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Watch How To Cut A Glass Bottle Using A String Video. Just say no to boring cardigans, part 2 — insatiable need. A few weeks ago, I saw a t-shirt refashion in a craft magazine, and was inspired to apply its techniques to a little red sweater that I’ve had forever, but is now tragically too small.

just say no to boring cardigans, part 2 — insatiable need

Here’s the end result: The t-shirt refashion took two over-sized t-shirts and turned them into a single, shawl-front cardigan. I thought it might be cool to start with a fitted sweater instead of an over-sized shirt, and then the final product would be more fitted, too. Instead of 2 t-shirts, I used this old red sweater and a pair of knit pants in a black and white herringbone pattern. These two are relics from my black-and-white-and-red phase (many years ago, now), in which nearly everything I owned that wasn’t denim or black was bright red. The sweater is way too small for me now, and the pants never quite fit right anyway. Freshen Up Your Home! Make Your Own Homemade Deodorizing Disks. This post is brought to you by Amazon where you can get deals on household cleaners!

Freshen Up Your Home! Make Your Own Homemade Deodorizing Disks

I recently had someone ask me via the One Good Thing By Jillee Facebook page how they could get rid of the smell eminating from their trash compactor. It wasn’t long after that I came across an idea for deodorizing DIAPER PAIL DISKS at Diapers, Dirt, Donuts, Doodling and Digital that I thought was so smart! Drab to fab! 5 DIY ideas for t-shirt remakes. Posted by ScrapHacker.com on tisdag, juni 5, 2012 · 5 Comments With temperatures rising so is the annual epidemic of fashion fever, making many of us feverishly hit the high street (although our wardrobes are already stuffed full…).

Drab to fab! 5 DIY ideas for t-shirt remakes

This post celebrates the power of re-invention of a wardrobe staple – old t-shirts. Infusing and old tee with some contemporary style means that fashion quick fix is waiting in the dusty corners of your wardrobe…When you’ve found yourself a remake candidate, get crafty asap! Here are 5 easy peasy drab-to-fab projects from the D.I.Y blogosphere to get your own ideas flowing – enjoy! National Sewing Month 2012: Reading Pillow With Pocket Tutorial. Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically.

National Sewing Month 2012: Reading Pillow With Pocket Tutorial

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{Tutorial} Tiling a Backsplash

I’m always sprucing my house, thinking about what to update, and continually making changes. A quick reno that I just finished was adding a tile backsplash to my powder room sink. This is how the powder room looked before we moved in. The walls were painted a semi-gloss, DARK forest green color and there was an ugly flower border at the top ~ too bad I don’t have a picture of that…you would have loved it, NOT! Once we got our hands on it, we removed the ugly border and painted the room a card board brown color (one of my favs) and the sink wall, a burnt orange (very warm and inviting ~ the accent color throughout the house). So on one of our numerous Home Depot trips, I was strolling down the tile aisle, and picked up a 12×12 sheet of 1×1 slate tiles and thought they’d be perfect for the backsplash of the powder room. How-To Make a Terrarium.

I hope you had a nice weekend my friends!

How-To Make a Terrarium

I’m thrilled that my friend Brittany, the sensational and empowering DIYer behind Pretty Handy Girl, is here today sharing a fun DIY creation that brings the outdoors in. Brittany, show us what you got… How to make a No Sew Window Treatment. Finally after all the hard work I have been doing in my hall bathroom, I have been rewarded – it is all coming together just as I had envisioned.

How to make a No Sew Window Treatment

No snafus or problems. Yes! I love it when that happens – which usually is NEVER – as in DIY decorating land there is always a glitch. I have seen more than my share of them – this room is the exception. I am so excited to be actually showing you the icing on the cake – no more construction photos. "Tear Off" Wallpaper by ZNAK. Applying wallpaper to walls has never been so fun.

"Tear Off" Wallpaper by ZNAK

With this perforated “tear off” wallpaper from ZNAK, you can customize the appearance of your space by tearing off the pieces as you please. The wallpaper is created out of non-woven material and the shapes are inspired by the the transformation process of snakes. How to Update a Hand Me Down Dresser. Chalkboard Wall Calendar - Martha Stewart Home & Garden.

Thanks to paint that dries into a chalkboard finish, your board can be whatever size you desire and placed wherever you like.

Chalkboard Wall Calendar - Martha Stewart Home & Garden

Store-bought formulas come in traditional green and black. But you can also follow our recipe to mix your own batch in any shade. Cleverly applied chalkboard paint means new places to track appointments, keep lists, and leave messages. Or simply use the surface to draw or doodle, which will appeal to kids and the kid in everyone. Choose from the following ideas or come up with your own homemade chalkboard location. Home improvement projects. Projects: Home Improvement. How to Make Fireworks. There are many types of fireworks, where one of the most common in firework displays is the aerial shell.

How to Make Fireworks

The aerial shell is used in fireworks displays, and can be either a round or a cylindrical shape. These aerial shells are loaded into tubes, called "mortars. " Once lit, the aerial shell will fly into the air and once the aerial shell is at the higest point (apogee), it will explode and shoot pyrotechnic stars in all directions. Glass Bead Projection Screen. Titanium dioxide is the most common white pigment in paint, sunscreen, and even food products. It’s cheap, safe, and almost unsurpassed in whiteness. It’s also the baseline for calculating an optical property called screen gain, which is the amount of light reflected from a projection surface divided by the amount of light reflected from a titanium dioxide reference surface.

Since titanium dioxide is the pigment used in most white paint, a smooth wall painted flat white has a screen gain very close to 1. The Fun Cheap or Free Queen: You're Welcome Wednesday: DIY Ice Packs. The Fun Cheap or Free Queen: Savvy Saturday project: No sew, no glue, no cut 30-second silk flower headband. Happy Saturday! Today I have a really really really easy little project to show you. Actually, I’ve been meaning to post this for months. (Sorry about the pictures, by the way, I had to take them with my phone because this was back when my camera was busted) The Fun Cheap or Free Queen: "You're Welcome" Wednesday tip: Organize your ribbon. Little Lucy Lu: Ladder Laundry Rack.