A stencil some fabric scraps = A magic pillow. Dear Chicago House, Remember that stencil I won and used to create a piece of art work for my office, well I have been itching to have a go at stenciling some fabric ever since. When I tore the disgusting drapes down from your windows when we first moved in, I had plans for selling them. But there were no takers ( surprise surprise!) So I salvaged all the lining and tossed the 1980's curtains.
Now this stash of white fabric has been quite useful. I have already used it to make some Word Art pillows and it was the perfect fabric to have a play around with my stencil. I gave the fabric a good iron and taped in onto a large wooden board ( a piece of crappy old basement paneling) Stenciling onto fabric was a lot easier that working on paper as I suffered no edge bleed. I worked with just a single color - just a regular acrylic craft paint. I cut out two 19" squares and quickly ran up a pillow cover on my sewing machine. Love from Creative in Chicago. Christmas | Talk Crafty To Me. Because the holidays and food go hand-in-hand, and because my previous Gifts From Your Kitchen post was so popular, today’s last and final gift guide post is an extended version, with even more fabulous gift ideas for you to whip up in your kitchen!
In addition to the recipes, most of these ideas also come with printable labels or packaging ideas to make sure your gifts not only taste great, but look great too. 1. Fleur de Sel Caramels – All the rage right now, these salted caramels make a fabulous gift, and printable labels come in 3 styles. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Painted rug. I know that there are many of you moms out there who own one of these foam play mats. Although these feel great underfoot, they are not the most sophisticated of color palettes.
And, they certainly don't jive with everyones's decor. Sarah Baltare, of sarah.wandering decided to customize one of these mats for her niece. Take a look at how great it turned out: On the smooth side of the mat, she applied 2 coats of primer and then 2 coats of the base color. Abbey, at Aesthetic Outburst, saw the post and was inspired to paint her own mat for her sons room. And look at the rug that Kim from Art and Cupcake painted for her kitchen: I love the results that all 3 ladies achieved and I also love the flexibility that these foam pieces give you as far as size. DIY Upholstered Ottoman. I am so excited to share with you my most recent project... turning an old table into an upholstered ottoman! It was actually really easy and I think the result is a very professional looking ottoman! Here's how I did it. I already had this coffee table, but you could easily find one like this on Craigslist or maybe you already have one around the house. Anything that has legs that you like and an easy shape to cover will work.
If the table is taller, you can cut the legs down so that the ottoman will be comfortable for resting your feet on. First, I painted the legs. Because of the shape of my table, I added wood around the bottom, so that the finished shape would be straight on the sides and I would have something to hammer my nail heads into. If you are going to want to add tufting to your ottoman, go ahead and figure out the placement of the buttons. Drill holes in your table(!) Cut your foam to fit the top of the ottoman. Next, I cut foam strips to go on the sides. Glass Head Sewing Pins. Sewing pins with glass heads are practical – that larger pin head makes it easier to pick up and keep track of. Most of the pins like this I see in stores are available in one very specific range of bright primary colors or pearly plastic pink hearts, neither of which is really to my taste.
Historically, sewing pins were made with all kinds of delicate decorations including little hand painted metal animals and flowers. I made these with a selection of glass pearls and pressed glass beads. They aren’t much work, make sewing more fun, and would be a very sweet gift for someone who’s handy with a needle and thread. Supplies: - straight pins – in most occasions you’ll want the longest pins you can find - glass beads – in most occasions, you’ll want some pretty small beads - jeweler’s cement or super glue These beads are glass pearls, metal beads that are variable called “star dust” and “gold dust” and some Czech pressed glass beads.
As you’ve probably gathered, the assembly is dead simple. Ric Rac Rose. I love these easy-to-make Ric Rac Roses! Isn’t it beautiful? You can make these and use them in hair, on jewelry, on clothing, as embellishments on anything! And with The Ribbon Retreat’s large selection of Ric Rac, your possibilities are endless!
They are also sold at an awesome price for $.65 a yard! – Supplies – Ric Rac (I used 3/4″) Hot Glue Accessory to attach it to The first thing to know about this Ric Rac Rose is that the wider the Ric Rac, the taller the rose. I started out by cutting two pieces of Ric Rac at 21 inches. I ended up using a bit less than 21 inches… probably 16 or 17 inches. Now we are going to “braid” the two pieces of Ric Rac together. Keep going until you get to the end. Take the end and curl the Ric Rac in. Continue rolling the Ric Rac. You can put a little hot glue on the sides as you are rolling it. Here is how the side looks. When you like the size of your rose, you can stop rolling. Now put some glue on the under side of the rose. It looks pretty, just like this! 350 Cards & Gifts Patterns | 350 Cards & Gifts | Paper Crafts. Transfer Images Using Freezer Paper. It was purely by accident that I figured out this method of transferring a printed image.
It is simple to do and you don't need any special paper or products! If you can print it from your computer then you can transfer it to a fabric or wood surface. Now, this project I am about to show you is not very exciting, but it will give you the idea of how the transfer is done...so here it goes. I decided to cover my old and dirty mouse pad that looked like this: I used canvas and cut a piece a bit larger that than the mouse pad. Then I cut a piece of "Heat n Bond" the same size as the canvas and, following the instructions, adhered it to the back of my fabric. I then centered the mouse pad onto the back of the canvas and, again, using my iron, adhered the canvas to the top of the mouse pad.
I cut a piece of macramae jute and secured it to the edge of the pad using hot glue. So, now you know how I covered the mouse pad...onto how to do the transfer. Trim the excess freezer paper using sissors. Lesa. Tissue Rose Piñata {DIY Feature} And Chickabug Giveaway Winner. I was blown away when I first saw the gorgeous tissue rose piñata from the Cornish Fairies Party by Nicole of Tradewind Tiaras. Nicole was kind enough to share the instructions on creating it, so if you love it as much as I do, you can do it yourself and create one at home! Nicole mentioned the thought of using it at a bridal or baby shower--basically, these aren't just for children, but adults can enjoy them too!!! Materials You Will Need: One balloon (Nicole went with a 24" round version, to avoid that distinct oblong balloon shape, but any would work)One glass filled with stones to act as a weightTapeNewspaper cut into stripsWallpaper paste Tissue paper {Step One} Making a papier mache pinata is simple, but does take several days (including drying time). 1) Tape your balloon, knot side down, to the glass filled with rocks. 2) Dip strips of newspaper in the wallpaper paste, wiping off any excess. 3) Allow each layer to dry before adding another layer of newspaper.
{Step 2} {Step 3} Ruler. Bookbinding Tutorial by =JamesDarrow on deviantART. Macrame - friendship-bracelets.net/macrame. By Stefan. Back to Tutorials. This tutorial is supposed to teach you how to make macrame bands in different styles. They can be used as bracelets, belts, or just for decoration. Under each image I will indicate what knot you need to make the band. Reversed half-hitches. Square knots. Hitches. Double Hitches. Lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2011/05/doormat-wall-art.html. I made these awesome wall hangings last year and they are one of the few decorations in my house that I have never gotten sick of or moved around. I saw the idea in Lowes Creative Solutions and obsessed over it until I could make them for myself.
I shared them on my family blog at the time, but I've received so many compliments on them recently that I thought I'd share them here as well. I started off with a few pieces of poplar board, 1 inch x 12 inches x 6 feet. I had them sawed in half, which left me with two 3 feet x 12 inch boards. I sanded and stained the boards a dark walnut color, lined the edges with painters tape, and covered the boards with this doormat that I picked up from Lowes. I then spray painted 4 light coats of Valspar's Ivory through the doormat - 2 straight down on the mat and 2 from different angles to try to fill in all of the gaps. I allowed the paint to dry for about 30 minutes after the last coat, and when I pulled the mat off I literally squealed with delight. DIY Shabby and Sweet Push Pins. Today I have a great and easy twofer DIY for you!
I’m going to show you how to make these cute push pins for your cork board, and how to use a fabric yoyo maker to make quick and easy, and adorable, fabric yoyos for any number of cute projects. I made these push pins for my window organizer, but they would be just as lovely on your full sized message board, or even for your teen to hang posters in their room! Here’s What You Need: *Flat Top Push Pins *Hot Glue or E6000 *Buttons, Cabochons, Vintage earrings, Resin Flowers *Fabric *Yoyo Maker and Template *Scissors, Needle, & Thread First I’m going to show you how to make fabric yoyos: Step 1: Gather supplies and cut fabric- Using the template on the back of your fabric yoyo maker, mark and cut out your circles.
Step 2: Place fabric in yoyo maker- Place your fabric with the right side out around the disc that looks like a gear, serrated edge. And there you have it. Step 1: Gather your supplies- Heat up your glue gun. Wasn’t that easy! Like this: Making paper by hand. I've been taking over the house once again with my latest creative project -- papermaking. (Thankfully my husband doesn't seem to mind, and he even stepped in to take some photos of the process so I could share them here.) I met a local bookmaker, Laura, here in Nashville soon after moving to town. We then met up for coffee to chat about books and new techniques we wanted to try. We decided that papermaking should be our first project and we wasted no time with getting started.
The bowl above is filled with little torn-up scraps of paper leftover from making books. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the blended paper pulp this time. Next, we added our pulp to a large vat of water. After pulling the sheets, we'd press them from the mould onto pieces of cloth, and eventually set them out to dry in my living room. And here's the end result: We experimented with using different types of cloth to press our wet sheets of paper on to dry. I love textured paper.
DIY Backyard Treehouse with Stargazing Platform. If you're new here, you may want get our blog updates via email.. Thanks for visiting! What a great place to spend time with the kids – on your own DIY “stargazing” structure. It’s part playhouse and part treehouse, so hours of fun are in store, plus it may end up being a great place to enjoy a glass of wine with the adults. Found via a French site, ducotedechezvous.com, so the do-it-yourself instructions are in French. See more ideas for creative outdoor play at Babble. DIY Criss-cross headband. My addiction to insanely simple DIYs continues. I threw this together today and thought I'd share:) 1.
Take a long strip of fabric (preferably some type of stretchy fabric) 2. Position the middle of the fabric strip at the base of your neck 3. Cross once! 4. Cross twice! I wanted mine to be an easy throw-on every time, so I also just hand-stitched a few stiched through the criss-cross and the knot to keep it from coming undone. SO easy, right? Shaped Frame Family Photo. Paper Flowers – Anyone Can Do That | FindInspirations.com.
Japanese Kusudama, this tutorial is featured on Craftuts Anyone can do that, I assure you. The proof: I can, just take a quick look at my result below. And, believe me, I am neither meticulous nor particularly patient. You could even say I’m the opposite. Below you can see my very first attempt to create paper flowers. What you will need to make your own Kusudama paper ball?
1. 3. 4. (optionally) I prefer torn paper instead of cut. You have to start with a single petal. Now you have to glue your 5 petals into a flower. Apply the glue to only one side of each petal, except for the last one, in this case cover both sides with glue. Your first flower is done. Don’t glue every petal right after you make it. When all 12 flowers are finished you have to glue them together. When two halves of Kusudama Flower Ball are ready you have to glue them together. East Coast Creative: Pallet Possibilities {How to Build a Wooden Pallet Wall} DIY Inground Trampoline Instructions. June | 2011 | Practical Enrichment. DIY Black Lace Candles. East Coast Creative: DIY Fabric Floor Cloth {Floor Mat} East Coast Creative: Distressing Granny (How to Distress Frames) DIY Shrinky Dinks for Adults. Finger Knitting How-to. Emily Summers Design and Nonsense: Pretty Handmade Envelopes.
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