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Category Archives: crafts

Sep32018

How to Make a DIY Plant Stand

I was looking for the perfect plant stand but could not find one in any shop. Instead of searching and spending money, I decided to make one on a tight budget or almost no budget at all by using some leftover wood I had at home. If you cannot find something in the shop –… Read More

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Jul242018

DIY Screen Printing at Home using Screen Sensation

I’ve been a huge fan of screen printing for some time so when I got offered to work with a company, that had a product which could be easily used at home – I jumped at the chance! Let me introduce you to Screen Sensation*. Screen Sensation is at-home screen printing system, which is easy… Read More

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May82018May 8 2018

Create Quick and Easy FAUX Cherry Blossom Tree

Welcome to our monthly DIY blog challenge. You can catch up with our monthly posts here.  This month’s theme is such a fun one – FAUX FLOWERS!! I love fake flowers and was looking forward to this challenge !! When I tell you this is a quick and easy project, I am not kidding.. I… Read More

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Apr102018Apr 10 2018

Make a Beautiful Faux Dripping Paint Effect Plant Pot

Hi everyone and welcome to our monthly #DIYBlogChallenge! Last month’s theme was pom-poms and you can see my take on the project here.   April’s theme or item to work with was – TIN/CAN!! You know I love a good upcycling project and have done a tin project before, where I transformed some bean cans into… Read More

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Mar132018Apr 6 2018

Create Easy and Fun Decorations for your Home using YARN

It has been a little while since my last #diyblogchallenge but I have been so busy with other things that they slowly took over my life.. I am so happy to be joining my fellow DIYers for this month’s theme, which was “POM-POMS“. I absolutely love pom-poms and you may remember by Easter bunny tutorial… Read More

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Feb62018Jul 5 2025

Trying out the Acrylic Pouring Technique

I have been wanting to do acrylic pouring technique for such a long time. I have watched so many videos and tutorials and actually bought all the things necessary for this a while ago but somehow kept putting it off.. One afternoon when I was wandering around the house thinking about what I could possibly… Read More

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Jan222018

Sarah Jayne Chalk Paint Review and Wooden Tray Makeover using a Stencil

*Disclaimer:   I have received items from Sarah Jayne Chalk Paint Company free of charge, however, all views, experiences and ideas are 100% my own, this post contains affiliate links. You can view our full policy here.  As you know I love to try different products and paints that are available on the market.  So when Sarah Jayne Chalk… Read More

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Dec282017Dec 28 2017

Readers Choice – Top 15 Most Popular Posts of 2017

It is that time of the year when I look back at my posts and what I have done.. It is really exciting to see which posts you loved and which were the most popular this year!!  You will recall last year my top post was my  Gold Desk Organiser and the year before  the upcycled Golden Glass… Read More

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Dec112017

Upcycle an Old Christmas Ornament

You know I love Christmas ornaments and you know how I love to upcycle the old ones rather than throwing them out. Well today’s post is all about recycling your old ornaments and thinking outside the box a little!  I had a few old baubles I wanted to upcycle and really didn’t have a clue… Read More

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Nov212017Nov 24 2017

DIY Blog Challenge – Robin Christmas Decoration

November is here and so is our monthly DIY Blog Challenge! If you missed out on any of the challenges, you can catch up with them here.  This month’s theme is of course Christmas related as it is only less than 5 weeks left to Christmas now!!! Our theme this month is – “DIY Christmas… Read More

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Nov162017Nov 17 2017

2017 ORNAMENT EXCHANGE & BLOG HOP

Welcome to the 2017 Ornament Exchange & Blog Hop! This year, there are 47 amazing bloggers participating in the exchange. The rules of the challenge were simple: be partnered with a fellow blogger, create a handmade ornament for $15 or under, create a tutorial, and ship the ornament off to a new home! Meet the… Read More

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Nov62017

Create a Beautiful Wall Art from Pallets and Mandala Stencil

You know how much I love pallets and stencils, so it was simply a matter of time before I fused the two together and created a beautiful art piece.  I was keen to get my hands on a mandala stencil for a while and when Stencil Warehouse kindly sent me one of their rose ceiling  stencils*  I… Read More

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Sep252017

Create a Beautiful and Easy Fall Decor in 10 Minutes!

I always try to come up with projects that are easy to make. Sometimes I simply buy something and hope the inspiration will come to me.. As I was shopping in our DIY store and getting some things for our living room decoration, I saw this gorgeous spray paint in bright copper! I just thought I… Read More

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Sep192017Sep 21 2017

DIY Blog Challenge – Create an Easy Scrabble Art for Fall Decor

September is here and so is our monthly DIY Blog Challenge!! This month’s theme is “FALL/AUTUMN”! We all had to come up with an idea to incorporate the theme.  You can catch up with the previous months posts here. I love making frames and DIY art.  For this month’s challenge I decided to create a… Read More

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Sep42017May 16 2019

Make your own Abstract Art on a Budget

This post contains affiliate links Hi everyone, today I will be sharing a fun little project I did a few months ago.  We did our bathroom makeover and as we encountered a few mishaps, we ended up spending a little more than we anticipated, so I tried to save where I could and ended up… Read More

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Aug152017Sep 11 2017

DIY BLOG CHALLENGE – “FLOWER POWER”

Hi everyone and welcome to our AUGUST edition of DIY BLOG CHALLENGE!!! Each month a group of DIY bloggers come up with a theme and do a project based on this theme.  Remember my July’s project where our theme was “Summer Festival”.  This month we are continuing with the summer inspired projects and our theme is “FLOWER… Read More

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Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell you it is bloody hard work. It is not fun living in dust trust me …Having done all the hard work on this house, I can finally look back and think yes I can do all that but you know what I don’t want to 😂 we have still plenty of things to do but I am definitely taking my time and not letting the house take over .. I can do it all but I don’t want to .. well at least not all of the time .. weekends are also for enjoying yourself even if the Billy makeover has taken me nearly two months … 😜 
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It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old carpets when you are renovating … is it Victorian tiles, is it beautiful parquet … ?? not what we ended up with 😂 it took me forever to remove these Lino tiles - I have no idea what was used to stick them down but they were solid 🙈
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Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or when but the paint tin got knocked over and the paint was making its way down the tumble dryer … that’s what you get for dumping everything in this space ..Here I am trying to save as much paint as I can, desperately scooping it back into the tin… it does look like something straight out of an episode of Dexter! 😜😂
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Who needs a gym if you have a home to renovate … 💪 Who needs a gym if you have a home to renovate … 💪🏼 
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Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the artwork on “my side” of the room and it finally feels finished … even thought it’s not (we are saving for a carpet) swipe to see the before & during .. ♥️ so proud of how this room turned out- most of the furniture is upcycled and we built the wardrobe ourselves too 💪🏼 it’s now finally time to enjoy this cosy room 💤 
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Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we or Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we order almond milk in bulk so this is the perfect storage space 👌🏼 

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Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget fr Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget friendly version 😜 we built this with zero experience and although we love it and saved over 5k I’m in no rush to do it again … 
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September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxi September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxing and a few DIYs.. decided that it is worth celebrating small wins and every day moments that me me happy so sharing my September “wins” with you .. ♥️ tell me one thing that made you smile in September ✨🫶

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Remember the dress debate? I think I have the same Remember the dress debate? I think I have the same problem with our bathroom tiles ? Is it a monkey or a lion or am I going mad ??? 😜 
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This renovation will not defeat me … at the time I This renovation will not defeat me … at the time I did feel like crying though … 
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In a world that’s filled with quick makeovers, hug In a world that’s filled with quick makeovers, huge budgets and 5 second transformations I celebrate slow renovations and small wins.. first coat is on and it’s looking great already !! 📕 
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Woman on a mission 🙊… clearing out the books to pa Woman on a mission 🙊… clearing out the books to paint the bookshelf for the games room .. it is also a good excuse to go through the books I have 📚 
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