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How to Make a Kids Floor Cushion {inspired by Land of Nod} via TipJunkie.com. Living with Punks: Made: Jelly Roll Floor Pillow. Let me start by saying this….

Living with Punks: Made: Jelly Roll Floor Pillow

This floor cushion is the bomb! Seriously…you know I’m all about floor pillows and I’ve made my fair share, but when I saw this tutorial, I knew I had to try it! And since I’m totally into making quilts nowadays (Who am I?) , I thought this would be the perfect compliment for the quilt I just made for the littlest punk. The cushion uses a jelly roll…which is just strips of fabric cut at 2.5”. For the bottom I used a solid piece of fabric (whew…after all that piecing, it was quite the respite). DIY With Bookhou: Woven Lamp. D.I.Y. by Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou what you need: -strips of wood veneer (you can also get 3/4 in. veneer at the hardware store that is for ironing on the edge of shelves - you can also use strips of paper) -white glue -large clips (or clothes pins) - I started with four and found I needed more as I went along -scissors -HEMMA ikea light -pen -small piece of cardstock safety alert * use a low watt bulb and ensure material chosen is not touching or close to the bulb. step 1-2 take the strip of wood veneer and make a circle shape to the desired size you want your lamp to be. place a small amount of glue to the attachment and hold with clip. step 3 proceed the same way as in step one - creating an overlap on the other strip of veneer. glue the attachment and secure with clip.

DIY With Bookhou: Woven Lamp

Www.stumbleupon.com/su/7dLuve/www.instructables.com/id/You-killed-Kenny-door-stopper?ALLSTEPS/ Before & after: salvaged wood riddling rack. I’m not a huge fan of how fences look, but I love using old fence wood for projects.

before & after: salvaged wood riddling rack

When I spot a few planks in a salvage yard or on the side of the road, I always try to pick them up for future use. I love the way Sarah Hart Morgan has transformed this old fence wood into a chic salvaged riddling rack. It’s such a clever way to store wine bottles and create a cool piece of wall decor all in one. Great work, Sarah! How-To and DIY / Hang in There Bathrooms are notoriously space-challenged, but any wall offers triple the storage when you think vertical. Tier woven Nesting Baskets by looping twine through the corners; knot the top and suspend from a hook to keep items.

Rain Gutter Book Shelves Tutorial. I have seen these rain gutter bookshelves several places online and have always thought they would be wonderful to have in our book loving home.

Rain Gutter Book Shelves Tutorial

Then I saw them at my friend Heather’s house, asked if she liked them, how easy they were to clean, etc. and I finally decided to take the plunge. The theory behind these rain gutter book shelves is that they encourage children to read more because they can see the fronts of the books and are intrigued, rather than just seeing the edge of the book and not being able to tell what it is about. Our children have always read a lot, but the little ones are reading even more since we installed these shelves.

The first day that the shelves were in, my two year old, upon waking from his nap, grabbed a book and came running out asking me to read it to him. All the children are reading more of our books and several of the older ones were heard saying, “Oh, I forgot we had that book, it’s one of my favorites” about a book that had Items needed: 1. 2. Jewelry Organizer–{Roadkill Rescue} How to Make a Chandelier (Part 2 (With Friends)) I'm not going to lie to you, this chandelier is both time + labor intensive.

How to Make a Chandelier (Part 2 (With Friends))

However, we worked assembly line style + were able to finish 4 chandeliers that night. 1. Tear off your wax paper into long pieces. We used 2 - 2.5 foot pieces. Ballard Designs Junction Paper Holder. French Wine Bottle Riddling Rack. Invisible gate. One of the things that irritated me at our old house was the gate latch.

It was one of those sliding bolt-type locks. It's not that it was particularly hard to use, it was just very annoying trying to reach it and slide it over from the other side and it was even more annoying trying to shut it since I had to line the bolt up into its little slot (and the gate was less than straight). Chopstick lampshade tutorial. DIY LAMP WITH A RACK. Taas putkia:) Tällä kertaa tuli tehtyä lukulamppu ja samalla siihen syntyi myös kaksiosainen naulakko. Siihen voi ripustaa kesken jääneen kirjan tai eilisen vaatteet, sillä naulakko ja lamppu ovat sänkyni vieressä.

Quick Arts and Craft Ideas. A Nest for All Seasons. SO.

A Nest for All Seasons

You want gorgeous decor, but you have no money. Right? Enter knockoffs! You can create gorgeous, original pieces that mimic and rival their retail counterparts without spending more than 5 or 10 bucks. Seriously? Enter the thrift store. This little box used to hold silver. Enter Ballard. They have this awesome "campaign box" inspired by military campaigns where they traveled with boxes that could be set up as temporary desks. Enter me, some paint and a bit of rain. No, I am not kidding, my paint technique for this piece is literally called "leave it in the rain"! What? On the interior of the box, I added the seat of a director's chair that fits just snugly into the box.