Pinning Inspiration #11

To continue from this week's Marvellous Monday theme, this week's Pinning Inspiration looks at inventive floral displays!

Source: stylemepretty.com via Kei on Pinterest

This one is utterly beautiful, like something from a fantasy tale or faerie glen.

Marvellous Monday #21

Time for another Marvellous Monday!
This week, here are some flowers to brighten your day :)

Whether planted up, tied in a bouquet, or growing wild, flowers are a joy to behold!

Pinning Inspiration #10

Are you feeling artistic?
This Pinning Inspiration focuses on the art form, assemblage.

Assemblage is the composition of two and three-dimensional works using found objects. I see it as fairly free from rules and a great artistic process for any age group.

Source: musingrelics.com via Kei on Pinterest

The above work is by Lynne Parks. Her website, musingrelics, is full of intriguing, gorgeous pieces and lots of inspiration!

Marvellous Monday #20

This week's theme for Marvellous Monday is orange.

Orange is a wonderfully vibrant colour, reminiscent of warm summer days, sunrise and sunset.

Swishy Maxi Skirt DIY

Lately I’ve been having a bit of a ‘crafters block’ and the UK’s heat wave hasn’t helped. Hence why tutorials and crafty posts have been a bit thin here!

Despite the hot weather frying my brains, I knuckled down yesterday and knocked together this swishy maxi skirt (remember the bargain fabric?)

It took me around 2 hours, with a tea break. The method is fairly easy and uses just one seam, with gathers at the waistline.

Here’s a tutorial. You can use this method to make shorter skirts, too :) This works best with thinner fabrics such as cottons.

Pinning Inspiration #9

This week's Pinning Inspiration takes us right back to where the heart is: the home!
Today's theme is postage style (which is rather coincidental, since the writing of this post was interrupted by the postman!)

The above picture was taken in an (unfortunately short-lived) dumpling bar in Brighton. I totally dig the postage-themed cushion, particularly as it is stamped 'Japan' and the shop sold Japanese-inspired food.
Imagine how cool it would be to recreate this, with an old mail sack as the seat cushion (and yes, the base of the seat is an old suitcase...and yes, the floor is fake grass...that shop was cool, you guys).

Rambling aside, all kinds of postal paraphernalia can be used to create, and used to inspire, all manner of things for the home and for yourself!

Marvellous Monday #19

Time for another Marvellous Monday!
It's coming up to holiday season here in the UK; schools are reaching end of term (if they haven't already), people are planning trips and looking forward to escaping somewhere fun, relaxing and sunny.
Which brings us to this week's theme: the beach!

A trip to the seaside brings all you might want from a holiday. A place that is warm, where you can relax or do sports...