Wedding Confetti

2012 has been a year of lots of  beautiful weddings for many of my friends. It's always hard to decide what dress to wear and what jewellery, bag and shoes to accessorise with. The last wedding I attended was at the end of September, I managed to catch the beautiful bouquet and decided to dry out the flowers and learn't how to make my own confetti. 

I have been saving this dress for a special occasion, its an old style from H&M. I love how it drapes and the ruffle layers. I worn one of my own statement necklaces to complete my outfit. 

Pretty statement wedding necklace -  made from fabric, pearls, chain and Swarovski Crystals

 

 Bride and groom having confetti thrown at them 

  The moment the bouquet was thrown

 The Beautiful Bouquet with White roses and Orchids and flashes of purple flowers

I love taking photos of flowers- Close up of one of the orchids in the bouquet 

 How to make the confetti 

1. Pick the flower petals

2. lay them on a plate and put them in the microwave for 4 minutes

3. Take out petals, they should be crispy now. Place them on kitchen towel to cool down.

 Making the Confetti Cone

1. Make a square 10x10cm using paper (I've used handmade), tearing the edges with a ruler (Tearing gives a more natural finish)

2. Form square into cone by choosing a corner to fold into a point and overlapping the paper. 

3. Stick down using double sided tap.

4. Fill cone with the flowers. 

I hope you enjoy reading my blog and looking at my photos

Many Thanks

Caroline xoxo

Gone Dotty

Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton have come together for a dotty collaboration. Currently Selfridge's has been taken over by the artist, with all the shop windows, a concept store and a giant 13ft statue of her above the front door and the store flying flags on the roof for the duo. They have designed a collection of shoes, bags, purses, scarves and clothing. http://kusama.selfridges.com/?cm_-_HP_-_hero1CTA_-_Kusama

 A realistic life size wax work mannequin of the artist 

13ft statue of Yayoi Kusama above Selfridge's front door

Many Thanks Caz xoxo 

It's a Beautiful Life - Mr Brainwash

Thierry Guetta aka Mr Brainwash launched his first solo UK show @ the Old Sorting Office. 

A Film maker and pop Artist.  http://www.mrbrainwash.com/

A Free Exhibition in which he filled a huge space with giant installations, murals, paintings and lots more.  As I entered the space I received a free spray can that was personalised with Mr Brainwash. There were also free postcards and posters available too collect. I was lucky enough on the day to also meet the artist himself and got him to sign one of my postcards and get a great picture with my friend Lisa. 

His work has received worldwide recognition with Banksy's Oscar nominated film, Exit Through the Gift Shop. The French shopkeeper and film marker attempts to befriend Banksy and other street artists to create a documentary that shows an insight into street art. I film to watch if you love street art, highly recommend. 

Mr Brainwash and me standing on a step trying to be taller than Lisa LOL

 This is our normal height order LOL

Free Spray can complimentary collectors gift 

Hope you enjoy Caz Xoxo

Heart Photography

I love taking photos and playing around with different techniques 

This is my Sony SLR camera. I have attached a piece of paper with a cut out heart onto the camera lens. This has created the effects shown below. 


Things I  ♥

Caz xoxo

Southbank Art

I love exploring London finding lots of wonderful pieces of art work enbedded in the city.

Robots made of reclaimed timber scramble up the side of the Hayward Gallery

"Everything is Beautiful when you don't look down"

Hanging large letter blocks

Recycled empty milk bottles transforming a grim corner of town into an amazing cave

Pillars under Southbank were covered with colourful salad sieves

Wedding Statement Necklace

My new statement wedding necklace created by me. Made from cream Satin farbic, Swarovski beads and stones, pearls.

Lots of Love Caz xoxo