Crafty Christmas...

 

Hiya guys!  Happy Sunday!  Hope you all had a fabulous Christmas!

 

I spent the day chilling out with my family and watching loads of DVDs!  Overall, it was a really good day!

 

I was actually going to do this week’s post about what to do with leftover Christmas present boxes that can be reused, but…my lovely sister got me something really cool and crafty for Christmas so I obviously couldn’t not do a post about that!

 

Months ago, while I was organising my arts and craft supplies, I was moaning about the labels on the drawers and how they looked really messy because I was handwriting them.  I mentioned a label maker would be totally handy because I could organise e-v-e-r-y-thing and label them!  To be honest, I didn’t really think anyone was listening to me, but guess what I got…a label maker!!!  Yay!

 

 

 

 

What makes this label maker even better is that it embosses the letters on to the tape, instead of using ink, making it 3D…AMAZE!

 

 

 

 

So, getting inspo from a film we watched - Maleficent, which you should watch if you haven’t seen already, because it is r-e-a-l-l-y good – I thought it would be fun to do a line from a Disney film song.  For example:

 

 

 

 

I then thought ‘what if I type out lyrics to a full song? And maybe display it in a photo frame?’

 

So I tried it out!  I typed out the lyrics to a song I’ve loved ever since I was wee – Judy Garland’s ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’.  And this is what I came up with.  I love it!

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it’s pretty cool, and I really like the fact I decided to use different colours for every line of the song!  The photo frame I got from a pound shop.  I like the style of the frame…but it would be lovely if it was gold instead of white!

 

So that’s all I have for this week!  I hope you have a good week ahead, and bring in the New Year in style! And enjoy yourselves, of course!

 

I’ll be back in the New Year with more crafty projects!

 

Happy New Year when it comes!

 

Take care guys xxx

 

Stuck on how you want to decorate a room? Here's a wee design tip that can help you get your ideas together!

Hiya folks, hope you've all had a good Sunday chilling out and getting set for the new week ahead! 

This week I'm going to give you a wee interior design tip!  Something that can be done fairly quickly and easily, and can help you when deciding how you want to decorate a room!  It's a Mood Board!!! 


What is a Mood Board?

A Mood Board is basically a collection of images and materials on a board to help you put across what kind of atmosphere, style or concept you are after.

It's a great thing to help you collect your ideas in one space and to visualise how you want the room to look in the end.

You can also use specific keywords when creating the board, for example 'warm and natural' or 'modern and futuristic', which can help when you are collecting inspirational images for your board.


How do you make a Mood Board?

It's really easy to make a mood board.  There are two types: actual and virtual.  The actual mood board is one that has pictures taken from magazines and the like.  The virtual mood board is produced on a computer/tablet.

PowerPoint can be used to create a virtual mood board because you can make up a page of images of materials and products from the internet that you can use in your design.

  

  

 

An example of a PowerPoint Mood Board I made to

help a friend get some inspiration for decorating their room 

 

Pinterest is another good way to create a virtual mood board because you can easily search for images on the site and create a board specifically for a room by pinning them onto that board!  That way you can see what images you have gathered all in one space.  You can check out my Pinterest page (link on the right!) and see the boards I have created - just to give you an idea.

I do love Pinterest!  I'm always on it and pinning things all the time.  I prefer to make actual mood boards though, probably because I had to do that for Uni design projects but also, as I said in my last post, I love collaging!!!  I like to sit down, tear out images from magazines and stick them down onto a board with swatches and samples, and create an actual board in front of me!  As well as seeing the images you have chosen, the samples give you an idea of what the materials and finishes you have chosen will actually feel like!

Here are some examples of my Mood Boards used at Uni:

 

 

Mood boards aren't just for interior design!

That's right, you can make a mood board for anything: from outfit ideas to party planning to explaining what kind of person you are etc.  

A Mood Board I created when I

started College to show who I am

 

 

Like the interior design version, it is good because it helps you to put together your ideas and figure out what you want.

 

So, in a nutshell, mood boards are a FAB thing that are easy to make to help you out if you are stuck, or are overloaded with ideas, or just to keep you on track!

 

Okay, so that's me.  I hope this helps!  If anyone is redecorating, try making a mood board!  Let me know what you think!  Give it a go and let me know if it does help!

 

Thanks for reading, folks!  I'll be back next week with my usual Sunday blog post.  

Until then...see ya!

  

Jewellery organisation: A cheap and easy way!!

Hey guys!!  Hope you've all had a fab week! 

 

This week I’m going to do a wee organisation-y post, an easy DIY that anyone can do!  I fancied doing this post as I recently had a jewellery clear-out and wanted to have some sort of display for my jewellery.  So I thought I would post what I did!   

 

This is quite an easy and fairly cheap DIY, that you don't have to spend a lot of money on for a cool, quirky little storage idea!!!

 
So, a while back I 'revamped' an old bedside table that I've had for years, just to give it a new look!  I was still at University at the time and I became a wee bit obsessed with collaging using newspaper text, magazine photos and sketches.  I did this in almost every project sketchbook, and thought it would be quite a unique thing to do for a bedside table!

 

 

 

 

I normally use the table for extra storage space, but then realised that the sides could be used to hang things from, for example, jewellery!  I tried a few things out but most of them never really worked, like using elastic hairbands to hang earrings and necklaces (heavy necklaces + elastic band string = FAIL).  It was basically just ‘trial and error’ to see what worked and what didn’t!


Well, I finally managed to get something that worked!  Yay!

 

 

  

I saw these stick-on hooks in a home-ware store that would be quite handy for hanging my necklaces/hair accessories on!  They came in a multi-pack, so I had quite a few to use!  Then I thought ‘Could I use two of these hooks as brackets to hold up something that I could put my rings on as well?’  So I was trying to think what I could use - pencils, string…and I ended up using these fat jumbo straws, which I found in a Chinese supermarket.  These straws are normally used for bubble tea, but they are actually quite sturdy and are really good to store rings on!!!  

 

Therefore, all I really used for this were hooks and straws!  Easy DIY!!!

 

These are the photos of the finished jewellery display!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I guess that's it for this week’s post guys!  I hope this was helpful and has inspired at least one person out there!  That would be fab! J

 

Until next time...see ya!