Make-up Pouch

I got this awesome fruit fabric, which is kind of plastic-y, from one of my trips to the Scrap Store.

I don't know why it's taken me so long to think of something to make with it.

All I had to do was look at my Primark toiletries bag for the inspiration. 

 I think this was my first time working with a zip. I only had to unpick and start again once because I'd sewn the fabric too close to the zip. 

I referred to two tutorials when making this bag.

Zippered wristlet/pouch on Heart of Many

and

Toiletry/make-up bag on Craftastical

After the success of the first pouch I made another one, again using plastic fabric from the Scrap Store.

I even got a bit fancy and added a tag that you could attach a keyring to. 

I think hot pink lining was a good decision.  

I'm definitely on a roll now so expect to see a lot more of these little pouches in the future.

This Week I...

 ...finished the covers for these DVDs I put together of all my video files.

There's one of all my videos from university, one of all my family videos and one of all the videos of my friends which is 70 minutes long. We watched that one while we were at Centre Parcs. It was entertaining and a bit cringey in places as I think the earliest videos are from when we were 14.

It's a lot easier to share the videos with people, and I'll be more likely to watch them, now that they're on dvd instead of just random files on my computer. In a few years when I've got enough videos I'll be making volume 2 dvds!

Also this week my Mum and I went to a local school fete and I scored these shelves at the car boot.

I'd seen them at a car boot in the summer but they were asking for £5 each. Considering I didn't know what I was going to do with them, I just wanted them, I couldn't justify buying them at that price.

Then this weekend they were being sold for only £2. I couldn't pass up that bargain, even if it means the shelves will stay in the loft until I move out.

What's new with you?

Banana Muffins

My friends and I always buy too much food for things like picnic lunches, and shopping for Centre Parcs was no different. I ended up taking home the leftover, well travelled, bananas only to find that my parents already had a lot of bananas at home.

There was only one thing for it.

Banana muffins.

I used this recipe which I followed exactly, except for adding some mixed spice for an extra flavour. I left them in for exactly 30 minutes so the top has a nice crust.

I added sultanas to the last few just to try it out and they're a good addition so next time I'll add them to the main batter.

What do you do to use up brown bananas?

Any good banana bread recipes around?

This Weekend I...

My regular 'This Week I...' post is a little late because I just spent the weekend at Centre Parcs with my home girls.

We did Adventure Golf, which was pirate themed! 

I rocked climbed.

We went to a roller disco.

The skates I picked out had light up wheels!

My friends kayaked. 

We went to hula-hoopa-size.

This is what hula-hooping 3 hoops looks like, but I got up to 5!

And to top it off we won the quiz on the last night!

How was your week?

Ever been to a Centre Parcs? What activities did you do?

Colour In Dresses

When I was taking the photos of my latest up-cycled dress it was really sunny. This isn't something I'd usually complain about but it made some of the photos really bright, so much so that the dress I was trying to show was completely washed out.

Which gave me an idea.

I printed out four of the brightest photos where the dress was almost completely white and coloured them in. 

 I was able to re-design the dress.
Straps? Why not.

Pink with matching shoes? Go for it.

 

 I think this one's my favourite. I like the neckline and the green to blue gradient.

So that was fun. It's like a fashion doll meets a colouring page.