tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42407659370103347762024-03-18T10:26:17.358+00:00Wrapped Up In RainbowsLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330955717631680475noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4240765937010334776.post-31821509194422438302017-05-16T13:24:00.000+01:002017-05-16T13:24:04.326+01:00I've Got A New Blog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Guys, long time no see!<br />
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I just wanted to let you know that I have a brand new blog that I will be posting on every week, you can find it here - <a href="http://www.thehenthusiast.co.uk/">www.thehenthusiast.co.uk</a><br />
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Technically the focus is on Hen Parties and how I can help you throw one that is totally unique! But that is not to say that if you aren't throwing a Hen party that it wouldn't be of interest to you too.<br />
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I'm going to be posting lots of crafty DIY's that will still be useful in everyday life, or for other types of parties so come and follow me if you liked the tutorials I used to post on here! The first one is already up and its a tutorial for a cute crown hair accessory!<br />
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I've also opened an<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheHenthusiast" target="_blank"> etsy shop</a> which is selling my customised hen party tattoos as well as lots of unique printable items. I'm really excited to grow the shop and I have tonnes of ideas! So spread the word if you know of anyone throwing a party soon.<br />
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Also I have a new instagram which is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehenthusiast/" target="_blank">@thehenthusiast</a>. Again, lots of crafty goodness, but also some pop culture illustrations, and fun adventures will be posted on here.<br />
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I hope really you'll follow me in my new adventure! It will be cool to virtually hang with you all again!<br />
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Laura (The Henthusiast)</div>
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330955717631680475noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4240765937010334776.post-61109314002379566422016-04-07T17:55:00.000+01:002016-04-07T17:55:47.037+01:00Where have I been???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey chaps, long time no see! </div>
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Where have I been the last year you ask? Well, I have been in blog-writing hibernation. To be honest with you, I wasn't really finding it all that fun, and it was beginning to become a bit of a chore to write, so I decided to take a break for a while. </div>
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Whilst in hibernation Chris and I have been having many fun adventures with our friends, and my interests and hobbies have changed quite a lot. Basically, before my hibernation I was all about the crafting, and now I have emerged from my chrysalis a fully fledged geek! Yes, I'm not sure what has come over me, but in the last year or so I have started; reading comics, playing board games, and even playing dungeons and dragons! I have been having SO MUCH FUN guys!</div>
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So heres a quick run down of what I've been up to, not in any order whatsoever.....</div>
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Having a blast at Star Wars Secret Cinema...</div>
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Being Batwoman (from DC's Bombshells comic) at MCM Comic-Con London.</div>
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Reading lots of comics and graphic novels. Saga was one of my first and I have absolutely loved it!!<br />
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Celebrating Chris's Birthday with a robot party. He went as Awesom-O from South Park, so I made him a cake to match...</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I dyed my hair pink for a bit ...</span><br />
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I spent Halloween at Dunster Castle with these crazy people ...</div>
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We totally got into it. Also we spent the rest of the weekend playing board games and Dungeons and Dragons! This is the rest of my board gaming team if you hadn't guessed :)</div>
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I spent my Birthday with some of my favourite people, playing a specially crafted role playing game, I dubbed it 'Asteroids and Aliens'.</div>
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I threw an 80's themed party for <a href="http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/content/donate?gclid=Cj0KEQjwipi4BRD7t6zGl6m75IgBEiQAn7CfFx69C3kZ_yTkR97i3Xu4Qp2plQ1QIA-2u-cJOEUKFXIaAiO98P8HAQ">Clic Sargent</a> and we raised over £3500! I'm so pleased with how the event went, and I even managed to get an awesome Photo Booth company to get involved! (I was supposed to be Kate Bush)<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I went to Canada for Christmas to visit family. Played an awesome Escape Maze where we got to dress up afterwards, went to Medieval Times to watch my cousin perform, and crafted a Unicorn out of a sock...</span><br />
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So there you go! I may have a think about writing some blog posts about some of my new interests/hobbies, so let me know if you'd like to know more about anything I have mentioned. Also, if you're a fan of board games or comics let me know some of your favourites!</div>
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Hey chaps, long time no see!</div>
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Way back in November 2013 I showed you what our Living Room was like when we first moved in. <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-living-room.html" target="_blank">Here's a link back to that old post</a>. It was looking pretty sad and bare, and since then I have been working hard to re-decorate. It has taken me ages to find everything that would fit, but I think I'm pretty much there now, so today I've decided to finally do a living room tour! </div>
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As I mentioned in my first post, I decided to go for a yellow and grey colour scheme. Eventually I also decided to give it a bit of a botanical/natural history museum feel, which you might notice a little bit more in the close up photos.</div>
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The first things we bought were the sofa, the armchair and the rug. The sofa came from Next, and the armchair and rug were both from Ikea.</div>
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The cushions came from H&M Home, except for the little grey ones which I made myself from off-cuts from the curtains (They were crazy long!)</div>
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I hunted for quite a while to find an old botanical encyclopaedia which had pretty pictures in it that I could hang, and in the end we found one at an antique shop which I mentioned in<a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/easter-bank-holiday-happenings.html" target="_blank"> this post</a>. I chose Kiko frames to hang them in as I liked the simplistic look.</div>
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My absolute favourite buy was my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/126238555/wood-book-shelves-large-honeycomb-book?ref=hp_mod_rf" target="_blank">hexagon shelves</a>, which I had specially made and shipped from the US. I think they make a really nice focal piece in the room, and I was really pleased with the way they turned out. The birds on display are actually made of lego, you can find the kit <a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-AT/Birds-21301" target="_blank">here</a> . I like the fact that they have their latin names on little plaques below them, I feel like it fits with the museum theme pretty well!</div>
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So just to compare, this is what the lounge looked like before...</div>
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...and here it is after! A great improvement I'm sure you will agree! The curtains were also from Ikea. I think having less heavy curtains has made a huge difference to the room. And I think painting the walls grey makes it look a little bit more homely.</div>
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I made the butterfly chart hanging above the fireplace using a pretty poster, you can find my <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/diy-hanging-wall-chart-tutorial-no-saw.html" target="_blank">No-Saw DIY here</a>.</div>
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I also made a little trio of pictures using another botanical book that my friends Mum bought for me. I couldn't decide which pictures to use as there were quite a few good ones, but the great thing about the Kiko frames is that I can swap them whenever I want!</div>
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I bought these agate slices when I was on holiday in Majorca, I thought they would make great coasters to go on the table, and they are so pretty! I might buy some more of these just to put on display on the shelves.</div>
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I re-painted this little side table to match my colour scheme, since it used to be blue. The phone is another of my favourite things in the room, it was given to us as a wedding gift!</div>
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This magazine rack started out life as a yarn holder which came free with a knitting magazine. I decided I wanted to re-cover it to match the room, and I found some awesome <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/seamless_yellow_honey_comb_pattern_fabric-256235086826705176" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">honeycomb fabric</a> from <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/fabric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zazzle </a>which I thought would work really well. The amount of choices of fabric patterns and <a href="http://www.zazzle.co.uk/zazzle_fabric_types" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fabric types</a> on Zazzle is insane, so it took me ages to decide. You can also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TBYWonCsEk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">design your own fabric</a>, which I would love to try at some point!</div>
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All I did to make it was to unpick the old fabric from the frame, then I used this as a template, and tried to make an exact copy of it with my honeycomb fabric. The only tricky bit was attaching it securely back onto the frame. In the end I had to do this by hand which was a little bit difficult as the canvas fabric which I ordered is quite thick, but I got there in the end and I think it looks fab!</div>
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I also used the same fabric to make a little table cloth for the coffee table which you can see in the earlier pictures. I think that they really match my hexagon shelves beautifully . <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwdzZo-SRiYcevrRBNXvuggKOv16hAGF1RFVXArrwJ7fruInReh8MeF-KLuYaFcGfpxxWwlQuKuJiDq4Niu2lsoK6TEVZYCrNnxQBBDrk9vnCrKy2iy97f9Vgini49Zs1pXt6o71OiesE/s1600/honeycombe-magazine-rack.jpg"><img alt="honeycomb diy magazine rack" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwdzZo-SRiYcevrRBNXvuggKOv16hAGF1RFVXArrwJ7fruInReh8MeF-KLuYaFcGfpxxWwlQuKuJiDq4Niu2lsoK6TEVZYCrNnxQBBDrk9vnCrKy2iy97f9Vgini49Zs1pXt6o71OiesE/s640/honeycombe-magazine-rack.jpg" title="honeycomb diy magazine rack" width="640" /></a></div>
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Another good buy was my <a href="https://www.oliverbonas.com/furniture/ernest-wood-book-shelf-30879" target="_blank">Oliver Bonas shelves/drawers</a>. I was pining after them for a long time since they were pretty expensive, but in the end I decided I had to have them! They definitely help bring the room together. </div>
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This TV cabinet, as well as the coffee table were both things that I found at the dump. They cost me £5 each and were both a little worse for wear when I found them. But after a good sanding down and a few coats of grey paint they looked good as new! This cabinet is actually the perfect size and we can fit the X-Box in the little cubby hole and all of our games inside.</div>
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There are still a couple of things I would like to do before I will feel the whole room is complete, but I am much happier with it now that I feel there is some sort of decor going on, rather than random furniture thrown into a room.</div>
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Disclaimer - The honeycomb fabric was gifted to me by Zazzle. I was really pleased with the quality of the fabric and service and I would recommend to those that are looking to add a unique touch to their decor.</div>
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Hi Guys, I want to share something with you today that I have been working on for aaages!</div>
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Since our wedding I have been planning to make a wedding album, but it seemed such a huge undertaking as we had over 600 photos, and I just didn't know where to start! In the end I managed to get a book made and delivered just before our 1 year anniversary, but it took a whole lot of effort! I thought I'd share my experience making the book with you, incase you are thinking of making your own wedding album, or any other album for that matter!</div>
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I wasn't sure what company to get the book printed with, so I did some research online and found that people were pleased with their <a href="http://www.blurb.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Blurb</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> books, and it looked the best option for what I wanted. I have to say, I was a little worried when I saw their page templates for the first time. The wedding album templates included a lot of text for some reason, and the boxes meant for pictures seemed to be strangely off centre and not in the dimensions I wanted. Fortunately Blub has a function whereby you can build your own template, and once I figured this out I was more than happy! I built the book using a program you can download from their website called 'Book Smart'.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I pretty much designed each page dependant upon the photos I had to go on it, which is one of the reasons it all took so long. <span style="text-align: center;">I think I was probably working on the book for about 4 months in total, as it was something I found I had to do a little bit at a time. </span></span></div>
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As well as picking which photos were going where, I spent a lot of time making sure the boxes were even as well as the gaps in between and centralising the photos.</span><br />
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Once I had pretty much completed the album I found that to get the best quality the photos should be resized to the same dimensions as the box they were going into. Obviously this was another job that took a really long time, especially since nearly all of my pages were different, but I think it was worthwhile in the end.</div>
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The above and below pictures are two of my favourite layouts which I designed. I found it immensely satisfying when the pages finally 'came together', it did take rather a lot of trial and error in most cases!</div>
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On the back of the book I chose a picture of our confetti cones, which I think looks rather pretty!</div>
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I'd definitely recommend Blurb, and I'd say that the more time you put into it the better it will look! Picking the right photos to go together, and positioning them in a complementary way, as well as knowing when a picture deserves its own page, are all really important in creating a quality product. I am really pleased with the way that my album turned out.</div>
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This week we went to Lewes for our weekly date! I used to go to University at Sussex, so it was a bit of a blast from the past, and it was good to explore again.</div>
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Lewes is great if you are on the hunt for Antiques, and quirky old stuff! The first place we found was <a href="http://www.flea-markets.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lewes Flea Market</a>, which is a treasure trove of weird and wonderful things!</div>
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Next we stopped in on a lovely little shop called <a href="http://www.maryfellows.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Mary's</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> which stocked some really cute items, as well as sweets! I bought some pretty cards here as I felt I couldn't leave with nothing!</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span> </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I remembered from previous visits that there was a </span><a href="http://bills-website.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Bill's</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> here, so we decided to head there for lunch! Chris picked a beautiful, if rather effeminate, drink.</span><br />
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We both had ham hock and pea terrine with caramelised onions as a starter, which was really nice! Then we had sea bass with potato rosti and tomato and avocado salsa. I ate that too quickly before I remembered to take a photo, but it looked great and was equally delicious! Aside from the food, <span style="text-align: center;">Bills has such a fun atmosphere, and I'd really recommend going to one if you haven't been before.</span></div>
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We wandered around some more antiques shops located near to Bills, and then decided it was time for a drink in the sunshine! On our way we found a really awesome shop called <a href="http://www.closetandbotts.com/" target="_blank">Closet and Botts</a>, which had a bit of a rustic feel and had some really interesting bits and bobs!</div>
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We found a pub called <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g186275-d5418250-i108239316-The_Rights_of_Man_Pub_Lewes_Sussex-Lewes_East_Sussex_England.html" target="_blank">The Rights of Man</a> which had a roof terrace garden, so we decided to stay a while and enjoy a drink. It felt like summer!</div>
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After we had finished our drinks we decided to take a walk near Lewes Castle. We decided not to go in this time but maybe we will on another adventure, it was still a really nice walk seeing it from a distance.</div>
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Hey guys, you might have noticed I've had a cheeky week off blogging this week. I've been trying to put together the finishing touches on our wedding album using Blurb, and it seems to be taking up a huge amount of time! Nevertheless, it shall be perfect when it is finished!</div>
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Anyway, I have had time to complete a project for the lounge which I have been meaning to do for some time, hurrah! In <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/easter-bank-holiday-happenings.html" target="_blank">this post</a> I talked about how I planned to make a wall hanging out of a beautiful piece of wrapping paper I bought. I wasn't looking forward to it to be honest, mainly because the DIY I had planned to follow involved sawing, staining and screwing, none of which I have the equipment for!</div>
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But thanks to a trip to the Hobbycraft shop, I figured out a way to do it without any of that stuff at all! Namely, the discovery of balsa wood! And so, with this revelation, I thought I would share the 'no saw' (get it!?) process with you!</div>
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<li>Poster/Wrapping Paper - I got mine <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cavallini-Butterflies-Flat-Wrap-/161666285860?" target="_blank">here</a></li>
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<li>4 strips of Balsa Wood. ( I used a thinner piece for the back so that it would hang more flush against the wall -<a href="http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/balsa-sheet-04-x-25-cm/569033-1000" target="_blank"> 0.4 x 2.5cm balsa wood</a>, and a thicker piece for the front -<a href="http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/balsa-sheet-06-x-25-cm/569030-1000" target="_blank"> 0.6 x 2.5cm balsa wood</a>)</li>
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Ok, so the great thing about balsa wood is that it is so lightweight, and can therefor be cut using a regular craft knife! I started by measuring all of my pieces carefully, marking them all slightly longer than the poster edges, then cutting them all to size.</div>
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The other great thing is that the wood is so soft, you can sand the rough edges once this is done using a nail file! Or if you are more prepared you can just use sand paper ;)</div>
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I wanted to make the wood look more expensive, but I didnt have any wood stain, so I simply mixed some dark brown watercolour paint with water, and painted it that way. I think it came out really well!
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Once the wood is completely dry (I used a hair dryer to hurry this process along) you need to put your double sided sticky tape along both pieces of the wood that will go on the bottom. Make sure you put the sticky on the side you <i>don't</i> want facing out.</div>
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Then you will need to pull the top coat off of the sticky on your thinnest piece of wood, and line it up under the back of the bottom of the page. You do have to be quite careful here and it is a bit tricky. I marked on my piece of wood where is should come to so that it wouldn't end up wonky. Then peel the top coat of sticky off the other piece of wood, and again, line this up really carefully on top of the other piece, with the poster sandwiched in between.</div>
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The top of the hanging is a little more tricky because you need to include your string in it. I wanted to use yellow string, but I didn't have any, so again I used my trusty watercolours to dye the string!</div>
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I took a length of string and made sure that it would be the right length to hang at the height I wanted it. Then I tied a knot at each end so that when it was sandwiched in between both pieces of wood it would make it a bit more sturdy. </div>
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I then repeated the process of putting sticky tape on the wood for the top, and I worked out how my string would sit on the thinner piece of wood (because you want the knot to come out of the back), when I was happy with it I added another layer of double sided sticky tape on top.</div>
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Then I just stuck the wood to the poster as I had done on the bottom!</div>
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And Tadaa, it was finished!<br />
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This cost me less than £20 in total, which I think is pretty decent. Unfortunately the Balsa wood is quite expensive, but its still cheaper and much easier than using proper wood, so I think it is a winner! I'm chuffed that I have now hung the first picture in my lounge, I can't wait to get the rest up and show you them!</div>
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330955717631680475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4240765937010334776.post-31550000639123550172015-04-10T17:18:00.000+01:002015-04-10T17:18:01.027+01:00Things To See And Do - Arundel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A while back Chris and I started a habit of making sure we went on weekly dates. Each week we had to base the date on a letter of the alphabet. You can see our<a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Alphabet%20dates" target="_blank"> alphabet dates here</a>. Unfortunately, we only got to D before we gave up. It turns out that theming dates on letters is actually quite tricky! We did continue our weekly dates for a while without the letters to hold us back, but then life got in the way for a while.</div>
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But for the past month or so, we have been making a conscious effort to go out on weekly dates again. This time we have just decided to go and explore a town or village each time. So far we have been to Winchester, Southsea, Bournemouth and The New Forest. I thought it might be nice to document the things we do and the places we see to unearth any hidden treasures, and give you some ideas if you want to visit. Or, if you have been before and have any suggestions of places to go you can add to the conversation in the comments section!</div>
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So, on Wednesday we visited Arundel in West Sussex. Despite driving past Arundel Castle on my way to and from Sussex Uni many moons ago, I had never actually visited, so this was our first stop!</div>
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<a href="http://www.arundelcastle.org/" target="_blank">Arundel Castle</a> has a variety of ticket choices, and so you can pick from paying £9 each for a bronze ticket, which only really includes the castle grounds and gardens, all the way up to gold for £18 which lets you get inside the whole castle including the bedrooms. </div>
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We went for the silver ticket which meant we payed £12.10 each and could see the grounds, gardens and also inside the Castle Keep. They also offer a Gift Aid scheme wherein if you pay a voluntary 10% gift aid then you get double that donation to spend each in the coffee shop. We thought this was a great idea and it was nice to get an ice lolly and drink inside!</div>
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Since it was such a sunny day and we wanted to spend most of it outside, we probably could have just gone for a bronze ticket, and spent all our time looking at the beautiful gardens, and the castle from outside. But it was nice to get a glimpse inside the castle too.</div>
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My favourite bit was definitely the walled garden! It was really pretty spectacular! It included loads of beautiful colourful flowers, and also had lots of wooden sculptures, fountains, and GOLD!</div>
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I think this fountain was the prettiest!</div>
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After we had finished wandering the grounds we popped into Arundel for a spot of lunch. We found a nice little place called <a href="http://www.pappardelle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pappardelle Ristorante and Osteria</a> (I think they must have had an update because the pictures on the website do not look like the same place inside). The decor was rustic and modern and I particularly liked their copper tables. I ordered a WooWoo!</div>
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The menu looked pretty delicious too, and in the end Chris and I both ordered the Duck Salad. It. Was. Yum. </div>
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After eating we went for a look around the village. I really liked the look of their local Butchers!</div>
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We found some fantastic Antique shops. The one pictured below had some really unusual (and expensive) pieces inside. Can you see the Hippo in the window? <br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">There were also more antique shops hidden behind this one, all selling pretty cool stuff. I liked this room pictured below in particular, it seemed to have an industrial chic theme mixed in with a bit of vintage school ware.</span></div>
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We also ventured in to another shop called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arundel-Bridge-Antiques/290121624426607" target="_blank">Arundel Bridge Antiques Centre</a>, again which had stalls from many different sellers. My favourite was <a href="http://www.arundel-photographica.co.uk/" target="_blank">Arundel Photographica</a>, which sold the biggest collection of vintage cameras I have ever seen! </div>
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I'm not sure where we are off to next week. Any suggestions for nice places along the South Coast?</div>
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Happy Easter chaps! I hope you are all having a great bank holiday weekend!</div>
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I've been having a lovely time, with family, friends and lots of crafting! We had a couple of our friends over on Friday night for a dinner party, and they brought us the pretty tulips in the picture above. We ate lots and had a fun time playing Cards Against Humanity!</div>
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On Saturday I started some craft projects. I recently bought a little loom from Tiger. I think it's really meant for children, but it only cost £7 and I have wanted to give some weaving a go for a while now. I'm not sure if I like how this one is turning out yet, but we'l see how we go!</div>
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I also tried my hand at some sculpting using air dry clay. If the project turns out well I'm sure I will post a little tutorial about it. </div>
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We spent the rest of Saturday playing the new Resident Evil game and then watching films!</div>
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Yesterday I had a nice catch up and coffee with with a friend, before heading out to have lunch with the family. My Mother-in-Law surprised us with a build your own Sundae competition, which was great! Really we all won because we got ice cream and lots of treats!</div>
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Today I am plotting the final touches to our lounge re-decoration. As I said in <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/decorating-lounge-update.html" target="_blank">this post</a>, I was on the hunt for some botanical style pictures to hang, and now, thanks to lots of help, I am spoilt for choice!</div>
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My friend's Mum read that last blog post, and spotted a book while she was out and about which she very kindly bought for me! It's got lots of cute little illustrations of plants, animals and trees inside with the name of each written below it. Lots of which include the colour yellow which will fit perfectly with the yellow and grey theme we've got going on! I love the cover of the book too! I think I'll maybe pick 4 pages and arrange them together all in one frame.</div>
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Chris also found me a book whilst visiting an antique shop which had lots of botanical pictures inside. It only cost £1 so I snapped it up and got to work ripping it (neatly) to pieces! The pictures below are just some of them, but there are a few I think would work so I might make a little picture trio to go beside our shelves.</div>
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If you remember, I also wanted some sort of botanical wall hanging/chart, and I think we may have cracked this one too! While my Mum was out shopping the other day she came across some wrapping paper with butterflies on it. Knowing that it was the sort of thing I was after she sent me the name of the company that made it. I looked it up online and unfortunately it was an American company, but then I found a UK <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/masquewrapping?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2754" target="_blank">ebay shop</a> which sold loads of different papers made by this company, and they were all beautiful! In the end I managed to limit myself to just buying 4 (including the one I initially wanted).</div>
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330955717631680475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4240765937010334776.post-60513884477109845152015-04-01T13:22:00.000+01:002015-04-01T13:22:15.439+01:00Doughnut Pin Cushion Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since I made my<a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/diy-felt-doughnut-collar-tutorial.html" target="_blank"> doughnut collar</a> the other week, I have become slightly obsessed with doughnuts! And this led me to creating my very own doughnut pin cushion! It could actually be used for a number of things, not least just sitting there and looking pretty, but as I have now taking up dress making I have been in desperate need of somewhere to store my pins!</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Variety of coloured embroidery threads (for the sprinkles!)</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">My doughnut template which you can download <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/qg4yba7zg5cc6ye/doughnut-pin-cushion-template.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">here</a>. Make sure you download it before you print it otherwise it will come out a different size.</li>
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Print out my template and cut it out, then pin it to each piece of felt in turn, and cut out.</div>
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The pink is going to be the icing, so you need to trim this a little around the edges to make it look like the picture below;</div>
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Now pin the pink felt on to the darker brown felt, and start stitching them together with 2 strands of the pink embroidery thread, using blanket stitch. If you aren't quite sure how to do this you can see a tutorial <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbwcsleGuGQ" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Add your sprinkles! You can use whatever coloured embroidery thread you like here, and even beads if you fancy it! Make sure the fabric stays flat and doesn't pucker as you stitch. </div>
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The next bit gets slightly complicated. The way we are going to attach the lighter brown felt to make the bottom part of the doughnut, is by using blanket stitch again. But, remember how we stitched around the edge of the darker brown felt earlier? This was so that we would have something to stitch on to, so that we can join both pieces together. So start with the inner circle and do your blanket stitch, hooking it into a stitch on the other piece of felt each time. It's quite important that you try to keep the stitches as even as possible to make sure they match up.</div>
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Take a look at the picture below to see what I mean. I just used some scraps of fabric to illustrate the technique more clearly to you, the stitches are a lot bigger than you will sew them.
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Next you need to stitch the outside circle together in the same way, but once you have done about a quarter of it you need to start stuffing it as you go, so that it is distributed evenly across the whole doughnut. It needs to be pretty densely packed, but make sure your seams don't pop open too far. As long as your stitches were quite small this shouldn't be too much of a problem. Keep on sewing and stuffing, sewing and stuffing until you get back to the beginning, then tie off and you are done!</div>
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Here is what the finished product should hopefully look like;</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I'm super happy with how it turned out, and I shall look forward to my sewing projects even more now! I kind of want to make a whole box of doughnuts this way, but I don't think I have enough pins to necessitate it! Can you think of any other uses they could have?</span><br />
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I think this would make a great gift though, and they could be made in lots of different colours. What do you think?</div>
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Today I want to talk about something a little bit different. </div>
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I once read a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cradle-Cradle-Remaking-Make-Things/dp/0099535475" target="_blank">Cradle to Cradle</a>, it was about how we could improve our future by basically finding a way to recycle everything we use. Its a great book and has some wonderful ideas, but what struck me most was some of the facts about the chemicals and toxins that are in our environment. I've read similar books since which support their ideas and honestly it got me a little concerned at what we are exposing ourselves to. </div>
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It's not really something we are often made aware of, not like the media treat food anyway. Everyday we seem to hear some new piece of information about a type of food that is bad for us, but we aren't being given any information about what is bad for us to put on our skin or in our hair. Probably because the majority of it isn't very good for us I would imagine!</div>
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After I read the book I looked into the ingredients in some of my own beauty products, and found that a lot of them were just plain nasty. One that stuck out in particular was Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLS). In layman's terms its basically the ingredient used to make most products foam up, and it is used in nearly everything. Its also found in a number of industrial cleaning agents such as engine degreaser!</div>
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There have been links of use of Sodium Laureth Sulphate to Cancer, although nothing has been proved yet. But it is certainly an irritant, and will not help you at all if you have sensitive skin or eczema. It has been linked to hormone imbalance and poor eye development in children. I'd really recommend doing some research yourself into this as there is a lot of information out there on the subject, and it is definitely worth being aware.</div>
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Now I'm no expert, and I can't say for sure if there are any negative effects of using these products, but I have read a fair amount about the subject and personally, I'd definitely prefer to err on the side of caution! So I've decided to have a bit of an overhaul and try and remove as many chemicals from our house as possible. I've started with shower products, deodorant and toothpaste since I use these everyday. I did a little bit of research and found online that <a href="http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/" target="_blank">Green People</a> were getting good reviews, so I thought I would give them a try. Their products are made without SLS/SLES, parabens, methylisothiazolinone, methylchloroisothiazolinone, phthalates, alcohol (ethyl alcohol, ethanol), colourants and artificial fragrance, and the majority of their ingredients are organic!</div>
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I've been pleasantly surprised with the result, have a look at my reviews on each product below;</div>
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<a href="http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/moisturising-shower-gel-200ml" target="_blank">Moisturising Shower Gel</a> - This is great, there are no down sides to using this as opposed to any normal shower gel, it works just as well.</div>
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<a href="http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/intensive-repair-shampoo-200ml" target="_blank">Intensive Repair Shampoo </a>- I knew that the shampoo would be the hardest to find a replacement for. I had tried a natural shampoo a few years ago and my hair did not like it, it all ended up in one big greasy knot! However, I think Green people may have cracked it! Their shampoo is a little more difficult to distribute throughout the hair than a normal shampoo, and it does take a little more time, but I find that applying the shampoo to 4 sections of my head does the trick. My hair feels clean and I definitely think it is worth the little bit extra time it takes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/intensive-repair-conditioner-200ml" target="_blank">Conditioner </a>- I've had no problems with the conditioner. It seems to work well!</div>
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<a href="http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/natural-aloe-vera-deodorant-75ml" target="_blank">Natural Deodorant</a> - I'm pretty happy with this. It is perhaps not quite as effective as an antiperspirant, but still does the job. I will probably continue to use this as an everyday product and maybe occasionally use a normal antiperspirant for special occasions!</div>
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<a href="http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/mint-toothpaste-organic-50ml" target="_blank">Natural Toothpaste </a>- Again this is totally useable, but rather more watery than a normal toothpaste, I squeezed out far too much on the first go! This toothpaste doesn't use fluoride, which I know is bad for you to ingest, but is good for your teeth. Since I don't really know enough about fluoride and how lack of it would effect my teeth, I've decided to use this fluoride free toothpaste for my nighttime brush, and stick with my normal toothpaste in the mornings. </div>
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One thing that I have noticed, is that the eczema that was developing on my arms has definitely cleared up a lot! It is now just dry skin, and no itching yay!</div>
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The only downside of these products really is that they are rather expensive compared to normal products. However, I definitely think it is worth it and will keep using them!</div>
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I'd love to hear if there are any natural products that you like. It does seem pretty tricky to find them! What are your opinions on SLS?</div>
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Okay, so I have now attempted my second hand made item of clothing (you can see the first one <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/my-first-homemade-dress.html" target="_blank">here</a>), and it is pretty much a success!</div>
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This time I tried something a bit simpler, which was the '<a href="http://shop.sewoverit.co.uk/collections/dressmaking-patterns/products/silk-cami-pdf" target="_blank">Silk Cami Top' by Sew Over It</a> (my new faves!) </div>
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I was actually able to buy this pattern as a <a href="http://shop.sewoverit.co.uk/collections/dressmaking-patterns/products/silk-cami-pdf" target="_blank">downloadable PDF</a>, which was great because it meant no waiting for it to arrive! It does mean that you have to piece together the pattern though, so you need to make sure you have some tape or glue and set aside some time to make sure you do it accurately, but it didn't take me too long, especially since it is only a small garment. I'm not sure I'd be keen to do this with a dress though, I think I'd prefer to pay the extra to buy the ready made design in that case!</div>
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What is most definitely a bonus with a printable PDF, is that if I want to make a different size top, I can print it out again, whereas, obviously with a ready made pattern once you've cut it out to a size, you can't make it bigger again very easily!</div>
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Once I had my pattern all I needed to do was to find a suitable fabric, so off to my local Fabric Land I went! I needed a very light material for this top, they suggested silk crepe de chine, rayon or crepe. I hunted high and low but I couldn't find a pattern I liked in the right sort of fabric. Then I spotted this sort of Aztec tribal number, and thought it would be perfect! It didn't have a label on it so I'm still not sure exactly what fabric it is, but it seemed to be the right sort of weight and feel.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">It has a very bold pattern so I wanted to make sure that it was balanced well once the top was cut out. I'm glad I took the time to do this because I think it definitely made for a better top on the end. You can see the points of the triangles in the centre of the top, and had I cut it any other way it would have looked a little odd.</span></div>
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I'm really pleased with the way it has turned out, I'm looking forward to some nice sunny weather so that I can actually wear it without a cardigan over the top. The top can be worn tucked in or out, but I think I'm preferring tucked in at the moment, especially with high waisted trousers (which these are clearly not!)</div>
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Hi Guys! I'm just popping in quickly today to show you something I am very excited about! We recently redecorated our lounge and I am just adding the finished touches now. I can't wait to show you the finished product in the next few weeks! I posted the <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-living-room.html" target="_blank">'before' pictures</a> of the lounge back in November 2013, so it's taken us quite a while to get our bums in gear, but finally we are nearly there!
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One of my favourite (and most extravagant) purchases, are some lovely hexagonal shelves. I bought them made to order from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126238555/wood-book-shelves-large-honeycomb-book?ref=hp_mod_rf" target="_blank">Etsy</a> so that they would match our grey and yellow colour scheme, and they arrived last week! Eek! You can see one of them above but we have three all together. I can't wait to get them up on the wall!</div>
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Yesterday I had a day out with my Mum and Grandparents, and on our little shopping expedition I found the glass terrarium above for a barganous £14.99, so I had to snap it up so I could display it on the new shelves!</div>
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We're going for a kind of botanical theme to the room, and I'd love to get one of those school wall hangings, like the one below from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/165283462/antique-school-pull-down-chart-map?ref=sr_gallery_32&ga_search_query=german+school+chart&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank">MightyVintage</a>, but they are rather pricey, so I'll have to keep thinking on that!</div>
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Have you spotted anything that might fit with my theme? I'm after an old botanical encyclopaedia as well so that I can hang some of the pages in kiko frames, so let me know if you see any of these on your travels!</div>
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So far, everything else we have bought has been from Next, H&M home, and Ikea, as well as a few things I have bought from the dump and spruced up! Where are your 'go to' shops when choosing new furniture and decor?</div>
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The other day I bought a massive bundle of felt, and ever since I have been having crazy ideas of creations I could make with it. So here is my first crazy creation! (no doubt there will be many more to come)</div>
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Doughnuts are pretty good right? I mean, they taste good, but they also have the potential to look rather lovely too! Whilst mulling over felty ideas, the thought of a doughnut collar popped in to my mind. I envisioned a bite having been taken out of said doughnut, which would form the front of the collar. Luckily I had the perfect coloured felt to start putting my idea into action, there's nothing better than a pink doughnut, I'm sure you will agree!</div>
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I thought it would be nice to take you through a step by step tutorial, so if you like it, you can make your very own!</div>
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<li>My doughnut template which you can download <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h48h0p0ig23iar2/collar-template.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">here</a> (you will need to download this to computer first and then print it to make sure it is the correct size.</li>
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First of all print out the template, cut it out, and check that it will fit your neck. If it is too big/small, now is the time to alter it! Once you think it is a good fit, simply pin the template to each piece of felt in turn, and cut out. So eventually you will have one pink and 2 brown doughnut shapes (as shown in the 'supplies' picture). The pink one is going to be the icing, so you now want to cut this out in a slightly more wiggly fashion, as shown in the picture above.
Leave one piece of the brown fabric aside (the lighter one if using 2 shades), as we won't need to use that for a while, it will essentially just be a backing.
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Pin the pink felt onto the darker brown felt, and then, using 2 strands of the matching pink embroidery thread, we are going to stitch it on using blanket stitch. If you haven't used this stitch before you can find a tutorial <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbwcsleGuGQ" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">here</a>. Try and keep it as even and near as you can. If you haven't done it before it might be best to practice on some scrap felt first.</div>
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Now for the really fun bit, the sprinkles! You can use whatever colours you want for this but in the end I decided I wanted to stick with just white sprinkles. Embroider these evenly but randomly across the pink felt, making sure that the fabric is not puckering in any places as you go.
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I started off by picking a button from my extensive button collection. It was a tough decision but in the end I went for a simple little while one. Then I tied a knot in some thick embroidery thread, making a loop around the button. I tied it so that the button could just about squeeze though.
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Next I stitched my loop onto the collar, underneath the pink felt, so that it would not be seen from the outside. The button will be stitched on right at the end of the process.</div>
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Now we just need to finish it up by taking our lighter piece of brown felt, and pinning it to the back, then trim the edges if needed to make sure they all line up, and again we are going to blanket stitch around the entire edge of the collar. This is slightly different than before because we are sewing 2/3 pieces of fabric together, rather than sewing one on to another, but it is the same principle. Use the brown thread on the edge with the brown felt, and the pink thread on the inside edge and at the bottom.
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Now all you need to do is sew on your button and you are done!
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Here is what it should look like when you have finished...
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I really enjoyed sewing this and it has given me lots of ideas for other felty embroidery projects. Have you ever made anything from felt?</div>
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Hey chaps! Today I want to try something a bit fun. I'm currently on the hunt for pretty things to hang on the wall in my study, so I thought I'd give making my own little pennant a go. <br />
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There were so many quotes I could have used, I thought about all the usual motivational ones, but in the end I went with something that had tickled me recently and would make me smile every time I looked at it. A couple of days before we and been to see the film Chappie, which is about a robot which develops a consciousness, but essentially he has to grow from a child. Unfortunately he is being brought up by a bunch of pretty gangsta' criminals, so he learns a lot of funny stuff. At one point they give him some chains, and he gets very excited that he's 'got blings!' It was a very cute and funny moment, and its definitely a film worth seeing, Chris and I have both said it has been our favourite film so far this year by far.</div>
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Anyway, back to the DIY. It's a pretty simple one, all you will need is the following;</div>
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First up we need to cut the card into the right shape. The one I made measured 18cm by 25cm, then to cut the triangle in I drew a line on the back 8cm up form the bottom, and then marked the halfway point (9.5cm) and drew lines to join it up to the bottom two points, then I cut it out with my craft knife and ruler.</div>
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Next, you want to very carefully cut as straight a line as possible through one side of your straw using the craft knife. Then measure your piece of sting to about 75 cm, and thread it through the straw. This is how you will hang your pennant.</div>
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Then you can simply slide your card inside the slit you have made in the straw. It should hold it easily, but if it feels loose you may want to stick it down at the edges with some glue. Lastly you just need to arrange your sticky letters into your chosen quote and you're done!</div>
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Now it is hanging happily in pride of place on my pin board alongside lots of other film and TV related goodies!</div>
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Hi guys, I'm baaack! You might have noticed that I've been out of action for a while on the blogging front. I'd sort of run out of enthusiasm and ideas, so I decided to have a little break and give myself some time to replenish my creative brain bank! I am happy to say that I am now brimming with ideas and I can't wait to share them with you! I hope you have all been well, let me know what you have been up to!<br />
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I'm going jump right in to something I've been really excited about today, dressmaking! During my time away I have been following The Great British Sewing Bee with eagle eyes. I love everything about it and it has really made me want to give sewing a proper try. Back last year you may remember I spent a lovely day at <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/shopping-at-handmade-fair.html" target="_blank">The Handmade Fair </a> where I bought a dressmaking pattern from <a href="http://sewoverit.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sew Over It</a>! The pattern was for a rather pretty 1950's/1960's style dress inspired by Betty Draper from Mad Men. The great thing about Sew Over It, is that as well as the little instruction booklet you receive with the pattern, you can also view a step by step guide on how to make the dress on their blog! Perfect for beginners!</div>
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However, in the end I didn't need to refer to their blog, as I had a little bit of real life help! A couple of weeks ago my Dad went away Skiing, so my Mum and I, and her neighbour, decided we would have our very own Great British Sewing Bee, and each make a dress in a couple of days. It was handy to have their help, as they were both fairly experienced in dressmaking, whereas this was the first ever garment I had attempted to sew! (Aside from a project I attempted whilst at Uni, which got halfway finished and then I had to give up through complete confusion!)</div>
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Aside from the invisible zip, and sewing the shoulder straps together, this dress was actually very easy to make! It only had 6 pattern pieces which made it pretty simple to keep track of.</div>
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I was really chuffed with how it turned out, it is actually a wearable dress, and a pretty nice one at that! There are a couple of tweaks I could make if I make the same one again, just to get it fitting perfectly, but as far as a first attempt goes, I am super pleased with it. I was worried I would struggle and that it would put me off sewing for life! But because it went so well I can't wait to get stuck in to more! Here I am doing the 'I'm a little teapot' pose to show off its lovely skirt.</div>
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It goes well with a nice belt too. It's definitely a twirly kind of dress, so I thought I'd better demonstrate!</div>
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This project, along with my constant watching of The Great British Sewing Bee, has really got me in the mood for more sewing! I shall definitely be sewing up a storm in the near future, so watch this space!</div>
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By the way, it was a total coincidence that I bought the exact same fabric as is shown on the drawing of the dress pattern! I didn't realise until I got home!</div>
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I created todays DIY to decorate my kitchen for an <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/macmillan-wonderland-apres-ski-party.html" target="_blank">Apres Ski themed party</a>! I wanted to get that 'winter cabin' look, but after doing some research I found that the faux cowhide rug I was after would cost me upwards of £70, so I set about making my own imitation! Here's how you can make your own...</div>
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First of all you need to cut your fabric into a realistic shape. To to this I folded the fabric in half, then drew a rough outline onto the fabric using a picture of a real rug I had found online for reference. Then I cut through both layers of fabric at once ensuring both sides were roughly even.<span style="text-align: center;"> After this I ironed it to get out the creases and ironed in one crease down the middle.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The lining fabric is actually a good substitute for cowhide, although it is thinner, it does seem to have a leathery feel to it.</span></div>
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Next I mixed my brown paint with some water in a bowl. The fabric is thick enough so that the paint doesn't really seep through (unless you make it very watery!) but to be safe I folded the fabric back on itself as a safety barrier to the floor! Again I used my online picture to reference while I was painting. You may want to have a couple of sizes of paintbrush, one to do the details in the outline, and a bigger one for filling in the gaps!</div>
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Depending on the thickness of your paint you may need to give it 2 or 3 layers. Then all you need to do is let it dry, after which it is ready to be placed either on the floor, as a wall hanging, or over the back of the sofa!</div>
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What do you think? Would it pass for the real thing? Perhaps not on close inspection, but it definitely added something to my cabin feel!</div>
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This year I decided for my Birthday I was going to throw a party, and after I saw this advert, I knew exactly what the theme would be!...
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I thought it would be fantastic to raise money whilst also having a jolly good time, and on sunday the day had finally arrived!</div>
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I printed off lots of vintage skiing travel posters, as well as the bunting Macmillan had provided. I also created the 'Frosty Ski Slope' cocktail which was basically an amalgamation of what we had left in the cupboard ;) But actually tasted rather nice!</div>
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Of course we had to have some gingerbread men too! Which I let the guests decorate themselves.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPz4MfH_O6NoNUG2wkmpmV467BSALMoWOqgeow-eWPXHND2RdSWFJ8T5286tYPkp5DU7WkFllOmXnZOg73zqL0fw_2X8MbbtQv5q12dKostNHO9q0q5zmc7YLd1tSUtxLZZa1teij9Tgg/s1600/cakes.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPz4MfH_O6NoNUG2wkmpmV467BSALMoWOqgeow-eWPXHND2RdSWFJ8T5286tYPkp5DU7WkFllOmXnZOg73zqL0fw_2X8MbbtQv5q12dKostNHO9q0q5zmc7YLd1tSUtxLZZa1teij9Tgg/s1600/cakes.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div>
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To raise some extra cash I decided we should have a raffle and sell tickets to all of the guests. As well as some of my friends and family making donations, I also had some amazing support from some wonderful makers and companies!</div>
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We had some lovely Christmas cards donated by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/claireabellemakes?ref=shop_sugg" target="_blank">claireabellemakes</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/jennyjacksonshop?ref=l2-shop-info-name" target="_blank">Jenny Jackson</a> and <a href="https://ohhdeer.com/" target="_blank">OhhDeer</a> who also donated 2 cute notebooks.</div>
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Claire makes these cute scrabble themed Christmas cards which you can buy in her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/210363959/pack-of-4-scrabble-christmas-cards?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">etsy shop</a>.</div>
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You can buy these cards from <a href="http://ohhdeer.com/cards/christmas-cards">OhhDeer.com</a>.</div>
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These super sweet 'Pigs in blankets' cards can be bought <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/206350216/pigs-in-blankets-christmas-card-by-jenny?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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This awesome hat was donated by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/167999057/cream-hand-knitted-cable-hat-with?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">The Purly Queen</a>. Isn't it wonderful? And perfect for the Apres Ski theme! You should stop by Cheryl's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePurlyQueen?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">etsy</a> shop and check out her other lovely hand knitted products!</div>
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I decided to group the prizes to make as much money as possible on each ticket, so we had 3 winners and I let them pick a prize from every shelf, meaning that they won 5 prizes each! And here are our winners...<br />
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As per usual with our parties, I had to customise the chalkboard in our hallway for the occasion!</div>
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We also had a nice backdrop for photos which my Aunt and Cousin originally painted for our wedding, but it came in very handy for this party too!<br />
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I had also bought some fake snow. You just add water and it grows, its amazing! We decided to do some slow-mo films with the new iPhone 6 camera, which hopefully I'll put up on the blog at some point too.<br />
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We played 'the peg game' where we secretly attached 4 pegs to 4 peoples clothing, then announced that if you found a peg on yourself you had to peg it to someone else without them noticing. The people with pegs on them at 10:30 had to drink a 'dirty drink'. I had a brilliant idea to avoid loosing which was to lock myself in the toilet a few minutes before the end. It worked fantastically, except I had made a mistake earlier, which was to peg a 'non drinker'. I had said that anyone not drinking could nominate someone else, and of course I got nominated! Duh! Anyway, here I am with my fellow peg-ees drinking a rather disgusting drink.</div>
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Have you done any fund raising this year? Would you hold an Apres Ski party for charity?</div>
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It's finally time for my last wedding photographs post! :(</div>
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This time we are leaving off from the meal and speeches, after which we took our portrait photos with the photographer. We decided this would be a good time to do it because people wouldn't have to wait around for us and could continue the party!</div>
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As I may have mentioned earlier, the field our marquee was in was next to an Alpaca farm! My Mum had spoken to the owners and they kindly brought one of the Alpacas over to see us, which was rather a surprise for me! And the other guests who were mostly still in the marquee!</div>
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The Alpaca's were very interested in us when we approached their field, I think they were wondering what on earth was going on!</div>
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Just as we finished our photos, 'Fat Sam's' ice cream van arrived! And I managed to spill some on my dress, whoops!</div>
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We had decided in advance that we wanted to have an 'open mic' session before the band in the evening started playing. We have so many talented friends and family, and it was amazing to watch them all perform!</div>
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Then it was time to cut the cake! I'd bought and made up the cake boxes, which were 'Mendl's' from the film 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.<br />
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Next it was time for the first dance. We had the boys play 'You Make My Dreams' by Hall and Oats. They played the first verse slowly and then sped it up so that everyone could join in! We didn't want to do a slow dance for a full 3 minutes! And it turned out to be a great choice.<br />
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Our wedding day was also my Mum and Dad's wedding anniversary! So I had asked the band to play 'their song' which is 'When Will I See You Again' by the Three Degrees. They did a fantastic job!</div>
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After that we pretty much just partied the night away!<br />
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Once most of the guests had left, those that were camping over the night had a bit of an acoustic sing along in one of the tea tents, sat on bales of hay. By this point I had traded my wedding dress for a ski jacket (it was cold!), and this was actually one of my favourite parts of the night. All of us picking songs to play, and trying to drunkenly work out the words!</div>
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The next day the sun came out for us! The boys played football, we ate food from the BBQ and had lots of tea and juice! This was another of my favourite parts, as we actually got to chat to everyone properly, and it was so relaxing compared to the day before, which was wonderful, but slightly hectic!<br />
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Now we are preparing for the next family wedding on the 27th of December, which is for Chris's sister. Not long to go now!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">All photos were taken by our wonderful photographers</span><a href="http://www.peachandjophotography.co.uk/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"> Peach and Jo Photography!</a><br />
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Hey Chaps! Guess what?! I've finally opened my Etsy shop! I am super excited to introduce<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PopTatts" target="_blank"> 'Pop Tatts' temporary tattoos</a> to the world!</div>
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Inspired by their success at my Sister-in-law's hen-party (which you can read all about <a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/now-thats-what-i-call-hen-party.html" target="_blank">here</a>), I decided to release my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/212144531/henbachelorette-party-transfer-tattoos?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">'Hunky Men For Funky Hens'</a> temporary tattoo's to the masses! Who doesn't love a bit of Ryan and Co!? I'm also taking commissions for brides, which will be up in the shop soon! Plus I've got loads more ideas in the pipeline!</div>
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Following on from my favourite make-up products post, I thought I would share my favourite nail varnish brands, and what it is that I like about them!</div>
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Essie is possibly a little bit overrated in my opinion, I'd read that you only needed one or two coats and it definitely didn't live up to that for me, it also takes a while to dry. BUT on the up side, they do come in some awesome colours, and if you have the time to sit and wait for the layers to dry, it does have a great finish.</div>
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Again, Barry M takes a few coats, but I do love the colours that they sell. Their gold is actually really quick to dry though, and my new favourite is a gold foil effect varnish called <a href="http://nailpolish.co.uk/products/barry-m-aquarium-nail-paint-treasure-chest?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=735183377&gclid=CjwKEAiAy8ujBRCY6c-hveijhFASJAAcyGicOtkyWkPoifIfc2IYl4QnO__hK3uiPZOTzh3Im1xs-RoCY3zw_wcB" target="_blank">'Treasure Chest'</a> which is perfect for the Christmas season!</div>
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This is my go-to varnish when I don't have a lot of time. It dries SUPER quick, and you can get away with just one coat if you are really in a hurry. The only downside is that it does start to chip quite quickly, but I'm sure you could prevent this with a decent base coat and top coat.</div>
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Rimmel is by far my favourite brand of nail varnish, there are loads of cute colours, it dries pretty fast, the brushes are a good shape and the finish is always great!<br />
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Hey guys, I know there's been a lot of wedding talk round here lately, but I'm afraid its going to have to continue for a little bit longer, although I think you'll enjoy this one if you like parties in general. Todays post is all about my sister in law, as she is getting married in December! On Saturday, in an act of immense team work, we threw Rosie the most spectacular hen party ever seen! (other than mine of course!)<br />
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Rosie is a fitness instructor/trainer, and also a dancer, as are nearly all of her friends! So we came up with the idea of having a 'bridal boot camp', where we put Rosie through her paces to see if she is ready to become a married woman!<br />
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We ended up having the party at my house, so I happily spent time making decorations prepping for the party. We went for a pink, gold and mint green colour scheme. Here's Rosie and I on the night ...</div>
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Rosie's favourite drink is Malibu, so we created a delicious cocktail by throwing in some ingredients and hoping for the best!</div>
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I bought these cute paper straws (not practical at all but they look so pretty!), and made little flags with the boot camp logo on them.</div>
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We got everyone to send us pictures of themselves with Rosie, and a story about one of their favourite times with her, then she had to guess who had written them! It was good activity for in-between other games.</div>
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As a surprise, part way through the celebrations we had 'Sgt Watkins' (one of Rosie's bridesmaids) burst through the Photo Booth backdrop seen in the pictures above. We had hidden her away in my conservatory, ready for the moment where she would jump out and start ordering Rosie around. I think it gave some people quite a shock especially as she had a rather loud whistle. It was very funny though, and she had made up some brilliant games for us to play in 2 teams. There were several injuries in our drunken state, but noting major fortunately!</div>
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I issued each of our 'recruits' with a utility belt (bum bag) which was to hold their survival kit for the night. I put all of their kit in my bureau and revealed them later in the evening, then they all came up and picked out their goodies. They had hydration liquid (water), emergency health drink (vodka shots), head gear (pink sweat bands), mini lipsticks, energy tablets (love hearts) and night vision location devices (glow stick bracelets). .<img alt="hen party survival kit" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwFP8Lq4SOSxiYTLo73AzUPAoTj639TtAFvd1TL9DC1OVWQZW3U3iTjqXkGDoB7Sl5AH-uhOz98LEvtMlRs2G-Vsb-kP9vOMa9NgX-fTxWW_p3Iu6aCVuCN2SPsv6G4bE0in29SoulXrP/s1600/hydration-liquid-hen-party.jpg" title="hen party survival kit" width="640" /><img alt="en party survival kit sweets" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFlyqY_4gv7rJXSf5D1prsC5hoFPcfuBeDKRXQJKdewLHcwJnsG_KTUYIUbGyKHRirxJQxAjNh-pINzAdB0KbYg1w0uDthNuRE33E_kQ0EoBIru7LjLuz63kAL14NcfL2T_tZnnDfdnI_/s1600/energytablets3.jpg" style="text-align: justify;" title="hen party survival kit sweets" width="640" /><span style="text-align: justify;">Rosie is a big fan of Harry Potter, so we gave her her final fling with a game I invented called 'Plant The Pucker on The Potter'. I got everyone into 4 teams (the Hogwarts houses of course!) and each person was blindfolded and had to plant their pucker on a Potter, avoiding Voldemort! Of course, Griffindor won!</span></div>
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Inside was another challenge for Rosie! I had made her some temporary tattoos of her fiancé Alfie, which she had to wear to prove her commitment to him! They were quite big as you can see in the pictures below! I'm now selling these on etsy, so if you are interested in getting your hands on your own personalised groom you can find them <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/217802801/hen-party-temporary-tattoos-customised?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Everyone else got a treat too, I had made 10 more tattoo designs of hunky famous actors! I got quite carried away with this, and I can now reveal that it has inspired me to start my own Etsy shop selling temporary tattoos for parties! So if you are interested in getting some made for yourself or a friend, You can buy them from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/212144531/henbachelorette-party-temporary-transfer?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">here</a>! Which celebrity would you like to get inked up with?!<br />
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I'm also selling personalised portraits of the groom which can be bought<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/520322303/hen-party-personalised-portrait-of-the?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div>
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Anyway, they went down super well, and as you can see from the photos, some people even put them on their face! I also made some that said 'I'm having a blast at Rosie's bridal boot camp' which you can see on my wrist in the picture of Rosie and I.</div>
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At 10pm Rosies Maid of Honour had arranged for us to get a party bus into town, it was amazing and we got free sparkling wine which was yummy! Then we got into town and another of the bridesmaids had organised us a private area in the club she works at, and again, more free booze!! It was a night of epic proportions.</div>
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We woke up, slightly fuzzy, to some lovely messages left on my chalkboard in the hallway, which I think we had all totally forgotten about the night before!</div>
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If you've enjoyed these pictures it would be great if you could head over to Rosie's Facebook page, and go ahead and click on the like button - https://www.facebook.com/ENjoyFitnesswithRosie And if you are based near Epping you might even like to join one of her classes!</div>
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Today I thought I'd write about something a little bit different. I've not really talked much about make-up on the blog before, mainly because I don't know a huge amount about it, and I tend to stick to my firm favourites. But I know that I like to hear what works for other people. In fact, most of the items now in my make-up bag are there because I found recommendations for them on blogs and youtube channels when I was researching for my wedding. </div>
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So, in case you are interested too, here are my favourites, and why I think they are good!</div>
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NARS is tricky to get hold of, but it's definitely worth the hunt! </div>
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<b>NARS sheer glow foundation (Deauville)</b></div>
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I was desperate to get my hands on a NARS foundation for the wedding, I'd read really good things about it, and had seen that it was particularly good for wedding photos as it doesn't have any SPF in it. I finally managed to test it out in a shop in Bournemouth, and after walking around in it for a few hours I decided I really liked it. After applying it almost feels like powder on the skin, compared to others I have tried (such and Bobby Brown) which felt quite thick and oily. It did me well on my wedding day and has stood the test of time since then, I think it is a winner.</div>
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<b>NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer (Vanilla)</b></div>
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This concealer is my absolute saviour. Most days I will just wear this over any blemishes and I feel good to go.</div>
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<b>NARS Blusher (Gaiety)</b></div>
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The blusher comes out on the skin as a really pretty pastel pink. I like to wear it on the apples of my cheeks to give just a hint of colour.</div>
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<b>Real Techniques Brushes by Sam and Nicole Chapman</b></div>
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I apply all of the above products with Real Techniques brushes. I watched a lot of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/pixiwoo" target="_blank">Pixiewoo</a> tutorials before my wedding, and I think they are great, and the brushes they have produced are fantastic! Best ones I've ever owned for sure.</div>
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I find this really handy for a bit of contouring on the cheek bones. I hardly use any though, and its lasting me absolutely ages! I think Dr Haushka is a great company too!</div>
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<b>Maybelline New York Waterproof Illegal Length Mascara</b></div>
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My eyelashes are the straightest eyelashes you will ever see, they are an absolute nightmare to keep curled! So much so that I actually had them permed for my wedding! Previous to this I had the same mascara for years, it was the only one that was thin enough not to weigh down my lashes immediately. Unfortunately they then stopped producing it and I couldn't find anything decent to replace it for ages! Finally I found this one, and seems to do the job thankfully, hurrah!</div>
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<b>Laura Mercier Foundation Primer </b></div>
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I bought this to keep my make-up in place on my wedding day, it was actually one recommended by Pixiewoo, and it definitely does a great job! Again, I went for one with no SPF for the wedding photos.</div>
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These eyeshadows have lasted me for absolutely yonks! They are the only ones I own now, and I love the colours, the packaging is pretty cool too.</div>
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330955717631680475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4240765937010334776.post-45019316463938886262014-11-05T18:31:00.001+00:002014-11-05T18:31:28.776+00:00The Walking Dead - Free Daryl Dixon desktop and iPhone wallpaper<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Ooh look, I'm writing a post that isn't based on weddings, this is unusual!</div>
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I'm super duper excited that The Walking Dead is back on our TV screens at the moment. It really is one of my favourites. But surely, if you are a Walking Dead fan you want it on all the screens you own, not just your TV!? So today I am sharing with you my design for a Darly Dixon themed desktop wallpaper. What do you think, are you in the Daryl Dixon fan club, or are you more of a Rick Grimes kind of gal/guy? I like how the girls are getting a chance to kick some ass in recent episodes too, woo, girl power! </div>
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You should be able to right click the image above and save it to your computer, then set it as a background for your desktop.
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Again, you can click this to save the image to your photo stream, then go into your camera roll and click the square with the arrow in it, then you should be able to select 'use as wallpaper'. Mine was a little temperamental and kept zooming in too far, but we got there eventually. </div>
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Do let me know if you like these, and if you have any suggestions of other characters you'd like to see (even other series/films). You never know, I might have time to make some more!</div>
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330955717631680475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4240765937010334776.post-86051771088573159242014-11-03T14:39:00.000+00:002014-11-03T14:39:59.828+00:00Wedding Photos- The Wedding Breakfast and Speeches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi guys, I'm back to today to fill you in on the section of my wedding day which included something very important.. THE FOOD!… I mean THE SPEECHES!</div>
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First up I want to tell you a little about our table decor. I knew early on that I wanted to have lots of wildflower style flower arrangements on the tables. Luckily we had one of my Mum's friends to put these together, and they turned out perfect! Each one was different which I really loved. My Dad was kind enough to gorge himself on baked beans so that we would have enough tins to go around.</div>
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I made little round emblems to decorate the front of the tins using homemade clay, which was a mixture of flour, water, salt and green food colouring. Once I had rolled them into balls I stamped them using our monogrammed wax seal stamp which I had used originally for the invites. You can bake them at a low heat in the oven so they become hard!</div>
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Each table was given a fictional place name, they were all chosen from our favourite TV programs and Movies. Above you can see Rivendell, and you may be able to spot some others further down the page too.</div>
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I think my favourite part of the day was the speeches, Chris and his best man Ollie both nailed it. But in particular I loved my Dads speech, which included mention of a game we used to play when I was little called "Pretty Pretty Princess"The aim of the game was to be the first to collect and wear all of the princess jewellery, and the winner was given a crown and named "Pretty Pretty Princess". My Dad explained that however hard he tried to loose this game, he always seemed to win, and even when he would try to cheat to loose I would always notice and make sure he put his new piece of jewellery on. To demonstrate how the game worked, he had re-aquired the game for his speech, and both my Dad and Chris, as well as myself and my sister-in-law all ended up wearing the ridiculous jewellery for the entirety of the speeches. (I never expected to see my husband reading his wedding speech wearing a necklace, 2 clip on earrings, a bracelet, a ring and a very effeminate crown!) At the end of the speech, he said that it was time to hand over his crown, as it was now Chris's turn to be my Pretty Pretty Princess. It was very funny and our guests were all talking about it for the rest of the night.</div>
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Here are some more pictures of the flowers on the table because I loved them so much!</div>
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All photos were taken by my wonderful photographers<a href="http://www.peachandjophotography.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Peach and Jo Photography!</a></div>
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If you have followed my blog recently, you might just have noticed that in May I got married! If not you can take a peek at the parts of the day I have already blogged about<a href="http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=wedding+photos&max-results=20&by-date=true" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div>
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I learnt SO much from planning my wedding, but at times it all felt completely overwhelming! There were sleepless nights, sometimes I was so nervous I felt sick, and occasionally I'd break out into a cold sweat. Thats right, I had contracted wedding fever!<br />
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The stereotype is that all women LOVE to talk about weddings, especially their own. And to begin with I will admit it is certainly exciting. But what happens when the novelty of the idea wears off, and you are faced with tackling this mountain of a task? There is a huge amount of pressure these days for everything to be perfect, and I know that many women can end up feeling resentful and stressed out, and thats just not what planning a wedding should be about! IT SHOULD BE FUN!<br />
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When I looked back at all the things I had learnt on my journey, I realised that I didn't want it all to go to waste. I wanted to impart my new found knowledge on other brides to be, and make their journey as easy and enjoyable as possible. So I decided I would write a book!</div>
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The working title at the moment is 'How to Survive Wedding Fever'. Here's a mock up of my front cover, it's still a work in progress but I'm getting there!</div>
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There is more information out there about weddings than I could shake a stick at, but what I found that I really needed was logical, chronological and detailed advice, and that seemed hard to come by. This book is based on my experience of wedding planning, as well as what I have learnt working in the industry. The aim is to guide the reader through each stage in bite size chunks, meaning that each day they can pick the book up and complete another piece of 'homework' in a short amount of time. I'll help make sure you pick quality suppliers, but will also let you in on some secrets to save money. The idea is to make sure you don't become overwhelmed on your journey to wedded bliss<br />
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I've tried to encompass everything a bride will need to know in the book, but of course every bride, and every wedding is different. So here's where you come in. I'm looking for wedding tips from brides to be, previous brides, or suppliers. If thats sounds like you then I'd love your help. All you need to do is comment on this post, send me an email at wrappedupinrainbows@gmail.com or send a message on twitter to @laura_boutique. </div>
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Let me know any tips that you know from experience and found particularly useful. It could literally be anything. I will have a chapter dedicated to these tips, and if I choose to include yours I will of course credit you in the book, and I will also include you in a thank you blog post with links to any websites you may have.<br />
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Also, if you have any feedback on the title and cover, that would be greatly appreciated. Like I say, it is still a work in progress, but it'd be good to get an idea if i'm going in the right sort of direction.<br />
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