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

Do you plan our outfits in advance? In this case, I did. I thought about this combo for a while and it was something I really wanted to wear. This vintage maxi dress was a gift and that makes it even more meaningful. Interestingly, the same was the case with this vintage blazer. Anyhow, I wanted to wear this blazer with this maxi dress because I thought these two items would look cute together. I think that the hypothesis proved more and less correct. Now, the next thing to think about were the accessories. When the mini bag trend appeared this Spring, I was pretty excited about it because I love small bags. Take it from someone who has scoliosis, mini bags can be a life saviour. Long story short, I decided to wear this gold mini bag with this outfit. I figured that it won't stand out too much against the brown and the black tones of this look. When it comes to footwear, I decided to opt for sock boots with chunky heels because I have a soft spot for ugly shoes. Then I decided ...

Today I'm back with another Inspired by ... feature. This is a regular feature on my blog that is all about illustrating bloggers that inspire me. It's also a kind of a guest/ blog recommendation post, because it gives me a chance to share bloggers I love with you. This time I have illustrated Natalia from @inthewriterscloset.  You can check out her blog here . I'm sharing two watercolour paintings of Natalia with you, both of them were inspired by this post . The first painting is a portrait painting. It's been a while since I did a watercolour portrait painting and I really enjoyed making this one. I love the colours in this one, if I may say so myself. The second watercolour I'm sharing with you is done in fashion illustration style. As you know, I love fashion illustrations. I've been exploring fashion illustrating for a few years now, it's such an interesting field. I wrote about it a number of times, and you'll probably see me writing about it ag...

Hello everyone! Today I'm back with one DIY project.  For this DIY project I have used:  1. Paper  (depending on the size of the illustration you'll need a piece or a sheet of paper) 2. A pair of scissors 3. Pencil (for sketching) 4. Coloured pencils (for colouring the illustration) 5. Glue (to glue the illustration)  Customized Notebook Tutorial: 1. Sketch a fashion illustration in pencil. If you don't know how to draw, find a fashion illustration or a magazine photograph you like and copy/ trace it with a pencil.  *(Alternatively, you could also cut a fashion illustration out directly from the magazine and glue it to the notebook but that would be another kind of DIY.) 2. Colour the fashion illustration using coloured pencils. Alternately, you can also use markers or some other medium (but you need to make use you use the paper appropriate for that medium). 3. Cut out the illustration with scissors. Do...

Today I'm sharing two spring outfits with you. It is hard not to inspired by Spring, not to be moved by its vibrant energy. It is hard not to admire the beauty of flowers blossoming everywhere. That being the case, I figure we might as well let go and enjoy it while it lasts. Sometimes it is best not to fight certain pleasures in life, pleasures like this one, the joy of the definite arrival of spring. Spring is here and I can already sense the scent of summer in the air. Let's make the most out of it! Two Outfits Featuring One Pair of Hand painted Jeans  With Links To Old Posts Explaining 'How To Paint With Textile Paints?'  OUTFIT NO.1 DENIM JACKET WORN WITH JEANS  The first outfit is all about denim. A pair of vintage (but hand painted by me) jeans worn with a denim jacket. I accessorized this casual outfit with a vintage scarf. You know how much I love scarves, right? This vintage scarf is one of my favourite ones. This was a very comfy outfit to wear, it ki...

Today I'm going to share 3 outfits that I have worn recently but haven't managed to share with you until now. This spring, one of the trends I've been really into is the trend of bold patterns. If you ask me, printed skirts are a great take on this trend. I wear skirts all year around but they seem to be especially appropriate for spring time. So, today I'm sharing 3 outfits with printed skirts. OUTFIT NO.1:  YELLOW CHECKERED SKIRT AND SOCK ANKLE BOOTS I already posted about the 3 ways to wear a yellow checkered skirt here , but here is another proposal. How do you like it? If you are looking for more ideas on how to style a yellow checkered skirt, you can have a look at these old posts ( here and here ). This time I paired this skirt with a vintage yellow blazer. You'll probably see me wear this yellow blazer again because I really like it. Anyone else into padded shoulder blazers? Do you find the padded jacket retro feel cute or is it just me?  Des...