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Bloglovin’ 27 Incredible DIY Christmas Lights Decorating Projects. Today is the first day of winter. It has finally come with icy snow in the Homesthetics Studio and the view from our office is wonderful. An so now more than ever we dream about the upcoming holidays and the many ways we can get in the Christmas spirit faster and more efficient. One of the most important aspect of the winter holidays are the Christmas lights. Whether you are accustomed to the traditional tree decorating way or not, we bring you 27 Incredible DIY Christmas Lights Decorating Projects that will spice things up, change the atmosphere and turn your home into a wonderland. You can decorate any tiny part of your house, not just the living room and dress everything in a holiday shimmering coat, making every room more cozy, warm and Christmasy.

Lightning can be arranged in any form, any shape to materialize dreams, stars, trees or simple spherical lamps. Spread the Christmas spirit outside your home as well. 25 Beautiful DIY Wood Lamps And Chandeliers That Will Light Up Your Home. Light is utterly important when it comes to interior design. The ambiance created by lighting effects changes the appearance of a room and the way it is perceived by us, as well enhancing whichever piece of art or piece of decor we desire.

It can express warmth, coziness, happiness, romance or the opposite, sterility, coldness, strictness. The last set of atmospheres is usually obtained through cold lighting fixtures such as steel chandeliers or concrete, modern pieces. For a home however, we should be thinking more in therms of natural warm materials such as the classical wood. Drift wood and old metallic steam punk lamps are usually combined for a vintage, industrial effect which has its uniqueness and degree of personalization we love. Read next – Beautiful Ideas On How To Decorate With Repurposed Light Bulbs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.Hanging bulb lamp 20.You light up my life 21. 22. 23. Taller Experimental de Cerámica - Díaz de Cossío. Fantasy Wire Fairies Sculptures. How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden. Good news and bad news. I had planned to film a short video showing you how to make a pallet garden, but the weather didn’t cooperate.

I was stapling the landscape fabric onto the pallet when it started drizzling and got really windy. That’s the bad news. But I know I promised a tutorial today, so I took photos and have kept my word to share how to make the pallet garden. So keep reading my pallet loving friends, instructions on how to make your own pallet garden are just a few lines away… Find a Pallet The first thing you need to do is–obviously–find a pallet. Don’t just take the first pallet you find. Collect Your Supplies For this project, you’ll need the pallet you found, 2 large bags of potting soil, 16 six packs of annual flowers (one six pack per opening on the face of the pallet, and two six packs per opening on the top of the completed pallet garden), a small roll of landscape fabric, a staple gun, staples, and sand paper.

Get Your Pallet into Shape Let the Stapling Begin!

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How To Mix Chalkboard Paint in Any Color. We love using chalkboards as backdrops for displays and parties (like this one here!). So we were super excited to learn that you can create your own custom colors-and it's really easy! We first learned how from Martha Stewart whose tutorial you can read here. She recommends that you use latex paint, but we tried it out with acrylic paints with much success. Here's how you too can create your own chalkboard paint... Supplies: 1/2 cup acrylic paint (choose any color you like, or mix colors together to make the perfect shade!)

1. 2. Once your chalkboard has fully dried be sure to slate the surface before using it for the first time. Have fun creating any color combination you like!!

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Fabric Crafts. Muchos en una. Accesorios. Ropa. Decor.