Guest writing for another blog and super cute DIY sign

Hello!!!!!

This blog post was originally written by me for a blog called Sophiesuite (https://sophiesuite.wordpress.com/), but I decided to give you guys a special preview before anyone else! It would be brilliant if all you crazy dinocorns out there would check her out!!

My good friend, Sophie - who I'm 95% sure is secretly my sister- invited me to guest write a page of her blog for her! Those of you avid bloggers out there will know that this is an enormous responsibility, imagine someone trusting you to read their diary or guard their secret stash of chocolate- that big! How could I turn down such an opportunity? 

The only brief I was given was to make my entry crafty, so after some brainstorming, I came up with the perfect DIY! This post will show you how I went about creating this super cute and sparkly sign. This project was really inexpensive and easy to do, it could be displayed on the back of your bedroom door or you could even attach a piece of dowel/a pencil to the back of it and place it in a vase. The possibilities are only limited by how far your imagination is willing to stretch!

To make your own, you'll need:

• A small, plain sign (I got mine off of amazon)

• Some PVA glue, you won't need much

• A pencil and black marker

• Some sparkly bits (eg. Glitter, sequins or gems)

1) Remove all of the labels and stickers from your sign.

2) Now draw or write out the outline of what you want on your sign- I chose the words "official unicorn".

3) I learnt that it's best to fill the words or design in with your marker at this point, as it is hard to apply marker on top of glue.

4) Spread glue on to one area of the sign at a time, it is much easier to apply glue to the sign and not to the back of each individual gem.

5) Place your gems (or other sparkly things) around the edge of your design and leave it to dry.

That's it! It really is as easy as that! If you try this DIY for yourself, be sure to send me a picture on Instagram (@unicornasauruss) I would love to see what you come up with, or you could share your master piece with Sophie on her tumblr (sophiesuite)

Happy crafting! 

xo~ Daisycorn

Upgrade Your Jenga!

What's better than a good ol' game of Jenga with the besties? 

An absolutely fabulous game of Jenga, that's what!! 

Recently me and a good friend of mine got together for a jolly good afternoon crafting. We decided to decorate Jenga pieces... In turn, we ended up redesigning the whole concept of Jenga. 

Every time a block is removed, the person reads out the writing on the block and then answers the question or does the dare presented to them. Sounds fun right? Here's how you too can recreate this game and spice up your Saturday evenings.

1) first we cut up some plain white sticky labels and stuck one to the slim side of each block.

   

2) after that, we painted the ends of the blocks in three colours: pink, purple and blue.

3) We then wrote a either a dare or a truth on each sticker.

   

It was time to play...

I hope you enjoy playing your upgraded Jenga, be sure to send us a picture on Instagram @unicornasauruss ( https://instagram.com/unicornasauruss/ )

Thanks for stopping by our blog!

xo~ daisycorn 

DIY with Washi tape2

Hiya, Daisycorn here!

So you may have read my last Washi tape DIY ( http://unicornasaurus.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/diy-with-washi-tape-1.html ) this time around, I'll be teaching you a really: simple, cute and effective way to design and create beautiful greetings cards to give to friends and family on any occasion. You could even use this method to make a "thank you" card for your favourite teachers, as it is approaching the end of the school year.

Equipment:

                      -Plain card

                      -washi tape

                      -printer paper

                      -gel pens and sparkly things (optional)

Method:

1| Print or draw out a basic shape onto the the printer paper. This will later be the design on your card. DO NOT CUT OUT THE IMAGE!

2| Cover the picture in alternate strips of Washi tape. Do this on the back of the printer paper so that you can still see what the shape is meant to look like. Also only cover the part of the paper that you're using so that you don't waste your tape.

3| Now  carefully cut out the shape.

4| Stick the design onto the card- so that only the Washi side is showing. You could experiment with where you place the design.

5| You could now extend the design be adding details in gel pen or other decorative extras. In the image above, I places rhinestones down the body of the butterfly and at the top of the antenna's- which I drew on in gel pen. If you placed the design in the corner, you might decide to write the person's name in the centre of the card using glitter glue or stickers.

6| repeat the process on other cards so that you have an emergency stack, ready for any event!

I hope you have fun presenting your very own cards to the special people in your life!

xo~ Daisycorn

DIY With Washi Tape 1 ~ Lipgloss

Daisycorn here! 

So recently I've fallen in love with a form of patterned paper tape known as "Washi Tape" (you've more than likely heard of it if you are as obsessed with YouTube as us)

  This is a quick DIY tutorial which is both practical and fun! I think all of us makeup lovers have been in that situation when that "cute" and "useful" transparent container has seen better days- here's an easy way to revamp your old favourite lip gloss; or other makeup product, to make it more appealing to look at!

Equipment:

                 -Lip gloss (near the end of it's life)

                 -Washi Tape (obviously ;-D)

                 -Scissors (not essential)

                 -PVA glue (also not essential)

Method: 

 1| lay out all of your equipment on your work surface area.

2| Starting from the bottom of the lip gloss, wrap the Washi Tape around horizontally, either tearing after each time the tape has gone once around, or wrapping at a slight angle.

3| Once at the top you could remove the lid and cover the lip gloss in PVA glue to create a "glossy" finish and protect the tape from tearing and water damaged. I skipped this step for the purpose of this tutorial.

4| Repeat with the lid in a different colour. (Not essential.)

5| The lip gloss is now ready for use; enjoy!!

xo~Daisycorn