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College Fashion - Trends, tips, and style for students. Make it yours. DIY Vinyl Record Bowls. I got the idea to make these little bowls a few years ago when I bought Mark Montano's book, the Big-Arse Book of Crafts .

DIY Vinyl Record Bowls

(Mark Montano is the most brilliant crafter around-- I love his books and his projects.) Patchwork PIMPOLLO. Vinyl Record Purse. Whenever I go to thrift shops, I always browse through all of the old records they have for sale.

Vinyl Record Purse

The designs, the colors, the album art-- they're so fun to study the designs in pop culture a few decades ago. Make Your Own Play Teepee. Play teepees aren't the new kid on the block anymore but that doesn't make them any less exciting!

Make Your Own Play Teepee

I made my first version for Sebastian when he was two by constructing a simple frame and throwing a quilt around it. Soon after I made a more complicated cover and gifted it to Elsie and Jeremy for Christmas. Recently Elsie asked if I could make another for their new home out of lace. It may be the first of two, though, because a certain little girl has become quite taken with the idea of having a teepee in the dining room. This is an updated tutorial of my last version but isn't too much more complicated. 1. Dimpledot: canopy. Craftgawker - page 9. Ohoh Blog: DIY Geo Lampshade. If you regularly take a look on crafts blogs, you couldn't have miss the geoball vibe!

Ohoh Blog: DIY Geo Lampshade

I saw on a nice french blog (which I unfortunately don't remember the name ...I finally found it) these Geo lampshade. Poppytalk. Make Painted Shelves. Halloween Crafts- Black Cat Pillows at WomansDay. Turn ordinary black pillows into creative Holiday decorations with crystal buttons and just two strands of floss Skill Level: Beginner Materials: Hand sewing needles; black thread; 1⁄2-inch black or pink button; black pillow (about 12 inches across in any fabric as desired); two 1⁄2-inch crystal buttons; white embroidery floss.

Halloween Crafts- Black Cat Pillows at WomansDay

Directions: 1. Thread a long needle with black thread; sew the 1⁄2-inch button to the center of the pillow, stitching all the way through and pulling the thread tight, forming the cat’s nose. Cat bag. Small bag of lying cat.

Cat bag

Cut cloth. Add seam allowance. Sew up each parts. Unsew the openings. Attach strap and fastener (20cm) to the outer pouch.Turn inside out. Stuff polyester fiberfill a little in the head.Close the opening. Sew the head and the hind leg to the body. A Community for Makers. Talon-ted but tawdry: Water Spotted Comparison 2. This is the take 2 of my experiment with different products to achieve the water spotted look.

Talon-ted but tawdry: Water Spotted Comparison 2

You can see my previous comparison here, and find some links to tutorials, too, if you're new to this technique. I used the two winners of my previous comparison - a haispray and a perfume - plus a few new challengers :) Another hairspray, rubbing alcohol and a mix of gel hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol. The black polish I used was, again, Borghese Notte Black.Perfume. Free clever craft ideas, sewing patterns, templates and printables. S’more Pie Pops Recipe. A s’more is a quintessential summer dessert.

S’more Pie Pops Recipe

This pie pops recipe captures the goodness of s’mores in a flaky pie crust. We had so much fun with the Peanut Butter Cup Pie Pops that I decided to make S’more Pie Pops too! With the arrival of warm weather, everyone wants to be outside. {Tutorial Tuesday} Printed Brown Paper Lunch Bags. Yes, I realized that brown bagging isn’t as environmentally friendly and yes my kids do have reusable lunch bags.

That being said we also use plenty of brown paper lunch bags. As part of the {handmade} Back to School series, I made a tutorial for printing your own graphics onto lunch bags. Chromeless - R29 Video (Default) The Improvised Life - Part 3. DIY. Trash to Couture original DIY tutorials Click on the links below the pictures to see the page.

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