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Little baby bunny by Just-in. DIY Pocket Journal. To-do lists are my saving grace in my day-to-day life.

DIY Pocket Journal

I burn through journals and notepads, so I went looking for a way I could still use my favorite tool of note taking and help my wallet take less of hit. This is a quick DIY project clocking in just under an hour. It also makes a perfect stocking stuffer, hint hint. What you Need: Wrapped Wrapping Paper (Pallet)Brown craft paper (for writing your notes down on, cut to size)An Interior lining paper of your choiceCardboard – for the cover pieces I cut mine to 5″x7″Spray adhesive to mount paper to cardboardDuct Tape- for the bindingStapler Step One. Take 2 cardboard pieces (5″x7″) and tape them together front and back with duct tape. Step Two: Cut your outside cover image, leaving about an inch of room on each side around your journal. Step Three: Cut out your corners so it will be easy to fold over your paper once you have adhered it to the cardboard. Spray your cardboard journal and adhere it to your cover image.

Garment Rack D.I.Y. Looking for a budget friendly way to create garment racks for your home?

Garment Rack D.I.Y.

Today Rachel shares her D.I.Y. method... You'll Need: Two 1/2" x 60" black steel pipes, Two 1/2" x 48" black steel pipes, Four 1/2" x 8" black steel pipe nipples, Two 1/2" x 2 1/2" black steel pipe nipples, Six 1/2" x 1 1/2" black steel pipe nipples, Six 1/2" black tees, Four 1/2" black 90 degree elbows, Four 1/2" galvinized floor flanges, Two 1/2" black steel end caps, 1 can of black spray paint (optional) and Work gloves. *Note: My supplies cost around $70-$80. Preparation: Spray paint your floor flanges black to make it consistent with the rest of the pieces.

Take the orange plastic caps off each end of the black pipes. Welcome to SaiFou - Inspiring images. Mixed Media Art Card - Home Is Where The Heart Is. 46 Awesome String Light DIYs For Any Occasion. DIY Sequin Maxi Skirt - DIY Craft Kits, Monthly Craft Projects, Supplies, Subscription Box. This wasn't the easiest project in the world, but it also wasn't the hardest.

DIY Sequin Maxi Skirt - DIY Craft Kits, Monthly Craft Projects, Supplies, Subscription Box

It definitely had the sparkliest biggest, payoff! If you don't want to sew in a zipper, I would recommend sewing in elastic at the top instead. I'm a novice sewer, so if anyone has other tips or suggestions, leave them in the comments below! DIY Quote Infinity Scarf. This week was a good week!

DIY Quote Infinity Scarf

I treated myself to a little shopping spree; I replenished my collection of regency DVDs with 3 new ones: BBC’s Emma, Sense & Sensibility and of course, Pride and Prejudice. If you haven’t seen these, you MUST! Frankie exclusive diy: dip-dyed shoes. Winter isn't quite here, but already folks are starting to revert back to their dreary cold weather wardrobes.

frankie exclusive diy: dip-dyed shoes

Ugh. How boring! We're not ready to retire our brightly coloured hues just yet, how about you? Free sewing pattern – ever kelly. Last week, I hinted at a special collaboration I have been working on with one of my favorite fabric people.

free sewing pattern – ever kelly

Today, I am super excited to announce that I have been working on some fun tutorials with Kelly of superbuzzy! As many of you know, I have been a huge superbuzzy fan for a long time, so I was honored to be able to create some free tutorials for all of you Japanese fabric fans. Make Your Own Lunch Bag – One Crafty Place. I have yet to find a good store-bought lunch box that will take my kids through an entire school year.

Make Your Own Lunch Bag – One Crafty Place

Maybe one of these would do the trick? Lunch Bag Sewing Patterns and Tutorials This bag is from Ellen Lucket Baker’s (of The Long Thread) book 1, 2, 3 Sew, and I absolutely love it in the Cute Bot fabric! She offers the pattern for free at Sew Mama Sew. Packing Tape Image Transfers. I love image transfers.

Packing Tape Image Transfers

It’s something I’m always using in my journals but there are so many other fun uses for them. All you need to make a transfer is a photocopy of an image or words and packing tape. You can also use printouts from a laser printer or magazine pages. Inkjets will not work because they are not heat based toner. {DIY} Decorative Paper Lantern Tutorial. DIY Star Lantern. 52 Weeks Project. Festival Hair Tutorial – Coachella Crown Hair. How To Smock Fabric – How To Smock A T-Shirt. UPDATE: This previously ran on October the 30th but as we know everyone likes to update their basic tee every once in a while we wanted to bring it back.

How To Smock Fabric – How To Smock A T-Shirt

Smocking has always been a craft that has intrigued me, I love how it creates more depth and volume in flat fabrics and the pattern is so pretty when finished. This decorative technique developed in England and was extensively used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in work wear. It has developed over the years and now is incorporated into modern designs. DIY: Festivalize Your Shirt Giveaway. Festival season is approaching, when fashion becomes that much more eclectic and free.

DIY: Festivalize Your Shirt Giveaway

People pull out all the stops to create a perfect festival look that’s eye catching, free spirited, and unique. Makekind: a guest column by laura parke of a girl who makes. This week I’m sharing a simple, yet somewhat time intensive project. It’s a catch-all of sorts made from sheets of cardboard. I did this project in steps so it didn’t seem so daunting – it’s worth it because the end product is custom and so, so useful.

Here’s how to make your own! : MATERIALS // 25 pieces of cardboard measuring 10″ x 10″, straight edge ruler, a pencil, glue, utility knife with plenty of extra blades. STEPS // 01 MEASURE YOUR TEMPLATE Using the straight edge and a pencil, measure a 1″ border on one piece of cardboard. Favors from Real Weddings. Make This - Beaded Stars - Luxe DIY - How Did You Make This? These tiny beaded stars are beautiful in their simplicity. The motif can be used in a variety of ways – from a single star on a chain to dozens as a charm necklace. Make them in soft colors like these for understated day wear or in metallic beads for sparkling night-out looks.

After a bit of practice you can make one in just a few minutes. Supplies: - seed beads – size 15 are shown, but this will scale to any size seed bead - beading thread – OO Nymo or as appropriate - beading needle - pointy scissors Thread the needle, work with the thread doubled. Stitch through them to make a loop, and then through them one more time. Snowy Balloon Ornaments.

To make: papier-mache easter eggs. For Easter I made papier-mache polka dotted eggs. I created them using small water balloons and tissue paper then I filled them with candy and toys and sealed them shut. The egg can hold a surprising amount of candy and the tissue paper seems delicate making for a delightfully heavy and yet fragile object, much like real egg. Also like a real egg you have to break the shell to get at what’s inside. Instant party paper lanterns. Magazine Art Bowl. Felt Hair Bow DIY. 50 Tiny And Adorable DIY Stocking Stuffers. 39 DIY Gifts You'd Actually Want To Receive. 8 Cute DIY Bookmark Ideas. Bookmarks | 26 comments I don’t really use real bookmarks. I’m not sure why. They’re not expensive, or hard to make, but I tend to just pick up whatever to mark my pages. Old receipts, scraps of paper, a pencil, etc.

But I don’t ever dog ear my pages. DIY Macrame Bracelet. Growing up by the beach in Southern California, the ability to knot a macrame bracelet was practically a right of passage. Although those days are long behind us, we’ve never forgotten the ever-so-simple square knot technique. This time, however, we’re replacing hemp and wooden beads for more updated elements like colorful nylon cord and glossy metal charms.

Happy knotting! Book Clock {Tutorial} Top 20 Crochet Sites. Leg Warmers - These leg warmers will be most appreciated in the dead of winter when temperatures plummet and winds wail, but be sure to have them crocheted and ready to wear. The Gunny Sack: How To Make Your Own Washi Tape Tutorial. There are so many great washi tape ideas out there but it isn’t always easy to cute patters. This to That (Glue Advice) DIY Chanel Pearl Hairpins. This week’s DIY, requested by a reader, was inspired by the abundant and delightful use of pearls in Chanel‘s Spring 2012 Collection. Though I’m usually not the biggest fan of pearls, I actually fell in love with the way Karl affixed them along the back of necks and pushed oversized ones into loose updos. A Tutorial. Boho Maxi Dress.

This dress is an incredibly easy make. Simple Bow Tie Top. DIY Elbow Patch. While perusing Pinterest one evening, I came across an intriguing tutorial on the wonderful art of needle felting. New England Through Yummy Mom's Eyes: Tutorial: Photo Wood Blocks. - StumbleUpon.

Make This - Stab Bound Journal - Luxe DIY. 101 Crafty Gifts. Toasty slippers. Before you start. Ways to Customize. I love it all: charleston, s.c. You've seen this mini-album before in four separate posts. {A friend has told me that a lot of my mini's turn into maxi's!} I wanted to present it here, in a condensed version, so all the photos are in one place for you to browse for inspiration and ideas to document your own on-the-road travel journal. For an enlarged, more detailed view of the photos, just click on them. To read the details about each of the four days we spent in Charleston, and links to elements used throughout the mini-album, visit these individual posts: CIRCLE SKIRT. How-To: Sailor's Knot Bracelets. The Etsy BlogThe Etsy Blog. 39 Easy DIY Ways To Create Art For Your Walls.

30 Easy And Cuddly DIY Ideas For Recycling Old Sweaters. DIY Chan Luu Bracelet. 101 Simple Handmade Gift Tutorials. Diy: fabric flower hair pins. The Forge: {she made it} jersey weave sweatshirt. Hey! Look what I Made!: DIY Asos Bleach Heart Tee. The DIY: iPOD HOLDER (FOR EXERCISING) Cute animal purse. Hey! Look what I Made!: DIY Tie Tee: Olsen Style.

5 DIY Journals for the World Traveler - Henry HappenedHenry Happened. Flower Pin. Dream {a Little} BIGGER - Love! - To Die for Denim. The Sweetest Occasion. Img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00686/SKM49_2__proj_sackb_686954a.pdf. Gathered Clutch Tutorial. Craftster tutorial. Sew a Where the Wild Things Are hat + pattern! DIY Finn Hat from Adventure Time! The cute octopus: Project: Cute Octopus Pattern. AdelynSTONE: dreamcatchers. Hanging String Balls. Bird Mobile. Gift Ideas for Poor Creative Souls (10) Loose Leaf Tea? Make Your Own Tea Bags! The art of planning. DIY Washi Tape Laptop Keyboard. DIY: Necklace Holder.

Shark Week Crochet: 3 Free Shark Crochet Patterns. Simple Homemade Kite for A Blustery Day. Tinted Mason Jars in Rainbow. Heart Break Kids - Blog - How to make a&tutu. Guest blogger - Sasha from The Guilded Bee: Braided Headband Tutorial. Plastic Cup Lamp. DIY Craft Project: How to craft a twine-ball light garland {As featured on Rock n Roll Bride} Photo Tile Coasters {Using Resin} Paper Flowers - Anyone Can Do That.

Under The Table and Dreaming: 50 Ways to Re-purpose and Reuse Glass Jars {Saturday Inspiration &Ideas} Recycling Crafts: Rolled Paper Beads and Necklaces. {macramé: square knot} string & hexnut bracelet. Paper gems (+ templates) Pencil crayon jewelry for designmom. {Valentines day} pixel-y popup card. Tutorials for Recycling T-Shirts. Page corner bookmark for kids in Ideas for kids crafts.

Make-up Magnet Board. More Design Please - MoreDesignPlease - DIY Doily&Lamp.