Dotticure: Dots, spots and polkadots

Hey gals

Here is a manicure I created Friday night whilst watching TV with the hubby.  I hadn't really tried much seriously with my dotting tools before (other than my leopard print) but decided that night was the night to practice and I am really pleased I did!

I used a Barry M Gelly polish for the base in colour grapefruit and used a Bourjois ultra shine polish in colour Bleu asphalte so some of the dots.

This is how it came out:

I would love to know your thoughts so please please leave comments below.

Until next time!

Robin Sparkles

DIY: How to make a fleece dog or cat bed (no sew)

 Hiya

Here is a blog to (try to) explain how to make a no sew fleece cat / dog bed. You will need the following:

• Fleece fabric (or a soft comfy fabric of your choice)
• Polyfill stuffing
• Scissors (sharp)

Cut two identical size pieces of fabric the size you wish your bed to be and place them on top of each other. When cutting the size of your fabric remember to allow  approximately 5cm extra around the edge to allow for the seam.

 Working your way around the edge of the bed cut 5cm long slits in the two layers of fabric.  Space these out approximately 3cm apart.

Cut the corners off entirely as they will only get in the way when making the knots.  You should now have something that looks like this!

Next, you want to start tying knots with the tab of the top piece of fabric and the tab of the bottom piece of fabric.  Take one of the tabs of the top piece of fabric in one hand and the corresponding tab from the bottom piece of fabric in the other and tie a single knot with them together.  Work your way around the whole bed leaving a corner open ready for stuffing!

Now take your stuffing and put it inside via the corner you have not tied up yet. Pack it out (you will need a lot of stuffing) but be careful not to make it too rigid so that it is soft and comfy for your dog or cat.

The brilliant thing about the knot system is that if you want to wash the bed, you can just untie it, take the stuffing out and wash the fabric!

Anywho, that is how I made my no sew cat / dog bed.  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and enjoy making your own one.  Any questions please feel free to comment below and I shall do my best to ask.  Be sure to let me know how your project goes too!

Robin Sparkles

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DIY: Crop top using leggings or tights (no sew)

Hi blogettes

This is a really quick post to tell you about something I tried out yesterday.  I had watched a couple of YouTube videos explaining how to do it and thought I would give it a whirl as it looked really simple.

YouTube video 1 click here
YouTube video 2 click here

All you will need is a pair of leggings / tights and a pair of scissors!

Start my laying out your leggings/tights on a flat area and cut a length off the legs depending on how long you want the sleeves to be.  The leggings I used were fairly short in length anyway and gave the perfect 3/4 length sleeve so I left them as they were.

Then take your scissors and make a tiny snip in the middle of the crotch area.  Cut out a V neck or scoop neck shape depending on what neckline you would like your crop top to have, I went for something in between the two.

If you want it to have the same neckline on the baack then obviously cut the desired shape through both sides of the crotch area.  NOTE: Be careful not to cut too much at a time, you will be surprised how big the hole will get when you stretch it on to wear, you dont want your bra to be hanging out!...well maybe you do!

Voila! A recycled crop top from unwanted leggings or tights.  The fab thing is there are so many funky patterned leggings out there at the moment you can really go to town with crop tops too!

Let me know if you try this out and make your own crop top, I would love to know how yours comes out :0)

Robin Sparkles