DIY Fashion: Leather bracelets

Hi guysss, so sorry i haven't posted in so long! I've been really busy with school work and haven't had a second to make a new post! Today I would like to show you my new leather tie up woven bracelets! Ive been making these for a while now and i just wanted to see if you liked them! Please let me know via email; graceoliviakidd@gmail.com if you would like to purchase a bracelet or have any requests for things for me to make or post! I hope your all enjoying the sunshine and the beginning of spring, i know i definitely am! I'll leave you with some images of my bracelets!
Bye! x gk

Sleek blusher review!

Hi everyone! Today i thought i would do a review for my sleek blusher in the colour Antique. Sleek is such a good quality, reasonably priced make-up range, and offers some amazing products! I first  heard about it through Zoella, she was raging about an amazing blusher she'd bought so i thought, hey if its good enough for Zoe it's good enough for me! So i went along to the Boots on Oxford street and selected the colour antique! And lets just say, i love it! Its a gorgeous bronze-pink colour, not too dark but enough to give definition. Its got lots of shimmer in it, which some people may not like, but i think its gorgeous. The colour really compliments medium-light skin tones like mine and it was only £5 i think! Its a really good buy, so if you don't have a sleek blusher, go and get one!!
Bye guyss! x gk

Cara Delevingne Drawing

Hi guyssss!
Today i thought i'd show you my portrait of Cara Delevingne. I spent a lot of time trying to get it to look like her, and its not amazing but i was pretty proud of it. I hope you like it! Cara is just so perfect, and i love her s much. She's just too cool, and absolutely gorgeous, girl crushhhh ;) haha i do love her and she inspires me, so here we are, i drew her! Please let me know if you like it, and if you have any ideas on who i should draw next!

Bye x gk

Spring Fashion!

Hi everyone, its official, SPRING IS HERE!!
You can tell this excites me, but one thing most of all, the new fashion and beauty trends! The first one i thought id share with you is pastel blues, this has followed through from autumn/fall but now you can trust it up with a new spring feel to it. One item of clothing i really love and recently purchased is my h&m cut-out pastel blue shirt, it's a perfect transitional piece and brightens up any outfit! So i think everyone should own a pastel blue piece in their wardrobe this spring!
Now for a beauty trend! I really love nude coloured eye-liner this season, it really brightens up your eyes, and is a more summery, lighter alternative to black eyeliner. Try it out, its a gorgeous tone, and really lifts your whole make up look!

Thats it for tonight guys, but if you want more spring fashion and beauty, be sure to favourite this, follow me, and comment! Love you all.
byeee! x gk

DIY Denim Shorts from Jeans!

Hellooo! Today i started a new project, to make myself some shorts for summer put of some old jeans! This so much easier than i thought, and i thought id share with you guys just how simple it is!
First, take your jeans and stick them on! Draw a pencil mark on one of the legs as to where you want to cut them. Take them off and fold them in half length ways, so you get an equal cut on both sides.
Next thing you want to do is cut the legs off. Take some sharp scissors and cut across the line you marked, both sides together.
Then you set yourself up (outside if possible) with newspaper on the floor and rubber gloves on. Take an old sponge and dip it in bleach. splurge the sponge all one the bottom of the shorts, putting less on the top half to give a gradient effect. You could also try putting less on the edges to give it a dip dye feel.
Last thing to do is take some scissors or a grater and snag along the ends for a destroyed feel. Cuts some snags and holes in them too if you want to!
See, super easy and so effective! I hope you enjoyed this, be sure to like and comment if you'd like to see more DIY posts!
Bye! x gk

Healthy, quick breakfast ideas!

Hi everyone!
Today i thought i would share with you guys my easy, healthy (well mostly) breakfast ideas!
1-The first one i thought i would share with you is bagels with cream cheese. This isn't the mosttt healthy option but it's filling, not too heavy and soooo yummy!
2-The second one i thought i'd share is natural yogurt with fresh star berries and banana! This is such a healthy, refreshing breakfast, and is really nice especially on warm summer mornings!
3-The third one is eggy bread! For this you just cut a circle into the centre of a piece of bread, crack an egg inside and fry it for a couple of minutes, again not totally healthy but a really good start to the day!
4-The last breakfast idea is cornflake and banana cookies! For these you just mash up a banana with some cornflakes and add a little milk to form a dough, stick them in the oven for 5-10mins and your done!
I hope this post was useful for you guys! Breakfast is so important so why not make something yummy!
Byee! x gk

How to get up in the morning!

Hey guys! Tonight i just thought i'd post a smaller upload, since it's getting late here in the UK and i'm suppeerrrrr tired! Today I thought i'd give you all some really simple but effective tips for getting up in the morning! First of all make sure you set two alarms! First of all i like to have one alarm set next to my bed. This is just a normal battery alarm that just helps to wake me up from my deep sleep! The second one is actually the alarm on my iPhone. I set this with a really happy song, at the moment it's 'On top of the world" by Imagine Dragons, also be sure to put your phone on the other side of the room, so when this alarm goes off you have to get up to turn it off! Once your up what i tend to do is turn all the lights on in my room, this really wakes me up. Also be sure to make your bed at this point because once your beds made you won't tend to crawl back under the covers! Then i like to get dressed, it really helps to pick out your outfit the night before so your not scrambling for clothes and you save time. When it comes to applying make up do it where there is bright or natural light. This will not only help you to see easier but it will even out the skins colours as well! 
So that is my basic getting up tips post! I hope this was useful! Be sure to like this and follow me! 
Bye! x gk

Hi everyone! Today i've decided to show you all how to make your own fashion and beauty hanging mood board! Here are my easy to follow steps and pictures for daily inspiration!
Step One: Take a large cardboard box and cut out two identical, very big squares. Make sure they don't go over any big folds.
Step two: Using a glue gun or stapler secure the two squares together. This is your canvas!
Step Three: Go through all your fashion and beauty magazines and cut out all the images you like. This could be clothes, adverts, jewellery, celebrities, whatever you like. Try to keep a variety in sizes and shapes to keep it interesting!

Step Four: Lay out all the images in front of you and start to place them on the board. Once you've got all the pictures in places that you really like, start to glue them down with pva glue or lots of pritstick!

Step Five: Once you have glued you images down go over the whole board with a thin layer on PVA glue mixed in with water. This acts as a glossy finishing coat and also protects the images making it last longer.

Step Six: Next you can take a long piece of ribbon and glue it around the edge of the board. This is your frame.

Step Seven: Lastly, Take another piece of ribbon and glue each edge an equal distance apart from the middle along the top. This acts as the hanger. Put a nail in the wall where you want to put it and hang it up!

I hope this step by step tutorial was useful! If you give it a go be sure to leave me a comment and send me a photo of it! 

Bye! x gk

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My First Post!

Hey Guys! So today i decided to make my own fashion/beauty blog! I've been wanting to do this for such a long time and i finally decided to do it! i'm completely new to all this so if anyone has any ideas in what they'd like to see me post or any cool tips then leave me a comment! 
Today the suns been out all day and it finally feels like spring has arrived! I can't wait for all the spring fashion to come round, and there are few trends that i think are here to stay. I've really been loving my pastels at the moment, especially pastel pinks and blues, and i think these will be continuing to shine on  into spring! The Georgio Armani SS14 show really captured my imagination and if you didn't see it then heres a picture to spark off your adoration for spring pastels! 
As i said if you have any cool ideas of things to post feel free to drop a comment below!
Don't forget to follow me on instagram; graceousfashion
Bye! X gk