have faith in me boy!

I also made a multicoloured version on false nails.

☼Love Nina

D.I.Y Studded Backpack

I love my trusty cream backpack from Primark! 

It cost £8 and I've used it most days since I bought it. 

I mostly take it to work if I'm staying at my boyfriends afterwards so its always crammed full of stuff. 

 This is probably why it started to rip recently =[ 

I had to find a way to fix it but I didn't just want to fix it, I wanted to jazz it up!

I decided to use some gold spikes I got off ebay a while ago. 

I also used a Cropadile (I think that's what its called) 

This can punch holes in anything and can be used to put eyelets in. 

I got it while at uni for making corsets.

I started my pinning the tear into place. 

I basically just tucked under the rough edge of the fabric so it looked neater.

I marked in pencil where I wanted all my studs and then chopped all the holes out. 

 The spikes then just screwed into place.

I loved this bag to begin with but now I just adore it! 

I have to be careful though cos the spikes are sharp and pointy and I keep batting people by accident.

Does anyone else love customising things?
☼Love Nina