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Spotlight | Mother's Day Ideas

Mother's Day is just around the corner, why not make something instead of buying a gift?  The amazing people at Spotlight sent myself and other creative people some products to create with.  I wanted to see just how many different projects I could make .  I had tried for a few more, but not all projects work out and go to plan, but that's ok.  There is always a lesson in there to be learnt.  I'm still working on another one.

I was given some wool, cardstock, twine and glitter.  The glitter threw me a little.  If you don't know this, I'm not a glitter girl.

CROCHET BASKET with the wool.

 

HEART BANNER with the twine.

 

PINWHEEL WALL DECOR with the paper and glitter.

 

The pinwheels are for my wall in my craft area.  I've wanted another little something to go on my wall for a while.  I've actually still have a pinwheel I made almost 5 years ago, something crazy like that hanging in my craft/office.  You know what?  I don't even mind the glitter I added?  WHO knew!

The crochet basket was so much fun to make and then put together.  I already want to make more.  The only thing, I tried at least 15 times to make handles and I just couldn't get it to work!  Any tutorials you know?  Send them my way please.  In the end I figured it was ok without any handles.

Last of all the crochet heart banner.  Thing is already hanging in my craft/office under my book shelf and I LOVE it!  Honestly pink and purple are not colours I'd usually go for, but I actually really like them together for these projects.

CHECK OUT your local Spotlight store for supplies.  Often Spotlight have ideas on leaflets throughout the store.  Why not treat yourself and buy yourself something to make just for you!  Because YOU deserve it this Sunday.

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spotlight launch | craft month | make it yourself | bling bling

If you've followed along with me for a while now, you'll know that I basically live and breath crafts.  Paper, DIY, knitting, and MORE, so now that it's craft month and Spotlight are celebrating this, it's exciting and a FUN excuse to do a little craft project when I can during March!   Getting asked to attend the Spotlight National Craft Month Launch was right up my ally.  A really fun thing we got to do while there, was watch Patience and Rachel decorate party glasses.  NOW... How awesome would this be for a kids party?  I do have a birthday coming up for one of my girls and a sleep over is on the cards...  So now I'm thinking this is might happen.

Both Patience and Rachel were bubbly, bursting with personality and really funny.  At one stage they pointed out to my girls that they could decorate their hats, to which they turned to me with nervous looks on their faces, like ummmmm...  to see what I would say.  Which caused laughter from the other attendees, my girls crack me up.  Both Heidi and Chloe got given the glasses made by Rachel and Patience during their demonstration. 

Chloe was SUPER keen to decorate her own pair.  So she gave Patience back her glasses, not because she didn't like or want them, but because she didn't feel right she told me making a set and getting to keep another, [proud mum moment].  We got to use these hot glue guns that had an almost pen point on them that are available from Spotlight and SO something I'm going to buy next time I get to a store.  They were awesome to use, easy and even my girls could use it.

The table was DECKED out and I mean literally with bling as far as the eyes could see.  My girls were in heaven.

Heidi kept the glasses Rachel gave to her and just added a few more touches and Chloe fully decorated her own.  Now I need to make a list of supplies.  Now that I've gotten to the end of the blog post I just know this is something I am definitely going to set up for Heidi's 11th birthday sleep over party.  Of course I'm going to join in, someone has to be the teacher right?  Plus I just can't watch and NOT join.

Don't forget to check out your local Spotlight store for National Craft Month with events being held every weekend in March.

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JORD watch | voucher giveaway closing soon!

Don't forget to enter into the JORD watch voucher giveaway that's ending on 10th June 2016.  So not long now.  Here is how : There is a chance for you to win $75 USD off any product at JORD, and if you don't win you could still score a $20 savings just for signing up to the JORD newsletter. You have till the 10th of June and it's open WORLDWIDE my Australian friends!  Just follow the link, here, sign up to JORD newsletter and they'll know I sent you!

Father's Day for my US friends is coming close, any dad would love one of these cool watches.  At the same time we could all use a little gift for ourselves right?  These unique watches are it!  You can check out the watch in the images in my blog post from the Frankie Series, here.  In three different colour choices.  I promise you, you can't go wrong with one of these on your wrist, or be late, haha!

This is a sponsored blog post for JORD wood watches. I would not share anything not relevant or that I didn't truly like and I absolutely love my watch.