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    • rose water

      Posted at 5:00 pm by jasminedesirees, on February 20, 2014

      I had a bouquet of roses just sitting around, no reason, slowly dying on my kitchen table, so I decided to do something with them.

      We tried making rose water the day after my wedding, since we had so many roses to work with, but there was so much going on and so many people to see that we ended up leaving it on the stove too long and it was not a good situation.

      For this batch, I used 3 cups of water with the petals from 12 red roses, and put them on to simmer for about half an hour.

      Apparently there are lots of things you can do with it, I just plan on pouring it into a bubble bath. It’s a gorgeous colour, and it smells amazing.

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      Posted in DIY, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged beauty, bouquet of roses, crafts, DIY, perfume, rose water, roses, spa
    • put your back into it

      Posted at 10:38 pm by jasminedesirees, on August 20, 2013

      I’ve always been a big fan of backless shirts and dresses, probably because I’ve never been able to wear them. Well probably not never, but certainly not since the age of about 13. Sadly, having your entire bra hanging out of the back of your backless shirt somewhat destroys the look.

      Gabi from Gabifresh kind of inspired me, she is a plus size model and she always says that if she really wants to wear something, she will find a way to make it work for her. I think that’s great, and also really true. You can’t do something the way someone else would do it, you have to do it the way that you would do it.

      So this is how I would wear a backless dress. I got some pretty heavy duty elastic from Michael’s, and my favourite bra. I cut off the back of the bra, leaving about an inch on each side of the cup to attach the elastic to, and sewed on 3 strips of the elastic on one side.

      Then I awkwardly put it on/ figured out the delicate balance between having it stay up, and having it cut off all circulation. Once I decided on that, I sewed on the elastic to the other side at the right tightness, and voila.

      It takes a bit of wiggling to get into it, but it’s actually really comfortable, and I think it’s pretty cute. I may not be able to go completely backless, but I figured out a way to wear what I wanted, and make it work for me.





      Posted in DIY, fashion | 0 Comments | Tagged backless, bra, crafts, DIY, fashion
    • mad hatter

      Posted at 4:22 pm by jasminedesirees, on June 12, 2013

      My friend Paula is very artistic, she is a talented artist and photographer. She took these pictures of Derek and I:

      She is currently battling thyroid cancer, and raising money while she gets treatment by selling beautiful hand-painted hats like these:

      She does a lot of Hawaiian themed ones, but she is a very talented artist, and can do any design you can think of. She is very collaborative, working with you to develop the idea and make sure you are completely in love with the finished product.

      You can order one for yourself here.

      Posted in art, fashion, Hawaii | 0 Comments | Tagged art, crafts, fashion, hand-painted, hats, Hawaii, painting
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