DIY: Photo Garland

After the last DIY post I did, I felt a little more encouraged to make another one, realising it wasn't as daunting to take photos at every step of the project. Today, I have decided to introduce a...

An extremely easy project that will satisfy your home! The only tricky part is probably choosing your most memorable photos of the year. I had always wanted to spruce up the christmas tree with a personal touch and so the idea of adding yearly photographs onto it came about. I think not only is it a good visual representation of the year, but also as a reminder of thanksgiving for such joyous moments and the many blessings I have had these 365 days (kinda, just a few weeks to go!). To make this photo garland, you will need:

To print my photographs out, I used picasa and selected "create a collage" from a folder of my chosen black and white photographs. I then used the "grid" format to arrange 12 photos onto one A4 page, a reasonable size for a mini photograph. You can, of course do it however you like! Cut out the photographs and then recount the happy memories of the year....

When you're done, we start making some awesome paperclips!

These easy-as-pie-cute-papeclips are not made by de-structuring a whole paperclip into a heart shape and not being able to actually use them as paperclips again, but are magically bended so that it works as a normal paperclip but with the added cute heart shape too. The steps are as follows:

1) Take a normal paperclip, coloured or non-coloured, it will look just as cute!

2) Like in the photo, make sure the flicky bit of the paperclip is at the top and pointing towards the right. Holding the middle of the bottom wire, flex upwards towards the left.

3) It should come something like this...

4) Flip the paperclip over and you should have something funny-looking like this. Do you vaguely see the outline of the heart shape?! And you're done - simply use and clip by sliding the photo in the slot, just under the "bottom point" of the heart!

Make a whole string of it by attaching each photo onto a long piece of ribbon. 

Just a few more to go! And then wrap it around your Christmas tree for some added memories of the happy year.

p.s. sorry you had to bear with the iphone pictures, camera had no battery!

Goodbye Movember..

Although I haven't taken part in Movember very much, (partly because I don't have the ability to grow a nice curly moustache) I still have had a lot of fun seeing the variety of gelled and styled bristles as the month draws to a close. I must say, it has been a pretty tough month for me with various exams and bits and pieces. And with the harsh weather homing in for Christmas, I would like to close the month with a very happy Movember to everyone and remind you to get your advent calendars ready - Christmas is fast approaching!! And oh haven't I got some more DIY tutorials to share ;)

All things bright and beautiful...

I absolutely adore the vibrant leaves everywhere.

It is absolutely beautful - the shades of green, the illuminating yellows and warm oranges and reds.

Especially when the tinge of orange contrasts with the particularly bright blue sky...

All of which is the creation of God.

My First Tutorial - A sweet lolly flower

After abandoned the blog for so long, I have decided to spring in some ideas from my colourful cap and stick in some fun and easy tutorials for BunBun's blog. And here goes...my first tutorial!

Introducing an extremely sweet lolly flower. Yes, the pun is intentional ;) As I was doing some baking for a party last week and had to wrap up a birthday present too, I came across a stash of sweets with brightly coloured lollipops and mini plump marshmallows. Needless to say, an idea came about to turn these sweet treats into perfect girly gifts!

Method:

Step 1:Gather your fairy dust: A lollipop, matching tissue paper of your choice, green card, sheet of cellophane, green wire, handful of marshmallows and ribbon (not pictured), scissors, pencil and cello-tape

Step 2: Using a pencil, sketch out a simple flower shape and cut out shape for all tissue paper

Step 3: should look something like this depending on your artistic skills!

Step 4: Stack up the tissue paper and poke the lollipop through the centre

Step 5: Tip: you may want to make a small snip to allow the "poke" to be tidier

Step 6: Scrunch the petals upwards to create a bit of dimension

Step 7: Admire your half-completed lolly flower

Step 8: Twist the green wire in half if it is too long but remember to leave some for twisting

Step 9: Wrap the wire around the stick of the lolly

Step 10: Keep wrapping and tidy it around the bottom of the lolly stick

Step 11: Mine looks something like this

Step 12: Cut out a leaf shape from the green card, extending one side of it

Step 13: Using some tape, wrap the extended side around the lolly stick

Step 14: Place down your sheet of cellophane, corner touching the lolly, and place your "stem" on top. Sprinkle on a handful of marshmallows

Step 15: Take the bottom corner and fold to the top

Step 16: Take the sides and wrap towards the middle

Step 17: Tape down and secure. Decorate with a cute ribbon.

Step 18: Get a coffee and admire your sweet gift!

I really do hope you will excuse this first tutorial of mine, I really need to decide what materials I will need before photographing it! But for now, go make your Sweet Lolly Flower(s)! Have fun :)

Grand posing on the Red Carpet

My rabbit are natural posers. They like to scrub themselves too on the red carpet.

Don't you just love Charcoal's double chin?! 

And when they're not doing that, they'll be munching on the tall grass that no one has bothered to mow. 

Happy Thursday!

buttercups and flowers...

It has been unusually sunny today for the rainy weather here in England so I decided to step up on my photography skills with this chance.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find many models but what I did find were two adorable rabbits I could easily make use of. They were pretty easy to photograph seeing as their props only needed to be tiny and suited for little miniature cuties like them.

And I'm proud to say it, they make the most cutest rabbit models on earth! I just love the way they are soooo suited to the location seeing as they are - yes adapted to this habitat. duhh.

I am also beginning to make use of the longer hours of the day now that summer is approaching. I just love those mornings when you wake up and the sun is already brightly shining.

I will defo be doing more photoshoots with my rabbits. I am sure they are free anytime for me to tamper with unless they are busy nibbling their carrot sticks! 

Goodbye...

It has most certainly been a VERY tough time for me this past month, hence I haven't been here very much. Sadly, Maisy has passed away on 10th April.

She slowly drifted away in her dreams that night and when I went downstairs, I was at least happy to see all her pain gone. She was a fairly old rabbit and to be quite honest, I knew this day was going to come soon...

It was just that I couldn't bear to let go of her.... I believe she is in safe hands now with God eating all the carrots she had wished for.

The past 8 years with Maisy has been incredible ever since I had adopted her. I still have the memory of taking her back home with me in a little cardboard box. She was ever so tiny then and she was just like my best friend! She was my first and most amazing rabbit.

One of my favourite memories with her was coming down every morning and seeing her run around the cage with a piece of newspaper in her mouth. - I guess she was doing a bit of morning exercise?! It made my day literally every day and the way her little flopped ears flapped about as she ran really made me laugh, even now as I am writing this!






















I went to a pet show during the weekend where I saw many rabbits. They were all so cute and reminded me of the good times I had with Maisy. No one can replace her and I'll always remember her little twitching whiskers! All I have to say now is to treasure the two adorable rabbits I have now :)

We have had such happy memories together and I will not ever forget this truly amazing rabbit. I will miss you so much Maisy and remember to be a good girl!

Lots of love, xox.

 

It's natural.

Yes. rabbits like to eat grass. Yes. rabbits like the bathe in the sun. and Yes. rabbits like to dig holes. BIG holes. So I left my rabbits to bathe in the sun yesterday with a shade to keep them cool. Time passed and I went out to check on them and was shocked to see that they have dug themselves a little hole in the newly laid lawn! Annoyed as I was, I knew it was natural for rabbits so I had to deal with it. I covered it up and tried to make the hole seem a little less obvious in case my dad decided to come out and check out the garden. And no, I'm not so good with gardening and as soon as my dad found out, oh did he just get annoyed. There's only one difference this time though - it wasn't me nor my sister who annoyed him. It was midnight. 

It's been tough.

Hi guys, its me, mummy of my little BunBuns. It has been quite a tough week; Maisy collapsed on Monday morning and was unable to get up. I could see she was scared and didn't know what to do. Her leg shook and she looked at me for help. At that moment, I couldn't hold it in and tears started to roll down my cheeks as I wondered whether this will be Maisy's last day on Earth before returning to heaven to see all her friends. Unlucky for me, I had school and had to leave in a hurry; my mum decided she would look after Maisy for me as petted her gently. As I sat in the car, I prayed to God, asking him to look after Maisy until I got back home; I asked for a bit longer so that I could spend more precious time with my girl. You've guessed it, my day at school wasn't great - I couldn't concentrate and the thought of Maisy leaving left me feeling upset the whole day. I returned home as early as I could and was surprised to see Maisy happily eating a carrot! Shocked as I was, I wondered what my mum had done to Maisy! Unfortunately, she was still lying there but having seen some strength in her, and a little push from me, she managed to sit up straight again! I thanked God soooo much and was so relieved to see her having the energy in herself again. For the rest of the evening, I spent some time with my girl and allowed her to roam around the house for a bit until she cheered up and got her wobbly legs going. That night, I tucked her up in a separate cage from Midnight and Charcoal so that she could get her full rest. Happily, I went to bed and as I rushed down to see Maisy the next morning, she was found well and alive again! I cannot put into words how happy I was. Until today, Maisy is still well and we have placed the three back together where Maisy could get her full attention from the two. It is great seeing Maisy return to her usual self and from this I have learnt to things:
 - to appreciate Maisy's being here with me and to spend more precious time with her
 - I hate Mondays.

Lots of love,
BunBun and Co.
xox

A "HI" from Charcoal

YAHOOOO GUYS! its charcoal here; our mummy was spending time with us indoors today because the weather was so rainy and horrible. She managed to capture some cute pictures of me drinking from my water bottle! aren't I cute?! Love to catch up with you fellow readers some other time~

Love,
Charcoal for BunBun and co.
xox

Welcome to BunBun's very own blog!

Hello fellow bloggers,

We are three bunnies named Maisy, Midnight and Charcoal. We have an owner who loves a lot and we have a very close relationship together. Maisy is the oldest out of all of us. She's nearly 8 years old - good thing she has white fur, you can't tell she's getting old! Midnight and Charcoal are twins, both aged 3. Oh, and did we mention that we were all girls?!

Welcome to carrot-candyfloss-land, a land of fun

and carrots. We love you!

Lots of love,

BunBun and co.

P.S. don't forget to check out 'with a dusting of icing sugar' here, our owner loves to cook!