- StumbleUpon. Posted by: Cathy on May 22, 2012 Tagged in: Untagged I just loved this Paint swatch chandelier!
What a wonderful idea and those paint swatches you can pick up for free. You can use an old lampshade and use the frame or pick up an old one from the thrift store. You can also purchase them new in art and crafts shops but recycling makes this project more fun. These are the materials you'll need: - paint swatches in the same tones or you can use multi-colored if you prefer - wire frame from old lampshade (this will hang upside down) - large circular hole puncher - cellotape - cotton thread - scissors Start punching your circles from your paint swatches. Lay out your paint medallions, coloured side down, in the desired order. Turn your lamp shade upside down and fasten it somewhere where it can hang freely. The full tutorial can be seen here. For tutorials on how to market yourself online, click here.
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It’s incredible! Find the full tutorial here on Green Wedding Shoes. Friday Flowers: Ombre Chrysanthemums. I love this project.
It's fast, cheap, easy, AND it's fun to say aloud: obmre chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemum is one of my favorite words of all time. I like the way it requires you to scrape your tongue across the back of your teeth to pronounce it properly. Chrysanthemum. Why people feel compelled to shorten their name to mums is beyond me. And, for another thing, it is one of the few multisyllabic words I enjoy spelling. Coffee Filter Roses. Back in my failed former days as a window dresser, I got some good advice from Tanja, the Grand Dame of the cosmetics department.
Originally from Romania, Tanja was widely renowned for her eyebrow waxing skills and had arrived at a point in her career when she only had to take one appointment a day, then happily dragged it out all afternoon. Most of the time was spent smoking and laughing and singing gypsy folk songs about beet salad, then more smoking and dispensing advice about important things like men, business, and unwanted hair. Of the many things I learned from Tanja, there are three golden nuggets that stand out; Never brush your teeth with blue toothpaste.Men with excessively bushy eyebrows are likely to cheat on their wives.Women will buy anything wrapped in roses.
*Women married to men with excessively bushy eyebrows should expect a lot of roses. A week after Tanja dropped that old chestnut, my new boss gave me the task of revamping a central display table. How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic...
This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again.
Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment. Ombre Star Garlands. DIY Paint Swatch Chandelier. A paint-swatch chandelier?
I think so :) {Step 1} You’ll need a whole bunch of paint swatches in your desired colours (seriously, emphasis on the whole bunch part). I picked a variety of blush, pink and red hues so I could get a fancy ombre look to my chandelier but I can only imagine how many different looks you could go for with your own chandelier. Using a scalloped paper punch you’ll need to punch about 40 -60 swatches into little medallions. Keep the medallions divided by colours in little saucers or cups like below. Folded Rose Tutorial. Polly Wiggins, a quilling friend in Kansas, encrusted this paper mache heart with beautiful folded roses and fringed flowers.
I'm drawn to the subtle, old fashioned shades she chose, perhaps because they remind me of a silky-soft comforter my great grandmother made years and years ago. If you've been steering clear of folded roses because they seem too complicated, fear not. Just a few supplies and repetitious steps, and you'll soon realize they're really quite simple. Magic Fence with marbles. How to Make a Paper Rose. Pappersuggla – Craft of the Day, paper owl. 52 Reasons. This is one of the first crafts I'd ever posted online.
I used to belong to a community called Craftster.org (waaaay back in the day). It's still around but I rarely remember to visit. Inspiration: Origami Cranes. It is said that when one folds 1000 origami paper cranes they are granted a wish.
Source Source Source. The Earth Spectrum Mobile Chandelier by LilSproutCreations. C'mon get happy. Does this wall make you as happy as it does me?
It should. while the art has taken some time and money to collect...the bunting was FREE! I'll tell you how in a moment. but since i know people will ask here is where all the prints are from: clockwise starting with the stiched art which is from little bit funky. Where i am weak print from mod memento. God love you print from daisychic. let's have fun today from bangbangyourethread. ignore the rain print from daisychic. initials in the hands print from lepapierstudio. so now you know where to shop... want to make your own banner?
Lansdowne Life: Repurposed paint chip artwork. With all the painting projects I've tackled in our house, my collection of paint chips has been growing and growing. I wanted to re-use them in some way, so I decided to make a mosaic-style piece of artwork. We have a wall in our living room that had no art and not much color. All the decorating was happening on the other side of the room, leaving the room a little unbalanced, so something colorful was more than necessary. After gathering up paint chips from no less than four places around the house, I was amazed to discover that I had a nearly inch-thick stack. This project is actually a slightly more sophisticated variation on a simple project I did way back in 2002. Butterfly Specimen art from Spunky Junky {{tutorial}} Hello! Hello! Love Stitched stalkers readers! My name is Halsey and I am so happy to be here today.
Don’t you just love Brittany’s blog? She totally cracks me up with her funny stories, her amazing tutorials, and I her keen eye for fashion! Project 30 Week 30 – Circular Paint Chip Art. Happy Mother’s Day!! I am so excited, because with this post I will have successfully completed my 30x30x3 journey, and on time too! I couldn’t be happier with the projects I’ve completed, and I can’t wait to keep going with some new projects, and maybe some new features as well. For now I have some really fun new paint chip art, created from different sized circles. I know I’ve posted paint chip art before, but that technique was so different from this one I felt these pieces deserved their own post. Gathered clutch tutorial. A huge thanks to Dana and Disney for doing such a great job of rounding up all sorts of wonderful mother's day projects!
Materials needed: 1/4 yard each of three coordinating fabrics (you'll definitely have scraps leftover)8" zipper (you can always purchase a longer zipper and shorten it, just follow the directions on the packagescraps of medium weight fusible interfacingCutting the pieces: For the main exterior, cut two pieces, one 5.5" tall by 9" wide, and one 5.5" tall by 13" wide (this will be the gathered front) Pieces of medium weight fusible interfacing for exterior pieces of clutch: (2) 5.5" tall by 9" wide For the front band, cut one piece 4" tall by 9" wide.
Seriously, the most time consuming part for me is always picking out my fabrics and cutting them, the rest goes together pretty easy, so let's go! Take the front band piece and fold it in half the long way (right sides together) and sew together using a 1/2" seam allowance. Upcycle: T-shirts to Summer vest tutorial. Guest Post: Inspired by Valerie Boy. DIY Wood-Grain Laptop Wrap. Bottle (w)rap. Paper Starburst Pendant Light. Inspired by Yulia Brodskaya. Versailles Curler. Carambola Flowers by Carmen Sprung. Sewing 101: making a pouf.
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