Iron on decals from plastic shopping bags. I've been playing around with this idea for a while (you can tell from the Christmas tree in the background of a few of the photos). It's quite fun and a good way to cover up stains that can't be removed from well, nearly all the tshirts my kids have. Ages ago I started collecting interesting coloured plastic bags from friends, thinking that I would make some reusable shopping bags by ironing them together to make a kind of Tyvek material. This has been done a lot in the last few years, and there are a lot of tutorials out there on the internet showing how to fuse plastic shopping bags into a more durable kind of material that can be sewn like fabric. Here's a good one, in case you've not seen or heard of it before. Here are a few lovely examples of fused bags too. Before I got around to collecting enough to make a fused bag project. I decided to start off by trying to iron a disney princess onto an old vest.
Here's a flower laid out before ironing. Here's one that shrivelled. Online : How-To: Make cheap castable silicone from caulk. Simple, elegant garage casting hack here from Instructables user mikey77, who calls the stuff “Oogoo,” which is, I think, a portmanteau of “Oobleck” and “Sugru.” If you’ve ever bought casting silicone, you know it can be pretty expensive. If, seeking a cost-saving alternative, you’ve ever experimented with making castings using the dirt-cheap silicone caulk they sell at the hardware store, you know that it doesn’t work very well. Large volumes set up very slowly, if at all. Turns out, though, that mixing in some cornstarch accelerates the drying process; just how much depends on how much starch you add. The author recommends starting with a 1:1 mix. Also, on a topical note, a commenter on our recent post about choosing a casting silicone claims that hardware store silicone caulk can be thinned to a pourable consistency using hardware store xylenes.
More: Related. How to use a metal letter stamp set with clay? In July, I saw the new exchange program on Totally Tutorials. The idea behind it is that suppliers offer supplies in exchange for a tutorial. As you all know, I love making tutorials & I love supplies so I didn't have to think twice. I applied for the nice set of 1.5mm letter/number stamps from Evie's Tool Emporium. They arrived very soon after she decided who was going to get them, but I was so busy preparing for the craft fairs that I didn't have much time to play around with them. Metal stamping letters/numbers set, polymer clay, acrylic paint, flat wooden sticks, ceramic tiles or glass, cookie cutters, rolling pin, embossing tool or fat needle, paper plate, paintbrush and a cloth. Take a piece of polymer clay and soften it while kneading. Punch with your cookie cutters, figures out of the polymer clay slab. I made two sets in black and white clay. Before you stat using your letter stamp set, wipe it off with a soft cloth.The stamps are a bit oily to make sure they don't start to rust.
Posterized Image Stencil. How to make gift bags from envelopes. Perfect Summer Bangle. Here's a fun tutorial on how to make a message bangle that's one-of-a-kind, done in the sun, waterproof and weatherproof. Even after several trips to the beach, it won't fade or wash off! Essentially, it's the Perfect Summer Bangle. Used in this tutorial: Inkodye Red Prepare. All you'll need for this project is a raw wooden bangle (we got ours from DIYBangles.com), a black paint marker, plastic wrap, and some Inkodye! Transcribe. Perfect. Pour. Brush. Wipe. Wrap. Tape. Expose. Develop. Cut. Reveal. Wash. Enjoy. My Family Tree Shadow Box. I've been wanting a Family Tree of sorts for a while now, a few ideas have been tossing around in my head. I'm a visual person, the type that doesn't really read the articles in magazines, just scans through to see the pictures.
Which is ironic- being that English was my favorite subject and our Dad is an Editor/Journalist. So when we girls wanted to do something inspired by Martha Stewart 2 ideas came to mind..... A sweet idea we had for a re purposed framed shadow box It also doesn't hurt that we love vintage old photos! (I'm feeling old enough to be vintage!) We thought it would be fun to show 2 similar styles of trees, one a Direct Line 5 Generation Family Tree and the other a Family Tree with all sorts of Favorite Family Pictures. I've wanted to build a shadow box for a while now for my daughter's blessing gown because I'm too cheap to pay the $400 for a custom made one and the others in the store are at least $150 for a plain box.
Remember those lovely ottoman's.... Last but not least..... 30 Days For 30 Dollars - Day 30 - A Tiny Little Library to Wear. Wondering what 30 Days for 30 Dollars is?? Read all about it here. Day 30!! 30 days of craft projects all for a total budget of 30 dollars - and I actually came in just under budget at $29.25So, for the finale, I have . . . Miniature Book Pendants I kind of love how these turned out, but, being a book lover, of course, I would.
They're just so tiny! If you'd like to give it a try, here's how: I purchased these miniature books from the dollhouse section at Hobby Lobby (I had a 40% off coupon so I paid approx. $1.80 for a package of 10). Then I did a Google search to find book covers that I wanted to use (Gone With the Wind and To Kill a Mockingbird). I cut out the images that I wanted to use and glued them to the front of the books with a glue stick. Next, I took some gold acrylic paint and lightly painted the exposed white page edges of the books to give them a more antique look. I had these little bars left over from the Puzzle Piece Pendants that I made. Day 4: $1.00 An Artsy Bangle. Little Wire Bird Nests. Sweet tiny wire nests! So pretty added to product, collage, or even hanging from a delicate chain or ribbon and worn around your neck.
Nests to me always represent motherhood, so I am especially fond of them. Above are photos of a couple on my Nest and Home bottles that were sold through my Etsy shop. I use 24 guage wire, (brass, silvertone or sterling silver) and little cultured pearls or pearly-looking beads. You can find the little pearls through most jewelry/bead suppliers. I also have several different colors I found on jewelry from a thrift store. Thread the beads onto the wire. Turn, bend the wire around the beads threading back through itself here and there.
Using round-nose jewelry pliers or needle-nose pliers, bend, kink and twirl the wire further. Here’s the finished nest with extra wire curls extending and tucked into yet another watch case! You can patina your eggs with a golden-brown permant marker dabbed here and there as I did with the ones attached to the bottles. Share. New England Through Yummy Moms Eyes: Tutorial: Photo Wood Blocks - StumbleUpon. Provo Craft is the innovative maker of Cricut and other great consumer... - StumbleUpon. Origami Paper Box - StumbleUpon. Oriversity: Practical Lessons. How to Make Crayon Monogram | Tutorial. Anthropologie | Copycat Crafts - StumbleUpon. You knew i was going to make one.
They are all over pinterest.... (i still am not signed up for pinterest because i don't have time for one more thing but browsing is fun!) So we made one. i took a box of 64 crayons and took out the blacks and browns.i used another small box and doubled up on the good colors i liked and hot glued them to the top of our canvas. then we turned our blow dryer to hot on high. not long after you set the hair dryer by the crayons they get shiny and then the wax starts to melt! And it dries really quickly too. seriously. what could be happier than this?? GREAT project. loved it today is the first FULL day with ALL my kids in ALL day school.yeah...i am smiling as i type that. it's good. it's quiet. i am rockin' it. removing wallpaper.....making code for craft weekend stuff.....doing my hair....going to lunch..... it's all good. hooray for school!
Bottle cap candles TUTORIAL | Craftaholics Anonymous - StumbleUpon. How make tiny candles using old bottle caps! Fun easy diy tutorial. these tiny candles are a really fun to make and come together quickly. AND you can up-cycle several materials in the process, which makes this a fabulous Earth Day craft :) {Earth Day is April 22} to make these colorful tiny candles, i used several materials that usually end up in a land fill: bottle caps, broken crayons, and empty soup cans. the only thing i bought to make them was the pre-waxed wicks which cost me $1.50 for a set of 12. these make a great kid craft {with supervision, of course!}
And would add a fun element to a wedding, romantic dinner, or even a fab conversation piece in your front room! How to Make Bottle Cap Candlessupplies: bottle caps, crayons {or wax}, pre-waxed wicks, soup cans, wax paper {optional}, small cooking pan, scissors, and water remove paper from crayons. you can also use candle wax if you wanted. put crayons in clean, empty soup cans. take your pre-waxed wicks and… bottle caps. Iphone app magnets.