What you need: – Cardboard letter, this was from hobbycraft but you can find them all over these days. – Wool/string/coloured garden twine – Double sided tape – Scissors Step 1: Choose your colour and cut small strands for the end of the letter, tape down with double sided tape. Then use another layer of … More How to… Wool wrapped letters
Books. I’m addicted to books. No getting round it, I wouldn’t want to live without books. I love the way they’re displayed on shelves, the way they’re grouped together, the smell of the print, the feel of the paper, the dust jackets, everything about books allows to me to get a little bit lost and away … More Books, books, books
If you remember the bathroom I posted last year, then you’ll already know how ingenious Leanne and Gareth are at revamping their once derelict house into a calm and beautiful home. Let me show you their bedrooms. All of them use salvaged, vintage items to furnish and decorate the spaces and all use colour and texture to … More Paint, pallets and pom poms
Florence, Paris, Moscow, Copenhagen, Prague, Amsterdam, Vienna, Bangkok, all amazing cities full of architectural beauties and I’ve been lucky enough to visit them all. None of them, however, have the one building that takes my breath away each time I visit. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve visited, gawped at, sat silent … More My favourite building
The beginning of a new year is always full of anticipation, hope and resolutions that pretty much never last. In January last year, I knew that my job was the biggest cause of frustration for me, and as I’m the only one who could do anything about it, I had to get cracking with some … More New beginnings, steel toe caps and no more tears
Real, artificial or something else entirely, we have the same debate every year about Christmas trees in our house – should we splash out on a good artificial one that will last us years or should we go for the real deal and spend a fortune anyway? For the last 16 years we’ve always gone for … More Tree-cycled Christmas
Ok, so not strictly upcycling, but kind of! Some superhero pumpkin fun and my first ever attempt at face painting to go with with son’s first ever halloweening night. My sister was born on Halloween (yes the witches did bring her) so when we were children it was her birthday treat to dress up a … More Upcycled pumpkins and one zombie child
In a tree-lined street overlooking Saltwell Park in Gateshead, I did not expect to find this amazing upcycled home. Every inch of space and every feature has been carefully designed, recycled and styled to perfection. Leanne Pearce is the creator behind this home, and lives here with her partner and two young daughters. In 2012, … More Bathing in perfection
All round creative junkie 