Hannah Nunn. #DIY Kitchen Chalkboard. Lantern DIY: Let there be light! « Splash of Something. I joined a Pinterest a little more than a month ago and have been slowly falling in love with it ever since. Does anyone else use the site? Seriously, it’s crazy nifty and can easily fill hours and hours of your time with great ideas and tons o’ eye candy. I’ve started a few boards, and though they’re by no means filled or finished, I’m acquiring quite the collection of inspiration at lighting-fast speed. Love, love, lovity, love. At the same time I was embarking on my newfound love of Pinterest, I was also on the hunt for an outdoorsy DIY project to make for the June/July issue of Columbia Home. Blow up balloons to desired size. If you plan to place a lantern light in your finished lanterns, draw a circle on the top of each balloon large enough to accommodate the lighting fixture.
Lay a plastic drop cloth over your work surface, and set up a place where balloons can be suspended from the air to dry. Wrap the ball vertically to a comfortable tightness, then horizontally. XO, Katrina. DIY Chalkboard Coasters. Chalkboard crafts have been all the rage in recent months and today I’m officially joining the ranks of the chalkboard-obsessed! A while back I fell in love with the idea of making chalkboard coasters. They’d be so cute for impromptu games of Tic Tac Toe or assigning drinks at a cocktail party! Or if you’re serving up a signature cocktail or spiked punch for an upcoming party, you could label your coasters with the name of your drink so people know what they’re enjoying. Or write little messages for guests! Really, the possibilities are kind of endless and that’s why I love them. Bonus – they are inexpensive and crazy simple to make.
So let’s get to it, shall we? Supplies - ceramic/porcelain tileschalkboard spray paintcork Con-Tact paperchalkcraft knife or scissors First up, I used a chalkboard spray paint to apply three light and even coats of paint to simple ceramic tiles I picked up at Home Depot. {Design + styling by Cyd Converse for The Sweetest Occasion. | Photos by Alice G. How to Cover an Old Table in Book Pages. From step-by-step tutorials to helpful hints, the Readers.com family is always up for trying new things. Join us each month as we consult the experts in fields ranging from social media to antique hunting in our Hobbies & How To’s series, and hopefully learn a thing or two along the way! You need: 1. A LOT of Mod Podge (We used about a half-gallon for a 10-by- 4 table.) 2.
A brush 3. A table 4. Old, unreadable books (Don’t want to waste anything good!) Start by layering the Mod Podge on the table and then placing pages strategically in the Mod Podge. Unless you’re a Mod Podge drip ninja and can catch every little drop before it falls to the ground, we recommend using some type of floor covering to prevent any Mod Podge from getting on your floor. And voila! And our bookshelves made of books! Happy crafting from Readers.com! Sunburst mirror. Was in Home Goods recently, and I saw this really cute sunburst mirror that I thought would look nice in my girls’ bedroom. Problem? It was $45. Seriously — FORTY FIVE DOLLAHS.
No. Not with all the different ideas I’ve seen on Pinterest, no way was I going to pay money I didn’t have to begin with on a DECOR ITEM. I’m kind of a stickler like that. Also cheap thrifty. So yesterday, when I was at JOANN’s picking up some glue sticks BECAUSE I ACTUALLY RAN OUT MID PROJECT (hate that), I wandered down an aisle (love that) and saw these cute little mini mirrors. Plus it ended up pretty cute.
Ladies and craftspersons, I give you: The sunburst mirror! Start tutorial here >>