Paper Dolls Closet

   

     Remember that surprise I was talking about on my previous post? Well, this is it. I, along with one of my best friends have decided to put up a small business. It was kind of a revelation for me during one late night last month. I decided to put my Fashion Design education background and love of arts to use and offered my friends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram a customized shorts promo.

     It's summer here in Manila and like I've said, it's really hot. Plus, tie-dyes and ombre are sooooo in. Also, my favorite summer clothing - high waist denim shorts. I've also noticed how studs are no longer just for punks but also for girly-girl fashionistas now.

     Thus, I decided to put up this little business. I do everything on my own as of now: shopping for materials, dyeing, studding, sewing (hand sewn. My sewing machine's broken) and distressing. But my business partner, Carla, is the brain behind the business. She manages the logos, websites and accounts. I'm pretty much just the crafty part. Soon, i hope, we'll get to afford to mass produce our products. But as of now, we settle for customized ones. We make our clients/customers choose the style they want and we make their orders for them.

     I've never been interested on business and I never really planned or intended on putting up one on my own, but this can be a start of something I once - and still have - passion for: fashion. I dunno, maybe someday, if God allows it, I'll have a store up on my own and be a fashion designer still even if I didn't get to graduate with that as my degree. ♥

     Spread the word. Spread the love.

     A.

     *For orders and/or inquiries, e-mail us at thepaperdollscloset@yahoo.com

   

Change

     You know that quote that claims that change is the only constant or permanent thing in this world (or something like that)? Well, I used to HATE change but... as I grow older, I have come to accept the fact that there is nothing I can do to change change.

     In connection with that, my blog has gone through a major change! Like my new background or theme? I do! ♥ It's all thanks to Dane (http://aboxofnostalgia.blogspot.com/)! She's my little sister's best friend and she has become to be like my sister as well especially during this summer. Go check her blog. She writes better than I do and posts more interesting things than me, in my own personal opinion. But don't abandon me just yet! ;)

     I don't know if you already saw it on my Instagram (I post my life there... like literally) but I have gone through a little change myself. I'm sure you all have noticed somehow that I have this very long dark hair... and I get bored with it since it's naturally sleek straight. I try to curl it from time to time but it's too darn stubborn! It just won't stay the way I styled it. But since I am afraid to cut it, I am now acquiring a habit of coloring my tresses... with rainbow colors!

Blue and Red streaks! 

     I don't know if you can tell, but there are BLUE colored streaks on my hair now! :) I only used to have PURPLE ones (which, with time, turned to pink and now it's red) but now I have a different shade that I like. I love it!

     Too bad it's not allowed at the college I go to... but I can easily hide it since I dyed the hair near the nape of my neck so as to have more layers of black hair to cover it up. I'll post another picture with it more seen... but in order to do that, I need to tie up my hair.

     It's almost Independence Day anniversary here in the Philippines! 2 more days. I'm being kinda patriotic with my hair color. Woot!

     Come June 13, it'll be my grandma's - Mommy Annie - 2nd year death aniversary. I terribly miss her.

     Have a great day!

     A.

Snip. Boil. Wear.

     Do you suffer from days wherein you have places to go and people to see and yet you have absolutely nothing to wear??? I bet you do. Even if (to our parents' eyes) our closets are full and we don't need more clothes...

     I suffered from this feeling just yesterday as I was about to meet some of my friends from SoFA to watch a movie. And since I've been obsessed with DIYs lately, I decided to make something for myself.

     I had an extra white shirt and a fabric scissors in front of me and I was possessed into cutting out the shirt's sleeves and snipping some more until I have this huge hole for the arms and... I added a little twist at the back. After snipping parts of the shirt away, I dumped and boiled the shirt into some dye and let it dry...

     What do you think of it?

     Like or Not?

Heart shaped cut outs on the back! ♥

     It's not really my style... this sorta kinda grunge-y look. But I figured that it's not that bad to try something new every once in a while.

     After all, change is the only permanent thing in this world.

     A.

Big armholes to let the bandeau peek a little! 

Coming Soon...

Heart-shaped distress on denim.

     I've got a little surprise for you guys... and I won't say anything about it yet until everything is set. ;)
   
     All I can say is that the wait for it will be worth it! My best friend, Carla and I assure you that. I just want to say in advance that my summer has been quite productive even if it's already nearing its end. Unlike my previous summer vacations where all I did for the 2 whole months of no school is lay in bed, watch movies and read books, I actually did something worthwhile this year. And I am very proud of myself!

     My parents, family and friends have all been very supportive as well. I cannot possibly thank them for this. I feel very loved and blessed!

     Even though there's a greater probability that I may fail at this, I do not intend to give up which is what I usually do when things get tough. I'll try my best not to disappoint anyone with this.

     Hopefully, this will get out of my blog and into the country!

     *fingers crossed*

      A.

DIY: iPhone Case

     I have this thing wherein I want to change my iPhone's case every single day (to match my outfit or mood), but that's not really possible since in order to do that, I'd need to have 366 different cases... and let's face it, I don't.
 
     So when I went on a trip to Divisoria last weekend with my sister (to shop for a LOT of things which I'll post about later on), I bought a plain white iPhone case with a transparent hard plastic back for about Php200. Which is cheap considering the usual price for designed iPhone cases available on markets.

     When we got home, I took out scissors, pencil and ruler and a scrapbook paper which has a print that I love -- Aztec print, what else?! -- and traced the shape of my iPhone onto the paper and cut it out. Then I slipped the cut out paper into the case and popped my phone in it and voila!

     My very own and very unique iPhone case!

     What's great about this is if you get tired of the print and design of  your case, just remove the paper and cut out a different one! Easy and cheap! ♥

A.