SHIRTS, SHADES, STUDS

Hello friends, I have been trawling the high street over the last few weeks for some holiday bargains and I present to you my findings. From top to bottom-

Tee: Topshop £22

Shirt: Primark £8

Sunglasses: Asos £10//Topshop £16

Clutch: Primark £6

My favourite find is the bag, there is an almost identical one for sale in Topshop for £38. I came out with the shirt at the same time too and I have to say for Primark it is pretty damn good. 

XO

DIY BAG LEASH!

I POSTED BEFORE ABOUT THE WERELSE X MANGO CLUTCH WITH THE CHAIN CUFF, I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT BUT ITS NOT IDEAL FOR ME TO BE SPENDING 109 EUROS ON A BAG AT THE MOMENT! 

SO FOR A SIMILAR LOOK I MADE THIS SORT OF BAG 'LEASH', IF YOU WILL, OUT OF SOME GOLD CURB CHAIN AND TWO SWIVEL CLIPS (EASILY FOUND IN CRAFT/DIY STORES OR EBAY) JUMP RINGS WILL COME IN HANDY TOO IF YOU NEED TO ATTACH SOMETHING TO YOUR CUFF OR BAG TO MAKE A LINK FOR THE CLIP.

MY CLUTCH BAG WAS FROM A CHARITY SHOP THAT I STUDDED FOR A DIY PROJECT. SEE THE POST HERE

 AND MY CUFF CAME FROM EBAY

I DEFINITELY WANT TO DO THIS WITH A SILVER DETAILED CUFF AND BAG I JUST NEED TO GET THE STUFF TO DO IT!CHECK OUT EBAY IF YOU NEED THE BITS TO DO THIS WITH THERE'S ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF STUFF.

XO  

NEVER LET ME GO

WERELSE x MANGO TOUCH 109 EURO

ERM, SO THIS IS A BIT GOOD. THE MOMENT I SAW THIS I THOUGHT OF MY FRIEND WHO  MAKES QUITE A HABIT OF LOSING HER BAG ON A NIGHT OUT! 

AT 109 EUROS ITS A BIT OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE SO I'M SCHEMING A WAY TO D.I.Y SOMETHING SIMILAR

IMAGES: FASHION SQUAD, WERELSE.COM

A REVIEW: THE QUIET RIOT TEMPEST TOTE

I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD A BIT OF A DROOL OVER A CERTAIN CELINE BAG GOING AROUND ON THE BLOGGERSPHERE, CAN'T EVEN SCROLL DOWN A PAGE ON TUMBLR WITHOUT SEEING THE BLOODY THING. THIS TAKE ON THAT PARTICULAR BAG COMES FROM SINGAPORE BASED WEBSITE THE QUIET RIOT. MY BOYFRIEND GOT IT ME FOR CHRISTMAS BUT BECAUSE OF THE SHIPPING TIME AND ITS ALSO BEEN WAITING IN THE POST OFFICE SINCE THE 4TH OF JAN I ONLY GOT IT THE OTHER DAY HAHA!

SO ITS NOT A TOTAL DIRECT COPY, BECAUSE WELL THAT WOULD BE NAUGHTY, BUT IT DOES HAVE THE SIMILAR FEATURES THAT MAKE IT A NICE LOOKING THING- ITS A GOOD SIZE, OPENS OUT WIDE AND IS NICE AND ROOMY INSIDE WITH A ZIP POCKET ON ONE SIDE AND A POUCH ON THE OTHER. THE EXTERIOR IS VERY SOFT PU LEATHER AND INTERIOR IS FAUX VELVET SUEDE. IT HAS 5 METAL STUDS ON THE UNDERSIDE TOO.

IT COST AROUND $50 AND THE SHIPPING COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE BAG!! SO I WAS SLIGHTLY ANNOYED WHEN I SAW ON THE POSTAGE LABEL $14USD...HMMM. ALTHOUGH I DON'T MIND SINCE IT WAS A PRESENT I WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SHIPPING CHARGES BEFORE BUYING FROM THIS SITE AGAIN.

DIY SPIKE CLUTCH

DEAD EASY THIS
GET:
1.A PLAIN CLUTCH BAG (CHARITY SHOPS ARE IDEAL)
2.SCREW BACK SPIKES, I GOT MINE OFF THIS GUY
3.DRILL
4.RULER
5.COMPASS OR SOMETHING SHARP TO MARK THE BAG

-USE THE RULER TO LINE UP THE SPIKES OR CREATE YOUR PATTERN, TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU WANT THEM TO BE STRAIGHT. 

-TAKE THE COMPASS OR SHARP THING AND MARK THE BAG UNDER WHERE YOU HAVE PLACED THE STUDS, GIVE IT A GOOD STAB 'CAUSE YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE MARK, DON'T STAB YOURSELF.  THIS TAKES A WHILE SO BE PATIENT.

-DRILL HOLES THROUGH THE BAG WHERE YOU HAVE MADE YOUR MARKS, MAKE SURE YOU ARE DRILLING ONTO A SURFACE YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT, SO NOT YOUR PARENTS KITCHEN TABLE. I USED AN OLD BOOK TO REST ON. (ITS BETTER IF THE DRILL HOLES ARE SMALLER THAN THE SPIKE SCREW, YOU DONT WANT THE HOLES TO BE TOO BIG)

-PUSH THE BACKS OF THE SPIKES THROUGH THE HOLES, I HAD TO USE A BIT OF FORCE, AND I ALSO USED NAIL SCISSORS TO WIDEN THE HOLES FROM THE OTHER SIDE.

I DID TAKE PHOTOS TO GO WITH THIS DIY BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD AND THEY WEREN'T NEEDED. ALSO I FEEL REALLY ILL TONIGHT AND I WAS GETTING REALLY STRESSED OUT TRYING TO MAKE THE PHOTOS GO WHERE I WANT THEM HAHA! BUT I REALLY WANTED TO PUT THIS FIRST POST UP ANYWAY SO HERE 'TIS.