New Addition To My Camera family! (and some creativeness)

i got my new, little baby today

he arrived in a little box which held him snug

he's so little!

my canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

check out how tiny it's cap is compared to the others

well it doesn't look that much different but when you hold it you can feel it's smallness!

these are the pics it takes (all 'sooc'):

my lovely mother ♥

my garden!

i bought the lens from ebay; it was $50 cheaper than if i had bought it in a shop! gotta love a bargain.

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i am now at the end of my 3 week summer holidays  :(    all my life i've had 7 weeks to enjoy the sunshine, beaches and icy poles, so i was a bit shocked when i learnt i only had 3 weeks! oh, the joys of having a job. 

slowly i have been moving things out of my room and into my caravan. I HAVE SO MUCH STUFF. and i'm not proud of it! mainly craft stuff, and things i can't part with. i'm badly sentimental with material things, tsk tsk. bad hannah. 

i've just went to a shop (apparently it's american so you mighta heard of it) called 'masters'. awesome place. they had cherry tomato plants, 2 for $1!! eeek! so cheap. bought 6.  

and- i really love indoor plants, and when i saw one with leaves that were 2 of my fave colours- green and purple- i just had to. had to bring it home. 

so beautiful.

that is me and my life at the moment. 

and now for some inspiration.

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get:

1 photoframe- 

{literally just the frame, 

chuck out the glass and the backing and the little, standing up thingy}

string/twine

minature wooden pegs

awesome little things

and make this.

ain't it gorgeous!

colours that i was gonna paint my caravan but then i decided not to

tag from Cotton On (more awesome bargains from there) and a feather from a bird

i'm sure you can work out how to make it.

TA DAH!

you now have an awesome thing to hang up.

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and to end off this little post, here's what i've been doing in my art book the last few days.

i drew my plant

attributes that are good to have... and good in a man you're considering marrying   :p

that's all from me today, have a nice day/sleep!

hannah xx

Painting Apples

 {insert picture of painting apple green}

xxox

Leaves + Hole Punch =

'Til next Friday,

I will come bearing the captured memories

of my little holiday so far.

Hannah xxox

A Cute Versatile Accessory

Hello!! It is moi. 

I am so happy; I now have 12 faithful followers. It makes my day each time that number goes up!
So to all of you:

!!


Anyway, today I am going to show how to make gorgeous, little fabric rosettes.
Like this one.

They can be used in so many ways:
-on a hair elastic
-on a bobby pin
(like that one up there)
-on a brooch pin
-on cards and for scrapbooking
-decorate the corners of your
tv or computer (if you have a fat
desktop one like me)
-sew them onto your clothes/hats
-make tiny ones for earrings
-on a dog's collar (so cute!)

and the list goes on and on.

They are so quick and easy to make, and you can use whatever fabric and buttons you want, to match any genre of dress. Every girl should like them.

For this size (ends up 4cm across), you need an 8cm in diameter
paper template, which you can use over and over again.

~1~

Pin the template to your desired fabric. I used an old top. 

~2~
Cut out the circle. Sew a running stitch about 4 millimetres away from the edge. I started doing each stitch individually, but then my sister pointed out a quicker way to do it. You put lots of stitches onto the needle, and THEN pull the needle through. Like this:

Make sure it goes into a little bag shape; to help, you can stick your finger inside it.

Here's what it should look like once you've sewn all around.

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Flatten out the 'bag', keeping the thread tight. 

(The tan spots on my hand are the remains of a henna tattoo)

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Next comes the tedious task of choosing a button. This part always takes me the longest, haha.

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At the same time as sewing your button on, sew it onto your chosen item if possible.

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Admire and wear.

Let me know if you make any, and send me a link to your photo!

Enjoy!

For Bare Walls

Take a look at these stunning creations. The middles of them are just a cute little doily! 

Plenty of them in the op shops.

This is the place to go if you fancy making one for your own walls.

When I have a bit of free time on my hands, I think this is what I'll be doing  ;)