tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19280549967205860232024-03-14T16:32:04.229+13:00NorthShore Days.....Sun...Sand...Creativity...Natalie @ NorthShore Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15387781143070916408noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928054996720586023.post-12065935674453985602019-04-09T00:34:00.002+12:002019-04-09T23:15:00.276+12:00The Bead Peeps Swap and Hop 2019<div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hi Everyone,</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is so crazy! I havn't blogged in a year! Life is hectic and work is busy, when could I fit it all in? I do need to think about what I want to do with my blog but for now, have a look at what I've been working on! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lets get onto the 2019 Bead Peeps Swap 'n Hop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My amazing <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;">partner this year is Tammy from <a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/2019/04/bead-peeps-2019-swap-n-hop-carried-away/#more-3976" target="_blank">Paisley Lizard</a>. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tammy creates gorgeous components out of polymer clay. She sent me the most delicious pieces to work with, along with beautiful co-ordinating beads. I stole her pictures that she took of the items I received - as they were so much better than mine! Tammy took the time to get to know me and my love for the ocean and created these beach and sea life inspired items just for me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First up is the large Mermaid's tail focal. I wanted to keep this as simple as possible so I simply strung it onto a a few strands of the blue coloured cord that Tammy included. Love the colours! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh my goodness, how I love this necklace! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tammy sent 2 of these seahorse pendants and I was originally going to make them into earrings. I think this necklace worked way better than I expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This has to be my favourite piece - I wanted to show off the stunning shell pendant and I used the glass beads from what Tammy sent to me. This is so me and I cant wait to wear it. I'm super pleased with this necklace and the colours are just gorgeous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tammy included 2 pink starfish clasps in her package and I have to admit I was stumped as to how to use them. I often create this style of bracelet and I didn't want to do the same thing over and over but this clasp just cried out for this design. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Its super jingly and sparkly and I just love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love ear drop beads but never seem to use them in my designs. How pretty are these though? I just had to use them for earrings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another of my favourite components! I loved the simplicity of this necklace. Sure I could have added more beads to the cord to embellish it, but I wanted something so simple it looked effortless. I almost overlooked these wee burnt red beads and they matched perfectly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The photos don't do these sand dollars justice. In real life they are more greeny than blue/grey. I'm not extremely convinced this was how I should utilise them but my daughter loved them and may have secreted them away for her future use! Love her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another of my favourite pieces. I love love love this little crab, he reminded me of the Atlantic Blue Crab. I paired the bracelet connector with silver bracelet bands and the lovely multicoloured faceted beads that Tammy sent. I'll be keeping this piece - definitely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had so much fun creating all these pieces. So totally me - beachy blues and green ands of course all the sea creatures too! Thank you again Tammy - everything was so amazing to work with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let me know which piece is your favourite and please pop across to visit Tammy <a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/2019/04/bead-peeps-2019-swap-n-hop-carried-away/#more-3976" target="_blank">here</a> and see what she created. This is a sneak peek of what I sent her (Im using Tammy's photos as they are soooo much better than mine).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can also see my <a href="http://www.northshoredays.com/2015/05/the-bead-peeps-swap-and-hop-2015.html" style="color: #335d6e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">2015</a>, <a href="http://www.northshoredays.com/2016/05/the-bead-peeps-swap-and-hop-2016-reveal.html" style="color: #335d6e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">2016</a>, <a href="http://www.northshoredays.com/2017/04/the-bead-peeps-swap-and-hop-2017.html" style="color: #335d6e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">2017</a> and <a href="http://www.northshoredays.com/2018/04/the-bead-peeps-swap-and-hop-2018.html" target="_blank">2018 </a>hops too.</span></div>
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<br />Natalie @ NorthShore Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15387781143070916408noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928054996720586023.post-10590403054418563982018-04-08T02:41:00.000+12:002018-04-08T23:08:55.605+12:00The Bead Peeps Swap and Hop 2018<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh my gosh you guys, I cant believe I haven't blogged in a year! My life is crazy busy with work and basketball and family, but I haven't forgotten you all. What better way to be back than with the 2018 Bead Peeps Swap 'n Hop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year my awesome partner is Robin from <a href="http://willowdragon.blogspot.co.nz/2018/04/hi-everybody-welcome-to-bead-peeps-swap.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Willow Dragon</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Robin and I have know each other for years through our blogs and in the beading circles and we finally got to work together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Robin sent me the most gorgeous package and I couldn't wait to get started. So much beady goodness and of course my favourite colours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She also sent me some beach glass - I will officially love her forever! I haven't created anything with it yet because I'm still just happy to stare lovingly at the pieces for now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First up is the only necklace in the collection - I used the sari silk and the beautiful sand dollar pendant. I kept it as simple as possible because the colours just spoke for themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I always include at least 1 pair of earrings in my creations. I used my own curved components to make a simple, clean design. They reminded me of bluebells in the way they hung.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My absolute favourite piece! The beads just reminded me of pebbles and I loved the colours. I used up all the freshwater pearl beads too and added some turquoise beads to match the "pebble" beads. I'm so happy with how it turned out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The beads seemed to change colour when the light caught them - they reminded me of lights reflected on a dark road after a rain storm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had so much fun creating and I promise I wont be away for so long again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year I was paired up with Sam Waghorn from <a href="http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.nz/2017/04/bead-peeps-swap-n-hop.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Pale Moon Creations.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sam's work is amazing and I was very nervous when I received her package as I wanted to do her proud. Here are the awesome items I received from Sam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I decided to incorporate the natural agate beads into a memory wire bracelet inspired by a river - the rocks and grey fast flowing waters. This is my favourite piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For something different I used the dragonfly clasp as a focal for this simple bracelet that also includes the beautiful cracked purple beads from Sam's collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love Amethyst and these delicate beads were perfect for a simple chain bracelet. I cant wait to wear this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I found this last piece the most challenging. I made and remade the bracelet a number of times, trying to match the colours in the focal, but in the end I realised that it doesn't have to match. And I love how it turned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She sent me this awesome collection of beads with a very cool blue Druzy focal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First up is the Glade necklace. I used all the green and green toned beads along with a delicate chain to create a necklace that can be worn doubled up or a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span> a single strand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week I'm taking part in a Crafty De-stash challenge hosted by Megan from <a href="http://cmongetcrafty.com/" target="_blank">C'mon, Get Crafty.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The goal of this challenge is to use as much of your own crafty stash for a new creation. We were allowed to spend up to $10 for any extras that may be needed to complete our projects - I'm happy to say I didn't spend a cent! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I decided to create something with these large wooden discs that I've had for ages! I think I may have purchased them from eBay. </span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vPuwOIhT7QI/WHy0VRoxGgI/AAAAAAAAPqU/3Z2MBBL5OS4Kn8Oh8PhZwCpkAGvQGfbqwCLcB/s1600/Painted%2BPendant%2BNecklaces%2B%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vPuwOIhT7QI/WHy0VRoxGgI/AAAAAAAAPqU/3Z2MBBL5OS4Kn8Oh8PhZwCpkAGvQGfbqwCLcB/s640/Painted%2BPendant%2BNecklaces%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To be honest I wasn't <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sure</span> my idea would work. My plan was to make painted wooden pendants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Paint a base colour </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Tape a section off and paint a second colour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. Paint a third colour (maybe)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. Print a word or image (I created mine in PicMonkey). Rub chalk on the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. Transfer the word or image to the disk by writing over it and pressing down hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. I went over the words with a pen so that I could see them properly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7 Paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8. Ta-da! Painted pendants!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9. Add a jump ring and thread a chain through it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also rubbed some beeswax polish over the pendant to protect it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was pleasantly surprised that my plan had worked. Obviously some looked way better than others but my girls were more than happy to have the disasters to play with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My beautiful girls very proudly modeled my creations. They're growing up so fast!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hopefully I've inspired you to have a go at creating some painted pendants. They were so easy, and pretty quick to create, once I'd decided what I wanted to do with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy New Year! I hope you've all had a great start to the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm going to keep my promise of blogging more often this year and today I'm going to show you a super quick and easy craft. I made these with my girls as they just love fridge magnets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Clear Epoxy Stickers (off eBay)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stick the clear epoxy sticker onto the card (I used scrapbooking card). Press until all the air bubbles have been smoothed out. Then simply cut around the sticker and glue a piece of magnet onto the back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the perfect activity to do with the kids on a rainy day. Any design or picture would be perfect!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Its been a while again, I know! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Its been a crazy busy year and as the kids get older, they get busier and life kind of gets away from me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These blocks were on sale at K-mart last year - I think they were $6. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I gently pried the letters off the blocks with a sharp knife. Painted the letters white and painted the blocks turquoise in a slight ombre effect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once all the paint was dry and after a quick sanding, I carefully glued the letters back onto the blocks! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Super easy! So pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of course they go with my decor, being white and </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">turquoise, but any colour combination would be lovely.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I tire of the blue, I think I'll paint the blocks white and the letters black again. </span></div>
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<br />Natalie @ NorthShore Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15387781143070916408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928054996720586023.post-45435977937234994012016-05-15T17:03:00.000+12:002016-05-15T17:03:02.091+12:00The Bead Peeps Swap and Hop 2016 - Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Its the Bead Peeps Swap and Hop again! <span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Our host is </span><span><span>Linda from <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.co.nz/">From the Bead Board</a></span>. This year she is my partner too! Yay! How lucky am I?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Basically, we send beads, focals and clasps, etc to our partner, the challenge being that we have to
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Linda sent gorgeous treasures, some for my own stash and some to create for the blog hop. Look! Such a wonderful selection.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now I get to show you what I created...This year it was all about the bracelets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My first and favourite is called "In Full Bloom". In this piece I incorporated the beautiful clasp from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtIncendi/">Art Incendi </a>along with copper connectors and jump rings to form a bracelet. I used bright, colourful flower beads from my stash to accent the clasp. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I love this piece so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I used part of the copper clasps and painted them with pink nail polish before adding the blue flowers for these earrings. They turned out quite cute right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I had this adjustable bracelet and wanted to try a bit of bead wrapping. These beads were so fun to work with and the colours accentuate the simple design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh my goodness these Saturn beads just cried out to become earrings! They are so pretty and look just like Raindrops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The stunning focal is made by<a href="https://www.facebook.com/beadfairys.lampwork?fref=ts"> Karin Hruza</a> from The Bead Fairy. I hope I did justice to the amazing colours in this focal. I wanted to keep the design as simple as possible. I just love it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For my final piece, I used the purple hemp string along with the fire polished glass beads to create a multi layered bracelet, a style I've never tried before. I'm very happy with the way it turned out, its so sparkly and pretty! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you have it - I hope you enjoyed my creations this year</span>.<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> And Linda, I hope I did your selection justice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To follow all the other blogs taking part in the Swap and Hop - head on over to Linda's blog for the <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/blog-listings-for-swap-n-hop-2016.html">full list</a>. #BeadPeepsSwap</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Can you believe how fast this new year is racing by? Well this project is a bit late in getting written up, I made this pretty pinata for my friend's daughter a little while ago now...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think I may like pinata making, it might be the getting my hands full of flour paste, I'm not sure. But I sure had a great time making it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I found this <a href="http://inchmark.squarespace.com/inchmark/2010/2/19/a-party-for-bee.html">pin of a Peony Pinata </a>which was my inspiration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Make up the flour paste - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 . Blow the balloon up and cover in layers newspaper strips and flour paste (paper mache)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. Dont forget to include the twine, this will hold the pinata up. Make sure you apply enough paper and paste over it so make it secure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. Once dry, paint as desired. Or not - its up to you , I just didn't want newspaper to show through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. Cut the petals out of the tissue paper, see the pic no 2 above. I cute a half circle with a rectangle edge. Fold the rectangle part over. This is the bit you will glue to the pinata.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. Working in a circle and starting from the bottom, glue the petals carefully on with craft glue. I went for an ombre type of look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7. when you get to the top of the pinata, cut a small opening, this will be where you fill it with goodies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh my goodness, how cute did it turn out? I have to admit I was super surprised that it worked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My friend's daughter and her friends had a great time smashing it open and a great time at the party. I hope you're inspired to try this at home. It really was so much fun to make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm so excited to show you this chest of drawers that I painted for my Star Wars mad 10 year old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It started off as plain white with some funky hardware which I like and decided to keep as is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Initially Gabe wasn't sure what he wanted and was trying to decide between Han Solo or Darth Vader. Of course good won in the end and he decided Han was by far the favourite. So we found this image on Pinterest and traced it back to <a href="http://strix.org.uk/stencil/show/1281420679-212809388191409148.ser">Strix.org.uk</a>. Which is a stencil generator, we wasted a good few hours creating others, it's very fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used a projector connected to a laptop to project the image onto the drawers. It was very easy to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Using a pencil I quickly and lightly traced around the edges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I used black acrylic paint to fill the image in. This is an awful night time photo, and possibly I should have painted during the day, but I just couldn't stop. I was having too much fun,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next day I gave Han a second coat of paint. Isn't he gorgeous?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Once the paint was dry, I carefully waxed and buffed the entire chest of drawers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I am so impressed with how this project turned out. It was easier than I expected and so much more fun than I thought it would be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My son just loves it in his Star Wars themed room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is budget friendly too. It only cost <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span>the price of black paint sample pot .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And in a few years when my tween no longer wants a giant Han Solo on his chest of drawers, its easily sanded off and repainted.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Take care </span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My mom and I found a bead shop not far from where we lived, when I was about 12. I made a pair of earrings that day and my mom was so impressed with them that I snuck back during the holidays to make another pair for her birthday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was hooked! But the bead shop didn't last long and it was a good many years later before I found another shop. I was in my early 20s when I started creating again and I was making and selling my jewelry to all my work mates. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My first love is creating simple, wearable jewelry and sharing the tutorials with everyone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I do like to try different styles though, it's always fun and rewarding to see what I can create. I love working with charms, especially ones with inspirational words.</span></div>
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I also struggle a little with copper, I'm not sure why though.<br />
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I am a huge fan of memory wire and creating bracelets.<br />
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I'm originally from Durban, South Africa but have lived in Auckland New Zealand for 13 years.<br />
I have 3 amazing kids. <br />
I'm trained as a Microbiologist but am currently a stay at home mum. <i> </i><br />
I'm deathly afraid of spiders!<i> </i><br />
I love to joke and laugh.<br />
My son and I have the same wicked, slightly warped sense of humour. <br />
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I love the beach. <i><br /></i> I also paint - a lot. I makeover furniture and paint signs.<i></i><br />
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<br />Natalie @ NorthShore Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15387781143070916408noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928054996720586023.post-2989368154210735402016-01-14T22:59:00.002+13:002016-02-26T22:34:14.248+13:00Blingy Button Ring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope you've all had a great start to the New Year! <br />I had a very busy last quarter of 2015 and if you follow my Facebook page you'll see the work I put into my annual craft market.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I saw <a href="https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/red/catalog/product/1%252f4-Carat-of-Diamonds-Sterling-Silver-Diamond-Round-Ring?SKU=1884182">this really awesome ring</a> in our local store and one day I was digging through my button tin and found a button that looked similar to the setting of this particular ring....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A cool blingy button with opening at the back</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The button was white and as I wanted it to resemble silver, I taped off the blingy top part and spray painted the bottom bit with some left over silver - alternatively nail polish would also work. Once dry, thread the memory wire through the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I just love it's sparkly bling... although my 8 year old girl has claimed it as her own, and honestly it looks better on her than me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wow I cant believe I've been away from my blog so much this year. If you're missing me - I do a lot of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NorthShoreDays/"> Facebook</a> blogging - so please look for me there too. I've just wrapped up 2 markets and I've put in many long nights, blood, sweat and tears. So now I can relax and get back into writing again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So ... last year I really wanted to participate in the phenomenon that is "Elf on the Shelf" but I was too late in purchasing a real Elf and found this sweet little reindeer tree ornament to use instead.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He certainly lived up to his name though... little Rascal!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Me again! Yup I know my posts have been really sporadic recently. I've been posting a lot on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NorthShoreDays">Facebook page</a> though, so pop on over and catch up with me there too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today I'm going to share the quickest, perhaps easiest sweet treat ever! I make these for special occasions like birthday parties, they are snapped up super quickly too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Allow to set for about 20 minutes or place in the fridge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They're not pretty but they're so good. Limit yourself though because they're very sweet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I signed up for the<a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/its-bead-peeps-swap-n-hop-ta-da-party.html"> Bead Peeps Swap and Hop </a>run by the lovely Linda at <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.co.nz/">From the Bead Board</a>. Basically a whole bunch of us signed up and were then partnered off. We sent our partners, beads, focals and clasps, the challenge being that we have to create from the items sent to us. We can use some of our own stash too as long as we use the focal and clasp sent to us. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This year my partner is the awesome Janice from <a href="http://thejewelryroom.blogspot.ca/">The Jewelry Room</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Look what she sent to me! So many treasures!</span></span></div>
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H<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ow gorgeous is this focal? Janice handmade it herself! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have to admit this is the piece I left till last. I wanted to do the focal justice and spent a lot of time making and remaking this necklace. I'm really happy with the overall look. </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKo5eQSqiis/VUR6EUXPQ5I/AAAAAAAAPME/aKwtgoJh44U/s1600/Collage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKo5eQSqiis/VUR6EUXPQ5I/AAAAAAAAPME/aKwtgoJh44U/s1600/Collage2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am absolutely blown away by this awesome clasp. Again handmade by Janice. I love how she was inspired by New Zealand. She also made the copper connectors in this piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This bracelet with matching earrings were made with all the crystals in my package. I think the bracelet may be my favourite, just because of it's delicateness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I teamed these blue/green beads with a bronze round from my stash. I love how these beads look like the ripples on a lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have quite a few of these wrapped washers left over and plan to make a bracelet to match.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I like the simple but striking style of 3 spheres together. The circle of Life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just love these blingy blue glass beads and couldn't resist making earrings with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The second pair I made into hoops, they are really fun and would look great for a night out on the town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I am so inspired by all Janice's handmade items and I just love her connectors. These ones are my favourites, so I decided to make a very plain bracelet with them. I've worn it a few times already!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Janice knows how much I love anything to do with the beach and these blue starfish are just beautiful. I decided to include them in a beachy charm bracelet. So cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Don't forget to pop across to see my partner Janice's creations at <a href="http://thejewelryroom.blogspot.ca/">The Jewelry Room</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To follow all the other blogs taking part in the Swap and Hop - head on over to Linda's blog for the full list at <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/its-bead-peeps-swap-n-hop-ta-da-party.html">From the Bead Board</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was so excited to be approached by Hometalk <a href="http://www.northshoredays.com/2013/06/windchime-ideas.html">again</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I loved putting this board together.... There were so many great ideas to chose from.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm never prepared early enough, but I made these super easy and quick Easter nests for the kids as a treat and now I'll have to make more for next weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You need 3 ingredients for the nest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Melt the chocolate buttons in a bowl in the microwave, stir in the rice cereal and coconut. I always add small amounts of cereal and coconut at a time to the chocolate, making sure the chocolate coats evenly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Seriously, how cute are they? My kids just loved them and they were fun to make too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finally I'm sharing my buffet!! Only took a while right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I spotted this Ikea beauty on a local Facebook page and quickly offered all my money!!! Sorry for the blurry pic - we wont discuss my awful cellphone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I had planned to wait a while before painting but inspiration struck and I couldn't stop myself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I wanted a modern piece that still incorporated my favourite white but it also needed to fit in with the beachy look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I knew I was going to use it to house the TV and decoder so we removed the 3 small drawers and Sean removed the drawer runners and built a shelf. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We decided to use her in the living room as a hold all and for the tv.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am so happy with the end result and still cant believe how well the makeover went. I was fully expecting to have to repaint the whole thing white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today I have to share this awesome, EASY dessert!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't make it very often but when I do the whole family go nuts over it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The best thing about it, is that there are only 2 ingredients (3 if you garnish)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Ingredients:<br /><br />1 carton of Vanilla Custard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I use Ginger biscuits (cookies) but I've also made it with coconut biscuits and plain tea biscuits. I just like the ginger flavour best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Its as simple as layering the biscuits and custard into serving dishes. Or you can double the quantity and make it in a larger container. Keep going till you run out of ingredients - just ensure the biscuits are completely covered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pop the dessert (covered) into the fridge for approx 5-6 hours, until the biscuits are soft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So easy right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Seriously you will LOVE it!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let me know if you try it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just have to share the awesome experience we had today.<br />My friend told us about this the other day and we decided to take a trip out to Gulf Harbour late this afternoon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the Marina, there are HUGE fish and a special visitor called Brutus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The owners of a local charter have been feeding the fish for years and were so lovely and friendly, they gave the kids bait and squid to feed the Kingfish and Snapper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The kids were so excited about their afternoon and want to go back again, very soon! <br />A very cool experience for them, Gabe is on such a high! And I'm so proud of how they handled themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy New Year (a bit late, sorry). I've done a few makeovers this Summer and I have so much to show you all. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So lets start with this old blanket box, that I've had for about 12 years. It had seen better days and was looking really dated. Time for a bit of love and paint!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The first order of business was to remove the hardware (those corner arrow things, had to go!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The bottom edging was just awful, many a toe had been stubbed on those sharp corners, so they were ripped off too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After giving the whole chest a good clean, a layer of primer was painted. I sanded a few panels and left them unprimed so that I could stain them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I used leftover paint samples to paint the wood panels. It was great fun mixing and matching the panels and a few had to be re-painted so that it looked more cohesive. Other than that, there was no rhyme or reason to the colours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once painted, I hand sanded and distressed the entire chest, then applied a couple of layers of polish to protect it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The side pulls and original latch went back on after a good clean. And I think it looks great.<br />The colours compliment each other and the chest fits perfectly with my beachy decor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I know I neglected my blog last year so I'm going to make it my New Year's resolution to blog at least once a week, every week this year. So stick around in 2015 ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This project has been at the back of my mind for a while and this week I finally made these wooden wind chimes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I found the wooden round hanger thing, laying out in the garden, once a part of some longtime lost windchimes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I painted the hearts grey, then white, distressed them and added the rub-on words. I also distressed the wording very carefully once it was on the wood.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I made a little hole in each of the hearts and threaded string through<br /> the hearts and the round hanger, making sure to position the hearts at different lengths but with the tips and tops touching slightly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I love the noise these little chimes make as they catch the breeze </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The words I used are "Love", "Dream" and "Believe".... S<span style="font-size: small;">uch <span style="font-size: small;">strong words!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Hanging in the window<span style="font-size: small;"> next to my <span style="font-size: small;">work station<span style="font-size: small;">, I can look at them every day<span style="font-size: small;">. Of course I can hear them clinking together too.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Take care everyone,</span></span></div>
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