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Late Summer and Autumn Nails

This is the last late summer and first autumn nails in one post.

I really loved the strawberry nails:

Very easy to make. I pulled the green polish with a dotting tool and added long black dots with one of son's Warhammer brushes. The red polish is an old OPI mini without a name.

And here is my first ombra:

Made of all the pink polishes I never use. I was so fond of it that I definately will make it again. Very easy, when you don't have to mix the colours for the ombra.

Fish theme on Essie Bikini So Teeny:

And the Kiss Kermit manicure from our nail night, which I fell in love with and had to do on my own nails:

The green polish is Inglot 319.

Here I had to test an OPI set I bought for some gift cards:

The set is made of OPI Kermit Me to Speak (a fantastic duochrome plum purple) and the glitter polish named Gaining Mole-Mentum.

And I used the rest of the gift cards to buy Ciaté's nice autumn house with lovely mini polishes:

You can see all the colours at Eva's blog. The green is Tickle my fancy, the red is Can Can and the blue is Knee Highs.

Here is the first real autumn nails:

I've stamped leaves, acorns, and pumpkins upon a cheapie from the supermarket.

The next week I stamped lots of leaves, since I liked the motif so much:

The green polish is Models Own Beetle Juice Golden Green, and a new bronze polish also from Models Own Bronze Rage.

The blue duochrome is also from the Models Own Beetle Juice collection, namely Aqua Violet:

Upon it I have used Models Own Northern Lights as a drip manicure.

Here I have tried to take the photo in another ankle to catch the duo:

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Hello Autumn

Goodbye summer. Although it was really good, it is never long enough.Well, hello to autumn. One of my favourite seasons. It is incredible beautiful, and I can decorate, which I love! Last year I showed you my little collection of autumn decorations. It has been extended a bit since.

Wooden candle sticks with Edelweiss flowers, bought in Austria during our summer vacation:

Small pine trees made of cortex, bought at the same shop as the candle sticks:

This year I have bought a lot of ornamental gourds for both inside and outside use:

Another carved wood candle stick bought in Austria:

DH could not resist his funny face. The pillow cases with autumn leaves are bought at Ellos a few years ago.

I have also bought a vine of artificial autumn leaves in Austria:

Here I have twisted it around the cord of my lamp.

And I have crocheted acorns:

So nice and cozy. I will make some golden ones for December gifts.

And this lovely autumn table cloth is also bought in Austria during our summer vacation:

DH could not resist this nice rusty basket which now decorates our lovely new main stairs:

It is really great because I can decorate it differently all year round.

And a few days ago we got a huge pile of firewood:

Which our dear son helped stacking, so now we are ready for both autumn and winter.

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CopyKate

When I visited Paris I fell completely in love with this fantastic clutch from Kate Spade:

A racing car clutch! But alas, it was way too expensive.

So I thought I might be able to make a "copy" myself. I had a metal box with a hinged lid, which Dear Hushand drilled a lot of tiny holes in the edge:

He dryly noticed that it is the strangest things I ask for.

First I made a paper pattern, before cutting the fabric:

The check patterned fabric is an eighties dress I would never (!) wear again:

Take care the pattern fits the checks before you cut.

I chose to sew the fabric to the box, therefore all the tiny holes:

And of course I sew with both black and white thread. You can also glue the fabric on, but I was afraid that it would neither look nice nor be durable.

The clutch also needs a lining inside. I chose green that matches my little car:

Again I have made paper pattern for lid and bottom. The sides are just a straight strip.

Here I have pressed tape that is sticky on both sides, which I have cut into small pieces and distributed evenly:

And done the same at the lid:

And here is the finished result:

Which I think is quite nice and usable.

And here is the inside of the clutch:

My clutch holds my cell phone, lipstick, comb and a tiny purse. I decided to spray it thoroughly on the outside with silicone spray to avoid it being dirty.