Upcycling

Thanks to a recent interest in all things crafty, and a massive spending spree (well you can never stop buying crafting goods). I had a rather large and unruly pile of crafting necessities. Thanks to pintrest and other up-cycling sites and a distinctive lack of moola I've turned decidedly thrifty, not always a good plan when it comes to storage. But after falling in love with pegboards on Pintrest I just had to have one for my craft goodies. But alas I nearly fell at the first hurdle, peg board is rare and very expensive in the UK. I searched high and lo to no avail. Then I found some suitable board languishing in the attic, could I make my own peg board???

Using the board, some undercoat and gloss I already had I set to work measuring and drilling holes. lots of holes! Left will slightly squiggly eyesight and vibration hands from all the drilling I had made it! After painting it and hanging it on the wall, all I had to purchase was some hooks. The end product :

The finishing touches some up cycled spray painted tin cans, an old toast rack and a quick trip to ikea for the baskets. In the end it cost under £15 inc the ikea baskets. A bargain I'd say, all savings going to my ever expanding crafting addiction.


For more upcycling ideas why not try Able Skills http://www.ableskills.co.uk who are currently running an upscaling competition for The winning post, as decided by the Able Skills team will win a whopping £250 in Amazon vouchers to spend on whatever you fancy!
There is also a second prize of £100 in Amazon Vouchers to the first runner up
But that’s not all! There are even more chances to win, as our 3rd, 4th & 5th place entrants will each receive £25 in Amazon Vouchers.

http://www.ableskills.co.uk/

Instagc

I've made $7 (you can get £'s too) with instagc since I joined last week, they pay instantly no waiting for gift card codes. Heres my join up link if you fancy giving it a try http://www.instagc.com/197070

Ok here goes my first ever blog. I'm not really expecting anyone to ever read this. Thanks if you do ;-)

Firstly I need to tell you that I'm a Bzz agent, no not a secret agent, a bzz agent. It means that  I’m a member of  www.bzzagent.co.uk and I thought you might like to be one, too (it's free to join). I get to try cool products, for free, and even get vouchers and special offers to share with friends. Then I make my voice heard by sharing my honest opinions about the great stuff I try with others, including some of the largest companies in the world. It’s great, you should come join me!

So far I've received 2 products to try, E45 cream and Aero bubbles.

E45 cream 2 large 250 ml  and tons of samples with 50p money off vouchers. I wish I'd taken a picture as it arrived as it was an absolute score on the freebies scale! I also wish I'd taken before and after pictures of my skin as there was an amazing transformation. Ah well I know better now for any future skin type campaigns.

For my second trial I receive 6 snack size packs of Aero bubbles. These minty treats did not last long enough for me to take a picture! How am I meant to share them when all I want to do is eat them, they are lush.