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Post 2 from the theme 'over the rainbow'

I could happily live on peanut butter and I have trouble with percentages.


Hi, I'm Sminks.

I decided pretty early in the 'oh this is my theme what shall I possibly do about it' brainstorm that I really needed to post a DIY blog. I am a craft magpie after all and a craft blog magpie more so. I collect potential projects like a kid in the 90's might have done with anything POG related.

I simply can not help gathering 'home' projects- I have a folder that I sift through and sigh at when I should be doing some kind of other work (most likely involving looking after my home, ironing or maybe washing dishes- I am a terrible home maker but I can dream). I have grand ideas that when I grow up I will be able to some how inherit some mystical homemaking skills- the same skills that will also make me a prize pastry chef, and possibly stop my fear of bugs and things that fly.

It's okay if I don’t suddenly become some kind of adult over night, I have potential to skip this stage and simply move straight into crazy cat lady. 

Growing up is much better than growing old- I much prefer to be the same age but just keep learning new things or growing a few inches upward. So this blog is actually not really about doing any of that, instead it is about things you can do when you're at home and you're bored. Very ungrown up like things involving things that stain your hands and make the inner child squee.

1. Lets melt stuff.

 

Jessica Kerbawy

If you have been on the internet for more than 5 minutes and you own a tumblr account you will most likely have seen the above image. Melting rainbow crayons look amazing. I imagine they feel amazing and could entertain a stoner for hours. I have had this DIY on my list of 'to do's' since last summer and I really should make myself give it a go- of course I will be the only girl in the North East to some how get crayon in my eye or I will somehow convince myself that pencils will work better-but I really should do this, it's not hard work and well.. If the crazy happens, I can always file it away with that time I was bitten by a rabid rabbit and the whole bomb that turned out to be a fire alarm.

Plus- melting stuff is cool- it is one of the many things we are told as a child to keep away from. Lets melt stuff!
A really helpful with pictures tutorial.

2. Lets eat massive cake.

 

Martha Stewart

Look at all that colouring and layers of icing!
If we were kids right now, we would be told that this could and certainly would make us vomit technicolour. If thats not an excuse to try to make this now, I don't know what is.


I don't hide the obvious fact that I just don't bake, but I think I would be willing to employ someone to do this DIY or at least watch me like a hawk while I attempt to do it- slapping my hand when I say 'does it really need to be precise?' when I measure anything.


I think that this type of cake would be what a unicorn might invite you to eat.


Vegan Rainbow cake on the Blue Eyed Owl
 
3. Lets ruin our clothes.

 

andreaschoice

I have never wanted to stain my hands and possibly break my washing machine as much as I do right now after re-watching this video.

I know for 99% of the folk out there doing this DIY the stains and the sad washing machine will not happen, and they will be free to frolic around in their cool shorts looking like Keisha (only hopefully without looking like they also smell like Keisha). I am the 1% that will ruin all the fun and get bleach up my nose. This really is the pain I am willing to take because, I want unicorn rainbow shorts.

I want to run around in these shorts and pretend I am a pixie.

I want to wear these shorts out with my parents and when they tell me to 'please stop wearing those damn shorts' 'burn them and bury the ashes and we will never speak of this again' I will simply prance and be merry smiling to all the other 'too old to be wearing those' people and we will live happily ever after in our lyrca and velvet.


This video will tell you how to make magic.


4. Lets get messy.

 

Victoriac7

 

Sometimes I pretend that I can do girly things like apply lipstick professionally and convince myself I do not look like I fell into a pound shop make up display and rolled around until something transferred. 

I also sometimes like to paint my nails- I have just started to do this for the first time in my 'adult' life. I even bought nail vanish remover instead of picking off the varnish and leaving small colourful crumbs everywhere.

Rainbow nails are 'next level shit'. They are in my humble opinion the equivalent of being a marine or a super solider. I can just about master one colour in even strokes and no mess on my fingers. I am not sure how long I will take to even think I could do this let alone do this DIY. Yeah, I know it only really involves water and some nail varnish but from a girl who still has no clue what a base coat is, lets just pat my head and tell me I will get there at my own pace. 

It's still the coolest thing to do to make a mess. You know you want to try it and you know I will want to see the results so I can marvel at how awesome you are.

Watch the video and be amazed at how easy and how complicated this looks.

4 things to do that maybe you shouldn't do if you are over the age of 25.. But no ones watching and no ones really interested in numbers- so make me a cake and I'll help you fray your shorts!

See you in a bit. X