Clearasil Look Good Feel Good Ebook Update

by VioletLeBeaux | Aug 30, 2013 | Advert

This post was sponsored by Clearasil.
For more information on sponsored posts please click here.

As you guys probably remember I participated in a Clearasil campaign a few months ago testing out their Daily Clear Vitamins and Extract Range. Part of the campaign involved the creation of an ebook which was aimed at giving Australian girls tips to get the confidence to face the day head on no matter what it throws at them.

Myself and each of the 14 bloggers in the campaign gave tips on looking and also feeling good for the book so make sure you click below to check it out!

Click here to visit the Clearasil Look Good Feel Good Ebook!

If you would like to learn more about the Clearasil Daily Clear Vitamins and Extract Range and it’s advertised herbal benefits, make sure you read my previous post or you can download more information about it in the releases here and here.

Big Green Dinosaur Slippers

by VioletLeBeaux | Aug 24, 2013 | Craft

Less a tutorial and more “LOOK WHAT I FINALLY FINISHED!” 😀

So the back story here is that one of my most awesome internet friends Miss BGDino is getting married soon and I had to make her and her equally awesome partner a wedding present which is as great as they are!

James came up with the idea as Miss BGDino’s partner is called Mr Slippers on her blog and we needed a name to call them collectively and thus DinoSlippers was born. How could I not make their wedding present actual matching dinosaur couple slippers? Seriously.

And this was the result:

Mrs Dino Slippers

And Mr Dino Slippers

I didn’t bother with a pattern because I had an idea in my head and it’s a fairly easy shape. No pattern because I didn’t count stitches but here are the basic shapes. The bottoms are made in one piece and then folded over and stitched around the side.

Some more during shots…

Straight stitches for the win!

Next I added a top part so the foot could slide in and then went about shaping the head.

I totally underestimated how much yarn it would use and I ended up going out to Lincraft like 3 times to get more XD

Lastly I needle felted on their faced! Moustache for the boys…

And bows for the girls!

Before I sent them off I used puff paint to write “Mr” and “Mrs” on the bottom of the slippers for a non-slip effect. It dried a lot harder than I was expecting but it still looked cute ^_^

This is probably one of the biggest projects I’ve done this year so I’m really glad that it turned out well and was for really lovely people. It’s a really nice feeling to be finished and know that they loved them!

How To Needle Felt Rose Gloves – Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Aug 21, 2013 | Craft, Other-Accessory-Tutorials, Tutorial

Recently I have been making a lot of presents for people! I like making presents because it means getting to craft and not having the results taking up a lot of space here 😀

The only down side is I have to wait for them to receive it before I post photos and tutorials haha!

I needle felted these gloves as a birthday gift for Christina who rocks.

So how to needle felt flowers? Let’s start!

You need:

Felting needle
Felting backing thing, I used to use foam but Kim gave me her brush thing which is waaaaay better as it’s actually specifically for this.
Wool roving
Gloves or whatever you’re felting to

I decided to do different colours per glove so one purple and one yellow with green flowers.

The gloves!

Stick the brush or whatever you’re using for backing inside the glove. It can be a bit awkward depending on the size. By actually putting the brush inside the glove the sides won’t stick together when we felt them.