Oh.My.Wow.

Bedspiration

I've been planning to re-do my bed for freakin ages, and given that it's been a while since I worked on the room I figured it's about time I I got cracking! So, first things first, some inspiration...

I loooooove the grogeous colours in the throw on this bed, and the cusions are cute as hell!

via: unknown

This is the best looking bed ever, and pretty close to what I'm going for. I've been collection some awesome pillow cases which I plan to share with you later this week :)

via: *meestameesta* on Flickr

I've stared crocheting a granny throw like this one, but I keep getting lazy. Time to put my nose back to the crochet hook, if you catch my drift...

via: H is for Home on Flickr

If I had a caravan the bed would look just like this. Cuuuute!

via: Our Happy Campers on Flickr

I love the colours in this bed, and the cushions look super-duper comfy!

photo by Erin Hansen via 2Modern Blog

Now, lets see what I can come up with :)

Haylz x

 

 

Macrame Coat Hanger

After many a thrifting trip I've fallen in love with the cute ol' nana style coathangers so often hanging inop shops and thrift stores, thing is, they're might hard to find around here. I've found the odd handful, mind you, but when I stumbled upon three rolls of nylon knitting ribbon for 50c a pop I figured I might as well give it a go! The macrame covered hanger is my very first attempt - be prepared for more styles to come!

You will need:

• nylon knitting ribbon (or any thick thread or wool really)
• A thin wire coathanger

1. Start by tying a knot around the neck of the hanger to fasten the ribbon and stop it from coming loose as you wrap

2. Put the short tail to the side, take the long tail, wrap it around the front of the hanger, through the middle and out the back, keeping a loop of ribbon to the front with your thumb

3. Next, wrap the ribbon around the back of the hanger, and bring the long tail back through the front of the loop

4. Pull the ribbon until it forms a knot, though keep the tension similar to that is you were knitting or crocheting (ie, not too tight, but not too loose).

5. Continue...

6. Hang that baby in your closet, or give to a lovely friend!

Pretty Note Board

I forget things. All of the time. Every time. It drives Carly J up the freakin' wall. So I thought it was high time I got something that I could put in plain view that would remind me about particularly important things. Problem is, most of the ones I see in shops are super ugly and a simple post-it is a wee bit boring. So I came up with this:

You'll need: An old picture frame, primer, pretty paper or fabric to put in the frame, paint, a fine paint brush and a white board marker (dry erase).

1. First things first, pull the frame apart. Some will be trickier than others, but hopefully you'll have one similar to this with a couple of latches to flip then hey presto! Also give the glass a wipe down and remove any stickers.

2. Next up grab your primer and give the frame a rough once-over. It needn't be perfect as we'll tidy it all up in a sec.

3. The grab a fine brush and give it a lovely perfect coat of primer, as smooth as possible.

4. By this point the primer should be opaque with not bits of wood visible. If not, give it one more layer. Once it's dry grab your brush again and paint on the pretty colour you've picked. If it's a light colour it may only need one coat, but give it as many coats as you need to completely cover the primer and create an even texture.

6. Now grab the backing to your frame and trace the shape and size onto the paper or fabric you'll be using.

7. Lastly, pop it all back together and hey presto, it's done!

Now you just need to put it somewhere perfect - I like to stand it up on my desk so it's constantly in view, just to make sure I don't forget anything!

Haylz x

Super Thrift! Super Thrift!

So on Tuesday night Carly J and I headed to the Central Coast to visit my lil' sis, Court, who's off to Europe today. On the way home my other lil' sis, Larn, took Carly J and I to a couple of thrift shops, woah! So. Much. Fun. Here's a couple bits and pieces that I scored:

Awesome faux crystal plastic candy dishes ($2 each) - and the lovely headband and beads! ($5 altogether):

Colourful granny rocheted coat hangers ($3 for all of them!):

Also, check out the lovely roses that I spotted on the way home today!:

Haylz x