Romantic scarf knots for St. Valentine’s day

St. Valentine’s day is almost here. Have you already decided what to put on for this special day? Would you like to look romantic, sweet and beautiful? If it’s what you want, it’s high time you should get a must-have thing for any woman – a silk stylish scarf. On this special day, How to Tie a Scarf new update contains new instructions for romantic scarf knots for you. They will be perfect for silk scarves, silk printed scarves, square neckerchiefs and pashminas.

To get the real idea of the silk scarf, a truly womanish accessory, it’s necessary to spend a couple of hours in a Paris cafe watching French mademoiselles who seem to be born with a knowledge of how to wear and tie a scarf. There are a great number of ways of wearing scarves: scarves wrapped on head, scarves as a waistbands, scarves decorating bags, scarves tied around neck…

There are just few legendary trademarks known for producing quality and beautiful silk printed scarves - Gucci, Etro, Salvatore Ferragamo and Hermes. To get a silk Hermes scarf – is a golden dream of any fashion girl.

A square neckerchief is a hand-made thing made during 2 years from 250 pods of silkworms and its weight is only 65 gram! Statistically, one Hermes scarf is sold every 25 seconds though its price is rather expensive – a neckerchief of 90×90 will cost you about 400 to 700 dollars.

The great merit of a silk scarf is that it gives a final touch to the style, brings charm and drama to the final look. When going out, just tie a silk scarf around your neck – and be sure that no man will just go by not casting an admiring look at you!

How to Decorate a St. Valentine’s Gift with Origami: Origami Gift Boxes and Origami Decorations

St. Valentine’s day is coming, and many people will be presenting gifts to their friends, relatives and girlfreinds and boyfriends. This is a wonderful time, when loving people show their care and attention.

If you’ve got already in mind an idea what to present, think how you can decorate your St. Valentine’s gift so that it could be beautiful, original, and what’s more important – personal. Sometimes, it’s just some fantasy and creative ideas that can help you make some beautiful gift decorations without spending much money and time.

We’ve got some useful and extraordinary gift decoration ideas for you. This time, to decorate your gift for St. Valentine’s day or any other event, you’ll only need some paper. There are many origami decorations which you can use for decorating your gift, for example, origami roses, origami tulips and other flowers, origami gift boxes. You can fold a rose and use it to decorate your gift box or you can fold a dozen roses to present them as an origami gift which you made yourself.

Look at the pictures below which we’ve done for you and use these gift decoration ideas for your own gift!

         

Use Origami Instructions app for iPhone, iPod and Android phones which will help you make various beautiful gift decoration in minutes.

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Watch this video to see how you can use various drawing tools for making your own drawings. Tell us what you think, maybe we’re missing something and you need some more drawing tools?

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Tips on How to Wear a Scarf: European Loop a.k.a the Parisian Knot

Scarves have become an important part of men’s and women’s closet, they are a stylish accessory and can make any boring outfit look great and fashionable. If women started wearing scarves long ago, men have just discovered a new accessory that brings charm and sex appeal. Having a scarf in your wardrobe is just as necessary as to have a wardrobe at all. Unfortunately, many men just don’t know the right way to wear a scarf. Some are too conservative to buy one though they find stylish other people wearing scarves.

Let’s start today with the easiest and classic knot which is the European loop. Sometimes it’s also called the Parisian knot. It provides a great amount of warmth without sacrificing style and the resulting look is very European and sophisticated.

So, how should men wear the European loop to match their outfit? There are 2 examples of classic combinations that always look good.

This knot looks great on a short button-down jacket or a coat with a notched collar. On a very cold day, you can tuck the scarf into the jacket. It’s also good for wearing on a short trim or leather jacket.

Many celebrities like David Beckham or Brad Pitt wear their scarf with a polo neck shirt with long sleeves or a pullover.

Of course, before tying a scarf, make sure that it will be matching your outfit. Don’t be afraid of colorful scarves, they will draw attention to your face. But if you are too conservative or only starting to play with the scarves, buy yourself a dark blue, black, maroon or a grey scarf. They will look very stylish and will go with everything.

In How to Tie a Scarf app you’ll find many other fascinating scarf knots. More info how to wear scarves in our future posts!