A simple to do board!

I like to keep myself organised, and one of those ways is to write things down. I thought this would be a lovely way to create something personal and practical at the same time. I really enjoy making my own little bits and bobs because i have total control on the outcome of them, i get to chose the patterns, the colours and so on.

Here i have made a white board using an old picture frame,coloured card and magazine cut outs. First i removed the old picture and painted the frame white. Whilst it was drying i was cutting out my images from my collection of fashion magazines. Once the frame was dry i was then able to cut the card to size and decorate it with my images. I then put the frame together and wrote out my to do list.

The board can be used for many things, such as a meal planner for the week, you would just simply write the days of the week and what meals you would have for what day or it could be used as a memo board for any messages you wish to share with others.

I made an earring holder

I'm forever losing my earrings and I’ve been on the look out for an earring holder but I wanted one where I could hang studs as well. It was quite simple to make, I started off by taking an old frame and painting it white. Once it was dry I used fine sand paper on the frame to give it a more aged appearance. I then got a foam board and wrapped some scrap fabric around it and glued it to the back of the frame. Its all very Blue Peter! After the glue had set I tied a floral strip of fabric to two hoops on the back, put the earrings in and hung it on the wall and there we go! Thing is I keep forgetting to put the earrings back into the holder and have now lost them all over again.

Julie Arkell

I’m inspired by the work of Julie Arkell, I studied her collect for one of my projects during my fashion and textiles course, I love how delicate and personal each creature is that she has made. She creates them all by hand using paper-Mache, paint and embroidery.

I’ve wanted to create something that I could make myself by hand and then sell to a certain market. I’ve recently learnt how to knit and have made a few scarfs’s which is as far as my knitting skills have gone and I really enjoying sewing things by hand. I’m going to continue to look into objects that I could make and try to recreate them with a personal twist to make them my own.

Volunteer work in India!?

I've just come back from a week away in France seeing family that lives out there, while i was there my aunty gave me a well needed kick up the bum and now i have a few goals to achieve. One of which is possible doing some volunteer work within the fashion and textiles industry. I had said to her how i really wanted to travel to India but i'd never thought of going there to do volunteer work, mainly because i'm the sort of girl who doesn't like to be away from home for to long  especially if i'm on my own. But after doing some research i started to get really excited about the whole idea of it.

I also looked at other countrys as well as India and i am keen to go, its just a matter really of seeing if someone else would be interested in it to, getting a job to pay for it and researching it more. But it could happen, and if it did it would be the craziest thing i think i've ever done and possible the best!