In my experimentation for a good way to do a pallet garden I decided to try some tins. Spray painting them worked really well and the colour added a great effect. Recycling is great, but if it can be pretty it’s even better! Make sure to do 2 good coats of paint, as I still…
Craft
Door or wall sticker // tutorial & download
I have finally had a little bit of time to try and add some detail to our home. Although I haven’t got very far one simple little quirk I added was a “hello” sticker on the front door. Download the template here All you need: Sticker/self-adhesive paper Your design (You can download the “hello” here) Swivel…
Adding detail to plain fonts in Illustrator // tutorial
I am by no means an Illustrator expert, but I am learning things all the time. The other day I discovered, by mistake, how to add some detail to plain fonts. Step 1: Write your text and give it an outline stroke in the same colour as the text fill. Step 2: Go to type…
DIY table numbers and name cards // download and tutorial
On Saturday I tripped while walking on the mountain and managed to dislocated my knee cap. Although this is not a nice thing to happen, it does mean that the doctor has booked me off for 4 days and I get to catch up on a bit of blogging 🙂 Today I have a mini…
Photobooth props // free download and tutorial
Use this free download to make your own awesome photobooth props for your wedding or party. You can save loads of money!
Zebra cushion inspiration
Today has been a lovely wintery day in Cape Town and we have taken full advantage to stay at home most of the day. While browsing Pinterest I came across this quirky zebra cushion set: Looking at their price, it is totally something that can be done for a fraction of the price. I started messing…
Free borders and bracket frames // Download
In designing all our wedding stationery I had a lot of fun designing borders and using different ones for each piece of stationery. It was a great time for me of growing my skills and adding in quirky personalised features for our wedding. So I have decided to put a bunch of the borders that I…
DIY Cardboard Christmas tree // tutorial
It got to Christmas eve and we still had no decorations up in the house. Things have been a little bit crazy with wedding planning, honeymooning and sorting out the house, so decorations took a bit of a backseat. While Michael was busy with some other stuff I quickly made us a little tree using…
Make your own chalkboard, paint and all // tutorial
Yesterday was a rainy day in Cape Town, and since I have a week of holiday, it meant that there was finally time for me to do a craft 🙂 This is a simple way to make your very own chalkboard paint, choosing your own colour. I was inspired by this post. What you need:…
Necklace (or key) hanger // tutorial
I finally decided that I can’t have all my necklaces hanging on the same old broken sunglasses frames. So as my final project before starting up my Dietetics Honours course, I made a necklace hanger. I used a piece of scrap supawood (from making these wooden pendants), plain fabric, left-over paint (I’d recommend fabric paint…
Clay pendant // tutorial
I saw some clay pendants at the Grahamstown festival last year and so I asked for some air-dry clay for Christmas. These really took a few minutes each to make and I think that they come out really cute. Most important is the clay (you could use any kind I guess, but this one doesn’t…
Card set using paper cut-outs
As thank you and christmas gifts I made some sets of cards. The antelope were cut using a swivel craft knife (a very useful tool!) and silhouettes found from good old google search. I used a slightly stiff cardboard to make the boxes and normal white paper for the envelopes. A little bit of lace…
DIY fridge magnets
I made these to add to a wedding gift for two lovely friends who got married earlier this year. Follow the instructions for DIY wooden pendants here but stick some magnets on the back instead of a second picture. For these I also first painted the wood with a silver craft paint.
Wooden pendant and charm necklace – vintage // tutorial
In my free time, I often find myself trawling the internet for inspiration. Last holidays I stumbled upon scrabble pendants, using both resin and special hooks, none of which I could seem to find around Cape Town. (If you ever want to buy Trivial Pursuit, it is available in just about every charity shop, wooden…
DIY corner monster bookmarks
These cute corner bookmarks are great to add to a present to give it an extra touch of uniqueness. (Sorry to any of my friends that may get one of these in their next gift, surprise ruined! 🙂 )All that they require is some scrap paper/cardboard, scissors and some glue. Follow the instructions here. You…