46 Awesome String-Light DIYs For Any Occasion. Water Balloon Luminaries. A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff.
DIY Picture Tiles - You Will Never Buy a Photo Frame Again. Lately I’ve been having this huge urge to decorate the house.
This is big news. I do not decorate. Arguably, one of the reasons why is because I. absolutely. hate. to. buy. mass. produced. decor. (Also, I can’t ever remember if pink and purple go together or not.) Anyway, this extends to photo frames. Nope. Long story short, I discovered this method of transferring my photos cheaply, quickly, and beautifully to something uncommon and unique. A Chunky Moebius Cowl final. Free Knit Cowl Pattern - Chunky.
Free Knit Cowl Pattern - ChunkyReviewed by JJCrochet on Dec 4Rating: 5.0Chunky Knit Cowl Pattern - Free My love affair with cowls continue, and that’s good news for you.
Usually when I’m obsessed with things, I create patterns for those things so I can love them even more. I just wrote a post about cowls that includes a great sampling of crocheted and knitted designs. Of the bunch, one of my favorites is a thick, squishy, absolutely-chunky, knit cowl. Country Living Shrinky Dinks Jewelry. I’ve been beyond excited about the new March issue of Country Living magazine coming out this week!
I, along with three other DIY bloggers, was asked to share a craft project with their readers. (Uhhm, twist my arm!) If you are a new visitor of JSIM, Welcome! They favored a past Shrinky Dinks project I posted on my blog so I created a special craft just for the March issue and included free digital images for you to download from the Country Living website. The images are modified scans of vintage flea market ephemera I’ve collected, most of which I’ve shared with you on my blog. Once the images are downloaded , (don’t worry that they look faded, they will burst with color once baked), print to 8 x 10″ Shrinky Dinks sheets made specifically for ink jet printers.
Trim out the individual pieces. If creating a linking bracelet, punch two holes- one on each side of the images you want to link. The crafty cpa: return on creativity: paint sample coasters. I've had this map coaster tutorial in my inspiration file for awhile.
I wanted to make a set of map coasters for my brother; one coaster for each city he has lived in. The plan was to use an old atlas I had lying around, but all the cities were in the middle of the state, right where the atlas folded in two. Sigh. So I decided to make paint sample coasters instead... All you need is tiles, Mod Podge, spray acrylic, paint samples, and cork or felt. 101 Simple Handmade Gift Tutorials. These simple handmade gift tutorials will make any crafty person’s heart sing with joy!
You don’t need special skills or a bunch of time because these can all be done super fast! Simple and cute…that works for me! Oh, and think of all the money you will save making these gifts. {At least that’s the story I tell my husband…shhhh!} You are going to love these fabulous tutorials!!! DIY dresser round-up. DIY dressers are a theme on the blog this month - check out mine here!
Don’t Throw That Old Pallet Away [35 PICS] 20 Awesome Do It Yourself Projects. Thursday, June 14, 2012 4:30 am, Posted by Chris Groves | Internet 20 Awesome Do It Yourself Projects Topics: At Home Project Ideas , Creative DIY Home Projects , Do It Yourself Projects for 2012 , Fun How To Projects , What to Do with Extra Stuff Are you bored and have a bunch of extra little items hanging around here and there? Well we were in the same boat so we decided to round up 20 different awesome at home projects you can do. Anything from soda pop cap lids to spoons and more. Hanging String Balls. Whattya need?
BalloonStringScissorsGlueJar How do I make glue string balls? Step 1: Hang inflated balloon from ceiling. Step 2: Put string and glue in the jar with a hole in the lid. Next, pull string from hole while wrapping around the balloon. Step 3: Wait until dry (try to contain yourself). Created by Dane Holweger. Sols(tr)ikke: Hekleblomst. Vil de prøve å hekle ein blomst?
(Sidan 17. mai er over for denne gongen lagar eg ein litt meir sommaraktig blomst også.) Would you like to make yourself i litle flower? Just find some yarn and a crochet hook that goes with it. I’m using US terminology here. ch = chain, st = stitch, sc = single crochet, ss = slip stitch, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet (Follow the link to pages explaining the stitches.) Runde 1: Begynn med ein “magisk ring” – hekle 12 fastmasker, 1 kjm i første fm, stram ringen etterpå. How to Update a Hand Me Down Dresser. I love gift-wrap and I also love anything and everything having to do with typefaces.
So it is no surprise to me that I have had my eye on this vintage typographer gift-wrap ever since Emily over at Jones Design Company posted about it as well as many other pretty papers she uses. I wanted to find a way I could use this gift-wrap where I could enjoy the pattern in my daily life instead of only wrapping gifts with it and giving it away. When I started to update my guest room I got an idea on how I could incorporate it into the room. The gift-wrap comes in 20” x 28” sheets that cost $4.00 each. I needed 3 to cover the top of my dresser and the drawer pulls. Before This piece of hand me down furniture looks nice in this photo, but the top and left side have cracks in them. Supplies needed: My color scheme for the room: white, beige, tan, black, and purple.