DIY Washi Tape

I love love love washi tape and have been really wanting to buy some but then I found a DIY on pinterest on how to make some, I cant remember the tutorial but here are the steps...

You will need-

Wrapping paper

Double sided sticky tape

A thread spool

Scissors

String

1. Lay double sided on the chosen wrapping paper on a straight edge

2.Cut the wrapping paper next to the double sided sticky tape

3.cut of a tiny bit of the backing paper and stick it to the spool.

4. Wrap around the spool and tie the string around it to stop it from unwrapping

Here's my pinterest if you want to follow me... http://pinterest.com/katiecorbett98/

Easy Decorated Candle

 Easy.  Fast. Beautiful.

What you will need:

Tissue paper

Permanent Marker

Paper

Hair-dryer

Candle

1.Using a permanent marker draw your design onto tissue paper but put a piece of paper underneath to ensure it doesn't mark your surface.

2.Position the design as required onto the candle.

3. Wrap a piece of wax paper that is bigger than the candle around it.

4. Use a hair-dryer to heat up the design 

5. It is done when you can see it clearly through the wax paper

Finished!

Christmas Tag Printables

Here's a couple of Christmas Gift tags that I designed with some graphics from Just something I Made...

Hope you like them

Katie

xoxo

Christmas Gift Tag Collection

A collection of gorgeous free printable Christmas tags to adorn your presents..

1)Special Delivery Gift Tags

2) Dangly Christmas Tags

3)Sass & Peril Holiday Gift Tags

4)Eat Drink Chic Gift Tags

5)Vintage Christmas Tickets

6)Not exactly gift tags but too adorable not to include Santas Orchard stickers

7)Countdown Gift Tags

8) Merry Mod and Bright Printable Set

10)Monogram Gift Tags

Enjoy, Katie

xoxo

Top 5 DIY Gift Ideas for friends

Here's 5 easy, homemade and fairly cheap gifts ideas that would be perfect to give to your friends for Christmas...

1.Word Necklaces

Go to a charity or second hand shop and find an old dictionary then pick a word that describes each of your friends and cut them out. Stick the definition onto the charm blanks like these then use a glaze like Diamond Glaze to seal them and attach a chain. Easy, personalised necklaces describing your friends in one word.

2.Friendship Bracelets

You could make some lovely bracelets for friends using the tutorial above from PS I Made This... Or use any of these jewellery making tutorials to mkae gorgeous gifts for your friends.

3.Hot Chocolate and Personalised Mug

Grab a mug like this and use a Sharpie pen to draw or write on it and bake in the oven for an easy personalised mug (Heres a tutorial). And then add some cheap, easy to make hot chocolate or white hot-cocoa and maybe a candy cane or even homemade marshmallows.

4.Map Coasters

Just follow the instructions over on casasugar to make these gorgeous coasters, I'm sure your friends will love these and you can always change the paper to scrapbook or wrapping paper.

5.Glittered Vase

These vases add the perfect splash of colour to any room, here's the tutorial on how to make them but if you want to keep fresh flowers and water in them make sure you put the glitter on the outside of the bottle.

Hope you like the ideas

Katie

xoxo

Doctor Who shoes

I painted myself some Doctor Who shoes!

Now I can express my love for Doctor Who when I'm out and about...

Step by step photos for you now...

Step 1- Paint one shoe brown and one blue.

Step 2-I forgot to get a photo of me doing the darker stripes but I did it the same way as the lighter ones. 

Just place sellotape along the shoe leaving a small gap between each piece and paint over it and you will have some pretty straight lines. With the light brown you may want to paint them on twice as you can see threw mine a bit.

Step 3- I forgot to get a photo of this step too, sorry! But I used the same sellotape method here, just use sellotape to make the black stripe and then 8 white squares to act as the windows of the TARDIS. Oh and also paint the little flap bit black.

Step 4-Now we get to paint the little white stars on the black flap, write 'Police Box' onto the black strip and place a little white square in the middle of the black line for the light.

Step 5- I used red paint for the bow tie and braces but then used a black Sharpie to draw on the buttons and draw around the bow-tie and braces.

Step 6- And finally I wrote these little quotes on the back end of them. The blue one says 'Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey stuff' and the bown says 'Bow ties are cool'

and they're finished!

Katie

xoxo

Top 5 Gift Basket Ideas

With Christmas just around the corner (YAY!) I thought I would put together a post of some easy gift basket ideas for friends and family so here you go....

1.For the one who likes to read-

Grab a fluffy blanket, a book or maybe a giftcard to their favourite book store,  a packet of Hot chocolate mix, a mug and a bookmark and your friend will have the perfect night in! As an alternative for movie lovers you could swap the book for a movie or a netflix giftcard and the bookmark for a bag of popcorn and you have a great movie night in.

2.For the one who likes to bake-

Gather together pretty cupcake cases, cute toppings, some cooking utensils, an apron or oven gloves, a recipe book and maybe some cupcake boxes then place in a pretty basket and add a ribbon. Simple.

3.For the one who likes to garden-

Buy a flower pot from a gardening store, they're normally only a couple of pounds and fill with gardening tools, seeds, homemade gardeners hand scrub gardening gloves, watering cans, a kneeling pad and  a cute lawn sign. 

4.For the one who needs to be pampered-

Just fill up a pretty wicker basket with some of these and your good to go; scented candles, bubble bath, chocolate bar, body lotion, nail polish, body scrub, soap, shower puff, face mask and bath salts 

5.For the one who likes travelling-

 

I saved my favourite for last, how about a vintage map like this one ,some pins to mark where they have been and where they want to go in the future and a pretty journal or notebook like this one from paperchase to write about all there amazing adventures. Easy, cute and fairly cheap little gift set that you can put together and package in a pretty box.

Hope you find it useful,

Katie

xoxo

Last Minute Halloween DIY's

I know it's super late but I just completely forgot about Halloween but here are some gorgeous printables and DIY's for you guys...

1. Candy jar and Potion Printables

http://blog.hwtm.com/2011/10/spells-and-potions-halloween-creepy-jars-candy-labels-free-printables/

2.Creepy Drink Printables

http://blog.hwtm.com/2011/10/spells-potions-halloween-creepy-drinks-free-printables/

3. Halloween party set

http://www.mygrafico.com/freebies/free-printable-halloween-party-kit/prod_5511.html

4. DIY Freestanding Ghost

http://mamaguru.com/cheesecloth-ghost-craft/

5. Witchs brew frappucino flavour

http://lifeinthethriftylane.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/witchs-brew-frappuccino-flavor.html

6.Halloween Paper Pack

http://www.mygrafico.com/freebies/halloween-10-digital-papers/prod_5565.html

7.Witch's fingers pretzel sticks

http://gandcjohnson.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/halloween-treats.html

8. Glowing Jars

http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/diy-glow-jars-tutorial/

9.Cutlery packs

http://fun.kyti.me/index.php/2012/10/eat-drink-be-wicked/

10. Easy Pumpkin Favours

http://blogs.babble.com/the-new-home-ec/2012/10/16/10-diy-halloween-treat-bags/

I hope this makes up for the fact that I'm so late! ;)

Katie
xoxo