Stripy Nail Art Tutorial!

Hey guys,
So I have another nail tutorial for you today. It's a stripy, clear nail polish look today.

How I achieved this look was by first making sure I didn't have any nail polish on my nails, this is the most important step. I then took very thin pieces of masking tape and placed them onto my bare nails. You can put these as far apart or as close to each other as you like. I then painted a block colour on. I used Revlon Expressionists in chalkboard, but you can use any colour you would like. Then moving on quickly to the next step start peeling off the tape. Once you have peeled off the tape and let your nails dry you can then apply a thick layer of topcoat to even out any bumps.
And you are done!

Thanks for reading and coming here to my blog and if you  have a minute then make sure to subscribe.

Jean Xx

Dreams

Hey guys,

So today's post is going to be very short and sweet and its just about a little one of my dreams. 

When I am older and more qualified, one of my dreams is to run my own shop. A small shop where everything is hand made and VERY adorable. These kinds of shops have always been my favourite kind of shops (although they are quite pricy). One of my favourite magazines is Frankie. It's a very cool Australian magazine with a hand made kind of feel. And it has a lot of home made little boutiques in it which I love to check out!

And that's it for today, sorry for the rushed/slightly cheesy post

*What's your dream?*

Jean Xx

Back to school: Organization.

Hey guys,
So sorry my post is quite late this week, my computer deleted all my work so I have to rewrite the whole post :(:(:(
Anyway, I am doing a back to school post today. I really hope you find this helpful, and post some pics down below if you try out any of these DIY's.
Also I apologize for the lack of photos and the photo quality, I started doing it and then decided to do it as a blog post afterwards.

The first DIY is on how to "glam" up your book.
You will need:
Washi tape
Paper big enough to cover your book
More scraps of paper
Pen
Scissors
Glue

Cut a piece of paper to fit onto the back and front of your book. You want to leave about 5 centimetres on each end (So you can wrap it around onto the inside of your book).
Then go ahead and glue it down. If you want you can do the same thing but with different pieces of paper for the front and the back.
Grab your washi tape and apply it to all sides of your book and along the back binding. 

Then you can cut out a small rectangle of paper to be the name tag, glue it down and write on it.

My next DIY is all about pencils.

You will need:

Washi tape

Scissors

Pencils

Clear tape

First go ahead and lay out you pencils and run out a lengthy of washi tape long enough to fit along you while pencil and cut.

Careful roll it around the out side of your pencil. You can take as long as you want with this bit as it looks better If its smoother.

And if your washi tape is anything like mine you will have noticed that it isn't quite wide enough the fit all the way around the pencil so you will have to do this again on the other side, and don't worry it doesn't have to match up.

Then to finish it off just run some clear sell tape over the joins to hold it and you done!

A very stylish book and some extremely cute pencils.

And that is all for today hope you enjoyed and if you do try out any of these ideas then leave a comment down below with your pictures! 

                              Jean Xx         

Best and Worst

Hey guys,
For my post today I am going to be doing something a little bit different. Its called Best and Worst. I saw someone do this kind of thing on their blog and I wanted to give it a go. I basically just say what the Best and worst things were for me over that week. It will just give you a little bit more insight into what I like and things that I get up to. Comment down below what you think and if you want me to start doing this as a regular thing.

Brownie in a Mug <3

Best:
1. THIS!

2. I know I'm a bit late to the party but I have just found the Maybelline Colossal Volume mascara, and its amazing. I'm just going to leave it at that.

3. I know this is super weird but I was listening to the radio and an ad came on. And not just any add, an add for christmas. I'm excited already and it's only July.

4. Also this blog! Heres the Link. (The blog I got this idea from)

Worst:

1. The weather at the moment. As you might already know where I live it is winter and the other day it was five degrees. While you guys are all over there in Europe experiencing the hottest July ever recorded, we are down here in five degree weather.

2. It got to five degrees and the weather station said it was going to snow and it didn't. Worst day EVER.

3. I forced myself to go for a run. Not a good idea.

And that is it for today guys, sorry for the short/rushed post, I will be posting some back to school tutorials very soon so stay tuned for that!

Jean Xx

How to keep your nails healthy and beautiful!

Hey guy's
I have another nail post for you today, but this time its my nail care routine. Hope you all enjoy and learn something from this.

We all want those perfect looking professionally done nails right? But obviously for most of us that is something thats just a wee bit expensive to indulge in all the time. But taking proper care of your nails at home can be a fine substitute for those beautiful nails we all desire.

And the first step is moisturizing. Moisturizing is very important in keeping your nails healthy. I will usually use the Aveeno Daily Moisturising Lotion. Its really light on my skin and definitely works as a good moisturiser. I will usually apply this twice a day in the morning and at night.

I am usually quite generous with moisturizer and will squirt a big blob out onto one of my fingers and then dab it onto each of my other fingers. After that, using my thumb I will rub the moisturiser gently into each finger. During the day if I wash my hands I will apply moisturizer again as water actually drys out your hands.

It is best to cut your fingernails at least once a week. I usually cut mine straight across the top and then file them slightly curved around the edges.

Using the nail clippers, or nail scissors, cut any hangnails or skin tags you may have around your nails.

                             

Then grab your nail file and using the finer side soften the edges around your nail into a slight curve. Never file back and forwards as it can cause splitting and can damage your nails. Only file one way, make sure to do it gently too.

At this point sometimes I like to re apply my moisturiser.

And thats how to keep your nails nice and healthy. I do have one more tip on how to get rid of hangnails but I think I will have to save that for my next nail tutorial so stay tuned for that.
Thats all for today,
Jean Xx

A Little Sewing Project

Hey guy's

Today I am going to be doing a little post on little sewing project I did. (Sorry I dont have a picture of the dress actually on, It was super rainy out and the lighting in my house is terrible)

My blundstones

My dress

They amazing material I found

So as you can tell by the photos I made a dress. It's just your average straight cut shift dress. I chose this style because I think they just look really cool on and are super comfortable. I got the material from spotlight. As I am trying to save up for my overseas trip I have become a maniac bargain hunter, and automatically gravitated to the clearance section of the store. There I found the perfect material and it was only $8 a metre! And what was even better was that the store was having a sale so the price was brought down to $6 a metre. The pattern I used was lent to me by my mum. It took about two days to make and was overall a very fun experience. I have actually made quite a few dresses before but this one is definitely my favourite.

Here I have just paired it with a merino underlay some stockings and my fave blundstone boots. Slightly warmer clothing as it is winter here on this side if the world but in summer I definately would just stick some shorts under it and maybe some cute sandals and a nice big hat.

That's all for today!

Jean Xx

More yummy breakfast!

Hey guys,
Sorry for another breakfast post, but this one is definitely worth reading! Its super yummy and it also healthy.
Today for breakfast I made bircher muesli. It's basically just oats, yogurt and apple.

Heres how to make this tasty breakfast.
You will need
1/2 cup of oats
1/4 cup of yogurt
1/4 cup of milk
1 apple, peeled and grated
Optional, other fruit of your choice I use banana

Mix the oats and yogurt together and the stir in the milk.
Add your apple.
Chop up any fruit or other ingredients that you would like and add them to the mix. (if your doing banana its best if you cut it really fine)
Serve.
 And thats it. Pretty easy.
Comment down below if you try this and what you thought. An remeber to follow me!
❤  Jean  ❤

* What's your favorite breakfast?*

Trip to the wildlife sanctuary!

Hey Guys,
So todays post is just going to be about my day trip to the wildlife sanctuary. It is basically in the city which is cool and also makes it easy to get to. Its about a 20 minute drive from my house. It's a reserve where a lot of different species of our native birds can live without any threat of predators. I took more than enough pictures when I was there so here are just a few of the interesting ones.

Remember to follow and comment down below what you would like to see next!

♥  Jean  ♥

Pretty sunrise!

Hey guys,

So it was a beautiful morning, as you can probably tell by the picture.

I was running late to the bus stop this morning but I had just enough time to snap a picture of the beautiful sunrise. This is just taken from the bottom of my drive way. I walked out the door and I thought how can I not take a picture. 

Sorry this is a super short and rushed post. I'm trying to do a post everyday just while I am starting my blog.

Remember to follow and comment and I will see you next time.

♥  Jean  ♥

Pancake feast!

Hey guys,

So kind of just a lifestyle post today.

My friend came over this morning so of course we made pancakes with a selection of toppings. We had sugar and lemon. Chocolate, maple syrup, golden syrup and fruit. I had banana and maple syrup on mine. 

*What do you put in your pancakes?*

Remember to follow me and leave comments on what you would like to see next

♥  Jean  ♥

Graphic Nail Art: Easy Nail Tutorial

Hey guys,

Today I will be doing a graphic nail tutorial for you. Hope you enjoy and remember to click the follow button (:

Ok go and grab these things:

2 different nail polish colours, I'm using OPI thanks a wind million and a drugstore white.

A base coat, I'm using Revlon quick dry base coat.

A top coat, again I'm just using a drugstore one.

Nail file.

Nail clippers

Cotton tips

Nail polish remover.

Nail tape or masking tape.

 Paint two coats of your first colour (this will be the one underneath)

Its very important that you wait until this is VERY dry.

Since I don't have any nail tape at the moment I had to improvise. You can do this if you dont have any nail tape.

For the thumb and ring finger design: Cut a short piece of the tape off, about 3 cm. Using scissors cut the piece in half and then in half again. Take those two little pieces and cut the carefully in half again. Try to keep it as straight as possible. You the can change the size of these and place them anywhere on your nail you would like. Paint over the tape with you second colour making sure to get right to the  edge, it doesn't matter if a bit gets on your skin you can tidy up later with nail polish remover.This gives a very thin line effect.

For index finger design: Cut a piece of tape about 3 cm long and the cut it in half. Taking one of the halves place it in a line about 3/4 of the way down your nail. Make sure the tape covers the whole nail except the tip. Paint your nail with the second colour. This gives a french tip look.

For middle finger design: Do the same as for the index finger design but when you place the tape onto your nail turn it sideways and put it running through the middle of your nail, make sure the tape is covering one whole side of your nail. Paint over this with your second colour. This gives a half cut nail kind of look.

For the pinkie design: Cut to short pieces of tape. Place one piece of tape on a diagonal running from one corner of the nail to the other. Do the same with the other piece of tape. You should only be able to see a little triangle at the tip of your nail. This gives a pyramid type look.

Wait till your nails are dry and the go ahead and peel of the tape to reveal your tiny masterpieces.

Apply top coat and tidy up around your nails using a cotton tip and a small amount of nail polish remover.

 

Hope you enjoyed this guys and if you do the tutorial be sure to post a picture down below as I would love to see your nails too!

Make sure to follow me and post a comment about what you would like me to do next.
♥  Jean  ♥

A little bit about me.

Hey guys,

So today I will be doing a little post about me since this blog is quite new so no one knows much about what I like to do.

I'm Jean.

I like a lot of things so I won't list them all here, just a few,

I love food (especially baking)

I do a lot of crafts and DIYs.

I like knitting and sewing and stuff I have to do with my hands.

A big thing is I'm always happy.

I'm quite competitive and I like sport.

And I am very family orientated.

So there you go just a few things about me. Hope you will all continue to read my blog and enjoy it. Make sure to follow and comment anything you would like me to do.

♥  Jean ♥

Welcome

Hey guy's

So I'm starting up this blog because I think it will be a little bit of fun. I will be posting tutorials and DIY's, fashion and lifestyle posts and a little bit of anything else that takes my fancy. Hope you enjoy and make sure to click the follow button while your here (that would make me very happy and also show me that I'm doing something right) and also comment what you would like to see more or less of.

♥  Jean  ♥