Sunday Best: Wrap It. Last night I finished my Christmas Shopping and Oh Boy it was crazy out there… Now all I have left is wrapping the presents! Today I am bringing you 20 adorable wrapping ideas to make your gifts look fabulous! Enjoy! Use fabric that you already have to wrap your presents. I have done this with burlap before and it looks beautiful! Picture source Make your own paper… I love this idea for teacher’s gifts.
Their presents for their own teachers. picture source Use Paint Swatches to decorate your gifts… cheap and with endless possibilities! Picture source I love packing paper… I always have at least one roll in my house. You can get it at the Dollar Store. Personal and Cute! Picture source This one is one of my favorites… For the seamstress of your house wrap her present in an old pattern.. picture source Pom Pom Wrapping Paper… Simply adorable! Picture source picture source Recycle! Use your newspaper to wrap! Tutorial I think this idea is super fun… make the gift the wrapper! Oh! Picture source Stamp it ! Tutorial. Tiny Polaroid Magnets | { Ambrosia Creative }
Hi there! It’s felt like forever since I’ve last blogged, and has felt like an eternity since I’ve done anything crafty and nifty. Since my morning sickness has gone into full speed (yes, we’re expecting our third this fall!) I haven’t felt like myself. But nothing like inspiration to wake one out of a reverie — or nightmare, in my constantly sick state. I came across these DIY Pantone chip magnets on How About Orange and wanted to do something similar. The idea of mini Polaroids dotting my fridge sounded cute to me. You will need: Cardboard (mine was the backing of a sketchbook — much thicker than the back of a regular spiral bound notebook) or 2-3 sheets of white cardstock or poster board spray-mounted together to use as a sturdy backing to the magnetsOpaque white marker (necessary only if your cardboard is not white) Craft knife Metal straight edge/ruler Clear packing tape or frisk film.
Step 1: Download a Photoshop file of the Polaroid frames below. 487 Comments. Believe It or Not, These Stylish Bracelets Are Made From Cardboard! | Fab You Bliss. DIY Macrame Bracelet. Growing up by the beach in Southern California, the ability to knot a macrame bracelet was practically a right of passage. Although those days are long behind us, we’ve never forgotten the ever-so-simple square knot technique. This time, however, we’re replacing hemp and wooden beads for more updated elements like colorful nylon cord and glossy metal charms. Happy knotting! You’ll need: Start by cutting the knotting cord into two 30 inch, two 20 inch and one 10 inch lengths. Fold the 20 inch piece in half, pull the loop through the ring, fold it over the ring, and pull the rest of the cord through the loop. Repeat the step on the other side of the ring. Center the 30 inch cord under the two middle strands.
Pull tightly and slide the knot up to the top. Finish the 2nd half of the square knot by folding the left cord over the middle strands and under the right cord. Pull tightly and repeat the steps – left, right, left, right . . . Repeat the same step on the other cord. TUTORIAL: Coffee Stirrer DIY Wall Art - makeanddogirl.com. Last week, I posted a preview of the simple, inexpensive wall art my mom and I created. Now I’m excited to show you how you can make a one-of-a-kind coffee stirrer masterpieces too! I’m big on projects that anyone can do. And this is one of those projects. If you can smear paint on wood and use scissors, you can make this easy art. (Don’t you dare say you’re not “creative!”
You’re wrong!) Here’s all you need to get started: 1. Additional Supplies: 5. Okay, first things first. So, once you’ve got your palette, it’s time to paint your frames and your coffee stirrers! My mom and I did our painting as the sun was setting, which is always a questionable decision. I was going for the reclaimed driftwood sort of look. Once your coffee stirrers are painted, it’s time to trim them to fit into the frame(s) you’ve chosen. I found the quickest way to do this is to measure one stick to be the length you need it and then use it as the guide for trimming all the others.
What’s left? Cupcake Onesies Gift Idea | Tween Crafts - Connecting Mom and Daughter through crafting. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our mailing list. Thanks for visiting! Ever since I saw this video from Oh Crafts! On how they made sock cupcakes, I have always loved this cool crafty gift idea. We recently had some friends who had babies, and I knew I had to try a twist on this homemade cupcake gift idea. If you know me, I love to gift homemade gifts. I started with the following supplies: cupcake gift box (I found mine at my local Michaels store)colorful cupcake linerscupcake sleeves (optional)4 onesies (I used a pack of Gerber ones from Target)2 pairs of baby socks (also found at Target)Scotch tape Here is a visual of how I made the cupcakes: Fold each onesies long ways twice in on itself, so it is a very thin long piece.Then take one sock and let the top of the toe area of the sock pop above the onesie.Roll the sock tightly in the middle of the onesie to create the cupcake shape.
You can customize each cupcake gift box depending on the gender of the baby. TUTORIAL Namaste Bead Woven Earrings by HeidiLeeDesign. How to make your own dress form. When starting on the wonderful and exciting journey of making your own clothes or altering old ones there is one thing you will definitely need to make your job easier...that is a dress form. There are many tutorials on the web but the best one I found is the one I am going to share with you. The source is but the tutorial is in German so I am going to make a short presentation in English, although the pictures speak pretty much for themselves. Here is what you will need: pillow filling for stuffing out your formscissorsmetal base2-3 rolls of tapecardboardan old hip-length T-shirtfoil (for the neck) take on the T-shirt and wrap your neck in foil to protect it then take the following steps one by one in wrapping the tape.
And the end result is pretty good! Now you have your dress form and can start working on your most exciting sewing projects! Fake Toilet Paper Roll. Is there anything worse than going to the bathroom only to find you forgot to check if there was any toilet paper? There is Now! I made a fake roll of toilet paper out of cardboard, and inserted a removable prank message for that moment of truth when your victim realizes that no salvation will come from that little white roll. I can't wait to get my little brothers with this guy! Happy Pranking! Disclaimer: This little roll of paper can be a powerful and day ruining little prank if used maliciously, so I suggest that care be taken when setting up where and on whom it will be used.
Making a Wire Wrapped Ring. DIY Photo Light Box // Take Better Photos! | Ninth and Bird. One thing I've learned during my blogging adventures: You eat with your eyes first! Photography is everything when trying to capture a tutorial for your readers, or make your products look desirable on Etsy.com. And what's the most important part? Lighting! Follow this little tutorial to make your own Photo Light Box for the perfect lighting. Cut a border of 2 inches on each side of the tri-fold display board (the two sides and the back). Use a ruler and an exacto knife to make straight edges. Use masking tape to attach the two pieces to form a box. Finally, cover the two sides and the back with white muslin fabric, attaching it with masking tape. Ta-Dah! 24 Cute And Incredibly Useful Gift Wrap DIYs. Wire-Wrapped Tree Necklace. I’ve gotten some comments recently about how often I use images of trees in my crafts.
I really do love trees. I know you have probably seen the wire-wrapped tree necklaces around (some people call them Tree of Life necklaces) – so perhaps yet another tutorial is overkill… but I made this little beauty for the Birthday Bash giveaway that starts tomorrow at SevenAlive, so I thought I’d show you the how-to, since I was making it anyway! :) This is going to be photo-heavy, but it’s not because it’s complicated – just difficult to explain, and much easier to show you. If you checked out my Beaded Family Tree from a few weeks ago, this is much the same – just on a smaller (wearable!) Scale – it’s 1-1/2 inches from the bail to the bottom of the pendant. What you will need: The first step is to prepare your wire. See? The easiest way I have found to form the base is to find something that’s already the shape and size you want, and wrap your wire around that.
I wrap each one about 3 times. CRAFTS | Oversized Pinwheels - Design Editor. Have you ever made a pinwheel? I can't believe it took me 38 years to try it. So easy! I made this oversized, decorative version to dress up my girls' Easter baskets. Decorative meaning they don't spin. Oversized because I used 12x 12 double-sided scrapbook paper. Fold in half diagonally to make a triangle. Unfold, then fold in the opposite side to make another triangle. I'm thinking of a wall scattered with a variety of big, patterned pinwheels would be insanely cute. 20 of Our Favorite Homemade Halloween Costumes. If you’ve been on this site for more than a minute, you know we here at Brit + Co. are all kinds of crazy about the upcoming Halloween holiday.
Given our penchant for all things homemade, we only felt it right to share with you, dear readers, all of our favorite homemade costumes we’ve spotted from around the web. Many of these you can even make with stuff you already have lying around your house! There are options for singles, couples and families alike. Need an outfit for your dog? We’ve got you covered there, too. Pinata Want to get “hit on” this Halloween? Super Mario Brothers Mario and Luigi are the ultimate pair. UP Old Man One of our favorites of the bunch, mostly because this kid is so darn cute.
Low Resolution You know we love all things Pixel. Jelly Beans One of the simplest of the “bunch,” these jelly bean costumes take nothing but balloons and garbage bags to make. Crayola Crayons A great costume, especially if you want to dress up as a group. Thing 1 and Thing 2 Dr. Summer bracelets DIY. When M. came home from her camp with school, she showed me this yellow bracelet she made with 'scoubidoo' strings.
One of her friends taught her how to make these and of course I wanted to have a go at it too. Instead of scoubidou string I used strips of fabric for one and leather - what did you think?! - shoelaces in offsetting colors for another one. I believe both resulting bracelets look really nice. The possibilities in terms of material to braid with are endless.
So, in case you 're in need of a fun summer project here's a how-to in 16 pictures with a short description below. This is what you'll need for an adult size leather bracelet. Steps: 1. This is the kind of craft you could easily do with kids - have them cut strips of fabric, no need to worry about the strips being straight and regular, and teach them how to braid. With special thanks to my little girl M. for teaching me how to make these... Wire Wrapped Tree. Well, voting is now closed for this week’s challenge at One Artsy Mama, which means it’s big reveal day here! I’m so excited to show you my entry. Did you go vote? I am happy to say that while I didn’t win this round overall (the competition was pretty impressive!) I am advancing to round 2. The theme is Mod Podge, so stay tuned next week! This was a very fun project for me.
I have a friend getting married this October in the desert. This is a bit more time-intensive than what I usually show you, but I wanted something special not just for the contest, but also for my friend’s gift. I started with a rock from my yard. First, I cut about 2 dozen lengths of copper and brass wire about 24″ long for a tree about 8″ or 9″ tall. Once you have your roots started, twist your wire to create your trunk. Once you’re satisfied with the height, start sorting your wires back out to form branches. The beads here represent the people in my friend’s and her fiance’s families.
Bracelets, once more... I don't know how your week has been, but mine was weird. And short. Flat tire on Tuesday, right when we were supposed to head off to gymnastics. Had to go by bus which we missed, so we had to wait and hence M. was late. Wednesday, I had to get the tire fixed besides everything else on a usual Wednesday . Thursday, I was supposed to prepare samples of crafts activities for an upcoming school event - I wasn't in a crafty mood, apparently, since nothing seemed to work out the way I wanted. On top of that a big photo frame came down from a shelf, shattered to pieces, glass everywhere and me almost having a heart attack from all the rumpus it made.
Anyway, yesterday while I was still thinking about bracelets for the upcoming school event, I came up with this twisted rope/embroidery floss bracelet. In the meantime here's a short how-to for the bracelets. 1. 2. 3. Make a bunch to cover wrists, ankles,... Wishing you a nice weekend! Fun and Crafty Uses for Newspaper. Återvunna armband | Pysselbolaget. Vi hittade ett gäng plastflaskor i återvinningslådan och kunde inte låta bli att klipp i dem. Med lite klister, garn och fantasi blev nya smycken till mor och dotter. Ni behöver plastflaskor, klister och material att dekorera med, till exempel garn och spets. 1.
Börja med att klippa till lagom tjocka armringar av flaskorna. 3. 5. Vi har nu en helt ny uppsättning armband, gjorda av saker vi hittat i lådor och skåp här hemma. It's a good idea to use free paint chips: