Make your own recycled ball of yarn! (I've missed you guys!)

HELLO! How are you all!? It's been far too long. It's been a crazy couple of months and I know... I've neglected you! I'll try not to again! But here!! Is a great little winter tutorial where you really feel like you've made something almost from scratch! Plus it's recycled too! Which makes you feel even better :) and that makes it cheap! HOORAH!!

Here it goes!!

YOU WILL NEED:

At least 3 old stretch t-shirts in any colours

A pair of scissors

Knitting needles

Start by cutting all the seams and edges off your t-shirts. For example I cut off the seams, neckline and sleeves (because mines short sleeves it int really worth the effort, there isn't enough fabric really to save here as the strips are too small. However if yours are long sleeves that's a lot of fabric so use them!)

 Now, Cut the t-shirt into strips about half an inch wide. I fold the t-shirt in half because then its half the amount of cutting! This is the important part: You want to cut the fabric the way that it stretches. By that I mean most t shirts will stretch around the stomach rather than in the length this is to accommodate all our different shapes and sizes! So just think about it as you are cutting the t-shirt as if you want to make it shorter in the length! Like a crop top, but all the way to the top!

Gather your strips up and move onto the next t shirt!

This will soon be your yarn!!

To make this into one long piece of yarn what you need to do is snip a hole in both ends of every strip. Once this is done all you have to do is thread one strip through the hole in the next and loop it back through the hole in it's other end and then pull it tight. It's that easy! Now you just have to do it to the rest. Once you have done a few and before you start to roll it into a ball you have to pull the yarn all the way between your hands, you will see it starts to double in length. This is why it is important that you cut the fabric in the right direction.

Say hello to your beautiful upcycled yarn!!!!

Now, you may ask... What can I do with this now? How can I use it? WELL... I was dying for a snood, a good old tubular scarf! And these are my winter colours! So i cast on 70 stitches on 8mm needles and ribbed every 2 stitches. It is so so warm!!!! And comfortable too! I haven't taken it off :) If you don't want to do that you could knit a normal scarf or maybe even a cushion cover. Why not crochet with it?! When I have time and enough rubbish t shirts that I don't wear anymore I'm going to make a blanket! I cant imagine anything more warm and cosy! 

I hope you like my tutorial! And I promise more to come soon!

What have you been up to this winter??

Jess xxxxx

Instaweek- have yourselves a merry little October

Hey my loves!
Get a load of my weeks photos! I know it's been a while but I'm promising some super autumn tutorials once things are a bit more under control!
These of some of my weekly faces, places and ... You know, stuff!

I hope you like them,
Jess xox

Winter is coming...

Hey hey Tea birds

Where did the summer go? I mean suddenly it's cold and beautiful mornings rather than sticky afternoons. I'm not complaining. I want to go for long walks with my dog (now, I don't have a dog at the minute- we are inbetween pets, but come January we will be owners to our beautiful pupsicle. HOORAH HOORAH I am all too excited- this is how beautiful he will be) OFF SUBJECT. So today I found myself doing what I would do if it was January.

What are you looking forward to most about Winter/Autumn?

Jess xox

Something new! Shop Update!

Hey there Tea birds!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while it's been the back to Uni rush- you know?! Everything IS A MESS. I am disorganised and I have no idea where anything is... So I have decided to ignore it all, and do nice things.

$8.00 from my Etsy Shop

So these are my new GIANT bookmarks! Pretty eh! I am slightly obsessed and in a pathetic attempt to seem organised, I am bookmarking EVERYTHING. Oh yes, everything. With giant bookmarks. I think they're pretty cute! 

In other news...

I'M STILL PINK LOVING!!!

Hope all is well! Jess xo

Fishtail Plait- Why can't you have a prettier name?

Hey there Mr Tuesday. I hope you are well.

Hows it going!? Today I am showing you my Fishtail plait tutorial! Easy peasy. I always have people asking me if I can show them how or if I can do it in their hair for them... I even once remember going round my entire art class fishtailing everyone hoorah hoorah! I find this tutorial works best if your hair is not freshly washed as it has a tendency to just slip out. Plus the longer your layers the better!

 

So all it is is overlapping small sections of hair from one side to the other. The smaller the sections the more intricate the braid will look. Once you have pulled a small section from one side over to the other hold the entire side with one hand while you select the next section. You only need to hold one side at a time as holding that side keeps the other in place! Far easier than it looks or sounds!

My advice is... Just keep practicing! Hope this goes well for you all!

Happy Tuesday!

Jess xox

Everyday Vintage Cat Eye Make up

Hey there girls :)
Today I was inspired by the BEAUTIFUL Dana from Wonder Forest's easy and gorgeous make-up tutorial for Everyday Smokey Eyes. I thought I'd show you my everyday make up and maybe give you a little inspiration too to try something new with your make up!

I just love this make up style! 

I hope you like it too :)

Jess xox

you go back to her and i go back to... pink?

Hey hey hey! Happy Thursday! Hope you're all well. 

Let me give you the run through of this tutorial! I was a little bored of having vaguely cotton candy coloured hair, if this was all over my thick thick head of hair I would be only too happy. However I am too scared of taking that leap. So, the bolder the better? Right? I don't know but I'm pleased with how this turned out!!! What do you think!?

1. Make sure hair is tangle free! For me, MASSIVE deal (I just have to look at my hair and knots appear. I have learnt to deal with it, eventually. I just have to live off 4 day hair. Yes, four day hair is when it does what its told. When styling AND look peaks. "Gross" some of you may say- you everyday washers and I envy you and your silken flowing locks but I, Jessica must live with goodlookin' dirty hair.- Once I didn't brush my hair for six weeks. Yes, I can hear the screams now. don't judge. I looked just like the love of my life heart russell brand heart and several small rodent families formed a nest at the back of my head. I was never alone. Anyway off point) your hair can be dry, wet, dirty or clean it just has to be knot free.

2. Section hair up. I went for the top/bottom approach however the left/right is also acceptable especially if you hair is thinner, If you have bushman hair like mine that is too thick to swing a cat at (not endorsing animal cruelty in anyway, totally against it. Just a figure of speech) then the top/bottom technique is best.

3. The fun part begins. I decided to go for dark tulip and violet (La Riche- Directions) and used conditioner to make the colours lighter in places. I literally just stuck a paint brush in one pot, onto my hair and then back in the pot, into the conditioner, back onto hair rub with hand covered in cling film. Bish bash bosh done. (Thinking about recreating famous painting in my hair how about Monets Water lily's next?)

4. REPEAT

5. If like me you are too lazy to find gloves then you will end up with pink hand, AS SEEN ABOVE. It WILL come off... eventually. I joke I usually bath while waiting to the colour to develop and it comes off then.

6. BEAUTIFULLY wrap your hair up in a shower hat or cling film to protect clothes/furniture and to stop your shoulders, neck and in my case back turning peculiar colours.

7. Rinse until water comes clear.

DRY AND STYLE!

I hope you like this super easy tutorial!

Try a new colour this season!

Jess xox

p.s excited to see how this colour fades!