Don’t you just love the top knot trend? Like this one on Adriana Astras.

You can find a great tutorial on how to do a gorgeous top knot at The Beauty Department. Not  blessed with nice long and thick hair, like me, use a sock to pump up your knot. Learn how to at Say Yes To Hoboken. Meanwhile, here’s some more top knot inspiration…

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The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques is the best jewelry making book ever!

Last tuesday my fellow goldsmiths tipped me on a new book by Anastasia Young: The Workbench Guide To Jewelry Techniques (in Dutch: Professionele Sieraden Technieken), which I just had to buy. And I can tell you: this book is definitely worth every penny. It covers every thinkable jewelry making topic!

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Missing the gorgeous sunsets in Paris, via Daphne Keuter // Super model Grace Small in casual sequins via Glossy + Torn // Bought myself these cute metallic gold flats at Zara // Jiggle via Daphne Keuter // Isn’t this King Charles Cavalier just too cute?! ViaTichTach

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Gorgeous party drinks with disco sprinkles via Glittering Bitch

I love cocktails: fancy colors, sweet tastes and pretty glasses and straws. The fact that they’re quite expensive makes them somehow even more special. Of course I’d like to spice up my soon-to-be-organized birthday party with an extensive cocktail bar but that would be too expensive. But a cute welcoming drink is an absolute must. Which is your favorite cocktail? I like a good old classic pink Cosmo (like the one above) or a fresh minty green Mojito! But there’s so much more to choose from…

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DIY origami lanterns by Martha Stewart

How do you like to style your parties? Do you ever do some DIY-ing for the party deco? I’m celebrating my birthday soon, and was just looking around the web for some inspiration. Too many ideas…

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New home collection by H&M available July 2012 via Plaza Interior.

I love love love the new H&M pillows! How cool are the black and white patterns and the wild horses?! They’re on my wish list! Hope to post more images soon…

Leather Anthropologie necklace via Heather Mann // Studs and floral via Jenni Radosevich of I Spy DIY // Sequins, pink and mint via Desiree Campbell of The 36th Avenue // Mint nuts via Lucy Hairball // Keep It Real typography via Phoebe

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