On Trend; Celine inspired plaid

Happy Friday!

Don't you sometimes just want to pluck the clothes of the runway? Okay back to reality... since I cannot get my hands on actual Celine products, I might as well make my own trendy check piece, here's how....

 1. Find yourself a fun checkered fabric, grab a tee and pin the outline + 2 extra centimeters. (make sure the fabric is backwards)

2. Cut along pins, then fold the shirt and the fabric double, and cut an even neckline.

3. Sew along the pins and the shoulders, turn fabric inside out and a new shirt is born.

4. Final touch, hem the bottom of the shirt, the sleeves and neckline. I like to use "biaisband", it makes it even easier! I used a suede biaisband for extra detail.

 Et Voila! Your DIY Celine RTW Fall13 Shirt

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Hit the spot, with Polkadots

Keeping it monochromatic with black and white. 

Polish; Essie - Licorice & Striping tape for nail art(available on Amazon) , done by @roos260, check out her Instagram for more inspiration on nail art.

White blouse; H&M, Leather top; Zara, Pants; Kate Spade, Necklace; J.Crew, Bracelet; Forever21

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Casual Layering for Fall

Tip; When layering, it all counts; the accessories like socks, necklaces and hats and not to forget your final layer; the coat!

Happy Sunday!

Jogger Pants; H&M, Chambray Shirt; J. Crew, Knit Sweater, Heels & Coat (old); Zara, Bag; Marc Jacobs, Brooch; Vintage from le mama   

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Breakfast at Fayme's in the kitchen; Home-Made Waffles & Pear Compote

Happy Saturday Morning! 

So I got this awesome old school waffle iron (check some out "here") and gave a shot at making these babies. I made brown sugar waffles with pear compote and it was scrumptious!

What you need;
-3/4 cups brown sugar
-2 eggs
-2 cups all purpose flower
-3 teaspoons baking soda
-1/8 cup vegetable oil ( I used coconut oil)
-1 1/2 cups milk

Whisk all ingredients together, pour in waffle iron (about 1/3 cup batter per time), bake each side about 2 minutes.... Et Voila!

For the pear compote;

Cut up 2 pears into small cubes, bring to a simmer with a 1/2 teaspoon of 5spice or nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and about a 1/4cup sugar.

 Bon Appetit! 

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DIY; Embellished Gloves

Glove season is approaching and covering up from head to toe to keep warm. Here is an easy peasy DIY to still shimmer in de grey. All you need is sparkly buttons and needle & thread oh yeah, and gloves. I used a pair I had laying around and gave them a quick up-do. 

~Happy Weekend~

JAN(on the Albert Cuyp Market) in Amsterdam is the perfect spot to find any buttons your looking for. Also at the Monday, Westerstraat Market.

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Mad for Plaid

Plaid screams fall trend this season! I have seen awesome coats and scarfs and such, but I decided to make my own skirt when I saw this amazing color combo fabric at the market last week. Which trend do you crave for fall?

Sweater; Boyfriend's (Uniqlo), Bag; Marc Jacobs, Boots; See by Chloe, Skirt; DIY, Bracelet; Forever21, Nailpolish; Essie - Lovie Dovie

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In the Kitchen; Breakfast at Fayme's X Dushi Foods

This weekend I got together with a friend and fellow yu'i Korsou (Curaçao native). With a great passion for cooking and foods, he is the author behind Dushi Foods (meaning delicious foods in Papiamentu). We work well together, dividing the work load, I'm his sous-chef, he is my sous-chef and together we came up with some amazing yummies.

Our first plate was a neptune salad, containing fresh tuna, salmon, crab sticks and seaweed salad. Then mixed with a sauce of mayonnaise and harissa and tossed with toasted sesame seeds and avocado on top. Find his recipe "here".

Our cocktail of the night was; a slice of candied ginger, a teaspoon of ginger syrup and a slice of red chili pepper, topped with prosecco.

Our second plate was a rice-paper spring roll with an explosion of flavors dipping sauce (all the ingredients above). 

I make this by trying and adding; 
about 2 table spoons honey, tea spoon sesame oil, 2 tea spoons fish sauce, bit of soya sauce and lemon juice and mostly rice vinegar. Then add chopped half, pitted chili, 2 garlic cloves, grated ginger, chopped coriander.

The rice-paper needs to soften by dunking it in a bowl of warm water, then you could add almost anything imaginable.

Tarik from Dushi Foods and me; a toast after some hard work in the kitchen

And lastly, for dessert; fresh mango chopped and chilled with chili pepper, white chocolate sauce and shredded coconut on top served on a fried won ton.

Stop by Tarik's Dushi Foods and get more food inspiration

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Breakfast at Fayme's in the Kitchen; Fig Jelly

Go to the market this weekend and get some of the last figs to make yourself fig jelly and have a wonderful brunch. Get figs that are deep, dark purple color, soft and plump and almost bursting open. Figs are beautiful fruits that just scream fall to me.  

Enjoy on toasted bread with cheese or even with waffles!

What you need;
-Ripe figs
-Gelatine sugar (to make jellies)
-Balsamic vinegar (optional)
-Onions (optional, for a more savory bite)

1. Cut the figs (and onions) in little chunks and put them in a sauce pan.
2. Add sugar and balsamic vinegar and bring to a boil for about 1 to 5 minutes

3. In the mean time sterilize some jars by washing it thoroughly with soap and hot water, dry them well then add some alcohol to sterilize, give it a shake, then pour the alcohol out (!)

4. Pour in the jelly and let is sit till its cooled off. 

Note; If you would like to store them for a while it is important to seal the jar; after pouring in the hot jelly, stretch some cling plastic tightly over the jar, then close it with the lid.

Et Voila! Bon Appétit!  

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Fall in Amsterdam, from the canal

Greetings from Amsterdam! 

Last week we were super lucky with the amazing summer in fall type of day. We rented a boat and enjoyed the view from the water all afternoon. Amsterdam is an awesome city with different cute areas and amazing architecture which you can enjoy to the fullest with a view from the canals.

On trend; Plaid shirt (picked from le boifrengs closet)

 This building is called Curaçao, my Island!

Local beer brewery "Brouwerij 't IJ"

Plaid shirt; J. Crew, Jeand; Joe's Jeans, Bag; Marc Jacobs

Photo's taken by moi and my beautiful sis @daniquepascallemeaux

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