Where did that hole come from?

Well, that stinks. by Theresa Lynn

Don't you just hate it when you put on a brand new pair of tights only to find a snag or hole in them a few hours later? No matter how hard I try or gentle I am to them the inevitable always seems to happen.

Unfortunately I haven't found a magical solution to this problem (and believe me I've tried everything!) but I have found a cute way to make use of those ripped tights, drawer fresheners. Women have actually been doing this for decades with their old pantyhose but it's one of those things that are deemed "uncool" or something your gran does. With society becoming more conscience of their waste and recycling being the new "cool" thing to do I think this is one craft which deserves a revival!

What is the point in a drawer freshener ? I hear you ask, well not only do they suck up all the bad smells and moisture in your drawers and closets they leave a lovely scent behind and lets be honest nobody wants to wear smelly stale clothes and by keeping them fresh you get a longer wear out of them.

Now mine may not be the prettiest fresheners out there but they serve their purpose, keeping my clothes minty fresh, nobody will be looking in my drawers anyway but you can certainly jazz yours up if you chose to. All you need to do once they're done is pop them in drawers or hang them in your closet and they will last for months even years at keeping your clothes fresh.

The great thing about making these is that they're so simple and quick to do and also really cost effective. All you need is an old pair of tights and something to fill them, I actually used some peppermint tea I had to fill them as tea, I've heard, is quite effective at sucking up moisture and bad smells but you can use pot-pourri, lavender or even some mixed spice, cinnamon sticks and dried orange peel to give you a scent of Christmas, and when the scent fades you can always give them a quick spritz of your favorite perfume to keep them smelling gorgeous <3

The Street Where I Live...

I took this photo last year in Thailand, I realised I had hundreds of pictures of all the amazing places we visited while we were there but none of my home, the place where I live, which seems almost silly because out of all the amazing places I've been that is the place where I feel the most happiest.

This weekend while sorting through photos of my recent trip back there I found a video I had taken, the same day I took that photo, of a drive down my street. It's amazing to see all the little details that I hadn't really noticed or taken for granted before and also see how much it has changed over the years.

Home always seems the most neglected place when it comes to taking photographs, I've never really looked closely at the street where I live and taken in all the details because I've grown so used to being here it's lost that amazing sparkle of curiosity it used to give me.

So perhaps the next time you're out why not take a walk down your street, take in all those little details and remember those that have long gone, you never know you might uncover some long forgotten happy memories <3 

Sparkle, sparkle

One of my newest hobbies has been customising my belongings. I'll admit I'm the type of person who likes to bring a unique flair to things and make things my own and any excuse I have to be a bit creative I'll welcome with open arms!
At Christmas I purchased a couple of Strapya World's Shiny Gem Fukubukuro (or lucky bags) which came packed full of sparkly gems, bows and various other cute accessories for me to use to decorate my belongings as well as a handy tube of glue. I was absolutely delighted with all the contents and couldn't wait to bring some sparkle to all my belongings.

One of the first things I decided to decorate was my Nintendo DS as I have wanted to add a touch of sparkle for it for the longest time. I had actually already attempted to decorate it once but was unhappy with the design so ended up removing all the jewels, which was a very tedious task! So after playing around with the jewels and trying out various patterns I finally settled with the design you see above.

Of course with my newly sparkled out DS I had to decorate my games case to match.
My final project, for now anyway, was to decorate a mirror I got from a Christmas cracker. I actually collect pocket mirrors and like a magpie am attracted to the cute sparkly ones so if this mirror was to be part of my collection it first needed the special sparkle treatment.

I actually think this is one of my favorite mirrors out of my collection, once I started adding sparkle to it I just couldn't stop but I'm really happy with the way it turned out, it now deserves its spot in my pocket mirror collection.
With the chilly weather at the moment it's easy to get bored just staying indoors huddled by the fire so the next time you get bored why not try bringing some extra sparkle to your belongings as it's a good way to ease boredom and the results are sure to make you sparkle <3 data-blogger-escaped-span="">