Introducing the DIY Sponge Manicure. You’ve likely seen the ombre trend gracing your Pinterest feed in the form of hair, makeup, clothing, accessories, and even cake. But what about getting your nails involved? Well, with the help of a sponge or two, we’re pleased to bring the gorgeous gradient trend to our nails in the form of a DIY Sponge Manicure. Materials: - 3 nail polishes that work in a gradient (for ex: pink, orange, yellow) - clear base and top coat - nail polish remover - sponge paintbrush, eye shadow applicators or a kitchen sponge - pointy Q-tips After trying just about every sponge we could find, we’ve narrowed it down to three favorites: the kitchen sink sponge, the eyeshadow sponge brush, and the sponge paintbrush.
First up, the Kitchen Sink Sponge. Grab a sponge from under your kitchen sink (and old one will work just fine) and cut off a small piece to use for painting. You can also use it to create this crazy neon camo look. Stamp the sponge onto your nails and stamp again for brighter colors. My Merry Messy Life — Offering free crochet patterns, DIY green living projects and tips, family-friendly recipes, arts and crafts, and more! DIY: 10 Things To Do With an Old T-shirt. Ten great DIY projects you can make from an old T-shirt. If you’re anything like me, you have tons of old T-shirts laying around in your drawers collecting dust. Instead of dumping them all in a collection bin, turn them into something useful. You’ll be amazed at how many things you could actually make from a humble tee. Here are ten of our favorites. Wrapped Bracelets You can never have enough bracelets, and there are so many great ones you can make yourself.
All you need to create these wrapped bracelets are some old tees and bangles you no longer use (or look in the thrift stores for them). Market Tote Plastic bags are slowly but surely being banned in cities around the country. Scarf If you have a sewing machine, this DIY scarf is very easy to make following this tutorial by wienerdog tricks. Knotted Headband This stylish headband is super easy to make, with nothing but a few cuts, knots, and glue. T-Shirt Yarn A great way to make use of old tees is to make them into T-shirt Yarn.
Green...Easy Knit Produce Bag. AsktheExterminator.com - Tips and help from a real pest control expert. View All Photos < Great ideas for home shelves, shelving units. Olive bites home of uncorked + polarity: Upcycled Tutorial - Drawer Repurposed into a Map Shelf - Xmas Gift Countdown Week 2. This week's easy peasy upcycled gift is a beautiful little shelf repurposed from an old drawer. There are really countless things you can make shelves with, but an old drawer creates lots of little cubbies and crannies for your whatnots and the background can easily be fitted with something amazing! (in this case a vintage map of Europe) you will need: drawer, map, spray adhesive, scissors, tape measure, yardstick, hammer, sawtooth hangers This is one of those measure twice, cut once projects - so measure your openings (easiest with a tape measure) and then mark and measure your map (easiest with a yardstick) - the idea is to have the map look like one solid piece when hanging so cut your interior pieces so they line up with each other.
Layout your cut pieces into the drawer and make any adjustments with your scissors or a razor knife. Well, what else can we do with them .... A series of these shelves on a wall would be amazing. 31 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY Projects. Whimseybox. Style Reload by Virginie Peny | DIY, Fashion & Lifestyle. 25 Awesome DIY Ideas For Bookshelves. Give! How to De-Crapify Your Home: A Start-to-Finish Guide. Food Hacks News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Lifehacker.
Some big ones were missed, and ones I've had extremely good luck with. Here are mine: Live close to where you go: The vehicular society we have seems more apt to spend $30,000 on a hybrid that gets 40mpg so they can commute 20 miles each way to work, than moving closer to work. In the past 10 years I've always lived within 5 miles of work for a multitude of reasons, but it's probably the smartest thing I've done. Why? A litany: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) All of the above add up together to make it possible to buy a much cheaper vehicle, or one you really want that you can keep for a long time.
Become a self-sufficient repairperson and learn how your stuff works: Many "complex repairs" aren't really that complex, they are simply a set of instructions that need to be followed. Things are complex, yes, and they can be daunting. On the home front the same is true. See if you can change personal expenses into work benefits: Have a company cell/smartphone AND a personal phone? Upcycled / The multi-talented crate. Pixelated popup card. The Paper Mama. Our Suburban Farm: Christmas Craftiness. Well hello there! Did you think I forgot about you? As I rush around finishing up getting ready for Christmas Eve, I had some motivation to post about my recent Christmas craftiness!
The first idea I found on Pinterest a couple weeks ago and really wanted to try it. I have SO much wrapping paper and so many wrapping supplies, so I didn't do it for ALL the presents, but I did pretty much one for every person like this. The photo on pinterest: My presents: This next idea was inspired by Gina at NamastebyDay. It is pretty easy, just time consuming. After starting the tied ribbon wreath, I got excited about another idea. I wrapped a Styrofoam wreath in 4 different ribbons. These were some of my inspirations for the wrapped ribbon wreath: So those are my recent projects! Make a Dress from a Button-Down Shirt.
Instructables - Make, How To, and DIY. Brother XL2600i Sewing Machine Review Sewing Machines for Beginners – Reviews and Comparisons. | Meet Virginia. Now that we have "I'm a Thriftaholic" we thought we'd share weekly, our thrifted treasure! Thrifted treasure could be an item(s) you have thrifted: thrifted clothing you've worn in outfit posts, thrifted home decor, really any thing you thrifted and want to show off is welcome! Remember this really is a support group in reverse, we don't want to kick our thrifting habits, we want to embrace them and show them off. And most importantly we want to have fun in the process! So if you have a thrifted find that you are dying to share, this is the place.
Every Tuesday we will have the: "Thriftaholics Weekly Link up. " Thanks to all those who linked up last week, it was a blast seeing all of your thrifted finds! My Thriftaholic of the week is: Monica from Ask The Duplex Ok first thing is first, if you guys haven't heard of the blog: Ask The Duplex you are really missing out! The guidelines for linking up weekly are easy: Link up a post about your thrifty finds, be sure to link the direct post. and. Sweet Verbena. Refashion. WOO HOO! Call me a big nerd but my heart's pounding because i'm so excited and honored to be here!!! My name is Sarah and i keep a blog over at Welcome to the gOOd life. it's a diary written by me (and sometimes by my hilarious husband) of the good and the ugly as a wife, a stay at home mom, raising two kids under three-just a year apart, and also my weekly DIY sewing projects. so should we get on to my DIY project?
Inspiration: squeezebox top from anthropologie picture from an anthropologie review blog. i think i literally gasped when i saw this top online. i instantly fell in love and knew i had to have it! I bought 2 white shirts, one in xs which is my size and one in large. i got the large shirt in round neck for more fabric while i got the xs in a scoopneck. you'll need: 2 shirts scissors matching thread pins estimated time: 1-2 hrs. project cost: very reasonable(mine was $8 for both shirts) skill level: advanced beginner to intermediate 3. take one of the piece and begin making the pleates. 4. Craftaholics Anonymous™ | Inspiring Creative Bliss One Step At A Time.
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