8th April 2010

Needing a distraction for the kids this holiday?  I have gone back to basics with mine.  Bubbles!!  I made them a large quantity of bubble mix and made some simple wire circles with handles and let them go.  I had six kids in my yard, ages ranging from 44 to 7 playing bubbles with in minutes.  I had a great time too…..

The mix is 2 cups of dishwashing liquid, 1/4 cup glycerine and 1 cup of water put in a bottle shake gently to mix and it’s ready.

Linda

6th April 2010

Has anyone noticed how many christenings and births are happening at the moment.   My favourite gifts at the moment are cotton crocheted rugs, organic baby bath products, the cutest pairs of baby booties or these cute toys from Nanahuchy.  Baby things are soooo cute.

1st April 2010

Happy April Fools Day - hope you didn’t get caught….

The HOME SAVVY team hope you have a Happy Easter and a safe holiday. 

We are also having a holiday and will be closed from 2nd April to 5th April 2010, reopening on 6th April 9.00am to 5.30pm.

UPCYCLING / RECYCLE

Up-cycling is a process in which disposable or discarded items are re-purposed to make them valuable, useful, or simply aesthetically pleasing.

Up-cycling is designed to work in opposition to consumer culture, encouraging people to think of new and innovative ways to use things, instead of simply buying new . It also benefits the environment, by promotingreuse over discarding whenever possible. By wise geek.

Our inspiration came wanting to create some props to display a range of vintage sports equipment for fathers day last year, not only did the containers create alot of interest but we found may uses for them as well

Original Purpose: Vitamin storage bin with clip lock lids

Sourced from: REVERSE GARBAGE West End Brisbane

Content: strong card board with aluminum strip edging

We suggest that before starting your own project to wipe out interior & exterior with damp cloth and remove dust dirt n grit

Line if required either glue paper or fabric to inner sides/top/bottom. Use PVA glue, water down to ¾ strength as the base glue to glue your sheets on then as a sealer on top of the paper and  we used a 2′ paint brush to apply glue mix

Tasmania’s 1909 “The Mercury”  newspapers were used to decorate our bins but there are unlimited options available, just let your imagination run wild: wallpaper – new or old, old magazines, photocopied photo’s, fabric etc 

Our bins have created an immense amount of interest since being on display in the shop andwe have used them as props/stands for displaying our gorgeous products and even as a seat occasionally. I have one at home as a coffee / lamp table and my daughter wants a couple for bedside tables in her room – she’ll also use them as storage for her array of “precious” keepsakes that she has a tendency to collect- at least they will be out of sight  and off the floor.

25th March, 2010

We have seriously gotten the munchies this week and have been doing some cooking.  Jenny’s favourite recipe at the moment is Coconut Cupcakes, she has graciously shared the cupcakes with us and the recipe you:

White Chocolate and Coconut Cupcakes

Icing