Wednesday, August 24, 2011

BeautySewnIn

So more and more I've been subscribing to gurus in the UK.
It gives me a sense of first what to expect in terms of shopping
and second ... it sort of takes the anxiety out of the situation.
I have never been to England before and watching English
girls on youtube...just makes me feel a bit more relaxed...
sort of like Im getting a little taste of what Im in for.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share a couple videos
of the most recent channel I've subscribed to - beautysewnin

She is so adorable !




Thursday, August 18, 2011

Amazing Hostel in Seoul (Bebop Guesthouse)



I know at least a few of my readers are interested 
in going to Korea someday. One big
problem with people going to Korea who dont speak Korean is accomodation. I say this
because if you want to go somewhere with English speakers, you usually have to pay out
big bucks to stay in American chains. The awesome motel-ish places
( *cough* love hotels *cough*  Hey dont knock em til' you try em ! They are great lol !)
dont take reservations and usually the front desk people dont speak English. A happy medium
of course are hostels. You can book these in advance, and they are geared towards
foreigners so the people will at least speak some English. However, you dont wanna just go
for any random Hostel. So, I thought I'd tell you about an amazing one that I found when I was
in Seoul a few months ago.
Its called Bebop Guest House & its funky and awesome. Its in the area of Hongdae
which is a super artsy area filled with young people. The area of the hostel is quiet but
its in walking distance to the center of Hongdae.
I think there are about 5 bedrooms in all. A couple are single bed ones and then the others
have bunk-beds. I must say that this was not what I pictured when I envisioned a hostel.
It was extremely clean, modern & very enjoyable. It has a very indie vibe to it.
There is a kitchen with basics for making breakfast as well as a vanity area for applying
makeup.
There are 2 bathrooms that were kept very very clean.
The only problem is that often times there will be literally noone there.
Like...as in staff...but just keep their phone # near you if you need something
& they will come back. Quite cool when noone else has booked rooms there. 
This is what you will see when you enter.
Turning left you will see the staircase leading to the rooms upstairs:
At the back there is the kitchen which looks like this :
Absolutely amazing place ! Another great thing is that its super close to this awesome vintage
restaurant called 'Retro Mama' Bebop is basically behind the restaurant. So, if you are in a
cab not sure where to go, look out for the Retro Mama restaurant and walk down the alley
a bit and you will find Bebop.
If you want more info check their website : http://bebop-guesthouse.com/
I give it 5/5
I think there are reviews on youtube also : )

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Amazingly Cute Planner



If you watch my videos on youtube & follow my blog, you might know that I have 
3 planners that I absolutely love. Two of them I got from my trip to Korea
and one I briefly showed in a blog post. However, I decided to use the one I showed
a while ago first. My friend who sent me the camera mentioned previously also
sent me that along with a bunch of nail stuff. He is so kind ! Yes its a boy ! What
good taste right ? Lol !


Anyway, I decided to use that one first. It looks like this :




After finding that last ebay seller I mentioned in my DIY Polaroid
post, I realized they also sell my cuteee planner ! So, if you want it you can get it too !
It comes with adorable vintagey stickers also.




It comes with the stickers and the pouch as you can see here. Everything else
is just decoration. Haha  : ) They also have brown which is nice also.

Its about $24 after everything which is kind of pricey...but its super adorable and I
think I would pay that if I didnt have it already. Lol ! : ) Great for school or anything really !


Im lazy to html it so just search for "Tokyo Cafe Story Photo Handy Diary" on ebay if 
you want it :) 

DIY Polaroid Display





First you need some twine. I prefer the look of this sort :

Next you need some clothespins. I think mini ones look cuter.
You can find these on ebay, etsy or welovecitrusshop.com,
craft shops etc. Or just use the regular ones ^^


Now for the photos you really dont necessarily have to use
a polaroid camera. The real polaroid cameras were 
discontinued years ago. But, as you probably
have seen there are now modern variations of the polaroid
camera by Fujifilm. I have the one below. My amazing
friend in Korea sent it to me as a gift :

"instax mini" 

But again you dont even need one of these. If you wanted 
you could just use a disposable camera, regular film or 
lomo camera and hang the pics up. You can just use 
cute post cards or buy  polaroid photos in a set. 
Have a look on Ebay.
I found these from the seller theium
You get a set of 60 pictures.



http://stores.ebay.co.uk/theium

Go to that link and search 'postcard' You will see a bunch of cool ones !


Anyway ! Have fun creating your cool polaroid display. I think it really
gives rooms a warm and artsy feel. Im definitely going to put lots
of photos up in my new place.