It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Gift wrap, decor and baking ideas for the holidays

I know,I know, it's the start of November... WTF am I doing talking about Christmas.  Today I saw our local markets Christmas catalog and I lost my sh*t.  It is by far the greatest time of your and I am most definitely very excited to start my annual crafting and DIYing frenzie with glitter, a glue gun and many a glacier cherry.  My go to guru for all things stylish for Christmas is always Donna Hay.  Here is some inspiration to get you excited:

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DIY camo coat trend fashion inspiration

Camo! Camouflage is so cool that you can't even get it in stores yet. Straight to your army disposals and get to DIY-ing!

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!

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