DIY Nailpolish shelf

I'm so sorry for not keeping up reading your blogs. I really don't have the time. I thought this semester would be easier but apart from the teaching schedule I have a large bunch of students to help them to fix old failed examinas. Plus no time for studying myself, bohoo!
A while ago, I got this great idea. I was tired of digging for the right colour in the basket where I store my nailpolishes . I thought of looking for a spice shelf but something made of acrylic would be more practical. It's easier to see the package and the colour with a transparent material, right? 
My idea took shape after som measuring and scetching. And it is easier than I thought, so I must share it with you :-)

First of all you need acrylic plastic. Check the size your supplier sells and calculate how much you need. I hung my shelves on the inside of the bathroom cupboard and the sheets with the size below were perfect. On both sides there is a plastic shield that you should leave until it's time to heat the plastic

The shelv is basically a rectangular piece that is bent two times to form the shelf. First I take a fine toothed saw (for sawing steel tubes etc) and cut of 10mm on the lenght side. This part will be sides of the shelves.

On the side that will be the upper part of the shelf, two holes for hanging is drilled. I recommend you to buy screws in the right dimension before you drill a hole.

Now is the time to remove the shielding plastic. Take a sharp needle or something and a ruler. Measure out were the bends should be placed and carve a line with the help by the ruler and needle. Use a heating gun to warm the plastic on both sides. Remember, this will need time, patience and control. If you heat the plastic to much the plastic will bubble before you even notice. Too little and the plastic will never bend. 

Note that your surface should be CLEAN. I got some spots on the acrylic while working on this bench. Anyway the steel lined work bench were perfect for this job. With some help of a scrapped steel plate I bent the front of the becoming shelf. Don't take short cuts on this, the bend must be 90 degrees.

Heat again on both sides of the plastic and bend again. 

This is how the finished shelf looks like in a closeup. A piece of acrylic is glued with super glue on the sides. The nail polish bottles slip very easy.

Shelves are ready to be filled. Well I filled them and there were half of the nailpolishes left. So I have to make some more of these. One cannot have too many nailpolishes.

A shitty summer turned to a nice autumn. No frost yet and some weird delays in natures circle like, flying ants 22 of august instead of the 8th like they always do. I'm convinced it's the pollution.

 I finally got some black hollycocks in bloom. They have a different shade depending on the light, its very nice. I got a row of large sunflowers filled with seeds. The bumblebees likes to rest in them. Some of them get slower and slower until they die hanging on the flower. Anyway the seeds will become healthy sprouts for the winter.

Repurposed polo shirt, tutorial

With a strictly limited clothes budget you need to think more than twice when you throw clothes or buy new. Johan handed me a polo shirt that had been damaged under the arms by deodorant. I saved it for almost a year, thinking of doing something for myself because the shirt was in good shape exept for the stains. I managed to sew two pieces of it, a shrug and a skirt.

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Med strängt reglerad klädbugdet så måste man tänka många gånger om innan man slänger något eller köper nytt. Johan gav mig en polotröja som hade blivit förstörd av deodorant under armarna. Jag sparade den nästan i ett år och funderade över att göra något med den ibland eftersom tröjan var i bra skick bortsett från fläckarna. Jag lyckades få ihop till två plagg, en bolero och en kjol.

 I was stupid when cutting of the stains and made a cut vertical over the front piece but stopped over the chest. When I made the skirt the seam in front looked unecessary, so to give it a purpose I made a gathering in the bottom of it. The hem of the shirt is actually the waistband of the skirt. I trimmed the hem of the skirt with ruffled lace.

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Jag var bra dum när jag började klippa i den för jag började klippa rakt över magen men besinnade mig halvvägs. När jag sedan gjorde kjolen så fick den en söm på framsidan som såg malplacerad ut, så genom att rynka sömmen lite längst ner så fick den ett syfte. Fållen på tröjan blev linningen på kjolen. Nedre kanten på kjolen kantades med lätt rynkad spets.

This is the back view of the pieces you can see that the sides of the hem is where the armpits was cut off so the skirt has a lower back wich looks nice, especially with the lace trim.

The picture below shows how I cut the shirt, following the dotted lines. The turtleneck is cut off to a boat neckline, the arms and shoulder was cut off to narrow the shoulders a bit and then I sew on the arms again.

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Så här ser plaggen ut på backsidan. Man kan se på sidsömmarna på kjolen var armhålorna satt, det gör att kjolen är kortare back, vilket ser ok ut, särskilt med spetsen påsydd. Bilden nedan visar hur jag har klippt i tröjan. Polokragen är bortklippt och en båtkrage syddes. Ärmar och axlar klipptes bort och så sydde jag dit ärmarna igen lite längre in för att passa mig.

 The picture below shows the gathering detail. I'm quite pleased how it turned out. I use to sew short skirts of old tshirts to wear under tunic blouses.

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Bilden nedan visar rynkningen på framsidan. Jag är ganska så nöjd med resultatet. Annars brukar jag göra kjolar av gamla tshirts för att ha under tunikor.

Today is Johans birthday and I have been so lazy to get a decent gift for him. As we are going to renovate the bathroom I bought a washstand at a second hand store, well it was kind of a gift to both of us and to make the day a little special I bought some takeaway and took him to see the Dark knight rises. I would highly recommend it. Anne Hathaway was a great catwoman.

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Idag är det Johans födelsedag och jag har varit jättedålig på att fixa en riktig present till honom. Eftersom vi ska renovera badrummet så köpte jag en kommod på en secondhand, så det fick bli en gemensam present till oss. För att göra dagen till något speciellt så köpte vi hämtmat och sen bjöd jag på nya Batman filmen. Den kan jag verkligen rekommendera. Anne Hathaway är en fantastisk catwoman.

This is how the old washstand looks like. The top has a lid were you was supposed to hide the washtray and the cupboard was supposed to hide the potty. I will paint it in a water resistant colour, black probably and put a basin on top of it and make a hole for the sewer. 

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Så här ser kommoden ut. Toppen är ett lock som en gång gömde ett handfat och skåpet gömde pottan. Kommoden ska målas i vattenresistent färg, förmodligen svart och så ska jag köpa ett handfat och ställa uppepå och göra hål för avlopp.

Bathroom special

Här kommer mitt inlägg för vita gåvor. Speciellt för min hemlige vän. Tanken är att jag ska skriva om vad jag skulle önska mig och berätta hur min stil är. Om man klickar på denna länk så kommer man till tidigare inlägg jag har gjort om badrummen jag har haft. Bilden nedan är en bild från min inspirationsmapp ursprungligen från Country Living.com.

This is a special post for my secret friend in the "White gift swap". The theme on this swap is bathroom as i guess youv'e already know. If you click on this link you can see views of my bathrooms, the 3 latest. The picture below is a picture from my inspirational file, original from Country Living.com

Den säger ganska mycket om den stil som jag gillar, men kanske är svår att förverkliga. Jag älskar färgerna och badkaret är ju underbart! Något jag saknar i badrummet är en snygg tvålpump istället för de vanliga i plast.

This is purely the style I adore but maybe it is impossible to have, in this house. I love the colours and the bathtub, oh my!.