Maiko Nagao

28 January 2013

DIY: Polka dot jeans

A super cute and easy polka dot jeans tutorial by A Merry Mishap. Her blog is amazing. Maker sure you check out her blog here.

Katie Holmes, Gwen Stefani, Sophia Bush, and Poppy Delevigne rocking these in their own unique way!

Supplies: jeans or cut offs, slight grey acrylic paint, ruler and a wood skewer (for smaller dots, pencil eraser for larger dots)

Check out the tutorial here!

26 January 2013

DIY: Egg shell garden by Le Robin's Nest

I found this gorgeous DIY egg shell garden By Le Robin's Nest and had to share it with you all! Make sure you check out her site here. She has more of these beautiful photos!

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25 January 2013

Upcycled barbie pool/bath time fun~!

Upcycled barbie pool/bath time fun by Disney Family Fun~! Two 500ml bottles and a bit of tape later and you’ve got a luxurious catamaran. Barbie and her bf are ready to cruise in style!Check out this tutorial here.

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24 January 2013

DIY: Pixelated heart pop up card for Valentines day!

Loving this pixelated pop up card for Valentines day! Full instructions plus template on the wonderful Minieco site! Go on, make valentines day extra special with a DIY card for your loved one!Enjoy~!

22 January 2013

DIY: Scalloped shorts by Page Six Six Six

A super cool and easy scalloped shorts tutorial by Page Six Six Six! Make sure you check out their amazing blog here.

Check out Kate Bosworth, Olivia Palermo, Nicky Hilton, Chloë Sevigny, and Sienna Miller rocking scalloped shorts in their own unique way! Def gotta go scalloped this summer!

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DIY: Date night in a jar

Date night in a jar made with colour coded popsicle sticks by Light in the green house. A cute idea to keep the romance going! Red = $$$ and planning required Pink = minimal $ White = Stay at home date Find cute date ideas and full tutorial here.

DIY: Garden chandelier

Do you have Christmas lights that won't be any use for another year? Check out this super funky DIY garden chandelier by Candie Cooper! Looks like a very sweet and easy garden chandelier to light up your summer evenings!

In 1 Egg basket, wrap 1 bundle of Chrstimas lights. Fill with clear glass ornaments and you're done!

Happy crafting!

8 January 2013

DIY: Sock bun tutorial

Found these super cute sock bun images from Ciao Beautiful and just had to share it with you all. Celebrities such as Lauren Conrad, Kim Kardashian, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Lopez and more have been rocking the sock bun. All you need is a sock with it's top cut off! Watch this awesome tutorial below to get the look!

5 January 2013

DIY: Makeup contour and highlight for beginners

They say it's so super important to contour and highlight your face on your wedding day especially for your photos. The key is to blend blend blend and use very little product. Contouring creates a lot of dimension in your face which looks so gorgeous in photographs!

Here's a lovely diagram from She's Smart for you to try yourself!

1. Darker shade of powder on the darkened areas shown

2. Lighter shade of powder on the light/off white areas shown no more than 2 shades difference to natural skins shade

3. Place your natural shade in areas absent of any shading

4. Blend thoroughly, until you cannot tell where one shade meets another

DIY: French manicure with neon tip

How HOT are these french manicured nails with neon tips? I found some easy tutorials from When and Wonder and Studs and Pearls and Lackfein.Follow me on facebook, pinterest, instagram and twitter, for more daily creative inspiration!

DIY bobby pin statement necklace

Check out this super cool DIY statement necklace by Timea Timbo! All you need is a huge bunch of bobby pins! I think I would spray paint it in a lovely neon for that extra pop!Tutorial link here.

3 January 2013

DIY: Free iphone 4 & 5 cover design!

To all you trendsters, now is the time to get a clear iPhone case if you don't already have one. Why? Because I'm giving away Maiko Nagao designed iphone covers to all my beautiful readers!

Just print and place the art inside of the clear case and there you have it! A new case! I will be posting more designs throughout the year so watch this space people!

// Download iphone 5 // Download iphone 4 //

Enjoy~!

DIY Toddler Proof Door Stopper

A genious DIY Toddler Proof Door Stopper by Diana Matoni. Make sure you check out her website here.All you need is a pool noodle from the $2 store and cut halfway through it to the hollow centre. That's it! Pop it onto the side of your door and voila! No more worries about closed doors or fingers getting pinched. You can prob get around 12 door stoppers out of one noodle.

2 January 2013

Notes in a jar

Start 2013 off with a new jar and fill it with notes about good things that happen. On new years eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year!

31 December 2012

DIY: Volume straight hair tutorial by Luxy Hair

Are you obsessed with Mila Kunis' super volume super straight hair? Watch this video tutorial by Luxyhair!

Enjoy!

30 December 2012

Super sparkly New Years eve nails inspiration ★

Super sparkly New Years eve nails inspiration

25 December 2012

Have a lovely Christmas day!

23 December 2012

2 more days till Christmas!

22 December 2012

Santa hat strawberry cookies!

Wondering what treats to take to your Xmas party? Why not take these super cute simplified version of santa hat strawberry cookies by Domestic Fits.

Here's what you need:

- Strawberries

- Biscuits of your choice

- Cream cheese icing - easy recipe here

Add the icing into a piping bag. If you don’t have a piping bag, add to a large, heavy duty, zip lock bag and cut about 1cm off the bottom corner, this can be used as a make-shift piping bag.

Pipe a dime sized amount of cream onto the cut end of the strawberry and place in the middle of your sugar biscuit. Pipe the cream around the base of the strawberry, as well as a pea sized amount on the tip of the berry to resemble Santa’s Hat.

Enjoy!

21 December 2012

Free printable xmas gift tags designed by me!

My mum and I just finished baking some almond biscuits to give to our friends for xmas and realised I should use my gift tags to snaz it up! What do you think?

// Download here //

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Happy Holidays!

20 December 2012

Easy Christmas Sangria Recipe

Amazing yet easy Christmas Sangria recipe I found on Pinterest!

Directions:

- 2 bottles crisp white wine

- 1 bottle sparkling apple cider

- 1 orange, 1 apple sliced

- 1 cup fresh cranberries

- Fresh mint leaves

Mix and enjoy!

DIY Reindeer nose gift + printable freebie

Ran out of Christmas gift ideas? Here's a super cute Reindeer Nose gift idea for you all.

Here's what you need:

1. 7 x chocolate almonds

2. 1 x Jaffa (or Cherry bomb candy)

3. Print out my label on A4 here

4. Cut, fold it in half and staple!

Easy as that!

18 December 2012

Christmas dessert inspiration...

Wondering what to take to your next Christmas party? Here are some dessert inspirations! Click on the links below if you'd like to know how to make them!

// Ginger bread cookie tree // Brownie strawberry santa hats // Chocolate forest cake //

Enjoy!

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17 December 2012

DIY Christmas card using things around the house!

Here's another quick Christmas card I made with things around the house! It's so easy, you can make it too.

Here's how:

1. A4 paper - fold twice to make a card.

2. Kraft paper and tissue paper - stick the tissue paper over the kraft paper and stick on card.

3. Green felt (I used an old sweater). Cut out into tree shapes and stick on top of tissue paper.

4. Sissors

5. Glue stick + super glue

6. Beads - stick the beads onto xmas tree cut out.

7. Gold thin wire - twirl the wire into a circle and stick on top of xmas tree cut out with super glue.

Easy as that! Craft away guys!

14 December 2012

Currently Obsessed: Handmade Jewellery by Boo & Boo Factory

Hello! I've just discovered these super gorgeous geometric statement jewellery by Boo & Boo on Etsy! Check them out!

01 // 02 // 03 // 04 // 05

12 December 2012

Kraft paper Christmas wrapping inspiration

Some kraft paper Xmas wrapping inspiration from Pinterest. I'm especially loving the cut out Xmas tree idea. No ribbons, just kraft paper - super eco ♥

Happy Krafting!

11 December 2012

DIY shoe string necklace

Here's a super quick shoe string necklace I made using the same shoe string bracelet tutorial I posted last month. The only difference is I looped another shoe string on both ends to make it long enough for a necklace.

View the tutorial here!

10 December 2012

DIY: Upcycled magazine gift bow by Martha Stewart

Paper bags, old newspapers, fabric scraps - you're probably already using them for eco-friendly gift wrap. But did you know you can create beautiful bows from magazine pages?! As featured in The Martha Stewart Show, you'd be silly not to make these this holiday season!

Enjoy!