DIY: No Sew Bum Roll!!

Good Afternoon,

When I was in the process of sorting out the skirt for my steampunk outfit I realised I needed a little more "oomph" and I knew I needed it in the the bum area. My steampunk persona is a very elegant lady that  won't be hesitant to kick some ass and every lady needs something to help her posterior look a little less... flat. Whether it be from the aid of a bustle (fabric or metal) hoop skirt or a bum roll, a lady needs one and a bum roll just happened to be the easiest to make quickly.

First you need your material. Luckily my mum had just found a ghastly bed sheet made out of a horrible material and padded poorly. It was perfect for me though.

 I took one side of the bedsheet, length ways and cut into it from the very edge. I'm not very precise and just eye-balled how much I  would cut down the length of the bedsheet that would wrap around my but nicely. Once I reached my desired width I cut across the bedsheet to the opposite side.

I then used the frilly decoration to make a ribbon that would wrap around my waist, make sure you cut four smaller ones too. I laid the long one out on the piece of material I cut, across one of the smallest sides making sure the middle of the "ribbon" was in the middle of the material. I then rolled the material up so it became a big roll, thankfully due to the extra padding provided by the material the  roll was quite large. I then kept the roll shape intact while I bent the ribbon and roll slightly as if it was tied to my waist. I then took two of the smaller ribbons from earlier and tied it around the roll and big ribbon on either end to secure the roll.

Then repeat the cutting process just this time a bit smaller. Just roll it up and place next to the bent roll I  just made and used the remaining ribbons from before to tie that roll to the first one. I stopped there but you could carry on if you want.

This is so quick and easy to do as well as being so adjustable. It's a great way to add something extra to a halloween costume, a fancy dress party, or just a day out looking like a lady.
Thanks for reading and let me know how it goes,
Rainiepie

DIY: Swimming Dress with a guest appearence from my cat!!

Hellooo,
I haven't actually sewn much lately but as a quick surprise to myself I had to rush making a swimming dress.  A dew years a go my mum made herself a dress to wear at water parks so she didn't have to walk around feeling self conscious. The dress was wearable in water too. I was going to a water park in two days and was unable to make the dress the next day. I didn't go for the same style of dress as my mother because of course I made it unnecessarily difficult for myself, I always aim to high.I decided to make one in the dungaree-dress style. 

I folded my material in half and layered the dress down over the top and cut through both layers around the dress.

Of course, the back piece was now the same as the first so I cut one piece so it was only the skirt part. I then saved the scrap to use as a pocket.

I also used some scrap as straps. I wanted the the straps to criss-cross over my back to prevent them from falling down. I just had to roughly stretch it over my back and hope.

I started sewing on my machine but 3 hours later and only 1/4 of a pocket later I gave up on my broken machine and decided I would have to sew by hand. Remember, be sure to sew "left/wrong" sides out. So basically the inside facing you when you sew.

I used my needle like this to sew, back stitching would of been more stable but  just wanted it done. I wore it to Wet 'n' Wild and only part of one strap came undone but when it went in the wash the entire strap came off and a lot of the stitches became very lose. Once I can deal with my sewing machine again, I'll try to do it again with the machine. The material in bulk is fairly cheap so you could make a bunch of these in different styles easily and quite quickly.

Before I go would like to mention how my cat Tinkerbell  suddenly got all kittenish. She always likes to sit on what she think is important to me so her sitting on the dress was normal, her playing with the edges was cute but her trying to kill it was just out of character! It was adorable as well as annoying, bless her.

Thanks,
Rainiepie

OOTD: Summer Gypsy

Good Morning!
I somehow woke up at the time I should wake up every college day so I put some thought into my clothes this morning and even had time to put on a tiny bit of make up as well as sun cream. The weather is exceptionally good and It was pleasant outside of my house so I knew I needed to dress for hot weather ( the area outside of my house is always worse than the rest of the world) so I went deep in to my draws to find the summer stuff and I actually had a chance to wear my vests, which was lovely.  I was impressed with it so I'm calling it an "Outfit of the Day"

I'm calling this my summer gypsy summer outfit because the skirt print and soft fabric vest reminds me of the style but a lighter more revealing look.This skirt is also reversible wrap-around or a sarong, I love it!

I got the skirt from a stall in Glastonbury Festival. Near the end of the festival the stalls lower prices to get rid of their stuff. It was about 3-4 years I got this but I'm sure it was from a 20p bin outside of the stall.

The vest I got recently on my holiday in California this year during Easter holidays. It was about £2 in a thrift shop (god I love those places, why can't England have them?)

I also kind of like my hair, I was playing with it last night and I left it this way today, I'm calling it my Disney CHannel look because it reminds me of what the hairstyles used to look like in things like Lizzie McGuire and That's So Raven, of course my friend tried to change it into a Disney princess look by adding a leaf and some daisies to it.

So that's it, just a quick post here while I'm on long lunch.  The pictures were taken in college on the mac's so sorry for the background, it was quite spontaneous. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Rainiepie

DIY: Harry Potter Wall

Hello Dearies,
Today I am going to talk about a craze called Découpage, or in simple terms, sticking paper things on top of something to make it look cool. I wanted to try this with books as they  mean a lot to me and I thought it would look good on the side my bookshelf. Finding the books was difficult for me. I wanted something that meant a lot to me... but... being the book lover I am I couldn't bring myself to destroy those books, even if I had the digital version. Too many memories. I decided I wanted a harry potter wall but I didn't want to rip up my copies. I scoured the charity shops looking for harry potter books but somehow, there weren't any! SO I had another look at my book shelf and I saw one of the old prints for the "Mediator" series by Meg Cabot, it was under a different name and different title. I was absolutely obsessed with the series when I was younger, and had the entire new version collection.  I thought I could use this but just as I was looking for pages I wanted I realised I didn't remember the series well enough to want it on my wall. I then remebered my sisters unloved, unwanted copy of Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, large print edition. Perfect.

If you want to do this, you will need:
Pages from something
PVA Glue and applicator
Candle
Bowl of water
Teabags
Mod Podge

A lot of these are optional, as you will see.

I got to work ripping pages I wanted out and highlighting bits and then just tearing random pages out. For some pages I lit a candle and burnt the edges. Make sure you have permission to do this and have a bowl of water close by if you plan on doing this yourself.

(Just a side note here, It was CRAZY scary trying to get that picture!)

I also liked to hold bits of the page close to the flame to get brown spots. I titled the page upwards for most of it so the flame didn't leap to it and set it on fire. The ink was very responsive to the flame and lit up suddenly so be careful.

With these pages I just dipped my brush into the big tub of PVA glue and spread it out on the page.  Then I just placed them on the bookshelf. To stop the glue ruining the brush I kept in a bowl of soapy water.



I wanted more texture to the wall so I crumpled some pages up and glued them on by painting the wall with glue first and then placing the page on. If you put the glue on the back of the page and put it on that way, the crumples and creases will be lessened greatly.

To age the pages a bit I made me and my sister some tea ( I still don't like tea) and used the teabags on the wall to stain it by sweeping it over pages, sponging it on and squishing it against the wall. Try different ways and see what you get, if you find anything worth sharing, please tell me below, I'll be interested to see  what you did :)

With tea on it only.

After two layers of tea I put on two-three-ish layers of the PVA Glue and now it's all shiny and sealed. I will however be putting on Mod Podge over the top on the bottom half to protect it from cats and other things close to the ground.

My sister plans on trying this with one of her many playing cards, the thickness may be difficult to work with I'll make another post when it happens to update whether it will work or not. If you are interested I could also film it and make a video tutorial? Let me know. Good luck if your doing this!

Rainiepie

Boot Fair/ Boot Sale/ Car Boot (?) Haul

Hello Readers,

I went to Winchester farm in Cheddar for their weekly Boot Fair/ Boot Sale/ Car Boot and market on sundays. It's veeery big and I had to miss out the indoor antique section as well as the market as I was running out of time and money.
First of these shoes:

They were my first buy and one I wished I haggled for. They were £4 and my mum always says when

It comes to boot fairs, only pay as much as it means to you. Now, these shoes are from the brand Kurt Geiger, so according to them is was a fair price. I actually like the bronze-y gold colour and the dark wooden stain of the wedge, I usually don't like gold but it looks quite steampunk-y. Peep toe shoes aren't exactly my cup of tea either but I needed summer heels and the nice buckle made up for it.The material of the shoes are a bit worn, cracked and bent to the previous owners feet and unfortunately the straps need extra holes but I do like these shoes. I'm not an experienced walker in heels so I think wedges are a good start to practising.


These are the second pair of shoes I bought:

I've always wanted shoes in this style I absolutely love it but I haven't found the perfect pair, my dream shoes are Lita's and it's hard to find a look alike with the things I want. When I saw these shoes, I was drawn to the style and material of the feet part. I don't like mismatching heels and I prefer higher heels with this style of shoes but like I said earlier, I'm not too good with walking so they were a good buy for practice and matching with clothes.

These heels aren't much good for support though. The heel part of my foot isn't supported by the heel of the shoes and the material is lovely but it doesn't support my ankle much. Because I love the style so much they are still my favourite and they were the cheaper pair!







I bought two belts that I got for reduced prices (only 10p mind you) for 30p and 40p here they are in detail and I'm wearing them in the earlier photo's for the shoes.

I don't wear belts much but these really appealed to me, I'm really into gypsy-ish and cowgirl kind of things lately so I bought them as the patterns and buckle had a western, rustic but gorgeous look.

So those are some of the clothes I bought, I'll talk about the corset I got in my corset collection blog. I did also buy some Disney posters but there's no need to talk about them here :p. I'll try to incorporate some of these into outfits.

Rainiepie

Look What's Coming!!!

Hello Dearies,
My eager self has been desperate to put together outfits, especially since it's only a few days 'till Glastonbury Festival, so I've started the drafts for some posts all ready! During my "Collection" posts, I'll be getting different outfits together involving the item, I'll then be making separate posts about each outfit and depending on whether it's one for the festival or not I'll make a make up look to match. Here's a sneak peak of what's to come.

So keep an eye out! 

Rainiepie