Author: Syafinaz Azmi

Hola Friendly Fashionistas, it is indeed my very first wall post on the FF blog, and there’s no easier way to put it…  I am thrilled to be a part of the team, and looking forward to jump up on the FF bandwagon and start contributing to a community like FriendlyFash. I’m Natalia and please bear with me, as minor mistakes may appear here and there, but hey, every expert was once a beginner, so boom!

If we haven’t already, Happy Belated Easter. You may be a bit skeptical about the DIY post as the title clearly states it involves Easter deco’s, which we are all very much aware is DUNZO..But wait… Can we just take the time to open our minds to the possibility of having holidays-inspired deco’s just because we can?! Plus they’d probably look better lurking around your house/room for a year rather than just an Easter weekend.   t’s bright, easy, and lets face it, the sight of these bad boys puts a grind on that face of yours! 

Get started with the needed supplies:

-Few Eggs
-Vinegar
-Food Colouring
-Colander
-Black Adhesive Vinyl or Black Sticker Paper
-Scissors or Silhouette Digital Craft Cutting Machine (If you just so happen to have one)

Instructional Steps:

1. Step 1 is to go ahead and empty out the eggs, from the yolk to the eggs whites, everything! ‘

2. After having cleaned the insides and outer area of the eggs, gently place all the eggs into the colander and slowly splash vinegar all over the eggs; this is to make sure the colours turn out as vibrant as we see it.

3. Moving on to the food colouring, use one colour at a time so you might want to also work one egg at a time. Add a few drops onto it and swirl your fingers around the egg to coat. 

4. Rinse the egg to get rid of access dye. 

5. Repeat process with your remaining eggs.

6. Once they’ve all been dyed and dried properly, cut very small mustache shapes on the adhesive vinyl/sticker paper and apply to eggs. 

TIP! The results look especially awesome when the mustache shapes are about an inch wide. 

There you have it, it’s simple, looks neat, and you end up with dye in your hands, which is clearly what our aim was! Ha!

The idea of this DIY blog-post was inspired by Melissa of the No.2 Pencil Blog. The photo is also credited to Melissa’s blog. We are uber grateful for her talented works and innovative ideas. 

With Love, 

The FF Crew and Natalia

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Those Charlotte Olympia kitty flats have been on my inspiration folder for way too long. Drawing them down and window shopping with Arthur (he came purring at our doorstep on New Year’s eve and he’s here from now on!) are just not enough I urge myself to DIY a pair.

 Materials:A pair of black loafers (I’m using Rubi’s)Gold permanent marker (I’m using Unipaint)Black permanent marker (optional)Gold fabric paint (I’m using Plaid Fashion Peinture Relief in Gold Glitter)Fabric cutting scissorsA pencil, penknife and a paper for rough sketching

Sketch out a life sized kitty heel. You can place a normal AA paper on your computer screen, magnify your kitty face reference to life size, and outline the kitty face. I’m not sure how other people say, but I call this the light box method.

Use a penknife to cut out the eyes, and the outlines of the ears. This is to make sure the features of your kitty face are all proportionate and appropriate.

Tape down your cutout kitty face on the vamp and outline the ears, nose and eyes with your pencil. Remove the paper and draw the whiskers, mouth and other details.

Outline with the gold permanent marker. Be very careful as this is a one way ticket!

Cut out the excess fabric to form the ears.

Use a black permanent marker to line the cut out area.

Last but not least, carefully fill in the gold areas with a moderate layer of 3d fabric paint. If it’s your first time using the fabric paint, shake it well and try it on a paper beforehand. Air dry for a few hours and you’re done! The glitter effect is not obvious here, but in real they’re really sparkly!

Hope you’ll find this purrrrfect!

Love,

Destiny

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Last week, my hometown friend came all the way from Canada and we’d finally visited the sea aquarium at Sentosa Singapore!

We got to see seahorses via a magnifying glass,

Getting really close to hold the little crab and touch the starfish!

Immersing in the whimsical rhythm of the underwater world,

Jellyfish dancing in slow ballad,

And learnt that eels are gentle giants. They look scary but are more often too shy to come out in public.

And Dory’s really helping Marlin to find Nemo!

And waving hello to the cute diver! Now we’re talking in two mediums!

-Make a weekend off to visit the aquarium with your friends and family. It’s definitely an activity great for all young to old!

– Take your time between taking pictures and looking closely at the underwater world. There are too much details you don’t want to miss a single thing.

– Spend at least 3 hours to make it worthwhile (personal opinion)

– Take your time to read all the biological facts and detailed info of each species.

– If you’re planning for a full day trip, visit the Adventure Cove Waterpark for some interactive snorkelling!

Now I need more blue dates just to get back in there!

Love

Destiny

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There are times when you glance at your wardobe and question yourself about half the plain basic tee’s you own. Obviously, you predict that you will never ever wear it, as the garment is simply too bland for your own good! What do you do? Throw it in a pile and convince yourself you won’t put it to waste and give it away to charity. As much as we wanted to, lets face it, we never actually get to it. Thankfully us FriendlyFashers have come across one solution we think would brighten up your wardobe (literally!) as well as not put your basic tee’s to waste.

WARNING: This is a DIY post, so chicas be prepared to get your hands dirty and if you’re anything like me, wear a body armour, as I am uber clumsy. 

Before you get too cocky and overly excited, causing you to spray bleach the whole shirt, focus on the supplies needed and instructions carefully. 

Things you need: 

-Plain tee (refrain from using white, as the results won’t be very visible)
-Poster paper
-Empty spray bottle
-Fabric bleach (purchased from supermarkets containing imported goods and even some craft stores)
-Rubber gloves (how are you going to scartch your hair or face midway, when all that bleach is on your hands?!)

Instructions:

1. Be sure to start off with your gloves on and spreading sheets of old newspaper on the area you are conducting this DIY at. 

2. Brainstorm what shape/character/animal/pattern you want on your tee. Once you have figured that out, use the poster paper to cut out whatever design you desire as a silhouette. 

3. Once you have cut out your silhouette, prepare to spray by placing the shape on the tee. (It’s best if you place newspaper inside the shirt, so the bleach doesn’t seap to the back of the tee)

4. Mix 2 parts bleach, and 1 part water into the spray bottle. 

5. Now it’s time to place your stencil on the shirt and start spraying all around the outer parts of the stencil. 

6. It will take awhile for the colour to start changing so be patient, and if it isn’t as light as you wanted, go ahead and go crazy with the spray! 

7. When your shirt is bleached to your liking, take off the stencil and rinse thouroughly. 

8. Boom! It is complete and all you have to do it wait for it to dry, and you can start washing it regularly again. 

There you have it, in 8 simple steps!

This idea has been circulating, but we would especially like to thank Savannah from the OH SO PRETTY THE DIARIES blog, for her photos! 

With love, 

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For the folks that are uber sick of getting their suede flats, bedazzled stilletos, studded J. Campbells, etc. wrecked all because of the monsoon season, don’t look any further for we have a pretty rad DIY idea we’d like to share with thee.

Yes it is possible for your wet market wellies to morph into these bad boys, so go on keep reading!

Things you will need:

-A pair of wellie’s (can be cheap ones you purchased from the market or actual rainboots)
-Gold paint marker, (available at any stationary/art store)
-STEADY HANDS!

Instructions: 

1. Work your way up, and start scribbling the design you desire, whether you decided to go with leopard prints or even polka dots!

2. Once you have completed one side of shoe number 1, wait for it to dry so you avoid smudging whilst drawing on the other side.

3. Repeat with the shoe number 2, and leave to dry for few hours before you take them out for a spin!

4. Voila, now all you need is a bit of swag, umbrella, and you’re good to go.

We would like to credit Glittern Glue for all the rad photos! 

With love, 

The FF Crew and Natalia

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