INSTAX BOOK COVERS

Hello everyone! Today I have an exciting video which I recently filmed. This video is in collaboration with Instax and it was so much fun making these little notebooks with the instax prints on the front. I think it also looks super cute. Please don't forget to like and subscribe to my channel for more videos!

See you soon! x

Disclosure: I was sent the instax SHARE from FUJIFILM in return for a collaboration on my blog and instagram. This is a sponsored post and all opinions expressed are entirely my own.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Hellooooooo everyone,

I was quite inspired last night through Pinterest (follow me here) so I made a few little illustrations from some quotes I saw. I didn't come up with the words - I found them on other quotes, but wanted to illustrate them myself so they could suit my style. I think I really need to apply these quotes to my life which is why I chose the ones I did. Its kinda self explanatory so yeaaaahhhh...

(p.s. feel free to print them, pin them or whatever)

So yeah thats it haha. They're a little messy, usually I go back and redo my lettering hundreds of times until its perfect but I wanted these to just be original and not perfected because as the second quote says, perfectionism is self abuse.

What one is your favourite? Leave a comment down below, I'd love to hear someone else's thoughts on these...

(Also, if you ever use these or repost or whatever, please please give me credit because I hate it when I see people reposting things like this claiming it's their own. Not cool)

Michelle x

GEOMETRICAL INSTAX DISPLAY

Hello everyone! Its been so long, but I feel like jumping into the post straight away so here we go!!

Today I came up with the most brilliant idea that is this hanging geometrical instax display!!
Ok bu seriously, when I put this up it looked so good, and the blue colour theme works so well with my baby blue walls...

You will need //

Blu tack
String / twine
Black cardboard or colour of your choice
Pegs
Instax Prints


Step 1 //

Measure out your string twine to how long you want. I made mine like 30-40cm which fit 4 instax prints pretty well

Step 2 //

Peg your instax prints onto the twine in your chosen order...

Step 3 //

Cut out your shapes out of your cardboard. I did 2 spheres, triangles and 2 squares.

Step 4 //

Blu Tack your prints onto your wall or where you want to display them! I put a blob of blu tack underneath the string, stuck the string over it and then placed another blob on top so it would be stronger!

Step 5 //

Add your shapes and you're done! 

This is what mine looked like after I finished...

I've got heaps more posts planned so keep your eyes peeled! I'm so glad holidays are finally here... How are you planning to spend your break?

- Michelle xx

Disclosure: I was sent the instax SHARE from FUJIFILM in return for a collaboration on my blog and instagram. This is a sponsored post and all opinions expressed are entirely my own.

DIY INSTAX PEG STAND

Hello everyone! It's been so so so long since i've posted on my blog and to be honest its really because i've been lacking inspiration and ideas etc... But today I have a DIY post for you featuring my instax prints. I decided to print out a couple of quotes onto my instax film and the end result is actually so awesome, I think it looks super cute. Anyway, onto the post!!

First of all, you're going to need the following:

- BluTac
- Instax Prints / quotes
- Little wooden pegs
- A wooden plank

Step 1 //

Lay out your prints and decide the order you're going to display them in

Step 2 //

Place pegs onto the bottom of your prints

Step 3 //

Place your BluTac around the back of your peg like this... It's hard to explain but just look at the following pictures ahahahah

Step 4 //

Place your BluTac'd pegs onto your wooden plank like...

And then you're done! This DIY is really easy and it makes a huge difference to your room. I just love the quotes so so much.

Hope to see you soon! x

Disclosure: I was sent the instax SHARE from FUJIFILM in return for a collaboration on my blog and instagram. This is a sponsored post and all opinions expressed are entirely my own.

instax photo line diy

Hello everyone! 

This has got to be one of my favourite posts to write and create to show you all. as you may have noticed from my billions of photos involving my instax mini 8 and instax SHARE, I obviously have a bit of an obsession with my much loved pocket-sized prints. here is a diy which is so so so easy to make and it makes your room or wherever you decide to place it look so much more homely (if that even makes sense) so here we go...

scroll down 4 photos to get to what you will need...

you will need //

1 // many instax mini prints 

(if you have a matching colour palette of prints get those out as they will compliment each other)

2 // a good amount of blu-tack

3 // a pine rod, cut to your size preference

(I got mine from Mitre 10 and on the receipt this is what it says: "MLD RAD SD12X12 D4S CLR UT 1.8M" if that is helpful at all)

1 //

place lots of blu tack along your rod in different sizes. put a lot in the middle as this is where it will be the least stable

2 //

place your rod somewhere along your wall where you would like your display to be (i put mine above my desk)

3 //

once you have firmly stuck your rod onto your chosen place, start placing your instax prints along it like so... 

until you end up with this...

(do you see how well the colours go?! i'm in love...)

you're done! now take a few photos to put on instagram and admire your new wall decor!

let me know what you think and if you do create your instax wall of your own be sure to let me know! 

see you all again next week xx

 Disclosure: I was sent the instax SHARE from FUJIFILM in return for a collaboration on my blog and instagram. This is a sponsored post and all opinions expressed are entirely my own.

bath bomb diy // celebrate with avery

hello everyone! today i have an exciting post lined up...

a bath bomb diy!! so there are many shops which sell bath bombs but it ends up getting pretty pricey if you use them quite often. so i thought, why not make a tutorial on bath bombs? you'll only need a few ingredients and i'm sure you will have them somewhere in your house. also, these are a great gift idea to use with Celebrate with Avery printables! they sell customisable party bags, stickers, labels, gift tags, basically anything you can think of! all you need to do is use their free online software to create your own label and then print it onto their products! super easy, i'll show you how...

lets get started!

Disclosure: I found the recipe and tutorial on A Beautiful Mess here so full credit goes to Emma and Elsie for it. However, I have modified the recipe to different units and the tutorial is in my own words.

ingredients needed //

1/4 cup of baking soda
2 tablespoons corn starch (or corn flour)
2 tablespoons citric acid
2 tablespoons epsom salt
1 teaspoon of water
1/2 teaspoon essential oil
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
1-2 drops of food colouring



in a medium sized bowl combine and stir well the baking soda, corn starch, citric acid and epsom salts. If there are any clumps, whisk it thoroughly as we want a smooth mixture. Once you have done this, find a separate bowl to combine the wet ingredients (water, essential oil, coconut oil and food colouring). Make sure your coconut oil is not clumpy and if it is then put it in the microwave until it is melted. Once you have mixed all the wet ingredients together, pour this into the dry mixture (slowly!!!) be careful to not make the mixture start fizzing and if it does make sure you mix it thoroughly. Keep adding your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Once finished, put on your gloves and test the mixture- grab a small amount and squeeze it together. it should stick together in a clump. If its too dry and doesn’t stick well then add a little bit more water until it does. IMPORTANT: keep testing your mixture after adding more and more wet ingredients as we don't want it too sticky!



once your mixture is combined and of appropriate texture/stickiness, go ahead and put it in a mould. I simply used a mini cupcake tin and put glad wrap over the holes before scooping the mixture into the tray. compact your mixture into the tin and wait 15-20 minutes before taking it out. once you have removed your mixture (CAREFULLY, i cannot stress this enough!), place it on a tray to dry for a few hours.



after i did this i designed my own label using Avery's free software and printed it. this was actually so much fun as i got to experiment and try different things using their software. i used their party bag kits which you can find here and their round gloss labels which you can also find here. i really love how you are able to customise and create your own labels by layering photos or using text which is super cool for parties or just everyday use if you want something unique.

this is the end product of the gloss labels and the party bag kits:

see you next week for another diy! xx

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Celebrate with Avery and all opinions expressed in this post are exclusively mine and were not influenced by the company whatsoever.

diy cork stamps

hello everyone! i recently asked my followers on instagram what they would like to see on my blog! everyone said they loved my diy's so I decided to do one for you all today.  

this diy is especially great for decorating paper for cards, wrapping paper, envelopes etc! let your mind run wild!

enjoy!

you will need //

+ a few corks

+ craft knife

+ pencil or pen or permanent marker

+ paint

+ paper or card (to stamp onto)

+ blu tack 

step 1 //

with your craft knife, cut off a small slice of your cork thats about 0.5cm thick

step 2 //

draw onto the slice what design you would like to use for your stamp

step 3 //

cut out your design

step 4 //

blu tack your design onto a longer piece of cork

step 5 //

you're done! start stamping!