DIY / Bow Back Tee

I am always looking for new DIY ideas on the internet to revamp some of my old, boring items. I recently found this one and I am obsessed with it! Hope you enjoy...

 What you will need: - A tee of your choice
                                  - Fabric scissors or a rotary cutter
                                  - A pen/ pencil to make markings
                                  - Needle and thread (corresponding to the colour of your tee)
                                  - Clear nail varnish
                                  - Piece of cardboard

 Step 1: Cut around 2/3 inches off the bottom of you tee, put this to one side to use later.

Step 2: Turn the shirt over and place the cardboard in the middle to ensure you do not cut through to the front. Measure marks around 3/4 inches apart down the side and then cut straight lines right across. 

Step 3: Using the strip of material that you cut off from the bottom of the tee, cut it in to around 5 or 6 strips each around an half an inch wide.           

Step 4: Pinch the middle of the panels of fabrics and with one of the strips of fabric wrap it round the middle. 

Secure these in place with a needle and thread. Start your stitching with a double stitch to make it more secure. 

Step 5: Coat the raw edges of the fabric with clear nail varnish, this will protect them from fraying when washed. 

    

Keep Your Head Up / ootd #1

 

 Jumper - Urban Outfitters

Dress (worn as skirt) - Topshop

Tights - Primark

Boots - Topshop 

Just a quick post. I threw this together this morning and thought it didn't look too bad! Sorry for lack of pictures.

stylesomnia xo

Haul #1

Just a few bits I picked up today - apologies for the iffy camera quality!

These boots are new in to Topshop (buy here) and I was so surprised to see the price of £40. Obviously that's quite a bit of money but usually Topshop shoes are pretty pricey. Hopefully the quality will be as good as any other shoes I have had from Topshop. FYI if you are wanting to get your hands on these I would recommend getting the soon as they came in store the day I got them and already had limited stock.

I also quickly stopped in to Zara and Mac as I was passing. The Zara sale is amazing and I could have bought almost the entire shop but I restricted my self to one thing because I'm on a budget!

  

I picked up this gorgeous green top in Zara. The colour really caught my eye and I loved the back of it. This and about another 5 tables of tops were in the sale for £5.99!

My local shopping centre finally came to their senses and put a MAC counter in Debenhams. I restricted my self in here also but make up is my weakness.

I picked up the Cremesheen lipstick in "Creme Cup" after reading that Kim Kardashian is a fan - me being a sucker for anything Kardashian related rushed out to buy it! Im impressed even after using it only a couple of times - the colour is really natural and it seems to last for a decent amount of time.

I also bought this bronzing powder (I actually did need one) in the shade "Matte Bronze". The non-matte one looked really shimmery and I didn't want to end up looking like a disco ball. The colour seems to suit my skin tone and it also stays in place through out the day.












Stylesomnia xo

Wishlist / August

1. Lace crop top - Topshop - £14

      2. Jeffrey Campbell Litas Turquoise - Office - £130 - 170
      3. Burgundy Peplum top - Topshop - £20

wishlist / august by stylesomnia featuring crop tops

Beauty Pick / Nails

When I was travelling home from a recent holiday, I decided to take advantage of  the "duty free" prices. I spotted these lovelies for a major bargain!













The Models Own nail varnishes are usually £5 each from Boots but I got 5 colours and a clear top coat for £20! I could't possibly let such a good deal go by.
My first impressions are pretty good. Being the girl that I am, I tend to gravitate towards anything that glitters or is brightly coloured - perfect! Although they are not the thickest nail varnishes I have ever tried, with two coats they are as good as any. The colours are even more gorgeous in true form and the glitter is even more glittery!

 "Hedonist"

"Ibiza Mix" 

 

"Disco Heaven"

"Balearic Cool" 

"Beach Party"