Tutorial: Stick and Poke Tattoos

Stick and Poke (SnP) tattoos get a bad rep. They're generally associated with 15 year olds who can't get a legal tattoo, or prison inmates, or idiots with infections. They're the LOVE/HATE knuckles and the teardrop in the corner of your eye or the gang signs.

I disagree.

I am in love with SnP tattoos. I like the meaning, I like the fact I can do them myself, To me, they seem more real and raw and personal. There are plenty of reasons to do get an SnP or to not, but this post is not about the pros and cons, this is about how I went about giving myself one.

Tutorial: Christmas Tree Nails!

I am really not as good as I'd hoped at this whole updating my blog regularly thing, SORRY.

Anyway, the important bit is that my nails are really quite fabulous and were genuinely incredibly easy, hence of course, I have to share them. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of compliments I got on these, and they require so, so little skill or expertise - no need for fancy tools either.
So, without further ado, here's my guide to gorgeous Christmas nails.

DIY: Paint Swatch Erasable Calendar

I don't think I've really put a calendar to good use since my uncle sent me a Roald Dahl one when I was around 9, complete with sticker set (which I still have) and Quentin Blake illustrations. However, with my social life slowly becoming more hectic, all sorts of school related events, and a memory that still doesn't retain best friends' birthdays, I thought it was time to start using one again.

This calendar is a) free (for me, at least, it will cost a bit more if you don't have everything to hand, mainly the frame) b) reusable, c) incredibly easy to make, it took me less than half an hour and d) completely customizable, which is four big bonuses in my book.