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11Jan

Metallic silver garland + giveaway

It’s a new year and it’s also the week of our second birthday! And in the party spirit we wanted to share with you a DIY garland that is made from simple polystyrene balls covered with items that you most certainly can find around your house.  The idea behind it is that simple items such as string and even dried leaves can add wonderful texture to a garland, so you can make a really unusual but beautiful backdrop to any party! Materials: Polystyrene balls (I used 6cm, 4cm and 2cm) Mod Podge Small brush Materials that can add texture (I used leaves, string, scrap paper squares and sequins) Silver metallic spray paint Fishing line Blue tack (adhesive putty) Bamboo skewers Cardboard box 1. Pop the polystyrene balls through the skewers and brush them with mod podge. Carefully stick your chosen materials on the balls 2. Pierce the cardboard box with the skewers and let the balls dry for 4-5 hours 3. Leaving the skewers fixed on the cardboard box, use the metallic spray to coat them, rotating as necessary. You’ll need at least two coatings depending on the material. The string took the paint really well but the sequins needed 3
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28Dec

Art deco cocktail sticks

2015 holds a lot of amazing new adventures for me, I will not only be in charge of other’s healthcare (!) when I qualify as a nurse but also I will be getting married in August!!! We have a nice little tight budget and we are looking to make a lot of things ourselves, from the invitations to the lovely deep emerald green napkins I have pictured in my head. Our reception will be on a lovely village hall in a quaint village in Hampshire. It looks like it could date back to the Tudors but the inside definitely says Art Deco and we were told that back in the late 20s a Canadian ex-pat fell in love with the village and decided to build a hall for the community so we decided to pay homage to it so we are going Deco. It won’t be a theme, theme. No, my bridesmaids are not going to be dressed as flappers. It’s very loosely based on the era. Only a few can afford these sort of amazing art deco weddings. But I can try. And I am sure having fun Pinteresting all sorts of wedding inspirations. So when I came across
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14Dec

Frosted Candle Jars

I have not enjoyed the build up to Christmas this year as I normally do. With working two jobs and an exam looming I haven’t had time to imerse myself in the preparations as much as I would have liked, from decorating the house to planning what dessert can possibly be light enough after Christmas dinner so you don’t feel like you are going to explode on the sofa while watching Home Alone for the 100th time. A couple years ago I was in a very different frame of mind: I actually had time off during Christmas and my brother was coming home from Switzerland with my new sister-in-law so my mum and I went all out with the decoration and food prep. We even made our own cake stands. We got a bit carried away, we had more stands than cakes. That remains as one of the best Christmas in recent years for me, so I am bringing back one of our many DIY projects from that time which I re-use every year. This idea was born after my mum brought home a selection of unused jars that were going to be thrown away from the lab were she works. We agreed
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