This month’s Lucky Dip Club was a riot of exotic birdies and colour. This subscription service continues to go from strength to strength, now with monthly guest contributors and the introduction of a charm club. A club within a club, I love it! It’s £15 a month and goes on sale at 7am on the 1st of each month.
The guest contributor for March was Hollie Harris who designed super cute 70s style bird hair slides. I’ve seen people on Instagram rocking these in purple, blue, red, brunette, blonde hair and they all look fab!
Yey! Stationery! I love this summery to-do list. I like the very eighties design too.
The charm of the month is a classy silver swan. It came on a necklace chain with the bracelet separate so that you could wear it while you build up the charm collection. I thought this was a really sweet gesture and didn’t expect a necklace too.
We also received a personalised Pink Flamingo Motel keyring. I saw @littlestlass on Instagram had turned hers into a necklace and I just had to copy!
Lastly we got to get our paper craft on with an origami set. I made the flying bird from the instructions supplied plus a swan and a rather dumpy looking penguin. So much fun!
The next box is themed around April showers with the theme of “Raining Cats and Dogs” and features the amazing Gemma Correll. Cannot wait for it!
Photo courtesy of Joe Blogs
Today I have an easy but massively impressive Christmas DIY for you. I’m a strong believer in the fact that first impressions count and that this also applies for gifts. If you’re giving someone an amazing, thoughtful gift, you don’t want to give them it in tatty wrapping do you? Well if you have a film or photography fan that you’re buying for, pop on of these bows on the wrapping and I guarantee that they will absolutely love it.
You will need:
Cut the film into the above shapes. Use the sharpie to draw out the shapes. Don’t worry too much about being exact, the nature of the film hides slight imperfections.
Grab the top shape and fold both ends into the middle.
Hold the middle shape onto the back of the first.
Wrap the small strip around the middle.
Staple all together. You must staple all layers in one go and make sure the flat side is on the top of the bow. Colour the staple in with the black Sharpie to disguise.
TA DA!
You need a pair of shoes. These are from New Look and are far past their best unfortunately. I also used PVA glue and a fine white glitter from Hobbycraft, a dish to decant the glue into and, of course, a glue spreader.
Left to Right: Nails Inc ‘Caviar Top Coat’; Nails Inc ‘Royal Arcade’; Accessorize ‘Molten Copper’; Accessorize ‘Emerald City’; Accessorize ‘Princess’; China Glaze ‘Pizzazz’
Jazz up an old necklace. This is two coats of Nails Inc ‘Royal Arcade’.
An oldie but a goodie. This is three coats of China Glaze ‘Pizzazz’ on the inside of a clear case and the one coat of a silver nail polish to even up the colour. Painting the inside is best as it stops the case from being rough, but don’t go too thick or you might not get your phone back in!
Customise your keys and make finding the right one that little bit easier. All three of these colours are Accessorize, which I love for glitters. Left to right, its ‘Princess’, Emerald City’, and my favourite, ‘Molten Copper’ and these have been finished with a top coat so they don’t snag on things in my bag. And yes, that is a super cute Simon’s Cat keyring.
The faux leathery bits on the sides of my Lomo Fisheye came off and left a sticky, unattractive mess. So OPI’s ‘Mad as a Hatter’ saved the day! I used an entire mini bottle for this, but it was well worth it.
