Strictly Come Hairstyles

Saturday night is not  about the rumba, tango and foxtrot, it's strictly about the hair baby! We love witnessing the hair transformations that take place on every contestant each week. Hairspray at the ready, here are some of our favourite styles from this series.Susanna Reid Strictly Come DancingFabulously versatile long brunette locksNatural stylePonytail plaitCurls galore!Pinned up beautyRachel...

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Silver Glow Fur Jacket

Today I finished my first glow-fur project.  It's a glowing silver-and-white fur lined jacket, and the cuffs and collar fur glow with delicious rainbow colors and animations.I used Adafruit's Gemma chip along with their neopixels and neopixel strips.  The jacket is powered by a lithium polymer battery that's surprisingly light and really strong.  I think I'm hooked on lithium polymer.  This thing is awesome.This jacket was kind of a nightmare to make.  Electronics can be...

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Adventures of The Inappropriate Giant Purple Squid Pillow

I woke up in the middle of the night and heard a very odd sucking noise in the bathroom.  Bleary-eyed, I stumbled in there and saw something purple and squishy slurping up out of the drain.  I don't know how he got there or where he came from, but soon my giant bathtub was filled with purple madness.  He sat there, blinking innocently at me.I backed slowly into the hall, giving him...

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Pixie Trend

It's officially upon us, the pixie hair trend is spreading faster than wildfire with recent devotees including Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Lawrence. More and more people are going for the chop including these lovely ladies:Julie Etchingham, ITV NewsBlonde Boy to Boyishly ShortKaty FawcettShort Hair LoveMiley CyrusPixie Versatili...

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Update on my fancy Light-up Shoes

I've been modifying my light-up shoes and now they're extra-awesome.I got some new velostat, which works a treat.  The velostat is a pressure sensitive material which basically gets turned into a sensor, so the shoes light up when I step down, instead of just being on all the time.  Yay for interactive stuff!!I have to say, interactivity is my favorite thing about learning all this arduino...

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Light-up Shoes for Grown-ups. Well, for me anyway.

I have always wanted a pair of light-up shoes.  All the kids are wearing them.  They can stomp and their shoes light up with red or blue or sparkly and I've always been SO JEALOUS.Tonight, I finished my very first set of light-up shoes.  I never, EVER want to take them off.  Yes, I am standing here, writing this, in light-up shoes.It's very hard to photograph the outside of your...

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Lucy Owen BBC Wales' Bobbed Beauty

BBC Wales news presenter Lucy Owen always has great hair sporting a blunt bob complemented by a straight fringe but a recent trim has taken her hair to the next level. The short bob and fringe looks fantastic on her, why not try it yourself!?Lucy Owen, From Longest To Shorte...

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Autumn Haircuts

As the weather's started turning colder it's our newsreaders and weather presenters who've been turning heads with a serious amount of locks hitting the hairdresser's floor. We've made a list of brunette beauties below which we think illustrates our point!Clare NasirShorter and shorter for this stunning weather presenter. The question is, what style is next!?Nina HossainA serious trim for the ITV...

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My Mom's Coffee Cake

First of all an explanation for my American readers.  Here in the UK when we say coffee cake we mean a cake that is flavoured with coffee.  Makes sense to me!Anyway, recently I was sorting through some family photos and came across this one of my mom.  From the colour of the mix in the food processor I knew immediately what she was making.  This coffee cake.  Among anyone...

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