Hmmmm, (P)interesting! Obaema?

Check this out. I've literally never taken a look on Pinterest. Until 3 weeks ago. I have to admit, I am ob.s.e.s.s.e.d. with it. There are so many things I see and want to make, or do, or create, or buy, or just.... stare at it 'till 3 am hahaha.

Unfortunately, I didn't actually have time for my "life". All my hours were put into school. So, when you visit my page, be aware of the fact it's the start of something big. It's just..... really small right now hahaha.

HERE'S MY PAAAAAAGE!!!

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I so badly want to change my room into something else.... my walls are now turquoise, lime green and white. "Change! Yes we can!" ~Wellllll, if Obama said so....~

Oh, by the way. I met Obama in Amsterdam and he was a total sweetheart. We're homies now. Got to call him bae... or should I say OBAEMA?!

But ooooookay, back to the story.

I saw many, many, many great things on Pinterest, but there was one I would really love to do:

I mean LOOK at it. It is goooooorgeous! Classy and stylish, but still looking so creative and hand-made. I have a lot of white furniture in my room, so this should fit quite perfectly.

Let me know if you have inspirational and cool stuff in your room! Or, maybe you're also searching for things to renew your room and spice it up a little!

Much love, Yasmae.

I ain't got the pennies but I got the pencils

So, like the title says: I can't really afford clothes... Haha how lame does that sound? It's not even that weird, I have a lot to save for! A new laptop and 3 vacations next year! Seems legit, right? Everytime I see something goooorgeous in a shop and I can't afford it, my heart breaks into thousand little pieces. But, it needs to be said that journeys are the only thing that cost money, but make you richer. So I definitely hope my trips and journeys of next year will bring some great experiences and discoveries!

In the meantime, I just sketch the clothes I love. Some are inspired by stuff I see at stores, others are just creations of my fantasy.

Here are just some examples!

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This dress is basically to wear when you stroll down the boulevard, after a day at the beach. You just put the dress right over your bikini or bathing suit and put a jacket on top if it when the wind makes it a little too cold. Of course I've drawn a beach bag to match it with, haha.

This is also wearable on the boulevard, but in mind I had a day in the park. You know, just for a picnic or to chill out with friends, food and music! For such practical things as going to the park, you need to think simple. Don't put on something that fits too tight or is just plain uncomfortable. You come to the park to relax. Wear something you can totally relax in.

I personally loooooooooove this outfit. The colors are so vibrant! I really wish I had the money to buy something like this, or the skills to sew it myself! But sadly enough, I don't own both. Well, we can always dream 'n draw! So, I created something to wear every day. In the city, at a (cocktail) party, at work, at school, etcetera etcetera. These colors are really striking, especially in this combination. It fits summer because in summer everything comes to life and becomes vibrant, but it would also fit winter, juuuuust because I love to stand out when everyone's dressed pretty boring.

I combined four things in here:

• matching top and bottom 
• I love this so much because it always looks happy and it's never a miss-match. It couldn't really go wrong. But... it's not to 'play it safe', you really stand out with these kind of things!
• metallic
• I do not own anything of this trend, really. I think it's made for skinny people. Since I'm not really that skinny, you won't see me wearing it. For example: when you wear metallic pants, your legs tend to look bigger than they are. My legs are sort of my insecurity-area, so that's why I would only love to own a metallic little purse.
• graphic prints
• this is something I always find so modern and bold. I love how the print itself can look so messy, but at the same time structured.
• color-combi
• pink and blue are colors I love to see combined. They really bring out the best in each other, from my point of view. 

To match the metallic and graphic shit, I gave the model a white coupe. I actually really love it, but I'd never go for white hair myself - unless it's a wig and I don't run into anybody I know!

Although many people say it's ugly and should be forbidden by the laws of fashion, I absolutely love the denim on denim look! I made this look a little rough by cut off shorts, bedazzled with studs and a top that also looks kinda grunchy. The bandana on her head just finishes the biker-girl-look!

The golden girl. I think the combination of gold and denim should be worn waaaaayyy more often. It's 'high class' meets 'affordable'. I gave her high heel black boots because I really really love this trend! I see so many different types of these shoes, but they all have one thing in common: I CAN'T AFFORD IT. I think I'll just wait my turn - which means I'll finally get to wear them in like 5 years haha.

I'd love to own a dress that fits perrrrrfectly and that I could wear to all kind of parties! Blue and purple are colors I find stylish and classy, but fun! The dress is flowy, which means it won't fit too tight, but at the same time not too wide so that you're suddenly looking 30 pounds heavier. I think it still shows a little curve. I hate strapless clothes, because they just never fit right. That's why the sort of 'shawl' which is draped over her shoulder, is attached to the back of the dress, which gives it the security of not falling down and showing your boobs around.

The dress is really elegant and to match it I gave her little gloves made of lace. If this dress actually existed and I saw it while (online) shopping, I'd buy it without a single doubt.

So there you have it. My own little collection of clothes I can only dream of! Let me know what you dream of! 

Much love, Yasmae.

Paint me like one of your french girls, Jack

Have you ever seen the Titanic? 'Cause Jack knows how to draw his girls! I've been practicing to draw/paint girls' bodies, too. Now, don't freak out. It was a school assignment of my art class to analyze an artist and to blend his/her methods in a piece of art we would make ourselves. So, I chose Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. He is a wellknown 'expressionist' and I love his work. It's just... I can't really put it into words, but it was very striking to me! Not all, but most of his work is very provocative.

Warning: this content contains sexuality

The first one is really... well... there's no way you can deny it. It's provocative and revealing. It's exactly what I wanted to do. All the pieces I made in art class were never beyond the boundries, it wasn't shocking. Now it was my MY turn to provoke. 

The second one spoke to me because of the vibrant colors. I just love this combination. It's mysterious and wild. This really triggers my fastasy.

Sooooooooo... I decided to combine these two pieces of Kirchner - the provoking and the colors - in order to create a piece of art that I could be proud of.

At first, I began to sketch. I wanted to create the sense of high class meets sensuality. People of high class are never seen expressing their sensuality. I created a 'behind the scenes' and revealing situation.

These are quick sketches. What I created here is what I had in mind at first. It's behind the scenes. It's like I sneaked up on this women and photographed them while they took off the high class cloths and attitude. But it isn't.... provocative enough. I needed to let the women be more than open about it. So, I made another sketch - which I liked - and I made it my final piece.

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I must say I'm actually proud of my painting. It's what I had in mind when I decided to make a combination of the two works of Kirchner that were so striking to me.

I'm really curious if you guys also love to draw, paint and create! If you have links of paintings made by you, leave it in a comment below! Share it with the world ;)!

Much love, Yasmae.

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.

Let's Go To The Beach-each

Aaaarribaaa!

Today was a beautiful day to go to the beach, and so we did. We packed delicious watermelon, sandwiches, drinks and I think... 5 rugs haha. So when we finally got there, the entire beach was filled up with people, exactly as I expected. It looked like thousands of ants crawling... and sunbathing.

Me and my sweet boyfriend - I will now introduce him; his name is Nick - fell right asleep in the sun. I don't know about you guys, but it's so lovely to fall asleep with the warmth of the sun on your back!

Nick and me

We enjoyed throwing the frisbee around, but of course I had to hit some people.... SORRYYY!

lookin' fruity today, honey

 I've missed the beach so much, even the sand that get's everywhere - and I mean literally EVERYWHERE. This is why I love tropical vacations. I guess you could say that today I did a lot of 'tropical shit' field research, haha.

clouds only make a sunset more beautiful

I hope you're all going to tropical places this summer and create wonderful memories. Tip: buy a fun journal and write down the stuff you did that day, including little drawings or doodles, pictures and receipts or tickets!

But that's not all I had in store for you. Yesterday I had this image in my head of a dress... the tropcical dress that I'd love to wear, which can fit the city, the beach and cocktail parties, for example. 

When I finished the painting, I decided to experiment a little bit with spray paint, which I bought at the Action for just 3 euros. It's obvious that the spray paint technique is something I need to work on, haha. But anyway, here is the result!

easy and fun to do on a friday afternoon

I hope this little painting makes you wanna do it yourself, 'cuz creaitivity is contagious!

Much love, Yasmae.