Birch Wall Panel - Martha Stewart Crafts by Material. Birch poles sliced into disks and glued to plywood panels create a graphic wall mosaic. Strategically placed longer pieces can be used as hooks for bags and artwork. Purchase crosscut birch rounds at a garden center, or have poles cut into disks at a lumberyard. Ours range in depth from 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches to give the wall some texture. To create hooks for hanging coats or bags, you will also need a few longer pieces (4 to 8 inches). The disks are applied to plywood panels; create several panels (no greater than 4 by 5 feet) rather than a single large one so that the boards don't buckle or pull away from the wall.
Before you begin, make sure the disks are dry; otherwise, the construction adhesive will not hold. How To Make A Stylish Photo Frame For Several Photos. Here is a simple yet stylish photo frame that can accomodate quite many photos at once. The idea is very simple. Fasten twines on the empty frame and hang photos using clothes pins on them. You can use a frame you bought or a frame you made by yourself. To make it you just need to find some wood strips, sand them, paint or stain them and fasten together with the staples and nails.
Yes, everything is as simple as it sounds. Switchplates. Switchplates were the March 2008 theme for my Out of the Box creativity challenge. I took some in progress photos but not a full-blown tutorial. I even forgot to take a stylized photo of the one I traded that night, very unlike me! Fortunately making these are extremely addictive so I had plenty more for that purpose. Guess which is Leil’s and which is Caitlin’s? Feel free to ask questions about missing steps. I used a standard white plastic switchplate for the base, Yes! Paste and Mod Podge Gloss Lustre.
The other construction element I experimented with was the center hole. To make a facing: Punch some holes for the screws: The missing steps: push the facing fabric through the switchplate hole, bring all the seam allowances to the back, use Yes! Finished switchplate now residing in my friend Margret’s home (I sure like the fabric on this one! Back sides of finished plates: Pipework Series Coat Rack Hangs Your Clothes In Plumbing Supplies.
Plumbing is usually ugly. That's why we always keep it hidden behind walls, ceilings and closed doors. In some strange way, though, Nick Fraser has managed to use plumbing parts for creating home pieces that look just as elegant as they are striking. Case in point: his Pipework Series Coat Rack, an exposed system of pipes, valves and fittings that surprisingly end up as functional as it is attractive. Very Mario chic. Equal parts classy and industrial, the unique wall fixture should make a fitting addition to any plumbing-themed home. Except there's probably no plumbing-themed home in existence, unless you count Mario's dump. Or my mom's basement, which I used to lovingly call "my bachelor's pad. " One of the latest additions to the Pipework Series, the wall-mounted rack features eight hooks - four valves and four pipe mounts, all repurposed for hanging your coats, jackets, hats and other items of clothing.
[Bouf] Crazy Table Shelves and the Color Purple » Curbly | DIY Design Community « Keywords: color, color trends, purple, repurpose. First, the obvious: a shelving system made from repurposed coffee tables. Holy cow! This shelving unit was designed by Isabel Quiroga and made from used tables (sawn in half). The whole concept fascinates me, especially Isabel's own fascination with the history of each table; this design is named "Storyteller" afterall. Learn more about it on Art Eko. And now it's time to talk about purple, y'all.
It's everywhere. Tagged : color, color trends, purple, repurpose, Furniture, recycling, tables, Inspiration, shelving, DIY. An Art Gallery of Your Very Own – Recycled | the creative mama. We’re on blogcation, & will be back with all new content August 2! Until then, please enjoy some of your favorite articles from the last year. Originally published March 22, 2010. I often create sample wall displays for my clients, to get them inspired to hang their family photographs on the wall and really encourage them to give their images the “artwork” status they deserve. Don’t get me wrong, gorgeous albums are a wonderful place to keep photos, and they are actually the number one selling product in my photography business. But sometimes images need to be seen on a daily basis, and bring a smile to the family inside that home, whether it’s as they’re eating breakfast, lounging on their living room sofa, or playing in the children’s rooms.
If you’re like me, you have several (okay, hundreds of) photographs printed, and thousands more still living on your hard drive. So let’s get those images onto the walls, shall we? Line Them Up | A Balanced Gallery Wall Photo courtesy Martha Stewart. Necklace Holder with Blue and Green Knobs by AuntDedesBasement. Buy " Where We're From" Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board. I am a meal planner. I refuse to go grocery shopping without my week’s worth of meals planned out and list made. (It’s either that or wander aimlessly around the grocery store for two hours and then make ten more trips back during the week to get things I forgot.)
Once I get the groceries unloaded, I usually forget what I planned for, so I put together this super easy wipe-off menu board to keep track of what’s for dinner each night! Wipe-Off Menu Board Tutorial Supplies: Picture frame with glass front (I love these 12×12 frames I found at Ben Franklin for only $7!) Piece of patterned scrapbook paper to fit in your frame (mine’s also 12×12)Optional: Vinyl cut letters for each day of the week (you could always just hand write them)Dry-erase marker 1. 2. 3. 4. Now everyone in the family knows what’s for dinner each week! I decided my frame would look better black in my kitchen, so I spray painted it black. Illustrating with Thread and Pins.
The images within post are from various art installations and projects by Debbie Smyth. View more of the artist’s work at her blog. Notes about Smyth (from bio published at New British Artists): Debbie Smyth graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Contemporary Textiles in 2008. She has exhibited widely since then, selling her work to the public as well as being commissioned for a number of corporate projects from the New York Times to the Dorchester.Her playful yet sophisticated artworks are created by stretching a network of threads between accurately plotted pins.
Leaving loose threads implies movement in the picture and Debbie has a keen eye for storytelling in a simple, contemporary manner. She documents the everyday from walking the dog and birds on telephone wires to well known sayings.Debbie also undertakes large scale installation pieces, the threads of her compositions stretching from one wall to another, from floor to ceiling.
Artwork © Debbie Smyth Link via Designaside. Mason Jar Craft Storage! Pack Rack™ from Steph Mantis! Woven pin board {tutorial} | jones design company. The other day I found a large {3 ft x 4 ft} cork board at the thrift store. I figured I could always use another pin board and the price was right, so I brought it home. I was thinking I would cover it with linen like this one from potterybarn: But then while perusing some of my favorite blogs, I came across this photo at Grace Happens: That little woven bench caught my eye and I just knew that was what I wanted to do with the enormous bulletin board. Want to make one too? Here is what you’ll need: :: cork board :: burlap {or other fabric of choice} :: scissors, staple gun, ruler, sharpie, thumb tacks STEP ONE: cut two pieces of burlap to fit cork board. STEP TWO: cut strips of burlap. With a ruler and sharpie, mark equal increments on your fabric piece {mine are 3 inches}.
Draw lines with the ruler and cut. STEP THREE: staple strips to the back of the board STEP FOUR: add a row of strips to the vertical edge. When you turn the cork board over, it will look like this: Trim excess, if you wish. How To Make a String Tree Wall Mural Home Hacks | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest. Make it a kitsch stitch. Recycling project no. 1. You know those newsprint ads that we all get in the mail? I really really really dislike it when I see those things in my mailbox.
They're ugly and a waste of ink and paper. I toss them in the trash the first chance I get. For whatever reason I've been trying to come up with a way to make such an ugly thing something a little more than just garbage. I finally got an idea today after my brain started trying to solve the problem again. I cut the newsprint into thin strips and randomly glued them onto the same recycled cardstock I use for my cards. When I covered an area that I thought would be enough for the project I cut out a section to use for wall art. Framed and pretty! I left the fringed edge to use for a card and the last two pieces could be turned into anything else but I opted for bookmarks.
I'm sure the newsprint will age and the colors will change but that may make it look more interesting. Sorry for the picture quality.