New Year: Clean out your wardrobe!

New Year New Me Wardrobe                                                                                                                   It's time to make some space for those new christmas clothes and in true christmas spirit make a donation to charity. Yes, it's the time of the (new) year to sort out and decide whether to keep, give or bin those long-lost, hardly-worn or waaayy too tight jeans. 

Hopefully these pictures inspire you to do the same because if you're not wearing it someone else should be!

Jess
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DIY Gift: Photo Frame

I made this as a present to one of my favourite gals, and guess what... she loved it!!

Honestly, DIY gifts carry so much more sentimental than bought gifts.

This Personalised Photo Frame is super easy peasy to make too...

What you'll need:

• Photo Frame
• Photographs & quotes
• Glue (I used Pritt stick)
• Scissors
• Craft accessories like stickers etc...

Step 1) Find cute pics & quotes which you know your friend will love. I printed the photos on 5x7 photo paper for a more professional finish.

Step 2) Organise & glue your chosen photos onto some cardboard, the same size of the glass for the frame.

Step 3) This part is completely up to you, you can keep it simple with just photographs or make it more rustic and personalised with accessories & decor. I used train tickets, stickers, feathers and pattern card.

Step 4) Assemble the glass and the backboard of the frame once the glue had dried.

Step 5) Take pics for insta of how tumblr your frame looks

(or you could wrap it for the recipient of the gift of course... probably the better choice)

DIY: Candy Cane sugar scrub

DIY Christmas presents are the best. They're thoughtful and personalised. This was one of the funnest, most rewarding one i've made. This sugar scrub looks expensive and professional and the smell is to die for!

What you'll need:

• 1/2 cup (4 oz.) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (2 oz.) coconut oil, melted (preferably organic)
• red food coloring
• peppermint extract 
• rose essence/extract 

I used this as rough guide, and altered it as i went along. If you need more of anything just add a little at a time.

Melt the coconut oil in the microwave and pour over sugar.

Stir then separate into two bowls. Add the food colouring to one of them and throughly mix in.

I popped the bowls in the freezer for 3 minutes just slightly set the mixture.


After 3 minutes start layering each colour in a jar. I used an old glass coconut oil jar.


Fill all the way to the top alternating every time.

I finally added a M as the person i'm giving this to is called Molli. Adding an initial makes it personalised and a much better gift in my opinion. I was super happy with the result and hope she likes it!

If you try it out be sure to send me a picture
Jess
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DIY - Tumblr inspired notebooks

Jazzing up your back to school supplies by personalising them with your favourite tumblr posts!

I've seen tonnes of back-to-school Diy's over the internet lately so i decided to try my own!

So let's turn this boring old notebook into a fabulous fun one!

First things first, go on tumblr and find your pictures. I went through my 'hearted' ones and also searched 'overlays' to get the cute accessories.

Now cut them out exactly around their edges to give a finished and professional look.

You will now want to place the pictures around and see how it looks. Switch them up to make it to your taste. You want to leave a section in the middle for your name or subject.

Next, you want to glue them down! The overlays look really good when overlapped on your bigger pictures.

Make a place card with your name or subject on. I just did my name because i don't use notebooks for classes. I used pretty card for the background and stickers for the letters.

Finally, i used washi tape around the title to make it stand out. Now we're done! It was so easy and i'm in love with it!

Hope you liked this post
See you soon
Jess
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DIY - Box Organiser

I am such a hoarder of small boxes. I always store all my random stuff in them like, hair bobbles and grips, lips balms e.c.t. I am also such a homey decor type person, so you'll probably find me mooching around Home Sense or John Lewis. 

Anyway, recently in Home Sense there are lots of boxes with writing on like 'Random Stuff' or 'What's in here?' Seeing these inspired me to create my own instead of paying like £8 for one. 

What you will need:

• Plain box
• Paint Brushes
• Pencil (and a ruler)
• Paint 

Firstly i stencilled out the words that i wanted on my box. TIP - when you do this do it lightly, i found  out the hard way and ended up with pencil marks visible. 

Once you've stencilled out whatever you want it to say, fill the letters in with whatever colour paint you want. I did two coats of paint to make the white opaque. 

When the paint has dried just fill it with your 'Bits and Bobs' I keep mine on my bedside table with Bio Oil, Vasoline and tissue. 

 Hope you like this quick DIY to vamp up your plain boxes!
See you soon
Jess
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