A bit of green :: Crafts :: Plastic Cup Lamp. Now that my university is closed for winter holidays, I finally have more free time to do all the crafty things I’ve been wanting to. One of these is a lamp made from plastic cups I’ve seen at taf, the art foundation, in the Monastiraki region in the center of Athens. When I first saw it at taf, I was amazed; I looked closely and I couldn’t believe my eyes! The object itself is so peculiar, modern and alien-like it could be in any design exhibition. With my best friend’s birthday coming up, I decided to make it myself and give it to her as a gift.
It turns out it was the easiest craft I’ve even done, the epitome of DIY objects! Disclaimer: There have been some concerns about the safety of this construction (see the comment of user “when” below for example). I only needed a couple of things: 200-250 large plastic cups (recyclable, at least )600-700 staplesa staplera lamp socket, lamp cord and plug – mine came from a broken IKEA lamp!
That’s all you will need. …to this! You might also like: Plastic Spoon Laurel Wreath. How To Make A Disco Ball With Junk CDs (Creative Crafts) Crafts and Projects for Storage Solutions. Written by Susanne L. Ruppert PROJECT 3Cord keeper Recharge your portable electronics — cell phone, iPod, BlackBerry, PDA — without getting your wires crossed. By repurposing a low-tech shoebox, you can organize and safeguard your high-tech accessories.
STEP 1 Empty a clean, sturdy shoebox. Measure and cut wallpaper or decorative fabric to its dimensions, wrapping the top and bottom pieces separately. Secure the material with spray adhesive. STEP 2 On one long side of the box, measure and mark placement for four evenly spaced eyelet holes. STEP 3 Purchase an extra-large eyelet kit from a hardware store, and fit the pieces using the manufacturer's directions as a guide. SAFETY TIPKeep electrical devices such as plugs and power strips outside the shoebox, to avoid risk of heating up or fire. Explore our other craft and simple project ideas. Water Balloon Luminaries. A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff. Learn how to make these Balloon Luminaries.
You will need: High-Melt Paraffin Wax (IGI 1260)Party BalloonsDouble BoilerCookie Sheet Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Here is an example of these luminaries when using dye. Frame Your Photos with a Paper Craft Photo Globe. With the holidays sadly behind us, we had to do something tragic last week. We bade farewell to our office Christmas tree. Packing up all our twinkle lights and decorations, we wondered: Why bother doing away with our DIY Photo Ornaments just because the tree is gone? We quickly devised a plan to decorate with them, and our crafty pal Emily taught us how to take our method a little further.
Of course, we had to share! Now we’re going to show you how to make beautiful papercraft photo globes that will look great whether they’re hanging in your house, given as a gift, or stranded to spice up your party! Frame Your Photos with a Photo Globe p.s. Ingredients Mobile Pattern (printable PDF file included)Photos (of course!) Step 1: Cut out circles From the mobile pdf, choose the small or large circle and cut it out. Trace that circle 20 times onto your craft paper (we used about 8-10 different patterned papers). Step 2: Score n’ fold Hope you’re enjoying that movie! Step 3: Attach the photos. Etched Portion Control Wine Glass. OK, confession: I’m on Weight-Watchers. And a major part of the program isn’t completely restricting what you eat and drink, but you DO have to watch and control your portions. This goes for wine, too. And since I do like a glass of vino now and then, I thought I’d made my own special glass to hold my five ounces of joy! I chose a stemless wine glass and measured out 5 ounces of water and poured it in the glass.
Then, using a Bic Mark it, I drew a line all the way around to know where to do my etching. I used plain ol’ painters tape along the line, and burnished it down well with my fingernail. I then applied the Armour Etch Cream (see my review of that here) to the bottom of the glass. Now, you could leave it here and you’d have done the job- now you know just where to fill your glass! I chose the flower head icon of the Songbird Cartridge (using my “j” monogram) for the Cricut and cut it out at 3″, using some craft vinyl. So there it is…my special, portion-control wine glass. 8 Crafts Using Baby Food Jars. A couple of weeks ago I shared with you a few recipes using leftover jar baby food. Now that all your baby food jars are empty here are a few baby food jar crafts that look pretty neat using the empty baby food jars.
Baby Food Chandelier Halloween Votives Baby Night Lights Baby Food Jar Party Favors Personalized Tea Light Holders Snow Globes Soy Candle Place Cards Valentine Snow Globes Have you done any interesting crafts using baby food jars? (Visited 65 time, 65 visit today) Clouds on the ceiling in Crafts for decorating and home decor.
Decorating Craft: Mirror Makeover.