Sunday, 8 December 2013

My make up looks...

So, this year I have totally gotten into make up... Maybe something to do with turning 31...? Anyway- fact is I look better with make up- every one does. I have had 2 one on one lessons with Dana Kosman, and the rest I learnt from YouTube tutorials ( the best!)...

This is what I look like normally ( which is pretty much every day, as I only put on make up if I'm going out at night)

And now here are some made up looks:








Sunday, 10 February 2013

DIY paper star mobile



Step 1:
Find a picture of star- I always trace line drawings from laptop- it's basically a light box!



Step 2:
Cut shape out from cardboard - a cereal box is good to use



Step 3: draw 96 stars out on different coloured card stock - this was a gift for a baby boy, so I used white, light blue, dark blue & white- which I then spray painted silver





Step 4: using fishing line & beads, start to thread on the stars- using a bead to keep a separation between stars. You should make 8 strings with 5 stars , 8 strings with 6 stars and 1 string with 7 stars.



Step 5: get a embroidery ring or a stiff ring from somewhere approx 30 cm in diameter - I cut the top of a bucket with a stanly knife and the spray painted it silver.

                               


Step 6: using the fishing line, tie 4 pieces of line across the ring, making 8 pieces of pie or 8 spronged wheel




Step 7: start tying the star strings to the wheel- the lines with 5 stars should be tied to the outer edge of the wheel, the lines with 6 stats should be tied to the middle of the lines and the one with 7 should be tied to the centre. This creates a chandelier effect.



Step 8: add some ribbon to 4 points on the ring and bring them together in the centre- this is where you can hang the mobile from.
Enjoy!