Hands and Feet

Got this craving for masks recently and saw this Korean brand which was selling for $2. Tried their hand masks first and was quite happy with the result, most of all what I like is the gloves that were provided inside which I was able to wash off and can reuse.

I will apply hand cream and put on the gloves overnight and I believe it will show fantastic results. With such a good first impression, I went out to hunt for the feet equivalent since I was wondering if they provide them in socks and indeed they do! So happy they can serve so many purpose to me. Happy hands and feet!

Fruit Flies

I have been putting up with some flies that existed in our bathroom and was quite surprised when my friend told me they were fruit flies. I have no idea why they are hanging out in the toilet rather than around fruits.

So I was searching on the internet and found a green and simple recipe that traps fruit flies. The whole solution is so simple, a cup of apple cider vinegar (apparently fruit flies are attracted to the smell although it will kind of make your own bathroom smell sourly) and 2 drops of dishwashing detergent. Simple right?

I placed the solution in a plastic bottle which I planned to throw out after use. It looks like pee I know! And just a mere couple of hours, it has already trapped like 3 flies in it, I am waiting to see more results but happy with them for the time being. What a quick green fix.

Leather Armchair

I have a leather armchair made from bonded leather, after months of sitting on it and lying on it, a part of it starts to tear. I finally got some time and fixed it which I am going to show you in this set of pictures.Actually the last photo turned out to be blurry but the real result is much better than it looks, there is a certain shine to it but at least the leather is now 'bonded' back to the armchair. And what did I use it to 'glue' it back? It was Mod Podge, something I bought for craft work. Amazingly it works well with leather as well. Lesson learnt though is matt Mod Podge will perhaps work better for this DIY repair compared to the gloss version I got

Shoe Re-fit

A week ago I mentioned that I will work on a shoe project and I am finally done with it. Was pretty busy but I managed to get everything done during a teleconference (Imagine that?). Anyway let me show you why this pair of shoe needs rework.

Some might say just go buy a new pair but I like it cos it has chunky heels which means I can wear for long hours without having to worry about back pain or hurting sole. Also, the condition of the shoe is not too bad except for the sole (My mum say my feet is good at eating shoes, the evidence speaks for itself) and I can't find the exact pair of shoe as it is no longer in season. So what I did first is remove the fabric/leather backing.

So now the sole is left with the foam sole which is badly stained at the back where it was exposed to the elements for months. So I cleaned it with nail remover to clean it as well as whatever glue is leftover around the sole. And initially my plan is to mod podge it with fabric paper but not quite sure how long lasting the result will be but another thought came to me. There is such a thing as sole protectors for heels, for pumps, for track shoes etc. So off to the shops I went and saw this leather lined sole protector which has a similar color to my shoe and it is for $15.20 and I know it will not stick well to the sole due to the curvature so I decided to buy some nails to nail it down and the nails go for $0.80. So altogether it doesn't cost me more than $16.00 since I already the glue gun and hammer.

So I hot glue the sole protector and stick it to the base then I nailed the nails to some spots which it doesn't sit well and here's the completed product. So happy to be able to wear it again without embarrassment and if it can last me another say 6 months I would say the $16.00 is well worth it.

My mum still felt I should buy a new pair of shoes instead but how can I buy a new pair of shoe for $16.00 in the design I wanted? For now I shall just enjoy this pair of shoe for as long as it last.

Next Project

My next project which I initially planned to work on today but had to be postponed as I had to go meet friends is a shoe project....keeping my fingers crossed that it will my ideas can be translated into action and into a success!

Ta-da

I finished with my paper storage and in the end I didn't even had to make a single cut.

See the before and after.

Paper Storage

Are you like me? Ending up with lots of wrapping paper after Christmas or birthdays? I have significantly cut that down a lot since my friends and I scrapped the idea of exchanging Christmas and birthday presents. But still, there are alot leftovers from over the years. I was planning to buy a container to store them all together but none were high enough unless I buy those umbrella holders.

But lo and behold, I suddenly remember I bought a pillow recently that comes in a box (which I haven't thrown away) so I am thinking I will cut out the top and part of one side as well so I can store the wrapping paper at the top in a neat row and for the side opening, I will slots in all those paper bags which I get from the shops or from . 2 in 1 usage, brilliant, no?

Guess pictures speak louder than words so I will get to it one of this weekends and show you all the end results.

Cap

Well, did you think I will recycle the bottle and throw away the cap? NOOOO...although the bottle is glass but the cap is actually plastic but I already know what I will want to do with this.

Can you envision it like me? I will remove the white plastic inside and I will just put in a tealight which is just the right size, I hope! (Have to try it first before telling you how successful) So the tealight base will then be in blue which is better than just a plain aluminium tealight on the table right?

Vase

Recently I have been using this skincare product and it came in a glass bottle form. To throw it away seems pretty wasteful so I decided to reuse it and make it into a vase since the blue color is so pretty.

However I had a hell of a time trying to remove the paint or whatsoever that was used on the bottle, I tried thinner, turpentine, acetone, alcohol but nothing seems to work till I used this sandpaper like foam. Only problem is it scratches away some of the color from the bottle as well. It went from the picture on the left to how it is today on the right.

But will use it for now and later if I wanted, I can either spray paint the bottle in another color OR I simply do some mod podging on it with paper or fabric.

Homemade Goodies

Haven't posted here for a long time but that doesn't mean I haven't been looking for inspiration haha.

Saw this on a blog today and must share it with everyone.

It's a homemade mirror and why is it posted on my green blog? Because the surrounding design is made with cereal boxes. Amazing. If I have the time I will definitely like to try making such things to beautify my home (that is, provided I have the $ to buy my own place first).

Anyway, don't you agreed that it looks good? To learn how to make it, head over to this blog.

The other item I really love is this homemade fireplace, such a fireplace will probably cost you hundred of dollars in a shop but this blogger made this from items she bought from a craft shop. Learn how to build this fireplace here.

Most of these DIY bloggers are all females and that makes it even more impressive, who said only men know their ways around their tool belts?