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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 1 review

I can’t believe that the first month of the 2016 Creative Challenge has passed already, thank you to everyone who shared their woolly creations, it was such fun seeing what everyone came up with. My...

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Patio inspiration

I recently purchased the House & Leisure before and after reader make-over edition and was in awe with what I saw. There were so many lovilee homes in the book, one of my favourites being make-over...

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Big Reveal: My new patio!

Earlier this year I shared some ‘before’ images of my patio, I am proud to share the ‘after’ images with you today. The revamp was done in collaboration with Prominent Paints and I was really impressed...

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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 3: Stamping / Screenprinting

This past weekend I attended a Zana screenprinting workshop held at Nomads & Co here in Johannesburg. My personal challenge last year was to learn how to screenprint and even though I was not able...

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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 4: Origami / book art

This month’s challenge is one that almost every single person in our Creative Challenge group should be able to do. From folding a paper plane to an origami crane, there are endless possibilities!...

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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 3 review

Month 3 of the Creative Challenge – Screenprinting / Stamping has come to an end. The lovilees in the group was really creative with this challenge! There were handmade stamps from potatoes, printed on...

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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 5: Embroidery Hoop art

I remember my sister and I doing some cross stitch projects from a very young age using embroidery hoops. Most of the time the hoops were just used to do the embroidery with, not hanging the actual art...

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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 4 review

Month 4 of the #EEcreativechallenge has come to an end and again received some great submissions. There was a princess crown, harry potter inspired art and a lovilee butterfly and more. Melinda N...

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Consol Glass Creative workshop

Last Saturday I hosted a creative workshop using glass jars sponsored by Consol Glass. Mariaan from M.Studio was also part of this lovilee event held at Nomads & Co. The workshop formed part of...

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Surprise dad with a Bro-quet

This Father’s Day, wake up and smell the bacon! Groupon and Richard Bosman, of Bacon on Bree, have put their brains together to bring you the latest new food trend. And you’re seeing it right from the...

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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 6: Creative jars

This month has been a complete blur… I am excited to say that I actually did complete month 5 of the challenge and will be sharing the results of what was posted soon! This month is a great challenge,...

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Creative Challenge 2016 Month 7: Snail Mail

I am sooo excited to share this article with you today. Month 7 of our Creative Challenge is here and the challenge is to spoil someone with some pretty snail mail. I asked the Queen of pretty snail...

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Creative Challenge Month 8: Creative Bunting

This months’ challenge is such a fun one – making some creative bunting! Bunting was historically made from a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc. They were used as festive...

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Gumtree #autocycle challenge

This is a sponsored post as per our standard disclaimers and disclosures. I just love being part of a challenge, so when Gumtree Auto ZA challenged me to an upcycle of a cart part(s) that I purchased...

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DIY Bouquet wrapping

Coming out of this winter, no one is happier than I am that spring has finally sprung! I absolutely love that everything feels fresh and new & the whole world seems to awaken and stir with new...

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Drippy wall DIY

One of my favourite paint projects on homeology to date has to be this Drippy wall DIY tutorial that we shared. It’s a very simple project although it takes a bit of planning, but once you get it...

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Creative Challenge Month 10: Decorate a planter

This coming weekend marks the start of month 10 of this year’s Creative Challenge. This will be the second last challenge for this year and is such a fun one to participate in! Anyone young and old can...

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DIY desk organiser

Deborah from Pure Sweet Joy is a guest-blogger on homeology. her blog is her creative space where she loves sharing crafts, DIYS, recipes and lots of free downloads. By day she is a registered...

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Pretty copper and pine DIY shelf

This pretty little shelving unit was showcased in my nursery home tour post over on homeology some time ago. They really are very easy to do and they look great, so I thought it’s time to share the...

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DIY cement coasters

Deborah from Pure Sweet Joy is a guest-blogger on homeology. her blog is her creative space where she loves sharing crafts, DIYS, recipes and lots of free downloads. By day she is a registered...

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