Summer Shopping ♥

Hey there,

Recently I have done a bit of shopping!! It was brought on by some very pleasing GCSE exam results (still many more to come next year though) and so I received some money.

I went to the Tate Modern in London and enjoyed a wander round, getting inspiration for my next project in GCSE Art. In the Tate Modern shop, I fell in love with just about everything. In amongst the art utensils, cool mugs and a children's book called 'Poo bum' (about a Bunny that could only say 'Poo bum' ....yes, I was tempted) I found a genuine Roy Lichtenstein t-shirt! I was absolutely amazed, since I adore Pop art and all his work. And.... it was on sale!! *screams* 

I was £25 originally, and I bought it for £12.50. Bargain! I'm so pleased with it and want to buy more Pop art shirts.

T-shirt detail.

Then, I went into town with my mum and sister to do some shopping and general girly-ness.

I am loving Superdrug's range of Tea Tree products, and decided to buy some to help with the skin a la teenage.

1. Shine Control Papers - £2.59

2. Tea Tree Spot Stick - £2.99

3. Tea Tree Nose Strips - £3.99

4. Tea Tree Mud Mask - £0.89

There was an offer that meant the 2nd product was half price, so I had a total saving of £1.94! Hee hee!

But, the most exciting purchase is yet to come....

I bought a satchel for school!

Hurrah!

In a previous post, I created a look on Polyvore that featured many satchels, and now I finally own one!

It was only £24 and from this beautiful shop, called L4 Leather (please like their Facebook page).

It sells, you guessed it, mainly Leather bags (some are hand-made by the owners), purses, wallets but also Leather-style satchels like mine! The prices are excellent and it is an independent shop so it is well worth the money, to support the lovely couple that run it. 

Aint it pretty?

Gorgeous lining!

Clueless.

Clueless. by rubyredshoes3 featuring a zip jacket

Satchels.

Satchels. by rubyredshoes3 featuring real leather purses

DIY Friendship Bracelets.

Howdy!

As it is Summer (although I don't think our English weather 

got the memo - apparently it is still May here) I have gone through the Summer Rite or making friendship bracelets!! Recently, I found a new way to make them so I have decided to share it with you, Internet, and I hope you find it useful!

Okay, the first one is called the Fishtail. Well, its actually called the Skinny Chevron, but I don't like that name and this is basically a Fishtail plait/braid, so it makes sense. Trust me.

The photos are pretty bad quality but I will try my best.

1. Get 3 pieces of embroidery thread (or string) of different colours that are around 3 feet/36 inches/91cm.

 2. Put all the thread together, making sure they are all the same size and fold them in half.


3. Take a little bit from the top and fold it over the thread like so.

4. Put the thread inside the little loop you have created, to tie a knot.

PHEW! That was tough!

Just kidding ;)

 5. Pull your knot nice and tight, again making sure all the threads are the same length.

6. Lay your strings out as shown, imagining there is a mirror line between the 6 threads. For example the blues are facing each other, then going out are the pinks, then the purples at the end. 

 7. If it helps stick some tape onto your work surface, to keep the threads in place.

For the purposes of this tutorial, lets call the purple strings A1 on the left and A2 on the right, the pinks B1 on the left and B2 on the right and the blues (you guessed it) C1 on the left and C2 on the right. It's just easier for me to write and won't confuse you if you are using different colours.

8. So, take string A2 and bring it across the 2 other strings.

9. Take A2  and put it behind the strings on the left (A1,B1,C1).

10. Then, do the same with the other string of that same colour, A1. 

11. Put A1 behind the strings on the right (A2,B2,C2)

11. Then, take the next strings farthest away from the centre, in this case, pink or B1 and put it behind the strings on the opposite side.

12. And do the same with B2.

 13. Then, do the same with C1 and C2.

Remember: Always start with the ones that are furthest away from the 'mirror line' or centre.

14. Next, just keep going!

15. When you have got to a length that will fit you, or about an inch or two from the end, just tie and not and you're done!

Great!

I hope you liked that little tutorial and, more importantly, could understand it!

If you didn't quite get it please leave a comment and I will help you. Or, if you found it super useful and awesome then also leave a comment saying so.

Hope to hear from you!

TTFN.