Allison Patrick's Awesome Artichoke Pendants | Jim On Light. Have you seen these amazing lamps?! A designer that has her stuff on Etsy, Allison Patrick of the 3R’s Blog (Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate – 30 projects in 30 weeks) has created some pretty cool pendant shades that are pretty representative of the beautiful shape of the artichoke. But – the shade is made of recycled pages from books and magazines! Allison’s lamps are very cool, they remind me of the decoupage projects my mom would do with us as a kid. Just recently she got featured on Fab.com, and that has pushed her work sky high! Allison’s got a pretty awesome story with her luminaire design business (which is called Zipper 8 Design, by the way) – she graduated with her Masters, and like many people, she found herself with lots of time and no job.
Allison's stuff on Etsy Allison, JimOnLight.com thinks your works are awesome. Thanks Inhabitat for the original article! Like this: Like Loading... Related Allison Patrick, Designers, DIY, Fixtures, lamps, Luminaire Design, pendant, recycle, shades. 101 DIY Projects (Part 1) You don’t require a fat plan to give your home a perceptible help.
Invest a little and get an enormous change in how your home looks and feels. We are here to present you some ideas. …Pebble Mosaic Walk Way… Everyone Need This In The Kitchen Build a Simple Gazebo Add Photo Slides To a Vertical Lamp with Mod-podge Amazing Deck Design Bunk Beds With a Slide Cut an Antique Door in Half and Add Shelves DIY Product for your Garden DIY Stone Wall Hooks! Fantastic Design Fire Pit Flower Ball Bouquet I do Get Tired of Reaching For a New Roll All The Time Love This Rustic Picture Frame Moon Crib… Mosaic Stepping Stones Natural Wood Counter Wine Barrels Into Baby Cradles This is a Cozy Corner Pallet Inspiration Potted Candle Planters Rope Stair Rail, Tacky or Cool… Small Hillside Yard… Build Play Area.
Sometimes The Simple Things Are Best Spiral Planter for Herbs Stack em High Stone Work Tie Yarn Around a Paint Roller for an Awesome Effect Under-lit Pallet Bed Welded Silverware Garden Flowers Wine Bottle Vertical Planter. How to make your own air dried porcelain with common household ingredients.
Anything that is quick, affordable and makes beautiful things is a craft winner for me . But…I often find myself uninspired for something new and different. I’ve found it in air dried porcelain (aka Porcelana Fria). What will someone make with 3 cups of white glue (PVA) 3 cups of cornstarch (Corn flour) one tablespoon of white vinegar one tablespoon of glycerin (health food or hobby shop), and 2 tablespoons of canola oil? The beautiful mouse and necklace pictured (compliments of Espirit ) is the answer! There’s more fantastic ideas on the site of the woman who’s recipe I have used: Libreria Andrea Amazingly simple and a GREAT school holiday project, get the kids into the kitchen to cook up some home made, air dried, porcelain.
Let’s make it: In a mixing bowl (or non-stick pan) mix 3 cups of white glue and 3 cups of cornstarch. For microwave heating : Cook in a microwave-compatible recipient for 2 to 3 minutes on high (for a 800W oven; longer for a less powerful oven). Natural Room Scent Jars for DIY Gifts and Centerpieces. Hey Yummy friends! You guys have been blowing me away.
In the two weeks since my post about DIY Natural Room Scents went live, it's been pinned over 100,000 times on Pinterest and shared on Facebook over 8,000 times. Yowzer! So glad you liked that one. It makes my blogger heart skip a beat. Unique, fun, inexpensive gifts. Make jars ahead for gift giving. Printable gift tags and recipe cards. Use these scented jars as centerpieces. First the Basics. DIY Natural Room Scents You can make scented gift jars ahead and... ...store in the fridge. Below are two jars that I froze. Gift tags, recipe cards, and ribbons. Download printable gift tags and recipe cards. Print a sheet of these tags for adding the finishing touch to your gifts. To use the tags: Print these on card stock, cut them out with scissors, punch a hole in the corner, and hang them from a ribbon or string.
If you don't have a printer or specialty papers, you can have a store with printing services download and print them for you. Delightful country cookin': homemade air freshener. "Don't you get fresh with me, ya hear! " Oh, I love it when adults (especially grandparents) say that to little kids. What does it mean exactly? Does it mean we'd rather children get dirty with us?
Haha...who knows? Today, I'm going to ask you to actually get fresh with me. I digress. I was roaming around on Tasty Kitchen one day when I came across a recipe for homemade air freshener. To make these little beauties, you first need a heat-proof jars (I found mine for $0.99 each at Michael's), food coloring colors of your choice, and essential oil. Into each jar, drop a few drops (I repeat...a few...it doesn't take more than 2 or 3) of food coloring. Now for the fun part. Why salt? Get one cup of water boiling on the stove. Then, pour in the other cup of cold water and the salt, stirring until the salt is dissolved. Quickly pour the hot gelatin mixture in each of your jars, and then use a disposable stick or spoon to stir it into the oil and food coloring. 33 Fabulous Decoupage Ideas Plus 3 Helpful Tutorials. There are currently no images from other crafters. close Terms & Conditions You must enter into this Agreement if you want to submit digital images or other content to Prime Publishing through Sharing Customer Images (the "Service").
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I am willing spring time to be here soon! There are so many ways you can repurpose glass jars. You may already have some jars you plan to recycle. Or maybe you have some in your pantry or refrigerator that could soon be re-used once it’s empty. The glass jars I repurposed used to contain pasta sauce, salsa, and jam. I decided to decorate them with scrap book paper, ribbon, string and buttons. Here’s how I made my decorative jars: I first picked out my scrap book paper.
I then went searching for some embellishments to make the overall design more fun and interesting. I cut each paper into the height I wanted and also made the width sized to fit around the jars. I first applied Mod Podge on the back of the paper and also on the area of the glass jar the paper was going to be placed. (Side Note: If you want to learn more about Mod Podge, I highly recommend watching the Mod Podge Rocks tutorial videos. Ceiling Ficture.