Giveaway Winner!

So the winner for my giveaway is Danae from A Drop of Jade! (results from random.org). 

Congratulations! Contact me to collect your lovely prizes :) 

On another note, I'm having SO much fun playing the with aperture and manual focus on my camera! 

Hope you're having a lovely day! 

Giveaway! Giveaway!

As I mentioned in previous posts, I had the privilege of photographing a jewelry range for my lovely friend, who owns Bling Trees. Sparkly, pretty and genuine jewelry!

It's super simple to enter, all you gotta do is this:

Go to her facebook page, and like it.

Then, go to my facebook page (Truan Lowes Photography) and like it.

Last, but not least, comment on this post to tell me that you did the above!

So easy, and so worth it for one of her awesome pieces. They're sterling silver, brand new and just all-round awesome. I wear mine almost every day!

The lucky winner will receive ALL THREE of her pieces up for grabs!

Check them out below!

So I'll randomly select 1 lucky winner on Tuesday 31st July 2012!

GOOD LUCK! :)

DIY Bathroom Storage/Jewelry Stand

I have a little bit of habit of collecting stuff. Cosmetics, clothes, shoes... So this weekend I made a bathroom storage stand (I've seen them around on Pinterest - check out my DIY board) so our bathroom could look a little less cluttered!

So much better. 

This is how I did it: 

One small, one large plate

Candlestick (I bought mine from Dusk)

Decorative paper (craft store) 

Crystal clear laminating spray (craft store)

Super glue (gel form works better for this)

Trace the inner circle of the plate on the paper with a light pencil or chalk (pen comes through!). 

Cut out the paper, and super glue it onto the plate. Let it set. 

Spray plates with laminating spray, wait at least an hour for it to set. I'd advise doing it outside - it's quite smelly! 

Once both plates are dry, use the super glue to attach the candlestick to each plate. Press down firmly. 

Wait an hour or so, then put it in your bathroom! You could also make use it as a cake or jewelry stand :)  

It definitely made my bathroom more guest-worthy for the BBQ we had on the weekend! 

On another note, I have a super exciting giveaway this week from Bling Trees this week - so stay tuned! 

(New) Home Sweet Home

Well it's official, John and I have moved into our own place! Technically we moved on Saturday but I haven't had a chance to blog before now!

It's cute, with a backyard and important things like a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen :) We've bought house-y things like a toaster and a kettle, and we hope to have a veggie garden in a few weeks time. Sorry plants, in advance, I'll try not to kill you.

I've got a few exciting things in the works though, like an awesome giveaway, an excellent interview with a young mum/new blogger and a few little DIY's!

Will post them soon, as there's still work to be done, and I don't have a proper internet connection yet.

Hope you're having a lovely week!