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If you missed Part 1 of our Buffet Transformation, click here to read about how we rescued this buffet from a burn pile… stripped, sanded, repaired, primed, and painted! Next is the fun part.

Burn Pile Buffet–Part 2… Using Stain to Make Artwork! | Sawdust and Embryos

http://www.sawdustandembryos.com/2012/07/burn-pile-buffetpart-2-using-stain-to.html
Using A Braiding Board - Introduction http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/braiding_board

Atomic Shrimp - Using A Braiding Board - Introduction

http://jennymayandswede.blogspot.com/2011/10/diy-crayon-pumpkins.html Carving pumpkins is my favorite thing to do for Halloween (besides dressing up of course).

The Swede Records: diy crayon pumpkins

http://made2style.com/2011/12/19/diy-chan-luu-bracelet/

DIY Chan Luu Bracelet «

My goal this holiday season was to really try my best to make some homemade gifts.
In my previous post, I did a how to make cube shaped & pyramid shaped hard boiled eggs. (see “how to mold a hard boiled egg” )It was a lot of fun making the molds, but some of you must be thinking “Yeah, but that’s a lot of work to make a mold for a hard boiled egg…” and I completely agree. I’m just a nut.

How to make a heart shaped egg

http://www.annathered.com/2010/09/29/how-to-make-a-heart-shaped-egg/
You may remember the wedding of our lovely D*S contributor Brittany Watson Jepsen . http://www.designsponge.com/2012/02/diy-project-giant-paper-flowers-from-ruche.html

giant paper flowers from ruche

Faux Burlap Beachy Cake with Paper Towel Fowers! –

http://madeinaday.com/2012/05/22/faux-burlap-beachy-cake-with-paper-towel-fowers/ One of my favorite bloggers Maysem of Ode To Inspiration made this fabulous faux cake, and I just fell in love with it!
I posted a picture about 1 week ago on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter of me cutting glass using just string. I got LOT’S of requests for a tutorial on how I DID THIS! So here it is. http://jaderbomb.com/2012/06/14/how-to-cut-glass/

How to cut glass

http://stoffideen.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html

nny´s Näh- und Deko Blog: April 2011

Hallo schon vor einiger Zeit habe ich diese kleinen Täschchen genäht. Da man keine Naht sieht , nennt man sie auch Zaubertäschchen und hier findet ihr die Anleitung Sie sind Ruck-Zuck genäht und praktisch für unterwegs
We all know with craft blogs that original ideas are often hard to come by, we find ideas we love and make them our own but we didn't come up with the idea ourselves.

Make-up Magnet Board - StumbleUpon

Weekend DIY: Yarn Bowl | Kanelstrand

Two weeks ago, while discussing DIY ideas about our No New Gifts Christmas I mentioned a lovely yarn bowl that I wanted to make. Most of you know how much I value hand work be it just for the sake of mental health and the feeling of accomplishment. In a mostly virtual and fast-paced world, one of the most precious acts is working with your hands to create practical objects that can be touched.