$5 in Paris (KUAS Original Pattern) Original knitting pattern by Anna Maliszewski Updated 8/27/13 English, French & Spanish Have you ever just wanted to make a quick and inexpensive raglan tee that is fluffy-soft without breaking the bank? Well say "bonjour! " and dig those needles and Caron Simply Soft yarns out from your stash and you'll be finished before you can mutter, "Je l'adore! " SIZES: Small, Medium and Large Raglan Measurements: Small= approx. 32.5mm wide 59mm long Medium=39mm wide 59mm long Large= approx. 45.5mm wide 59mm long **NOTE for size upgrades: 12sts adds 2.5'' Materials: Yarn: -1 skein "Caron Simply Soft" in pale mint - 1.5-2 skeins of "Caron Simply Soft" in greyNeedles: -One 24'' circular needles, Size US8 -Two 32'' circular needles: Size US9--one is extra for trying on the work-in-progress -A set of 4 dpn's: Size US8 -Optional: also size 7 US dpns *I recommend you investing in Knitpick's Options Needle Set, so that you can also use the wires as stitch holders.
Abbreviations: Crayola Wall Art. My mom is a preschool teacher. She's at a new site this year and has spent the past week getting it ready for the upcoming schoolyear. We transformed her office from drab to fab, and now all she's missing is some wall art. I saw this online and figured it will work well in a preschool office. Turns out it was the perfect time of year for this project as I was able to get packs of 24 crayons for $0.25 each at a back to school sale!
The canvas was only $8.00, so the overall project cost was less than $10.00. The complete finished product! There are 71 crayons overall (most colors were used 3 times and a few were used 4 times). Turns out it's important to pay attention to the distance you hold the heat gun from the crayons. All melted with a few crayon puddles gathered at the bottom.
Bath Fizzies. All Natural Graffiti Made from Moss – Crafting a Green World. I just love a DIY urban beautification project! Whether we’re talking about Kintta’s yarn graffiti or using seedbombs to spread greenery to blighted spaces, I’m struck by how much a little color can impact the urban landscape. Moss graffiti art and moss carvings definitely fall under this umbrella. Moss Graffiti Art Unlike spray paint, moss graffiti art is all natural and healthy to work with. You can paint words or images, and the moss fills in like magic! It’s easy as pie to whip up a batch of moss paint. Here’s how: In your blender, combine: One can of cheap beer or 1 1/2 cups buttermilkA few handfuls of mossOne teaspoon of sugar. Blend until the mixture is smooth, and you’re ready to get painting! You can use a brush to paint your moss onto concrete walls, rocks, or brick.
Moss Carvings Already have a mossy wall? Have you guys seen other examples of cool, moss graffiti art? You might also like… Image Credits: Moss Graffiti. About the Author. Handmade Salt Pouches For The Shower Or Bath. I love salt scrubs, especially this time of year when I want to slough off the dead skin from winter, and I equally love bath salts for the skin softening ingredients in them – but more often than not I find myself in the shower. These pouches are perfect for combining both bath salt and salt scrub into an exfoliating pouch I can bring into the shower, and they are simple to make.
You can go a few different routes when making these so play around with your recipes and find your favorite. I made these for my mom for Mother’s Day so I added a few things for specific reasons. I will list them to give you an idea of how you can customize these to suit your needs. In my moms pouches I included: A few different ideas for a mix: Oatmeal, lavender buds, and powdered milk with a little of your favorite essential oilJust sea salt and grapefruit or petitgrain essential oil for an invigorating scrubSalts, herbs, and essential oil Start with 6 cheap washcloths.
Folded in half, cut them into thirds. Fabulous Find Friday with Bev!! - Blog Tiffany. A cabin in the mezzanine for the garden - Living with You. DIY Macro Lens. 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. Message inside an egg in Craft ideas for original gifts and presents. Flowers in hanging glass bottles in Crafts for decorating and home decor. Imagine an ethereal and colorful atmosphere over your head ... this is the idea to make your wedding, party or celebration different. Roses, tulips, petunias, peonies, sunflowers ... everything fits into these suspended bottles.
Wrapping the wire around the neck of the most beautiful bottles we have and fix them at some higher level support, we will make this magical effect becomes true. Images: Rock My Wedding, Ruffled Blog. Confetti Invitations + Template. Mar 14 I made this prototype for a couple who needed save-the-dates for a wedding. We ended up doing something else but these turned out so cute I thought I would do a tutorial on how to make them. These little tubes shoot a little burst of confetti when you twist them. The problem is they are usually ugly and the confetti inside them is usually poor quality (like five little sad strands.) So what we did here is strip the label, disassemble the spring mechanism. Then put it back together with our own confetti plus an invitation inside. Then the recipient twists the canister for an exciting little moment to get their invitations. We were going to do these as save-the-dates but they would work great as party invitations for any event.
MaterialsCheap Party Poppers (you can find these at most party supply stores) 12 for $10Confetti (buy this or make your own–get out your hole punches!) Then download the template for free right here or you can design your own. Voila! House of Smith's: Hanging Roses Flower Ball Tutorial. I was browsing blogs a couple weeks back and found a post about these great hand made crepe paper roses on this cute scrapbooking blog! Homespun with Heart The second I saw them I KNEW what I was gonna do! I have had these Styrofoam ball forms for a while now, and thought I would do cute flowers all over them, and hang them in the twins' room. But sadly, the flower idea was pretty expensive. Especially because I wanted to do three of them. SO I thought this was a great, thrifty alternative! And I LOVE how they turned out!
Here's what you'll need: Styrofoam ball forms Crepe paper streamers in whatever colors you choose LOTS of hot glue sticks and a glue gun a roll of tape and a measuring stick I measured my crepe paper strips at 24 inches, and ripped a BUNCH at that length, so I wouldn't have to keep stopping, to rip more Once that was done... and my glue gun was nice and hot, I started in on my flower makin'! First I crumpled the strips up, to make them softer and more fabric looking... Easy-peezy! Shoe Sugar Month: Day 17 Insole Heaven. One of the downsides to buying shoes at the thrift store is that they often don't have the prettiest insoles. And honestly, I don't really care about what my shoes look like on the inside unless I'm photographing them. But I'll admit that I've been drawn to shoes in the store that have a pretty pattern on the inside.
If you love to have your shoes look as good on the rack as they do on your feet you can try this simple tutorial for making custom insoles. And BTW, I bought these Apt. 9 shoes for only $1.50! I love their pinkish but neutral hue. You can use pinking shears to do this but they must be the quality fabric shears you buy at JoAnn's and not the kind for scrapbooking. Those barely cut paper. 1. 2. 3. 4. Now alternately you can cut out the foam step and just glue the fabric into your shoe without foam. 5. 6. 7.
Sewing. Princesses. Redecorating.