Celebrating my 3,000th Pin on Pinterest with Pom Poms!

Wow! I've reached my 3,00th pin on Pinterest. You know what that means? I've spent a lot of time on Pinterest! And I'm not surprised that my 3,000th pin was something to do with pom poms; I'm obsessed with pom poms. Check out these lovely diy pom pom projects. 

And to follow me on Pinterest, click here or visit the link on your right.

image and diy by artbarblog

image and diy by The Lovely Drawer

image by me! Nest Vintage & Handmade

DIY Dip Dye

It's slowly getting warmer here in Australia, and it's getting colder in the Northern Hemisphere, but one trend that is HOT in both places is Dip Dying! I've gathered together a few tutorials to help you make your own dip dying projects. I'm looking forward to trying one of these this weekend. 

Dip Dye Placemat tutorial and photos via designlovefest
Dip Dye Ombre Tank Top tutorial and photos via Wonder Forest
Dip Dye shoe tutorial and photos via Trends with Benefits
Dip Dye Pillow cover tutorial and photos via Martha Stewart

Collage layout by Nest Vintage & Handmade

DIY Origami Projects: Use leftover paper from Christmas

Did you spend ages (and a small fortune) wrapping Christmas presents in beautiful wrapping paper, and you don't have the heart to throw it all away? These two DIY Origami projects will be a great way to use all the pretty paper, and also to give your home a fresh look for early 2014. A great way to reuse and recycle. 

Get the DIY Neon Origami Wall Art tutorial here, along with other DIY Neon projects. By Rue Magazine, found via Scraphacker.

Get the Heart Origami DIY tutorial here, found via Julep by You Are My Fav

DIY Neon Origami Wall Art photo by Rue Magazine, found via Scraphacker
Heart Origami photos by You Are My Fav

DIY Christmas Round-up 2!

Oh man, there were are just too many cute DIY ideas for Christmas decor, that I had to put together another round up. 

photo and free hot chocolate party invites by A Pair of Pears | photo and Peppermint Ice Cream and Hot Chocolate Affogato recipe by A Couple Cooks | photo and DIY Giant Balloon Ornaments by Studio DIY | photo and Gift Tag Printables by Kelli Murray found on Hey Look

DIY Christmas Round-up

It's time to Deck the Halls! Here are some lovely DIY ideas to make your home more festive. Here in Australia we'd have to imagine a White Christmas, so the brightly coloured pink and greens mixed with the traditional reds and forest greens are a fresh take on traditional Christmas decor. 

photo and free printable tags from Sweet Muffin Suite | photo and the Tutorial on brightly painted baubles from Sugar & Cloth | photo and free printable Advent how-to from Swoon | photo and Scandinavian woven heart tutorial from radmegan

DIY Fall/Thanksgiving Wreath

Style Me Pretty has the loveliest ideas, don't they? I'm loving this fresh Thanksgiving Wreath, and I noticed they're using eucalyptus in the wreath (which is readily available here in Australia). Beautiful! 

Go over here for the how-to. 

photos by Wild Folk Studio for Style Me Pretty

DIY Autumn Owl Garland

                 
Yeah, yeah. I know Halloween is over and that wreaths and stockings are taking over the blogosphere, but I love this DIY Owl Garland by Mer Mag. Here is Australia it's spring so anything not to autumn-ish is greatly appreciated! (Although I am excited to bring out the Christmas tree and put the crackling fire DVD on, and pretend it's freeeezing cold)

Go over here for the tutorial on these cute owls.

photos by Mer Mag

NEST DIY - Wedding Bouquets

hand-tied Bridal bouquet with white roses, white dahlias and greenery

Sorry for the blogging absence; we are having a great time in America. My husband has already travelled back to Australia after 3 weeks to go back to work. Emmy and I will be here for another week and a bit. 

We came for my friend's wedding, which happened a week ago. It was beautiful! She had a rustic burlap-and-lace themed wedding and us bridesmaids had Peacock blue dresses. The venue was a gorgeous log-cabin called the Field House. I had the privilege of doing the wedding bouquets and boutonnières. This is the fifth wedding that I've done the bridal flowers for. The brides wish was to have lots of greenery and white flowers in an
a-symmetrical arrangement. The bride's bouquet (above) was "dinner plate sized", and the bridesmaids bouquets (below) were "dessert plate sized". Creature Comforts blog had some great tutorials on DIY wedding bouquets, click here. Click here for my Pinterest Board, 'Jami's Peacock Inspired Wedding'.

Here we are! Emmy was a flower girl in a giant tulle dress.

photos by me

DIY Felt Storage Box

    

And we all say a big "thank you" to Design and Form for giving us this cute no-sew felt box tutorial. Click here for the tutorial

photos by Design and Form 

Tips for Travelling with an Infant or Toddler

In a week and a half we'll be flying from Melbourne AUS to Seattle USA with our 16 month old! I'm a little more than nervous for the flight and connections and how she'll cope on the flight. I found this great article over at Science of Mom blog, full of tips for travelling with an infant or toddler! See the article Here.

Some of the tips include packing toys that the child hasn't seen before, bringing low mess packaged foods, clothing for easy diaper/nappy changes, and don't be ashamed to use technology to entertain your child! 

Another thing that someone told me is that you can wrap up the new toys (or activities like colouring books, etc.), that the child can unwrap during the flight. This makes it fun for the child and adds an element of surprise. 

A couple extra tips are to make sure that there are infant beds available on your preferred flight before you make the booking. We called our airline to make sure there were beds available before we made the booking. 

We are lucky enough to have friends and family in Seattle so we asked if they had a carseat and porta-crib that we could borrow. Any items that you don't have to rent and pay for the better. 

I'll let you know how the flight goes!  

photo from British Airways

DIY Balloon "Dipped" Mason Jars

What a clever idea! The "dipped" craze is sweeping the nation at the moment, and this Balloon-Dipped idea is a great way to preserve the Mason Jars so you can reuse them again. 

Click here for the tutorial. I found it over at Brit+Co. 

photos by Brit+Co.

DIY Planter Round Up

I've got a couple of garden related projects going over at my Nest at the moment. I'll take some photos and show you the before and afters SOON! I don't necessarily have a 'green thumb' but I have had some success in the garden this year! 

The collection above are some inspiring DIY planters for inside and outside. 

photo 1 // photo 2 // photo 3 // photo 4

DIY Polka Dot Throw Blanket

Today is my birthday. Yay! Emmy and I are going to have a girls day out and go shopping. We celebrated with the family last weekend, so it's going to be a quiet one today. 

But on to more important things... Polka Dots! I love them; I mean I have a dangerous obsession for polka dots. I'm loving this DIY Polka Dot blanket that Say Yes to Hoboken put together last year before the holidays (which are right around the corner, might I remind you!). 

Get the 'how-to' here.

photo by Say Yes to Hoboken

FREE Printable: Ice Cream Cone gift tags

These tags were meant for Valentines Day, but they're so sweet, I had to share them around again. I found them over at The Pretty Blog. Be sure to check out their other DIY goodness! 

Click here for the Free Printable Ice Cream Cone gift tags

photo by The Pretty Blog

DIY Cat Pin

It was recently my sister's birthday and we love to make each other gifts for birthdays and Christmas. So I made her a felt pin look-alike of her cat, Chuck Taylor. What to do you get a girl that has everything? A cat pin of course! 

I also designed the card behind the pin and printed it on craft paper cardstock. I'm going to slip it into a cellophane pouch to give it a professional look.  

I got the idea and the tutorial over here from the always adorable and inspiring blog, One More Mushroom. 

I then wrapped up the little critter in some cute Kikki.K wrapping paper (the reverse side says "Happy Birthday" but I prefer the Geo pattern side). 

You can print the "You're Gonna Like What I Got For You" tag for FREE over here. 

photos by me

DIY Cloud Cushion

I found this DIY Cloud Cushion over at Livet Hjemme. It's made from IKEA fabrics. The original post is in Norwegian, but your trusty internet browser can translate it. I have some extra fabric laying around that would be great to use for this project. Lovely idea for a nursery. 

original photo by Livet Hjemme IKEA

DIY Feather Stamped Blanket

I swooned when I saw this DIY blanket over at This Little Miggy Stayed Home. It's beautiful with the monochromatic colours and it's DIY. Yes, please, and Thank you! It's a perfect way to feather your nest.

You can find the tutorial over here.

photo by This Little Miggy Stayed Home

Caramel Machiato Cupcakes Recipe. Yum Yum!

For a long time now I have dreamed about owning and running a cafe. I grew up working in coffee shops and I've even attended espresso/coffee conventions and have read books on the subject. Total coffee nerd right here! IF I did have my own cafe I would definitely be serving delicious cupcakes like these Caramel Machiato Cupcakes. They look to-die-for! 

I also love the idea of raw materials and a community feel to the cafe. AND I would sell fresh flowers... just because. 

You can see the rest of my collections of inspiring photos on my 'My maybe 'One Day' Cafe... *sigh*' Pinterest board. If you want to check out and follow the rest of my Pinterest boards, click the Pinterest logo on the right of this page. 

original photo 1 by Flour Child // photo 2 found via Design Sponge // photo 3 of Sunshine found via Remodelista // Photo 4 by Gingerlily Flowers 

Featured Etsy Shop: Max & Olivia

My featured Etsy shop today is 'Max & Olivia'. I recently purchased supplies from this lovely shop for Emmy's birthday party. I spent so much time looking through the beautiful photos in the shop before making my decision of getting some wooden utensils and brown craft bags for party favors. 

I recommended the shop to my friend who is having a wedding in a couple months and she's ordered some things too. 

It's a great shop and I like their tagline, 'helping you deliver happiness'. Wonderful! 

original photos by Max & Olivia

NEST Baby: Vintage baby clothes + Gorgeous Cushion

I've got a beautiful collection of Vintage & Handmade clothes over in my Etsy shop. Stop on by and have a look. 

Gift wrapping available. 

I also love this vintage looking pillow by Creature Comforts available over at Society 6. It has such soft vintage colours and an adorable print. 

photo 1 by me
photo 2 by Creature Comforts