Brainstorm: October 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

Red Cap Cards

Red Cap Cards are cards for all occasions made by a collaboration of artist, illustrators and designers from around the world. I love the graphic simplicity of Blanca Gómez designs. And the simple shapes that create her characters. The round heads are so cute and effective. Also check out her blog, website and Etsy shop. She has other products of her illustrations for sale, such as notebooks, wall decals and pillow cases..

Blanca Gómez

Jill Labieniec

Carrie Gifford

Jaime Zollars

Umbrellas

There just is something about umbrellas or parasols..

I LOVE this Indian style elephant one!!

Hand embroidered, tasseled bohemian parasols

White Lace Wedding Parasol Pattern

Bella Umbrellas hires umbrellas for events such as weddings:

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Soap and lip balm recipes

Whenever I see soaps at the markets I am always drawn to them. They smell so delicious with different benefits and make such good gifts. Whenever I have nice soap I always find them too good to use but can only have so many undies drawer soaps. I have seen some great recipes on the net but have never given them a try. I would love to make some as gifts even if it's just using the melt and pour glycerin.

I really want to give these pantry soaps a go. Made from everyday pantry items they seem easy but still so effective.

"Honey-ginger (for each cup of glycerin, add 1 teaspoon honey and 2 pinches ginger);cinnamon-clove (2 pinches cinnamon, 2 pinches ground clove): Oatmeal-honey (use only clear glycerin in this soap; add 1 teaspoon honey, 2 pinches ginger, 2 teaspoons oatmeal); Honey-ginger; and chamomile (1/4 teaspoon chamomile tea)."

Pantry Soaps

I have had these Earl Grey Tea bag shaped soaps on my to-do list for a while now. And would love to have a go. Mixing tea and soap together!

Earl Grey Tea Soap

Lavender soap

Lemon and rosemary and mint soap

Cold Pressed soap- how to

Soapsicles- would be easy to get a mould!

Fish-in-a-bag glycerin soap- For a bit of fun

Milk and honey soap recipe plus many more on this site.

Great Cakes Soap Works: A great homemade soap blog (including beer soap)
Homestead Revival: Soap tips, recipes, ingredients, tutorials.. (including liquid soap)
Bath and body stocking stuffers: Soap, lip balm, skin scrub and bath bomb recipes
Lotion Bars and Lip Balm made from beeswax and oil.
Beautylish lip balm: Two parts oil to one part beeswax
Snappy living: Homemade soap recipes and tips
Handmade Solid Perfume with equal parts beeswax and carrier oil plus essential oils

Garden Therapy: Great site for natural skin-care recipes

All Australian Candle Making and Soap Making Supplies

Solid perfume in pocket watch- Lip balm would go well like this too

Gardener's herbal foot soak

Coffee grounds facial scrub

Or this 3 ingredient coffee scrub (Coffee grounds, salt, coconut oil) can add cocoa powder for a mocha :)

Other Recipes:

Whipped body butter
Beeswax Lipbalm
Bath salts
Bath salts, soaks and more
25 homemade body scrubs
25 DIY spa night ideas
10 homemade body scrubs

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Mixed Up Dolly

Mixed Up Dolly makes jewellery and accessories based on pop culture items, particularly food and lollies but also art. Check out the Etsy page.

"My real passion is for making polymer clay and resiin jewellery - particulary sweets, chocolate and foodie earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches etc."

Chuppa chupp cufflinks

Creme Egg Cufflinks

Liquorice all sorts cufflinks

Campbells soup cufflinks

Andy Warhol cufflinks

pop art cufflinks

Monopoly cufflinks

Lego charm braclet

Monday, October 15, 2012

Geek/Lego Party

Ideas for a geek/ games party! What a fun theme.. endless ideas for party games too! Apart from the obvious games.. guess how many lego/game pieces in the jar, twister with paint, jumbo jenga, quoits, potato sack races etc, bowling.. the list goes on.. As for decorations, food and costumes..