Fridge Poetry : {DIY Project}

It's our Thursday DIY contribution on theprettyblog and we have a super fun, cool and easy DIY project for you to download and put together. These little fridge pegs will help you to: remember the Birthdays that are coming up; keep an organized shopping list; clip together inspiration for your home or wedding; have important numbers handy and set reminders for your month ahead.

Simply download our printable PDF at the end of this post and follow the easy steps on how to put this fridge poetry together.

SHOPPING LIST

wooden pegs, paint, paint brush, double sided tape, super glue, magnetic strips or prestik.

DIRECTIONS

1. Please print page 2-3 of the downloaded document onto thick A4 card stock. {ivory paper is recommended}
2. Trim each button by cutting along the outer edge.
3. Paint a handful of wooden pegs in the colour of your choice. Or leave them in their natural raw wood colour.
4. Attach a small magnet strip to the back of each peg with super glue. Or simply use a piece of prestik if your fridge is non-magnetic like this SMEG fridge.
5. Attach a printed & trimmed  button to the top, bottom of each peg with double sided tape.
6. Place on your fridge. Pin your inspiration, important telephone numbers, birthdays etc under each peg.

The absolutely gorgeous SMEG Fridge {oh I want one} in this post can be purchased from the very chic SMEG showroom in Bryanston, Johannesburg. Thank you to the kind folk there for allowing us to photograph this little beauty. 

Of course, once again THANK YOU to Blackframe Photography (our besties) for capturing all the cute pics in this post. Pop over to their blog and Facebook page to see some of their latest wedding photography. 

Happy painting and pegging.

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

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{DOWNLOAD THE PRINTABLE FILE HERE} 

Festive Bubble Jars : with Consol Glass

It's that time, Thursdays DIY with theprettyblog.

The Festive Season is around the corner and I'm sure many of us have begun thinking about the many lunches and dinners that we will be sharing with friends and family to celebrate. Here is a quick and easy DIY project for you to put together with your children, nieces and nephews to keep all the kids joyful and busy if you are hosting an event. They also double up as a great gift and stocking filler. 

Directions for Labels:

1. Please print page 2-5 of the downloaded document onto an A4 card stock or an A4 inkjet-laser blank label.

2. Trim each circle by cutting along the outer edge. 

3. Spray the back of each circle with spray glue and attach onto the top of each Consol glass jar.

4. Fill each glass jar with bubble liquid. You can make this from a mixture of plain old dishwashing liquid and water or you can purchase a large bottle from most kids stores. I found a great bottle of the clear bubble liquid at Toys r Us.

5. Simply add a couple of drops of food colouring to the liquid and stir to get a variety of colours.

Directions for the Wand:

1. Buy a pack of pipe cleaners from a craft store.

2. Bend the pipe cleaner into a circle and twist the two ends to make the wand. 

3. Attach this to the glass jar with tine, ribbon or string. 

We officially have the Christmas feeling after styling and shooting the Consol Festive Season brochure this past week. Their team have a range of great ideas and projects that you can do using their recyclable and versatile glass jars this December. Stay tuned to their store for inspiration.

Thank you once again to the legends at Blackframe Photography for the gorgeous photography of this DIY project. To view and admire some of their work please take a peek at their blog.

We are also so grateful for the AWESOME team at Humankind Advertising for including Elephantshoe in the styling and Blackframe for the photography in this shoot. We had a super time working with them.

Happy bubble blowing. 

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

{DOWNLOAD OUR FESTIVE BUBBLE LABLES HERE} 

"Spring has Sprung : Yummy recipes, downloads & more"

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet. Make you want to move your dancing feet...

Bob Marley sure summed up the essence of spring eloquently in his music.The feeling of spring is in the air and we are celebrating the joys of the simple things in life like Granadilla Lollies and Passion cupcakes. An easy DIY project to whip together when family and friends are pulling in for a braai and a day of swimming. 

Keep organised this September, download these free desktop wallpaper calendars 1920 X 1200 pixels from the bottom of this post. Option of 2 designs.

Turn a regular braai into a festive occasion with these spring inspired tags and flags.

PASSION JUICE

Shopping List

• Granadillas
• Orange Juice
• Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice
• Mint

  1. Mix together the pulp of 5 granadillas, half a litre of orange juice and half a litre of Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice.

2. Add mint and serve in a long glass with plenty of ice and a straw.

GRANADILLA LOLLIES TO MAKE YOU JOLLY

 Shopping List

• Ice Cube Trays
• Wooden Craft Sticks
• Granadillas
• Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice
• Mango

1. Dice 1 mango (or your choice of fruit, peaches are also good) into small squares.

2. Mix the pulp of 10 Granadillas, half a litre of Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice and diced mango in a Jug

3. Pour this mixture into your ice cube trays and place in the freezer for aprox 2-3 hours.

4. Cut your craft sticks in half and pop one into each ice cube square once the mixture has begun freezing.

5. Leave overnight. 

6. Enjoy while sitting in the swimming pool.

VANILLA OR PASSION CUPCAKES

Shopping List

• Butter
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Cake Flour
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Milk
• Vanilla Essence
• Spray and Cook
• Granadillas
• Icing Sugar

1. Cream together 250 grams of butter plus 1 and a half cups of sugar.

2. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well.

3. Sift and add 3 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch of salt.

4. add 1 and 1 quarter cups of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.

5. Beat very well.

6. Optional : Add the pulp of 2 granadillas, 

7. Spoon into cupcake cups/muffin tray.

8. Bake at 180 degrees celsius for aprox 10-12 minutes or until pale brown.

9. Allow to cool on a tray.

For the icing

1. Cream together 2 tablespoons of soft butter with aprox 2 cups of icing sugar.

2. Ad the pulp of 2 granadillas.

DIRECTIONS

PASSION CUPCAKE FLAGS

1. Please print page 2 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (White colour preferable). 

2. Cut out the flags along the outlines.

3. Apply spray glue or double sided tape to the back side of each flag.

4. Fold in half over the top of a short wooden stick.

PASSION JUICE TAGS AND STRAW FLAGS

1. Please print page 3 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (White colour preferable). 

2. Cut out the tags along the outlines.

3. Punch a single hole at the top of each tag and use plenty of ribbon and twine to attach to your glass jug.

LOLLYS TO MAKE YOU JOLLY TAGS

1. Please print page 4 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (White colour preferable). 

2. Cut out the flags along the outlines.

3. Apply spray glue or double sided tape to the back side of each flag.

4. Fold in half over the top of a short wooden stick.

If you are feeling light, happy and ready to peel off your winter layers after viewing the photos on our post it's all thanks to Blackframe Photography. They have some serious talent, please take a peek at their blog.

Thank you to the pretty blog! Can't wait to see your new site. 

Happy sunbathing.

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

{DOWNLOADTHE PRINTABLE FILE HERE}

{DOWNLOAD THE ORANGE WALLPAPER HERE} 

{DOWNLOAD THE PURPLE WALLPAPER HERE}