a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

Festive season is in full swing. Speaking of which, I hope you all of you who celebrate Christmas ended up enjoying a fabulous Christmas day. Those of you who don't celebrate it, I hope you had a great day too. New Year is almost here and choosing a festive outfit is still on top of our priorities. Maybe we can learn something from our previous experiences? What are your tips for choosing the perfect festive outfit? Do you remember what you wore last NYE? Are you happy about the choice you made last year? I think asking questions like that can actually help us to find our perfect outfit for this New Year Eve (and other festive occasions still to come).   Today I'll show you two things:  what I wore for Christmas day & how I have decorated my home this festive season. I'm also going to talk a bit about choosing an ideal outfit for the festive season. Moreover, I'll offer more tips for surviving the festive times. If you remember, my last post was all about how w...

Christmas Eve is upon us and before you know it'll be Christmas morning. Even for the biggest Christmas enthusiasts, the holiday season can get stressful. It is such a shame to let stress steal the joy out of the season to be merry, isn't it? I have been thinking about this lately and I think I came up with some simple and easy ways to help reduce holiday related anxiety and stress. So, I decided to write down my tips for reducing holiday stress. I hope you'll find them helpful and useful. Do share your own holiday survival tips if you have any or your thoughts if you find this subject interesting. Do you enjoy the holiday season? How do you prepare for it? I wish you all merry and stress free holidays. 1. Be grateful for what you have. Maybe your holidays aren't turning up the way you planned or hoped for.  With everyone expectations set so high, it is easy to succumb to holiday blues. Maybe you can't celebrate the holidays with your family. Maybe...

Winter has officially started, so I figured now is a good time to share some of my winter style secrets and essentials with you. Today I'll be talking about winter accessories. I don't know about you but when I say winter accessories, the first thing that comes to my mind are items such as gloves and beanies, that is, the kind of items we wear only in winter.  Naturally, in winter we can wear most of the accessories we wear in other seasons as well. That is why picking accessories in winter can be so much fun. We can wear all our favourite accessories and we have the extra options provided by winter accessories. How lovely! SCARVES If you ask me, a scarf is a girl's best friend, especially when it gets colder. Forget about diamonds, they won't keep you warm in the winter. Scaves can be worn in so many ways. With years I've gotten better at styling them and I'm always trying to find new ways to tie them. Why not? A fancy scarf can elevate any outfit. A k...