October 3, 2016
It's that time of year again! If you follow me on social media you might recognise that this was last year's Halloween costume. I went away for Halloween, and made both mine and James' costumes pretty last minute, so although I took photos of the process, I never got to blog about it. Don't fret, I'm re-living it for you just in case you'd like to be Cruella this Halloween. Although I'm a big fan of
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Posted in DIY, Halloween | Tagged costume, Cruella, Curella de Vil, DIY, halloween |
July 10, 2016
Like every blogger, I love a good hat. No outfit is really complete without a cowboy hat, right?!? Unfortunately I also live in Edinburgh, one of the windiest cities in the UK (and possibly the world.) It doesn't take long after leaving the house until my hat has flown away, I'm clutching it to my head, or I've given up and tossed it in my bag instead. A couple of years ago I discovered a really simple
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Posted in DIY | Tagged DIY, how to keep your hat on, how to stop your hat from blowing away |
May 7, 2016
For a long time plastic litter has been a scourge on the environment but manufacturers are showing no signs of using less plastic packaging. A plastic bottle takes an average of 450 years to biodegrade, and before that time it disintegrates into thousands of little pieces that are impossible to clean up. Our seas and beaches are filled with plastic, including an island in the pacific ("the great pacific
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Posted in DIY, Environment and Ethics | Tagged chalkboard jars, DIY, homemade, marine litter, plastic waste, spice jars |
March 6, 2016
Okay, so you probably don’t really need a step by step tutorial to work out how to spray paint bottles, but I thought the idea was pretty cool and I’m excited to share it with you. I love having accents of gold tinted trinkets dotted around my apartment – the colour gives it a warm, antique shop kind of vibe. I also love candles for their ambience so I think you can never have too many. This
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Posted in Decor, DIY | Tagged crafts, decor, DIY, spray paint, upcycled |
December 17, 2015
I am a last minute present buying kind of person. It takes me aback every year when December rolls around and people proclaim that they're relieved to have finished their Christmas shopping! Yesterday I did my annual Christmas shopping trip to Leicester with my mum and brother to buy my first gifts, fuelled by a lovely indulgent lunch at the pure veg Mirch Masala. Last year I had late exams and started
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Posted in Christmas, DIY | Tagged christmas |
