Red & White :: Happy Belated 48th Birthday, Singapore!

 Hi everyone! It's the weekend again! It was Singapore's National Day yesterday and I always make it a point to dress in patriotic colours every year on this special day. =) This year, I was lucky enough to be off and got to cook for my baby sis and Tristan while watching bits of the National Day Parade (I tear every year while watching without fail. =X).

Since I was off, I didn't get to wear my National Day OOTD and decided to make it up today! =D Better late than never, right?

 

This year, I opted for a simple all white outfit with some statement red heels! These red Zara heels from their 2013 Cruise collection are so amazingly comfy that I actually broke my ban! =(  I picked up the exact same style of heels in a nudish tan colour earlier today. =( I was doing so well for the past week and did not shop at all! *sighs* 

It's okay!! I have decided to continue on my no shopping ban till the 25th of August as per my initial plan. And... I will succeed this second time around! YES!

I love this Bershka sheer silky top so much that I have it in 3 different colours. =P I snagged them all during the recent Great Singapore Sale(GSS) and they were an absolute steal. I love love love good bargains!

Top - Bershka (similar here // love this)

Shorts - Zara (similar and on sale here & here)

Purse - LV Pochette Twin GM (discontinued)

Heels - Zara (found here and in Zara stores)

I hope all my fellow Singaporeans had a wonderful National Day and are enjoying their long weekend! And to my friends from other parts of the world, have a smashing weekend! Thank you all for looking. =D

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.. Lily of the Valley ..

Happy National Day, fellow Singaporeans! And Happy Friday to the rest of the world! =D  This was an outfit from last week but I have been suffering from very bad backaches and tummy discomfort, and really could not work up enough energy to post these overdue pics.

We just sent Mom, Dad and Fur to the airport and they are once again headed for Daddy's favourite holiday destination in the world - Japan! And mine too!!! <3  In the coming week, I swear I have the best working schedule ever. I am off every alternate day. Lalalalalalalalalalalala! Take that man!!! =D =D

I have been especially loving these recent series of shorts from H&M and have got almost all the different prints. It's really value for money and best of all, they don't require any alterations!

For this OOTD, I picked out this Chloe cotton top that reminds me of a lily. I love how it complements these shorts and bring a tad more to the white/ blue floral prints.

If there's one thing I hate about this top, it's the fact that it creases so easily! Every time I bend or sit, I swear there are new creases!!! Arrrrrrrrghhhhhh. It drove me nuts that day! >___ <

Top - Chloe (old)(similar here, here and here)

Shorts - H&M (no more in stock)(similar here)

Purse - Mulberry Mini Taylor

Heels - ASOS Hometown (found here // similar here)

Thank you for dropping by!! And to my fellow Singaporeans, enjoy your long weekend! XOXO!! ^. ^*

p.s. I have been praying for a lifestyle blogger that I have been following for several years and I hope you will also remember her in your prayers. She is going through a very difficult pregnancy and I really really feel alot for her, her baby and husband. Here is her blog addy: www.fourfeetnine.com

Thank you for your time and prayers!

Minnie Mouse Bow Belt // Self-alteration to a different style

 Original look of the H&M bow belt (It's still available at ION H&M for SGD5)

Hi guys! I hope your week has been going good so far! =D

So... I love this belt so much that I got 3 of them. Yes, you read it right. THREE. The very first piece was picked up when Jo and I went for lunch together. I picked up another piece for Q (I know her too well. She's eternally grateful I'm not a man. LOL! Private joke.). The first piece was purchased on sale for SGD10 each. Q and I were already very pleased with paying only SGD10 for a bow belt that we have been looking to complete our poofy skirts OOTDs.

As I looked at my new belt and started coming up with outfits, I realized that I wanted 2 different kind of bows. The first would remain the way it looked originally and the second would be a bow just the way I want it. I popped by H&M again with Q and we found the very same belt going for SGD5 now! Score!!!

Let me share with you the 5 minutes procedure I went through to get my belt looking like how it does in the picture below.

Step 1: Slide the middle 'tab' to one side (either left or right does not matter). It is NOT sewn down/ fixed.

Step 2: Lift the topmost 'flap'. The piece that is directly above the diagonal 'flap'. The stitches holding the diagonal 'flap' should be seen as the picture above.

Step 3: Using a fabric scissors or a small pair of scissors, slowly snip away at the stitches holding the diagonal 'flap' down.

Step 4: Continue cutting away the stitches patiently. Slow and steady does it.

Step 5: As you reach the end of the row of stitches, the entire diagonal 'flap' should come off in a whole piece.

Step 6: Push the lifted topmost 'flap' back to it's original position. And slide the middle 'tab' to the other side (If you started by sliding to the left, slide it to the right and vice versa).

The above picture should be how your belt look like thus far.

Step 7: Repeat the same steps from Step 2 to Step 5.

Step 8 and Final Step: Remove the diagonal 'flap' as shown in Step 6, and slide the middle 'tab' back to it's original position. 

There you have it! My oversized, simple and pretty bow belt! =D =D

**For those of you who loved this belt in my Mickey's Girl OOTD, I hope you found this easy tutorial helpful! Special thanks to Q for taking the pictures. =))