Category: Creative

• Upcycled liberty print apron for my little helper….

  An Apron….. that was the obvious use for Gran’s liberty prints. I didn’t have a pattern, so I took to Pinterest to gather some inspiration on styles, shapes, tying options… You can view my ‘Kids’ Pinterest board here.

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  December 9, 2012

  Christmas, Cooking, Creative, Transformation

  apron, Cooking, craft, fabric, kids, liberty, Material, pattern, sewing, sewing machine, upcycle, upcycled, upcycling

• You must bag yourself one of these for summer…

  I was getting ready to go to the beach with my daughter Heidi last weekend and was trying to find a bag in the house big enough to fit several buckets, spades, water bottles, hats, food, nappies, suncream etc. (you get the picture – a HEAP of stuff). I stopped and eyed off my pile…

  belindalangler

  November 16, 2012

  Christmas, Creative, Travel

  bag, beach, colourful, colours, creative, design, fun, ikea, moving, packing, storage, Travel

• Nursery time – hot air balloon mobile…

  A very dear friend of mine is having a baby in about a months time. They are having a boy; knowing that, I offered to make something to help decorate their little man’s nursery. A theme of hot air balloons had already been decide upon. This theme was prompted by the daily sighting of hot…

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  June 18, 2012

  Art, Creative, Interior Decoration, kids rooms, Material, mobile, paper, paper, patterns

  basket, children, colourful, craft, decoration, decore, hot air balloon, how to, interior decorating, kids, make, Material, mobile, nursery, paper lantern, tutorial

• Skip diving (again) for large letters

  Just a quick one. I have to share with you my latest acquisition. When shopping in Geelong (which is the closest big town to my seaside location) I spied a large skip (dumpster) on the side of the road. If you have read any of my previous posts you will know that I am no…

  belindalangler

  April 16, 2012

  books, Creative, Interior Decoration, kids rooms, nursery

  garbage, interior decorating, kids room, large letters, nursery, recycle, reuse, rubbish, salvage, skip, stylish decor, upcycling

• Decision time – butterflies or birds for my burlap canvases?

  Months ago I re-covered 2 canvases with burlap (I didn’t like the creation from a previous crafty exploit). I had two ideas for these two new burlap canvases, but couldn’t decide. Many would describe me as having ‘thing’ for butterflies and birds. Previous ramblings featuring birds and butterflies are testament to that. Before making a…

  belindalangler

  April 7, 2012

  Animals, Art, Birds, butterfly, canvas, Collage, Creative, Interior Decoration, Material, pages, paper, paper

  atlas, birds on canvas, burlap, butterflies, butterfliy, canvas, choice, colour, cutting, decoration, interior decorating, material fabric, paper, pattern, vote, wall

• Upcycling – Gran’s candle stick and plate become Heidi’s cupcake stand

  If you play around on Pinterest (especially in the the DIY and crafty areas) you would most certainly have stumbled across the use of old plates or pie tins and candle sticks to make a cupcake stand. Let’s face it, we all have old plates and candle sticks ‘floating’ around the house, that we NEVER…

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  March 22, 2012

  Antique, cake, cake decorating, Christmas, collect, Cooking, Creative, dessert, Interior Decoration, Kitchen, Sweet, Transformation

  cake, candle sticks, cupcake, painting, thrift, transform, trash to treasure, upcycling