THREE THINGS.

Here's three things that caught my eye this week.

1. A beautiful pastel desktop wallpaper by Akiko da Silva for Design Love Fest. Download it here.

2. Copper trimmed Florentine matchboxes from One Kings Lane via Design Sponge.

3. Clever wall art made using kitchen strainers on Design Sponge. Find out how to make your own unique embroidered art  here.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

9 OF THE BEST DIY HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS.

Halloween is only a week away, time to get decorating those pumpkins. Cover them in paint, wrap them in balloons or dress them with flowers. Any one of these nine are sure to impress.

Yarn Covered Pumpkins

Fall has arrived and with it, pumpkins! For the last few years now I've ditched my carving tools for more non-traditional decorating supplies. I've painted and glittered my pumpkins and this year I'm covering them in yarn. Yes, yarn-covered pumpkins are so granny-chic I just love them!

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Marbled Indigo Pumpkins

Learn how to make these gorgeous Marbled Indigo Pumpkins using nail polish and water! Some people use spray paint to marble things for craft projects. We find that nail polish is so simple! The blue in this indigo blue nail polish is perfect.

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DIY Winking Eye Pumpkin With Printable Template

Yup, she’s a little looker and she knows it. The best part about this pumpkin project is that I did the hard work for you. You know I will never expect you to draw, I like you too much for that. Just print and cut out the template below and get crafting.

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DIY Paint Splattered Pumpkins

I took inspiration from the splattering/speckling designs I’ve been seeing a lot on ceramics, particularly the messier and streakier ones where you can sense the force and direction of the splatter. While the less premeditated the better, this technique takes practice to get those messy but still defined results.

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Pumpkin Hocus Pocus Decorations For Halloween

Do you love Hocus Pocus? Us too! See how simple it is to make these DIY pumpkins into Hocus Pocus decorations for your Halloween celebrations! Choose your favorite quote and click to see the tutorial.

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DIY Fresh Floral Moon Pumpkin

Another DIY pumpkin coming your way today! I’m pretty sure this one is the perfect mix of sweet & spooky! A crescent moon would fit right in if you’re into spooky Halloween decor but the fresh flowers make things pretty & sweet if you try to stay away from the spooky stuff.

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7. Diy constellation pumpkins from Design Sponge.

DIY Cute Faced Mini Pumpkins

Originally I had thought these would be floral decor, then after inserting two eucalyptus branches I saw that they looked like antlers, or bunny ears, and then the face just had to be added on. So what are they? I still don’t know, but they’re cute.

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DIY Balloon Dipped Pumpkins

In theory, I like the idea of pumpkin carving around Halloween time, but I just can’t bring myself to clean up the mess to do it. So, I typically stick to no-carve pumpkin ideas instead. And this year, I have a new one that I thought I’d share because it’s SO insanely easy!

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Make sure to check my other halloween crafts and recipes for more spooktacular diys.

6 WEEKEND DIY'S TO TRY.

Woo-hoo, it's Friday. Is anyone else as excited as I am that the weekend is finally here? I'm looking forward to diving into this lovely new book and maybe trying one of these pretty fantastic looking diy's. What are you up to?

Banner Cookies

Say happy birthday, yum, congrats, or anything special with these banner cookies. Each banner is a cute party detail and a yummy treat tied into one special sweet.

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Cute Rollup Pencil Organiser

Pencil organisers don’t exactly sound cool, but this one is actually pretty cute.

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DIY Brush Stroke Abstract Mani

I’ve had so many ideas for designs to which you guys have responded amazingly with requests for tutorials. And when you ask you know I’m going to make it happen!

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Fold-Up Market Tote

Reusable shopping bags are so much better than paper or plastic: They’re more ergonomic, better for the environment, neater to store, and they’re way cuter!

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Modern Tassel DIY Necklace

This Modern Tassel DIY Necklace combines marbled clay and a little bit of thread crochet for a really unique piece of jewellery.

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DIY Charm Bracelet Garland

If there’s one thing I love making, it’s a fun garland. For today’s project, I made a giant DIY charm bracelet garland inspired, of course, by vintage charm bracelets!

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Happy weekend. 

DIY Beeswax Candles

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DIY Beeswax Candles.

I've had to learn how to make beeswax candles on my to-do list for ages so I was really excited to receive a beeswax candle kit for my birthday last week. This is the kind of easy craft project I love. Quick, simple and 100% mess-free.

All you need are the following:

• sheets of beeswax (alternatively this is a good starter kit as it contains 20 sheets in assorted colours),

• candle wick,

• Hairdryer

• And a pair of scissors or a craft knife and ruler.

How to roll east beeswax candles.

1. Keep your beeswax sheets in a warm room so they are soft and pliable. If they're too stiff to roll you can heat them gently with a hairdryer. It's Autumn here and a little chilly so I heated each one for around 30 seconds on the lowest setting so the wax was slightly tacky to the touch.

2. Each 8 x 16-inch sheet makes 2 candles that burn for around 1-2 hours. Use a pair of scissors or a craft knife and a ruler to cut your sheet in half.

3. Place the wax sheet on a clean flat surface.

4. Cut the wick to size. It needs to be ¼ inch to ½ inch longer than the wax sheet.

5. Press the wick firmly onto the edge of the sheet to keep it in place.

6. Slowly roll up your candle. If you find the wax cracking simply heat the wax a little more. Try to roll it as evenly and tightly as possible so the bottom and top of your candle are flat.

7. When you get to the end gently press the seam into the wax. If your candle is having trouble standing you can press the bottom against the table to get a flat edge.

8. Store in a cool, dark place until needed.

These hand rolled candles make fantastic gifts all year round but as the holiday craft season approaches I think they're a good one to start stock piling now. Wrap them in tissue paper or maybe a decorative paper band and some baker's twine and you're all set.

Want more candle crafts? You can check out some of my favourites below:

• How to Decorate Candles with Napkins

• Origami Tea Light Votives

• DIY Citronella Candles