Travels; 24 Hours in Aruba

The nice thing of living in the A,B,C Islands is the possibility to Island-hop. Passed week I spent one day in Aruba. One of my friends was there and I could not stand not seeing her. Besides quality time with my friend, it was like a real (one day) mini vacation. 

and we did quite a lot!

What to do.....

1. I stayed at my friends, close to baby beach (east of the island).

In the AM do some kind of water sport. We Kayaked, swam and snorkeled. 

2. For lunch we stopped at Charlie's bar in San Nicholas, It was delicious. We snacked on conch fritters with wedge potato and a shrimp seviché. The potato wedge had the perfect crunch to it and the seviché has wonderful flavor with a little kick to it. 

3. While driving, sight see. Instead of driving on the main road, drive along the coast passed the local beaches like Mangel Halto and Spaans Lagoen. 

4. Take a coffee break before heading to the city "Playa" Coffee House Aruba. Had the best iced latte yet. and the prices are very decant. It feels like a European coffee house (in the tropics!).

5. After roaming the city for a little while, continue onwards to the beaches passed the hotel chain. We took a walk at Malmok Beach and Arachi Beach, where you will see the light house at the tip of the island. 

6. Right before sun-down we made it to Palm Beach and had a drink at Pelican's Nest.

Although it rained earlier that day, we had an amazing sunset. And I had a wonderful mini vacation.

Big thanks to my friend for taking me around and showing me a good time!!

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On the isLand

We are currently working on our house on a piece of land, walking around here requires shades and a hat to protect you from the hot afternoon sun. I cannot wait to start gardening around the house and to harvest fruits and vegetables. We picked our very first lime this day. And when life hands you limes.....

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On Trend; Topped off with a hat

Tory Burch, DSquared, Alice&Olivia

Even though it,s still cold out, the skies are grey and we will probably have to sit tight a little longer till we can wear those summer dresses, one thing to put on a wish list is; 

"the straw hat"

Seen on multiple runways, this is a hot trend this spring/summer!

Get your's here; Forever21, Forever21, H&M

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Aztec Lace

Once again I'm getting the most out of my clothes, wearing a playsuit as shorts by simply layering a top on top. Clashing Aztec print and lace for a refined yet playful touch. 

Enjoy summer while you can!

Playsuit as Shorts; Urban Outfitters (old), Sunnies & Peplum; Anthropologie/ Maeve (on sale now), Espadrilles; Marc Jacobs, Rings; Aldo 

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New in; Colors, Colors and seeing black and white

A perfect statement necklace that can transition from summer into fall with the jewel tones and pops of color. 

Society6 has too many nice phone covers to choose from, in the end I chose this colorful number. 

My love for black and white stripes has grown since I got the round sunnies! Black and white stripes are my new neutrals.

Necklace; J. Crew, IPhone cover; Society6 ("here"), Wallet; Tory Burch, Sunnies; Aldo

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Instamania; Summer in Amsterdam

 Some snapshots of the past summery week in Amsterdam, for those who do not follow me on Instagram yet...
Happy Monday!!

1. Neon shorts, stripped shirt and DIY Bracelets, 2. Pineapple on the Grill

3. Floral and brights and stripes, 4. Home-made Iced Latte

 5. Yellow bracelet; BCBG, Orange; DIY, 6. Top on top of a dress = new outfit

7. BCBG Short, New Look top, 8. Fish Tacos with home-made mango salsa 

 9. Bike ride to the beach, 10. Swinging along the side of the road

11. Our new mini cool-bag, 12. Beach Attire

13. New Hair-do, 14. B-day decorations for my boo

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DIY Rope Bracelets

These beauties are perfect for summer accessorizing and you can make them yourself! Make them in different color combo's and in varieties of ropes.

Together with my crafty bestie we made these awesome bracelets; check out her Pinterest and get inspired by her creative inspiration! 

 What you'll need;
- Rope (thick)
- String
- Big clasp
- Washi tape, scissors, crazy glue

1. Measure the rope to your wrist
2. Tape each end of the rope to the middle, with the clasp at each side
3. Wrap your thinner string around the middle and secure with some crazy glue 

 Et Voila! Ready to rock your summer accessories!

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DIY 90's inspired bracelets

Make your own 90's inspired expressive bracelets! 

Choose beads, choose your words and string the beads on an elastic band.

Et Voila! Summer ready bracelets!

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The Statement Earring

We all know about "The Statement Necklace" and "The Statement Ring, but now it's time for the  "The Statement Earring" to shine! An awesome way to pull big earrings off is by layering a laid-back look; I'm wearing my chunky knit with a peek-a-booh denim shirt.

Wear your hair up or in a low bun and just show 'em off! 

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DIY Skull Hairband

Skulls, skulls everywhere skulls, now also as an hair accessory. A fun way to style up your ponytail or side braid is with this DIY skull hairband.

 It's really easy, all you need is a few ingredients that you can find at a bead, craft or fabric store.
Make one in every color! ;)

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New in; Phone Cover

 Check out my new phone cover! "All those diamonds are not gold" but oh my phone cover is gold! 

Where? "here" from H&M!

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Style Tips; Fall Trends 2012

I loved this video showing all the fall 2012 trends. From military looks to neo-goth and asian inspired. Materials like leather, preferably burgundy color or the "new black" and fur, fur, lots of fur (give me faux fur).

Take it all in because in a few weeks we'll be wearing this! and I can't wait for the layering to begin

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Video via;Who What Wear

Rainbow Pop

 I just got these earrings in from Asos.com (On sale now! "here"). I thought they would transition perfectly into fall, with the emerald green and the light pink color combo. 

Tomorrow Is Gay Pride in Amsterdam and in honoring them, my Papabubble rainbow pop! (sugar overdose!)

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