Valentines 'Sweetheart'

 For Valentine's day, I created these two candy 'Sweet hearts' for the shop window display for my parents. We wanted something a bit different from the usual pink and red heart shapes, and came up with this quirky idea.

 These pictues arn't very clear as I took them once they were already in the window!

 This is a very simple DIY as I wasn't planning on making it a DIY, but once you have the supplies and idea, it's easy enough to make.

You will need :

Wreath or wooden/ plastic frame

LOTS OF GLUE STICKS for your glue gun, or super glue.

Variety of Sweets

White paint

Fishing Wire.

 1). I used this wooden wreath as the base for my heart. But you could use any other hollow shaped wreath or wooden frame to make one. With hindsight I would have chosen white as the undercoat, as the red darkened it a little too much, and I think white would look fresher and brighter. So if you are trying this out, spray or paint your base white and leave to dry.

 2) You need a heck of a lot of brightly coloured sweets. We used Lollipops, candy hearts, marshmellows, liquoirce and Quality Street as out main ones, but you can use whatever you like.

 3) Basically use your glue gun to attach the sweets to the wreath! I liked adding lots of greens, blues, red and yellows, as I felt primary colours worked well, and green brightens up the wreath better.

4) Keep checking what your wreath looks like from a distance and make sure that you dont leave any gaps, or have too many of the same colour by each other.

5) Lastly leave to dry and attach clear fishing wire to the top of the wreath, which will enable you to suspend it.

And Voila, one candy sweetheart for your valentine, or to hang on your wall.

Debonding Day

 De-bonding day!!! ( Braces removed)  Thursday I had my braces removed, and boy it feels good.
I had them just over a year and a half, but it feels like forever!

I do have to wear a retainer for three months, and then only at night, but at least I have to freedom to take it out as and when I please which feels sooooo good. Sorry about the cringy pictures, I just was extremely happy! :)
Bring on the lipstick, apples, toffee and sweetcorn.......
(everything I couldnt eat or wear before).

When your dress is just that bit too short...

Today I decided to have a clear out of my closet! I listed a few things on EBay before finding this lovely velvet dress I bought a few months ago. Unfortunately when I purchased it, I didn't realise how short it was. Not that I’m against short skirts, I’m actually very pro short skirts. But this dress was that little bit too unacceptable for my daily trip to college! So I have come up with a way to lengthen it just that little bit more.

  

Firstly I plunged into my ribbon supply!

1. I found a similar colour ribbon and creamy lace that matched my dress.

2. I then sewed together the lace and the ribbon, with the lace on the underside.

3. Then I turned the dress inside out, and sewed the ribbon side to the dress.

4. Turn the dress back to the right way, and there you have it! A slightly more sophisticated look for a dress well worth keeping.

Re-desigining a bag

Yesterday I made this bag from an old vintage purse and chain my mum found lying around at the back of our shop. The beading reminds me of those cheap little purses you have when you're little, and I loved that!

There is a little pink stain down the side, but I think it adds something more to look at rather than being a problem. 

This was the bag before.

 I really didn't like the chain and it was broken anyway. The fringing was ok but most of it was missing and I thought it would look neater without it.

Finally the zip was stuck so I decided for full reconstruction!

       1.Firstly I cut off the old zip.

 2.Then I unpicked the stitching on all four sides of the bag and removed the fringing. Then I sewed on the new zip.

3.Next I sewed the three sides back up together.

4.And lastly, using fishing wire, created a new strap made from a pattern of pearls, white beads, and plastic beads, before sewing it onto the finished bag.

 

Overall I think it now looks much better, and I can actually use it as a bag, rather than just keeping it in a pile of things because it looks pretty.