Rainbow cake, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS hair and others..

Hello again!


I made a rainbow cake today, following SuperBeautyNerd's tutorial.
Here's how it turned out:

 

The colours looked cool, but it was a bit rich for my taste.

Here's a style from quite a long time ago, inspired by Clara Oswin-Oswald's hair in Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS:

One that's slightly more recent. I braided the very ends of my hair and flipped them under, pinning them at the base of my head. Love the look, but it doesn't stay neat for very long unfortunately.

Until next time!

Edwardian updo

University is finally over for the trimester! Just had my exam today.
So glad to be done and to be able to have a small break.

I was playing around with my hair this evening, trying to recreate Oakoscar100's Edwardian hairstyle here. This is what resulted - I couldn't quite 'fold' the hair as there was too much of it! Ended up mostly rolling it and then rolling the front into one big pomp/curl.

I really like how it turned out. But the large number of bobby pins is giving me a headache! Definitely a special occasion style.

'til next time!

Old Fever Hospital visit..

Howdy!

In the weekend I went on a tour of the old Fever Hospital in Mount Victoria, Wellington.
It's a beautiful old building, packed full of history (and it's still got the call buttons!)
Construction first began in 1918, to be completed in 1919. The first patients were brought in in 1920.
It was used for a range of things over the years, but during the hospital period was a place to treat illnesses like TB, scarlet fever and the like.

The original building was shaped like a V and during the 70s an addition was made in the middle. The nurses' home is a separate building, connected by a covered corridor which had a partitioning wall down the middle. When the nurses began their shift they would walk down one side, separated from those who were finishing their shift and making their way back to the home.

There are quite a few ghost stories associated with the hospital. One of such is Sister Slipper, who apparently used to walk around the wards with slippers on and hot water bottles over top of them. During the 1990s the building was used as a music school and there were reports of a shuffling sound at night--similar to the sound of someone walking around in slippers.

The SPCA hosted the tours as the old Fever Hospital will become their new premises. It was hard not to get excited about the plans as they were telling us about them on the tour!

Anyway, enough rambling. Have some pictures!

See ya next time!

Hairstyles, an outfit and a TARDIS quilt

Long time no post! Uni has been so crazy.
In the time since I last posted I made a TARDIS quilt and a new skirt.

And here are a couple of hairstyles:

Laters!

Buns and henna!

Apologies for the lack of posts.
University has been ruling my life and taking up all of my time!

Here's a braided bun I wore the other day:

I found a new henna supplier. The henna is just gorgeous quality.
I have some in my hair right now, looking forward to seeing the result!
I'll post pictures when I get a chance.

Until next time!

Tardis skirt and a Paranda

Hey all!

I finished my Tardis skirt. I'm SO pleased with the results.
I've worn it almost everyday since I finished it.

Here's my outfit for today - I'll essay writing at uni (THANK GOD I'M ALMOST FINISHED! Essays are lame. But necessary. *sigh*).
Please excuse my mirror! It's in need of a clean.

Hairstyle is a French braided paranda with two English/accent braids from the front.

Anyway, better go and get back to writing my essay.

Until next time! x

Happy Easter!

It's Easter time - hooray!
That means a long weekend, which is my favourite kind of weekend.

Today I want to share with you an outfit, a hairstyle (kind of?) and an outfit in the making.
I've been feeling creative this weekend.. Or rather, I have an assignment due and therefore my procrastinator's brain thinks that this is the best possible time to give me ideas that MUST BE DONE NOW!
I am, after all, the queen of procrastination. I did however manage to trick myself into a bit of study today, thankfully.

Anyway! Enough with the blabbering and on with the pictures.

This was my outfit for today (Sunday). We went out to lunch with my family because it was my lovely mum's birthday (and, ya know, Easter).

Hair for today. I curled my hair with cloths (the cleaning kind) that I bought specifically for curling.

And here's the procrastination project! I cut out a half circle skirt and screen printed Tardis' all over it. So excited about it! Just waiting for the paint to dry and then I'll seal it with an iron, before sewing the skirt together.

There will be pics when it's finished!

Anywho,
better get onto my essay. Maybe.

Ka kite ano!

Outfits..

Took some outfit pictures for a thread on LHC, so thought I might as well post them here too!
I like wearing long skirts a lot, and it's not quite cold enough for jeans yet, so I've been wearing them to uni pretty much everyday.
These are from yesterday and today:

Top is actually pink, not orange! Damn you nighttime photos!

Rocking the homemade skirt, like a boss.

The second skirt I'm pretty proud of - I got the material from a second hand shop for $6. It's a half circle skirt. The red waistband ties into a pretty bow at the back, and I added buttons so that I can either wear it as a wrap skirt or button it back and wear a black skirt underneath, giving it a bustle-y kind of look. (As I said earlier, I'm a history nerd.)

Until next time!

Victorian/Edwardian pin curls/flipped cinnabun

Hey all!

Yesterday I re-hennaed my hair, so didn't really have it in any particular style (unless you count gladwrap as a style).
But today I was feeling creative. Last night I put my hair up in high pigtails and made pin curls all across the top of my head. I decided that I wanted to do something that felt Victorian, or Edwardian (because I'm a history geek, and am a little obsessed with incorporating elements of dress up into my everyday).
So, I grabbed two sections at the front of my face, as always, and pinned them back. Then I sectioned the middle/back of my hair and created a messy, flipped cinnabun - making sure to leave one curl out. The two side sections I then individually sectioned, pin curled and pinned them at the back above the flipped cinnabun. Finally, I took the curl that I left out of the middle section, lifted it and half pinned it to the cinnabun, leaving the end to fall over my shoulder.
Not entirely sure if those instructions make any sense.. but never mind.

And now.. the pictures!

I'm ridiculously pleased with the results!
Anywho, time for me to go.

Hopefully I'll be back soon with another style!
See ya x

5 Rope Rose Bun

Had lectures today so I wanted a style that was easy, pretty and that would last all day.
I've posted this style before, but I really like it a lot. I pinned the bun quite a bit lower on my neck this time.

Please excuse the end of the day messies.
Super comfy and quite pretty if I do say so myself!

Super annoying, as yesterday and the day before I had my hair up in Edwardian hairstyles - I wanted to take pictures but alas(!), I couldn't find the camera. Hopefully will be doing them again soon, and when I do I'll make sure to take pictures and post them here.

Until next time!

Long time no post..

We were without internet for a while, and now that I'm back at uni I haven't really found the time to post.

Each of these styles evolved from the first, TorrinPaige's "Whole Lotta Rosie".

The original

The "Jamie Leigh", made with the braid above.

Until next time!

Length photo and update

Been without internet for what feels like an age - but now it's back!
And I have length pictures, hurrah!

At tailbone length now, very pleased with my progress. It's taken 2 years to get from just above waist to where I am now.

Until next time!

Victorian hairstyle

(retrieved from http://late-victorian-clothing.blogspot.co.nz/2011/07/late-victorian-era-headwear-and-hair.html)

I've been wanting to attempt a recreation of this hairstyle for about a year now. Today I was feeling brave - and this is what I came out with:

I made a few modifications as I went along (as you can probably tell). I attempted the rolls at the front, but didn't like how they ended up looking so braided those sections and looped them with the other braids. My hair isn't as thick as the woman in the picture (and I don't have any hair pieces to use) so I had to get creative with the back braids. I also rope braided the section at the crown. All in all, I rather like how it turned out - and I think I'll definitely be borrowing aspects of it for future styles.