Fun with Foam Printing - Easy Tutorial. I loved this idea because not only can you recycle these horrid polystyrene containers, but the process is really simple. You could even use tracing paper and trace your design so you don't even need to be able to draw. You could make a whole series of cards like this or just a colorful print to hang on your wall and cheer up the place. Materials needed: Foam or polystyrene container pencil paint or ink small roller 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Happy printing! Original image courtesy of themetapicture. Macgyver Challenge: Old Board Games. Cool Copper Projects Warm metallic hues are easy to love but often pricey. When you create the look... Easy Doily Bowl Craft a decorative bowl from a doily picked up from a flea market, antique...
Camper Birdhouse Encourage birds to stay awhile with an adorable vintage birdhouse. Tinted Mason Jars in Rainbow. I love using mason jars for decorating and a seemingly endless supply of craft projects. But rainbow tinted mason jars, just like the vintage ones you can never find anymore? This one might be my favorite project with mason jars yet! Mason Jars Mod Podge in Gloss (buy it here) Food coloring Ramekins to mix colors Newspaper or paper bag Mix food coloring with a T or so of water into individual ramekins. Add a couple T of mod podge into your mason jar Add one ramekin of color into the jar and stir to incorporate it all together With a bowl underneath, carefully twist the jar around coating the whole inside with the mod podge/food coloring mixture.
Let dry upside down on the paper Do the same with the other colors. Place the jars face down on top of wax paper and a cookie sheet into an oven, set on warm. When they're ready, they'll look clear and the mixture should lose most of its streaks. 10 T-Shirt Scarf Tutorials. Tutorials for Recycling T-Shirts.
So way way back, in June, I wrote this Studio Organization post, about starting the process of organizing my studio by cleaning out the closet full of junk. Well, it's September and...let's just say the closet is a work in progress. Some of the things that are taking up space in the closet are shirts that I never wear anymore. I realized I could repurpose them into something else! Here are some tutorials for recycling shirts: Check out these t-shirt scarves! (I apologize, this site seems to have removed their tutorial for this project.) Create cute little bows for accessories or packaging with this tutorial.
Gorgeous ruffled pillow tutorial here. Looks like I have a lot of projects ahead of me to keep me from cleaning out my closet! The Ramseys Finally Have Coasters. We finally have coasters! Whoo hoo! As I mentioned in the Linky Love post last Saturday, we have been needing some drinking coasters for a while now. I have been perusing the internet for a DIY coaster tutorial that was easy with a beautiful result. Well, I found out that there are a lot. But I really wanted to take a stab at the ceramic tile coasters. Ooh, violent. Fortunately enough, I already had almost all of the supplies on hand! Le Supplies (No, I don't speak French.) First, trace the tile onto your paper and cut it out. It was my intention to pick one theme or the other (yellow or the blues and purples), but I loved them both so I chose to do four in the yellow and four in the blue/purple/flower theme.
Next, take your Mod Podge and podge up that tile. Let the tiles dry for 15-20 minutes, then apply another coat on top. Isn't our baby beautiful? The next step is to make felt circles for the bottom of your coasters. Glue them on! Here is the yellow set. And here is the other set. Lucy Designs: Giant Wooden Butterfly. Just finished this giant butterfly using picture frame molding and other pieces and parts This butterfly was actually featured on It was one of those things that was in my head and had to get out, I figured, the bigger, the better. I started with lots of picture frame molding pieces and a beautiful carved post. I had a lot of this molding and have used it to make I cut wing shapes out of wood and started applying the molding using wood glue and screws This just shows the base coats ..
I used spray paint in rust, brown and black I dry brushed different metallics over the base coat Used a lot of pieces and parts... ....molding... Giant hinges, keys, washers and unknown metal doo-dads... ...a wrought iron metal scroll piece for the antenna... I used two vintage metal casters for the eyes... More keys.... I love the body on him. I added a finial at the bottom to finish it off I added copper plumbing strap around the edges. I love using both the copper and regular metal strapping for different projects. Tee for Tea. As you might guess, we’re a bit obsessed with all things T-shirt-related over here at Generation T (just a little). There are those totally cute T-shirt shaped key cozies, that cleverly au naturel leaf art “Tree-shirt” from a couple of months ago, this modestly self-referential T-shirt tee (right) by Paste that I became smitten with at the BUST Holiday Craftacular last December… …And now this delightful find, below (which I was particularly inspired to post after the recent Craft: Tea Party in California): It’s Tee Tea, or should I say Tea-shirts.
It’s a set of T-shirt shaped tea bags (tee bags) by Soon Mo Kang, complete with hangers (color-coded by flavor) and a closet to hang them in. Have you come across any cool T-shirt references lately? Spiral Hanging Decorations from Recycled Plastic Bottles : Step-by-Step Tutorial | Kids Birthday Party Ideas. I hope you have not thrown away the top parts of the plastic bottles you used to make the party favour boxes featured in my previous post. Tonight I am going to show you how to make these glittery spiral hanging decorations from another part of the bottle. All you will need to make them apart from the plastic bottles, are white glue or Modge Podge, glitter and a brush and an hour or two to make enough spirals to use as decorations at your child’s next birthday party. Use a single spiral or add two to four together to make a spiral bunch, attach some cutouts like stars, flowers, or cutouts that fit in with the theme of the party. Hang them from the ceiling, hang them on tree branches outside, hang them against a wall, as long as you hang them and watch the delight on the party guests’ faces when these spirals twirl and swirl all on their own.
I made another photo tutorial to show you just how easy it is to make these spirals. Spirals decorated with different coloured glitter. Flashback: Jam Jar Lanterns : Daily source of DIY craft projects and inspiration, patterns, how-tos | Craftzine.com. In a matter of days, it will officially be summer in the northern hemisphere. Parties, weddings, barbecues, and quality outdoor time all call for some sweet outdoor lighting when the sun goes down. It’s a perfect time to flashback to the Jam Jar Lanterns tutorial from the pages of CRAFT Volume 10, the Celebrate issue, written by our own wildly talented Brookelynn Morris. She originally came up with this charming design, and the rig that makes making a number of them a breeze, when she was making a set for her dear friends Harper and Christian’s outdoor wedding (reception pictured above).
The lanterns look so lovely strung up on a chain and cast a warm, soft hue. Check out the tutorial here as this week’s Flashback and pick up a back issue of CRAFT Volume 10 for tons more crafty party ideas.Set your party mood with sublime lighting. By Brookelynn Morris Lighting makes an event, and candles transform the mundane into the extraordinary. Materials Directions Make the Jig 1. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Can Art: A Way To Recycle Some Tin Cans. Offbeat Mama | How I turned an IKEA changing table into a co-sleeper.
Co-sleeping for you and me Before we had the Bot, I had planned on her sleeping in her crib from the start. Yeah, I should have known better. The first night home we set up the hand-me-down pack-n-play in our bedroom and attempted to let her sleep in that. I think I made it through 2 night feedings before I gave in and put her in our bed. And thus started my complete and utter lack of sleep. The Sniglar See, our bed is just a queen and in no world is a queen-sized bed big enough for 3 cats, 2 adults and 1 newborn baby. Want to know how I hacked the Sniglar Baby Changing Table into a Co-Sleeper… then read on. Right, so here's what you need if you want to do this: First I prepped all the Top & Vertical Rails.
Next, I hemmed all the Top Rails, Vertical Rails, and Bottom Rails (thin upholstery fabric). And now the assembly! 3 Panels Sewn Together I took one of the Top-side Rails and one of the Side Net pieces. Up next – the Vertical rails. Fully assembled co-sleeper.