When I saw this tag at Merels blog CRVY - which I by the way, recommend you check out! - I immediately knew that I had to fill it in. I added a few of my own questions as well, because I thought you might find the answers amusing. As you may have probably noticed, ever since I bought a smartphone I'm pretty addicted to it. I'm not going to tag anyone, so if you want to fill in the tag as well, please do and let me know in the comments down below! I'll take a peek at your blog ^_^

What is your instagram username and why?
You can find me on instagram with the username @bijgebrekaanbeter, which is basically just an extension of my blogname. If you're not a dutchie and don't know what 'bij gebrek aan beter' means, it basically means 'to the lack of anything better'. When I started this blog, I didn't know what name to pick, so I went for this one. And in Dutch, it sounds real nice in my opinion :)


How many photos do you post on average?
It depends. I would say I post a photo every two days. Sometimes more, sometimes less. There are just days that are not as interesting to document and share, and then there are others where I do lots of stuff and want to share it all. So yeah, that.

Instagram facts
I posted 260 media files (photos and videos together), 410 people follow me while I follow 261 lucky ones ( ;-) ). I received 6452 likes and 753 comments. (Those last facts blew my mind...) In the last 7 days there were 53 new followers for my account but I've lost 20 as well. So that makes a total of 36 followers! Hi newbies!

Most liked?
Selfies are always a win on instagram, this is my most liked photo on IG. I tried out a blue winged eyeliner and was pretty happy with the rest of my makeup for the day!


Your own personal favorite?
Definitely this one from when I was in Curaçao at the beginning of this year with my family. It was a magical trip and this picture really captures all of that.


What apps do you use in combination with instagram?
I use VSCO-cam (like everyone else in the universe) and filter F2 is my favorite. I also use Whitagram if I have a non-square photo but I don't want to crop it, and PhotoCollage or InstaFrame+ if I want to make collages.

What filter do you use the most?
I use Valencia for 10,38% of my photos, and for about 67,31% I don't use any filter. (I then use the other apps for editing!)

Which hashtags do you use the most?
My #1 most used hashtag is cat. Why doesn't this surprise me?!


Which celebrities do you follow?
Do you have a minute? I'm not really someone who likes to follow actors or singers, but I follow a lot of YouTubers! @tyleroakley, @beautycrush, @grav3yardgirl, @heyclaire, @zoella, @beautygloss
Oh and one exception on my singer list: the members of Pentatonix: Scott, Mitch, Avi, Kevin & Kirsty. After seeing them live this year (finally!) I'm even more in love with their voices.

Which animals do you follow?
Mostly cats!
@raampoesjes is pretty cute, it's a collection of cats that are sitting in front of their windows, @meowthilda, and @amaguri207 because Maru and Chacha are adorable!

Which (big) companies do you follow?
@poopycatofficial, @eyeslipsface, @fotocover, @lafilledo, @flowmagazine

Do you have a lot of family on instagram?
Mmmh, not really. I wish the bf would be more into social media, but unfortunately he's not. My sister has an IG-account, and some of my nieces do!
p.s. I used Iconosquare to find out about my statistics. You can even see who your newest followers are and who unfollowed you (auwtch), haha!

Tell me, do you have instagram? And do you use it in the same excessive way as I do sometimes? (Oh and if I'm unfamiliar with your IG, please leave a comment with your link so I can check yours out!)

Talk to you soon! I'm off to work AND to see Lenny Kravitz tonight ♥ Have a wonderful weekend!

It's that time of the year again! Mieke organizes Recykleren 4.0, which basically means we refashion our old clothing for two weeks straight. It's super inspiring to see the results of all the participants, and of course I'm in!

A couple of weeks ago, I encountered this DIY over on A Cup of Life (definitely worth a look, Shifra is such a positive and bright girl!). Since I have a crazy amount of scarves that I barely wear anymore, I thought I could sacrifice one to make into a boho dress. And here's the result. For a full outfit-photo you'll have to wait a little longer, I had to make these photos right before going to school and my face wasn't in a very cooperative mood..






Have you refashioned anything lately?

Talk to you soon lovelies!

Happy Sunday! Let's dive straight into what I received and sent out in the past month.

to Saar
I'm still in love with that postcard I bought in Marrakesh. It's just so colorful!






to Katrina
Katrina had to wait a while to get my reply on her first letter but I hope she likes it! I made some colorful flower confetti, put in a picture of Cera, one of my cats (she's so adorable!) and added some transferable stickers with a little manual.







from Fab
That envelope! I love how Fab always tries out new things. Oh yeah, fun fact, at the post office they also didn't want to ruin the pretty stamp & envelope so they put a stamp on the back! How sweet :) Will you look at that awesome handmade stationary?




from Mary
That elephant stamp! I'm kinda bummed out that the stamp on top is so dark and smeary, because I really liked this one! I'm always a happy gal whenever I receive mail from Mary, she puts so much effort in her parcels! I'm going to have to start on making that necklace soon.





from Saar
Sweet Sarah wrote me a very long letter - I was pleasantly surprised by all those gorgeous patterns as well - and the cute bear/fox(?) picking fruits out of a tree. That knitting booklet will come in real handy, thanks Saar!






from Bernardine
This card made me smile for the rest of the day! Basically, Bernardine asked for my address when I was asking for birthday cards and totally forgot about it afterwards. So now, more than 6 months later, she decided to surprise me with a handmade card! Totes awesome! And that handwriting/calligraphy is wonderful!



Have an amazing Sunday!