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How to Make Textured Beads

When you are making your own beads it’s very difficult to get a perfectly smooth surface texture. So if you’re a perfectionist this (I can imagine) would get pretty frustrating. Me, I like quick fixes. Who has time to make things perfect? So why not play up to the imperfections? Instead of seeing small flaws as a fault, highlight them and make them into a feature. Here I’ve gone even further and intentionally disfigured the surface to make something more interesting and unique. To me this is so relatable to real life! We tattoo and pierce our bodies, dye our hair and… Read More

Fall For… Salt & Pepper

Finding a balance is something I’m struggling with at the moment. It’s not the worst problem to have I’ll admit. I’m very lucky that I love my full time job, as well as writing this blog, freelancing and growing my business at the same time. But I also want to spend time with friends and my ever growing family. I try to make time for running and I want to start doing yoga. I have an urge to travel before I’m too settled and most of all I want to sleep! There’s a lot of areas in my life that I’m… Read More

DIY Twist & Knot Wire Rings

I’ve never been a ring wearer. I think it was because in my early 20’s I put weight on and (as well as everywhere else) my fingers ballooned up like sausages. Finding rings in shops was a bit of a nightmare and when I did find a ring that squeezed on it rubbed against the insides of my podgy little digits and would subsequently end up lost in the bottom of my handbag for all eternity. Now, thanks to cycling to work, the occasional run and living with a vegan man I have shed those excess pounds and my fingers are… Read More

How to Make Wire Wrapped Tassel Caps

If you didn’t know by now I can tell you, I’m partial to a good tassel. They make great decorations, fashion accessories, party props and of course jewellery additions. They can be pops of colour or tonal variations. Neutral or Natural. You can make them with cotton, silk, twine, beads… How I could go on. There are so many options for your next ruffly project and I’ve got yet another one right here for you. Why not give your tassel a little metallic sheen with these wire wrapped tassel caps? This technique make the tassels so easy to attach to everything… Read More

How to Make Marbled Contact Paper Envelopes

I recently received an unexpected note from Clemence who writes Oh The Lovely Things. It came so out of the blue it really got me thinking about the way I chose communicate with my friends and family. Most day to day texts, messages and emails are a flurry of information, hastily tapped out, thoughtless sentences that are crudely strung together. No creativity, no story. Just the facts and we’ll talk more about it face to face later. And then there’s that other category; the people you’ve never met in real life but “speak” to on a regular basis. These last category can… Read More

Make it Easy: Pink Pom Pom Sweater

*image source I know it’s cliché as a Brit to talk about the weather but I’m just going to admit it. I’m obsessed. Checking the days hourly weather forecast is usually one of the first things on the agenda in the morning and then carefully selecting (and most of the time incorrectly) a weather appropriate outfit for the day comes next. I hate getting caught short. I hate wearing sandals in torrential rain and jeans in the blazing sun. If I have the appropriate apparel I feel much more confident and ready to take on the day, instead of uncomfortable and… Read More

DIY Chrome & Concrete Planter

Summer has been kind to our plant babies this year and they’re beginning to take over the flat. I’m very happy with this predicament as not only does it mean we get more greenery around our home but I get to make more planters because, well lets face it, if you’ve got the fauna to fill them you can never have enough! I also wanted to start working a bit of chrome into my projects. It’s like copper with that metallic sheen but without the smack in the face (with something pretty) hue. I love the subtlety of chrome on white. It’s… Read More

How to Make a Miniature Loom

You know how I love to take the big trends, shrink them down and make jewellery out of them..? Well of course it was only a matter of time until I started weaving up some miniature accessories. Woven wall hangings are a must have for any hipster home these days (yes.. I do have one….) but if you don’t fancy decorating your house with them why not decorate yourself instead? I’ve used an simple rectangular shape for this tutorial but it’s so easy to change the shape of the loom and make more interesting pieces. I’ll be posting more on weaving shapes and turning… Read More

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