Lavender Beauties

I long ago decided that my closet needed a new smell, so i decided to use up the bag full of dried lavender that i've had lying around forever. It took me a while, but i seem to have successfully found a way to make my wardrobe smell nice and still look good.

Some pretties for you

So i've been majourly checking out the 'Cupcakes and Cashmere' blog at the moment and i love all of the cute Walnut Papiere stationery (Hint: Click the link and go buy them out of business). I decided that i'd make some of my own because i absolutely love Emily's cute little chevrons and i'd like some little notecards to go with my own little mini-business. So here's a present. You can have some free pretties. There's two A5 notecards to a sheet, and there's also a page full off matching ribbons (15 to be exact) to accessorize your envelopes to match. For the best effect print the notecards onto medium weight card, and the ribbons onto thin paper and affix them to your desired envelope.

Bakers Twine

The other day whilst I was browsing in IKEA I came across some brown paper wrapping paper. And as i'm a person of little pleasures i completely wet myself at the sight of it. No, i'm not scared of paper, i've been looking for some everywhere for a looong time and couldn't find any for love nor money (Silly saying, i feel it though). So after purchasing myself some brown paper to prettify myself some presents (Boyfriend and best friend no more will you find yourself with cheesy paper patterned with kitties and puppies, but you will find yourself with a very sophisticated box of awesome) i realized that i hadn't got anything to wrap it with, which sounds silly because you wrap with paper... Right? But i mean ribbony things. Normal ribbon looks way too boring so i thought of getting some bakers twine. But woah nelly it wasn't to be. It's way expensive with all the shipping and whatnot so i was a little against that. Then it hit me (Quite literally i dropped a ball of cotton on my foot) i'll make my own! So here's a little how to on making bakers twine. It's literally the easiest thing in the world.

Supplies:
- Cutting mat
- Sharpie of choice
- Scissors
- Crotcheting cotton or wool or something that's white
- Some card
- A little card bobbon that i made myself or you can make yourself
- Ruler

Simples! *Squeak*

MockingJay Necklace

I know, i'm awesome you don't have to tell me. What's that? I'm not awesome? Well i'm going to hunt you down and kick your ass prove you wrong. I recently started reading the hunger games (Don't mean to be a hipster, but i'd heard of it way before the movie came out. Although that does look amazing!) and i fell in love with the cover. And the book, but mainly the cover. I love the idea of the MockingJay so i decided to make my own brooch/necklace. I haven't decided which yet, but i think i might make it both! In the course of writing this DIY out, i decided to make it into both.

Ingredients:
- Shrinky Dink
- Hunger Games book or a template
- An X-Acto knife
- Paint/Nail Varnish
- 2 Pairs of pliers
- Chain (If you want a necklace)
- Brooch Back (If you want a brooch)
- Pencil
- Jump Ring (If you want a necklace)

Jumping on the bandwagon'

Interchangeable Necklaces

I love to match my jewelerry to my outfit. I thought this necklace was cute, so i then though, why not make more of them? Make them interchangeable! I made three different colours, pink, blue and green.

Ingredients:
- Chain
- Fimo (Three or more colours)
- Round object to draw around or cut with
- Two pairs of pliers
- Three jump rings (Or however many peices you've made)
- Push pin
- Lobster clasps (Optional)

Guitar St-Rings

My boyfriend plays guitar, so i asked him if he could keep his old guitar strings for me, so i can DIY myself some pretty things. Today he handed me a pile of rings that he'd made which were he cutest things in the world. So i decided that i needed to share it with someone. So here's todays tutorial:

Ingredients:
- Old guitar strings
- Wire cutters (Not your best ones because they really blunt them fast)
- Ring sizer or something that's the same size as your finger (I used a nail varnish bottle that's the same size as my rings)

Be my best friend?

So today i thought i'd go for a cheesy 'BFF' style necklace for you. I made it in the kitchen so theres no picture of all of the stuff together. Lets get started.

Ingredients (I've given up with the real word now):
- Fimo of the colour that you want
- A heart template. Draw one or steal mine
- Craft knife
- Jump rings
- Chain/s
- 2 Pairs of pliers
- Cutting mat
- Oven
- Tin foil
- Push pin