Upcycled Shutter Storage with Hillarys Blinds

This weekend I was super excited to attend the Joe Blogs #Hillaryscrafternoon event held by Hillarys Blinds, where we got to upcycle some unused blinds into great storage solutions.

After a quick demo from interior decorator Becky Clarke, we got to put our ideas into motion.

I used Annie Sloane chalk paint in shade Paris Grey for my 'garden tea light holder', which I knew would match my existing colour scheme. 

        This could get messy!!

When I initially saw the plain white shutter blinds, I would of never of imagined using them for anything other than their purpose. How wrong I was!!

After painting, waxing, screwing on hose clips, adding a rope handle and the jam jars, mine was finally complete. And I couldn't be happier! 

As soon as I got home, I added the finishing touches. Pebbles and tea lights in 2 of the jars and flowers in the top one. Perfect!

I just love that not only were these so quick and simple to make, but also how versatile they are. They could be painted in any colour, horizontal, vertical, used as a vase, a desk tidy, to store make up, herbs, as a spice rack, a toy tidy... I've been thinking about making another one for my daughters bedroom to hold sorted Lego bricks. 

I thoroughly enjoyed myself at #HillarysCrafternoon and I'm now searching my house for more things I can upcycle! 

LondonEdge 2015

I was lucky enough to be invited as a VIP blogger to this years LondonEdge with a whole bunch of other wonderful bloggers, for clothing company, Voodoo Vixen. Along with Jawbreaker, they were this years two main sponsors.

Upon our arrival we were given a dress of our choice to wear throughout the day and night.  I chose the Greta. I went for this particular dress as it was pretty simple in design and black in colour so I could accessorise with any colours.

  

Once dressed, we all had the chance to walk around the exhibition, held at London Olympia, and view the stands. I got to meet new faces and faces I had been longing to meet. I watched a catwalk show and found far too many things I wanted to buy from the traders. Other bloggers had their hair and make up done by the wonderful team at Voodoo Vixen but I chose not to. 

We also had our own VIP area where we got to listen to a talk from Kat Williams of Rock and Roll bride followed by a Q&A session. It was so good to be surrounded by such a diverse range of bloggers.

We were all treated to huge goody bags too. Containing a whole heap of freebies from various companies that were in attendance. One of my gifts was a beautiful cardigan from Banned Apparel

Later on in the day, a party bus was provided to take the bloggers to the after party venue if needed. Little touches like this were so thoughtful and made the event run so smoothly. 

The afterparty was a messy affair. I totally blame the free bar! 

I got to meet the owners of Voodoo Vixen , who couldn't of been lovelier. Luckily I wasn't too drunk at that point! We watched the fierce Meth 'Drag Queen of London' and a burlesque show by stunning Miss Betsy Rose. 

Overall it was a great day and I'm so glad I made the choice to go. As I worked for a stand at last years LondonEdge, it was so nice to visit as a guest and enjoy everything that was on offer. X