Saturday, 28 September 2013

My Clothing Designs

I recently created and designed some clothing items so I thought I'd share them with you.
                                           

These designs came up out of my head and then were sketched, painted, colored, and then created onto a screen, which we made as well. Here is a little picture of one of the screens just so you get the idea -


This screen isn't mine, it's actually my teacher's. We then used fabric paint and screened it on manually.






The pictures below is my wonderful, comfy pillow I made and designed. The theme we had to work around was "Floral"




I came up with these T-shirt designs below, I love trees, and the words "Just be" so I incorporated that on them. I didn't cut and sew these shirts unlike my pillow, my favorite shirt is the white one...
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  "Just Be"

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Last design is my dress! We had to do a sea theme. I went a bit wild with it haha
With the help of my dear teacher I sewed the dress, and chose the cut, I wouldn't really wear this dress but I'm still proud of my first ever dress.
This was the hardest to do and it took forever, and I hate sewing and needles and all that crap so it was tough haha but my angel teacher helped me so much with it. Thanks Claire!
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Here is a picture of Claire (art teacher) and my sister and I at her art exhibition for her students.
If you're interested in joining just message me on facebook and I'll give you her details.

Unfortunately these clothing items aren't for sale haha But If for some reason you're desperate then I'm sure we can make a plan ;)

Hope you enjoyed this, maybe in the future I'll be making some more when I actually know what I'm doing xo


Sunday, 9 June 2013

40 Facts About Me

 I know this is a bit weird but quite a few bloggers have done this, this is just for people who actually look at my stuff, just to get to know me more. After reading this you may probably think I'm psychotic! It took me a week to get all these facts, its not just for you viewers but for me aswell, you should try, it helps you get to know yourself better. So here are some weird facts about me.... 
  1. I have Coracoid Pressure Syndrome... its sounds scary but it really isn't, just a back\neck problem don't even bother looking it up on Google its so rare.
  2. My great, great, great, great uncle was the Url of Ireland (Roscommon Island) - (which basically means I'm a princess haha)
  3. Ive lived in the same house my whole life, so far.
  4. I don't like cats
  5. I've been going to Modern dance since I was four years old (i still do it)
  6. I LOVE Italian food!
  7. I've only been out of Africa once (England)
  8. I'm an auntie
  9. I'm allergic to shellfish and pineapple
  10. I've danced on the Artscape stage
  11. I hate maths with a passion (probably because i suck at it)
  12. I got drunk when I was three (I was thirsty and I had no idea it was beer okay)
  13. I had a bunny called George... ?
  14. I've been a meter away from a baboon more than five times (thanks to a pre-school in Kommetjie)
  15. I've never been able to do a cartwheel

  16. I am the oldest of two sisters
  17. I also have a half brother and sister, which are older than me
  18. I've been stung by a blue bottle three times
  19. I've been homeschooled for eight years
  20. I can't walk in high heels
  21. I've never been in snow before
  22. I'll only drink tea on cold days
  23. I've had to wear glasses since I was six years old
  24. I'm near sighted
  25. I cannot read in the car

  26. I pulled a boy's hair so hard he fainted ( i was three)
  27. I'm the lightest sleeper ever
  28. I have at least five things going on in my head every freaken second of my life
  29. I'm obsessed with the fashion of the decades from the 1920's onwards 
  30. I've swam in the same river as the second largest tiger shark in the world (i honestly had no idea when i was in it)
  31. I'm inlove with the TV series 'New Girl' !
  32. Contemporary dance is my jam
  33. I had to pretend to be a pro surfer for an add yet i've never surfed in my life (wish i could, will hopefully learn soon)
  34. I had wild curly hair and now that i've cut it, it's gone completely straight ?!
  35. I don't like meat...
  36. I've cut the tip of my thumb off (not on purpose of course)
  37. I LOVE eyes
  38. I'm a 'psychologist'. Sometimes I scare myself with how well i can read people
  39. I absolutely adore black dresses (i have five in my closet)
  40. I don't like sugar in tea or cereal  
  41. I've been in the local newspaper at least ten times (my dads a reporter)  
Welll....there are some facts about me. Feel free to ask me anything

xo

Copyright © R J King

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Home-made Facial Masks

These easy masks do wonders! After doing them both every week my skin feels so soft, healthy and happy. They're natural and easy ingredients, and you can mix them up in seconds!
I decided to share my 'secret ingredient' to amazing skin with you haha

-Here are the recipes (this one I would do second if you're doing them one after another)

Fresh Coffee Mask
Ingredients:
Teaspoon of plain yogurt
Half a teaspoon of coffee grounds
Squeeze of lemon
                       Mix all ingredients together in a bowl..
  Apply the mask to your face, avoiding the eye area. You can leave it on your face for about five minutes, because it's a natural mask you can actually do whatever you want with it, just don't eat it..

 Once its settled on your face for a few minutes, wipe it off with paper towels to avoid a messy sink.
Then rinse your face off with water and apply some basic face cream...Already you should feel such a difference! This one is my favorite because I know it will always bring positive results.

The next one is actually a facial scrub, to get all those dead skin cells off your face. It helps immensely if you have dry skin..

Honey & Lemon Scrub  
Ingredients:
Tablespoon of brown sugar
Teaspoon of honey 
Teaspoon of olive oil (you can actually use any oil)
Squeeze of lemon

                      Mix together until the consistency looks like the picture below 
 Apply it to your face, and scrub gently into your skin. The longer you leave it on your face the more it will help your dry skin. Rinse off with soapy scrub from the store, to get the oil off your face. 
This will leave your skin looking healthy and bright! You can also use this one on your legs, gives it a lovely shine for the summer!
 Hope this helped you in some way. Please give me feed back if you did these masks, I'd love to know...

ENJOY