Colour your cutlery!

Eating is one of my favourite things to do:) Providing it's delicious and I get to share it with my friends and family. And what better way to enjoy food than with coloured cutlery?!
It's a simple little DIY that I picked up from a genious blog Hi Gorgeous.

All you need to create this DIY:
-Cutlery you want to colour
-Nailvarnish

I decided to create that dip-dye look you see everywhere these days. It's a fun and fast way to make anything look custom made for your home.

I simply used tape to mark off the side I wanted to colour and used nailvarnish to colour it in.
I used two layers of nailvarnish to get an even colour all over.

Make sure to let the cutlery dry enough otherwise you risk everything being covered in nailvarnish!
I placed my painted cutlery on a plate to dry.

 After they have dried enough you simply remove the tape to reveal your dip-dyed cutlery!

And the beauty is that if you don't like the colour anymore you can simply remove it with nailvarnish remover:)

I do the washing up by hand at home and the nailvarnish has kept for up to five washing up sessions already. I cannot be sure that the varnish will stay on in the dishwasher, but it's easily repainted if it doesn't :)

The spoons and forks look super cute! I wonder why I never thought do to this before!?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for letting me share!

Xox Elena

 

DIY orange candles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday!

This week has been all about painting and re-decorating our bathroom, I've had so little time for DIY'ing!
But! I found this funny orange candle diy this week and I just couldn't resist trying it out!
I've seen these babies pop up all over the internet the last few days so I've seen a few different methods.

This is the method I used to create these fun little candles.

You will need:
-Orange
-Olive Oil
-Knife
-Candle (optional)

First off I cut the orange down the middle and removed the peel. When you have removed the peel make sure that one half of the peel has a wick. This is the white bit in the orange. When you remove the peel slowly this will not damage. However, when you do remove the peel and the white part is not attached to you can always choose to place a candle in the orange. It gives the same effect in the end.
When you have your two halves, pour some olive oil into the peel and make sure you cover the wick.
Let the olive oil soak for a few minutes before lightning otherwise your wick will burn down quickly leaving less time to enjoy the candle.
In the other half, cut a round (or square/oval/anything you fancy) hole in the top. This half will serve as the top of the candle.

Light the wick, place the top and enjoy! I do have to add that it isn't easy to light the wick and it may take you a few tries to light it:)

This DIY is so simple to make and it's a fun alternative to candles. Especially if you are into recycling this is the perfect project for you:)

Have fun making these cuties and thanks for letting me share:)

Xox Elena