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Because Homes Should Be Great. Blitsy. By Wilma. I always wanted to have a palmistry hand. I just love the look of those hands. When I found this hand on Ebay, I knew I had my palmistry hand in the making. This hand can be used as a jewelry stand or a decoration piece. I love how it turned out. It may not be 100% accurate, but who cares? I wasn’t going for an accurate palmistry hand but for a beautiful decoration piece. And I think I it turned out perfectly! Learn how to make a DIY palmistry hand after the jump. . . What you need for a DIY palmistry hand a mannequin handOff white spray paintSharpie or something similar How to make a DIY palmistry hand 1. 2. My palmistry hand isn’t a 100% accurate, but I don’t mind.

Written by Wilma My name is Wilma Boekholt, I'm the owner of this blog. By Wilma. Debbiedoos. Just when you think you knew all the tips and tricks in the book! There is always something new to be discovered. A friend of mine actually recommended me trying this technique. Today, I am sharing how to stencil using plaster of Paris. My friend said she recently saw a demonstration of it at an antique mall, I believe that is where she said..can’t remember now. I told her I actually wanted to try that and completely forgot about it. So on a whim I ran out to Lowe’s home improvement and picked up a box of plaster of Paris. All the pictures I snapped are from my cell phone, so please pardon the quality. There are two types of Plaster of Paris, one for interior, one for exterior. NOTE TO SELF: Please do not try to cast your kids arm ..you are not a medical Doctor.:) Getting just the right consistency was the tricky part.

Another thing I learned is that I would use a flat putty knife to spread the mixture over my stencil and then smooth it out. It turned out pretty neat, wouldn’t you say? For the Makers. Francoisetmoi. Okay you guys, I have a SUPER simple DIY on the books for today. It’s so simple I’m not even sure we can call this a tutorial, so we won’t. It’s more like a repurposing of sorts–but anywho! I’m loving the hand sculpture home accessories we’re seeing so smartly tucked into interiors lately.

Last week when I was at the craft store picking up supplies for another project, I came across a hand form in the jewelry supplies section intended for ring display, and a light bulb went off to paint it a fun color and use it as a hand sculpture accessory for our living room. You could definitely leave it black (the way it comes), or use it as a ring stand. Materials: Resin Hand Form + Montana Gold Acrylic Paint, Color: Blue Signal 1. 2.

Like this: Like Loading... Paper and Stitch. I used to work with plaster pretty frequently, but more recently switched to concrete for projects I would have previously made with plaster. It’s the same exact process and I love the look of concrete, so it made sense. BUT a while back, I got to thinking about how I might be able to add color to plaster for some teeny tiny planters I wanted to make. I did some research online, but couldn’t find a solution anywhere. Probably because the powder consistency of plaster is pretty important to it setting up properly, etc. So it’s not just a matter of tossing in some acrylic paint and calling it a day. And yes, it’s true that I could just paint them after they’re set, which I’ve done before, but I wanted the color to be a part of the material, not an afterthought.

Click through for the ‘secret ingredient’ that makes this process possible AND my simple tutorial for making tiny pastel planters for cacti and succulents. Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Things She Makes. These decorative letters can be used for all sorts of jobs - paper weights, bookends, mantle or shelf fillers and table top decor - they can be used on their own, or together to form words and how you decorate them is endless. This DIY was a spontaneous make, so I used what I had - metal cookie cutters - which in turn gave the finished letters a unique finish, however; an easier option would be letter moulds - but here's how I made mine. To protect my surfaces and provide a base to my cutters, I placed my cookie cutters on top of a perspex sheet: Mixing my plaster to a ration of 2 heaped spoonfuls of plaster and 1 spoonful of water to create a slightly thicker, denser base than other plaster DIYs [photo holders / mini wire grid / pyramid ring holders] - make sure the plaster is pourable and smooth, before filling the cutters: There was a little spread, as the perspex sheet and cutters had a small gap, but as the plaster dries quickly, it wasn't anything to worry about: What do you think?

The Things She Makes. We're going right back to GCSE Art lessons: Mod Roc, Plaster Roll or Plaster of Paris - whatever you called it, I'm sure you came across the weapon of choice for todays DIY at some point during school art. After seeing a roll of plaster on sale at HobbyCraft, I couldn't help but find a project for it. In my continued efforts to make accessories for my home, a Decopatch symbol and a bowl of water was all I needed. What I Used: Water / Paint This DIY is actually pretty simple and is in no way as messy as I remember - all you need to make sure is that everything you need is on hand - have a protected surface, cut your strips of plaster roll and have a bowl of water near by - then you're good to go.

I started my plastering with the edges - this way, you can fold the plaster in place over the front and back, which will then be covered later. To the water, wiped off the excess and then smoothed over the Decopatch symbol: Continue for the full length to ensure the symbol is fully covered: