October 11, 2014
Last week I finally bought myself a new sewing machine, and it's so exciting! After 3 years of heavy use my little yellow John Lewis machine gave up the ghost. I now have a Bernette, and you can change the feet! And it has a computerised front! And 60 stitches! It even does button holes and embroidered letters. I don't think my life is going to be the same again. I don't have a lot of time to sew at
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Posted in Decor, DIY | Tagged craft, DIY, how to, rainbow cushions, tassel cushions, tassels, throw cushions |
September 17, 2014
When Speedy Stamps offered to send me a custom stamp to try out, I was so excited! I've been working on making my Shop Jessthetics packaging more fun and personal. I love it when I buy things from online shops and a lot of love has gone into the packaging, so that's what I'm trying to emulate. I'm so grateful for my customers and I want them to know that without using too many freebies or excessive
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Posted in DIY, Experimenting | Tagged craft, craft stamp, packaging, shop jessthetics, speedy stamps |
June 21, 2014
The next project in my quest to add colour to everything in my room is this cute marbled picture frame DIY! I actually bought these frames thinking that I would decorate them with a tiled mosaic, but that proved to be too difficult. I'm glad I marbled them instead though because this project is easier, cheaper, quicker and filled with just as much colour!
You will need: A container to dunk your frames
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Posted in DIY | Tagged craft, DIY, frame diy, homeware, how to, marble nail polish, marble nail varnish, marble photo frame, nail polish diy, photo frame diy, photo frames, project, tutorial |
June 14, 2014
After using Thermomorph to make a plant pot last week, I had loads of pellets left so I decided to have a go at making some plastic jewellery. I used a cookie cutter again, this time in the cutest little daisy shape! I've attached the plastic flowers to a choker I bought from eBay. Who knew 90s "tattoo" chokers would be cool again? Oh well, I'm not complaining!
You will need: Thermomorph, Choker,
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Posted in DIY | Tagged choker, craft, daisy jewellery, daisy necklace, diasy choker, DIY, DIY choker, diy DAISY CHAIN CHOKER, DIY jewellery, handmade, homemade, thermomorph |
June 8, 2014
When Thermomorph first contacted me, I thought the product sounded a little like a character from a superhero movie. It's not actually a type of transformer, but a box of moldable plastic! Think play dough for grownups, you pour the little plastic balls into a bowl of boiling water and you get a lump of plastic that you can mold into whatever you like. Because this stuff sets very quickly (I'm talking
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Posted in DIY, Experimenting | Tagged craft, DIY, DIY elephant plantpot, DIY plantpot, elephant, handmade, homemade, moldable plastic, platpot, thermomorph, yellow elephent |
