DONE LIST // DECEMBER 2016

If you caught my Done List May 2016 post, you'll know that in a bid to be a bit healthier and more mindful with my list writing, I've started a monthly 'Done List' sharing snippets of the past month. These snippets might simply be things that made me happy, things I've done, things I've made or things I've achieved.

I still can't quite believe that it's January 2017. Is it just me or did December completely fly by?! I had such a great December (with a few Doctorate-related exceptions) but generally I found the time to catch up with my friends, do lots and lots of crafting and spend quality time with my family (and cats!). Although I did of course spend much of this time with a cold (it always happens whenever I stop!), I still managed to make the most of my time off. Here's what I got up to in December...

1. Making this pom pom choker with a very stylish friend of mine

2. Going back to the family home for Christmas

3. Decorating the tree as a family in early December

4. Having friends over for a Christmas crafternoon

5. Managing to post my own mini countdown to Christmas; 7 Days of Blogmas

6. Spending a very festive weekend away in Norway with friends

7. Giving some old baubles a new lease of life

8. Decorating my own wrapping paper with a handmade stamp and handmade gift toppers

9. Having THE  best countdown to Christmas with a surprise Ciate advent calendar from my boyfriend

1. Finding time to paint my nails in various festive ways

2. Reflecting on 2016 for Isoscella and sharing the DIY's I was most proud of

3. Finally sharing these clay christmas tree ornaments from last year

4. Being lucky enough to get a One Sketch A Day Journal for Christmas

5. Enjoying the Christmas lights up and around Brighton

6. Stamping a copper christmas tree pattern for a festive cushion

7. Repurposing an old coffee jar into a decorative christmas jar

8. Snapping away on my brand new Canon G7X Mark II

9. Doodling every day (well, most days!) in my visual journal

I hope you had a great December and Christmas!

♥

DIY // WATERCOLOUR STAR GARLAND

I just love the lazy days that follow Christmas. On these days, you're more than likely to find me curled up on the sofa, stuffed full of chocolate and watching back to back films. More than anything, I love how totally acceptable if feels to do nothing because it's Christmas. As much as I'd quite like to hit pause on this time, the New Year is fast approaching and that in itself is exciting. 2017 is a pretty big year; if all goes to plan I should qualify as a Clinical Psychologist. To see in the New Year, my boyfriend and I are off to a NYE party however my parents are in for the evening and so before I came back home to the flat, I made them a little star garland to hang on their fireplace to help them get into the NYE spirit! Keep reading to find out what I used and how I did it...

Watercolour Paper

Watercolour Paints

Scissors

Grey Thread

Sellotape

1. Brush water onto your watercolour paper.

2. Paint on and blend together stripes of different colours on the paper.

3. Leave the watercolour paper to dry.

4. Draw or trace a star shape and cut this out to create a template.

5. When the paper is dry, use the template to draw stars all over the painted paper. 

6. Cut out each individual star with scissors or a craft knife.

7. Cut off a length of cotton thread.

8. Fold short lengths of tape in on themselves to create double-sided sticky tape.

9. Using these bits of tape, stick pairs of stars together with cotton thread in between.

10. Repeat along the thread and tie loops at each end.

I hope that you have a great NYE, whether you're staying in or going out, and that the New Year brings you everything you hope for. Happy New Year!

♥

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