DIY olive oil eye make-up remover, cheap and easy recipe to make at home

It's another DIY...l this time eye make up remover.

Olive oil is not only a staple most people have in the cupboard, but it's also great for your skin.

It's super easy.  Just grab some olive oil (normal olive oil not extra virgin) and an old cosmetics bottle (glass is better).

Fill the bottle half way with the oil and top it up with half water.  Each time you use it give it a good shake and apply it to a make up remover pad and gently melt your eye make up away!

As you can see I added more water than oil.... opps.  I used a Clinique DDM bottle and I just unscrew the top. Don't use a dispenser because it doesn't get enough oil to water ratio.

DIY - Green cosmetics DRY SHAMPOO, never buy expensive store cans again!

As part of my 'make it, thrift it, craft it' extravaganza I have also looked to my cosmetics cupboard to see where I can cut back.  I think that cosmetics have so many issues:

1.  Packaging is bad for the environment

2.  Shipping from where it is made overseas is bad for the environment

3.  Additives and chemicals is bad for my skin

So with that I looked at what I could possibly DIY in there.  Dry shampoo is something that every woman needs for those in between days (and when you have to go somewhere straight from the office) but it is so expensive, its in a can and it only lasts two, maybe 3 uses.  So I flipped the can over and saw that the active ingredient is rice flour!!!!  RICE FLOUR!  The stuff I have in my kitchen for $3 a pop!!  Never again will I buy dry shampoo..... So this is what I did:

1.  Go to kitchen

2.  Find rice flour lurking at the back of cupboard (have I ever even used this.... no)

3.  Find gorg crystal dish that will pretty up my bathroom, you can find one here

4.  Put rice flour in dish

5.  Find old powder brush (give it a wash and let it dry)

6.  Dip brush in flour and apply to roots, let sit then brush out.  Voila!

25 days til Christmas! Dresses to wear to all your festive season events!

I have just realized how soon Christmas actually is, and how soon until I go on an amazing holiday to Port Douglas (heaven).  I have also realized (last night when I was cleaning out my wardrobe to make room for new goodies) that I have nothing to wear to Christmas day and New Years Eve.

Wish list:

The perfect Christmas day dress:

Erdem Jane Hounds Tooth Tweed and Crepe Shift Dress 832 (pounds) available from Net-A-Porter.

The affordable Christmas day dress:

Amy Winehouse by Fred Perry Hounds Tooth Dress$253.50AU available from ASOS.

The perfect New Years Eve dress:

Yves Saint Laurent Metallic Jacquard Shift Dress 1,709 (pounds) available from Net-A-Porter.

The affordable New Years Eve Dress:

ASOS Shift Dress In Speckled Metallic $43.94AU available from ASOS.

Best get my order in now so they can deliver it in time (Australia is very far away from anything).

Dairy free brownie recipe that will blow your mind... I can't believe it's not cow

So I just found out recently that I can't eat dairy. Such a relief. I had been in pain for months and had no idea why. I looked at my diet and slowly started to cancel down my list of possible suspects. I narrowed it down to either fructose or dairy (Internet self diagnosis told me I had ovarian cancer = the Internet is not a doctor, do not try this at home) anyway I am so grateful that it is something I can manage and not something I need to take a drug for. However I am missing my chocolate. It is devastating in fact. No cake, cupcakes, biscuits, scones or pastry is very upsetting. Until I found this Jamie Oliver's "dairy" free brownies (which clearly have butter in the recipe but I just substituted for nuttelex. Let me say these are amazing! Who needs dairy anyway pffffffft....

Happy Tuesday lovers xxxxxx

DIY gorgeous tufted ottoman, a tutorial to make a beautiful piece for your home

On my mission to be green... and cheap.. I have made myself my very own ottoman!

I followed this tutorial on how to make an ottoman (I did not tuft as I thought the added texture would clash with this amazing fabric I found at Spotlight) but I made something that I am really happy with:

The tray I bought from Savers, the couch from ebay and the cushions I made!  All I need now is the studs around the bottom which are only $30 for a thousand from ebay!

Happy Tuesday lovers xxxxxx

Colour, sparkle and black and white palettes to DIY your home decor style

I am currently re-decorating my entire house.  And as I am a bit light on for the cash (due to just starting a career and obsessive compulsive fashion shopping disorder) I have three very simple rules: make it, refurb it or thrift it.  As I pour over decor blogs I am constantly inspired.  Here is what is getting me excited today:

I love these colours and textures for my bedroom:

ERIC HUGHES for ELLE DECOR / SPACE CURTAIN

And this:

INTERIORS MAGAZINE / LYNNE SCALO

For my living area:

ADORE HOME MAGAZINE / NICHOLE LOIACONO

HAPPY MONDAY LOVERS xx

I pledge to recycle, selling stuff on ebay is a great way to be green - UPCYCLE

So there has been so much buss around recycling and the environment la la la recently and I wondered what it is that I could do to hep make a difference..... my answer = sell my clothes on ebay and RECYCLE!

So here it is: http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/rosiejonas85/m.html?item=200679738684&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562