Showing posts with label Tip Top Tuesdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tip Top Tuesdays. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 3

Tip Top Tuesday #6

Hey guys! So for todays Tip Top Tuesday I decided to do a little DIY for you! Ever find all your scarves getting in a mess? Well, this is a really simple thing you can do to organize them using things you will already have!

What you will need:
  • Coat hanger
  • Saw
  • Sellotape
  • Bangles 
 
1. Take you coat hanger, it could be plastic or wood, even metal (for which you will need to use wire cutters), and make a cut near to the top. Try and make it as clean as you can. You can sand down the edges if you wish, like I did.
 
 
2. Then slip on the plastic bangles, the more the merrier really because when all your scarves on hooped onto it, it may become unbalanced. 
 
 
3. Then sellotape the cut for maximum security!
 
 

Voila! A place to hold all your scarves or belts this winter! Its so handy to have in your wardrobe and tidies it up nicely!

Tell me if you have found this helpful or better yet, show me on twitter! (The links below)

See ya soon!
Alice x





Tuesday, August 20

Tip Top Tuesday #5

Hello there! I am so sorry I missed last weeks Tip Top Tuesday so I hope I can make it up to you today!

This is going to be multiple tips around one theme: organizing your jewellery and hair accessories. Now I know how busy everyone is nowadays and we all just throw things into a draw and then, when we are rushed to leave the house, panic because we can't find anything or it's all tangled up! I can be accused of this, so I have taken action! Have no fear! It's so simple, as my tutorials always are.

What you will need:

Post-it notes
Coloured card
Clean food tubs
Tic Tac Box

1. Organize your jewellery into tiny post-it note boxes.

I used this tutorial from Pinterest: Origami Organizers with a little bit of inspiration from another.

It's just the perfect size for a single necklace or a couple of charms. Plus it looks so neat and colourful! No more untangling before heading out!


2. Cut out a square of card, any colour, and clip your hair clips onto it.

3. Store bobby pins/curby grips in a tic tac box.
 


4. Use empty tubs for the larger accessories.
 
 
And that’s it! Some very easy ideas that I find useful. If you do, please tell me! I'd love to hear that I've been of some help.
Gotta go, take care!

Tuesday, July 30

Tip Top Tuesdays #4

Hello there! This Tip Top Tuesday caught me out by surprise, I can't believe how fast 2 weeks goes by!

Today's Top Tip is a very quick one and it is something I worked on today. My crafty corner was getting a bit loaded down with rolls of wallpaper and wrapping paper shoved everywhere and, to be honest, it was driving me crazy because I have a kind of OCD when it comes to organisation. I'm not a very tidy person but I have to be organised, everything has to have its place. So naturally, I needed somewhere to store all these rolls of paper. And this is what I came up with:


Store wrapping paper and wallpaper rolls in a circular bin!
 
It's that simple and it looks really neat and you can see all the rolls you have and how much you have.
 
As you can see I have a roll of brown paper which, I must add, is essential in anyone's craft room. Presents always look better in it because its not fancy and it makes the gift even more of a surprise. Plus, it can be glammed up with ribbon, sparkles, or stamps. Sorry, just thought I'd get that in there!! :D 
 
Thanks for reading and I'll catch you soon with another How To!
 
 

Thursday, July 18

Tip Top Tuesdays #3

In my first Tip Top Tuesday post (found here), I didn't mention anything about these top tips all relating to crafts now, did I? Teehee, crafty by name, crafty by nature! Anyway, today I will be sharing a top tip that I found on the amazing virtual-hoarding site that is Pinterest.

It is:

To find out whether your freezer has turned off and then come back on again when you've been away, which would thaw and then refreeze your food  (not good as it will make you ill), fill a glass jar with about an inch or two of water, then lay it on its side in the freezer until it freezes. Once frozen, stand it upright.

If your freezer does play tricks on you, you can catch it out by referring back to the glass jar. The frozen water will now be at the bottom of the jar and not frozen to the side.

Ta-daa!

Simple, quick, and inexpensive! Save ya a few bob on food as well.


Tuesday, July 2

Tip Top Tuesdays #2

Woop woop, second in the series! Here it is, just a quickie:

If you are right handed, have your desk lamp/light source (i.e a window) to your left. Or if you are left handed, have it on your right. This will mean a shadow will not be cast over your work as you work.

Ta daa! Next one in 2 weeks!

Tuesday, June 18

New Series Launch! #1

Good afternoon! How are you doing?

Today is exciting because I want to launch my very first regular blog post series!! Woohoo! Wanna hear what it is? O-K! *makes the letters like a cheerleader*

Starting today, I plan to do semi-monthly (every two weeks, at least) blog posts with just a quick top tip. Something short and simple. A little snippet of advice that I have either discovered myself or have found it out and then tested it.

I've collected a little stockpile that I really want to share with you because they are so useful! Feel free to share them with everyone else as well because who doesn't like free stuff?

Now I thought about calling this series, rather light-heartedly, 'Tip Top Tuesdays' as a little play on words (top tip → tip top see? :P) but also because, here in the UK, we have a delicious foodstuff called Tip Top. On the tin it says its a 'light and creamy topping' and I remember having it on top of trifles and canned fruit when I was younger. Its like a combination of evaporated milk and cream and its so yummy!

I will always do a blog post for it but be prepared for just a sentence or two! And depending on how long the tip is, I will tweet it too.

Are you ready for the very first one?? O-K!

If your scissors are getting blunt, sharpen them by cutting up some tin foil.
 
It really works! Just make a mess of lots of little shards of tin foil (preferably straight into the bin) and your scissors will be ready to use again! This tip works for all types of scissors: nail scissors, kitchen scissors, craft scissors etc. Just take care afterwards because they will be sharp.



Hope you enjoyed that little top tip! Stay tuned for more in this series!
xx