Customised shoes - red strappy heels with a touch of fluff

Last week me and a few friends had a "crafternoon"... an afternoon of making and creating, cutting and  sticking and generally making a mess with glitter all in the name of getting arty. 

Fuelled with a shit load of tea, we set to work. 

ta-dah

I had been meaning to customise my battered red strappy heels now for some time. I don't know if you have noted but fluff is all the rage at the moment, even on shoes - it is like we've stepped back in to the 90s (Cher from 'Clueless' would be proud) and I LOVE IT! 

However, with shoes from the likes of River Island and ASOS clocking in at £40, I decided to be tight and make my own! 

dirty and not in a good way 

I bought these red strappy shoes from Primark ages ago but they are worn to death and the straps are looking pretty mucky now. They were heading in to the bin until I realised that these would be the perfect shoes to customise with some fluff!!! 

totally OTT and adorable 

You'll need less than half a meter of fluff, which usually sells for around 30p, so much better than s pair of new pre-made shoes from the shops!!!

All you need is a pair of shoes, a glue gun and some fluff...

Hand painted wine glasses: gift idea

I love getting arty but it has been a while since I had a go. Last week was my nan’s birthday and it meant the perfect opportunity to get creative. As her present, I gave her these… four hand painted wine glasses.

my hand made gift to my nan

I wrapped the glasses up in red tissue paper 

it is all about the finishing touches -
don't forget the base

All you need is some nail vanish pens and a steady hand (the latter being something I couldn’t buy at the shops so went without). The beauty of these nail vanish pens is that the thin nib allows for precision and the quick drying.

Opt for any design, I went for hearts, and simply draw away!!

selection of nail vanish pens 

My work summer social - picnic and sports day in the park

For the past few weeks, me and my colleagues on the social team at work have been planning our work summer social party,  an afternoon of games and a picnic in the park in Archbishop's Park, Lambeth. 

I must admit, it took a wee bit of organising, a few team meetings and a sun dance to the weather gods to pull it off, but we did it. And much to all of our surprises, really really well. People were even thanking us for a fab afternoon of fun and games!!!

I wanted to share this on the blog as I hope it can provide a little inspiration for anyone organising a social or party. 

we decorated the park with signs, bunting and balloons

the social team! 

The essence of our summer social was a sports day and picnic. We had a limited budget of £50, which meant encouraging people to BYO booze and food and the budget paying for a few bits such as prizes, playground games (think skipping rope, bubbles and a frisbee), sweety goody bags and the like. People provided their own sweat bands (seriously, people did arrive in sweat bands and leg warmers!)