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How to Make a Cereal Box Paper Holder « Back To School Crafts. I have a fun and useful back to school craft for you today.

How to Make a Cereal Box Paper Holder « Back To School Crafts

In this post I will show you how to transform a cereal box into a Cereal Box Paper Holder. This Cereal Box Paper Holder is perfect for holding all of your back to school materials. It can hold your fun drawings, notebooks, homework, test results and basically anything you want to keep in a safe place. Don’t let you school paperwork build up into unorganized piles…. keep them safe in this Cereal Box Paper Holder. So, grab the materials needed and let’s get started. D.C. Map Coasters. Last year, I bought some coasters from a vendor at Eastern Market.

D.C. Map Coasters

She made the coasters out of tile and vintage Washington, D.C. postcards. Make Your Own Stamps. After posting all of those wonderful DIY stamp ideas, I had to try a few of my own.

Make Your Own Stamps

These stamps are really a combination of a few of the others, but are closest to this herringbone stamp from A Beautiful Mess. I was a little worried that using craft foam sheets wouldn't work very well, but it really did. It was so easy, and I know I'm going to make more. What you need: 1. What you do: 1. The Absolute Favorite Thing I Have Made! Name and Est. Date Wall Art. Have you seen on other blogs people using vinyl lettering to spell their last name and the year they were married, for example Smith est. 2001? Wall Art for Sienna's Room. First off, let me just say, I really love photos printed onto a canvas.

Wall Art for Sienna's Room

Really. 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. Spoon ring tutorial. Ceramic Molds, Glass Molds and Handbuilding. It's a Cinch Bag. If you've been following since way back in June (pretty much the beginning of my blogging days), you may remember this post.

It's a Cinch Bag

African Babies Don't Cry: TUTORIAL : How to Make Rainbow Coloured Rice (Without Alcohol) for a Toddler Activity Sensory Bin. I previously mentioned that I have been longing to make Jesse coloured rice to play with after seeing so many pretty pictures of it on Pinterest.

African Babies Don't Cry: TUTORIAL : How to Make Rainbow Coloured Rice (Without Alcohol) for a Toddler Activity Sensory Bin

I looked up a couple of recipe's and noticed they all used rubbing alcohol (surgical spirits) as the liquid to spread the colour over the rice. I don't really like the idea of my child playing with something covered in alcohol, besides the fact that it stinks, so I made up my own recipe, with great success! I used vinegar instead, and my colours came out just as, if not more vibrant. Here is the recipe for my (almost natural) recipe for making rainbow coloured rice. I say almost natural as I used food colourants instead of natural dyes. Glass jars turned vintage. Lately I've been intrigued by those lovely vintage blue glass jars you see on the tables of chic outdoor weddings.

Glass jars turned vintage

I did a little bit of research on these, to see how economical they were in bulk, and found that they can range anywhere from $5-$15 per jar, depending on how rare they are. How to Turn Old Magazines into a Bookshelf. The magazines you’ve read through can be turned into extra storage space for the home in a few easy steps. Magazines can be thick, but individually, the floppy, thin pages seem like the last material you would use to build a sturdy bookshelf. To everyone’s surprise, Sean Miller did the unthinkable and crafted a bookshelf from 80 National Geographic magazines and was named one of 23 finalists in Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest . Sean Miller's award-winning design. Image via Inhabitat When magazines start piling up, it’s hard to part with them.

Shaped Frame Family Photo. Mod Podge Photos {On Canvas} This is what your finished product can look like!

Mod Podge Photos {On Canvas}

Darling of course, and the perfect gift for those Grandmas and Grandpas, or even yourself! Mod Podge Photo Tutorial: How to cut glass. I posted a picture about 1 week ago on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter of me cutting glass using just string.

How to cut glass

Serendipity (otherwise known as a diy laundry bag) Papierplezier! » Veetje Veetje. Ojaaaa, ik weet al wat mijn kinderen op school zullen maken voor moederdag dit jaar! Super en in verschillende versies te vinden op het net, maar deze vond ik bij Artesa. Tagged creatief, decoratie, doe het zelf, halsketting, juweel, papier, schaal. Swirl Tie-Dye Technique from Tulip. [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically. In order to track any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will include a historical reference at the top of this document. This Privacy Policy will tell you, among other things: Your California privacy rights. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/YOUR AGREEMENT Company websites are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18 or those who are not legal residents of the United States.