How To Cover A Tray For Cute Photography – Tutorial
Recently I’ve been looking for better backdrops to be able to take craft/food/whatever photos on and while digging through a cupboard I found a tea tray that I bought when we first moved here. Unfortunately it wasn’t a colour or design that would work well with the things I usually make so I set about prettying it up a bit.
This is the finished product:
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I started with a basic try from an Asian grocery store. I bought this one because I liked the bunnies.
Next I covered it in white paper and glued that down with the PVA glue. I didn’t do a particularly neat job because this was going to be covered in the next step.
Once it was dry I cut out enough fabric to completely cover it. The fabric I chose was a loose knit so I had more leeway when stretching and moving it around to fit.
I used hot glue and glue it into the corner of the lip of the tray.
Looking better!
Then I folded the extra around the edge and glued it to the bottom. As this was such a loose weave it was easy to mould it around where I needed it to fit the circular design. And that’s really it!
It really didn’t take very long at all and it’s been a really great background for food photos and macro shots of things! I like this fabric because it’s an interesting pattern but it doesn’t take the focus away from an object, it just add some texture.
Pretty!
I think I will make some other photography props, let me know what you think! |
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DIY Fly Screens For Renters – Home Sweet Home
Ugh I’ve been meaning to do this home improvement since we moved in here three and a half years ago. Removable fly screens! We have 3 windows, one of them is floor to ceiling so I can’t do much about that but the smaller ones are just push outs. The building is from the 1920’s and has very little maintenance done so nothing is in very good repair anymore. We rent so I’m limited on what I can do to fix problems like the large number of flies Melbourne has in Summer.
I discovered by accident that our windows are actually very heavy metal which has been painted white so I set about making a screen which I could keep in place with magnets.
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You need:
It’s really simple actually which makes me annoyed that it took me so long to get around to doing this.
Cut out a piece of tulle which is larger than the window.
Edge it with lace either by using hot glue or sewing.
Try to get “helpful” dog to stop laying on it.
Attach to window with the magnets in each corner.
Enjoy not having flies inside your house this Summer!!
It catches the light in these photos like crazy but normally you can even tell it’s there because I picked such a light colour.
Do you guys have any tips for what else to do with rental properties? |
How To Do Simple Mermaid Nail Art – Tutorial
Yay more lazy day nail art!
This one was requested quite a bit after I posted it on instagram: Mermaid scales!
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The key to this look is a really nice base coat of a reflective blue/green shade. This one is really old so I don’t know if it’s still available but anything that looks a bit sea-ish will work.
Also, my new favourite thing ever: nail drying drops! They dry polish to the touch almost instantly and actually work! No more spoiled manicures!!
Anyway, let’s get to it. Start with a base coat of the green and then mix some white acrylic paint with a drop of water so it’s a good thin consistency. Paint a small U shape at the cuticle on one side. Continue painting U shapes along the cuticle.
Start another row of U shapes above the first, this time alternate them so each one begins at the high point of the one under it. Continue making scales in rows like this until you run out of nail to do it on.
Wait for it to dry then top coat!
It doesn’t matter if your lines aren’t this thin or if you can only fit a few scales on each finger, so long as you get the general idea you should be fine!
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DIY Painted Purse Make Over – Tutorial
Today’s craft is a mini purse make over. I wanted a little bag to take in my purse while we were traveling but nothing I had really went with the other stuff I was taking so I decided to give this bag a last minute make over. Why I always decide to do these things right before we leave I just don’t know… but yay for the end result anyway?
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This was the old version. It used to have a deco Hello Kitty face on it but that fell off quite some time ago… quality craftsmanship!
First I painted it white using acrylic paint.
Then I painted it pink using some fabric paint I had left over from another project.
Lastly I cut out the old zips and added in my own zip. It wasn’t quite long enough so I used ribbon to disguise the gap.
Bam! Way cuter.
Probably not the smartest way to spend the day before you are supposed to leave on holidays but you know, I’m not that great at relaxing anyway.
Now that I know this method works I’m eyeing off some other old cosmetic bags I have… |
DIY Tea Bags – Yummy Tutorial
You guys know how much I love tea. There’s no debate about how much I love tea. I have a deep dark secret though… I hate loose leaf tea. Well not so much the tea itself but I hate tea strainers. They are always so cute but they never strain tea properly so you always end up with stray pieces of tea floating around which I just can’t stand for some reason. It didn’t bother me so much but now that I have clear mugs it drives me crazy.
So the solution which doesn’t involve me throwing out all of my loose leaf tea our of frustration? DIY teabags from Daiso!
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They come in bulk, I think this packet had around 100 in it.
I started off with this delicious herbal tea I bought in Germany.
All you need to do is open up the bag, and pop in the correct amount of tea for one cup.
Then flip the top of the bag inside out. There are two little folds at the top which prevent the tea from coming out.
Best idea ever. I went through and did all of my loose leaf tea in one go.
Then when you fancy a cup you just make it as with any other tea bag!
And that’s how you make Violet’s crazy obsessive side extremely happy!
What is your favorite tea at the moment? I’m super into peppermint right now!
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How To Do Christmas Tree Nail Art- Tutorial
So it’s that time of year. I don’t know whether most of you guys celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, something else, nothing or like James and I: Billy Idol Day.
Anyway, let’s do some lazy Christmas tree themed nail art today!
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This nail art is super easy. All you need is red and silver glitter polish.Put down the base coat of red polish. Draw a line of silver horizontally around 2/3rds of the way down the nail. Add a slightly smaller zigzag above that. And another smaller zigzag above that but make sure that the last line points straight up.
Add a little stem at the bottom and you’ve got a tree! Top coat it with clear once you’re finished and then you’re ready to deck the halls or whatever it is people do for Christmas!
Next time we are so doing Billy Idol Day nail art. It’s going to be totally badass. |
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