Mini Bead Weaving

A creative friend reminded me about the little mini loom she used to make jewellery on.

I was inspired and went home to give it a go myself.

I dug up some beads I had from way way back.

I also found a necklace that I would never wear again and took some pretty turquoise beads from that.

I made a tiny loom from a piece of wood and little nails.

I took some design inspiration from this candle I just bought while in the USA.

I thought the Aztec design was just what I needed.

I beaded each row onto the loom.

Then the difficult part was weaving each and every thread back into the woven piece so it wouldn't come apart.

I must admit that part took forever!

I bought a silver chain from the bead shop and here is the finished product.

I love it!  

Something a bit different and gets lots of compliments when I wear it.

Too fun!

Now to make another....

Beach House Summer Spruce Up

 

Beach House Summer Spruce Up

Tassels are everywhere at the moment.

 I went to my favourite fabric store in Melbourne

 and saw these lovely liberty fabric tassels.

I just had to make my own little version!

 The kids helped me tear up the fabric.
So we bundled it up and headed down to the Beach House

My daughter helped me sort them all out 

We wanted a pop of colour in there

 to match the succulent flowers that are out at the moment.

I love these!

They last in little vases for a really long time 

and are so vibrant and bright.

I picked these ones from our nature strip.

So fresh and fun in an all white room!

The perfect spruce up for this summer.

Andrea's Floor Plan Stump

Lately I have been doing a lot more home styling.

Summer has been showing itself lately and 

I think people are just excited for a change this Summer.

Andrea's House

The Brief:

  To solve the furniture issues in the Living Room

And to add lots more storage!!

BEFORE

The Problem:

 Extra large sofa was facing out the window and made TV watching difficult.

Not enough seating.

Not enough storage.

Line of sight down the Hallway went straight to messy TV cords.

Furniture placement felt awkward.

AFTER

The Solution:

Flip flop the TV and the dinning table.

Turn the couch sideways and add a small chair and coffee table.

Add 3 small stools under kitchen bench for more seating.

Place a small buffet in the previously unused space for extra kitchen storage.

Create a lovely line of sight to the dinning table from the entry way.

Create a purpose lane way to the outside without walking through a zone.

I think they will be able to really enjoy this space now.

Hand Stamped for Baby

A friend just had a baby.  

but she didn't know what she was having.

I just found out it's a Boy!

 So

I thought she might

 need a little something boyish for him to wear.

I found this wooden cut out from a craft store which I have never used

so I made it into a stamp.

 I used some blue fabric paint

to make a unique

handmade onesie 

to give him.

There,
a quick and simple
handmade gift
I am sure he will love.

This costs nothing to do

 For a quick and inexpensive way to change up this bathroom

I put little branches that had fallen off the tree outside
in little brown recycled bottles.
I thought they would look nice on the window sill for something different.

I went away on holidays and thought all the leaves would be in the tub when I got home.

But instead this seems like the perfect place for plant propagation.

All the little branches grew roots instead.

The best part is now I don't have to worry about them at all 

except for topping up the water every few months.

Hassle free vases!!!

$ 0

Copper Leaf Vase

I recently came across some copper leaf at a craft store.

I have always wanted a good excuse to try my hand a metal leaf,

 but never had a project in mind,

 until now.

I saw the above metallic vases at Country Road this year.

By the time I went to buy one they were all sold out,

so I thought... why not try and make my own?

 I found this vase at an Opp shop for $1.

It was the perfect size and shape I wanted for my metal leaf experiment.

I used a soft make-up brush,

 some cotton gloves and some spray adhesive I already had.

For my first time, I am pretty impressed.

It is by no means perfect, but I love how it turned out.

 Now, to just figure out where to put it.