Boy oh boy, did we have a hot January! Even though it’s the middle month of summer, often we get mild weather in January and then it heats up in February – not this year! The first half of the month started off pretty standard but the heat really ramped up in the second half. At one point we had 12 days in a row that reached 35 °C (95 °F) or above! One day we even reached 43.5 °C (110 °F)! Usually February is much hotter than January but so far February’s weather is very pleasant. The nights … [Read more...]
Colorful Washi Tape Earrings
Make some bright colorful washi tape earrings quickly and easily using recycled plastic. With different washi tape you can customize them to any colors you want! I wanted to have a go at making some more of my own earrings and I wanted them to be easy to make. In the past I have made some using milk bottle plastic and tomato sauce bottle plastic but I wanted to make some that were bright and multi-colored! I was looking online for inspiration when I came across this link (sorry link is … [Read more...]
Plastic Halloween Earrings
If you like to make Halloween decorations you will love these DIY Halloween earrings. Using recycled plastic they are quick, easy, and cheap to create! I have become a bit addicted to making plastic earrings lately! Last month I shared some cute earrings made from tomato sauce bottles and since then I have been wondering how I could make some plastic Halloween earrings. I wasn’t sure what to use until I came across an old orange seedling punnet in the garden shed the other day. As soon as I … [Read more...]
Plastic Earrings from Recycled Sauce Bottles
I love making my own jewellery from recycled materials. Like these cool plastic earrings that were made from part of a squeeze tomato sauce bottle! Earlier this year I shared a tutorial on how to make some really cute plastic earrings from recycled milk bottles. They were so easy to make that I have been wondering how I could make some more using different colours! The milk bottles are really easy to work with but unfortunately they only come in one colour – white! So I had to start looking … [Read more...]
Plastic Earrings from Recycled Milk Bottles
Making jewellery from recycled stuff is really popular at the moment and I can see why. These cute plastic earrings are cheap, look beautiful and no one would ever guess that they were made from old milk bottles! I have been interested in having a go at making some of my own jewellery for a few years now but it was only recently that I gave it a try. In particular I wanted to make some of my own earrings because I tend to wear earrings more than necklaces, bracelets, or rings. I like earrings … [Read more...]
Jewellery Cleaning: Doing it Safely at Home
I was disappointed when I used store bought jewellery cleaner and then found that my jewellery still didn’t look clean. I then started to wonder whether or not I could find some do it yourself recipes online for jewellery cleaner. I found many sites that suggested the use of detergent mixtures. Many proposed mixtures contained baking soda, salt and/or ammonia in various combinations and I also found several sights that recommended the use of toothpaste. I started to … [Read more...]