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Do-it-yourself jewelry storage « Monaluna. Okay, yes, I’m on a storage kick these days. Have I mentioned that our house is kind of small? With very few surfaces on which to put stuff? I bought a much-needed jewelry box the other day, and when I got it home I realized there was no place to put it. Seriously. I started by measuring out the layout, considering the length of the necklaces I had, how many earring hooks I wanted, and where I wanted the mesh screen placed. Then I screwed in the hooks, staggering the earring hooks and necklace hooks so that they wouldn’t interfere.

I made a little box for post earrings and rings out of the scrap molding, and glued it together with gorilla glue and clamps. I glued the plywood backing to the frame using the gorilla glue, and then painted the whole thing white. Labels: there are no tags for this entry. Maze for Kids. DIY String Art Tutorial. DIY Roman Shades « It always feels great when you have your mind set on how you want something to look and then it all comes together. This is exactly what has happened with my entry way/porch area.

I knew I wanted to put stripes on the wall but it was a matter of finally getting around to it. Once that was done and the porch was all cleared out I knew I had to make it something that was worth having. That’s when I ordered my desk and watched the space slowly turn into what I had envisioned. I had my cream and tan stripes, I had my white lacquered desk, now it was time for some color. With all those windows in that space it was the perfect opportunity to add a fun hue! Waverly Chippendale Fretw Quartz Premier Prints Gotcha White/Candy Pink Waverly Cross Section Raspberry I knew I wanted a geometric pattern so that almost immediately eliminated the second fabric (Waverly Chippendale) and I wasn’t too sure about that first print because of the whole papaya part. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Like this: Related. 8485681.JPEG (JPEG Image, 400 × 10200 pixels) It's doable... Crafts, food and life - Blog - It's doable...the flower wall art. What started it all... This was inspired by another Pinterest viewer, of which I've tried desperately to track down, I'm in the works though! -- The search comes to an end!! Thank you, CANDICE for such a beautiful and fun craft!! I have loved seeing all of the flowers that others have come up with :) This is quite an easy project and it cost me a total of $13! -1 12x16 inch canvas $5.99 (with 40% off coupon, originally $9.99) -1 Artist's Loft 4 oz acrylic grey paint $3.99 (I used the excess on this project) -5 pieces of scrap book paper $3 total I had the following: -Mini hot glue gun and glue sticks (Michael's has these for about $3) -Foam paint brushes (Michael's has these for about $1.50) -Mod Podge (Please read reader comments before using) 1) Paint your canvas. 2) While your first coat is drying, cut a 2 inch wide strip off the bottom of each of your scrap book papers. 3) Then cut that strip into 2-3 inch rectangles. 5) And back again. 6) Ta-da you have a leaf now!

That's it! How to Make a Wire from a Plastic Bottle (with pictures) Kindle Cover Tutorial. We are baking, sewing & crafting up a storm, preparing handmade gifts for this holiday season. I am sharing 30 wonderful sewn gifts from 30 amazing bloggers! Head on over to According to Kelly for 30 fabulous crafty gifts. A Southern Fairytale is spotlighting 30 edible yummies & holiday-inspired recipes.You definitely don’t want to miss a day! Check out ALL of our creative projects HERE. Hello friends! I am so blessed to be married to an amazing man, mom to two beautiful little girls and part time nurse at a remarkable hospital. I am so excited to be a part of this Holiday Bake, Craft and Sew Along and to be bringing you a full tutorial on how to make your own Kindle Cover. Materials: *Fabric (preferably two different patterns that go together) *Matting (like the kind used in quilting) *Elastic *Iron on velcro *Fabric button *Basic sewing supplies *Sewing machine Getting Started My cover is made for the Amazon Kindle with dimensions as follows: Length x Width x Height 7.5 in x 4.8 in x 0.335 in.

How to sew a zippered pouch. I hope you are enjoying all of these wonderful sewn gift tutorials. We have been baking, sewing & crafting up a storm, preparing handmade gifts for this holiday season. Don’t forget to head on over to According to Kelly for 30 fabulous crafty gifts. A Southern Fairytale has 30 edible yummies & holiday-inspired recipes for you to try. You definitely don’t want to miss a day! Check out ALL of our creative projects HERE. You might have seen this pleated pouch here before, but I think it is worth posting again because it makes a perfect handmade gift!

They sew up quickly so you can make a bunch at one time. Download pattern pieces and print with no scaling selected on your printer. Pleated Pouch Pattern Download Mark fabric from pattern where it should be pleated. Place outer top piece face down on pleated piece, line up edges and stitch across 1/4 inch from the edge. Make a zipper sandwich. Bring lining and outer fabric to the same side. Open up and it will look like this. Origami box in Crafts for home stationery and paper for birthdays, anniversaries or dinners.

Fabulous origami box which we can make it in a moment, and it's great to keep the gifts we want to give as a present or just to store our little treasures. It's as simple as with a pencil mark the diagonals of the square paper (about 20 cm to the base and 14,5 cm for the top) chosen for the box. Then fold the opposite sides toward the center helping a pencil to mark well the fold (the wrong side). To make the base, fold the opposite sides parallel to the midpoint and toward the inside and should measure about 3,5 cm. Folding and unfolding and repeat for the other two sides. For the lid, fold the opposite sides (should measure 1,4 cm each), folding and unfolding and repeating the process with the other side.

If we pay attention, a little wrinkle has been created in the folds of the corners of the base and lid. Fold the diagonal wrinkles pointing in every corner. Finally, displays the opposite sides of both the base and lid and return to fold inward. Glowing jar project – varázslat a lakásban (EN/HU) | from {panka} with love. Realistic Duct Tape Rose. Kindle case mosaic. Fabric Origami Workshop. How to Make a Kusudama Flower. Edit Article Edited by Mimi, Krystle, Knowledge Junkie, Eric and 43 others A pretty kusudama flower can be made by folding five or six square pieces of paper. If you make twelve flowers, they can be assembled into a beautiful kusudama ball. Even if you use colorful sticky notes, the result is very impressive and can be used for decorative purposes or even worn as a temporary brooch. Ad Steps a Kusudama Flower Step 1.360p.mp4 00:00 00:04 00:04 spaceplay / pauseescstopffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster (latest Chrome and Safari)←→seek . seek to previous 12…6 seek to 10%, 20%, …60% 1Fold a square piece of paper in half diagonally.

Tips Warnings Things You'll Need. Secret Belgian Binding Instructions - StumbleUpon. The Secret Belgian Binding These instructions show you how to bind a book with an interesting pattern of weaving which laces the front and back covers to the spine. Included is the sewing of the text block (a set of four signatures) which is attached to the inside spine of the cover. The secret is in the weave of the cover and in attaching the text block. It is not difficult to do but requires patience in getting the threads taut so that the book does not wobble. Hedi Kyle rediscovered this binding attributed to the Belgians and she solved the mystery of how to make it. The materials and tools needed are as follows: Questions or comments?