How to quickly update your furniture using Rust-Oleum Milk Paint

This year I used Rust-Oleum Milk Paint to give myself a heritage day gift. This was never the intention but when Rust-oleum sent me a package that contained fast drying spray paint and a tin of navy blue milk paint the wheels in my head started turning.

Before I knew it I was in my court yard in paint splattered clothes turning the hand-me-down couches and table in the TV room (it actually came from my childhood home, hence the heritage aspect) into pieces I am truly proud of.

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Is BLM naturals curl hydrate pudding worth the hype

I finally got my hands on BLM naturals curl hydrate pudding!!! Following me buying the wrong product but falling inlove with BLM naturals anyway.

Funny thing, I finally got my hands on the BLM naturals curl hydrate pudding on the sale shelf at PnP, this is months after it being sold out whenever I looked for it. Like I couldn’t find it for months because it was so popular, now PnP was like here take the BLM naturals curl hydrate pudding for half price because our customers don’t know about these things…

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How to make a pinwheel photo prop

I made a pinwheel photo prop. Why? well, I have no real use for it, BUT, I was asked to join in with the coolest collab ever. I was asked to join The Int’l Bloggers Club Challenge by my local craft crush Michelle from A Crafty Mix. This is a group of international craft bloggers who choose a different theme every month, they are so awesome and I was sort of intimidated to join in, but hey it looks like I didn’t do too bad.
 pinwheel photo prop
 This month’s theme is paper sooooo in comes the pinwheel photo prop, tutorial below:

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How to sew an easy zip up document pouch (Ella vs Ali)

Before I show you how to make an easy zip up document pouch, let me explain the Ella vs Ali part. If you follow me on Instagram (you totally should) you will know that I have started a challenge with fellow crafty momma Ali, from Earth to Ali. Every month until the end of the year we will be challenging each other to create something and you guys can see who completed the task the best…this month was Spring themed and we had to make something using scrap material, which we both have tons of (we could only use half a meter though)

easy zip up document pouch

We had asked our followers on our  instastories to weigh in and tell us  if they wanted us to do practical or decorative and while Ali’s followers opted for decorative , mine wanted practical…. so in comes this easy zip up document pouch…

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