Just before Christmas holidays I was asked to make some accesories for a colleagues four year old daughter. She had to dress up like a candy for the school Christmas festive. 

So I came up with a candy necklace and a candy headband.   

I would recommend that you make a sample so that you can judge how much candy and ribbon you will need to use.  Also, you can vary it for different holidays by changing the color ribbon and candy used.

 

Candy necklace -edible

You will need

Plastic wrap 

Ribbon of your choise

Candy also of your choise 

Scissors

clear tape

How to

Lay out about one meter (3 feet) of plastic wrap, cutting it in half lengthwise. Place a few pieces of candy every 10 cm (3 inches).  The exact number will vary based on the size of the candy. You want each section to look full.

Roll the plastic over the candy to cover completely and seal the candy in the middle by rolling each one separetely.

Tie between each section of candy with clear tape. Then tie each end with ribbon 

Tip: you can go with the easy way by using individually wrapped candy. Just put the candies on the row and tie them with small pieces of ribbon.

Hair Candy Headband

You will need

a simple headband

old stuff from christening or wedding favors

How to 

This project was easier than I thought it would be! Maybe because I was in a hurry and finished it in about ten minutes! I made it by wrapping a simple girl-sized headband in white fabric and twist a pink satin ribbon around it and stich it by hand. The topping is made out of white and pink tulle fabric, which I rolled after I stuffed it with a paper ball and tied it up with satin ribbons. All the materials were from wedding or christening favors that I have kept, so I 've recycled them!

The Candy necklace and the caramel headband were a great hit and little Dimitra was very proud of wearing them!

 Isn't she cute?

Sometimes  photos that we shoot by accident can be amazing...  Coco is a cutie also!

DIY plastic bag storage

I needed a nice "something" to hold the plastic bags and put it near the front door. I wanted a fast 'n' easy way to collect them immediately. You see dogs are always impatient when they want to go out. And I always had to open the kitcen sink cabinet to find plastic bags.                               materials needed: emtpy tissue box, plastic adhesive roll and scissors.mesure or mark the box on the adhesive

cover carefully the box eith the adhesive plastic 

fold the edges around the sides

trim the excess cover away fold the corners of the plastic

it's easy to mark the inside hole because you can feel the blank 

and last, cut the center as the picture above. Also, it could be a nice idea to make a cover with fabric. I haven' t learned how to sew yet, but when I do I'll give it a try!

p.s. I apologize for the poor quality photos, I have lost my cameras charger...

August 15th Celebration

On the 15th of August every year, my mothers village in Crete, holds a big celebration in the central square. everybody 's giving a hand. And so did I and the rest of my family...

 

My father painted those rocks above (I did some also) - which were sold in order to support our village expenses - and most of the labels!

 

 

 I did the best I could in almost one hour...

This way to Toilet...!  My sister made this sign... hah.