Wedding Ideas - DIY Confetti Balloons

DIY Confetti Balloons via Studio DIY. I can't wait to show Hollie this, she's going to love it. Potentially a really cool idea for our wedding I reckon. Plus it looks pretty easy to recreate, so it's something I could actually lend a hand with. Win win. Does anyone remember the Balloon Invitation I made?

Visit Studio DIY for instructions.

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Bucks & Co x Jeans for Genes - Blogger's Fundraiser

My customised Bucks & co. denim for Jeans For Genes Day! 

Today I'm extremely excited to share with you a project I've been working on for the past couple of weeks. Recently I was approached by denim brand Bucks & co. to work on a project with them for the charity, Jeans For Genes Day. The charity works to help change the lives of children and families affected by genetic disorders. Anyone who attended a school in the UK may remember wearing jeans for a day to help the cause! The brief was to take one pair of Bucks & co. jeans and customise them however we wanted. Along with a handful of other male bloggers, our designs would then go for sale on the Bucks & co.'s website, with all proceeds being donated to Jeans For Genes!

Now, repairs I can do, but I'm not really one for customising these days. Maybe back in my teens (white drainpipes with bright pink stitching come to mind), so when I first heard I had free reign I drew a blank. Nevertheless I was up for the challenge. My first thought was to experiment with patchwork a-la Junya Watanabe but with limited sewing skills I had second thoughts. I decided to take influence from one of my previous successful DIY projects from a couple of years ago (feels like yesterday), the Painter's Trousers, inspired by Alexander Mcqueen's Spring 2010 collection.

I pretty much used to same technique as last time, going mad with the acrylics but not overboard, as hopefully someone will buy them to wear! The jeans themselves are Bucks & co.'s premium Red Selvedge Denim Game fit, which is a classic 5-pocket style with a slim leg and mid rise. Made from Japanese denim in size 32 x 32.

Jeans for Genes Day is on Friday 20th September and as I said earlier, the next step is for them to go on sale on Bucks & co's website, which I'm seriously excited about! 1 in 25 children in the UK has a genetic disorder, Jeans For Genes' aim is to build awareness and raise money, which will help to aid all who are effected. Any money we raise will make a difference, so please feel free to share this post. If we raise £50 this will pay for a parent to attend a support day, where they can get advice and guidance on how to care for their child. Visit Bucks & co's Just Giving page to see how else you can donate to the cause.

So come on guys, help me raise some money for charity! Please feel free to share this post or any tweets on your social networks, it all helps build awareness of Jeans For Genes Day. My customised jeans will be on sale here on 20th September.

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Bike Shelf @ Gowanus Furniture Co.

I'm in the market for a bike, have been for a couple of years but in the last couple of weeks I've started to take it seriousl. In an ideal world I'd go for a single speed bike as they just look miles nice but for practical reasons it's looking like I'll be buying a hybrid. It's proving tricky to find a nice looking one that I'm 100% happy with but I'm getting there. Suggestions are welcome people!

In my search for bikes online I've come across lots of gadget and fixtures but this wall mounted wooden shelf by TreeHouse was one of the only things that made me go "whoa cool". It's giving me ideas for a DIY project too, though I won't start a new one till I finish the previous. I'm not going down that road again.

Hard wood bike shelf available at Gowanus Furniture Co.

Enjoy your weekend guys (We didn't make it to the antiques fair last week, the weather was a washout. Ended up with fish & chips in the pub!).

Need an Extension

Rambler Socket by Meysam Movahedi

As it turns out I could only strip about 30% of my front wall, in prep for painting. My extension cord was clearly not up to scratch, I had to feed it through the post box in the front door and balance it on some books but it wasn't good enough. 

I could have done with something freaking cool like this one "Rambler Wall Socket" by Meysam Movahedi. Extension cords are pretty boring usually but it's fair to say that if I had one like this I'd be pulling it all over the show.

Winter Shoes In Summer

I picked up these vintage Dr Marten shoes on ebay a few weeks back for under £10. Perfectly worn up but in near perfect condition inside, the perfect combination I think! I've worn Dr Martens boots for a few years now but I've never really been happy about the way they look on me, too chunky/massive looking? So as a happy in between I thought a pair of the classic "postman" shoes may suit me more. Turns out I was right, I'm so chuffed with these and wasn't expecting to be wearing them till the colder months. The clouds bring lots of rain this week, so I've been giving them a test drive.

Wearing - Stripey t-shirt, Topman, diy painter's trousers, H&M, yellow socks, Uniqlo, vtg shoes, Dr Martens.

I think I should stop trying to look cool and just smile, so I'm pulling out a tiny grin.

Tilly, the cheeky little dog. She is really unwell at the moment, which is really sad. So we are spending as much time as we can with her at the moment. She's been a big part of the family for about 11 years, I didn't like dogs before I met Tilly, I am now officially converted.

I made a Mississippi Mud Pie for Hollie's birthday, which was yesterday, I will post some pictures of the it soon. It was my first attempt at baking a cake! Have a nice weekend everyone. 

The Art of Jim Denevan

I stumbled upon Jim Denevan's sand art over at Into Calio and had to share them. The idea of temporary work that can actually last for ever in picture form is pretty though provoking really. Visit his website to see more of his work.


Thank you to everyone for your comments on my last diy post, if any of you do decide to give it a go ourself please let me know, I'll be interested to see how yours have turned out! Hope everyone is having a good nearly-weekend time.

DIY Painter's Trousers

Wearing -Charity shop button-down shirt, H&M diy painter's chinos, Shoo blue suede desert boots, Fossil leather tote bag from Equip.


After yesterday's post on my little diy I decided to wear them that day. First off, please ignore my daft face, it was really sunny! I thought was, best to keep it simple. So it's exacully what I did, only went for a cheeky trip to the shops but this is what I wore them with. I'm pretty chuffed with the result, I like the fact that the H&M chinos are pretty loose fitting. It's pretty known that Izzy from The Dandy Project is the king of the diy, so I'm dedicating me efforts to him!


As well as Equip being so nice in letting me run the Ray Ban's competition(still time to enter!) they also sent me a gift for myself, the tan leather Fossil tote bag. Very kind of them, I have to say. I'm always on the hunt for new staples for my wardrobe, this is the newest edition. It has an array of pockets and compartment, which is what I need and not too clumpy looking.

DIY - Life In The Old Dog Yet

I've been mulling over my wardrobe over the past few months. As I have cut my spending habits and now only buying things that I think will either last the test of time or not just get bored off, I thought it would be an idea to try and revive some old stuff instead of getting rid.

Boring old chinos, a back of the cupboard jobby. So I needed to bring life back into the old dogs. I have separate painting clothes, which obviously get really messy with paint, but I always like the effect all the random paint splattering gives. I've also always had the images of Alexander McQueen's S/S 10 collection in the back of my mind, I knew I wanted to give it a bash.

The Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2010 presentation featured an array of paint splattered looks. Image from GQ.com

A couple of blobs of acrylic paint is all I needed.

I'm like a kid when I comes to mess, still love it.

I first I thought I'd gone overboard with the paint but screw it, so I just added more.

The finished product, pretty simple really. I decided to stop at the thighs, incase I took it too far, as there's no turning back. I splashed a bid on the back pockets and lower leg too.

I haven't got a shot of me wearing them yet, as I haven't actually worn them but I will do soon. Has anyone else done any DIYs with paint before, what did it turn like? What do you think of my effort?

Keep those Ray-Ban Competition entries coming, you have until 9th July to enter if you already haven't.

Where's My Scissors - Louis Luitton Rehearsal

I may have to try this out, I feel a pretty easy DIY project coming on. All I will actually need is a cheap jumper that I don't mind hacking the arms off.

Image from Jak & Jil

Quick DIY Project

This is possibly the quickest and easiest DIY project I have ever done. I've seen there Karl Who? bags knocking about the net for a while and I know you could get them at Colette for €50. But it seems very unnecessary to even pay for a bag that is so easy to do yourself. Even Karl himself got in on the act.

Alls you need:

1 plain canvas tote bag ( picked one up on ebay for 85p)

Black acrylic paint - Has to be acrylic as it's water resistant

1 paintbrush

Newspaper

That's it. Make sure you cover the area in newspaper and place newspaper inside the bag, to prevent paint transferring through to the other side.

And paint away, simples! Make sure you don't make the "who" to big and squish the "?" up like I did though.

DIY Chanel bag anyone?!

Can't afford the real thing? Do it yourself with a brown paper bag, permenant marker and gold chain. The diy esthetic is really in the swing of things as the moment, with Izzy from The Dandy Project recreating shoes and shirt a la McQueen (click here and here) and this brown bag which featured recently on the new Jak&Jil for POP Magazine. Relaunch of POP Magazine you say, oh boy yes!