Grate Expectations. Grate Expectations This is a heartwarming story featuring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow about getting crafty with a pillowcase, some fabric paint, and a metal grate, hence that pun-tastic title.
Simple Studio: Your Friday Tutorial: paper sachets. Aren't these fun?
They were ever so much faster and easier to make than the hand-embroidered variety I shared yesterday ... but they smell just as sweet! To make one or two of your own, just follow the simple steps below - materials patterned paper (My Mind's Eye) + felt flowers and brads (Making Memories) + paper sachets by Kim Morgan, Gilbert AZ 1. Print the sachet pattern onto the back of your patterned paper. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. My First Altered Clipboard. October 12, 2006 at 9:32 pm | Posted in Projects, Technique- Altered Clipboard, Techniques | Comments Off I’ve seen some great clipboards on splitcoast and for a long time I’ve wanted to make my own.
Yesterday, I finally did it. (Yes, Tom, that is why the dishes didn’t get done yesterday.) I bought a normal, boring clipboard from an office store. Craft Talk. How to make decorative thumbtacks. A few people have emailed asking how to make the little fabric-covered tacks I posted previously.
See step-by-step photos below, going from left to right. Sticky notes books or sticky notebooks - greetingarts. Using pads of sticky notes, scrapbook paper and a few other supplies, I made one of these books for each of Rebecca's classmates to celebrate the last day of Kindergarten.
It didn't take that long, and I thought some of you might like the idea. DIY Lunchable Jars {Guest Post} Hello everyone, my name is Kayla and I run SayNotSweetAnne.com.
I’m a Graphic Designer from Grand Rapids, MI and I love to craft, cook, and a variety of other things. ;D I’m very grateful for this opportunity to guest post on a Skip To My Lou, and to “meet” all of you! So, here goes!! There are some things you never outgrow. Cool Craft Ideas. Weekend DIY: Yarn Bowl. Two weeks ago, while discussing DIY ideas about our No New Gifts Christmas I mentioned a lovely yarn bowl that I wanted to make.
Most of you know how much I value hand work be it just for the sake of mental health and the feeling of accomplishment. In a mostly virtual and fast-paced world, one of the most precious acts is working with your hands to create practical objects that can be touched. So, of course I didn't waste much time and dived happily at the project together with my daughter in the first moment available. Yes, this is a great project to work on with children and teenagers, and it requires a maximum of 40 minutes. Before I continue, let me make it clear that while for many of you yarn bowls like this are probably just a regular basic school activity, for me the process was absolutely unknown (except from the bleached memories of making paper mache once in my life, looong time ago) and extremely exciting. Mix well 1/2 cup of flour with 2 cups of lukewarm water.
Homemade Moth Balls. Every winter, don't you remember pulling your sweaters from drawers, each individually wrapped in a plastic bag with a moth ball?
It cracks me up to imagine how I must have appeared at school, wearing a big, moth ball smelling sweater, my carefully feathered hair sticking out from static. Ugh. There is something to be said about moth balls though. When pulling our clothes off the line in late summer, we often find moths tucked into the folds. Chalkboard coasters - tutorial. Well, I'm going to show you how to make your own!
Here's what you'll need: ceramic tiles chalkboard spray paintblack feltscissorshot glue gun and gluechalk STEP ONE: Lay your tiles out and spray with chalkboard spray paint. I did 3 light coats, making sure they were dry between coats. STEP TWO: Cut out felt squares the same size as your tiles. STEP THREE: Using your hot glue gun, add some hot glue to the center of the tile and attach the piece of felt. {DIY} Light Bulb Vases. Tea time mug rug (with embroidery pattern!) Mug Rugs are all the rage these days, but I've yet to make one.
Fortunately, Sara is here to show us a really cute way to make one...and I even got to help! Hi, this is Sara over from the split stitch, and I am so excited to be here today to share a really fun project with you. In honor of this week’s Tea Party, I present to you the “Tea Time Mug Rug”. Bigger than a coaster, yet smaller than a place mat, this mug rug is just the right size for a cup of tea and your favorite treat. If you can sew a straight line … you can sew this mug rug, it is that easy (and fast too!). DIY Pantone chip magnets. I try to keep loose Pantone chips in an envelope for future projects, but these nice colors escaped and attached themselves to my file cabinet.
If you happen to own a Pantone chip book or can beg a few chips from someone you know, here's how to whip up some little candy-like magnets. Cut small pieces of bookboard or other thick cardboard with an X-acto knife. Setting for Four: Turn Kids Art Into Tea Towels. His + Her Sharpie Mug DIY. After seeing several projects floating around on Pinterest I decided to try the sharpie method for customizing a pair of his + her mugs (this set is super cute + this one is particularly beautiful). The directions listed on Pinterest kinda seemed too easy to be true... so I did a little testing. I even tried running them through the dishwasher and here's what I found out...
Here's the method: All you need is a sharpie (any color) and a porcelain dish that you want to permanently alter. You can even use super cheap mugs from the dollar store to create gifts or party favors. Just draw on the surface of your mug and bake it for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Water Balloon Luminaries : Candle & Soap Making Techniques. A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff. Thai Fried Garlic (Gratium Jiew) Recipe and a DIY Mason Jar Spout. When I eat at my parents house, my mother always brings out a small jar of fried garlic.
These little morsels of heaven have a very distinct garlic flavor (more mellow than raw garlic, but more bite than roasted garlic). They also add a nice crunch to "kao thom" (a thai rice porridge), noodle soup or Hainan chicken. I asked my mom for the recipe to share with you. There are two versions of this recipe. The images below show the dry version where the oil is strained out. Ingredients: 1 head of garlic pealed and minced 1/4 cups oil (canola or vegetable) Place both garlic and oil into a medium sized saute pan or wok (do not preheat). Ever-Open Laundry Bag - Martha Stewart Home & Garden. 2593-1365459853-14.jpg (625×519) 5 Homeware Tips! - WishWishWish.
1. Pretty Plates. Easy Baking Soda Air Freshener-TUTORIAL. Felt Butterfly Sachet. Tissue Cases. Salty Pineapple: New Napkins [+ real life] I've had this fabric set aside for over a month now. The plan was to make six double sided fabric napkins. One side with off white fabric, and the other side with something colorful. I sewed one double sided napkin together and it felt too thick. In the end I sewed twelve single sided napkins. DIY Hand Stitching, part 1 - LA. One of my favorite crafts is hand stitching-- it's fun, addictive, expressive and relaxing :) Over the next few weeks, I'm going to share easy ways to make your own patterns for hand stitching along with some tips and ideas :)
Tea Towel DIY. His + Her Sharpie Mug DIY. Tea Bags. Time: 1.5 hours for 15 bags Materials: Loose leaf tea, coffee filters, sewing machine, paper/scissors 1. Cut two identical rectangles from the coffee filters. 2. How to turn handwritten recipes into tea towels. This week guest author Emma Jeffery from the blog Hello Beautiful shows us how she turned her grandmother's handwritten recipes into tea towels for her own kitchen.