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Pinterest / Home. 31 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY Projects. 15 DIY crafts you need to make right now. It's cold, it's raining and quite frankly, it's utterly miserable outside at the moment. So stay in! But then it hits you. It's not that great inside either. You're young, so you haven't got all of that furniture and all of the little decorative trinkets that accumulate over time, and if you have, you haven't got nearly enough. So we say, make them! Instead of spending your time sitting around moaning about the weather, why not spend your time doing something useful? Why not spend your time crafting some of these? Freshers Fields is back for 2013! 1. Source Stick your button collection around a balloon (and importantly) to each other. 2.

Source Glue, buttons, cardboard and a bit of artistic ingenuity and you'll have yourself a great sign for your bedroom door (assuming you use the first letter of your first name). 3. Simply wash out a screw top spirit bottle, find a screw top soap dispenser and put it together. 4. Source 5. 6. Source 7. 8. 9. Source 10. Source 11. Source Hollow them out and plant. Origaminizing - Paper Boxes.

Maryland Pink and Green: Chalkboard Paint Fun. Chalkboard paint is so much fun to use. I love the idea of turning any surface into a chalk board. You may remember that I made Chalkboard Paint wine glasses a few weeks ago. The spray paint chalkboard paint was easy to use, but I wanted to continue to experiment with this fun paint. I decided to try my hand at liquid chalkboard paint. I found the cutest little clip boards made out of chipboard. I used a small brush to paint each clip board with two coats of paint. Here's the finished product!

It's nearly impossible to write small letters on such a tiny surface with traditional chalk. If you've ever wondered how restaurants, delis, and Starbucks get their colorful chalkboard lettering to look so perfect, here's your answer. You can find chalk markers at Michael's, usually in the paint and art supply area. Where would you use chalkboard paint? Xoxo. Cute Ideas. MAKE HOMEMADE SCIENCE TOYS AND PROJECTS. Projects How-to Projects Library — Electronics, Arduino, Crafts, Solar, Robots. Craftgawker | look to inspire.