DIY Cute Storage Box

Happy weekend folks! I hope you're all having a good one :)

I promised more creative/crafty/DIY posts over here on this blog, and today I am keeping that promise! Maybe they're not really your thing, but I adore these types of posts and thought it'd be fun.

Since I'm planning to make DIY's a more regular feature, I thought I'd start off easy today with a simple storage box DIY. This'll be good if you want to make your office space look cuter, provide a new place for makeup (those ALEX drawers from IKEA aren't cheap!) or create a place just for those little knick-knacks we all have hanging around.


What you'll need:

- Any old box/container of choice.
- Wrapping paper/sheets of colourful paper.
- Scissors.
- Washi tape.
- Clear tape/glue.
- Card.

A Cute Photo Collage DIY

Hello little unicorns! (Soz, I'm in a weird mood.) I hope you're all having an incredible week so far, and have nice plans for the weekend. This week I've been organising my office, trying to categorise everything and give it a good overhaul so it's the perfect place for me to work on all my projects. I'll probably do a post on this soon to be honest. But anyway, in the middle of my tidying, rummaging and organising; I found a bunch of polaroid photos I had printed a few months ago (from Polargram).
They are the nicest bunch of random photos of completely different memories, friends and times in my life. Some old, some recent; but all awesome. Sadly they were just sitting in a drawer and I felt they were being completely wasted. So why not use them for a DIY?

I decided I wanted to build up a cute collage and frame it, and luckily I already had a spare frame hanging around. I collected some pretty papers, stickers, washi tape, buttons and some AMAZING prints which I had bought from Toni over at Lemon Freckles a while ago. These were made for bunting, but I kept my bunting quite short, so I had one or two images over that I decided to use in this collage.

After that it's just a case of arranging everything until you're happy! The joy of this project is that there is no right or wrong way to do it; just go with whatever you find aesthetically pleasing and you're onto a winner. Mine is one bursting with different colours and textures, and has a really happy vibe about it.
I think something like this would be perfect for a DIY gift for someone, or simply brightening up a room :) What do you guys think?
Also, 10 points to the first person to name that blogger you can spot in my photographs! :)


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I'm Joining The Scouts

Since I was a kid I've tried out plenty of different clubs and activities; sewing club (I know, I was never cool), flower pressing (seriously am I 90?!), the swim team, arts and crafts club, horse riding (I do miss this) and even a brief stint in dance classes. But none of them ever really stuck. No matter how much I enjoyed them I always ended up floundering and quitting. Actually, I was never even determined enough to quit properly, I just sort of stopped going...
Anyway, blogging is the first sort of hobby/activity/thing that I've stuck at, and I love it. However, apart from a digital collection of posts and a hell of a lot of photos, there's nothing you can really 'collect' from blogging. No mementos or achievements for goals etc, and part of me wants to feel like I'm in a little club again. I really wanna give this whole 'participation' thing a go.
...And obviously I wanna do this in the smallest way possible with the least amount of responsibility ever; I'm lazy like that. Then I discovered Beau's Etsy store. I had found her on Instagram a while back and then realised she had this amazing Etsy store full of adorable things she's crafted herself; including these Babe Scouts patches!

She has a range of patches that she has created to raise awareness for Anxiety and Depression, part of the 'Babe Scouts' club. The idea being that she'd like to remind anyone having a bad day to take it slow and enjoy the little things, such as 'Snuggle your cat', 'Drink water' and 'Watch a movie'. I thought this idea was absolutely amazing, and so thoughtful. What a wonderful way to show support for people suffering with the same day to day problems, and in the cutest way possible.
I immediately snapped up my first patch and became an official member! I'm so happy I've joined such an awesome little club. I plan to collect all of Beau's work, and I hope you guys do too. After all, it's a lovely idea and it's always awesome to support small business eh? My only problem now is where to place this little cutie?!


So, will you be joining the club?! :)





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Bank Holiday Crafts

As some of you already know, I received a lovely package from Sykes Cottages last week which included so many beautiful crafty treats for me to delve into. I really took advantage this weekend, starting with the candle making kit and creating my own wonderful works in wax!
I've never made my own candles from scratch before and I do love to try anything new; especially if it involves candles! The first thing to decide is what glass/jar/cup/container you would like to make into a candle, and the options were pretty endless. I went and bought some pretty white/minimalist ceramic jars for only £2/£3 each, as I thought these would love prettiest on my desk.

All I had to do was melt down the wax provided, on a low heat until it was fully liquidized. While it was in the pan melted, I added in my chosen scent; I had a variety of beautiful ones to choose from but ultimately Fuchsia was the winner for me! A fair few drops splashed in, and then I was ready to fill up my jars.

As the wax was drying, I popped in the wicks while the mixture was hardening a little, but still goopy enough to let me pop it in. Terrible wording here, but basically when it was of a 'treacle texture'. Leaving this to stand around half an hour was enough until my candles were fully finished and ready to light. And the finished result it so cute! Not to mention smelling divine. I have so many jars I want to fill up now and experiment with. I absolutely loved this experience making my own from start to finish and would definitely like to keep this hobby up in the future. A big thanks to Sykes Cottages for allowing me to take part and get a little crafty this weekend!




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A Crafty Surprise

I was recently contacted by Sykes Cottages asking if I'd like to collaborate, and would I be interested in trying out some of their craft kits? Obviously this was something I was really excited about! Soon enough, the most wonderful package made it's way to me and I'm absolutely thrilled to be involved.
Among my lovely surprises were a candle making kit with various scents, a jewellery making kit, an adorable card crafting pack, a button collection, a fabric notebook kit and some tasty treats! I was absolutely thrilled when it all arrived and have been planning a crafty day ever since! So now that Easter weekend is here, I have the perfect opportunity. I'll be sharing my creations and how everything goes in another post soon, but for now I wanted to share my bank holiday weekend plans with you guys.
What will you be getting up to this weekend? :)



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