Today I decided it was finally time to get some wall decor for our house, I have been wanting to do a canvas polaroid peg display for a while so went out and picked up a few craft items to make it with. I also wanted to make something I saw on tumblr which was a diamond made out of mini triangles which you can cut out from a magazine or colourful paper it was super easy and fun to make! My last canvas i decided to do was triangle painted using scotch tape quick and simple to do perfect lines.

Here is a tutorial on how I created these simple affordable wall displays.

Things you will need!

Pva/craft glue

 Acrylic Paint

Scotch tape

Colourful Paper Or Magazine

3 x Blank Canvas

Mini Pegs

Washee Tape 

Paint brushes

Scissors 

1. Peg Polaroid Canvas

Items you will need:
String/twine
Mini pegs
Blank canvas

Also another creative idea would be to paint the canvas how ever you like to bring a pop of colour! Instead I decided to just do a blank canvas with blue twine.

Using the twine cut three pieces about a foot long, wrap around the canvas and attach to the back using pva glue or a hot glue gun. I used tape to secure mine better at the back. You can place your lines of twine however you like whether it be up down up or straight across however you like!
If you dont want to use the twine and pegs I picked up these sparkly washee tapes which you can use to stick down your polaroid photos creating different patterns. Once your twine is attached attach the pegs along and secure your photos. That's simply all it is!

2. Scotch Tape Painted Canvas

Items you will need:
Acrylic paint which ever colours you would like I used pink, blue and black creating the white lines with the tape.
Paint brushes
Scotch Tape
Blank Canvas

Starting with your blank canvas start by placing tape along one corner to the other then continue to add tape where ever you like to create smaller triangles all over. They do not have to be even the more uneven the better!

Using the different coloured paints start by painting the different sectioned off triangles, don't worry if it looks completely messy because once that tape comes off the excess paint will also come off and straighten up the edges.

Once the canvas is painted, wait until it is completely dry and pull away the tape! done

If some of the paint has gone over the edges use white paint to touch up.



3. Diamond Canvas

Things you will need:
Canvas
Magazine or coloured paper
Scissors
Pva Glue

To make this super simple diamond canvas out of triangles start by cutting out your triangles using either magazines with cool patterns or as I used patterned colourful paper.
Once you have cut out 14 triangles, start by placing 5 along the top, then 5 along the next row, followed by 3 then 1.
Simply glue them down, wait to dry and there you have it, an awesome unique diamond canvas!

These canvas diplays are so easy and affordable while also being super fun to make while also being able add in your own creative style and ideas. Thanks for reading! New vlog will be up on my youtube channel tomorrow SHAN&DAN VLOGS

What's up guys!! I have put together a last minute Christmas gift guide for everyone to check out and will link where I found these gifts some a little more expensive then others there will be gifts for mums, dads, siblings, boyfriends & girlfriends I hope you enjoy and get some great ideas!

1. Pj Set Target - $30 (any pj set would be lovely does not specifically need to be from target or that price) :)
2. Wish Perfume $30 (my mum is absolutely obsessed with this perfume some other nice ones are chanel, lady million, prada candy and jimmy choo)
3. Natio gift pack ranging between $20-$50 from usually any chemist, myer or priceline.
4. OPI nail polish set $40 - Myer
5. Round beach towel $30 - Cotton On
6. Elizabeth Arden Makeup set $100 - Myer
7. Wedges between $20-$60 from target, kmart, big w, city beach and betts
8. Lovisa Watch - $20
9. Glasshouse candle set - $60 these candles are absolutely amzinggg!!
10. Alex and Ani Bracelet with feather - $70
11. Michael Hill Ear Ring Set ($100-$200)
12. Movie gift cards or gold class to spoil.
13. Rose Gold Photo Frame $20 - Big W

1. Esky - typically ranging between $15-$40 can find at BCF, Bunnings, Big W & Kmart
2. Dads bar sign - Smokemart $40
3. Any outfit for dad would be nice the photo is just for ideas :)
4. One million Perfume - $70 if on sale typically $110
5. Jb Hi-Fi Gift Card
6. BCF Gift Card
7. The typically LYNX Pack haha $20
8. Dart Board - Kmart $40
9. Body Shop Shaver Pack - $40
10.Movie Collection Set (action movies, or horror movies) Kmart - $25
11. Flea Market Vinyl Player - Target or Jb Hi-Fi - $70

1. Backpack City Beach or JayJays - $25-$40
2. Adidas - Footlocker $160
3. Silver Scent - Priceline, Perfume forever, Chemist Warehouse $25
4. Eb Games Voucher
5. City Beach Watch serval brands $100-$300
6. Shaver Shop Razor - $40-$100
7. Any type of album they may like :)
8. Beat Pad - Jbhfi $120
9. Nike Shoes $100-$200
10. Cotton on shorts - $40 sometimes they have different offers like 2 for $40
11. Fuel Voucher
12. Charging Phone Case - $20-$40

1. Typo Tea/Coffee Travel Mug - $20
2. Nike Free Runs Rebel Sport/Footlocker - $130
3. Black Opium Myer, David Jones, Priceline - $120 - $150
4. Chi Chi Lip Stick Set - $20
5. Sigma Makeup Brush Set or any type of makeup brush set - $20-$100
6. White Converse Rebel Sport - $90
8. Marble Headphone Kmart, Target, Big W - $20
9. Round Beach towel Cotton on - $30
10. Victoria Secret Gift Set Online - $50-$100
11.Womens Bikini - $10-$100
12. Kiki K Planner or any typeof diary planner for 2017! - $15-$70
13. Make up Mirror - $25
14. Sony Digital Camera - $150
Sorry if these all seem a little pricey there are so many dupes out there for these products they are just for ideas! :)

Thanks for reading! I hope this may help anyone who is stuck apologises for not doing a kids gift guide I took a lot of time on this post and made sure i edited it in the best way! My next three posts will be related to christmas, new years and past experiences so stay tuned I have a lot of motivation to pick back up on my blog and now with my recent vlog channel to if you want to check it out! Shan & Dan Vlogs

Once again long time no post but I have been working on a lot of things lately, firstly let me start by saying wow its December! We put our Christmas tree up which was very exciting as its our first Christmas together in our new place. I have also been doing lots of things and having so many different posts to put up.

But what I really want to tell everyone is that I have started a youtube channel finally and for now will just be vlogging until I get my light set up for main channel videos. So check out our latest videos! I will soon upgrade to a better compact camera.

These are majority of my eyeshadow palettes that I use on a regular basis I do have a couple more but I thought I would just swatch the ones I use the most! All these palettes are drugstore and high end. After swatching them I noticed how much I really love the essence palettes I highly recommend getting them if your on a budget they are just as good if not better then the high end products. Oh and I didn't swatch the Lorac palette as their were so many eyeshadows haha enjoy!

Sportsgirl - Eye Like It Bronze Eye Palette

Essence - Rose & Bronze Palette

Chi Chi -  Sun Kissed Palette

Urban Decay - Naked 2 Palette

Too Faced - Natural Eyes Palette

Too Faced - Chocolate Bar Palette

Lorac - Unzipped Palette

Lorac - Pro Palette

Technic - Mega Mattes

I thought I would share with you guys my thoughts on 'body image', itsnt it strange how probably 90% of us aren't happy with the way we look or I guarantee all of us have one thing we would love to change. We can all gain/lose weight and change our whole shape but we can't change our eyes, our nose, mouth unless having cosmetic surgery which im guessing not many of us would want to do that. So we pretty much have to work with what we've got and learn to love and accept ourselves for who we are.
I always thought the ideal body image was tall, thin, long hair and I have no idea why well I somewhat do I mean the media plays a big part or maybe because I don't have any of these traits. I could spend a countless amount of time in front of the mirror picking apart the things I don't like but nothing will change that so as I said before we need to love and accept ourselves for who we are.
It has taken me years to accept my body for what it is, only because throughout high school I was one of those people who worried to much about what other people thought of me. I felt like i needed to have that stick thin body, thigh gap, blonde hair, straight teeth to be accepted for who i was. Boy if i could go back then and realise that body image isnt everything! Most people arent even worried about the way we look its just ourselves putting thoughts in our heads, negative thoughts..
I've accepted my body, am I 100 percent happy with it no.. But it's only myself who can make a change and put in the time and effort to get to where I want to be.
In the end who will be there just us and our soul, so we need to love, learn and accept ourselves for the way we are.
Instead of pointing out the things we don't like about our body we should be pointing out what we do like. Positive body image is important as we can then accept, appreciate and respect our bodies.
We have the power to change the way we feel, see and think about our bodies it's all in our minds and thought patterns.

So recently I have started to use the Too Faced Melted Lipsticks I received this set as a gift for my birthday a while ago and was never really a fan of them, after using the Kylie Jennner lipkits I decided to give them ago. The set is called the 'French Kisses Melted' and comes with their best selling melted liquefied lipsticks which includes two of the metal shades. As it states on the Too Faced website is that it has the lasting power of a stain and the intense colour of a liquid lipstick. The shades included from left to right in the photo above are Melted Berry, Melted Metallic Macaroon, Melted Chihuahua and Melted Metallic Peony. I was so happy when I received this set as they are only the mini version of the lipsticks which was great as I always wanted to try them but did not want to splurge and by the full size unless I truly loved it, this way I was able to try out all the shades and can repurchase the bigger size for the ones that I like. The shades are beautiful and definitely long lasting, I do find though that the Melted Berry shade is very opaque compared to the rest of them and I don't generally reach for this colour as I prefer a more nude and light pink for my skin tone. The Metallic Macaroon is very bright and I have only wore this shade once and that was to a Barbie and ken themed 21st birthday party, definitely not an everyday colour that's for sure! I really love the applicator on these products it is super soft and precise so easy for application as it comes out in small amounts. If you want a long lasting, highly pigmented and non drying liquid lipstick then these products are for you!    

Today I went into priceline to pick up a new tan, I never have anything bad to say about Bondi Sands its the one I reach for everytime in the shade dark. However I was browsing through the different products and what caught my eye was a new tanning product called btan. The product is in a black bottle with a pretty catchy blurb on the front. I have to give Bondi Sands some serious credit first as their products are amazing. I picked up the btan in dark mousse and the total was $22, once getting home I was eager to try it out straight away. Firstly lets talk about the packaging its in a sleek black bottle with white and gold writing (see photo below) so it did stand out to me. What is does say on the bottle is "smells like summer without the gross fake tan smell" I was a little put off by the smell as I started to apply, it does have a fake tan smell with a hint of vanilla and something else that I can't quite put my finger on. I started applying using a tanning mit I find that's the easiest way to tan. I applied it all over using only one coat as it was extremely dark, I noticed I was a little patchy as well which I was annoyed about. Anyway I left the tan on for 4 hours before I washed it off. Generally I sleep in my bondi sands tan then wash off in the morning how ever considering how dark I was with btan I decided to only leave it on for the 4 hours. After showering the tan evened out really nicely which I was surprised with in the end I really liked the way the tan turned out and I will be giving it another go and probably going to leave it on for longer to see if it will turn out darker. I recommend trying out this product!