New Glasses! courtesy of Firmoo.com

I was recently contacted by a company called Firmoo who offered to send me a free pair of glasses in return for a review. 

Of course I jumped at the chance and let me show you why...

these are the glasses i have had for the last four years and as you can see they were on their last legs, lenses popping out and the colour so worn off it looked like i permanently had make up smudged on them.

Firmoo 's motto is "Vision and Fashion the Frugal 

Way"  and you can certainly see why when you visit their site they have a huge range of glasses to choose from with such low prices it was hard to choose one pair.

I umm ed and ah ed over the site for a few weeks until i narrowed it down to the following.

the matte black ones

or

And eventually i decided to go for....

The last ones!

and I must tell you I am so impressed by the quality of them, 

I was expecting them to maybe feel a little cheap in the materials or maybe they wouldn't look as good as they do online, but I was so wrong. they feel sturdy and durable and they fit fantastically!

they are made of memory plastic which means when i inevitably sit on them by accident they just bounce right back into place and don't end up getting all wonky it is fantastic!

and Firmoo is offering you guys the chance to bag yourself some FREE glasses too! just click here, choose your glasses (they do fashion glasses for those of you blessed with perfect eyesight) and then all you have to do is pay for shipping!

so go go go! go and get yourself some brand new glasses for freee! (they ship all over the world so no excuses!) and let me know if you end up getting a pair so i can see what they look like!

Selina is sew crazy!

After my last trip home to Leicester I decided on a whim to use the majority of my baggage allowance lugging my old sewing machine back to Bergen!


Thankfully it managed to make it back almost in once piece, unfortunately I broke a tiny little clip that joined the extension table to it which now rattles around inside the machine, but all I'm all it works pretty well.

I literally cannot fully express how many ideas I have sketched out in my head to make but luckily I can show you some of my most recent creations!

One of the first things I attempted was this cute little roll up tote bag,
I found a fantastic tutorial here

It was super simple to make although I feel the bag itself is a little too small so I am working on changing up the design a little to help it accommodate all the stuff I like to lug around all day!

The second thing I made, I made from entirely my own design,stupidly not writing down the measurements and completely messing up the copy I tried to make for my sister, woops live and learn.

This baby now looks after my lovely new iPad, a fantastic gift from my mother!

I definitely plan on making a bunch more of these once I can figure out the exact measurements again and hopefully put a few cuties up in the shop!

Next up I used laminated cotton to make a handy sewing machine cover which has come in really useful because my apartment is apparently the spiritual home of dust (read, it's covered I'm it, no matter how much I dust!)
And it will look super cute in my new craft corner in the new apartment which hopefully when I return to Bergen (I am currently on a plane heading for England where I will be for 5 weeks!!)

And then my biggest achievement so far....

The summer dress I made! I am seriously so proud of this baby, because despite a few minor issues this thing is actually good, I have worn it out to parties and on the beach in Nice and I felt so good!
Made out of jersey it is super light and can be worn without the sash for a looser dress (not entirely flattering on my frame but perfect over a bikini on the beach)
I definitely have plans to make some more clothes after the success of this one!

And then last but not least I have been doing some refashioning of clothes I already own, like turning a pair of chinos with legs that were way to wide into a skinnier and more comfortable pair!

Before,
Baggy and waay to long

And after!
(also I just realised that only the left leg has been altered in this picture and I don't seem to have a picture of both legs but you get the idea!)

Oh How Pinteresting - Kitchen Edition

I really didn't plan to link up today but the bf and I have been picking paint swatches for our new kitchen and i just felt super pinterest inspired.

As our apartment is tiny but blessed with BIG windows we are going with a very neutral cream/latte colour scheme.

in our kitchen the majority of the walls are lovely latte coloured panels but there is one wall which faces the window and i think just deserves to be a lovely accent colour. 

still pale but just a change of tone to make it feel a bit different.

These are the colour swatches we are looking at the two in the middle are a variation on our panels and the other two are the ones we are trying to decide between for an accent wall.

Source: Uploaded by user via Selina on Pinterest

what do you think??

I am completely love the pink but also think the soft blue would look so pretty and be so calming in the kitchen.

Here are some of my pinterest inspirations

Source: free-home-decorating-ideas.com via Selina on Pinterest

Source: hookedonhouses.net via Selina on Pinterest

Source: myhomeideas.com via Selina on Pinterest

Source: christinebauer.com via Alex on Pinterest

What do you guys think??

 I can't wait to share photos of how it all turns out!!




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oh how pinteresting...nail art edition

I have been really getting into making my nails look all pretty and interesting recently and have started to dabble in some simple nail art, so i thought i would show you some of the pins i have been getting inspiration from!

Source: polyvore.com via HEARTing on Pinterest

I seriously love love LOVE this one and really need to get me some steady hands so i can try it out!

Source: weheartit.com via Sand on Pinterest

one word: Adorable!

Source: polyvore.com via Patti on Pinterest

I really like how sleek this looks

Source: chloesnails.blogspot.com via Libby on Pinterest

next on my list of things to try. i can't get enough of pink!

Source: attackedastoria.tumblr.com via Kate on Pinterest

My gosh this person must have a steady hand!

Source: polyvore.com via Patti on Pinterest

not sure about the jewels but i would kill for those cute roses!

I had to include a kind of over the top one! not for me but its certainly seasonal!

Source: None via Natali on Pinterest

Source: lace-nail-art.tumblr.com via Patti on Pinterest

and for the less adventurous but still outgoing gal

still nicely in season!



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