Tuesday 25 February 2014

Moving out of the caravan :(


So we had to move out of the caravan :( there were a few reasons for this, the most poignant being that we are obviously having a baby in a few months.  Things were getting a little cramped,  and even though the weather here has actually been very mild for this time of year (all rain, no frost!), it got very tiring being cold all the time. Plus with all the storms we have been having in the south west means I have been a tad worried we would just blow away like Dorothy's house in The Wizard of Oz. Sound silly I know but it was scary at times!

I have now learnt how much I take central heating,  and even decent clean, warm, dry living conditions for granted.  Which I never will again. Some of our possessions,  and the sofa cushions,  had started to grow mould. I had to throw away about 4 or 5 pairs of shoes. Not pleasant and most likely not safe either. But oh well I won't dwell on the negative.  We are now living with the inlaws. Haha. It's rather cramped,  but I'm actually alot happier. I think the cold was getting me down alot more than I realised. It got to the point where the cold made me not want to get out of bed, and then when I did get out of bed I spent most days wrapped up in blankets watching tv, too cold to move.  

On the plus side, I am now 16 and a half weeks pregnant,  so in three weeks I will be halfway through the pregnancy.  Yay! And as a last minute cheeky weekend (or midweek) break we are going to Paris on Monday. I'm very excited as I have never been before, I'm going to do all the sightseeing and history stuff! So theres a really cool post about that coming up next week!  

Until then ;)

Tuesday 11 February 2014

Cool ways to use a hot glue gun

I love my glue gun.


Just lately my sole source of crafting amusement has been making hair accessories.  I really do love it, the making process in simple and quick, and we all love accessorising right? It just wouldn't be possible without my glue gun, it was possibly my best ever crafting purchase.  It has two settings for different materials and bonding strengths, and dries amazingly quickly.  It cost me six pounds at a home store, for the amount that I use it it is well worth it. 

I have previously used it to make masquerade masks.


For hair accessories I have used plastic bats bought at Halloween, foam roses and bows I fashioned out of duct tape. Here are my results. 



This is a double bow I made from one standard piece of tape, stuck on to a bow made with two pieces of tape together.