I received a nautical themed leather-bound diary for my birthday that I recycled into the ‘Red book of Westmarch’ from LOTR. Love how it turned out 🙂 What you need: An old leather bound book (from any craft store) Red acrylic paint by ‘Leather Studio‘ (Leather Studio – Michaels) Thin, fine sharpies – Black, Silver…
Happy Birthday Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)
Evanna Lynch is probably the most famous for playing Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter universe, a favorite character loved by all for her quirkiness and oddities. Celebrate her most famous role by making these Luna Lovegood inspired DIYs. Luna’s Butterbeer cork necklace and Radish earrings (DIY: DIY Harry Potter Series – Loony Luna Lovegood)…
Happy Birthday Ginny Weasley
The youngest and the only girl of the Weasley clan, Ginny named and co-lead ‘Dumbledore’s Army‘, is a killer at using the Bat-Bogey Hex, played Quidditch professionally and eventually became sports editor for the Daily Prophet. Celebrate her birthday by making: The D.A Scroll (DIY Here: DIY Harry Potter Series – Dumbledore’s Army &…
DIY Harry Potter Series – LeakyCon Trading: Pins and Things
LeakyCon 2019 is happening in a few days in Dallas and I have been having the greatest time binge-watching Netflix while creating tiny DIY crafts to trade with attendees and vendors. I’ve made pins, magnets and tree ornaments totaling 200 items. So excited 😀 For the pins, I used the shrinky dink sheets and drew…
When drawings look better than the real thing.
     Marcello Barenghi – Illustrator Marcello Barenghi is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Milan, Italy. He has amazing skill at converting ordinary objects, using only colored pencils, into magnificent works of art. To see more of his work, visit his Youtube channel: Marcello Barenghi   Â
Happy Birthday J.K.Rowling & Harry Potter
Happy birthday J.K.Rowling. Thank you for giving us Harry Potter and the Potter Verse that is still going strong even today 🙂 Make something HP themed, read any or all of the books, drink butterbeer or visit HP world to celebrate today.
Game of Thrones – Wall Art: Sam’s Cure for Greyscale
The Game of Thrones production design team released a few images of the book Sam consults to cure Ser Jorah’s greyscale. I decided to combine the content in both images on to one sheet to gift as wall art to my G.O.T loving friends. What you need A yellowish, aged piece of cardstock (available at craft…
Bonjour from Paris.
Bonjour from Paris. The top two things that come to mind when thinking of this lovely city are the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Spend a morning fighting the crowds at the Eiffel tower (Yes there are dozens of people there all the time), walk along the Champs-Elysees and relax at the Jardin des Tuileries….
Hello from Venice.
Ciao from Venice everyone 🙂 🙂 Just sharing a lot of glorious pictures from Venice. I have 7 days left to explore Italy and France and I’m enjoying every bit of it. Lots of cappuccinos, crepes, gelatos, pasta and lots and lots of history. My first exploration of the city was the Grand Canal, viewing…
‘Gender Reveal’ DIYs – Decorating On A Budget
I hosted my first event ever in June – A gender reveal party for my friend. It felt really special being the only one to know the baby’s gender plus I had loads of fun coming up with creative ways to decorate for the party. I arranged side tables with little pink / blue stuffed…
