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Personal Project. This is not at all client-based.

Personal Project

It doesn’t have anything to do with my photography business. However, I get asked pretty frequently which design blogs I follow. One of my absolute favorites is Tatertots and Jello. My sister-in-law, Leslie, introduced me to this blog and I’m an avid reader ever since. Jen comes up with great themes and ideas, and then finds tons of resources and DIY projects for ways to make those ideas come alive. This Saturday I was browsing T&J in my google reader. Fast forward to Sunday. On our way home we stopped at JoAnn Fabrics so I could purchase glue sticks and burlap.

Whatdya think? My tips for this project: Prepare to get burned. If you decide to make one too – send me pictures! B/w Interior for my boyfriend and me and our little girl / Rakkiddo Kids Schuhablage Rad - weiß: Amazon.de: Küche & Haushalt. Funny Funny / I totally NEED this!!!!!! Arts & Crafts / Framed button letter. My Own Projects / Cute DIY makeup storage idea! Framed Thread Holder Tutorial. Ooh-la-Ombre / Flamenco Shower Curtain... ombre.

My Ideas for designing my home! / 15 Cute Kids Bathroom Decor Ideas. DIY / Light bulb Vases, what a lovely idea. Droog-style hanger lamp. While working on today’s Treasure Hunting hangers post, I realized that one of my favorite ideas was the very simple clothes hanger lamp from Droog.

droog-style hanger lamp

Designed by Hector Serrano, the clothes hanger lamp is a plastic hanger with a very low-watt bulb attached, allowing you to create a light fixture out of your own wardrobe. I decided to adapt the original design a bit with what I consider to be improvements and managed to create a similarly beautiful, glowing garment for a fraction of the original’s cost ($283!). My version is fashioned from a wood pant/skirt hanger with a wood attachment. The attachment allows for two things: First, it balloons the shirt up and away from the bulb in both the front and back, which gives added protection to your clothing and also gives the lamp a cool 3D effect from the side, not unlike the scene in Beetlejuice when Alec Baldwin and Gina Davis’ wedding outfits begin to glow and inflate . . . pretty cool. Get the full instructions after the jump! Materials 1. Sculptural paper orb lights. It’s wonderful to see so many DIY projects that take advantage of the humble paper globe light.

sculptural paper orb lights

Just when I think I’ve seen them all, I come across a new one that I love, like this version created by Heather Jennings of Poppy Haus. While browsing her local Anthropologie store, Heather was inspired by two things: the ingenuity of the displays, all made with simple, everyday materials, and the Rhododendron Chandelier. Adorned with handmade, sculptural paper flowers, the chandelier is amazing, but at $898, Heather thought it would it be the perfect candidate for a DIY variation. Luckily, Heather stumbled upon decorative cupcake liners with an optical, graphic print that provided the perfect amount of depth and texture. By layering them over plain liners, she was able to create a beautiful effect on these orb lights; the organic, anemone-like shapes look lovely up close, far away, unlit during the day and glowing from within at night. Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Melted Crayon Art. Perhaps I should begin this post by introducing you to my mom, also known as Her Ladyship Craftiness…er, Her Royal Craftiness?

Melted Crayon Art

I’m still working on the title. Regardless, she’s the coolest, most creative and talented woman I know. She can make pretty much anything. AT Europe: Paris - Valérie Boy at Salon Maison et Objet. It was love at first sight.

AT Europe: Paris - Valérie Boy at Salon Maison et Objet

A few years ago, I found the perfect light sculpture for a dark corner of my apartment by an artist working in Brittany named Valérie Boy ... It was the first annual pre-Christmas Salon de la Récup, that featured a few dozen up-and-coming artists working mostly with recuperated materials, taking place a few doors down from me at the Espace Blanc Manteaux. “Féérie Florale” was a six-foot-tall rectangular piece of white powder-coated metal out of which Valérie Boy had hand-cut a spray of flowers. She strung waterproof Christmas lights on the backside of the piece, which looked like a carved sculpture by day, and a poetic constellation of glowing flower-fairy lights (or stars from across the room) by night. We made a deal (including that I would pay her in three installments and that she could keep the model until the end of the 10-day salon, for others to see and eventually order).

And soon I won’t be the only one.