DIY; Maxi skirt

Hi lovelies, so the easiest thing to sew I find, are skirts. It is what I have made mostly passed summer. Here is a little behind the "sewing scenes". 

All you need is a soft fabric of choice, elastic band and same color thread. 

• Get the fabric the length from your waist to the floor (and about 10cm extra for seaming) and 1,5 or 2 times the with of your hips.
• The elastic needs to be the length of your waist (plus 10cm extra)

Remember to check if you need a special needle for your machine, for example with this fabric I used a "stretch needle"

• Lay fabric out flat and pin every cm, one cm over (see above)
• Simply sew the elastic and the pinned fabric to each other 
• Then fold over ("inside out") and sew together both ends, you could leave a slit of you like (see below)

Et voila! your very own maxi skirt!

Baking; Yummy Pumpkin muffins

Hi lovelies, hope everybody had a nice halloween weekend. We did absolutely nothing in the sake of halloween. Here in Holland it's not as big as in the US or UK. But what I miss most from the US around this time of year, is everything pumpkin. So I made my own. If you have left over pumpkin from halloween (that is still edible), you could give these a try ;)

 Ingredients;

• 1,1/5 c all-purpose flour
• 1tsp cinnamon, 1tsp allspice, 1tsp baking soda, 1tsp baking powder 
• 1,1/4 c fine sugar
• 1/2 c vegetable oil
• 2 lightly beaten eggs
• 1/2 c milk
• 1c pumpkin puree (I cheated and used canned pumpkin puree, just as good!)
• 1/2 c pecan nuts  

• Preheat oven to 175*C/350*F 
• Take 2 mixing bowls, in one all the dry ingredients (minus nuts, so first 3 bullet-points) in the second all wet ingredients (the rest, minus nuts). 
• Once that is mixed, add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing for a few minutes. 
• Last add crushed pecan nuts 
• Poor into lined cupcake backing tin.
• Pop in the over for 20 minutes

Et voila! Enjoy your pumpkin muffins with a delicious home made chai latte!

Outfit Post; Burgundy skirt

I got crafty again and made another maxi skirt. My machine has had a rest for a while, being away on vacation and all. Now I'm back, full of new inspiration and lucky me, time for myself :)

Skirt; DIY, Crossbody; BCBG, Top & Belt; J.Crew, Leather jacket; Express (old), Boots; Madewell

Nail art; stripes in unusual ways

So I got creative with some nail polish. I have been seeing a lot of nail art lately. Personally I thought I'd get bored with it and take it off right away. I have this nail-do for a few days now and honestly it grew on me:) what you need is; a regular polish (mine is O.P.I. Ink) and a nail art polish (one with a thin brush, got mine in china town) and at last a steady hand. I could use some practice, but I am happy with my first nail art.

Outfit Post; Bordeaux Pants

Yup, it's fall. See those leaves on the floor. These colors are my uniform colors this year. Burgundy, bordeaux, navy and teal can't help but loving it. As I kept layering on clothes to keep warm, last I grabbed the gloves, that give (I find) the finishing touch.

Necklace; Accessorize, Purse; BCBG, Gloves, Blazer; H&M, Top; F21, 

Pants, Cardigan; J.Crew, Shoes; Ganni

Home decorating; How to display your jewelry

 Hi loves, I love the displays in jewelry boutiques, of course it makes you want to buy it all. Besides wearing pretty jewelry, I think you should display them in your room as well. Then it is easy to choose what to wear with what your'e wearing. Display your jewelry in a flat glass box, cute plates or bowls, hang necklaces from items that you have in your room. Most important, be creative! I used a kitchen roll holder to display and hold my bangles. Hope you get inspired!

XO

Outfit Post; White button-up

Wearing my new bday baby's, purse and boots

Purse; BCBG, Boots; Madewell, Socks; Missoni for Target, Pants; J. Crew, Button-up; Primark, Green blazer/cardigan; American vintage, Sunnies; Paul Smith, Necklace; Primark

hip hip hooray! I can braid my hair again!! (nearly). Arm candy; Left; Watch; Swatch, Bracelet; J. Crew, Ring; BCBG, Right; Rings; F21, 

Thanks for visiting! XO

Outfit Post; Silk Dress

Hi lovelies, now back in Amsterdam, getting to wear my new U.S. buys. Soon we have to top off our outfits with a thick coat, for now I refuse to transition into winter coats just yet. One thing is for sure; "it's going to be a cold winter, cold, cold winter"!!

Hat; Bershka, Dress; Vintage store NYC, Cardigan; Old Navy, Boots; Madewell (bday gift) 

Lipstick; MAC - Chatterbox

Ring; F21, Bracelet; J. Crew (other, nothing you haven't seen before)

Amsterdam; Friday book market

Hi there, I'm happy to back in Amsterdam. After 3 weeks of traveling NY, LA and Boston I'm home, sweet home. Trying to get over out jet-lags we took it easy the first day back, lucky us it was gorgeous out! we grabbed some lunch and sat on Spui (Amsterdam). Every Friday they have a book market there and if your lucky live jazz music too, It's one of my favorite things to do, just sit and listen to music!

 We both "test-walked" our new shoes

Joshua's; Keds, Mine; Dolce Vita

Love Her Style; Christene Barberich, Editor-in-Chief Refinery29

Hi lovlies, just so you know, I LOVE, LOVE her style! This is Editor in Chief of the awesome site Refinery29. (If you don't know this one yet) Bookmark it! for all your fashion news and inspiration, this site belongs to my daily routine. How can it not be totally awesome with a Editor in Chief like this ;)

I love her masculine yet feminine looks. She combines vintage with new styes perfectly! She plays down print with "new neutrals" (navy) and tops it off with bold necklaces  (I love!)

These images were taken from the site, during fashion week NY. I definitely get inspired by Christene!! How bout you? XO

Home decorating inspiration; Boho Chic

I lovlies, while were are on the topic of Home decorating (previous post), I wanted to share these pictures of a boho-chic style home. Colorful yet down to earth, create warmth by;

• Hanging memorabilia/fun stuff on the wall 
• Have a throw ready for keeping warm (snuggling) 
• Have nice lighting for ambiance
• Add a plant for "life"

Hope you get inspired!! XO

Images from Urban Outfitters

Home Decorating; Oops, I did it again - Apartment Therapy

I did it again, my apartment got featured on apartment therapy again. This time in a post on how to bring color to your apartment, check it out! and get tips from other as well as the cold and colorless winter is approaching, spruce up your home with color and warmth, make it a place you would like to spend lots of cozy time during winter! XO

Outfit Inspiration; How to layer for fall

Hey there, wanted to keep on wearing your summer clothes throughout the year?? here are some cool tips on how to layer for fall! hope it helps XO

Pix through Nastygal.com