Never once in my life have I made a daisy chain. I love love LOVE the look of them, the way they remind me of young girls with freckles and bare feet braiding each other's hair and picking flowers, how they are a very relaxing way to spend some time on a sunny day in spring. Perfect to get your mind off things. My boy and me walked over to our town's football field last Saturday to frolick around in the sun. He kicked the ball around, and I sat down to make a daisy chain. The field was filled with daisies! This calls for a tutorial for all you daisy virgins out there.
What you need:
a fiel full of daisies
A nail on your pinky finger
What to do:
Try and find the daisies with thicker stems (makes it easier to create the holes). Make a small opening in the stems by wedging your pinky nail into it. Make sure to make a closed circle and not to tear the stem. Carefully open up the hole and pull through the next daisy. Repeat until you have a long strand of daisies. To close your chain, repeat the same technique using your first and last daisy. Et voila! I wore mine the rest of the evening, even grocery shopping. It looks so pretty.
dress: Think Twice vintage - sandals: H&M - daisy chain: DIY
Don't you just love my weird mid talking pose? I look like I'm mime-DJ'ing, scratching the record with my right hand and holding my earphones with the left :-D
love the dreamy vibe of these pics!
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Waauw, Annebeth! Prachtige foto's! Ziet er al SUPER zomers uit! xxx
ReplyDeleteWat een héérlijk zomerse foto's inderdaad!
ReplyDeleteZo'n mooie fotos! Ik heb het al eens geprobeerd te maken, maar ik ben er niet zo goed in, lol. Je hebt het echt zo mooi gemaakt en het staat je super! ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!you look so cute with that dress and the daises :)
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Heel mooi en wat een prachtige jurk alweer :)
ReplyDeleteEver since I first heard "M'Aidez" by Sneaker Pimps, I think of that song whenever I see daisies, or a daisy chain. I can totally see you dancing to that song in that last photo; you look so "dreamy girly hippie" there... more close to nature than to tech :). Not that the dress has a hippie-vibe, that is still in line with your preferred style which suits you so well.
ReplyDeleteNice new banner and subtle lay-out changes too, Springtime! Is there anything you are not good at, girl :D ?
haha yes I guess I'm both a tech girl and a nature girl, what with the blog and my undying love for life and all the flora and fauna around me (also I am good at videogames). Thank you for the feedback on my lay out! I just messed around a bit, it's easier than I thought :D
ReplyDeleteAnnebeth, rest asure: nature vs. tech is very well balanced from what I see here. Which is becoming rare nowadays with so many people craving the latest technological gadgets but being blind to the beauty of nature. FYI: I also classify your DIY (altering your garments, the red flower headband, this cute daisy chain, etc.) under 'nature'. But I would have not seen any of it without your ability to work with a computer, right?
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for adding a large "Pinterest" button :). For some mysterious reason I always forget about it unless there is a 'right in your face' button/link/mentioning of it. Not just with you but with everybody. Since I read your blog daily, I now have a teriffic reminder to go and visit that site and see what my friends have pinned :D.
haha you definitely resemble an awesome DJ in that last photo. ;)
ReplyDeleteno, but this is so very cute. if it ever stops raining over here i'm going to do this because i've never tried in as well!
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How beautiful and romantic! :)
ReplyDeletelovely picturs ! and the daisies remind me of when i was a child ! i made them a lot for wearing in my hair !
ReplyDeletehehe I had to laugh at the DJ miming :p I always end up with weird pics when my boyfriend takes photos of me! Love the daisy chain and the bright dress! xx
ReplyDeleteDaisy chain! I really dig that first photo, the chain looks like a heart :) I'm jealous you guys have fields of flowers, grass hasn't even started getting green here yet.
ReplyDeletethat was completely intentional! :D and I hope you get grass soon! I love walking in the grass barefeet
ReplyDeleteIk heb er deze week al een paar gemaakt, altijd een leuke bezigheid tijdens het zonnen :p
ReplyDeletelove it!! now if only we had daisy fields around here & i could try & look as adorable as you!
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Now this is why I love your blog so much ♥ thanks a lot for the tutorial, now I finally now that I don't have to tie the daisies together, cause that doesnt really work :p GARDEN-FILLED-WITH-DAISIES, HERE I COME!
ReplyDeleteI've never made a daisy chain! If I ever come across some I'll have to make one because it looks so pretty on you.
ReplyDeleteOh I must try this, I do wish it was more permanent.
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