I hope you are enjoying the first days of Spring… or staying at your place making a ton of crafts! I prepared a series of articles to show you how to design original leather clutches — with no sewing! Those who follow me on Facebook or Twitter have already seen some examples from when I was still living in Lyon. I bought these leather falls “Chez Boudin,” which literally means “sausage” in French XD
Anyways, though it may not sound like it, Boudin is one of the suppliers for some famous Parisian “Maisons de Haute Couture.” Boudin is a great location to find excellent quality leather for only 10€ per kilo. Inspired by these great materials, I started making clutches without sewing. My tip? Neoprene transparent glue: it stays supple and dries quickly.
The tutorial for this scaly clutch is right below. See you soon for the second episode of this series!
xoxo Clemmo
… In next article, we will see how to make this clutch!
So today is October 27th and, since I am becoming an American in my heart, I am in the middle of preparations for Halloween. Fall in the US is so festive: Halloween and its hilarious parties, then the feast of Thanksgiving, and finally Christmas time! I am back in France for a while, but I have firm intentions to celebrate everything as it should be.
This year, I wanted to make an elegant costume—but something more maleficient than last year (for the record, I was a Raspberry). Why not a Disney villain? Yes, but a blonde one! A blond Disney villain? Does she exist? I researched a lot, and then I watched “Snow White and the Huntsman,” with Charlize Theron playing the evil queen. I didn’t watch the film until after making the costume. [Snap review: not my style, but it will snare Twilight fans.] Charlize’s performance was striking, and I literally quivered at the sight of her costumes. I finally got my blonde villain! So I made this costume inspired by her. Below, I tell you how to make the crown :)))
Happy Halloween! I hope you are proud of your costumes!
The original: the Queen Ravenna, played by Charlize Theron.
I am malefic, but still blonde! Hey, what did you expect?
Ladies and gentlemen, Halloween is coming. And let me introduce to the MONSTER SMOOTHIE. The smoothie is healthy but doesn’t seem to be. The smoothie will make all your guests shiver with its awful protruding eyes that stare at you and freeze your blood. To get rid of them, only one solution: gulp them down!
To make this smoothie, and scare your guests, the recipe is simple: blend together one pear, one apple and one kiwi, then add a tiny bit of pear nectar and cinnamon.
The smoothie needs to be thick enough so the sugar eyes don’t sink down. Little tip: if you want to boost the green color, you can add two drops of blue food colorant. Here you are! You just have to decorate it as you wish. I had an extra kiwi and made a skewer out of it, but it is possible to add hair with parsley or mint, or add a slice of orange for the Halloween touch… Let your imagination guide you!
So, is it: horrifying? Disgusting? Repulsing? Chocking? Hilarious?
MY GOD, the monster is ALIVE!
If you are looking for inspiring ideas for Halloween, I invite you to visit my Pinterest. I just created a board with Fall decoratios and recipes. On my to-do list: pumpkin religieuses, apple chips and squash humus!
I’ll see you soon for a new post in which I will reveal my Halloween costume… Will you guess what it will be? Hint: it’s a blonde Disney villain.
It is starting to get cold here and I want to cocoon: stay warm on my comfy leather couch and sip cinnamon hot chocolate while chatting with my best friends. Something like the atmosphere at Starbucks. In Seattle, Starbucks is at every street corner. Of course, where else could we get warm between two rain showers? (Yes, it rains a lot in Seattle, but thankfully the summer is inimitably wonderful). S’bucks, as the locals call it, was created in Seattle, in 1971. And, nope, it was not made by Dr Evil.
Still, when we look at Starbucks’ logo, there is something frightening: creators chose the two-tailed starbuck mermaid as its symbol to make an allusion to the “spirit of Seattle.” Before Starbucks, Amazon, Microsoft and Boeing took over the world, Seattle was mostly known for its fishermen and its port. But in Greek mythology, the mermaid symbolizes obsession, addiction, and death. Remember the story of Ulysses: all his sailors died after jumping in the sea, bewitched by the evil siren mermaids. Hum… Starbucks would be EVIL? I decided to create my own Starbuck mug, but with a blonde touch. Enough evilness! Ready? Steady? Get your mug!
xoxo Clemmo
Ps : sorry I cracked up on the pictures XD
Merci à Val’ pour les photos dans un des plus luxueux Starbucks de Paris à Opéra !
Val’, Aliki & Clemmo – Do you remember the Russian Dolls? :D
Don’t forget to print this image to help you draw on the mug. I recommand printing it, cutting out the white parts, taping the image on the mug and, finally, drawing the lines on it. I used a porcelain painter with a pen tip. After this model is finished, you (carefully!) remove the printed pieces of the image and paint inside the lines. Lastly, add the mouth and the nose, and here you are! Be carefull with the drawing, it needs to dry for 24 hours. :)
Everything started when I saw a bunch of Russian “Comtesse Sofia” scarves on fashion blogs. Yes, they are beautiful and I am leering at them with envy. But they are quite out of my budget for now, so I designed these little Russian doll pendants to stay in the Russian spirit. This made me go back to my childhood, when I used to make my own paper dolls (Barbies? Don’t give a ****!). Then I would use them so much that I had to make-believe play a surgeon with tape to fix them. If only I had known resin at this time: I could have made super durable dolls, like these pendants. Anyways, it was good to play with dolls again. And guess what? I even gave them names! Which one do you prefer?
Many thanks to Val’ for this colorful photoshoot at rue Crémieux, near Gare de Lyon !
I drew and colored the dolls on paper, and then I covered them with resine to make them strong and shiny. Then I stuck them on black foam and assembled them to make a necklace with a colored string. The little leather tassles were found at Loisirs & Création. I found similar ones on A Little Mercerie website.
Download the templates in color or black & white here. Easy!