How to Make a Hot Air Balloon Ornament. I created a template below that you can download and print. You can resize it to the same proportion as your ornament. The easiest way to resize it would be to drag it into Microsoft Word and resize. You could get fancy and do it in photoshop or get even fancier and not use the template at all and find any basket texture and draw out a template for a box. If you just want to skip the basket making altogether see the alternative at the bottom of post. Step1. Materials needed are as follows: Glue Stick Scotch Tape scissors or an exacto knife 2 Pennies or 1 nickel (optional) 2 pieces of string (6 inches long each) 1 loop screw 1 Plastic ball ornament Template of hot air balloon basket cut out (template is below). Step 2 When you cut out the template you can x non patterned side so you know which sides align.
Step 3 Remove the top basket and tape a nickel ,two pennies or anything that will weigh down the basket. Step 4 Tape one corner together. Step 5 Take string and attach tape onto string. 旧灯泡DIY热气球。这个有一定难度啊 主要是…_来自以陌NANA的图片分享. DIY Craft Project: How to craft a twine-ball light garland {As featured on Rock n Roll Bride} Time for another DIY craft project and today I’ll be showing you exactly how you can make this twine-ball light garland yourself. It’s one of those projects that’s a little bit messy and does take quite a bit of time, but it is so much fun.
Plus you have a really cool piece of decor at the end of it. Perfect for parties or around the home, you can paint it up in any colour you want to match your design scheme, and when lit, it looks so pretty, casting lots of patterned twinkly light everywhere. Mine is now taking pride of place in my office. How-to make a Twine Ball Light Garland I’ve seen twine balls used for all sorts of purposes, from chandeliers to dining table decor, so I thought I’d have a go at making a light garland using this idea. I chose to use coloured twine, alternating between pink and purple twine balls. {You will need} {Four} This is the really messy part. {Five} Leave to dry overnight. So what do you think, is this one you’ll be trying out at home? Michelle x. D.I.Y - Rosebud Lights. Want to know how to spruce up plain fairy lights into something a bit more pretty?
Here's how I made these rosebud inspired string lights. You will need: -A set of plain (or coloured) LED fairy lights. Make sure they are definitely the LED kind as the normal bulbs will get too hot and we don't want any fires! - Some strips of light transparent fabric. . - A pair of fabric scissors. - Electrical tape. 1. 2. 3. 4. And then all that's left to do is.... Plug them in and enjoy :) x Rachel. Paper Crafting for Christmas. A little less than 2 weeks till the big day - is your home all decorated for the holidays already? I'm sure you can squeeze in a bit more festive-ness, can't you?
Here are some simple paper ornaments and decorations which we think you still have time for! We might be slightly biased, but all these projects would look smashing created from Japanese washi paper and origami paper! Actually, we have a little stock pile of the origami wreaths and modern paper ornaments crafted from chiyogami in red, black and gold just waiting to be hung. And while you're on the hunt for paper ornaments, don't forget about our Paper Angels over on the Canadian Living Craft Blog! Need some paper? Origami wreaths found via Milomade. My First Do-it-Yourself! My heart jumps any time I see the letters DIY. Being a “do it yourself: enthusiast, I am constantly trying to find things I can make at home with unique and vintage materials. I was at the home of a friend and fellow artist, Michal Strawbridge, and I saw a chandelier she had created using mason jars.
Inspired, I took the idea and made it my own. I have never written a DIY before unless you count knitting patterns. 1. You will need a drill to cut holes in the lids and metal snips. Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. If you don’t like the look of the blue colored jars (or want a bit of variation) you can use any other canning jar that takes the regular lid. I hope at least one person is able to re-create this project and make it their own. {Challenge & Giveaway!} Easter Lily Backdrop. How many of you have seen and fallen in love with this backdrop from BHLDN? And how many of you nearly passed out at the price tag?! I mean, $1,800?! How many of you at that point said you could do it yourself? Well, you're right! And I did. It's not identical, but that's because I added some pink, and spread out the flowers a bit more.
Here's the deal (just like with the paper rose): I will happily post my the tutorial in exchange for some reader love! Not convinced? So spread the word! {Roundup} Chandeliers! I had randomly mentioned to my Hubby a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to move our bedroom into the master bedroom (I know that sounds odd but when we had originally bought the place we put ourselves in the guest room because my younger sister was living with us and we wanted her to be able to have her own space. The master bedroom was all the way to the back of the condo and had it's own bathroom so it made sense). Well, this casual mention was apparently taken to heart because I came home one day from work and he'd made the switch!
What an awesome surprise to come home to; I got what I wanted and didn't even have to lift a finger for it! However, now that we have relocated to the master bedroom, I've realized that the bedrooms are the only two remaining rooms that have not been redone since we purchased. My mind hasn't shut off since. Sure, you're thinking: "Why don't you do it in both? " The one thing I know for sure is that I want to hang something pretty above our bed. {etsy} Glowing Outdoor Orbs. O.K. Get ready for it … this one’s a doozy. Doozie? Doosey. It’s a humdinger. It looks high end with a side of huge impact, It costs next to nothing, And even if being “handy” to you means replacing your regular lightbulbs with eco-friendly ones … you’ll be able to do this in 3 minutes flat. Opaque glass shades found at second hand store … Mini Lights from Christmas … Glowing orbs for your garden Want more STUFF like this?
Get my posts emailed to you daily. Total Cost: $3 In my attempt to make my backyard a teensy bit more contemporary than my 170 year old house I ran into a few problems. It isn’t gonna be for lighting if I can help it. So while perusing the local second hand store I came across some truly unfortunate stains on the carpet AND these ubiquitous opaque glass shades. Because as you can see, all you have to do is shove some old mini lights in em to create an outdoor light that even a magazine Editor in Chief will comment on. And here’s the best part! At night during the day p.s. The Earth Spectrum Mobile Chandelier by LilSproutCreations. Grace and light: Paper Punch Garland - A Photo Tutorial. Piece O' Cake Blog - Very cool curtain idea... Bliss Home in Knoxville was a shop on the walk between the Knoxville Convention Center (where the show was) and my hotel. This curtain/screen called out to me as I walked by.
Each "string" is made from colorful hand-cut rectangles that were sewn together with heavy black thread. The strings were long, ceiling to floor length. At the top the strings were tied to metal rods that were suspended from the ceiling. On closer inspection, the colored rectangles were paint chips! The maker must have placed two paint chip strips back to back and cut rectangles from the colored parts. Isn't this a great idea! Wedding Mason Jar Lanterns.
I spent today with my Mom, sister Brooke, and Marcie, my sister-in-law and and Jen, sister-in-law-to-be. Can I just say I love those women. We were busy with plans and decorations for the upcoming wedding of Josh (my brother) and Jen. I am so excited about the creative “Make it Do” ideas we have for the wedding… it’s going to be beautiful.
The reception will be outdoors on a patio of a local restaurant. We are so lucky that the restaurant has a large pergola and trees surrounding the patio from which to hang lanterns. So the project of the day was to make Mason Jar Lanterns. We found a wonderful tutorial for the lanterns on one of my favorite websites One Pretty Thing. Here is the link to the tutorial. Mason jar2 1/2 – 3 1/2 feet of wirewire cutterspencilplierssand or potting soilvoltive candle Here’s how we made the jars: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. One down and 39 more to go. These are going to look great lit up and lovely all around the wedding reception. How to Make Cherry Blossom Lights.
Upcycled Doily Lamp « I’ve been collecting vintage crochet doilies for several months, with plans to make this pendant lamp. Finally, now that the holidays are over and things have slowed down a bit, I took the time to make my first prototype. There are a few things I need to work out, but overall I am very pleased with how it turned out. The shadows that it creates on the ceiling and walls are just gorgeous. If all goes well, I’ll add it to my home line. Please email me if you’d like to be notified when it is available. P.S. P.P.S. Like this: Like Loading... Audible gasp. Life on flower (I think it’s the little plaid scarf that does it...) DIY Paint Swatch Chandelier. A paint-swatch chandelier? I think so :) {Step 1} You’ll need a whole bunch of paint swatches in your desired colours (seriously, emphasis on the whole bunch part). I picked a variety of blush, pink and red hues so I could get a fancy ombre look to my chandelier but I can only imagine how many different looks you could go for with your own chandelier.
Using a scalloped paper punch you’ll need to punch about 40 -60 swatches into little medallions. Keep the medallions divided by colours in little saucers or cups like below. {Step 2} I bought my lamp shade (my chandelier base) from Lowes for about 5 bucks. {Step 3} Lay out your paint medallions, coloured side down, in the desired order. {Step 4} Flip your lamp shade upside down and fasten it somewhere where it can hang freely (I tied mine to the latch that opens and closes our air vent in our ceiling). Thanks to Jenna for the photos, as always. DIY Valentine's Day Decorations. Ok, I admit it. I don't want to take down my Christmas decorations. I know the holiday is over, I know it's time to move on. But I love the warm feel that the strings of lights give our house. And let's face it, digging the storage boxes out of the garage and strategically packaging up each individual ornament is not going to be fun.
I'm trying to motivate myself by focusing on the next holiday. I've never decorated for Valentine's Day before and let's be honest, we have quite a lot of love in our home already. :] But, if it helps me get over my current Christmas decoration nostalgia, I'm going to try it. What do you guys think? Wednes-DIY Home Décor: The Light Bulb Vase. This week we’re sharing some of the blog’s greatest hits! These are some of our most loved posts by you, our amazing readers.
Don’t throw away those old light bulbs just yet! I have a fun, easy DIY for you that will brighten up your home decor or workspace :) This DIY is very simple, but it requires working with glass so you definitely need to be careful! What you need: A light bulb (any shape or size will work!) , pliers and gardening wire. Step One: First you need to remove the little silver layer on the bottom of the light bulb. Step Two: Now you have to remove the black cap from the bottom of the light bulb. Step Three: Once the black glass was removed it was really easy to get the little glass tube and wiring on the inside of the bulb out – I simply tapped it with the pliers and it broke right off. And now you have your empty lightbulb! Step Four: Add flowers and water, and hang with the gardening wire! Now I want to make more! Follow FP Julia on twitter. Trending on FP.com: Felt Ball Garland for Christmas.
I meant to make a felt ball garland last Christmas but it seems lots of other folks had the same idea, because by the time I got around to ordering my supplies, they were super back-ordered so they ended up coming after Christmas. Which is perfect because I often buy things for Holidays and don't get around to making them until the next year anyway. So here it is next year... and since I already had all the supplies, I've made it! And though I haven't actually started decorating yet (though I have picked up a few festive things from Ikea already), I thought I'd share it in case you'd like to make one too, you'll have time to do it this year! Making a garland is easy as pie (can you thread a needle?). What you'll want to know is where to get the felted balls. You can either buy them (I got some here I used the 2 cm size, spectrum and retro). Or make them. To make your own felted balls: Pull off a handful of wool roving and ball it loosely in your palm Keep rolling and rinsing.
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