It’s a bit sad when winter hits and all of the lovely summer flowers are gone. Don’t worry though you can make your own flowers to keep some colour around the house. This tutorial will show you how to make flowers out of plastic bottles! We’ve had a gorgeous display of petunias in our back garden throughout spring and summer. They are starting to fade now though and I have had to pull some plants out. Once the really cold weather hits they will be gone. :( We’re going to miss the big splash of … [Read more...]
Easy Broom Handle Extension DIY (extend the length of any broom!)
Weather you need it for cleaning high ceilings indoors or for reaching an awkwardly high point outside this DIY broom handle extension will come in handy all around the house. No matter how hard we try there is always the odd spider that will try to take up residence in the upper corner of a room. This is particularly true with our dining room that has very high sloping ceilings. The ceiling itself looks quite nice with its exposed beams but it is a bit of a pain to clean. I think the … [Read more...]
What to Do With Leftover Puff Pastry Scraps
My method for using up leftover puff pastry is something that I have been doing for years. It was the method that my mother used when I was a kid so now I do it too. Today I’m going to share this very easy and tasty way to use up your leftover puff pastry! Oh and let me just say that when I talk about puff pastry I am referring to the frozen sheets. I always keep some puff pastry sheets in the freezer; they’re very handy for so many recipes! You don’t always end up with leftovers when working … [Read more...]
DIY Nail Polish Organizer (Using a Photo Frame!)
Lean how to use a photo frame to display your nail polish collection with this cute DIY Nail Polish Organizer. You won’t believe how quick and easy it is to make! Over the last couple of years I have been storing all of my nail polishes in a small gift box. When I first did this I had thought that it would be great because I could grab the entire box and take it to where I want to use it. The problem with this is that every time you pick up the box half the nail polish bottles fall over! It … [Read more...]
DIY Spooky Halloween Candles (Quick and Easy!)
These DIY Halloween candles are great for a simple last minute Halloween decoration because they’re so very quick and easy to make! We never celebrated Halloween when I was a kid. We might have had some decorations up at school but that was about it. That’s because Halloween wasn’t a big thing in Australia back then so there was not much made of it. Celebrating Halloween is much more popular nowadays. I saw quite a few kids out trick or treating last year which was fun. This year might be … [Read more...]
The Best Way to Keep Your Sandwich Maker Clean
This one handy tip means that you will never have to clean your sandwich maker plates again! I don’t know about you but when I have a toasted sandwich I normally like to include a nice amount of cheese. Sometimes I will cut a slice of cheese but other times I will use some shredded cheese. Either way I usually end up with plenty of oozy cheese all over the plates of the sandwich maker! Now I could leave out the cheese and make the clean-up easier but you have to have cheese in a toasted … [Read more...]
How I Ditched My Disorganised Deep Pantry!
Pantry organization is something that I have always struggled with in my current home. When we first moved in we thought that the pantry would be perfect. That’s because it is a nice big deep pantry that looks like it will be great for storing lots of stuff. The problem is that the shelves are too deep. After a while quite a bit of stuff gets lost at the back of the pantry and you tend to forget it is even there! The shelves in my pantry are about 50 cm (20 inches) deep and it is an L shaped … [Read more...]
How to Keep Ants out of Cat Food (A Quick and Easy DIY)
Are you frustrated by ants getting into your cat’s food bowl? This simple DIY will show you how to keep ants out of cat food bowls quickly and easily. Our two cats (Maddy and Wally) are part inside and part outside cats. They have a few hours outside each day and are brought back inside in the late afternoon. When they are out during the day we always put out some dry food for them to eat. There’s no issue with doing this over winter because there’s not many ants around. Once the weather … [Read more...]