diy

  • DIY 2017 Advent Calendar Madness

    Oh yes, it’s that time of the year! We at Vanilla Beige, have decided to revamp and republish our Advent Calendar for the 2017 upcoming silly season! Don’t worry, we’re not really being lazy, we’ve updated this post with a few little freebie printables for you to make a...
  • The DIY Journal

    Do you groan out aloud or roll your eyes when your child puts “Journal” on her wish list? Well I d0…especially when it says “Journal from Kikki K” and costs upwards of £15. Then there’s the novelty of writing and decorating that pretty journal with its oh-so-pretty pages that only...
  • How Advent Calendars Became More Than Just Chocolate

    A few years ago, I crazily decided to swap chocolate Advent Calendars for the Lego Advent Calendar. I cannot remember exactly, the reasons why, but I think it might have been geographical! The humidity and heat of Singapore didn’t allow for the storage of chocolate, unless it was kept in...
  • Flower Girl Paints a Pretty Picture (CLOSED)

    I never grew up doing DIY, had never painted a chair or tried to upcycle anything. Somehow though, visiting the Flower Girl store in Joo Chiat made me want to do all of that. It wasn’t just the pretty colours and the neatly stacked paint tins. Not the gorgeous...
  • Ribbon Garland Pinks and Blues

    Super Easy DIY Ribbon Garland

    My Miss 9 wanted pink walls… After a summer of painting my summerhouse and shed (no mean feat, I might add – who knew that the base coat for anything outdoors would be so thick and heavy!?), a discarded wheelbarrow for planting herbs, some picture frames and a (yet unfinished)...