Tunabake Turban Times

I know there are a lot of tutorials out there offering a step-by-step on how to tie a scarf but I found them a little confusing so just messed around and worked it out best for me. Maybe this small tutorial will give you the confidence to give it a go.

I tend to wear a scarf in a turban-style if I'm:

1. Having a bad hair day

2. Going out and want to do something different

You will need a large scarf, 80cm x 80cm is a good size for my big head and 2 strong bobby pins to hold the scarf in place (I'm a little paranoid it's going to fall off and I have been known to make a turban a little too high that I couldn't sit up straight in the car).

Fold the scarf in a triangle and place the long fold-side at the nape of your neck - all ghostly like.

Bring the 2 long sides to the front with the shorter still hanging down in front of your face.

Tie in a knot over the top and at the crown of your head securely.

Now bring the shorter side back over your head so you can now see.

And tie the long sides over the top of the shorter side.

Then to hide the long ends tuck them under the knot or just do a double knot and tuck the ends in, it's really up to you.

Secure in place with the bobby pins and you have yourself a simple style you can adapt depending on the size and shape of your scarf.  It is a little trickier with large rectangle scarves but It's fun to make them bigger and change the shape of the turban.

See it's not hard and the effect is a lot of fun.
xx

Too many bows?

I don't think you can have too many bows, although these days I'm trying cut back, as a 30something it tends to look a little crazy, like a scene from 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane' (such an amazing film).

But today I fancied lots of bows so I cut off the two ties on my top and made a hair clip and tied my scarf in a bow - I think four bows would constitute crazy, so I'm safe with only three.

Top: H&M (a long time ago)

Trousers: Leonard St.

Scarf: Sportsgirl

Shoes: Converse

Hair clip: Me

Bubbles and scarves

I bought some bubbles for little Miss A today. I forgot how much fun they are to see floating up and over the fence and up into the sky.



I don't like to sound like I'm harping on about the weather but it changes so quickly that no longer are we sweating in 28 degrees but shivering in 10 degrees! Hence the layers (but no vintage today).

I'm sure Melbournians talk about the weather more than the English.



I love this scarf, I don't wear light, silky scarves very often but I seem to have a lot of them?



This one has a lovely print and reminds me of the paper cut-outs of Rob Ryan



Top: Sportsgirl
Jacket: Witchery
Skirt: Genki
Scarf: Alannah Hill
Shoes: Rubi Shoes

New scarf, rainy weather

I bought a new scarf from Shag yesterday while taking my daughter for a walk along Brunswick Street and a visit to a cafe (which she loves). I must say it was between a scarf that had horses on it or this one with butterflies. Leaving it up to my daughter to make the decision she chose the butterfly scarf of course.



Unfortunately it is so silky it is hard to use in the hair without bobby pins but with the weather being so humid my hair tends to frizz and the scarf keeps it tamed.



It needs a good iron but that can wait until tomorrow.