Compilation of Inspiration and Creation

I came across a lot of inspirational stuff lately, all in the ZARA HOME shop. I love the style of their products - it has a dash of style, but it stays practical! Here are a few items that triggered me!

fancy drink coasters

There was just one whole bin of coasters filled with beautiful pieces. I photographed these three. The first one is very simple, yet not... It's got this kind of relievo, which makes it feel funny. This should blend perfectly in every interior. It has an exotic side, a stylish, a simple, a sophisticated and a minimalistic side.
The second one is made of gold and pearl, which looks amazingly different everytime you change position and lighting. I wanted to show you guys this effect, so I experimented a little. I hope you can see the variety of the material. It looks super stylish and sophisticated!
The third one makes me feel like home (Holland), because of the delftware. I love the color blue. But.... this could also be a link for people to Chinese porcelain.

This artsy fartsy pillow immediately made me think of another DIY project. With a little fabric paint you can make your own piece of art on a pillow. It'll probably not be as beautiful as this one from ZARA, but well... at least we can try, right? If you just want this one, here's the site.

I find these door knobs amazing. I have an all white closet, but it's still missing door knobs. Again, there was a full bin of door knobs, each styled perfectly by ZARA. Maybe for a DIY project, you could carve something out of wood or clay! If you just want this awesome pair, here it is!

Isn't this awesome? It's nothing like the modern and minimalistic funiture and interior nowadays. That's what I think is so beautiful about it, it's imperfect. Also, every piece is different. Get it now.

At first sight, I thought this stone-ish tablets were supposed to be used as some kind of chalkboard - something I'd use to style up dinner for friends or family with the 'Menu du Jour' written on it. Unfortunately, that's not the use of it! I added the chalk on the picture with Paint on my laptop, hahaha don't tell anyone... My father laughed at me when I asked what it was. Turns out these awesome looking tablets are coasters... I would use it as a chalkboard rather than as a coaster, but oh well, both will look fabulous.

I came across a wall of really cute hangers. They were all covered in fabric or flowers - fun DIY for a lazy day. Buy some fabric at the market or the fabric store and cover up your hangers. The fabric stops your cloths from slipping off the hanger!
This reminded me of my own little, cute hanger in my room. I'm kind of obsessed with labels of the shops I go to. Most of them were attached to the cloths I bought. If they look cute - 9 out of 10 times they do - I hang them on my hanger, as seen on the left and the right. This is easily done at home as a DIY project. It immediately brightens up the room!

This shiny, gold accessory of a Scarabee was so striking that it caught my eye, the moment I walked by. I love the Egyptian history and all its legends, myths and more. The Scarabee perfectly fits the picture. I looked at the online shop of ZARA, but I couldn't find it anymore - which I think is strange since I saw it at the shop like 4 days ago - so I can only give you the link of other (also gorgeous) little pieces of art.
Speaking of art..... this accessory made me think of a drawing I made some time ago!

It's so big it doesn't quite fit the page, but I want to show you guys this in every little detail. Just click on the picture to see it fullscreen! The Scarabee in my drawing is inspired on a tattoo of the great Dr. Woo. Go look up his instagram!

New DIY's and art are coming up in the next few days! Stay tuned! Let me know if you want to know anything about my art!

Much love, Yasmae.

Fiëstavals

Parties, fiëstas, festivals... it's EVERYWHERE. Summer is all about celebrating our freedom of ain't doing shiiiiiittt. 

Music expresses feelings, just like fashion. So, let's check out the best festival/fiësta outfits.

okay, maybe her giant crown of feathers is a llittle too much,
but it looks like she's having fun and that's what festivals are all about

yeeehaaaaaaww

celebrities showing us how to do it

miss festival wearing her flower crown

1: flowers are a must at festivals. A little touch is enough, don't take it too far...

I think this says it all

Wear it on your head or wear flowerprints. You can make a flowercrown like Vanessa Hudgens yourself - like we all do at days at the park by braiding daisies - or you can get one at various shops for a good price! For example, these beautiful flowery head pieces cost 9 euros or less at New Look. If you´re not the kind of girl that likes fowers, try wearing a hat (fabulous and a shield for the sun) or a ribbon.

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2: take out all the laid-back basics out of your closet, 'cause you're gonna need them. Festivals mostly take place when it's hot, so don't scrunch yourself into your tiny skinny clothes. Go for loose fitting items, especially at the top. Bottoms can be tighter, like cut off shorts.

loose tops, tight bottoms

3: we see an awful lot of white when we look at festival outfits and that's quite understandable; white reflects the heat of the sun - so you should stay relatively cool - besides the fact that it looks fresh and summer-ish. 

4: crop tops and bralets are the next big thing, especially when it's hot. Go for unicolor or amazing prints; from flowers to graphics. Style them off with little western boots or cute sandals and cut off shorts OR a bottom which matches the bralet/crop top. These so called 'combi's' are very cheery; perfect for a festival. Style it off with a sheer kimono or an opened up maxi blouse. Here are some examples of combi's with prints.

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5: cut off shorts are peeeeerrrfect for summer as we all know. If you want that really nonchalant look, you can easily cut old jeans off yourself - which is really fun to do by the way - because you know for sure it fits you right and you can decide the length of the shorts and how it's ripped/frayed. If you don't exactly know how to do this properly, here is a great tutorial! DIY, baby!  But to buy one online or at the store is just as much fun because of the great supply. Tip: high waisted shorts definitely make your legs look longer!

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6: prints, especially tribal and western, are still hot and happening at these events. Mix up the white and sheer clothes with a dash of color and prints! Or, you can just wear print on print, like Beyoncé in the picture below. Whatever it is you feel good in, do it.

7: look like you ain't give a shit, like you didn't try to look good, like you just pulled something out of your closet without even a second thinking about it. Try not to try! Just put something on in which you can have fun and let loose - that's what festivals and fiësta's are basically all about. It's not even supposed to be a fashion parade; don't forget you're there for the music, it ain't a catwalk. Have fun! Chill out!

These are my seven tips for you. If you have a festival or fiësta planned, I wish you the most of fun! Have a great time. 

Much love, Yasmae.

Pretty Kool For Oldschool

Do you guys know Kool & The Gang? 'Cause if you don't, look 'em up! This group of four men makes super funky music. I'm pretty sure you know their greatest hit. This song can easily be played on a (barbeque) party or a lazy weekend day.

This weekend there's a lot going on in Rotterdam. I'm talking about various wellknown artists and also carnaval, all Brazilian style. So agaaaain, the tropical shit. The other day we sat in the subway and at that moment beautiful women came walking in, all dressed like ... giant peacocks or something. But needless to say that it was very spectacular.

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that tropical. Oh my God, it was raining. No, not raining men - which is also unfortunately - but I'm talking about Dutch rain. That's the real shit.

Kool & The Gang was really awesome. Even better, their performance was for freeeeeee! I see these men as quite funky with a lot of soul andcharm.

But however, we were very glad to be there. The funky music, which used to be my parents' jam, is now also my jam. Let me know what you think!

Much love, Yasmae.