Review: Lootcrate Un-Boxing

 My childhood was filled with Nintendo 64 and Gameboy games, and I still re-play some of these games to this day, as they give me such good memories. This has resulted in me becoming a big nerd and me liking all things nerdy haha I watch a very gamers on YouTube, and through one channel I watch, TheJWittz, I learnt about this subscription service called Lootcrate, which is a surprise box that is sent to you monthly, full of nerdy goodness, with a new theme each month. The May box was the theme of "Adventure", which showcased Legend of Zelda, Minecraft and Adventure Time, and it is my first box from the subscription, so I thought I'd do a little review of that was in the box and what I thought about it.

Everything comes in a nice, easy to open box, with a few un-boxing tips on the side lid to optimise the Lootcrate experience. There was a total of 5 items inside the box, first being an Adventure Time tin that had a mystery figure inside,and I got the BMO tin with an angry Finn inside. Next, there was a mystery Minecraft keyring, and I got a zombie-pigman. There was a bottle opener with the classic Legend of Zelda quote "It's dangerous to go ahead! Take this..." with Link holding up a Lootcrate, a Lootcrate pin which had this months logo on it, showing the Hyrulian shield, Diamond sword and Finn's sword in a coat of arms, and several sheets of stickers, tattoos and a soudtrack to the backing music to a podcast series. Finally, my favourite item in the Lootcrate, a Legend of Zelda inspired T-Shirt with a picture of Link made out of words that are all related to the Legend of Zelda franchise.

All of the items in the box were really good quality, my only complaint is with the T-shirt as the material was really thin, but apart from that, everything was great and all stuff I would have picked out myself :) Legend of Zelda is one of my favourite gaming franchises, so I was super excited when I saw the T-shirt. As this was my first box, I didn't really know what to expect, but I really liked and enjoyed this box!! I can use all the things I got and I will most definitely be getting this again if I like the theme for the month of June. 

Hope this wasn't too nerdy for you, and you liked my review of this months Lootcrate, if I keep getting them I'll most likely make this a monthly thing :) Thanks for reading and visiting my little place on the internet, comment if you want, and see you next time!!
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The Hills are Alive With Colour

Hello! My friend, Katt, and I went for a drive around the Adelaide Hills last week, and I decided to take a few pictures of the leaves that are all changing colours, from Summer greens to Autumn oranges, yellows and reds. These were taken with a Nikon D3100 DSLR with 18-55mm lens.

Thankyou for viewing my pictures and my blog, comment down below with any questions or comments, and see you next time!

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How To: Owl Costume

I had my 21st birthday the other week, and to celebrate, I had a party were everyone dressed up as different animals!! My favourite animal is an owl, so I made my own costume, and thought you'd like to see how I made it in hopes it inspires you to make your own :)

You will need:
 - Felt in various colours
- Plain fabric
- Dress/Shirt
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
- Fabric marker
- Hot glue gun + glue

Depending on how many feathers you want, how big you want to make your feathers, and if you're doing wings as well, will determine how much felt you will need to buy. I went for a brown owl, but you can make it any colour(s) you want. I bought 1.5m of three different brown felts, which was *just* enough for a knee-length dress and two wings, using 12cmX10cm feathers. So once you have your coloured felt, cut it into 12cm wide strips, then cut each strip into 10cm long rectangles, or whoever big you want your feathers will be.

You will then need to cut your feathers out, either by drawing them into the rectangles so they are all the same or just re-cutting each for a varied feather look. I wanted to keep mine all the same, so I cut one feather out that I liked, and traced it on to the remaining rectangles with a fabric marker. This process is while laborious and time consuming, so be prepared for it to take a long time, and for even your pen to run out a couple times. 

After all your feathers are cut out, it is time to start gluing them onto your dress/shirt with the hot glue gun. I chose a glue gun because sewing them on would take a long time, especially for someone who cant sew, and because I needed the dress to stretch when I wore it. Once you have your pattern figured out, place two dots of glue on the top corners of the feathers and glue down, and continue doing this to the whole dress.

Once the dress is done, time to move onto the wings! The size of the wings will depend on how long your arms are, what shape you want your wings and how low you want them to go, so my wings were 80cmX70xm (at the widest points), which allowed them to reach from my wrist to between my shoulder blades. After you've marked and cut out your wings from your fabric, glue your feathers on the same way as the dress in the pattern of your choosing. I did a different pattern to distinguish between the body and the wings, as well as to make them more wing like. Once they were dry, I stitched some elastic onto the wrist ends so I could wear them and they would stay in place without me holding them, as well as stitching them into the dress under a feather to hid the stitches.

Almost complete! I had some leftover felt, so I made myself a mask. Using a mask template, I cut out the dark brown felt to make the shape of an owl face and cut two eye holes so I could see. With the lighter browns, I cut them in circles around the eyes to highlight them, and cut a yellow bit of felt I had into the beak, and glued it altogether with the glue gun. This isn't essential, but it does add a little something to the costume.

So there you have it, a guide on how to make an owl costume! I hope you enjoyed with tutorial and are able to understand it, and are inspired to make your own costume for a party or Halloween. Thanks for reading and visiting, comment below if you have nay questions or comments, and see you next time!

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How To: Easter Egg Baskets

I felt like doing something crafty for Easter this year, so I decided to make these little "baskets" and fill them with small chocolate eggs to make my nephews' egg hunt a little more interesting, as well as giving a couple away as small presents to my family. I thought I'd do a quick how-to of how to make them. Enjoy!

You will need:

- Yarn of your choosing

- Several bags of small chocolate eggs

- Aquadhere/PVC/craft glue

- Scissors

- Water balloons

Firstly, you'll need to blow up your water balloons, ideally with air, but they can be done with water too if you cant blow them up (like I couldn't). You can make as many as you want, but make sure you make a few extra so you can pick the best ones to give away. Once they are all blown up to the size you desire, take your yarn and cut it to length, depending on how you want your baskets to look. My lengths were about 3.5-4m long, and I chose yarn that changed colour through-out to give a multi-colours effect to the baskets. Part fill a bowl with your glue and submerge one length on yarn into it, then grab your balloon and start wrapping it around, making sure to not leave big gaps.

Once you've wrapped your balloon, lay them on a plate or hang them up using some pegs, and leave them to dry for a few hours. When they are dry, I did another layer on top to give them extra strength and a better looking effect. Again, leave for a few hours to dry and harden.

 After checking they are all dry, it is time to pop the balloons. If you were able to air blow them (how weird does that sound), just use a pin to pop and the basket will be left, but if you filled them with water, it is a little trickier. You could still prick them with a pin, but it is quite difficult to not get any of the water on the basket, so what I did was I pulled the end with the knot tight, hold the water back and cut it off.  I then drained the water slowly, making sure to not get any on the baskets. Once all the balloons are popped, it is time to fill them with chocolate!! You will need to find a space big enough to just fit the eggs through, but not big enough for the to come out again, and you might have to bend or cut a hole if no spaces are big enough. Depending on how full you want your baskets to be obviously determines how many eggs you put in each. For most of them, I put 5, with some special ones filled with 7. Once filled, place around the house for your loved ones to find!

 I hoped you liked my how to make Easter egg baskets, and hopefully it inspired you to make some of your own for next year, or even this year if you're quick enough! I will be doing more of this type of blog in the future, so I should get better at explaining myself haha Thanks for reading and visiting, comment below if you have any questions or comments, and see you next time!

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Disclaimer: I found this on Pintrest, I didn't invent this.