Magnetic Make-up Board!!!

Hello crafty people :)

It is getting closer and closer to my move in date, and Im going mad with upcycling and crafts!! I just want my flat to be somewhere that people enjoy looking around and I want it to have one off pieces that are practical and awsome.

This leads me onto my next project!!

My make up always lies around getting in the way in my bedroom, I have a make-up bag but it all rolls around and gets dirty in it so I decided to try out a magnetic make-up board!! Its soooooooo easy to do and Im sure you will all love it!!

You will need... Some colourful paper (Im sneaky and used a wall paper sample) a magnetic dry erase board, double sided tape, selection of glues, pencil, scissors, paint, paintbrush, sand paper, magnets, makeup
You can use a metal tray, or even get a piece of sheet metal cut and put it in a frame and it will look just as fab, also I used everywhere paint as it does what it says on the tin!!

Sand around the wooden frame 

Paint the frame in any colour you like, it doesnt matter if some goes on the board as you will cover it anyway

I did 2 coats of paint to give a better coverage

Ok you can measure the board then draw it out on the paper, this is the sensible option, however as its me I just traced around it then had a faf trying to then cut it to shape.

Cut out the wall paper

Lay it down to ensure it fits (I trimmed any excess at this point)

You can glue it on whichever way you like, but as I had pva and double sided tape I used this.
I put double sided tape around all of the edges

And PVA in the middle

Spread it evenly with a brush

Put the paper on and pres down firmly, I started with it in the corner to line it up then gently rolled it down to avoid air bubbles.

Next cut some magnetic strips to the correct size for the back of your make-up.

Use super glue to stick it on

Do this to all of your make-up pieces

Once all of the glue has dried they will stick on to the board and you can take them on and off as you please!!

ta da :) What do you all think!! Im still going to find little baskets to put on and put my make up brushes in!

Upcycling an old trinket box

Heres a really quick tutorial on a little trinket box I upcycled last night, it only took about 20 mins and I think it looks super cute!!

Old trinket box, scissors, pencil, glue, double sided tape, some scrap wallpaper or paper

Place the box on the paper and draw around all of the surfaces that require covering.

Cut out all of the pieces.

Ensure the paper fits correctly and cover the section in double sided tape (decided not to use the glue)

Place the paper on top and press down firmly to ensure its stuck!!
Do this to all sides to the box.

For the drawers you need to make holes for the handles so place the drawers handle up on a surface. 

Place the paper ontop and mark where the handle will go through.

use the pencil to poke a small hole in the paper.

Cover the top in double sided tape. 

Place the paper over the handle and press firmly to secure.

Ta da :)

I'm going to put this on my dressing table in my room :D

hope you like it :)

Decoupage Tile Coasters

Ok, after the success of my drinks trolley I decided to make something with the tiles I picked up the other week so here we go. Im staying on the childrens book theme and this time using Black Beauty. I LOVE this book, I read it when I was so young and its just such a beautiful storey!!

What you will need
book, 6 tiles, large piece of felt, mod podge, pen, super glue, brush

Firstly place a tile on the felt and draw around it.

Continue until you have 6 tiles drawn around then cut out.

Rip out some pages of your book, choose pages that have nice pictures or text that stands out to you.

Rip up the pages in pieces you want on your tile.

I decided to paint the back of the paper this time instead of painting straight onto the surface 

Place the paper onto the surface and flatten out all of the air bubbles.

Fold the edges over and glue them down.

Paste some mod podge ontop of the paper.

Continue on with other pieces of paper until your tile is covered.

Cover the whole thing in annother layer of mod podge.

Do this to all 6 tiles and leave to dry on a stiff plastic bag.

Once dry turn over and zig zag some super glue onto the tile.

Take one of the pieces of felt and stick it on.

Leave to dry.

Voilla fab Black Beauty coasters, cost me £1.50 to make 6!!! I am also going to get a bit of gloss or varnish to pop over the top and make them water proof!!

What do you think of these coasters, have you tried something similar yourself?

A quick haul post

So things are almost confirmed with my flat and I'm dying to get buying everything!! So to let some of it out I bought a few things the other day!! And of course I did it on a budget!! The more I save the more I can buy for my little spot of heaven!!

Double duvets, they were on sale for £8 each, I dont need fancy duck feather ones these are fine for me!!

These bed covers are soooo cute!! They were on sale in Asda for £9 each, so they were perfect.

I really want a red american diner themed kitchen so I picked these up in Asda for between £2.50 - £4 each

Highball glasses and a jug for £2.50

Im getting a leather sofa from my uncle so bought these throws from primark to put over it, were about £3 each!!

Is anyone else bargain hunting for things for their new home>?

Let me know guys!!