anthropologie drool list..

i made the mistake of visiting the anthrpologie website and now i want everything! being in england i've only ever seen it featured on other blogs and diys on pinterest! to be honest i saw a few things which i thought would be very easy to make! so until i have the time to try my hand at a project.. heres some of the home stuff i fell in love with! 

samantha xo

DIY Tissue Paper Pom Pom Garland for under £1..

so I thought i'd have a go at making some tissue pom pom's after seeing some at a wedding the other weekend! they were easy and i found everything i needed to know about making them on pinterest (of course) and here is the result..

i won't add a tutorial because there are so many good ones about but the basic principle is to pleat seveal sheets of tissue paper (i used 6 which measured 9x13" which is a little bigger than an A4 sheet of paper) tie a piece of string around the middle, i added a bit more length so i could tie it to make a garland, and then using some sharp scissors cut a rounded petal shape to each end and then carefully so not to tear the tissue paper, unfold it until you are happy with the end result!

the tissue paper i used was from the works and i bought 100 sheets for 99p! in lots of different colours! bargain! this tissue paper is quite thick so i would definitely recommend the thinner stuff and using more layers you'll create a more fuller look! so after i had made my pom poms i just tied them all to a length of string and popped it up and i'm super happy with it! i used colours of similar tone to they compliment each other but would look just as lovely all in the same colour or a mix or three etc! 

hope you like it! 

samantha xo

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good..

I went to the Harry Potter Studio Tour and it was AMAZING! I'm going to post one or two photos when my batteries have charged! I won't post too many as I don't want to ruin it for those who haven't been but.. WOW. It left me feeling a little inspired so here you go!

what do you think? i might have to print this off and put it in a frame! 

samantha xo

lusting after my long lost fringe..

so i've been attemping to grow out my fringe because i wanted a change ie a centre parting but truth is i'm bored and miss my old blunt fringe! and i'm debating cutting it back in again so i had a little look on pinterest (no suprise) and after having to embrace the tiny bit of american within i searched for bangs and this was the result! i didn't pick brunette ones on purpose but guess you are attracted to styles similar to your hair colour.. who knows!

now where did i put my scissors?

samantha xo