46 Awesome String-Light DIYs For Any Occasion. Water Balloon Luminaries. A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff. Learn how to make these Balloon Luminaries. You will need: High-Melt Paraffin Wax (IGI 1260)Party BalloonsDouble BoilerCookie Sheet Instructions: 1. Fill a balloon with tepid water. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Here is an example of these luminaries when using dye. 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. You might think, with my trigger finger on the camera all the time, my house would be littered with photos. Nope. Long story short, I discovered this method of transferring my photos cheaply, quickly, and beautifully to something uncommon and unique. Tiles. The only thing that’s not particularly crunchy about this is that it uses Modge Podge or similar (and I’m not sure what’s in Modge Podge). It’s just grainy and doesn’t dry clearly.
Boo. BUT, if you can overlook that one minor issue, I think you’ll love this. And it will be glorious. Here’s how you do it. First, you need to go to Home Depot, Lowes, or something like it. (FYI, I found that Lowes prices on tiles were cheaper than Home Depot. A Chunky Moebius Cowl final. Free Knit Cowl Pattern - Chunky | JJCrochet | JJCrochet's Blog. 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. Chunky Knit Cowl Pattern It’s a simple pattern. Make one for yourself (I did) or make a couple for Christmas gifts for your friends (did this, too) Materials Size US 17 (12.75mm) Knitting Needles 1.5 skeins (160 yards) Lion Brand Thick & Quick – Wool Ease. CO 15 stitches. Work Moss Stitch until you run out of yarn. Moss Stitch Row 1 – *K1, P1* across an odd number of stitches Repeat Row until you have about 3 feet of yarn left.
Bind off. Fasten off yarn, leaving a 12 inch tail. Cowl will measure 8.5 inches wide; 70 inches long. Share and Enjoy. 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. Bake as directed to shrink the images. Finish with a toggle or clasp. An ID card. Share. 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. Would you believe that this project was the first time I ever used Mod Podge in my life! My paint samples had rounded corners, so I first squared them off. Then I measured the samples to fit the tiles and cut them into squares. Don't you just love a project where even the scraps are pretty? I used Mod Podge to apply the samples to the coasters and then applied about five coats of Mod Podge over the top.
Finally I applied some spray acrylic. That's it. I think these would make a great gift. 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!!! You can make all your gifts for years from this list! If you love creative links, please subscribe to Everything Etsy! Thanks so much for all your tweets, stumbles, Facebook likes and pins on my Sewing Tutorials and Free Printables posts…you are the coolest crafty friends! If you want to be doubly awesome, try doing handmade gifts that are also eco-friendly! Handmade gifts make people feel special, don’t you think?
~Kim. DIY dresser round-up. DIY dressers are a theme on the blog this month - check out mine here! So on trend, i had to post a round-up of these DIY’d dressers that i found on ScrapHacker.com – a fantastic site for upcycling projects. this first one is ikat print… which i love! You know how i love to decoupage! Check out my decoupaged coffee table here. this dresser DIY is originally from Martha Stewart and i love the spin on a sketch of a vintage dresser decoupaged over a modern one! Love this chevron print dresser and i love those giant knobs! Love love this rustic look. this would be great in a Restoration Hardware inspired interior if you paired this with a chandelier near-by – rustic meets luxe. and those rope pulls remind me of the Decorating with Rope post i did a while back. full tutorial for this dresser here. Ikea hacks are the best! Gift wrap! Geometric design. painter’s tape creates a nifty look!
Two half circles in bright shades. outlines of clothes makes for a cute and modern look. 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. You honestly don’t know some of the creative things you can do with what could possible be junk. If you know of any great at home Do It Yourself Projects please leave a comment to include your own and maybe we will add it to our list. And for the upcoming holiday season we want to give all you do-it-yourselfers a head start with these incredible Christmas DIY for 2012 1. More info: here | Buy: here 2. More info: here 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Incoming search terms: 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. Round 1: Start with a magic loop. Runde 2: 4 lm, hopp over 1 fm, fm i neste m, 3 lm, fm i andre fm, etc. rundt ringen. Round 2: ch 4, skip 1 sc, sc in next st, ch3, skip 1 sc, sc in next st, repeat all the way round. Runde 3: 1 lm, * 1 fm, 1 hst, 3 st, 1 hst, 1 fm* i kvar lm-løkke. Round 3: ch1, * 1sc, 1hdc, 3dc, 1hdc, 1sc* in every ch-loop. Runde 4: Klar for ny farge! Round 4: New colour for the next row of petals! Runde 5: 1 lm, *1fm, 1hst, 5st, 1hst, 1fm* i kvar lm-boge. 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. You can find it here at LuxPapeire.com 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. I painted the dresser white first. Adhering the Gift wrap: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. After.