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To go one step further I even added a bright ribbon and tied it around the drawer on my side table. IT WILL NEVER BE LOST AGAIN!

Problem solved :D How do you avoid losing important stuff? Or are you like me and can’t find anything unless it’s tied to you in some way? XD

Taadaaa, now I just need to put it on a necklace ^_^

I didn’t actually end up using anything other than the tiara and some little star beads which I’m completely in love with but sometimes things just need a little bit of decoration ^_^

The tiara has gone past it’s days of being ok to put in hair as the metal has oxidised quite severely, it’s still very pretty though so I removed it from the clip with piers and flattened it out.

I then glued it to the top of the mirror.

Added a couple of stars around the outside…

And that’s it! Very simple and it just added an extra personalised touch to everything ^_^

And I’ll show you a shot of it in action when I do the storage post on my make up area again ^_^

• Stylus
• Epoxy glue
• Charms for the top
• Stick to mix everything
• Diamantes
• Pliers

First thing I did was remove all the hardware and cellphone attachments for the charm I’m using at the top.

I then used epoxy to glue it in place to the very top of the stylus. It’s a little pink lucky poop I got somewhere in Japan. It had an irritating bell inside which I glued in place too.

Once that was completely dry I made 3 rows of diamantes underneath it.

Then to create a fading pattern I continued down in rows leaving a gap every now and then. The further I went the more gaps I left. This is a nice alternative to a straight finish.

Last I added some dangly charm to the hook at the top and it was finished! Very simple project but it makes a big difference to the end product. And with poop guarding it, no one will ever steal my damn pens again!!! Hahaha!

Now if only I could work out a way to make it self heating >_< Because it’s aluminium to work with the screen it’s freezing to use in Winter *_* At the moment I have been heating it up on the back of my laptop before using hahaha!

This is the container I bought from Daiso, it was $2.80 and has 12 spots as well as a mirror and a tiny useless brush.

Using a sharp (sterilised) knife I cut off the end of each of my favorite lipsticks and smooshed them into place. It’s not particularly pretty but works like a charm XD

Lastly I took a lighter to it and melted the tops so they all looked nicer. Obviously if you plan on doing this please be very careful of fire and plastic.

After that it was just a matter of wiping any excess or overflow colour off.

Now let’s talk about the deco!

I’ve discovered the joy of backwards tweezers for deco :D :D :D

I’ve used regular tweezers before but if you’re working for more than an hour or so they can give serious hand crampage but reverse tweezers where they scissor shut automatically are genius! Still not as good as the Magic Pick but very awesome none the less.

So first thing I did was decide on the design as per usual. This I wanted to be more plain and subtle. I have a lot of deco stuff in my handbag so it’s nice to keep some of it plain for variety. I picked a center piece (big metal diamante bow) and basically filled in the rest of the lid with rainbow finish acrylic gems my Mother found on sale at a junk store.

First I glued the center piece in place with epoxy glue.

Once it was dry I laid down a line of glue along the bottom edge and placed the first row of diamantes.

I used the edge of my magic tray to make sure they dried completely level. Super important because if you screw up the foundation row the rest is very difficult to get straight!

I continued around the outside until I had a complete border.

Then it was just a matter of filling in the middle!

I use 5min epoxy glue so I work in small sections that I can easily fill in that time. I put down one row of gems around the outside row and worked inside in rows.

This is the first section finished…

Rinse and repeat leaving space around the bow to fill in later.

Once the rest was dry I filled in around the bow as closely as possible while following the pattern.

And finished!

And there you have it  ^_^ A good evening craft that only took as long as 1 episode of Buffy XD

What do you guys think?  Hope you’re all having a good weekend!