Fun with a Fiver

Some weeks ago I was contacted by the lovely Michelle from the charity YouthNet asking if I'd like to be involved with a project they were via TheSite.org

They are hosting a competition on their facebook page where people tell them what they would do with a fiver (£5) and to kick it off they wanted to enlist some bloggers,
so along with other fab bloggers such as MJ and Kavita I hopped on board!

The challenge involved creating something with a fiver and sending it on to the person next in the chain, in return you received what the person before you had created.

The person before me happened to be Kavita

I picked up my parcel on Saturday and here is what she made (I am so in awe of her skill!)









I am actually in LOVE.

It's been really interesting to see how creative people get, MJ for example made an incredible clutch bag!
I'll post what I've made when Matthew receives it...it was much harder than I thought to create something for a boy, I must admit!

I also found this octopus lurking in the parcel, AMAZING



For further explanation of the Fiver Challenge check out this video:



and don't forget to check out the facebook page and vote for your favourite creations and get more ideas of what you can do with just five pounds!

xxx

The Ants are Coming

Monday Monday Monday,
always rolls around too fast! I'm not down to work Mondays, which is a relief, I don't think I could handle a working day on the worst day of the week! Actually, I'm only doing 8 hours this week as I have appointments and such...I'd rather be working!

(side note, as I write this there are seagulls outside going mad and flying in to my window, HELP!)



Outfit today is a Vintage floral dress sent by the lovely Alex with a New Look denim shirt, randomly knotted belt and gorgeous tights...I love this colour, Charlotte has great taste in Christmas presents!



This is a really odd photo, but you can see the colours much better!

On top of the mugs I painted yesterday, I also did this plate for my ant obsessed Dad



For this I simply used a ceramic painter pen which doesn't require oven finishing. You'll find these in most craft shops in a range of colours and finishes.

For the painting I have this set which is brilliant as it has several paints, a 3D outliner pen and a mug to start you off! I got extra mugs/bowls/etc cheaply at Ikea!

Have a great start to the week xxx