A Pintastic Week - 21.12.2014

Image via Devon Rachel

Hi guys!

Time for another round-up, and because Christmas is around the corner, I decided to stick within the theme, and treat you with a bunch of links.

NAILS

In the Fair Isle print category, check out these amazing mani's from Chelsea Queen and Coewless Nail Polish. 
No Christmas without a tree, right? Hop on over to these ladies' pages to see different options, each one equally fabulous: watermarble tree on Adventures in Acetone, black and glitter on Fairly Charming, a tree and snowmen on Work Play Polish, a burgundy and gold on Bottle of Happiness, a gold dotted tree on One Nail Rules Them All and a mix and match mani on So Nailicious.
If you like glitter, be sure to check out The Lacquerologist and The Crumpet and finally, for something quirky, go see Adventure in Acetone's reindeer mani.

DECOR

In the tablesetting department, I love these DIY wire placecard holders on A Beautiful Mess, this doily tree centerpiece from Twoje DIY and I Heart Naptime's moss and candle centerpiece.
Decorate your walls with a DIY geometric himmeli wreath as seen on Vintage Revivals, or hang your wreath around a faux deer head for that little extra glam, like on The Home Depot.
For some smaller items, try these pine cone trees from Scissors and Spoons, a cute geometric snowman from MiniEco or these porcelain holiday tree lights from A Beautiful Mess.

WRAPPING IDEAS

Damask Love made a bunch of tutorials in the last month, and I really like this simple Christmas tree treat box and her holiday wreath gift box. Other cute ways to wrap your gifts: little tree boxes on Oh My Fiesta!, beautiful forest bordered goodie bags on Just ME and twist top snowflake boxes on Extreme Cards.
And if your gifts are already neatly wrapped, but you just need tags, click on the following links for some great free printables: Curly Made, jumbo tags and reindeer tags at Eat Drink Chic, bauble tags on Fellow Fellow and a few different ones at Skip To My Lou.

That's it for today! See you later this week!
- Birgit

A Pintastic Week - 14.12.2014

Hi there!

I can finally write again! I haven't been able to use my laptop in a while (due to a program I had to run for my thesis which made everything else impossible) but I am back again! I am planning on writing a few Christmas-themed posts, and I still have my Pin // Make project from November that I didn't share yet - so I didn't forget!
I'm also rethinking this post a bit, I'm not sharing all the pictures in my post again, mainly because I read a few stories about copyright infringement, even if you link back properly and I don't want to risk that. So from now on I'll share one picture that I really liked that week and then put my favourite links underneath. Here we go!

 Vogue US December 2014 - via Honestly...WTF

1. Who can resist gold and sparkle on a beautiful card like this one by Amy Sheffer?

2. This Pingu cake by Coco Cake Land is so cute and just brings up childhood memories... 

3. Linda made a roundup of four winter drinks on Call Me Cupcake, and I'm craving some hot chocolate right now!

4. I recently discovered Dita Von Teese's clothing line, and this dress is on my wishlist.

5. I love the look of these super chunky knit throws featured on Honestly...WTF.

That's it for today! See you later this week!

- Birgit

Burda Vintage Autumn/Winter 2014

Hi!

When I went to the local newspaper shop to pick up my copy of the latest Burdastyle issue, I saw that they had a special, Burda Vintage, with 12 patterns based on original Burda 50s patterns. I decided to buy it as I am a huge fan of 50s fashion, and I'm really happy that I did!

Although I sometimes liked the original better than the interpretation, there are enough patterns I love to make this buy worth it. Another lovely feature is the stories about the garments along with a beautiful vintage drawing of the original pattern that are shared and pictures of 50s style muses such as Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn. They also provide styling tips for the garments.

I thought I'd share some of the garments that I really like.

This coat is super chic, especially in white.

How I love this romper with the overskirt, I already know which fabric I want to use for the romper, and the skirt is one of my favourite styles.

 This jacket is inspired by a classic Cristóbal Balenciaga silhouette.

 

A jumper that closes at the back, with a belt to accentuate the waist.

And the last one I wanted to share, a special occasion dress with bows. I think it's a stunning dress, although I'm not really sure about the fabric choice.

All images were found on burdastyle.com.

What do you think? Would you make any of the patterns in this issue?

PNP: Mustang card

Hi there!

Today I want to share the card I made for my dad's birthday. The Mustang has always been his favourite car and a few weeks ago, we went to see the exhibition of 50 years of Mustang. So what better than a Mustang card for his birthday?

I used this art piece by TomSimo to trace with the Silhouette Studio software and make this card, for personal use only of course.

I also did a little sewing lately, so hopefully I can take some pictures soon to share with you!

- Birgit

A Pintastic Week - 10.11.2014

Hi guys!

I just missed the deadline for posting this, but I did have some pins I loved last week that I want to share with you, so let's have a look!

1. I love the fabric that Sally picked for her Bronte top on The Quirky Peach.

2. I'm into desk accessories lately and I think these DIY leather file folders on Homey Oh My! are fabulous.

3. Same goes for these DIY wooden en leather boxes on the Ohoh Blog.

4. Tasia made a lovely 90's style rayon rae skirt, and now I know what I want to make with the fabric I thrifted the other day.

5. This Kladdkaka or Swedish chocolate cake on Call Me Cupcake looks divine!

6. A post from a while back, but it's getting cold out here, so this DIY detachable fur collar from A Beautiful Mess might come in handy.

Have a great week!
- Birgit

 

A Pintastic Week - 2.11.2014

Hi guys!

I spotted a lot of great things on the web again this week, especially a lot of great apparel, so I decided to stick within that theme for this post.

1. I love the colours and shape of these Stella McCartney clutches.

2. A strong look from Galia Lahav's Moonstruck collection.

3. Closet Case Files released a skinny jeans pattern, Ginger, and it looks amazing! It went straight on my pattern-wishlist!

4. Christy from Fickle Sense made a beautiful bustier dress, and was so kind to make a tutorial as well!

5. I think this sweater from Brunello Cucinelli has some DIY-potential.

 Have a great week!
- Birgit

A Pintastic Week - 26.10.2014

Hi guys!

Sorry I didn't post last week, I had been laying in bed all day because I was ill and couldn't even look at a screen... But I'm feeling a lot better now, so let's have a roundup :)

1. Love this dress by VILA.

2. This fabric is just funny, and the animals are quite subtle I think, until you take a closer look. Who wouldn't want a dress with dinosaurs?

3. Classic pants + camisole = win!

4. Let's all dress up as a Chanel bag.

 
 

 Have a great week!
- Birgit