DIY pennie vase
make your own decorative notebook
handmade clay rings
make your own wrapping paper
Which ones do you like?
Cheers!
Rowan
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feel free to contact me at: rowan.manto@gmail.com
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Showing posts with label handmade. Show all posts
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
DIY Roundup
These DIY's aren't fabulous or life changing, but they are simple, cheap and easy! Three of my favourite things. I'm actually really liking the penny vase! I'm thinking in a nice teal though.
DIY pennie vase
make your own decorative notebook
handmade clay rings
make your own wrapping paper
Which ones do you like?
Cheers!
Rowan
DIY pennie vase
make your own decorative notebook
handmade clay rings
make your own wrapping paper
Which ones do you like?
Cheers!
Rowan
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
DIY: Liquid Handsoap
I've been trying to make our apartment more environmentally friendly. First stop: homemade liquid hand soap!
I know what your probably thinking. "But Rowan, if we're making liquid hand soap, why are you showing us a picture of a bunch of soap bars?" Well, liquid hand soap can be made from soap bars - mine sure are!
What you will need:
- a 4 ounce bar of soap
-2 quarts of water
-a metal grater
-a large pot
-hand mixer or wisk
-1 container for dispensing
-1 container for storage of extra
1. Grate the soap into a fine pile.
2. Then heat the water and as the water begins to simmer, mix in the grated soap and mix well.
3. Remove from heat and let sit for 15 minutes. Mix it well again!
4. Let the mixture sit over night. Then stir it to test consistency, if it's too thick you can reheat and add more water, and if it's too think you can reheat and add more soap. Don't forget to keep mixing it well.
5. Pour it into you're lovely soap dispenser, and store the rest in an the container
Don't forget, you can get all kinds of colours and smells by buying the different types of soaps. Etsy has tons of handmade soaps that have all sorts of soaps. Turkish coffee soap is one that stands out to me.
Hint: Within the next few weeks i'll be posting a how to on making mason jar dispensers.
I know what your probably thinking. "But Rowan, if we're making liquid hand soap, why are you showing us a picture of a bunch of soap bars?" Well, liquid hand soap can be made from soap bars - mine sure are!
What you will need:
- a 4 ounce bar of soap
-2 quarts of water
-a metal grater
-a large pot
-hand mixer or wisk
-1 container for dispensing
-1 container for storage of extra
1. Grate the soap into a fine pile.
2. Then heat the water and as the water begins to simmer, mix in the grated soap and mix well.
3. Remove from heat and let sit for 15 minutes. Mix it well again!
4. Let the mixture sit over night. Then stir it to test consistency, if it's too thick you can reheat and add more water, and if it's too think you can reheat and add more soap. Don't forget to keep mixing it well.
5. Pour it into you're lovely soap dispenser, and store the rest in an the container
It's cheap, easy, fun and eco friendly - I don't think you could beat that unless you robbed a Walmart.
Don't forget, you can get all kinds of colours and smells by buying the different types of soaps. Etsy has tons of handmade soaps that have all sorts of soaps. Turkish coffee soap is one that stands out to me.
Hint: Within the next few weeks i'll be posting a how to on making mason jar dispensers.
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Artist Spotlight: Janis Nicolay
Janis Nicolay is a photographer I found on Poppytalk - which is a great website if you haven't heard of it.
Most of her work is simply and light. I haven't seen any portraits or even people in her work. I like it a lot - very natural and simply. Check out her work below and definatly check out her blog where she has all her work.
Most of her work is simply and light. I haven't seen any portraits or even people in her work. I like it a lot - very natural and simply. Check out her work below and definatly check out her blog where she has all her work.
Friday, 12 April 2013
20 Things to do in life
This isn't a bucket list, if it were it probably be 200 things as opposed to 20. This is 20 major goals/things I want to do by the time I'm thirty, so that gives me about ten years to do them all. Some are goals, others are things that I want to continually do and work on.
1. Get a Bachelor's Degree.
2. Live an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
3. Grow Traveler's Tree
4. Create more.
5. Spend less, give more, save more.
6. Eat only vegan and mostly organic
7. Publish a poetry book.
8. Travel the world often.
9. Grow a garden.
10. Sell my jewelry in brick and mortar shops
11. Learn to crochet.
12. Publish an e-book.
13. Sew my own clothes.
14. Live a minimalist life.
15. Write often.
16. Buy a house.
17. Live stress free
18. Use more handmade.
19. Start a family.
20. Be happy.
13. Sew my own clothes.
14. Live a minimalist life.
15. Write often.
16. Buy a house.
17. Live stress free
18. Use more handmade.
19. Start a family.
20. Be happy.
Find me here:
Find me here:
Please feel free to contact me at freedomwithflowers@gmail.com
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Traveler's Tree
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| Pendant from Traveler's Tree |
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| My lovely business card design |
I love everything about owning a business and doing everything involved with it by myself. Once it grows to the point where I'll need to hire help, i don't know what I'll do!
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| Bicycle Earrings from Traveler's Tree (These are my personal favourite!) |
Find this Here
I'm extremely proud of Traveler's Tree. It's just a tiny seedling, but I have lots of hope and lots of patience!
Currently I'm working on brick and mortar shops collaborations, so stay turned!
Currently I'm working on brick and mortar shops collaborations, so stay turned!
Rowan.
Find me here:
Please feel free to contact me at freedomwithflowers@gmail.com
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