DIY: How to make an easy, elegant jewelry organizer and display. I have quite a few necklaces.
But I don’t like to store them in a jewelry box, because I find it hard to see what I have and then I don’t end up wearing them. I came up with an easy, elegant, inexpensive DIY solution that allows me to store, organize and display my necklaces and bracelets. It also serves as a pretty wall decoration. How To This was really easy to make. 1. You could also use a staple gun. 2. Space the rows so that the necklaces don’t overlap each other. Beautifully Bright Ikea Hacked Bookcase.
With the new year comes the need and want to get things organized and really shift the focus to starting the coming months off right.
With expensive bookcases also comes the option to DIY some things as well, and Ikea hacks are a great way to get an inexpensive option that’s one of a kind. If you’re the creative type, you certainly see how everything comes together with this hack. Utilizing light colored wood Lack shelves and simple L-brackets with little vice style grips– this bookcase unit looks like a cinch to prepare. Paint your brackets in the color of your choosing, attach at the front and back of the unit to secure each shelf into place and Voila! A freestanding shelf that’s got plenty of visual appeal for just a few bucks. Source: Stilsucht via Apartment Therapy. Kumihimo Supplies. DIY: Wine Bottle Light. November 3rd, 2009 This past spring Daniel and I went on a road trip from San Francisco to the Grand Canyon.
Along the way we stopped at Chateau Julien for a wine tasting. I wanted to do something with the empty bottle instead of throwing it in the recycling bin. So here it is! You’ll need: an empty wine bottle a drill safety glasses and gloves (just in case the bottle breaks) 1/2″ glass drill bit masking tape short strand of Christmas lights (with a plug only on one end) Do it yourself, 3D hand. Normal patterns. DIY Shibori. Today marks HonestlyWTF’s four year anniversary.
Four years! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the very first tutorial we ever featured on the site: shibori tie dye. Lauren and I first discovered shibori after discovering an old photo on the web. The idea of recreating an ancient Japanese dyeing technique inspired us to spend an entire weekend experimenting with our favorite deep blue, indigo. After dyeing just about every white article of clothing in sight, our blue stained fingers excitedly uploaded the tutorial – we couldn’t wait to share it with our 30 readers. You’ll need:an indigo dye kitnatural fiber clothing or fabric2 5 gallon bucketsrubber glovessmall wood squaresrubber bandstwinea PVC pipea long wooden sticka drop clothrubber glovesscissors When choosing fabric or clothing, it’s important that made of natural fibers. Itajime shibori is known as the shape-resist technique. Fold it again in the other direction – again, like an accordion.
Wrap the twine around the fabric. DIY Bleach Tie Dye. Last summer, we were obsessed with shibori indigo tie dying.
No, really . . . we just about dyed anything white in sight. So when Free People asked us to include a DIY in their guest blogger series, we knew a new tie dye project was absolutely in order. And as the weather is beginning to warm up, what better time than now to start experimenting with reverse tie dye using bleach! Black tees and tops: watch out! To make a grid-like pattern, fold the shirt like an accordion and bind it between two pieces of wood or other flat shaped objects. Before you start bleaching, make sure you are wearing gloves and working outdoors or in a well ventilated area. The rusty brown color will slowly fade into a beautiful lighter shade as it begins to set. Your reverse bleach tie dye shirt is ready to wear! Dreamslove-memories: bottle fence - drill hole... – Unconsumption.
DIY! 7 new stylish ways to de-clutter your beauty closet. DIY Bracelet Tutorials. Craft Ideas. Photo 1- Make Over Your Shirts With A DIY Dip Dye! - StumbleUpon. Sure, we go nuts for vintage eBay scores and the latest runway trends, but there's nothing that stops R29ers dead in their tracks faster than some good ol' food porn.
So, when Erica and Lauren of HonestlyWTF launched their equally delicious blog, HonestlyYUM, we just had to drop everything. Each week, we'll spotlight their creative concoctions. Go ahead, try to look away — we dare you. I’ve been wanting to make my own tiered dessert stand for awhile now. However, the risk of potentially cracking perfectly precious vintage plates was seriously limiting my motivation. Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Crafty (35 Pics) Click Here For More Amazing Ideas.
