Matchbox Valentines With Rachel Johnson :: Etsy Blog. Whenever I encounter paper lace, glitter, rosy patterned paper, and all the trappings of a classic handmade valentine, I am immediately transported back to my elementary school days. I would sit at the kitchen table with my mother, armed with a bottle of glue and a pair of scissors, and methodically and democratically (and sometimes against my will) make valentines for every kid in my class. Each little missive would be deposited in our custom crafted shoebox mailboxes at school the next day, surrounded by a group sugar buzz. We had such a great time at Craft Night last night gluing and snipping that I decided to invite Rachel Johnson from Swap-bot back to share all her tips and tricks for constructing matchbox valentines for How-Tuesday this week. When Rachel shared her project idea with me, I knew I had met my crafting match!
Read on for all the knowledge that you need to make a tiny gift that will surely help you ignite a Valentine’s Day romance. Supplies Needed: Matchbox Instructions:
Create a Luscious Bridal Bouquet :: Etsy Blog. I am pleased to welcome Brookelynn Morris, staff writer for Craftzine and author of the beautiful book, Feltique, to share her tips for creating your own beautiful bouquets from fresh flowers for this week’s How-Tuesday. After poring over her tutorial, I have a sneaking suspicion that following my next weekly wander to the farmer’s market, I might just happily strut home with a blooming, colorful bunch of flowers to brighten my own little apartment. My lovely friend Leandra was willing to let me create anything I wanted for her bridal bouquet this weekend. Her only requirement was that I used “all the colors in the rainbow.” So I went to the San Francisco Flower Mart, and picked out everything that called to me. The morning of her wedding, I set to work, and 5 minutes before she walked down the aisle, I handed off the most amazing, luscious bridal flowers I have ever created.
Making a bouquet for the bride is a very rewarding, but intense task. Materials: Directions: Make Your Own Sandals :: Etsy Blog. I’m Kathrin. I’ve always been inspired to make things, all kinds of things, using my personal interpretation of slow design. My material of choice is usually rescued or salvaged and then transformed into interesting, functional items and accessories. I love hand-sewing, but also enjoy developing unusual designs, which can be found on my blog, annekata.com.
However, I recently got side-tracked with an idea for summer sandals… Summer shoes are a challenge for me. I thought the soles of flip flops were quite useful and maybe, just maybe, I could figure a way to attach something to make them into wearable footwear. Materials: - Flip flops (remember, used flip flops work great, and are more eco-friendly) – Scissors – Piece of chalk or marker – Craft knife – Heavy duty waterproof glue – Recycled T-shirts – Screw driver – Flat butter knife or thin plastic ruler to stuff fabric into the soles – Clamps (or heavy books) Make: Cut the rubber bits at the point where they come through the sole.
DIY Geek Power Tie :: Etsy Blog. Looking to create a handmade gift for the geeky guy in your life? Michele Beschen of HGTV and DIYNetwork fame has created a fresh new tutorial that celebrates the power of code just for you, fair How-Tuesday readers! To expand your handmade gift repertoire, be sure to tune in and watch 15 Fresh Handmade Gift Ideas, airing November 26 at 7 p.m. E/P on HGTV. Hosts Taniya Nayak and Michele Beschen will share over 100 handmade creative gift ideas, many from designers right here on Etsy, including one-of-a-kind gifts for men, women, kids, pets, trendsetters, techies and everyone else on your holiday gift list. Geek used to be a term that described guys with more substantial IQs than wardrobes, but times have changed.
When I was asked to share a project that was geared towards geeks and dudes, I immediately started contemplating the many interesting ways I could incorporate code into something. Let’s get started! Materials: Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Recycled Cereal Box Sunburst Mirror. Tutorial: How to Make a Mason Jar Lantern. So, here's a little tutorial for you, courtesy of the dapper Mr. Beeper. Last summer I handed him a crate of mason jars and asked him to make some lanterns out of them that we could hang in the back yard--and this was the result.
Today, it is about my favorite feature in our yard--instant ambiance in a jar (um, pun intended). Get your own ambiance-making instructions right here:DOWNLOAD TUTORIAL And step by step photos above for your reference. (and those are NOT my hands in the photos--Mr Beeper's, thank you very much). And this is what I recommend you do by the light of your mason jar lanterns: pour yourself a glass of white wine, set your bare feet in the grass, listen to the crickets, and think about nothing (or Jude Law, if you really want to). How To Make a String Tree Wall Mural Home Hacks | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest.