DIY - Vintage Inspired Jewellery Display

Hello crafters,


                           Today I have an exciting new project to share with you all.. it's a two in one vintage inspired jewellery display. Lately I have been trying to get my jewellery organized in a matter that is handy to gab and wear without trying to look for it every morning. So I have been searching on pintrest of nifty ideas.
That's when I came across this super duper idea :)

I think it's very beautiful and efficient, also it's cheap and easy to make.

You'll be needing, 

- A Photo frame 
- Decorative paper ( Scrapboooking paper)
- Some tiny nails (About 1'')
- A Kitchen wire brush (Or sandpaper)
- Hammer 
- Acrylic paint and paint brush
- Pair of scissors 
- Glue






You can find all these items at your local craft store or a dollar store..

1. First I started by painting the frame. I didn't remove the glass so I will have a guide line where to finish off painting. 
you can also use spray paint. 

2. After the paint was dried I carefully took off the stand attachment at the back 

3. Then using the handy little wire brush (or sandpaper) I scraped off some of the paint to give it a worn out look. 

4. Next I took the glass off and the paper inside. Using the paper as a guide line I cut off a piece of decorative paper for liner.

5. I used my trusty ol' E6000 glue to stick the paper on and also secured the back as well. 

 The paper and the frame went so well together it looked so pretty. At this point of time I couldn't contain my excitement I ran around the house with it. lol 

6. I used the horizontal side and started marking where I wanted my nails to sit. I carefully hammered the nails in place. 

If you are fairly young please get an adult to do this. Sometimes because the nails are delicate it can fly off and you'll end up hammering your tiny fingers.

7. For the empty place with the paper I hammered some nails from the back and when I push them in I put some glue so they will be secured. Also glued some beads to the sharp ends so I won't poke my self.

And there you go :) easy enough.

A wonderful vintage inspired jewellery display.

I donno whether I should call it new or old. lol

Stay beautiful.

-Janani ♥

7 Spring/Summer outfits from 4 versatile pieces

Hello bees,


                                 Today's post isn't about some DIY project.
           Spring has finally arrive and we are looking to renew our wardrobes. It's been so long since I posted a style post. So here we go,

I have chosen 4 versatile pieces that every girl should already own. These are Just some basic pieces that I wear in regular bases. I'm sure you don't even have to dig deep in your clothing pile to find these items,

What did I use?

- Basic long sleeve tshirt (American Eagle)

- Leopard print black jeggings  (H&M)

- Sleeveless blouse with a collar

- Lace circle skirt ( Jessica Simpson)

Additionally I had few accessories to make the out fits more put together.

It's simple as counting 1 to 7 :)

Here are my 7 outfits I put together using the 4 pieces above.

(sorry I couldn't get the full length pictures. A timer can't full fill every expect of mine :P)




































Now that's a week worth outfits. Who said you need to have thousand clothing items to look stylish?

Enjoy.♥

-Janani 

DIY - 10 Homemade Body Scrubs

Hello Lovelies,

                       First of all I would like to wish all my fellow Sri Lankans a Happy Sinhala Hindu New year. 
I hope the coming year will be full of love and prosperity.

Coming back at today's post it's all about scrubs! yeah! Am I the only one who get this happy sensation when somebody says body scrubs?



I absolutely love scrubs of any kind specially the ones you can make at home. :D

There are so many benefits of using a body scrub in regular bases,
 - It will exfoliate your skin
 - Give your skin a glow 
 - Encourage the natural flow of circulation of bodily fluids 
 - Improve anti-ageing and cellulite
 - It will help you relax 
 - Give skin hydration 
 - Help to fade dark spots

If I could go on I could I mean stay at home spa? who wouldn't want that..

So here are the top ten favourite body scrubs of mine. I have tried many of them.

To a FAQ I don't know the shelf life of these scrubs. I always make a small batch enough for a week and store mine in a dry cold place where there's no direct sunlight.

 













1.Margarita Body Scrub Recipe

2.Cinnamon Sugar Body Scrub

3. Coffee Body Scrub

4.Brown Sugar Body Scrub

5.Citrus Salt Body Scrub

6. Sweet and Salty Body Scrub

7. Strawberry Body Scrub

8. Tomato Body Scrub

9.Sunshine Tropical Body Scrub

10. Lightening Body Scrub

So there you go :)

Hope everybody had/having a awesome weekend.

See you guys on my next post..

-Janani 

DIY easy Oero cookie crumble frappuccino recipe

Hello ladies,

                  Hope everybody's having a fantastic weekend :3 Weather is beautiful in Calgary although it's looking a bit cloudy right now.

So frappuccino talk! :D I love Starbucks but not really a hot drink fan there. I always order a Java Chip.. oh I can hear the angels sing when I take a zip I swear.

Not quite the Starbucks menu's knock off drink but this taste sooo good as if you were enjoying some of theirs. It doesn't even take 10mins to make this seriously.

Making a delicious drink like this can`t get any simpler!

What you need, (3 servings)

- 2 cups of regular dark coffee (475ml)      

- 1 1/2 cups of milk (350ml)
- 2 cups of ice cubs 
- 3 tablespoons of sugar 
- Few Oreo cookies
- Chocolate syrup (optional) 


So after you gather all your items you just have to add them to your blender and blend a little. Make sure cookies and ice don't get crushed in to bits. We still need be able to have some crunchy goodness. Don't we? :)




- Blend away ( oh, look at the way they dance.) 

Optionally I added some chocolate syrup to my yummy cookie crumble.! (oh so beautiful) 

And some appreciation on my Yo Gabba Gabba shorts :3 

I store the left over in the refrigerator for my sister. Little did I know half of it was gone an hour pass by. Lol What happened? my mom that;s what happened! 

I tried to clean off my closet and I ended up with a garbage bag full of cloths I don't wear anymore. They are going in to a donation box! :)

Hope everybody will have a lovely weekend, make some frap and relax!

- Janani 

❁ DIY homemade spiced chai tea mix ❁

Hello Earthlings!♥

                    Today it's all about tea tea! I'm all about tea! yeah..tea is exciting. lol...
Being born and raised in Sri Lanka makes my tongue appreciate spices. It's a tradition of many Sri Lankans' to drink tea with ginger in any occasion.


so this is a homemade experiment recipe I use when I'm craving some spicy chai tea,

To get snap happy I'm using my phone these day -_- sorry about the bad quality pics friends!

You'll need,

- Black tea bags           

- Some ginger
- Some cloves
- Some cardamom
- Few cinnamon barks 
- A kitchen masher 

1.  Boil some water and add your tea bags

2. Mash your ingredients with a kitchen masher. You could add some papper for a little more spiciness.

3. Add your ingredients to the boiled tea and let it steep few mins.

4. Filter your tea out and ENJOY! :)

The love of tea my darlings! ❤