Make // Water Lilies. Water lilies are one of my favorite flowers; They're beautiful, vibrant and they grow in ponds.
Awesome. My love for water lilies goes way back. My 14-year old self had a bedroom decorated with Monet's water lilies prints (I even had an impressionist water lilies bed spread!) And when I first traveled to France 15 years ago, visiting Monet's home and gardens was one of the highlights of the trip. Make // Milk Jug Votives. Since today is Earth Day, I thought I'd dig into our recycle bin and come up with an upcycle project.
Most upcycle projects that I see are glass-- wine bottles, jars, even beer bottles. Not too many pretty projects with plastic milk gallon jugs though. I wonder why? ;) I guess they aren't the most exciting in their original form, but with their vellum-like quality, I thought they would be perfect for a votive project. click "Read more" for the full post. How to Make A Decorative Chrysanthemum Mirror - Addicted 2 Decorating® Chrysanthemums are some of my favorite flowers.
I especially like the varieties with the petals that fade from dark, saturated color in the center of the flower, to a lighter color near the outer edge of the flower. So yesterday, I decided to try to replicate this look on a decorative mirror using plastic spoons. Dollar Store Crafts » Cool Craft Ideas from Dollar Store Finds. How to Make A Decorative Chrysanthemum Mirror - Addicted 2 Decorating® Diy wednesdays: knot trivet. Last month i bought lauren a set of “the family creative workshop” books for her birthday. we’ve been having a blast learning all sorts of new things as we make our way through the incredible variety of projects collected in the volumes. one section we were particularly excited to explore was all about knots, which we’ve long admired both for their usefulness and their beauty. this project is based on a “carrick bend” and is great for creating trivets and placemats, but you could just as easily hang it on your wall to be admired for its decorative charm. have fun!
Derek & lauren CLICK HERE for the full project after the jump! Here’s what you’ll need: -14 feet of 1/2” rope for an approximately 8” trivet (we recommend you play around with different lengths and thicknesses of rope until you find a size and style you like. the cotton rope is great for this project, but we couldn’t resist the nylon rope with its amazing patterns and colors.) 2. form a loop with the right (longer) piece as shown. DIY Snowman Mason Jar Craft For Kids (Light Decoration.
A little bit of sparkly snow. I honestly can not believe it is December second.
I know you probably feel the same way. I love the Christmas season more than anything and want to savor every single thing I can about the blessing that it is. I want it to go slowly and sweetly and be covered in sparkly snow and twinkle lights. I hate the moments when the holidays become overwhelming. Decorating my home always helps me find the deepest anticipation and I admit that we have already been in heavy decorating mode over here the past week. Friday Finds – a list of tutorials for DIY Valentine gifts. While there are many who declare that Valentine’s Day is ‘too commercial’ , I have a soft spot for the day.
Not because I receive lots of hearts and flowers and cards. In fact quite the opposite. It is my eldest chick’s birthday and her father declared that this meant that we couldn’t possibly celebrate Valentine’s Day as it would detract from her special day (!!) With her birthday as the focus, I have a range of different heart shaped cake tins collected at garage sales etc and she loves her heart shaped cake each year. Slightly Triangle: Painted/ Printed Gift Tags.
I'd used up all of my little thank you tags that I made a while ago for gift wrapping and Etsy parcels, so I've been making some more this week and thought I'd do a sort of tutorial post about them :) To make these I used- - 300gsm watercolour paper; card or similar would do but it needs to be quite thick so that it doesn't warp and so that the paint doesn't seep through. - Acrylic inks; alternatively you could use acrylic paints or watercolour. - Gesso; this is optional but I like to dry brush it over things to make the colours a bit more subtle. - Something to decorate the papers; I used some hand cut print blocks for these and also put them through a printer to print some patterns on them, but you could use ordinary rubber stamps or even just doodle over them :) You will also need a brush and pot of water.
KraftsbyKatelyn. Glittered Pumpkin Table Decorations. Tutorials. Copper Glitz Christmas Wreath. Handmade Jewelry, Accessories, Crafts, Gifts and Decorations. Pillow Box - How to Make a Pillow Box Video. A pillow box is a fun way to present a gift.
Here are some tips on how to make a custom pillow box.See Transcript Hi I'm Bonnie Zaiss for About.com. Today we're going to show you how to make a custom pillow box. You can make it any size -- just start with a squared pattern. Cut the Shape of the Pillow Box Take a sheet of two-sided, patterned cardstock and cut it to 6 by 6 inches. Next we're going round off the ends of the box. Assemble and Decorate the Pillow Box Now turn the CD around and score a curved shape that meets the corners of the trimmed corners -- creating an almond shape -- on all four sides to create the pocket. Lastly, tie a ribbon across the width of the pocket to keep it all together. Thanks for watching. About videos are made available on an "as is" basis, subject to the User Agreement.
Art Dolls by Du Buh Du Designs: Gift Idea: Photo Coasters. Three years ago I moved to Oregon, just weeks before Christmas.
52 Weeks Project. Cards above from: Fresh Baked Paper Goods, Sprout Studio, Ugly Baby and La Ru, Christine Haynes, A Truly Enormous Journey, Blu Penny, Vitamini Handmade, Make and Takes, Sienne Josselin It’s official: Craftcation is the BEST conference I’ve ever attended.
DIY Recycled Phone Stand. Hello Buddies :) Recently I have been misplacing my cellphone and often end up searching it.Then I thought about this quote “A place for everything, Everything in its place“. So I decided to make a phone stand to keep my phone.Then I will not place it everywhere and loose it. As my trademark I have made this one also as a Recycled-purposeful-attractive phone stand.This time I used a cookie box as my recycle material. Fabric Covered Boxes. If there is one thing in this world that I can always use more of it’s shoes storage space! I’ve managed to work with what I have but when I catch myself leaving things around because I have no where else to put them it’s time to find a solution.
Case in point, the space underneath my console. Here is a shot taken from the top. 24 Cute And Incredibly Useful Gift Wrap DIYs. How to Make Cherry Blossom Lights. Stamping Fabric with Dishwasher Soap - At Home on the Bay. Yes, you read the title right. I know . . . sounds crazy, but it works. Simple, Easy & CHEAP Textured Vase - Mrs. Polly Rogers. Textures in home accessories seem to be the new trend right now, especially vases, bowls and candle sticks that look like molten silver has been meticulously dropped and dripped on them. So I thought I’d do a little experimenting, and I couldn’t be happier with the results! This one is silver. This one is Raspberry! First find a simple glass vase or votive, maybe you already have one?
Or find one at a thrift store. Line the opening with tape to keep the spray adhesive from getting inside. Pop in a paper to keep out the adhesive and spray paint. Spray the entire vase (outside!!) Mung Beans look like this. Slide your hand inside the paper sleeve in the top of the vase and hold it over a box or bowl or some container to catch the bouncing Mung beans. Once you have pretty good coverage, start pushing more Mung beans into open spaces. You might have sections that need more glue, but don’t use the Super 77 spray again.