October 2017 – Our Creative Haven

Happy Friday Everyone! This week has been a little cray cray to say the least! And what better of a time (sorry that’s terrible English – please forgive me, I’ve just finished a night shift!) to decide to cover your room with glitter. Why is it that whenever I use glitter I manage to coat everything in a vague vicinity – including myself – with a layer of sparkle! Now before I dive straight into this weeks craft, I must introduce you to the latest addition to my succulent family! Meet Gertie! Isn’t she a beaut!

Anyway for this weeks craft be prepared to get covered in glitter! To start you’ll need PVA glue, glitter, masking tape, a paintbrush and some kind of glass bottle or vase. First up section off the part of the vase/bottle that you want to cover in glitter.

Then smother that section in PVA glue before pouring glitter over it. I left the bottom bare so that it didn’t stick to the table after!

Then let them dry before peeling the tape off slowly to (hopefully) leave a nice straight, neat finished edge to the glitter.

And there you have it! Super simple and a great way to give a dreary day a bit of sparkle!!

All my love,

God Bless,

Mims

xXx

Hello October! Well didn’t you sneak up on us pretty quickly! It’s been a little bit of a busy week but I am pleased to say that I have officially started my Christmas shopping! It is after all only 80 days until Christmas day (Eek)! So with that in mind I have been thinking about handmade present ideas. This weeks craft is how to upcycle an old photo frame.

I brought this padded photo frame from a charity shop but the material is a little old and in need of a little update. This way you can change the photo frame to match your colour scheme or room. I started by separating the front of the padded frame from the back, this can be a little tough and can need a bit of gentle force to make it happen!

Once separated carefully remove the material from the foam padding.

Then select a piece of fabric that you love and cut it to size – slightly larger that the padding. Draw around the central space within the frame.

Take the material and cut into the corners of the centre. Then start to glue the back of the padding. I used Copydex fabric glue.

Starting with the inside of the frame start to fold the edges in and stick them down. When it comes to the corners leave them until last to stick down.