Photoshoot

First I would like to apologise for the lack of blogging this week I have been busy getting creative, which I can not wait to show you all. So on that note I would like to introduce to you all 2 new graphic tees now available in the ElephantBum store 

Why Bloody Not - New tee available online

I do believe in Unicorns - New tee available online

I grabbed a few friends and headed to Battersea Park to take some photos to advertise the new tees. We are currently in England getting amazing sunny, hot weather, so why not take full advantage of this.

Here are a few shots from the day!

JUMP!

What beautiful ladies

Beanie Love

Having a bit of fun in the sun

Who doesn't believe in Unicorns?

Why Bloody Not??

O' Mr Sun how I love thee

I thought I would share with you all just how much I am loving the sunshine in the UK right now. The sun brightens up everyones day, if you have had a rubbish day at work sitting in the garden with a nice cider enjoying the sun is the best remedy.

Lovely view from the garden

The sun makes everyone look a little bit healthier and happier, we have a bounce in our step. My mood is definitely effected by the weather so I am super happy at the moment and getting lots done. 

Family day at the common eating loads of icecream 

Another thing that comes out when the sun appears is suncream and I can honestly say that it is my favourite smell in the whole world. I apply it a lot throughout the day just so I can smell it, strange but true. Also icecream vans appear which is the best thing as my favourite icecream is a Zap and you can only buy these from icecream vans which deeply upsets me.

Street party water fun with my brother

I really do love the sun and I am so glad to see that it is staying for a while. I have had a lot fun doing things outside the house rather than sitting in my onesie in front of the television. I would love to hear what you have been doing in the sun. 

Enjoy the sun everyone! 

Craft #005 - Tie-Dye T-shirts

I do love an eye-catching Tee and what better way than a colourful tie-dye top. I have searched a while for the perfect one and I couldn't find it anywhere, so I thought why not make one just the way I want it. It is so simple and fun I thought I would share with you lovely lot how to achieve a colourful tie-dye tee.

Equipment needed:

- Plain coloured T-shirt (preferably white as the colour shows up better)
- Fabric Dye (I used Dylon hand dye in colours Sunflower Yellow and Bahama Blue)
- 250g Salt per sachet
- 6.5 litres of warm water (per colour)
- Plastic bowl or sink
- Rubber gloves
- Elastic bands

 Instructions:

1. Soak the T-shirt in warm water and leaver damp.

2. There are many different patterns you can have on your T-shirt it all depends on how you tie it. I wanted a swirly pattern and to achieve this you have to pinch the centre of the top between the armpits. From this point twist the top tightly until it is in a tight circle.

3. The next step is to add the elastic bands. To achieve the swirls place the elastic bands breaking the circle in to six segments. These will work as a guide later on.

4. Using the rubber gloves, dissolve the dye in 500ml of warm water.

5. Fill the bowl or sink with approx 6 litres of warm water.

6. Add the 250g of salt and dye to the warm water and stir well.

7. Repeat steps 4-6 for all colours. 

8. Now it is time to dye the tee using a jug pour your first colour into one segment of your T-shirt.

9.  Alternate colours until you have gone the whole way round.

 10. Once you have gone the whole way round, flip your T-shirt and repeat the steps on the other side, making sure the segments match up. 

11. Leave your T-shirt for an hour to soak up all the dye. Once the hour is up without untying the elastic bands rinse in cold water until the water runs clear. All you have to do now is hang up the T-shirt and let it dry. 

Then Ta-da!!! you have a new Tie-Dye Tee.

This is how mine turned out and I love it! What is cool about making your own tie-dye tee is that it will come out different every time. As you can see my two colours blended together and created bits of green throughout the top, which adds something to the tee.

Alternatively if you only want a single colour tie-dye tee you can submerge the T-shirt in the dye and leave it to soak for an hour. The tee on the right was done using this process, it was also tied together differently. To achieve that pattern pick up the tee from the centre and twist into a sausage shape and tie elastic bands around the t-shirt to keep it in place. 

The Countdown is Over!

What I have been working on for the past couple of months is officially now open to the world, and it is a little scary.

Since the New Year I have been trying to figure out my plans for the future and one day it came to me, design my own graphic tees! Well today is that day that you can now buy official Elephant Bum Tees.

Click on the shop button above and it will re-direct you to the shop, go wild!

I hope that you all love my designs as much as I enjoyed designing them. I would really love to see how you style up your Elephant Bum Tees. 

April's Favourites

Where did that month go, it went past so quick I barely feel like it happened. April was a good month for me I was very busy which is probably why it went by so fast. I have had loads of birthdays including my brother and sister, new job opportunities and lots of new Elephant Bum things going on (which is all very exciting!)

I thought I would share with you all my favourites things from April. It is a mix all of different stuff that I quickly became obsessed with throughout April. 

The first thing that I fell in love with was my Zara bag! I love it! The Office City Bag, that is what I am now, a city worker gal! It has a place for everything, two padded sections one for your laptop and the other for your ipad, two massive sections for general stuff and two massive zipped pockets. I love this bag and would recommend it to anyone who needs that perfect bag for carrying everything. 

My beautiful bag!

I love this Dove 'Go Fresh' deodorant it doesn't just smell good it actually does what a deodorant is supposed to do. The smell defiantly does help though! It is in the new compressed size for deodorants, I have now had it for a month and it is still going strong so maybe not all adverts lie. 

 Dove 'Go Fresh' pomegranate and lemon verbena scent

Now this one is a little old school. Remember when we were all 13 and declaring our love for Seth Cohan from The OC well thats me again at 21. I do not know how this has happened but I have become obsessed with The OC, I have already finished season 1 and starting season 2 this evening. 

Who doesn't love themselves a Comic Book Geek, I certainly found mine. 

The Maybelline 'Super Stay 24' have become my favourite coverage for my lips. I currently have 2 colours 'Fire Corail' which is an orange colour and 'Cherry Red' which a deep tone of red. I love them, they do last all day which is good because you don't have to think about re-applying. I am defiantly going to purchase more of these. Let me know if you have any colours and which ones you feel look good.

Well done Maybelline!

The last thing I have been obsessed with this month are my beanie hats, I have now got 4 colours but these have been my favourites. I have worn them all weathers which England have currently had this past month. 

They also hide slightly greasy hair! 

These have been my slight obsessions this month (Simon would say more than slightly). I would love to know if you have loved anything this month so please leave a link below and I will check it out.

I hope you are all having an awesome Sunday in the sun! 

YOUTUBE

I have done it, my first ever Youtube video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_LQnXs1uYo

This video was so fun to film and so hard! I would love to see if any of you have attempted the blind fold make up challenge post the link below and Abbi and I will check it out. 

My week in Instagram pics

This week has been good, I have loved the sun. I can not wait for the this summer!

01. Mini Donuts yum yum! / 02. Enjoying the sun

03. New Zara bag I am in love / 04. Dispicable Me 2 poster so excited

05. New project very exciting / 06. That is one scary dark cloud

07. A nice cold Costa coffee / 08. Went to see OZ this week was a good movie

Follow me on Instagram @ElephantBum

Friends for life

Last night I met with my girlies for a quick drink in the pub and it turned into 2 bottles of wine (which is usually what happens when we get together). I don’t see my friends often due to us all having a “grown up working life” but when I do see them it is like we haven’t been apart.

I am lucky enough to of had the same friends for practically all my life with a few additions along the way. In total I have known my friends for 17 years of my life that is basically all of it, the only down fall for this is they know everything about me and my past, this means embarrassing stories will never stay hidden. 

I love my group of friends as we could not be more different from each other but it just works as we have all grown up together. Most people don’t understand why we are such a close group of people because we are all so different but that is what I love about us.

Sometimes friendships can be hard and you will go through some ups and downs but my motto on friendship is that “when you need them, true friends will be there”. When my friends left for university I wouldn’t see them for up to 6 months at a time, which was hard at first but when they came back for weekends it felt like we hadn’t been apart.

I love my girls more than most things in my life and I am so lucky to have them by my side when I need them. So my message to you all is find your true friends and keep hold of them and do not let them go. If you are finding it hard to find your true friends just be patient they will show themselves when you need them most.