Posts Tagged ‘DIY’

Sew simple DIY decorative flags

Sew simple DIY decorative flags

I’m crazy about flags at the moment.  Not our countries flag, or the flags of any other. I am talking about the decorative type. They are so simply festive. Add them to any space and it’s suddenly a party. Inspired by  Lindsey & Adriano’s reception decor, which was featured on www.rocknrollbride.com, I have been busying

Home-made Organic Shampoos, conditioner and hot oil treatments

Home-made Organic Shampoos, conditioner and hot oil treatments

Why should you make your own shampoo, conditioner or hot oil treatment. Click here to find out. With all of that in mind, I’ve decided to share with you the secrets I have discovered over the last few months to having hair which is healthy, full of body, well-balanced and shiny. This is a showcase

How far down the rabbit hole, does your creativity flow?

How far down the rabbit hole, does your creativity flow?

I was browsing etsy.com recently, when I stumbled into a really creative idea.  I’d like to know if some creatively inspired person in Cape Town is making these, if not, someone needs too. Book bags. No not a bag for your books  but a bag, or ebook reader cover, made out of an old book

Corktree loveliness

Corktree loveliness

A week and a half ago, my daughter was given a new school assignment for EMS. The challenge: Make a compound word. A compound word which could be used to describe an object, the example give: a cheese-shoe. The product or item would then need to be built. So in the given example she would

The DIY Ethic

The DIY Ethic

My fiancé, while searching for the lyrics of a song, stumbled upon this interesting definition of DIY Ethic on Wikipedia. He sent this to me this morning, saying, ‘Honey, this reminds me of you’. I had a good laugh and decided it’s so accurate, I need to share it with you: The DIY ethic (do

Enjoy a clean desktop? Try rainmeter..

Enjoy a clean desktop? Try rainmeter..

If there is one thing in this world I love, it’s a clean, neat desktop that offers the functions I use regularly, without those messy and often downright ugly Gadgets offered by Microsoft. Meet Rainmeter, a desktop customisation platform that allows you to display exactly the information you want to see, how you want to

Links and tips for the DIY Cape Town Bride

Links and tips for the DIY Cape Town Bride

As a bride you have probably started realising the same thing I did about 8 months ago, getting married is expensive. I started questioning, why this is the case. Weddings appear  have become an entire multimillion rand industry, generally aimed at tourists. Perhaps its cheap for a foreigners budget, but for us poor South Africans,

Projects always take longer to complete than expected…The Daily Grind

Projects always take longer to complete than expected...The Daily Grind

This weekend was so supposed to be all DIY. Guess I got side tracked a little by the Vivienne Westwood / Jewellery / handbag extravaganza. Who wouldn’t, right? Then there are a few other factors that come into play. If you are ever thinking of reupholstering chairs and think it will not take make longer

Going to be a DIY weekend! How to make your own pinboard

Going to be a DIY weekend! How to make your own pinboard

Not too sure if I have mentioned this before, but I enjoy, no, absolutely love, DIY projects. Looking forward to this weekend, I have a few  planned…. so I wont be posting till Monday again, when I can show off the results of my hard labour 1. Sand down our old oak outside table which

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