Thailand

Got back from the beautiful Thailand... There will be pictures up soon to follow :)

VB x

Spring

Fresh daffodils picked from my garden :) I do love a spring time bouquet!

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Camden town

22nd Birthday

Was my 22nd last Wednesday! Starting to feel slightly old and past it now!! :/ this is a cupcake I got given along with a cake made for me and a few other gifts and treats from my birthday <3

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Creative Tie-backs

Over the christmas period, I visited a few craft fairs, which is always nice to do. These where purchased at the Mentmore craft fair, which didn't have much to it so I probably wouldn't go again.. but bought these little treasures there :) and what a bargain! The lady who owned the stall was moving to spain so had to sell everything. I needed some new curtain tie-backs, as mine are a bit dated..so I snapped these up for the bargain price of £3. Looking at them initially I thought I could do something with them. 


De coupage is the most simply, effective way of transforming anything in your home and making it really look your own. All you need is:


Tissue paper/fancy tissues/anything thin with a pattern on
PVA Glue
Water
Scissors 
White Acrylic paint
And patience


>>Firstly Paint the object you wish to cover in white.. so no strange colours seep though. 


>>Mix up a mixture of PVA with 1Part PVA 2parts Water.


>>All you need to do now is cut the pattern of the shape you are covering with about 1cm overlay (to hide around the back) and strip the tissue so it is its thinnest layer, most tissue paper has 4 or 5 layers.   


>>Once the paint is dry cover the object a bit at a time (watch out for tearing) with the PVA mixture adding it on top of the tissue too (this will dry clear) and keep going until it is all covered. Glue the excess areas to the back. 


>>Then leave to dry and VWALA!!! :) you have some amazing curtain tie-backs (or necklace holders)

VB x

Happy New Year!

My yellow roses :)

Happy New Year fellow Bloggers! I was a rubbish Blogger last year, but 2012 is full of fun and exciting things to blog about! I didn't have a great start to 2012 with a kidney infection but I received two bouquets of flowers and a teddy bear and I just keep thinking to myself..everything can only get better. My new year was spent watching the amazing fire works of London town (we do put on a good display) and then rolling on my side in pain! Ha.. But I thought I would come on and say a Happy New Year! and I hope 2012 brings you everything you wish for!

VB x

Halloween

:) My halloween weekend consisted of making a skeleton top.. & dressing up as a skeleton with my old university mates.