New to the Shop: Fabric Buttons

I have started making buttons for the shop! I thought that there may be some people that would like to jazz up their clothing, but may not know where to start... and buttons are the perfect thing to use- you could put these on cardigans, dresses, or maybe tops! It's a simple but a great way to make a statement.

Have a look and see what you fancy?

Honest to Blog!

WARNING: VERY LONG CONTENT, I WONT BE OFFENDED IF YOU DON'T READ ;)

So, I've decided to create an honest to blog post today... I'm never one to blog in that much depth, other than the few rants on twitter about petty things! Since someone that was supposed to be my friend had leaked my tweets that I had said out of anger or hurt and twisted them out of context to my ex and other people I had fallen out with, I've bottled everything up- every single negative feeling I had, I never dared shared it with anyone, resulting in on-going panic attacks, and it's saddening that it's made me such a slave to my emotions.

I decided to write about my big move away from the family home, because I would rather type away how I'm feeling so that it's all out in the open than bother people about my worries and such.

I have been saving my money every week for the past 5 months of employment towards a new place, and now, I have now put down a deposit for a flat near to my work. When I asked to move in, I was understandly excited at first, I was like yes, this is what I need towards independence and freedom, and possibly more opportunities towards me and my business to flourish the way I want it to. But I've also have had worries about leaving home for the first time properly... I lived away for a year whilst I was at Uni, but now I'm moving away for good, I worry about the added responsibility on myself, what if I decide to take a day off work and because of this I can't feed myself properly next week? What if I lose my job one day and I can't afford to keep up with the rent? What if I don't get along with my flatmates and end up more miserable than when I was at home? How will my parent's react when I tell them I'm moving out really soon? All these things I worry about constantly, and make me question whether or not I'm actually ready to move out, because of my lack of self-confidence and esteem, and just the fact that I don't believe in myself!

But then I do think that it's because of the fact that I've had such a sheltered upbringing that makes me hesitant to try new things or do things that are slightly out of my comfort zone. I also realise that my naivety gets the better of me, so I don't want to run around with rose-tinted specs, but how else will I get confident and gain some self-belief again? Moving out on your own is the best thing that could happen to anyone, and I think this could really change me to be a better person and better my relationship with my family. Plus, I'm 23, I don't want to be "that girl near her mid-twenties who still lives at home" and I want to be able to have people over without having spying eyes watching us. And someone once said that I needed to make myself happy before I can make anyone else happy, and moving out into the big bad world is the only thing I can think of, right now.

I do look forward to the new adventures that are coming my way, and I look forward to how much happiness will be in my life once I've moved and settled into a place of my own. :)

If anyone has reached the end of this post, thank you so much!

Artists I Love: Planet Blue

All pictures are from Planet Blue

I love this shop. It is exactly what I would like my shop to be; a gorgeous mix of quirkiness, edginess and bohemian!

I just love how freespirited the clothing is, and I'd love to get the styling like this once I become confident enough to take my own photography and create an awesome lookbook. :)

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED!

I have now closed the giveaway, and I have done the random number re-generator, and the winners are:

Jenni, from My Every Day Adventure

Karina, from Muffin-Cherry

Come and claim your prizes guys, and send me your address to designsbykaye@gmail.com and I'll ship it off to you! :)

Many thanks to everyone involved, and stay tuned for next week's giveaway!

DIY Friday: Fabric Covered Canvas

 I made a fabric canvas, which is destined to jazz up any space! I have always wanted decor that was stylish and one of a kind, and now this is possible!

What you need:

- some lovely fabric

- canvas (I got mine from a lovely shop called Tiger)

- scissors

- glue gun (super glue will do!) 

- marker

1. With your marker, draw around the edges of the canvas, leaving an inch wide gap to stick around the edges.

2. Cut around the outside of the marking.

3. Use your glue gun, apply glue around the top edges of the canvas. It's best to do it one edge at a time, so that it's easier to stretch around the fabric properly.

4. Glue again around the back of the canvas.

5. Fold the fabric on itself whilst gluing, just so that it's a bit neater!

This is how it should look like at the back!

I hope this was helpful, lovelies!

Custom Order Designs!

I have FINALLY started selling custom order designs! I have been thinking of ways to work smarter with my business, and this is one of them. I think the way to please everyone is to create items that I can make again and again! I will gradually be adding different styles, and I'm sure everyone would be happy to have their own individually made, one of a kind pieces :).

Come and have a look!

New to the shop: Initial Bracelets!

 

I had such an awesome time making these... I thought that the best pieces of jewellery are the ones that are minimal :).

They are now for sale in the shop, and I will add some more once I have finished them!

 

Things I love: Japanese Fashion

All images from Tokyo Fashion

I love Japanese fashion, I think the way the people wear clothes is provocative, "out there", and  so eccentric, which personally pushes me to be a lot more daring with my own designs. It's nice to see fashion in it's extremes, especially in this style, so you are challenged more creatively and you become more adventurous too because of it. I've always had a quirky personality, so it's nice to see that certain countries and cultures appreciate that and embrace it! No way is it cool to be a fashion sheep!