Mani Pedi Bliss

Gosh, I had a manicure and pedicure yesterday; using a voucher I got for my birthday at last. It's been so long since I last had one.

My fingers and toes look so prettied up. And the playlist in my head keeps playing, "Walking on Sunshine" even though they are BRIGHT pink.

Happy weekend!

Apron in progress

Cut out, ready to pin. I just liked this random pic!

Homemade Deodorant

Well, I just had to get on the bloggy bandwagon and try my hand at homemade deodorant.

Thank you, How About Orange for the great tutorial! It rocks. Her picture below, mine looks similar, but with fingerprints in it...hehe. I couldn't wait to try it, sorry.

I made three lots of the deodorant and still had some ingredients left over. It smells yummy (I did two lavender and geranium mixtures and also a lemongrass one), and so far they have worked really well.

It's so easy, that you'll wonder why you haven't tried it before. I even used metric cup measurements (I'm assuming it's using US ones in the tute), and it worked like a dream. The result is like a balm, you just run your fingers over it and apply a bit to your underarms. If it's a bit runny at first, just pop it in the fridge.

All you need is coconut oil, baking soda (bicarb), arrowroot powder and essential oil of your choice. Really. Oh and a container to keep it in. You could even put it in one of those empty deodorant containers (the solid style roll ons).

I absolutely love the smell and feel of the coconut oil; it's semi solid, not a liquid at room temp. Delish :)

No aluminium or other nasties in there, which is a definite bonus. I am impressed!

Ohhh yes.

Sometimes things are cool.

Sometimes things are AWESOME.

Yes, that is a Tardis (from Dr Who) birthday cake!!!

The Domestic Scientist blogged about her cake here.

Zipperdee Do Dah

I sewed my first zip yesterday! It was much easier than I thought!

Not perfect, the sewing is a bit wobbly but it is functional. I'm going to keep practicing and get them as straight as possible.

I'm so excited. Now I can sew a zip in, there's so many more projects I can make, that I used to avoid. I have a specific one in mind too, will share soon :)

If you haven't sewn a zip before; google a zipper tutorial. Grab your fabric, your zipper foot and a zipper. Get going! You can do it too. It's not hard!

Now, as for today, I have some projects to finish up, and an apron to cut out!

Oh Miss Friend! Apron Material selection.

For the girly girl apron!

Photo looks a bit more blue than reality!

The Yellow Wallpaper

I remember reading this short story (The Yellow Wallpaper)in high school. I've always remembered it. There's lots of yellow around at the moment, I guess it made it pop into my head!

Good ole Wikipedia explains, ""The Yellow Wallpaper" is a 6,000-word short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine.[1] It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's physical and mental health".

It's an unusual story, strange but also compelling.

Gilman explains why she wrote it here.

Let me know what you think!