Log Tea Light Pillar Candles. How much wood could a handy girl chuck if a handy girl could find wood? Ha, luckily I found a fallen tree in the woods behind our house. I brought a handsaw with me and cut it into into a manageable size that I could drag back to the house. I’m really excited about this gift idea! These log pillar candles are the perfect accessory for anyone’s table or mantle this holiday season (and beyond the holidays.) Materials: 3″ or wider diameter logs cut into 5″, 7″ and a 10″ lengthDrill (with extra charged battery)Sander and sandpaperClamps or clamping work table1″ spade drill bit1.5″ spade drill bitSafety GlassesTea Lights Optional: Craft paints: Burnt Umber, Lt. Instructions: In order to keep this gift to 15 minutes or less, cut your wood ahead of time. Sand the ends of your logs. Clamp the first log in the table. The tea light should sit just slightly above the log top to minimize the potential for the log to catch fire.
Repeat for the other two logs. Optional: Painting Moss & Lichen. DIY 101+ ways to upcycle glass JARS and BOTTLES / For a guy's bathroom. From empty bottle to soap container! Most twist top glass bottles fit standard dispenser tops. Neat idea!
For the Walls. Window as Picture Frame. Wall Hung Framed Vases. I don’t know about you but I am loving everything that is blooming right now! One of my favorite things to decorate with is fresh flowers. I think it brightens up a room so much! A couple weeks ago at Michael’s I found some tiny little glass vases for .99. I thought they would be fun to set around with some smaller blooms in them. I couldn’t find just the right spot to display them though. Until now!
In trying to come up with a place to display the little vases – I realized that I had lots of space – on the wall of my dining room! It seemed perfect for my little vase display and I love it! Isn’t it bright and cheery? And not only were there 2 big bunches – but they were still in the paper, because Mr. So let’s get started. You’ll need frames, vases (one or two per frame), and twine. If you have frames that you are happy with – you can skip this step. I have a stash of ucky old oak frames – some of them were happy to donate themselves for a makeover. :) Continue with all your other frames. Chevron Painting. UPDATE: The long weekend is the perfect time to start some new projects, so why not try this awesome (and so easy) artwork DIY?
This story was originally published on July 25. If there are two things that have been commanding our attention lately, they're cool artwork and chevron prints. So, we were obviously pretty stoked to find a way to incorporate both — for cheap! — in an amazing DIY project for your apartment. Inspired by the work of artist Nancy Ramirez, two stellar Refinery29 interns collaborated on this easy-does-it way to spice up an empty wall.
There's no need to be intimidated — this project is doable for any level of DIY-er (it's actually supposed to look a little imperfect!). All you need is a paintbrush, your fave colors of paint, a canvas, and some painter's tape. From the moment we spied this Nancy Ramirez painting on Pinterest, we were smitten. Assemble your paints and squeeze a quarter-size amount of each color onto your palette. Et voilà! Sticks Coat Hooks. Living Moss Art. Marble Fence. Suitcase Chair.