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Sheet Set - All Art

Block Posters - Create large wall posters from any image for free! Hand-Painted Food Packaging by Eric Barclay. Song Lyric Wall Art / D.I.Y. Project. A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price.

Song Lyric Wall Art / D.I.Y. Project

I can't pass these things up even though I already owned this particular design. I thought that I could maybe use it to make a fun D.I.Y., but my new rule is that all thrifts that I purchase with the intent of restyling need to get done right away. I have way too many half finished projects in my life. With that little bit of motivation I came up with a fun D.I.Y. to display some of my favorite song lyrcis in our newlywed home.

Enjoy.... Here's how I did it... I displayed our piece in our bedroom, on Jeremy's side of the bed. Painted Leather Bracelet D.I.Y. I'm so excited to share this D.I.Y. with you today!

Painted Leather Bracelet D.I.Y.

If you love the look of geometric bracelets this season, this one is for you. Emma and I have a deep love for our local leather store and as a result, have a giant stash of leather scraps. This project is fun to create and a great gift idea! 1-2. Cut strips of leather that are 1-2 inches longer than your wrist size. . Here's what you need to attach a snap to your bracelet. (can find this in any craft store in the sewing section), a hammer, and a hole punch tool. Tricks + Treats: Little Birdie Plush by Viviana Agostinho. Hi there!

Tricks + Treats: Little Birdie Plush by Viviana Agostinho

It's Viviana! Elsie asked me to share a cute plush DIY today for Tricks + Treats and I made this little bird just for you. Enjoy! A little birdie told me... Wanna know what this birdie is telling? The numbers in each birdie part correspond to the amount of pieces you will have to cut. To make your birdie you will need: - Felt and fabric of your choosing- 2 medium size buttons in any color- 2 small beads or buttons in black- Felt scraps in black and red- A handful of fiberfill- Thread, needles, pins... Place each part of the pattern on the wrong side of your fabric and felt and cut all the parts you will need. You will begin creating your birdie's front section. Sew front and back sections (wrong face up!) Winter Art Journal DIY. Hi there!

Winter Art Journal DIY

Now that my new shop is open i'm looking forward to spending more time painting, sewing and making DIY projects. This tutorial is a cute new art journal to get you though the chilly winter months. snuggle up with some apple cider and start journaling..... enjoy! Supplies: You'll need a pretty new journal, some magazines or old books to cut (I used a vintage Better Homes and Gardens), photos, scissors and adhesive. I used a Recycled Art Journal by Corey Marie from the RV shop. I love the vintage book covers she chose! The inside pages are my favorite for art journaling because they are a collection of pretty vintage papers... all recycled I've been filling pages with magazine cut outs, instax photos and hand written journal entries and drawings!

Ps. if you like art journals, be sure to check out my Photo Journals E-Course. A Beautiful Mess. Make Your Own Canvas Portrait! 35 Amazing Uses For Old Pallets. Making buildings in foamboard. Miniature building construction in foamboard by Emmanuel Nouaillier Emmanuel Nouaillier shows how to scratch build and age miniature structures.

making buildings in foamboard

This is will introduce my personal approach and techniques for scratch building and ageing buildings, pertaining to the typical northern French urban landscape of the 1940s and early 50s. I believe that a proper rendition of textures and adequate weathering of the different elements is important when making a miniature scene, where the optimal development of each small detail of a diorama becomes more a necessity to modellers who want to show, with utmost realism, models that are better detailed and weathered I will explain stage by stage in future articles how to create peculiar materials and elements and how to give the models ‘life’ while employing generic methods.

Some of the ‘basic’ tools that I use to work the foam and give it some aspects and different alterations in scale. Forex may be an unfamiliar product to most modellers. Step 1 Step 2. How To Mix Chalkboard Paint in Any Color. We love using chalkboards as backdrops for displays and parties (like this one here!).

How To Mix Chalkboard Paint in Any Color

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!)