The Golden Snitch! Ornament Tutorial. Yup, I wore a hastily made clip-on felt Gryffindor tie to the premier of Harry Potter this year. This officially makes me a crafty dork, but it also means I had an uncontrollable urge to try making a Golden Snitch ornament for my tree. They turned out really nicely and I thought there might be one or two other crafty Potter fans out there who would like to know how to make one too. First, draw an actual size sketch of how you want your snitch wings to look on a scrap piece of paper. Use this as a guide to shape thin craft wire into your wing shape. Close the shape by twisting the wire around the other one 3 or 4 times to make a tight coil. Snip the wire close to the coil. Coat wires with glue and lay a sheet of tissue paper over top of wires. I used a mixture of brown and gold acrylic paint to paint the swirly 'snitchy' markings on the golden ornaments.
Use a small dab of hot glue on the wire coils to make a surface for attaching to the ball. Make a Bouncing Polymer Ball - Procedure. Tutorials. DIY fabric rug tutorial. After walking away empty handed from a recent rug shopping trip, I was beginning to wonder if I would ever find the perfect rug for my entryway. With a nearly endless supply of patterns and colors to choose from at the fabric store, I knew that making my own rug out of ordinary fabric would be the perfect solution! What you'll need Decorator weight fabricRubber door matScissorsSpray adhesivePaint brushWater based polyurethane Iron and ironing board What you'll do Start by cutting the rubber mat down to the size you would like your rug to be. I made mine approximately 2 x 3-feet. Rubber mat material is sold by the foot at most hardware stores. Cut the fabric so that it is 2-inches larger than the rubber mat on all sides. Heat up your iron and iron out any wrinkles in the fabric. If your rubber mat is like mine, there will be a textured side and a smooth side.
Lay the rubber mat down so that the sticky side of the mat is facing the back side of the fabric. In the mood for more DIY? My Sister's Suitcase: Love {Yarn} Letters. Thanks for all your sweet comments on my Valentine's Day Mantel! I'm back today to share my tutorial for the LOVE yarn letters I created. I had never tried wrapping anything in yarn {other than a wreath}, so I had a few trial and errors along the way :) I'm going to share the technique that ended up working the best and fastest for me. Start with your letters... mine are 8" hollow cardboard letters. I found them at JoAnn's for $1.99 each, but I'm sure you could find something similar at any craft store.
I used 3 different colors of yarn because I wanted to create an "ombre" effect, but I think they would look just as cute in one color if you have some yarn you need to use up :) {I will say, after using a pretty thin yarn I think next time I would try something a little thicker. The trick to wrapping these letters is the number of surfaces that have to be covered. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Now you are going to start wrapping! 7. 8. 9. Let me know if you guys try this! Stühle | MYK. DIY Yarn-Wrapped Love Wreath. This year I decided we needed a new wreath. I wanted to make one myself but I needed a project that was quick, simple and inexpensive. I also wanted to make something colourful and cute, rather than traditional. I like glittery things as much as the next girl, but I’m slowly trying to get away from red, green and gold and make our decorations more bright and colourful.
I think bright suits us better. I think it suits our hot, summery Australian Christmases better too. This simple little wreath was inspired by this wreath made by Pip and this wreath made by James (with these yarn wrapped letters). What does your wreath look like? About Katie Katie is a coffee-drinking, granny square-making, op-shopping daydreamer. 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. Allow them to cool completely before washing or using. After I made my dishes I tried scrubbing them with a kitchen sponge and soap. Anyway... that was my fun little weekend project. Instead!
Michella Marie: White Paper Peonies Tutorial. First of all, I want to thank Kathleen for featuring my blog!!! You must visit her and check out all of the white loveliness!!! Where there's always a party going on :)) White Wednesday at Faded Charm!! &Just a girl forShow and Share Day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was so excited when I received her email asking my permission!! I received it while as we were bouncing through the very deep sand(in the Land Rover of course!)
In Matagorda, TX where we camped right on the beach!! But again, THANK YOU KATHLEEN :))You've made my day (and my year)I am totally honored!!! I do love ruffles that is FOR SURE!! Ok. . . . ~ White Paper Peonies ~ Several ladies have requested a tutorial on how to make them.So here ya go :))You don't quite get the contrast with the white ones as you do the colored ones.But for pennies to make..... Here's what you do...Fold the 3" coffee filters 4 times(you can do these individually or 2 or 3 at a time)(1 fold) (2 fold) I do have nails by the way!!
(3 fold) (4 fold) Michella.