Photo Post: Earth Day 2015!!

 

 

Hiya guys!  Happy Sunday!  Hope you all have had a fab week!

 

Not sure if you guys knew this, but it was Earth Day last Wednesday.  I decided, since I had the day off from work, that I would go for a walk to sort of celebrate the day and get in touch with nature and all that!  I spent the day chilling out and admiring (and taking hundreds of photographs, obviously!) some lovely and amazing things on planet earth!

 

So, I thought I would do a photo post this week to show you some of my pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuckoo flower or Lady’s Smock

 

 

Dog Violet

 

 

Lesser Celandine

 

 

Cuckoo Flower, Dog Violet and bottom right - Wood Anemone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corra Linn waterfall

 

 

 

 

 

Bonnington Iron Bridge 19^th Century

 

 

 

View of the Clyde on the Bonnington Weir Bridge

 

 

 

 View of Bonnington Weir Bridge

 

 

  

 

I kid you not, this is just a small chunk of the photographs I took that day!  Usually when I go somewhere new, I’ll always bring my camera and go camera crazy and take loads of photographs! My family and pals know what I’m like, haha.

 

Anyway guys, I hope you enjoyed this photo post, and as always thank you SO much for reading!

 

I’ll catch you all next Sunday!

 

Have a fab week and take care! Xxx

 

 

 

 

Cute little DIY's using beads and jewels!!

 

 

Hiya guys!  Happy Sunday!  Hope you all have had a fab week!

 

This week I thought I would make use of the hundreds of beads and jewels I have in my craft box…so I made some cute little DIY’s!

 

So, just from rooting around my supplies, I managed to make bracelets and two little and totally different storage items.  These are super easy to do, quick little DIY’s that transform something a bit blah into something quirky with a bit of character!

 

Okay, I won’t blab on any more about how easy it is to do…I’ll just show you through my pictures so you can see for yourself!

  

 

 

 

Cute little DIY #1:  Beaded bracelets with quirky charms!

 

 

 

 

All I used:

·         Beads

·         Funky little charms

·         Jewellery string (I got mine from broken bracelets, but you can buy jewellery string from  arts and craft stores)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These bracelets are really easy to make!  

 

 

 

 

And you can use anything you like for the charm (within reason, obviously)…from key rings to other jewellery charms and pendants to shells or coins…like I did below. 

 

 

 

 

These little five centavo coins from the Philippines are fab wee coins to use for jewellery because of the hole in the middle.

 

 

 

 

Cute little DIY #2:  A little storage box!

 

 

 

 

All I used:

·         A transparent plastic box (with lid)

·         Beads

·         Superglue

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

I used my dinky little storage box for a place to store the memory cards for my camera.  It’s just the perfect size!

  

 

 

 

 

 

Cute little DIY #3:  Embellished storage jar!

 

 

 

All I used:

·         A little mason jar (I use these to store stationary items e.g. staples, rubber bands)

·         Jewels (flat bottomed)

·         Glitter nail polish

·         Superglue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note: You don’t have to used glitter nail polish, you can use any that works with your DIY.  I picked this one because I thought it went nicely with the jar lid.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That’s basically it!

 

So, what do you think?  Pretty easy, eh?

 

I mean you can make these cute little DIY’s to give away as unique little presents for friends and family -  it shows you’ve put the time into making something for them!  Or, you can even make them for yourselves!

 

There are so many uses for these little crafty beads and jewels… you can use your imagination and be crafty!

 

Anyway guys, I hope you enjoyed this post, and as always thank you SO much for reading!

I’ll catch you all next Sunday!

 

Have a fab week and take care! Xxx 

 

 

 

DIY pompom rug!!

 

 

Hiya guys!  Happy Sunday!   

 

Okay, so this week I thought I would make use of an ah-MAY-zing little contraption called a pompom maker!!  I bought this about a month ago - I posted a photo on Instagram about it (obviously!)

 

 

 

 

This was one of my best buys that week!  I know, you’re probably thinking, why spend money on this if you can make pompoms by hand.  To be honest, in the beginning I was thinking that too, but I saw someone use one of these in a TV programme…and I was amazed, because they made a two tone pompom – one half one colour, the other half a different colour.

 

After I saw this I knew I had to get a pompom maker as it would be soooo much easier to make them!  Plus, there are many different sizes of pompom makers, so they can be used to make anything from hats and decorations to…what I made this week, a pompom rug!!

 

When I researched how to make t-shirt yarn a couple weeks ago for my post about what you could do with old t-shirts, I ended up coming across a pompom mat/rug, so I thought I’d give it a try!

 

Originally, I was going to do a ‘5 things you can make using pompoms’ post, however I seriously underestimated how long it would take me to make all these pompoms, on top of working lots the second half of this week…but I did manage to make one of the things on the list!  So, definitely expect another pompom post soon.  Watch this space!

 

Anyway, I shall get on with is week’s DIY!  Unfortunately I didn’t have time to make a little video to show you how to use the pompom maker, but I have posted a link below that explains how it’s done.

 

 

 

 

I have four different sized pompom makers – 35, 45, 65 and 85mm.  For this DIY I used one of the smaller ones - the 45mm – because I didn’t want the rug to be too thick.

 

 

 

 

I decided to go for a monochromatic (or is it achromatic?) colour scheme.  I thought the black and white worked together nicely.  So I made 30 of each colour!  The rug ended up being quite small, about A3 size, when it was all completed.

 

As I couldn’t find the right underside material for the rug, I decided to try using needlecraft fabric, which is used for cross-stitching, to attach the pompoms to...it did work, the only thing was the fabric was not very big.

 

I attached the pompoms onto the fabric using a needle and thread.  It was a wee bit fiddly, but if you take your time you can get it done in a couple hours.

 

So this is my finished rug!!

 

 

 

 

Because of the pompoms, the rug is so soft and fluffy!!  Imagine if your whole carpet was like this?  I think I’d probably sleep on the floor if it was - haha.  Sooo fluffy!

 

Anyway guys, I hope you enjoyed this post, and as always thank you SO much for reading!

I’ll catch you all next Sunday!

 

Have a fab week and take care guys! Xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YouTube sources:

 

Clover pom pom maker review by B.hooked crochet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znBxw-TZ0-A