You know what blogger needs? A like button. I like like buttons. For a fact, I love like buttons. Like buttons -or otherwise to be called 'thumbs up' buttons, or 'two taps for a heart' buttons- can make life so much easier!

Now I'm specifically targeting this for the comment section. My biggest problem with it is that I don't know how to deal with it. I've been very privileged by solidly getting nice comments, but I really don't know what to do with them. We've been on this road before, I know. And everyone is very understanding and faces the same problems etc etc etc. But I think a lot of our worrisome can be solved by adding a like button down at the comments section.


Let me set the scene:
Someone decided to leave a comment on your blog. They type in some nice sweet words and send it off into the world wide web -directed at you. You read it, you think it's very nice and sweet what they've said and then... then you want to probably say thank you or give another sign of appreciation and celebrate that someone likes your 'work' besides your mum (no offence mum. I love you mum. Keep commenting mum!). But actually typing the words "thank you for hitting the symbols on your keyboard, it's well appreciated" or a simple "thanks" seems to be overdoing it by every comment you get. I think it can feel quite insincere when someone comments on your blog and you reply with the same -mostly genuine- sweet tooth answer over and over and over and over again. Or sometimes (as I often do) you don't reply at all and feel a bit (a lot) guilty about it, but you don't know what else to do than to type the words thank you. But actually JUST typing the words thank you seems to be an empty gesture... Ya know? 

To shine another light onto this problem from the other side:
Sometimes the need of wanting to leave a comment behind on someone else's blog emerges. But then you look at all the comments that are already given and you think to yourself "That's exactly what I wanted to say only put more eloquently". Now I must say that there's naturally a main difference between a thumbs-up or actually taking the time to make a collection of some words. But it kinda feels stupid to repeat the same thing that's already been typed for the thousandth time... I mean, isn't it by then fairly obvious? Although I must say, again, that I maybe not completely agree with myself on this point, but y'all get my drift, right?


But enough about me and my feelings and whatever, lets talk some outfit talk (which incidentally is also about me.... oops). The blouse -the one that I've made myself, ya know, the fairly obvious one- is made by a pattern from a magazine from the 80's. However the pattern itself is a throwback to a pattern from the 50's... Isn't that just lovely?! Some double layering of history there for you in one piece (actually this must be the third layer as it's natrually been reincarnated by my sewing machine).

When I saw this fabric at the market I was instantly in love. However my mum absolutely hated it and thought I was mad for buying it (it's also actually curtain fabric... imagine this as a curtain...). I immediately had this mental picture of the reindeers and turkeys being layered by the folds in the design of this blouse (would've been very Thanksgiving-worthy if only I'd made it any time sooner (or later) and if we'd celebrated Thanksgiving here at all. Oh well). And I think I've pretty much nailed it, if I may say so myself. During the process of making it, my mum was still unsure about my love affection towards it. But I think she likes it now. Atleast I hope. *clicks on the like button* *thumbs up* *taps for two hearts*

The only thing I'm missing with this is a hunting hat (prefereably in green with feathers on the side). Wouldn't that be amazing? Just for show naturally, I'm not (yet) thinking about changing careers...

Love,
Dominique

Truth to be told: I didn't know what to type yesterday, so I thought to wait a day and type something interestingly I can look back on in life and think to myself "Yes that's been a Sunday Summary of my dreams" (as if). And as it's Kingsday here in the Netherlands I've got an extra day off, which thus basically means that this is still Sunday. A very long Sunday...


I did a lot but not a lot, ya know? I've been busy with all kinds of things without having anything to show for it (accept for a few pictures I took when walking the dog (LOOK AT THE PRETTY FLOWERS *sneezes excessively*) and I've finished two assignments AND have already handed them over... Amazeballs, I know). And that's it, really. Oh I've been to the Kingsmarket (a market where people on Kingsday sell their ol' shit -sorry for the language but there are no other words to describe it- Although I did saw a really cute yellow dress (looked a bit 60's with a ruffled skirt and pockets on the front. A dream team as you can imagine) but it was too small (damn you dream!) so yeah, that was a let down. My sister got a book and my dad bought a start cable (for the car. So I hope this isn't going to be a classic karma-moment that when you've got none, nothing happens. And that when you've got one, everything happens. Karma's a bitch)).

Oh! And I've knitted/crochet also a bit this weekend and it's getting a long v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. Rumour has it that I'll finish it in about ten years. Can be more, but most likely it will be A LOT MORE. However it's not about the effort you've got to put into it, it's about the fun. fun fun fun. The only downside to taking it slow is that all the other ideas you have (and lets face it, an idea gets to be born every second of the day you're alive (and probably even goes on when you're dead)) gets to be saved in an ongoing backlog whereby the chances of you crashing down is about exactly 310%. That's a lot of percentage, ya know...

Love,
Dominique

I always like getting a sample of something while for instance buying a beauty product (and I think there's a great gap in the market to do the same in clothing stores). It's like getting a little gift and I don't know about you, but I personally really like getting (free) gifts...


I think the main thing of giving you a sample of another product with your product-buy, is to persuade you to go back and get some of that too. Which is very understandable and may have a flaw or two in the thought process behind it (but obviously it must be working otherwise the tradition of it would've died long ago). It's also a great way to get out on expedition and experiment outside your usual cliche. OR -what I mostly do- is to get the samples of the products you really like but think is (yet) too expensive to purchase yourself. Also, as some of you will note, a sample comes very in hand when on the road. And all of that for free (although, not wanting to sound like a conspiracy theory enthusiast, but the price of the sample will probably be calculated through the price you're paying for the product you've bought. Just saying).


The other day I was roaming through my little collection of samples, trying to tidy it all up a bit (downside of getting samples is that you sometimes end up with something that you absolutely can't stand, but you won't throw it away just in case or because you don't want to waste anything. Getting a free sample of a foundation is always a nightmare. On one hand it's absolutely not your colour, but on the other it's from Dior. Oh the torment!).


So, while roaming through my little collection (and making a collection out of the collection) it sparked to me that you -or at least I- (almost) never take a picture of the sample, but only from the 'actual' product. So yes, this post is just a big scheme of me who wanted to take some pictures of samples. Don't they look pretty?


It's funny to see how most brands go for a minimal, clean packaging. Perfume samples are very often quite repetitive in design (and it's really the name on the tube you must go on. And the smell, naturally). While other products, as for example the YSL mascara, gets a more personalised touch (although not in any way can be compared with the look of the bigger version. Which is funny, because a sample is in some way just a mini me, but they all still choose to use a unrelatable (probably cheaper) design).

Any samples I've missed?

Love,
Dominique

This project has lasted me -maybe- a whole year. Not because it's very hard to make (it's basically just two big pieces strategically stitched together). But just because I ain't got no time. However, I've made it! It took me forever, BUT I'VE MADE IT. And so can you... *wink wink*


As stated above, this throw on is basically two big pieces strategically stitched together. I was inspired by The Row Spring 2015 collection (as you might see). I've chosen to use a baby blue colour in knitting needles 4,5. Each piece is the same length and width, namely 100 cm long and 70 cm wide. The whole thing has been made in tricot (so in right and reversed), but you can naturally variate a great deal and go absolutely mad with it.


The shoulders are stitched from the side 20 cm inwards (leaving a neckline of about 30 cm wide). The armholes are direct under the shoulder of about 35 cm and are brought together in 7 cm (to actually make the armhole). A little illustration for y'all:



If you -dare- to take a risk, please show me your variation on this throw on. I'd love to see it...

Love,
Dominique