Vintage swimsuit - victory!

In the very beginning of September I took part in ladies bicycle competition. 30 ladies in swimming suits were trying their best to get the valuable prices (3 charming custom bicycles).

Well, I was not lucky enough to show the best result. This event was not about sport for me. I won the best swimming suit competition!

This is a great vintage swimming/bathing suit I bought this summer. I've added two red buttons and few bows - and it looks even more authentic than before! And the prize is Milavitsa gift certificate - one of the best underwear company. I'm gonna make myself a birthday present and buy something extra beautiful.
Happy! :) I LOVE victory moments, they give me so much inspiration!

My friend Zhenya and a lovely swallow card she made

Hi there! Fall is all around

Hello everybody,

It's been a long time since I appeared here last time. Now I'm happy to be online again! I have a lot of news, ideas, photos and stuff to share.

First of all - it's fall! And we started our September in forrest hunting for mushrooms.

And finally we had almost full basket!

Sweet sailor kiss

Everybody knows this famous photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, taken on a Victory day. I really like it and always dreamed about creating the same shoot. And finally we did it :) There is a kiss contest, so me and my boyfriend decided to participate and make similar kiss photo. Taken by uknown passerby on a very hot july day in Kyiv.

Another great find!

This marvellous vintage blue bath-suit is mine! I've bought it at our big second-hand flea market and happy to have it :) Looks pretty nice, isn't it? The condition is also good. It's hard to say if someone ever wore it or no. It fits my body shape perfectly, so hope to show you some lovely photos of me wearing this superfeminine swimming suit.

 I also wonder if I need to add some additional decoration. Maybe red or white buttons or a bow.

Like here

 What do you think?

International chocolate day

As we were celebrating an international chocolate day, we decided to eat more than usually. My friends Zhenya and Anya Funt came to my place to chat and gossip, as we often do :) So it was perfect evening, full of blah-blah and chocolate - what girl needs!

Earrings holder tutorial

Probably every girl has a big collection of diffent jewelry and dreams about even bigger. Earrings are my biggest passion ever! Although I have it so much, I'm still looking for smth lovely and precious. When my collection became pretty big I understood I need to find a place to keep it all together. The solution was really simple.What I like the best - you can see at first sight what you need today for your outfit. It's also good to have your earring organized by color or size or shape. In the box earrings can get caught, and this holder resolves such problem.

Earrings holder tutorial

You will need:
- an old shoe box (top)
- an old cotton or any loose material x1.5-2 bigger than box top
- stapler or thread and needle

1. Take the top, make sure it's big enough for your collection :)
2. Cover it with material in equal proportion
3. Pull the fabric. It should be properly tensioned. 
4. Fix the edges with stapler of with needle and thread.

 I hope you will find this small tutorial useful. Good luck, ladies!

Animals I love

I love cats and I love dogs. For that mainly, you can сarress and squeeze them! 

This great photo of me and lovely doggy was taken last spring during my dance vacation in Vilnius. I was amazed to find animals almost everywhere, at every window case.

 

And this is my friend's cat, she is very young, in the middle of kitten and cat

 She has an incredible amount of energy, but when she is exhausted, she becomes so affectionate!

summer Hawaii dress

Tuesday in Kyiv was an extremely hot day, the temperature was above 30 C. I was looking for outfit suitable for such weather in my closet and I realized I have too much dark color dresses. Black, different green, red, pink. But finally I found what I want. This item was perfect: light, short and made from cotton. So that's was my choice. I bought his white-green Hawaii summer dress in second-hand last winter. Now is the right time to wear it! Summer is calling.

dress - uknown brand

shoes - Peacocks

sunglasses - Ray-Ban

tiki belt - another uknown brand :)

June flowers

I love flowers! Yes, I do. Another summer morning with cornflowers from my boyfriend. 

Recently I've finished my first floristic course and I'm happy to experiment with what I know and what I don't :) Yesterday I woke up at 5.30 am to go outside and find some lovely blooms to work with. It took me about 30 minutes to find what I want - and here it is. First is wildflower arrangement in old Ukrainian clay pot with lovely organza ribbon. 

Second one is wildflower bouquet with golden ribbon and a bow :)

I enjoy doing it. That's my big inspiration.

Meschiya Lake

Есть такая роскошная леди с необычайно мощным и красивым голосом. Мешия Лэйк живёт в Новом Орлеане и поёт с бэндом The Little Big Horns.

There's a gorgeous lady with extraordinary powerful and beautiful voice. Meschiya Lake lives in New Orleans and sings with The Little Big Horns.

Впервые я услышала, как она поёт, в Херрэнг Дэнс Кэмп в Швеции в 2009-м году. Было около семи утра, я шла наконец-то спать после чудесной вечеринки, но решила заглянуть на минутку в бар на случай, если там что-то происходит. Там как раз пела Мешия, это был джем. Я была заворожена этим восхитительным голосом. Несмотря на то, что я очень хотела спать, ноги отказывались идти, я сидела наслаждалась этим чудесным шоу до самого конца. Поверьте, это действительно нечто необыкновенное, чего вы никогда не слышали прежде. Особенно если слушать живьём.

 First time I heard her singing was in Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden. It was about 7 in the morning, I was going to sleep finally after great party, but I decided to look what's happening in bar downstairs. Meschiya was singing, musicians were jamming and I was absolutely fascinated with that voice. I wasn't able to go to sleep, I was sitting till the end enjoying that incredible show. Believe me, that's something absolutely special you've never heard before! Especially when it's live.

 

 Meschiya Lake and The Little Big Horns playing at the street in New Orleans. Some swing dancing included too :)