Wreck This Journal Update 2016 #2

Just a quick update with some photos on my current wreck this journal!

Rainbow Mandala Cake

I am a little bit obsessed with anything to do with henna patterns and the flower design, I never knew what it was called until now, a Mandala. I've seen them in both simple black and full color, I love the vibrancy of the coloured ones so I thought it would make an awesome pattern on top of a cake!

Using Royal icing, some rainbow food colours and my already butter creamed pink vanilla cake.
You can change up the colours and customise it exactly the way you like.
If you'd like to know how I did this cake, watch the video below.
Infite x's and o's

Wreck This Journal Everywhere!

Well Hi there!
After completing my previous wreck this journal, I figured it was time to get another one, right?
I was tossing up between Kerri Smith's "Wreck this journal everywhere" or "this is not a book" but decided to get this one, slowly working my way through all of Kerri Smith's book series.

What I'm really loving and what I loved in my previous journal is that I'm provided with a tiny bit of inspiration. That's perfect for me, I don't know how many times I've wanted to draw or paint something and i've just sat infront of a blank canvas for an hour trying to decide what I should do.

With this is so much easier, even if it's just a little phrase like "float this page" immediately water,  mermaids and all sorts of things come to my mind. So if you struggle a little with the inspiration side of things, these books are perfect.

The first thing I did to my journal was cover it in washi tapes (glitter was kind of a crucial element here)

I will be posting regular updates on my journal so stay tuned! :)
Hope you're all having a lovely week,  until next time

Infinite x's and o's,

Elena 

Completed Wreck This Journal!!

Yea I did! I finally finished my Wreck This Journal!
It's been so fun over the past few months creating (and destroying) all the pages of the book and I definitely recommend everyone going out and buying yourself your very own wreck this journal.
I haven't posted a photo for every single page I did, but I thought of something better than that, a video... So without any delay, below is the final video of my wreck this journal and all the pages.
Hopefully my posts and the video I made will inspire your creative side,
infinite x's and o's,
Elena

DIY Arizona Tea Iphone Case

I abolustely love this drink, so I decided, why not make a phone case out of it?
If you want to know how to make this case, watch the tutorial below.
Infinite x's and o's.

Wreck this Journal update #4

I'm back again! With another update on my wreck this journal.
I promise I will actually post more things other than my journal updates, but in the meantime here we go:

Hope you're all having an excellent week,

Infinte x's and o's

Elena 

Why I write

I casually mentioned in a conversation with a new friend the other day, that as one of my many careers I want to have. I really wanted to write fiction. I've been writing, just for fun, for quite a while.
English, especially creative writing were my favourite subjects in High school.
She asked me what drew my to write, as she told me she really struggled to invent characters and write a short story in class.
I more or less told her this quote, which I figured I would make into a bedazzled quote photo. Why not.
Right now in this period of my life, sometimes it truly is hard to keep hope. I've written so many short stories of things I wish would happen it's almost ridiculous, but It keeps me going.
Sometimes I don't understand what my mind is actually thinking until I write it down and read it back to myself.
That's just a little short explanation on why I write and why I like writing.

Hope your having a great weekend,
Infinite x's and o's,

Elena

DIY Tumblr Inspired notebooks

I have a little bit of a confession to make. Actually it's probably not even that big of a secret anymore because If you have read some of my previous posts you'll know i'm slightly addicted to tumblr, and of course by slightly I mean utterly.
There is just something about re-blogging pretty pictures and quotes that's incredibly therapeutic.
I decided to plaster my addiction over some books and take them with me to broadcast it to the world. Though the people that don't have a tumblr or don't know what it is (aka muggles) will be non the wiser.  They will just probably think you like collages of pictures.

These are super easy to make, literally all you need is:
-some notebooks (lined or not lined it's completely up to you)
-spray on adhesive (you can find this from a craft store)
-white A4 thin card
-scissors
- and access to a computer and a colour printer.

To make the instructions on how to assemble them easier I decided to make a video:

Have fun customising your own Tumblr inspired notebooks and I hope you have an excellent week. If you do end up making some notebooks, make sure to comment, I would love to see your creation.

Infinite x's and o's,

Elena