Fall Layering

These faux leather leggings are one of the best things I recently purchased and guess what for the price of eight, yep 8, euro's (at Primark of course, I love that store!). First I wasn't too sure about it and why spend a ton of money on a fashion staple, however now that I love them so much I don't wanna wear anything else! What your best purchase lately?

 Jacket; Mango, Sweater; H&M, Top underneath; Forever21 (still have them on sale on EU site), Leggings; Primark, feather necklace; Bershka (old), skinny necklace; DIY, Socks; Missoni for target 

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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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Mixing Metals

Last Thursday I had a crafty date with some of my girlfriends, we spent all day together going past the bead stores in Amsterdam and finally going to my house to craft together the jewels we got. After that I  I was on a roll with making jewels. I made a variation of fine necklaces to be worn together or alone. Also some skinny rings and bracelets with pearls, coral and turquoise stone. 

If you never made any jewelry, it can be really easy and really fun, pass by a craft store and make yourself something fun this week!

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Party Pants

I put on my party pants, since we were celebrating the album release of a friend last night. In a cozy little place called "G&T, a really, really nice place". We got a taste of the album by them playing some songs live.  It's a combination of latin and jazzy tunes, makes you think of Curaçao. You can find the album "here" on I-Tunes it is by Jean-Jacques Rojer, Le Trip.

Top; Zara, Shorts; DIY, Cardigan; J.Crew (the Jackie cardigan), Shoes; H&M, Necklace; Accessorize (last year), Lip Stick; YSL - Prune Virgin, Nails; Essie - Wicked

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Grunge Chic

I'm loving a good plaid shirt lately, you can often find a good plaid shirt in men's departments (that's where I scored this one). 

After wearing this plaid for the past few years, I decided it was time to change things up so I cut it into a cropped plaid and be-studded the shoulders. An easy 10 minute DIY anybody could try!

Leather pants; Primark, Loafers; Gap, Plaid Shirt; Uniqlo, Bag; BCBG, Earrings, Bracelets and harband; DIY, Nail Polish; OPI - Oh-ho roll down the window

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Autumn Denim Shorts

I rediscovered my (summer) denim cut offs for fall. Simply layer a shirt (peek-a-booh collar) with a chunky knit. Et Voila, outfit! 

Heels; River Island (On sale NOW "here"), Ring (old) & Necklace ("here"); Forever21, Jeans shorts (own cut offs) and socks; H&M for men, Sweater; Benetton (old), Bag; BCBG (no longer available, maybe a good DIY project?!)

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Weekend Delights; Snapshots

Quick share of past week.

1. Fashion tip of the week! Purples and Fine wines

2. Last minute Halloweenee; A zebra and a Leopard

3&4. Museum Night (lots of Museums in Amsterdam stay open till 2.00AM and lots of after parties, we made it to 7 museums (that a lot in 1 night)

besides all the arts, there ae lots of activities such as this one where we got to paint a square on the modern day last supper by Dutch Designer Bas Kosters

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DIY; Chunky Pearl Necklace

 I got Inspired while "window shopping" on forever21.com so many different ones! (check below). Then I though; I can make that! so I gathered all sorts of old necklaced that have been put in my necklace coffin for now. It's really fun to reinvent your jewelry and actually wear it again.

Find the "how to" steps below...

Happy Crafting

1. Gather old jewelry, like; strands of pearls, chain and lace (get different sizes and shapes for extra dimension)

2. Hook the all together in one loop/eyelet (since it becomes a bulky collection, I used one link of a big chain)

3. Pull them straight and even out the length
4. Gather the strands into 3 groups and braid.

5. Loop them all together with another eyelet or link

Et Voila! your own DIY Chunky necklace

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Lime on Olive

Yet another rainy day... perfect for an hat outfit. Going for comfortable in cargo pants and a sweater, simply sprucing it up with a dazzling necklace.

Et voila, a rainy day outfit. Happy Weekend!

Cargo pants; J. Crew (last year), Jacket and Sweater; Mango ("here" and "here"), Wedges and socks; Banana Republic, Hat; Thrifted at Episode, Bracelet; Marni at H&M Necklace; Forever21 ("here")

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DIY; Yoga mat strap

This one's for all the yogi's!

Throughout the summer I rocked a neon yellow strap, wear n tear snapped the strap, just in time for my new fall colored strap. 

Below you find the easy way to make a yoga mat strap, all supplies can be found at a craft or fabric store.

So get crafting and get your sun saluting on.

Namaste.

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Up-done Lemon Cake

By now you might know that I love baking, but always choose the easy way out.

This recipe is easy peasy and looks fancy pansy! 

What I did is prep a regular packaged cake mix (which required egg, butter and milk)

and then added some triple sec soaked fruit and almond slivers to up the ante. 

Perfect recipe for the weekend ;)

1. Soak the sliced pear and raspberries in triple sec (or other fruity liquor)

2. While mixing the cake mix, add some lemon zest and a squeeze of the juice in the batter 

3. in regular cake form, add half of the batter, then the fruit (don't add the access liquid that they soaked in, but keep it to brush over the baked cake) sprinkle some almond slivers and pour over the remaining cake batter

Dust with some confectioners sugar before serving... Et Voila! 

Bon Appétit

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Weekend Delight; Snapshots

For those who don't follow me on Instagram or Twitter, I'd like to share some of past weeks snapshots. 

1. Wearing Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick #102

2. Tropical leaf in a bottle

3. Live Jazz music in Amsterdam, Spui. One of my favorite things!

4. Home-made peanut butter and hazelnut squares & Chamomile flowers

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