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  • DIY Paper Heart Garland | Guest Post by Erin

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    Hello lovely Wishing For Chanel readers, I’m Erin your first guest blogger of the week. I’m usually found making jewellery for my shop Sawyer & Scout, writing for my DIY/craft & lifestyle blog e-elise etc or running Blogger’s Bookshelf alongside Ria!

    When Ria kindly asked me to write a guest post for today I accepted the offer straight away but spent a little while deciding what I should actually post about. In the end I finally settled on my favourite type of post to create – a DIY tutorial. As a nod to Blogger’s Bookshelf, aka the project that resulted in Ria and I becoming friends (!), I’ve included a book element too. I hope you like it!

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    To make the garland you will need – old book pages (or any other paper you like), string, a large needle, a glue stick & scissors/guillotine

    1. The first step is to cut up your pages into strips – I used a guillotine to do this as its easier however if you don’t have one scissors work just as well!

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    2. Cut a length of string a little longer than you want the finished garland to be and thread onto your needle

    3. Take a strip of paper and fold in half to find the centre point, pierce with your needle and thread through the string leaving a tail at the end to tie a hanging loop later on

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    4. To create the heart shape you will need to put a little glue on the ends of the paper – make sure its on the outside edge as you’ll be folding the paper inwards

    5. Fold one end of the paper into the centre and press your string onto the sticky side

    6. Bring the other end of the paper in to meet the first end and stick together, sandwiching the string between the two ends of paper

    7. Repeat these steps until you have filled your string with hearts and finally tie a loop at either end so its ready for hanging

    & that’s all there is to it!

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    If you would like to see more DIY tutorials ranging from home & gifts, to fashion & jewellery you can browse the archives over at e-elise etc or subscribe via Bloglovin’ to keep up to date with future posts.

    Thank you Ria for inviting me to post!

    Blog – e-elise etc | Twitter – @sawyerandscout | Shop – Sawyer & Scout

  • DIY #2 | T-Shirt to Knotted Tank Top

    DIY #2 | T-Shirt to Knotted Tank Top

    I had a major wardrobe clear-out about a week ago and now have a pile of things I need to fix or turn into something else.
    This t-shirt will probably be the first of many that will get turned into a tank top.
    Here’s how I did it.
    1. Take your t-shirt and down the sides from the top of the sleeve. How far down you go will depend on how you want to wear the tank top, I wanted to wear it with another vest top underneath so mine reaches down past my ribs. Make sure you do not cut too far towards the bottom of the shirt though, otherwise you’ll have little material at the bottom to hold the shirt together like a tank top.
    2. Lower the neckline of the t-shirt, making sure you only cut the front neckline then save this piece for later. You can stretch the fabric for a ‘drape’ neckline effect.
    3. Turn the t-shirt over and cut a ‘V’ shape into the back of the neckline. How big this neckline is depended on how thin you want the straps, but preferably keep them thick to make the next stage easier.
    4. Take the spare neck piece from Stage 2 and place it under the ‘V’ neck area.
    5. Gather the material from both sides of the back of the t-shirt; then using the neckpiece, tie a tight knot at the base of the ‘V’. This will create the knotted back.
    6. Cut off excess fabric in the knot, if you want it to be more secure you can sew the knot to the t-shirt.
    7. Tidy up and cut off any excess fabric, adjust the knot to suit your taste. And there you go!

    Ria Xx

  • DIY #1 Primark Skirt to Summer Skater Skirt

    DIY #1 Primark Skirt to Summer Skater Skirt

    2nd photo – Primark skirt – New Look shoes and crop top

    You may remember I bought this black Primark skirt a few weeks ago and wanted to DIY it.

    Well, I finally got around to it!

    The skirt itself when I bought it reached just above my knees (when worn high waisted) and each side draped just above my calves. It was actually a decent skirt when I bought it, made in the thin cotton material I’ve been searching for ages, but the shape and fit of it just didn’t suit to me. So I cut off the excess fabric on each side so the whole skirt length reached above my knees, hemmed it with my mum’s sewing machine et voila!

    I wore the outfit above on Tuesday on a night out with some college friends back from Uni – the photo was taken at my friends house.

    I’m not known for my skills in sewing so this is a huge achievement for me :) definitely given me the confidence to try out some more DIY. Who’s knows? Watch this space.

    Ria Xx