by Fünchkins
This is a little fashion tip for the gents out there. The “preppy” look with brightly coloured skinny jeans, leather elbow-patched fitted blazers and leather wing-tips is very in fashion at the moment. Though the one element of the look is elusive, how to tie a bow tie.
When Squidinc-1‘s friend had an XL dress shirt that no longer fit him properly, she decided to seize the opportunity to make herself a shirt dress. Using pieces from the shirt itself, some creative sewing and an iron, Squidinc-1 made this beautiful, crisp shirt dress for herself.
* The remake was an entry into the Project Runway /Rowenta Remake Challenge on Burda
Scott Maitland, proprietor of Top Of The Hill Distillery, have just released an “Age Your Own Whiskey” kit featuring their 100% certified organic Carolina whiskey. The kit consists of two bottles of whiskey, a cask and stand with the required bung and tap as well as complete instructions on how to go about ageing your own whiskey.
If you live in an area where mistletoe is a strange foreign plant people in the movies kiss under, or find that the real (or fake) mistletoe is way too expensive in the stores, how about making a real traditional Christmas by making your own mistletoe.
* Aimee from It’s Overflowing decided to take the West Elm Felt mistletoe and make her own which proved to be super easy
Chica & Jo have a wonderfully easy to follow tutorial on how to make your own home-made copper wind chimes. Depending on what you have available, you can either use copper pipes from the hardware stores, used pipes or mismatched silver cutlery from a second hand store.
If you are using copper pipes, make sure to get your hardware store to cut the pipe before you bring it home.
* The full tutorial can be found on Chica & Jo and is easy enough to adjust for older kids on snow days
Sometimes it’s hard to find the right way to decorate your entryway. It has so much traffic so nothing too delicate can be placed there, but it still needs to look good. Portuguese blog, Gecko has a wonderful solution, how about painting the decorative bottom of an end table bellow a shelf.
This way you get the pretty storage space without the expense of buying a new table. And it takes less space too.
* You can get the full how to on Gecko’s blog, the original blog is all in Portuguese
Recycling requires creativity and perseverance, and Cindy from Made 2 Style has both in spades. Using just the inner roll from toilet paper rolls, hot glue, a really inexpensive mirror an embroidery hoop and spray paint, she came up with this lovely piece of art.
* Cindy is following The Pinterest Challenge where she got the idea. You can make your own toilet roll mirror frame by following Cindy’s step by step instructions on Made 2 Style
One more Halloween craft before it’s officially too late. If you have some left over wine bottles that you can spare, why not try making a couple of Halloween Wine Bottle Jack-o-Lanterns. This tutorial can also be adapted to make Christmas decorations.
The design doesn’t have to be limited to Jack-o-Lanterns either, you can make Frankenstein’s Monster and ghosts using green spray paint and a glass frosting kit.
* Let your imagination run wild with this step by step tutorial from Instructables
Revamp your dinner table with these cool place mats that you can make at home with just a few items from the hardware store.
All you need are flat mosaic tiles, felt backing and glue and you are set for dinner. You can also make hot mats or trivets so your hot serving plates and dishes don’t ruin the surface of your dinner table.
* The idea is really simple and requires almost no explanation, but you can get more ideas from A Life Without Expectations or buy place mats from Viva Terra for $69 for a set of 4
As we all know, toners are used after cleansing and before moisturising to reduce the size of your pores and prepare it to receive moisturiser.
This gorgeous skin brightening toner is great for oilier skin types, containing lemon juice and Witch Hazel, it has all the de-greasing and balancing qualities needed from a good toner.
* Shwin from Shwin & Shwin has a wonderful recipe for you to try out yourself at home
