Bunting + New hair!

I recently bought a new sewing machine ( a Jenome Mini), and also a whole load of fabric, what better way to enjoy this by making some good ol' bunting!

It was really simple to make, I just cut triangles out of a floral fabric measured and marked to 15cm across and cut to a triangle point at 7.5cm. The same again for the denim (which I sacrificed an old pair of shorts for!)

To finish off I just pinned the pompom trimming to the fabric and sewed along.

My mum displayed it in our kitchen (I felt like a 5 year old who had just come home from school with a drawing) - Please note the photo of Gordon Ramsey is NOT mine!

Recently my hair has been feeling a little lifeless due to bleaching and straightening, so I drew some 'Hairspiration' from my idols - Deborah Harry, Gwen Stefani and Lady Gaga, called up my lovely hairdresser Sophie and went for a full fringe chop!

This is it, I will probably tie is back most of the time like this until my layers mix in.

(via: creativereview)

Not quite so fabulous but I love it anyway!

Have a great Thursday!

x

Yummy Pretzels - Recipe.

Down here in little ol' Devon - we don't have big, soft pretzels! It's a crime I know, so I took matters into my own hands and decided to bake my own.

First of all I needed ingredients I haven't baked with yet, so a trip to the supermarket (and the Bicarbonate Soda exploding all over me) and I was ready.

First up I had to make the dry active yeast 'active' by dissolving 1 tbs in 50*degree C of water and leaving it for 15 mins.

This is only halfway through it activating but you can see it starts to get frothy.

Warning: It smells REALLY bad!

While waiting for that I put in my mixing bowl:

3 1/2 cups of flour,

4 tbs of sugar,

2 tsps of salt.

I then added the yeast and mixed together until I made a sticky(ish) dough.

Now this is the fun part!

Divide the dough up and roll out into thin long strips.

Fold over like a upside down 'U', cross over and fold up.

Tip: I placed flour on my hands and on the counter top to stop dough from sticking.

I also left them for 20 minutes to let the yeast react a little in the air.

Next up - the glaze:

For the glaze coating I used:

1 tbs of baking soda (dissolved in 1 cup of boiling water)

1 egg

1 tbs of water

1 tbs of vegetable oil.

Mix it together and lightly coat the unbaked pretzels.

Bake in over at 225*degrees C for 10-15 mins.

And here they are!

I can't begin to explain how good they smelt AND tasted!

After a day they will go hard BUT you can just pop them in the microwave for 20/30 seconds and they are as good as fresh!

With this one I smothered it in vanilla buttercream icing and sprinkle - AMAZING!

Enjoy! Let me know and show me pics if you decide to have a go :)

x

Boots Gift With Purchase - Collection 2000 and Models Own.

Upon hearing the River Island sale started Thursday, I woke up really early and headed into tow to catch a bargain. Much to my dismay there was nothing in my size - boo!

So I went on over to Boots where I thought I'd cheer myself up by buying more unneeded cosmetics (my poor make-up bag is about the burst!)

Heres what I picked up:

With Collection 2000 it was spend £4 and get a free Pure Gloss sheer lipgloss worth £1.99

Eyeshadow Trio Pallet - £2.99, which I needed anyway.

Hot Looks nail polish in Parma Violet - £1.79, comes out a dark blue/purple and chipped easily :(

Gloss comes in different colours, I chose No.2 'Lollipop'

This is on my hand, its bright and look thick.

But on I was pleasantly surprised, its not thick and isn't sticky at all.

Plus it tastes just like Vanilla!

Next up, Models Own had buy ANY polish and get a free Shape It file/buffer.

I chose 'Snow White' - £5, I needed a white to do my little nail art attempts.

Has a 'rough' nail file side.

Even and Smooth.

Buff and Shine - and shine it does!!

So make sure you go out and pick up these bargains before they go!

Both highly recommend so treat yourself!

x

New Fabric.

I recently ordered a bulk lot of fabric/remnants from Etsy seller sarahsquiltsncrafts.

The package came yesterday and wow what a wonderful package it was!

First of all look at the cute sender label:

Then look how beautifully it was all packaged up:

Inside the package was information about the importance of ordering from Etsy, which i couldn't agree with more. It's a personal experience and although you often do pay a little more than store bought, you get more unique items, often handmade, plus the sellers efforts (like my package) make it well worth the wait and prices.

Here are some of my favourite pieces of fabrics out of the lots that I was given (although it was hard to chose!):

Here is a close up of the cutest little panda printed fabric:

Go buy from sarahquiltsncrafts ! She sells wonderful, unique fabrics to make your crafts special!

Probably wont be posting over the weekend as I'm away (unless I can figure out how to queue posts).

Until then!

x

Elle Magazine UK = Sweethearts!

Some of you may remember my blog last week (Click here to refresh the old memory!) about my complaint about Elle UK and the gift I received. If you scroll to the comments you'll also see they replied to me.

So I sent off my email and today this lovely little package arrived!:

2 T-shirts and a handbag copy of the magazine! Excellent.

Also inside was this handwritten note, I love the fact its handwritten, it means so much more especially from such a huge company:

oh...wait, what's that? You love my blog? Well I LOVE YOU! haha :)

So I took a few snaps of me wearing my new Paul & Joe Sister tops:

Of course I shall look forward to next months Issue and you should all go out and subscribe to Elle because it's a great magazine made by lovely people!

Also I dyed my hair again, check it out! Will review the product I used in a different post in the next few days, so stay tuned!

Happy Thursday!

x