Day of DIY # 27.

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During the holidays one of my brothers in law said he only had the one wool sock and that he had to switch it between his feet (haha naw). Since I had just made a pair for myself (which was a really nice knit) I offered to make him a new pair. He lives way up north as well so he needed them!

They're knitted (with size 4 needles) from one thread Léttlopi and one Plötulopi, also from Iceland and my dad :) Free socks!

Modeled by the bf :)

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Some swatches.

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Here's three more of my christmas polishes from G.

This is two or three coats of Color Club - Personal Stylist. It's a dark blue with shimmer.

A bit blurry but this shows the color better.

This is two coats of Sephora - Crush in Moscow. Pretty pinkish red glass fleck.

Pretty in the shade as well :) Great formula on this one, I really like the Sephora brush!

Here's two coats of Biolife - 325. The perfect nude for me :)

It looks a bit streaky here but that wasn't noticeable IRL. Mannequin hands!

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The whole is bigger than the pieces combined.

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A random picture-filled post.

Wearing mostly hand made stuff makes me feel great.

Like this outfit. Two tie dyed pieces. And I realised I haven't blogged properly about the green one! I'll have to get on that.

I have a bf that will test out his new car with a trip to Klippans Yllefabrik. I'm one lucky lady! (ps. Klippan, I also very much like you)

And since I'm on the subject of bragging about my bf, he's an excellent baker as well! (The placemat is thrifted and you know, totally me)

Here's an apron the bf made for his sisters birthday (I was bursting with pride ;)). The bragging continues.

Here's a breakfast I made for us last weekend, "hotel style". Fresh squeezed orange + blood orange juice, eggs, sandwiches, melon and mango. Yum!

Life is good!

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Day of DIY # 26. Dress and bags.

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Here's some upcycling projects I've made lately. See what the others made at Husmorsskolans Syförening this week!

 

Here's a shopping bag (tote?) I made for the bf from a thrifted tablecloth.

I made two and gave the other one to the bf's little sister.

 This is a dress made from an old tank top (that I drew chinese symbols on ages ago) and a tablecloth from my grandparents that I first turned into a skirt and then took out the waistband and attached it to the tank top :P Upcycled upcycling lol.

It's a really twirly dress!

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Sponge and tape and rhinestones.

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Finally some nail art! I was really pleased with this mani but the pics are a bit off...

The base is Sephora - Any way any where and then I added striping tape on some nails and sponged on China Glaze - Stella. And made a heart with purple rhinestones.

On my right hand I just sponged and added rhinestones in a different pattern.

 These were crazy shimmery. Almost looked prismatic or holo in strong light. Love!

I need to make more nail arty manis!

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A new favorite.

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Here's another polish I got for christmas.

This is one (!) coat of Sephora - Any way any where. I <3 one coaters. Also, it's matte and pretty.

I don't really know why but this polish was love at first brushstroke (lolol). It will be perfect for nail art! Looking at it makes me want to wear it again.. Also, the brush was really wide but in a good way :)

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Day of DIY # 25. Pants.

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Today I have a tutorial for you guys. It's also my contribution to Husmorsskolans Syförening. I present to you: how to make (bad) softie pants! ;) (I have no idea what you call mjukisbyxor in english. It's a pair of pants you wear around the house that are really comfortable)

Step 1: just draw a shape on some fabric. I used an old duvet cover. Don't worry about making them exactly the same. Also, don't worry about having a butt and making allowance for that in the pattern.

Step 2: miscalculate everything so you end up with a pair of tight pants. Take a pic of yourself and have yourself a good laugh.

Step 3: add an extra strip of fabric to both sides so you can actually fit inside the pants. Also, just zigzag all the seams so it doesn't hold up very well.

Step 4: wear your weirdlooking pants with pride!

Lol. I actually learned from my mistakes and made a pair of pants the right (albeit sloppy) way.

Take a pair of softie pants you like and trace from them. Front and back.

I miscalculated (this is why I prefer yarn lol, less thinking!) so I had to add a bit in the sides at the top but otherwise these turned out okay. The fabric is really thin but I thought it was a practising exercise so they don't have to last forever.

I hope you liked this super serious post! ;) Let me know if you try my tutorial, I'd love to see pics! (lol)

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