What you need:

• Old broken power jack
• Faux fur
• Hot glue
• Pliers

Cut the cord off the power cord. While I was working the case cracked off my power cord, not a big deal because it will be covered but it would have been cleaner if it had stayed on.

Cut out a a triangle of faux fur twice as wide as you want the tail to be.

Fold it in half and glue the edges together. Keep the glued part on the inside so the fur strands hide it.

Now glue the power cord into the end of the tail.

Make sure it’s secure and not going anywhere.

Wait until it’s dry and then you’re done! You can add some strings of pearls or a cute bow for extra decoration.

It looks a bit less OTT on James’ phone XD

I personally probably wouldn’t use one because I am always strapped for handbag space as it is but it was a fun project to do and very easy! I like this kind of thing because you can dress up your phone easily and remove it if you need to go somewhere it’s not as appropriate!

The cover:And how it bubbled in the middle:

It fit when smooshed down but not just sitting on top like it was supposed to. Thin double sided tape to the rescue! Step #1. Wipe it down so there’s no dust. Step 2. Cut out small pieces and stick them down to the keys. You could do all of them but I just picked strategic keys. Step 3. Peel off the tape backing and then place the silicone cover over the top. Press each key into place. Done!! Cuter and also more protected! Now I just need to actually finish the deco around the lid >_< I swear I’ll finish it soon! Soooooooooooon!

You need:

• Fabric (gauze, chiffon or anything of a similar floaty texture)
• Needle and thread

For best results cut it on the bias, this means that all the threads in the fabric are diagonal to the edges not straight. You can kind of see what I mean below but here’s a better explanation.

Fold the strip of fabric in half along the length.

Start at the thin end and roll it into a spiral.

You want it to be pretty messy as you roll and you can gather the bottom slightly to make the top puff out more like petals. Stitch in place as you go.

As you roll the edges will become a little ragged so they will look like ruffled petals:

Once you reach the end of the fabric stitch it all in place and tie off. The fabric being cut on the bias means that the edges will frey a little but not so much that the fabric comes apart completely. The more the frey the prettier the roses get anyway.

And from the side:

You can make larger or smaller flowers depending on how big the original piece of fabric is. I like to group them in threes and put them on shirts or hair bands.

Pretty and great for trimming dresses too.

You can of course just buy these ready made but I prefer to do them by hand if I have time because you can completely colour match them to your individual project ^_^

I really like making them, what else do you think I could put them on?

What you need:

• Old broken headphones
• Scissors
• Decorations
• Glue

First step is to decide which decoration you want to use. I went through a few options before deciding on the bow.

Take the jack end on your old broken headphones.

Cut it off with the scissors. Get as close to the end as you can without having to cut metal. You can strip off the plastic if you prefer. Or if you want something even closer you could probably use heavy duty pliers to get a closer cut. Be careful if you try it though, in fact be careful when modifying any electrical equipment like this especially if it’s very old.

See it still fits in there nicely. I needed to double check the height was ok when using my case too so keep that in mind.

Now just glue it to your decoration. I glued it to the bow.

Then I glued another bow to the other side so it looked good both ways.

Once it’s dry it’s done. Yep, seriously that’s it.

It’s probably a bit of overkill on my phone…

But on James’ phone it makes a bit more sense!

I’ve seen some very cute crown ones too which would be equally easy to make if you could find some crown charms.

So there you have it, next time you have some broken headphones don’t throw them out!

I usually use this Breathe Easy ointment from Perfect Potions to clear my nose and throat. I bought it for my hayfever when I was like 14 and have had it ever since. When I went to decorate it a bit I looked at the label for the first time…

It expired 6 years ago *________________*

Serious fail, I can’t believe I didn’t see that earlier or even think about it!!

Long story short I decided to keep the nice jar and fill it with some generic chest rub. I’ll have to find a Perfect Potions and rebuy one but now I’m too busy being depressed thinking about how long ago buying that was!!

To make your own glittery chest rub you need:

• Bottle
• Chest rub
• Glitter
• PVA Glue
• Paper

Place the piece of paper on the table (makes clean up a lot easier!) and place a layer of glitter on it as wide as the bottle.

Cover the bottle with PVA glue.

Roll the bottle gently along the glitter.

Keep going until it’s covered.

Wipe off any stray pieces and leave it to dry. Once it’s one you can paint it with another layer of PVA to hold it all in or you can give it a very good brush off into the sink and hope for the best! You could also give it a blast with some non sticky hairspray to hold it in place, I used to do that with shimmer and glitter on drawings to hold them all in place ^_^

I added a little charm at the top too.

Now breathe easy and enjoy feeling slightly better!

Being sick really sucks so I hope none of your managed to catch anything during this cold season!