Revision Survival Pack

THAT time of year is upon us. The time when exams are everywhere and students of many ages are working hard to consolidate all the information they should have learnt during the past year in order to succeed in their upcoming exams. And I am no different. I am less than one month away from my third year University exams and revision is in full swing (as well as continuing dissertation work). All of my friends are also hard at work and we are often together in the library. All the revising all the time can get a bit much so I decided to make little revision packs for my closest friends to help them on their way. These are a thoughtful gift for anyone currently immersed in revision and can be a sweet relief from the stress that revision can bring. So what did I include in my pack...well all the essentials of course (wink!)....

1. Stress Relief Pills (aka smarties) - find a cute little jar and fill it with smarties or m&ms or some other small candy - whatever floats your boat really - I chose pink smarties for my friend Tori due to her love of pink - this was just another way to personalise the packs

2. Stress Relief Capsules (aka Bubble wrap) - this is a bit of a joke item, guaranteed to raise a smile - bubble wrap, for popping when stress needs an outlet!

3. Emergency Chocolate - This is a revision pack must - for those moments when you don't get it, or you have just been staring at the page for so long and nothing is going in anymore! I bought some Dairy Milk bars and wrapped them up in 'emergency' wrappers - the instructions on the back advise 'For best results, eat entire bar'.

4. Countdown Calendar - this is possibly my favourite item in the pack. The calendar contains all the dates between the date of giving the pack and the first day of freedom after exams, which allows your recipient to cross off the days and see themselves getting closer to freedom!

I put it all together in a brown paper bag and added the 'Keep Calm and Carry On Revising' label to the outside.

Below is a PDF download that will allow you to create your very own Revision Survival Pack for someone you know going through exams. All you need to do is add the countdown days and print it out on white card and you are set!

Revision Survival Pack Download

Good Luck to everyone studying and working hard for exams/assignments!

Love Rebecca

 

Olympic Countdown - 6 Weeks to go - GB team kit Hoody

 The Olympic torch is coming to York this week (so exciting!). So I needed something to where when I join the people lining the streets and see the torch pass through our city - enter the GB team kit - inspired hoody!

I bought a plain grey hoody from sports direct in one of their sales with the intention of Olympicifying (yes, olympicifying!) it.

I was inspired by the Great Britain team kit which is white, turquoise and different shades of blue. So,  I bought all of the blue fabric paint I could find and set to work :)

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I used freezer paper stencils - for full tutorial check out this post - to paint the stars on the front and the text on the back.

Click on the picture to get the template for the sizes of stars I used. To get the pattern I simply measured my top and cut a piece of freezer paper the correct size - make sure to consider pockets!

Then I traced stars on, starting with the largest in the bottom right hand corner and ending up with the smallest star in the top left, near my arm. This created the cascade of stars I had envisaged!

Next, I marked next to each star the colour I wanted to paint it, cut out the stencil and painted the stars. They only needed two coats - the blues provided really good coverage - but it did take several hours to dry.

Click on the picture below to get the template for the text on the back. I used a college-style font to add a sporty element.

The final touch was a small union jack sew on patch sewn on the left sleeve - mine was just 3cm x 2cm. And that's it... one London 2012 Hoody ready for the Olympics!

Have a great weekend!

Love Rebecca

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