Typographical art prints • happy dappy bits blog. I have some new items to share on this bright and sunny Spring morning! These feature two of my favorite quotes as a start to a new series of typographical art prints I’ll be rolling out. The first one is a timely quote from Doug Larson, “Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” In alternating tints of peachy pink, yellowy orange and brownish gray, I’m continuing to play with tints like I’ve done with my latest thank you cards except in these I’m highlighting specific words instead of letters.
I love this quote! The second one is another favorite of mine, “Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine” from Anthony J. D’Angelo. This one is in tints of teal green, gray blue, and bright yellow. These prints can be purchased here. . © 2012 Happy Dappy Bits LLC. DIY | Wooden Spoon - SAUVAGES. Si,à votre grand malheur, vous n'avez pas pu participer à notre atelier Enjolive ta cuillère de bois, voici un petit tutoriel pour le faire vous-même, à la maison.
C'est tout simple. Il vous faut : - de la peinture acrylique - des pinceaux fins - des cuillères de bois (plus elles sont vieilles, mieux la peinture tiendra - en plus d'être un projet plus écolo car on réemploi ce qu'on a!) - des bouts de tissus, des boutons, etc. . - du vernis ou une laque pour protéger le projet (encore une fois, on peut faire un effort pour choisir un vernis à l'eau et sans COV (composés organiques volatils) afin de préserver notre environnement et un air plus sain dans la maison) - du papier collant Grosso modo, vous n'avez qu'à peindre le motif ou personnage désiré sur votre cuillère.
Le papier collant vous servira à faire des lignes bien droites (si vous avez envie de rayé, bien sûre) Finissez par une bonne couche de vernis, une fois la peinture sèche au touché. Amusez-vous! DIY Broadway Tile Coasters. I kind of have this secret obsession with Broadway. I have tons of soundtracks on my Iphone and I'm starting to amass a nice collection of Playbills from all the shows I've seen. One of my secret dreams has always been to be a Broadway actress. In high school I loved the drama program and I have always thought I would be so happy being on the stage night after night. I still dream about which shows I would want to star in some times..... Since I don't currently live in New York I decided to bring a little bit of Broadway home with some cute new coasters.
Supplies: White tiles-I got mine at Home Depot for 16 cents a piece Broadway playbill image printouts-images found on Google Spray adhesive Polyurethane/Varnish-sold in a paint bottle-NOT PICTURED Spray enamel-optional Small circle cork stickers Coordinating paint Paint brushes First I searched around Google and found a bunch of images from different Broadway playbills I liked. Once the tiles were finished. Voila! Xoxo, Amanda. Make Your Own Personlized Eye Chart. DIY Wall Art: Triangles. There aren't too many things in life more satisfying than hanging your own art in your living room. If you think you can't make your own art, you are WRONG! Making art is easy and fun and there is absolutely no wrong way to do it. I'll give you some tips to make sure all your art projects turn out great. First, here are my top 3 tips to ensure your DIY art projects come out amazing: Pay attention to color.
It is the single most important part of your art project. Here are the supplies you'll need for this project. sheet of acrylic canvas paper, or a stretched canvaspaint brushpencilrulerpainter's tapeacrylic paint in primary colors and white Start by drawing the design in pencil onto your canvas. Next, plan out where you're colors are going. If you look closely, you'll notice I actually switched the colors on the last row of mine by accident. Now tape off all the 3's with painter's tape and start painting. Pull the tape off as soon as you're done painting. Now just keep going! DIY Pillows Made from Daddy's Shirts. Want a little insight into what my husband signed up for when he said "I do"? I've had a box squirreled away in the bottom of the closet for the past three years. Every time my husband has announced that he's going to sort through his clothes and get rid of old items, I'd hover over him like a ravenous vulture circling a horse carcass.
I would wait on baited breath for an old button-down shirt to hit the "give away" pile, swoop in, nab the shirt with my sharpened craft talons, and hastily slink off to the box in the bottom of my closet. I hope your mental image of me doing this involved drooling and a hunchback. So what, pray tell, could possibly evoke such strange behavior? I had the idea (yes, three years ago) to make a quilt for the duckling out of his dad's shirts. With no change in sight, I decided to curb my hoarding habits and do something with my secret stash of shirts before a family of squirrels decided to make a home in my closet.
Supplies for Shirts Instructions for Shirts 1. Recovered Stool. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Recovered Stool This was a pretty fun project. I used vinyl that was on sale at the fabric store. Posted by Lori at 12:40 PM Email ThisBlogThis! Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 2 comments: Load more... Newer PostOlder PostHome. Friendship Ear Buds. I first saw this idea on pinterest, and loved the look! Anie, of SassyBudsz, has opened an etsy shop selling friendship ear buds. Check out her shop here. SassyBudsz also has a blog and a facebook page. Check it out! Her product is great and the price is right. When she sends me my multicolored ear buds I'll post a picture to share. This craft brought me back to making friendship bracelets on warm, sunny days at family camp.
All you really need is some string, and ear buds. To get started: tie the string onto the end of the cord with a knot. Step 1: Bring the string under the ear bud cord leaving a loop on the right for your hand to fit through. Step 2: Reach through the loop, grab the ball of string, and pull it through. Step 3: Pull the string tight against the cord, as you can see in the next two pictures: It's as easy as that! Here are the multi-colored Sassy Budsz that Anie sent me in the mail. DIY: Spray Painting Lace. I've seen spray-painted lace on objects all over the craft blogs lately, and I love it. My mom bought this wooden tray and jars to organize and easily transport her button collection. Today we experimented with lace, and it was totally cool! Wooden tray all primed and dry: Mom painting the tray a lovely teal color: Taping on the lace, and covering the areas that she didn't want spray-painted: Spraying it up!
Removing the lace: I then used hot glue to adhere some buttons on the handle sides: I like how it turned out. Now I want to do this paint effect on other items. How to: No Sew Scrap Fabric Basket with Handles. I am in LOVE with making scrap fabric baskets. They are just turning out so well! I thought I’d show you another one that I put together. The basket is a different type and shape but it still worked so well, and I added handles.
My little girl attached herself to this basket and I had to bribe her just to get it away from her to take a picture. This technique could make the cutest Easter basket to match an Easter dress. No Sew Scrap Fabric Basket with Handles You will need: Scrap fabric Scissors Basket – mine are from The Dollar Store The full scrap fabric weaving instructions and picture tutorial can be found here: No Sew Scrap Fabric Basket. This basket is different in the fact that I added handles! Tie and knot the fabric to the basket near the top. Now braid the 3 scraps together to make your handle. Easy! I repeated these steps to make a second handle at the other end of the basket. Now you can start weaving your scrap fabric around the edges.
Painted Glass Vase. A is for AiRpLaNe... 12 Ways to Make a Spring Wreath | The New Home Ec. Song Lyric Wall Art / D.I.Y. Project. A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price. I can't pass these things up even though I already owned this particular design. I thought that I could maybe use it to make a fun D.I.Y., but my new rule is that all thrifts that I purchase with the intent of restyling need to get done right away.
I have way too many half finished projects in my life. With that little bit of motivation I came up with a fun D.I.Y. to display some of my favorite song lyrcis in our newlywed home. Here's how I did it... I displayed our piece in our bedroom, on Jeremy's side of the bed. A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price. Modern Wall Art with Paint Swatches! Looking for a way to fill that blank wall but don't have permission to paint?
All you need is a trip to a major hardware store and an afternoon in front of a good movie to take care of that little dilemma. Supplies Needed: Large frame with paper insert, a ton of pretty paint chips, double-sided tape squares, and vinyl letters appropriate to the size of your frame or phrase (4" - 6"). I went with a color scheme that involved a variety of tones from some of my favorite colors. It's basically a muted rainbow with plenty of lighter shades to keep things from getting too busy. 1. Experiment with your color layout. 2. 3. Paint chip art is a great option for renters looking to fill a big space without spending a small fortune! Colorful Mosaic Wall on the cheap!!! Like a lot of people, I live in an apartment.
The type of apartment complex that doesn't allow painting of any kind. I really try to jazz up the blah eggshell walls with color, whether it be colorful artwork or colored lampshades that cast a hue on the wall. Well, I wanted to step it up a notch with my décor beyond that and do something totally different with my bedroom wall that would make visitors come in and say, "Wow! You did that? " And the cool thing is that I did it all for under $20!
Yep, for $20 bucks you can get a totally rockin' wall that is full of color and will brighten up any room! What do you need? – Multicolored scrapbook page packs (I purchased mine at Target and 50 sheets came to a pack; I purchased 2 packs)– Aleene's Tacky Dots (available at Michaels)– tape measure So, I'm not going to do a full-blown step by step tutorial, but I'll give you a very easy rundown of what I did. Honestly, I'm not a by the book/measurement kinda girl, so a lot of this was eyeballed. Alexa. Miss Make: Tutorial: Happy Raincloud Mobile. A few weeks ago I got a really exciting email. I had been selected to participate in the Scribble Shop challenge. It's kind of like 'Iron Chef' for crafty bloggers, except I did it in my living room, and there were sadly no dramatic sound effects. They sent me a box filled with assorted craft supplies with one instruction: make something. When my box arrived I eagerly ripped it open to discover: - stick-on felt shapes I really liked the glass marbles because they looked like little dewdrops.
I'm a sucker for greenish hued glass anyway so I knew I wanted to use those. And the little dewdrops were going to be the sparkly raindrops. I know people usually complain when it rains but personally I love the rain, it makes me feel calm and peaceful and happy inside. From the above list I used Mod Podge, the glass marbles, the stick-on felt, and popsicle sticks. And here's what I did! First I crocheted all the little gold raindrop nets. [NOTE: If you don't know how to crochet, don't fret! Pull tight. My Favourite Colour surface designs « handsome things. 15 Mar I absolutely adore these pillows and fabrics that Frances White launched at this year’s Design Indaba. It’s probably a good idea to warn the babysitter cause you wouldn’t want little Johnny ending up in the naughty corner for these. “My Favourite Colour is a surface design company with a focus on the interior industry.
It was started in 2011 and launched at the 2012 Design Indaba by fine artist, Frances White, whose love of bright, jewel-like colours and strong pattern have translated into a vibrant collection of textiles and soft furnishings. The first range focuses on South African flora, a particular love of Frances’, with each design drawing its inspiration from the flowers of a particular region.
The fabrics designs so far focus on the Highveld, Cape, Tsitsikamma and West Coast floral regions. A wide range of cushions is available, and fabric by the metre is currently in production. Her pillows range between R350 and R495 and you can order them from her website. Like this: DIY Wall Art: Bubbles. If you liked my DIY on triangle art, then you're going to love this one. I saw something similar in a blog post about cool offices, and I thought 'Hey, I could make that! ' This project is super fast, will cost you almost nothing and looks amazing. The holy trinity of DIY art projects if you ask me. Here are the supplies you'll need: a stretched canvasbig paint brushscissorswhite acrylic paintMod Podgetissue paper in primary colors Stretched canvases can be purchased in any arts & craft store. Ah, that's better. Before you make anything permament, play around with the positioning on your canvas. When you figure out your arrangement, spread a thin coat of Mod Podge where you want the first circle to lay.
Once the circle is smoothed out and most of the wrinkles are gone, put another coat of Mod Podge on top. Repeat the same steps for the other 2 circles. If you're amazing and more patient than me, you'll take your time to smooth it out perfectly. Put a Spring in Your Step with 12 Mod Podge Projects | The New Home Ec. DIY Beach Glass Jars & Bottles. DIY: Stencil Pillow.