My Lovely time at the Swapping Mall

I loved running a workshop and showing people how to create a lovely lamp out of milk bottle cuttings. It was nice to see how amazed they were at what you can do with a little creativity! I also created various milk bottle brooches and hair clips which were going fast! The whole event was a success and I'd do it again in a heartbeat! People got away with some rad stuff! A 13" mac book was up for swap for 6 tokens. I saw a disco ball go in seconds and some vintage clothing didn't last long on shelf either. We had 4 other experts running workshops, Up cycling furniture, clothing and jewelery. It was fun to get back to basics for a change. I hate spending money so this gave me such a lovely feeling!

This lamp was a new design i tried, not unlike the Firefly lamp with the glass jar though. I instead used a globe that my dad helped me attach to the lid of the glass jar together with the globe fitment. I then placed masking tape in stripes on the jar and sprayed it with Frosted Glass ( amazing invention BTW) :) These swapped like hotcakes!!

A Milk Bottle Lamp Tutorial for all those missing out on the Swapping Mall action this weekend :)

A sneak peak at the milk bottle lamps and goodies i will be showcasing/making at The Swapping Mall this weekend

So as you all know, this weekend is the Capitec Swapping Mall initiative (yay)! and I was asked to run a small workshop/ tutorial on how to create lamps out of plastic milk bottles. I will also throw in a few how-to's when it comes to hair accessories, broaches and rings :) 

Wanna Swap??

Capitec Bank has launched a fantastic initiative called, The Swapping Mall. The aim is to save money and not spend a cent. This is how it's going down: You put aside some of your items that you don't need but that are still in good nik. Bring 5 items or less to Atlas Studios in Braamfontein on the 30th and 31st of July and drop them off at the Swapper Drop Off. Your items will be graded and you will be given some tokens with which you can exchange other goods that are up for swapping! This way there will be no buyers remourse! What a fantastic idea!!! You can get more info by checking out their facebook page!

Anyway, i was asked to run a workshop at the event (yes, ME!!)  where i will be showcasing my milk bottle lamps and making some mini lamps and milk bottle goodies! There will be a few amazing workshops running like, upcycling jewelery which will be run by my good friend Indianna Harris, you can check out her stuff here!

Cant wait!!!