Cross-stitch for your mobile phone cover

 I recently dabbled in some old school needlework when a friend gifted me a do-it-yourself cross stitch iPhone cover, and I absolutely loved it.  Typo, a trendy stationery store, are selling kits with a selection of cotton and cute patterns to get your creative juices flowing while you squint away at your phone case with needle in hand. I chose the owl design :)

The kit comes with the perforated silicon case, a needle, patterns, and all the thread you'll need.

The finished product is very cute but unfortunately the silicon case is quite floppy and the thread caused it to warp somewhat - so it doesn't actually stay on your phone. I suggest if you want more than just the experience of cross stitching you should try and find a harder plastic cover perforated in the same way. Definitely looking forward to some more projects with cross stitch!

Turn your social media pics into wall art with Faceblocks

I do a lot of random browsing of the web when looking for inspiration and I came across PrintWild, a canvas printing service provider, offering a very intriguing new product. Faceblocks enable you to turn any of your social media photos into a work of art! Obviously it's not limited to your social media accounts, as they do offer uploading from Dropbox and normal uploading - but it is definitely aimed at the social media bunny (like myself) who loves to catch beautiful moments and put them on show - be it on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and now, in your own home. Faceblocks are 15 x 15cm wooden squares with your printed picture on them, ready to put up in your home and enjoy.

The whole process was super easy, the hardest part was containing the excitement until it arrived at my doorstep! You simply log in to your social account, select the photos you want to print, arrange delivery and pay online. My Faceblocks arrived within a week later and I can't wait to put them up!

Now to decide how to arrange them and where to put them! Any suggestions?