How to Make a Wire from a Plastic Bottle (with pictures) Make my Week #23 - sweatshirt restyle. Like my new mustard blazer?
Here is what it used to look like: an XL men's sweatshirt (who had the good fortune of being a delightful colour!) Gather here, snip there... surprisingly it worked, is comfy, Duck Tape Covered Boots. Duck tape or Duct tape?
"I've heard it both ways" (25 bonus points if you know the tv reference)("Duck" is the brand, "Duct" is the type of tape used for duct work) I used Duck brand tape (about $3 at Michaels after coupon) in this cool houndstooth pattern to fix up my black boots that were starting to fall apart. The leather was starting to wear near the zippers, there was a small tear here, and the toes where all scuffed up. I wiped them down and then applied black scuff cover all over the bottom and heel of the boot to spruce them up a little. Button Bookmarks « Quiver Full of Blessings. Oct18 Christmas gift ideas are totally swirling around in my mind.
If you, like me, are also thinking of pretty little gifts that you can make ahead, here’s another quick idea for you. Also, if you are familiar at all with my blog, you’ll know that I did another bookmark idea not too long ago. Well, here’s another one, this time for all of you non-sewers out there. Recycle Tutorial – Making Of T-Shirt Yarn. Another tutorial to help save our Mother Earth by turning unwanted items into something useful.
This is the yarn ball I made out of an old T-shirt which I have been wearing for 10 years day-in day-out, wash-in wash-out. It finally broke down and tore at the collar and sleeves. Waste not, want not, I decided to recycle it. I have finished making the drawstring bag as shown above. Tutorials. Cutting glass. Inspired ideas. Making Memory Candles {A project from the Inspired Ideas Archives} This is such a fun way to display photographs!
The technique uses black and white photocopies and transparent contact paper to transfer images to glass votive candleholders. What happens is that the black ink sticks to the contact paper. It's a lot of fun to do. I recommend using the small votive cylinder candleholders found commonly at craft stores. Cut a piece of the transparent contact paper (usually found with the shelf-liner papers at discount stores) to fit over your photo layout. Peel the backing from the contact paper and place the photocopied image ink-side to the sticky side of the contact paper. Burnish or rub the contact paper to the inked parts of the photocopy. Trim the contact-paper-covered print out to size. Next, soak the paper-covered plastic in a sink of warm water for at least 7 minutes.
Some of the paper may begin to fall off on its own. Bottle cap candles TUTORIAL. How make tiny candles using old bottle caps!
Fun easy diy tutorial. these tiny candles are a really fun to make and come together quickly. AND you can up-cycle several materials in the process, which makes this a fabulous Earth Day craft :) {Earth Day is April 22} to make these colorful tiny candles, i used several materials that usually end up in a land fill: bottle caps, broken crayons, and empty soup cans. the only thing i bought to make them was the pre-waxed wicks which cost me $1.50 for a set of 12. these make a great kid craft {with supervision, of course!} How to Make Bottle Cap Candlessupplies: bottle caps, crayons {or wax}, pre-waxed wicks, soup cans, wax paper {optional}, small cooking pan, scissors, and water remove paper from crayons. you can also use candle wax if you wanted. put crayons in clean, empty soup cans.
Prairie Paper & Ink: How to Make a Glitter & Re-Inker Ornament. DIY Glow Jars Tutorial. Posted on October 19, 2011 by Christina Aren’t these glow jars sublime?
They take about two minutes to make and cost only 20 cents a piece. How’s that for an enticing DIY wedding project? These would look amazing at an evening outdoor wedding. Line walkways with them, or place them on tables. Glass Marble Magnet Tutorial. How to Clean Every Room in Your Home with Items You Already Have. RECYCLED. Matchbox Chest of Drawers. All Featured Projects. A stylish freecycled project. I am a thrifty kind of girl.
I mull over purchases for eons before I finally pull the trigger. I reuse foil. DIY Bobby Pins. This year, I'd really like to stay on top of birthday gifts.
It seems like I'm always making a last-minute run to the toy store on the way to the birthday party. Not this year. Newspaper Bags Recycled into Plarn Posted on March 6, 2011 This tutorial shows how you can recycle plastic newspaper bags into plastic bag yarn or plarn.
Converting these narrow plastic bag sleeves into yarn is very similar to cutting retail bags to make plastic bag yarn. I have create a picture tutorial outlining the steps below. This method can be used for any narrow plastic bags like newspaper sleeves, English muffin bags, packing pillows and any other skinny plastic bags. The result is short plastic loops that can be joined into one long continuous strip for crocheting, knitting, or weaving.
First step is to take the newspaper bag which measures 7-1/2″ wide x 21″ long and flatten it out. How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic…. This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again. Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment Some handy notes: More Drink Can Tinwork - Hexagonal Snowflake Box. Tinwork Embossed tinwork is sometimes used to decorate rustic style photo or mirror frames, or just to make decorative items such as Christmas tree decorations. The metal used is usually thicker (tinplate) and is normally worked with hammered tools - I wanted to try to get a similar effect, but with a bit less effort.
Free Downloadable Template If you want to try this for yourself, I've created this PDF template with patterns for both base and lid. When printed on A4 paper, the designs should be the right size to work with metal cut from a 440ml can or larger.