Day 155 - diy cardboard roulette wheel

So this turned out better than I expected. I am supposed to be having a garden gathering tomorrow but the weather is stormy looking, so for an inside contingency I am creating some carnival esque games. This roulette wheel is made from two milk bottle tops two cocktail sticks, some card, paint and sticky tape. I made a circle of card which I divided into 14 sections and painted alternating Black and white (after spending some time thinking about the distribution of numbers.) The cocktail stick and bottle caps create a good spin as they are shiny and flat. Add a pointer and it's good to go.

Day 154 - diy clock

Hard work does pay off. I have spent many hours chiselling out a square for the battery pack to go in so the mechanism would go through enough. Hard but worth it, I drilled holes for the number marks and put tiny cogs in for a little sparkle.

Day 153 - distressing wood with acrylic paint

Time for a break from the sofa job, today I have made a start on another idea, (though you'll have to wait and see what it is!) So far I have just taken an old horrible chopping board and added a bit of distressing colour using acrylic paint and sand paper. Which works just as well as chalk paint but cheaper.

Day 152 - stage 2 sofa upgrade

Stage two had been a very long process. First I had to take our the seams of the first cover to make it a teensy bit bigger then if course I needed to make matching covets for the other two sofa's and finally I could get on with cushions which is no where near finished. It's taking a while because I am recycling the feather stuffing from the old cushions. Which as you can imagine is dusty and feathery work. I decided to go for random shapes and sizes for the cushions so it would be simple enough to repeat. Gonna need alot more.

Day 151 - stage 1 sofa upgrade

That's one part of the sofa covered, I made a slip to fit over the arms seat and back to keep all the cushions in place. I only have another two seater and large corner sofa to cover and a lot of cushions... Much more to follow. eventually.

Day 150 - Plans for the sofa

I finally found some fabric in the charity shop, enough to cover the two main sofas in my living room. I made a start but only managed to cut my fabric before work yesterday, so here are my measurements and plans. More to follow...

Day 149 - herb crusted salmon and roast potato salad

Watching Masterchef always gives me inspiration to cook something special. Today I cooked my first salmon fillet, I made a crust of rosemary, chilli, lemon, toasted hazelnuts and parsley. The potato salad is made with roast potatoes and mixed with cream spring onion fresh cumin and mustard seeds.