Choosing the right necklaces for necklines




Inside Out Style has created this great chart for choosing the right necklaces for different necklines! Very handy. Make sure you check out their site for more amazing fashion tips here.

Turtle necks – best with longer necklaces: long chains, pendants
Crew necks – best with short necklaces such as bib style or ‘collar’
Scoop necks – fill in the space with multiple strands of beads or larger scale pendants
Strapless – look wonderful with small pendants or chokers, highlighting your lovely decolletage bare
Square necks – choose pendants with an angular finish to be in tone with the angular neckline
Asymmetric necklines – select necklaces that are asymmetrical
Halter necks – these make a narrow
V neck – so choose a narrow pendant with a sharper end
V neck – classically a necklace that matches the shape of the V depending if it’s a wider or narrower V neck
Collared shirt – there isn’t much space for anything too wide, so a choker style works if you have a long neck, if not a slimmer pendant that sits above the last open button
Boat neck – a long string or two of beads is ideal for this neckline
Cowl neck – this neckline is already detailed and has volume, so either a short and small pendant or a pair of feature earrings instead of a necklace
Sweetheart – a curved necklace that has width that will balance the open decolletage of this neckline

Enjoy!


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TA Project iPhone case design by Maiko Nagao




At last! TA Project's super cool 'Let the kids play - Help support the kids of Fukushima' project has launched! You can grab one of my iPhone case design by donating to this awesome cause. Donations start at $5 and there are some cool T-Shirt designs by top notch Japanese artists to check out too! You can read all about it on the project site here!

Growing up in nuclear free New Zealand, I never would have imagined being caught up in a 'nuclear plant meltdown'. In fact before the 2011 Fukushima disaster, I don't think those words even existed in my vocabulary.

The TA project came together last year to support the children of Fukushima who had limited time a day to play outside. With the overwhelming support from people all over the world, they invited children for a 4 day camp in Osaka so they could escape the everyday stresses and just be kids again. And they're doing it all again this year with a few changes!

Please help support the children and rebuild Fukushima together!


P.S Why peaches? Peaches are a popular delicacy in Korimachi, Fukushima ;)


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DIY: Chocolate covered Kiwi pops




DIY Chocolate covered kiwi pops! View full recipe by Show Food Chef here.

You will need:
- 2-4 kiwis
- 1 cup chopped dark chocolate 
- 1/2 cup coconut oil 
- 6-12 wooden popsicle sticks 

1. Peel and cut each kiwi in 1 inch thick rounds
2. Stick a popsicle stick in each kiwi
3. Freeze on a tray in the freezer
4. Melt chocolate and coconut oil over a double boiler, and let cool to room temperature
5. Dip each kiwi-pop into the chocolate mixture. It will immediately turn crispy
6. Either place it on a tray to refreeze, or dig in!

Yum!


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DIY: Roll your own sushi - at home



I share the same conundrum as Nami from Just one cookbook. Being Japanese, I too often get asked “Do you make sushi at home?” Well, to make great 'Nigiri' sushi, it takes a sushi chef years of mastering. However, we do make an easy form of sushi at home called 'Temaki Sushi' (Hand rolled/wrapped sushi).

You just need to serve the sushi rice, nori (seaweed sheet) and fillings in the middle of the table. Each person then hand rolls/wraps their own sushi with their preferred topping. This is why you could call it 'DIY sushi'!

View her full recipe and tutorial as well as other fabulous Japanese recipes here.

Now everyone can make sushi at home!



DIY: Shoe hanger out of a clothes hanger




Here's a very clever DIY shoe hanger tutorial made out of old wire clothes hangers by EBOT. Check out their full tutorial here.

What you need:
- Wire metal hangers
- Pliers

1. Cut off the bottom section of the hanger
2. Roll up the two edges
3. Use both your hands and your pliers and bend your hanger into approx shape as per picture
4. Now for the pretty ribbon part. I skipped this step but you can view EBOT's detailed tutorial here.

Well, there you have it! Now you can organise your shoes in style!