I’m all for dainty, simple jewellery and I tend to wear the same pieces every day, but from time to time I will add either some kind of cocktail ring, one of my beloved ring bracelets or, this double chain ring: which is basically a mini version of a ring bracelet for your finger. It [...]
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And the Christmas countdown begins… If you are still looking for some handmade present ideas, here are twelve DIY projects from the archives: <1 HOUR PROJECTS Delicate Thread Bracelets Coconut Jewellery Holder Pastel Braid Bracelet Homemade All-Over Brown Sugar and Honey Scrub 1-2 HOUR PROJECTS Honey Cocoa Lip Balm and Cheek Stain Turquoise Beaded Ring [...]
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My very first DIY post on this blog was a ring bracelet tutorial that I posted nearly a year ago and, yes, ring bracelets are still my favourite jewellery pieces to make and wear. I like them so much because, although they have become more popular this year and a few high street retailers carry [...]
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On the same day my go-to lip balm from the Body Shop ran out I stumbled across these beeswax bars at Whole Foods. Brilliant timing. A DIY lip balm has been on my to-make list for ages so I also picked up some raw cocoa butter and two little containers from MUJI and started cooking. [...]
What is your current desktop wallpaper? Mine used to be whatever cool picture of people, flowers or animals (mainly cats) I recently took but I decided that since I spend so many hours a day looking at my desktop screen, a little more thought should go into my choice. So I went on a hunt [...]
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If you were a crafty kid like me you probably had a little arts and crafts corner in your room with some crayons and coloured paper, where you would happily spend hours drawing pictures and designing other pen-and-paper creations. Nowadays I still like to get into a ‘creative zen mode’ where I just make stuff, [...]
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While doing research for this post on dip dying I came across the idea of dip dying/colour blocking/painting the bottom of a tin can with a pastel colour! So simple, but very cool in my opinion :) The same night I made my own version from a can of peas and I’ve been using it [...]
Time for another ring bracelet (or slave bracelet) tutorial! Recently I have been experimenting with different designs and colour schemes and this is one of my favourite variations of the basic ring bracelet, with beads on a nylon thread as the middle piece. I like my bracelets to be relatively delicate and minimal, so I [...]
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2-minute DIY idea: These extensions attach to a stud and you can choose to either add them behind your lobe or in front right behind the stud. I wear them with a little star stud and let them drop down from behind my lobe, so it looks a bit like a shooting star. You need [...]
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Dip dyeing has to be one of my favourite interior design trends right now. Most of the things below are on my DIY-asap list :) image credits: Frkmayasloft, Apartment Therapy , Roundmonkey tumblr, Poppy Talk, Design Sponge, Happy Mundane, Koskela, Of paper and things, Sweet Station, Little bit funky, Apartment Therapy.