Affordable Blog Props Ideas

I'm writing this post because it's something a little different and also I do tend to often get asked about where my blog props are from too. I guess this blog post will give you an insight of my blog behind the scenes if you like. I'll be sharing my go to blog props, where I get them from (including freebies) and also a few of my favourite blogging tips at the end. So here goes...

I get my blog props from many different places but I mainly get them from B&M, Home Bargains, Amazon, The Range and Poundland. 

I've also turned into a DIY goddess (jokes). Because I got some new furniture in my bedroom I removed the top of the chest of drawers and also the bedside drawers and popped on some marble print vinyl over the top, so I now have a few permanent little blogging backgrounds which I can put away and get out when I need them. If you don't have an old table top lying around, then you could also buy some A3 card and stick a few sheets together to make it stronger and less flimsy and then stick on some printed vinyl of your choice or have a nosey in charity shops to see if you can pick up a cheap old table that you can turn into a blog background.

How cute is my baby succulent?!

Also for another blog prop hack, you can pick up free wallpaper samples from many places like B&M, Wilko, The Range and use them to take your snazzy flatlays on. I tend to stick with clean looking backgrounds but I really like the wood wallpaper sample I picked up in B&M (which you may have noticed as I have been using it a lot lately).

Fairy Lights from Amazon here. (They were only £1.99 + £1.99 delivery when I bought them)

Copper Ball Lights from Poundland here. Plant & Star Dish from B&M // Spring Makeup Shakeup Post here.

Fairy Lights

I'm a huge fan of lights in my blog photos, I think the most of my blog posts since the end of last year have lights in. But I don't think I've spent more than about £5 on any of the fairy lights I use on my blog. The majority of them are from Poundland and then there's a few from Amazon and The Range. I picked up the copper ball ones from Poundland not too long ago and they've already become a firm blogging prop favourite (which I'm sure you know if you read my blog often or follow me on Instagram lol).

Plants and Flowers

I feel as if my fake succulent that features in the majority of my blog photos should have a name or something. I don't know why I love it so much but I just do. A little bit of greenery or colour definitely adds something to blog photos. You can pick up fake flowers and plants from Wilko, B&M, Asda, ASOS plus loads more. Obviously, you can use real flowers too!

Heart Tray (£4), Succulent (£3?) & Tealight Holder (£2) from B&M // Shills Mask Review here.

Wooden Star Lights from Poundland here.

Books, Magazines and Notebooks

This is a pretty new one to me but I've loved adding in notebooks or magazines in my blog photos lately. Magazines are super cheap and you can either use the front covers or a pretty picture inside as the blog prop just to add something different to photos. I tend to pick up either Cosmopolitan or Glamour, plus obviously, you get samples inside some magazines too, win. Notebooks are a cute added touch to blog photos and you don't have to spend a fortune to get a pretty notebook and I sometimes use books I'm currently reading or just books I love in general which have nice or eye-catching covers.

Tealight Holders and Candles

I also love using tealight holders and candles in my blog photos, especially when I'm using my cute little cut out love heart tray from B&M. I think all of them together look so cute in the background of a photo or in a flatlay. I pick up my tealight holders and candles from lots of different places but my faves are B&M, New Look, Primark etc.

Jewellery from Primark and Trinket Dish from Matalan // Joan Collins Lash Growth Mascara review here.

Jewellery from Boohoo & ASOS and Trinket Dish was £1 from B&M // PurpleSharks review here.

Trinket Dishes

I'm a huge fan of trinket dishes in blog photos. Some of my "trinket dishes" are just cute dishes from B&M (as you can probs tell by now, I'm a huge B&M fan, I'd hate to think how much money I've spent in that shop).  My favourites are the "K" dish from Matalan which I got last Christmas and my star dishes from B&M. 

Jewellery

Jewellery either sitting in the trinket dishes or just a few rings in a flatlay is a nice added touch just to fill in a gap or two. I do use jewellery here and there but I feel like it's something I don't use enough in my blog photos. 

Scarf from H&M (not available anymore) // similar ones here and here. 

Blankets, Jumpers and Scarves

I use my new furry blanket and also pretty jumpers or scarves just to add in textures to my blog photos. My H&M scarf, in particular, comes in handy because of it have 4 different colours on it. So I can make it seem like it's a grey blanket one day and then a pastel pink the next day. (I'm spilling my blog secrets here lol, shh).

Glue Dots Are Your Best Friend (Or Will Be)

You can pick up glue dots from pretty much anywhere (I get mine from Poundland, B&M or Sainsburys). They are pretty self explanatory and are complete life savers if you're a blogger. Got a lipstick or nail polish (etc) that keeps rolling around everywhere whilst trying to take the perfect flatlay? Not anymore! They range from £1-£3 for about 200 dots per pack depending where you shop. 

Natural Lighting (Yay for daylight saving!)

If you're struggling to take a bright-ish photo then try taking your blog photos near a window. I have a table right under my window so I take the majority of my blog photos on there on my blogging backgrounds, plus obviously it's nice and flat. Because of daylight saving I find that I can take my blog photos in the morning or afternoon now and still get a pretty good photo or two.

Use your "Curves"

Ok so I'll admit I'm no photographer or a pro at editing photos and I've literally only come across this in the past few weeks thanks to Maria, but this tip is basically just using the curves tool in whatever photo editor you use and moving the little blip to make your photo go lighter. Doing this doesn't alter your photo too harshly or wash it out but makes it look naturally lighter. It's fab. Great for photos taken on a cloudy, miserable day. You can read Maria's blog post all about it here. 

So there's some of my blog prop ideas and also some secrets/hacks I guess you could say.  I hope you enjoyed reading this post!

What are your favourite blog props to use? 

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