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DIY Gemstone Necklaces

I’ve been experimenting with a lot of wedding DIY’s lately (no agenda. Honest.) and much to the badly hidden bewilderment of the tall one I’ve spent a couple of evenings swanning around my flat sporting glamorous headwear and the whitest, sparkliest clothes the depth of my wardrobe can muster up. Now just so we’re on the same page here I’m not a ‘marriage is everything’ kind of girl. Planning a day long event with all eyes on you – the blushing bride, sounds like an ordeal to me and that’s why I think the thing I think I like most about… Read More

DIY Polished Concrete Quartz Necklace

There comes a point with many trends. That moment that creeps up on you. The moment you’ve seen a material/shape/pattern so many times it becomes overkill and well, gets old. I’m not quite there with concrete yet, but I can feel it coming. I think I’ve seen it all but then, all of a sudden a new idea comes into my mind. Something I really want to try out but are reluctant to, because I’m afraid of boring you guys by doing the same thing as everyone else! I have a lot of concrete left from my experiments with the hard stuff… Read More

Make it Easy: DIY Word Up Hair Grips

Who wants to hide their hair grips when you can greet someone with them instead! The options are limitless as you don’t have to stick to just one word. Send a message (Positive Vibes) or make name hair grips for all you friends. No one will look at the back of your head the same way again! You’ll need: Metal Letter Beads Hair Grips E6000 Glue Instructions: 1. Glue the letters to the hair grip. Be generous with the glue, they need to be strong. 2. Spray paint a few layers of colour over the grip and letters making sure they… Read More

DIY Shark Tooth Necklace

With the summer finally rearing its warm and magnificent head I’m starting to have all sorts of wanderlust aspirations. I want to lay on beaches with salt in my hair and sand on my skin. I want to explore jungles and old cities and most of all I want to burn all my winter clothes (ok, slightly extreme. Maybe just put them away for a couple of months) and wear loose dresses, shorts and camisoles and lots of beaded tunics. I’m planning a lot of jewellery tutorials with this image in mind at the moment and this is just so… Read More

How to Make Fishtail Loom bracelets

If you regularly read this blog you’ll know I’m a sun seeker. Give me a park on a sunny day and I’m happy as a clam, or a bunny, or that happy little chipmunk animal that has a leaf… and loves it (look it up on Pinterest). So a weekend in London with my mum and niece has become mostly a weekend in the park with a bit of shopping in between and while we were relaxing my niece, Noelia, taught me how to make these fishtail loom bracelets! She’s teaching me! Luckily I had my camera on hand and… Read More

Fall For…. Tangible Textures

Yesterday my sister got married! We’ve been keeping it a secret because they wanted a small celebration with just family and to surprise everyone else. It might seem unusual but I think one of the best things about doing it this way was that we got to spend time as a new family together. Eating, drinking, laughing (watching England lose) and getting to know each other better without the dilution that having a bigger wedding party would inevitably bring. (Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, but in this case keeping it small felt right.) I had my roles…. Read More

DIY Copper Pipe and Wood Slice Side Table

This side table is the perfect example of procrastination. I have been ‘planning’ this tutorial since we purchased our Christmas tree and it came with this hunk of wood on the bottom. I (naturally) squirrelled it away to make into the perfect DIY at a later date… Six months and 500 ideas later I decided I had to just get on with it and I’m so happy I did! No longer do I have to reach so far for my coffee in the morning. That in itself is worth it. Materials: Wood Slice Bench Vice Copper Pipe Saddle Clips Screws &… Read More

How to Make Blogger Friends and Collaborate with People

Bloggers are always harping on (myself included) about how amazing our ever growing community is, how friendly and helpful other bloggers can be and the fantastic collaborations that help grow our blogs, businesses and friendship groups to dizzying heights. But if you’re new to blogging or you just haven’t made these connections yet it can all seem like a fabulous party you didn’t get an invite to. So Cinderella, how can you go to the ball? Stop Trying to Get with the ‘In’ Crowd First up, stop expecting that fairy god mother to show up and get you on the guest… Read More

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