DIY Project: Cute As A Button Tealight Holders

 

I saw this little crafty idea on the Hobbycraft website and instantly fell in love. I keep coming across the most adorable button crafts lately and I want to do them all. I’m addicted to cute little buttons as they can instantly update any old, plain treasures into lovely new creations with just a little work.

These cute tealight holders are really easy to make but they look great once completed.

You will need:

·        Tealight holder - £1 from Primark

·        Selection of small buttons (I bought mine from Ebay, which cost about £2.99 so over 200 buttons!)

·        Superglue,

1)     Add a small amount of glue to a button and place onto the tealight holder holding in place for a couple of seconds to secure.

2) Repeat this process until all your buttons are in place and your desired pattern is complete.

I have a number of cute, simple crafts coming up in the near future which I hope you will like.

xo Hannah xo

Interior Inspiration - Jewellery Storage

I am currently in the process of redesigning/redecorating my room. I started thinking about this a couple of months ago but have never got round to actually starting due to being so busy. I love getting inspiration for interior design off the Internet and searching for home accessories with a vintagey feel.

A big problem I currently have in my room is jewellery storage. I have soooo much jewellery – necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings but hardly anywhere that I can store it. I have a jewellery box but I quite like the idea of my jewellery being on show so it is easy to see and choose each piece.

Here are a couple of my favourite jewellery storage ideas.

All images from WeHeartIt and Google

How do you store all your jewellery?

xo Hannah xo

Handmade Shabby Chic Hanging Hearts

Sorry I haven’t posted for a couple of days, been super busy with my new job. I just wanted to start todays post with a big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read and comment on my blog. The comments left for my Happiness is… post really put a smile on my face and I really appreciate the kind words :)

Over the last few days I’ve been feely pretty creative and crafty and decided to make something for my new room when I finally get around to redecorating and so I made these shabby chic inspired hanging hearts.

The picutre doesn't really do the purple colour justice - it's not as dark in real life as it looks in this picture. They were really easy to make and didn't cost a lot either. I have written a quick description of how I made them below if anybody is interested.

I have decided that I want my room to be painted cream/ivory but with one side a rich plum purple a bit like this room.

Image from WeHeartIt.com

How I made the hanging hearts

You will need:

3 big hearts (I bought these from a local craft store but you can get similar ones on ebay for really reasonable prices, like these)

• The little hearts I bought from this seller on ebay

• 2 colours of acrylic paint. I chose Violet and Sand Reeves paint which cost £1.99 each for 75ml but I hardly used any so you could probably buy smaller tubes for cheaper.

• Paint brush
• Superglue

I painted each heart with about 3 layers of paint. When they were dry I simply stuck a little heart in the centre with super glue. To make the dots on the purple heart I used the other end of the paint brush. Simple!

I think they will make cute little Christmas presents so if anyone is interested and wants some making, I might put some on ebay. What do you think?

I still have loads of paint left and some little hearts so thinking of making a garland to hand around my mirror. Will post a picture of it when it's finished!

Hope everyones having a good week.

xo Hannah x0

Bedroom Interior Inspiration

I'm in the process of sorting through everything in my bedroom in preparation for redecorating it. I have collected so much stuff after university and it really needs doing. I get a great sense of satisfaction when I have sorted through stuff and got rid of loads.

I would love a room which has a white shabby chic feel to it. I really love looking at interior design photographs. Here are some of my favourites which are definitely going to be inspiration for when I design my new room.



All photos from WeHeartIt