Glitter boots DIY

I first considered the idea of DIY glitter boots upon seeing it here and here. I am pretty awful at crafting but this has been one of the easiest projects I have tackled. In all honesty, it took me greater effort locating supplies than it did painting on the glitter. 

What I used:

• Cheap pair of booties (mine are a faux leather pair from Old Navy for $18)
• Martha Stewart glittering glue
• Loose chunky glitter (I found the larger pieces sparkle more and is much easier to sweep off the floor after)
• Cheap paint brush (a flat style will make it easier to reach corners precisely)
• Sandpaper 
• Hairspray to set the glitter
• Newspaper to cover the work surface

Steps:

1. Sandpaper the surface of the area to be glittered so that the glue and glitter will adhere better

2. Use the flat brush to evenly and precisely coat the boots in glue - taking care to wipe any glue off areas where you don't want glitter to land. 

 3. Sprinkle the glitter all over the glue-coated area

 

Go crazy with the glitter to compensate for a bit of fall out during wear. 

4. Wait a few minutes and spray hairspray over the glittered area to set. 


5. Leave it to dry overnight and in the morning, scrape off any glitter that's not where it should be. 


Voila!

Pinning away

I find inspiration in many things - magazines, blogs, the people I come across, the places I visit. Most recently, my one-stop source has been Pinterest.


This virtual bookmarking site is an amazing source for all things pretty. It has been fun pinning what I find beautiful, what I dream of owning, rearranging or enhancing, places I long to visit, sayings that lift me up when I am down... The best part is being able to always come back to my pins and boards to remember and be re-inspired. 


Lately, I have been drawn to clashing (complementing?) bright colours:

                      wearcolor.tumblr.com via Usha on Pinterest

                      Source: Uploaded by user via Usha on Pinterest

                       Source: ffblog.com via Usha on Pinterest

Inspiration means nothing if you don't act on it:

Kookai Australia orange T, Zara skater skirt

Can't say I didnt get a few interesting stares when I wore this out and about but boy was this fun!

Steve Madden Graanie boots - inspired by Kate

You can follow me on Pinterest here or by clicking on my permanent Pinterest button on the right. Do you have a Pinterest account? What have you been pinning lately? 

Farewell 2011 aka my wonderful year of voyages!

Taking a look back, we certainly lived up to the url of this blog as 2011 can only be described as the year of travel in our household. 


We started off by escaping the brutal winter with a January long weekend in Puerto Rico. Our trip coincided with the Festival of San Sebastian - which was just an excuse to party and drink Pina Coladas all day long. 

In February, we flew to Paris on insanely cheap flights. We discovered the City of Lights through conventional and not-so-conventional means (hello Da Vinci Code!). I bought my first pair of Repettos and fell in love with beautiful french labels, Les Petite and Comptoir des Contonniers. 

I jetted home to Kuala Lumpur in March for my best friend's colourful wedding. But not before stopping over in Seoul for a few days of sightseeing, partying and peering into North Korea. 

April took us to Barbados, with hopes to catch the Pakistan cricket team play the West Indies. A late scheduling change resulted in zero cricket but plenty of hours on the beach instead.  

Do you spy the Pakistanis?

We celebrated the onset of summer by spending Memorial Day in Boston. We hung out in Harvard, ate amazingly (highlight: Oya) and we saluted the original tea-partiers with an exquisite high tea at the Taj. 

My favourite New England outfit

Hello Harvard

After hosting and entertaining nearly 10 sets of visitors from June to August, we were grateful for a quick escape to Philadelphia in late August and to Chicago in September for Labor Day.

November saw us fly for over 24 hours back to sunny Sydney and Adelaide to visit family and friends. The trip was sadly too short and by the time we recovered from the jetlag, we were back on a plane to celebrate Thanksgiving in Istanbul. I do not kid when I say I ate my weight in turkish delight during our stay. 

I was camera-free in Sydney and only have this grainy pic to show

As you can understand, we decided to stay put for Christmas and New Years. Not for long though - we are off to Barcelona in 10 days where we are looking forward to celebrating MLK-day with plenty of tapas, cava and Gaudi.


There is so much of the world to see, so here's hoping 2012 is filled with lots more jet-setting, for you and for me!