DIY Sharpie Tie Die. I love this Sharpie tie die DIY from The Art Girl Jackie blog! She did it with her adorable daughter and I think it’s a fun inspiration for this Spring and upcoming music festival season. Use this technique to spruce up your ratty t-shirts or maybe a pair of of cut off shorts. For another idea, check out how to spruce up your clothes with DIY leopard print here! What You Need: Pre-washed white or light colored t-shirtRubbing AlcoholLiquid dropper or medicine dropperSmall plastic cup(s)Rubber bandsVariety of colored Sharpies Do It! Choose a spot to start and put your cup in right side up and secure a rubber band around the cup rim holding the shirt tightly in place.Pick your colors and create a small design in the center of the stretched circle.
Photos and DIY via The Art Girl Jackie. Present wrapping ideas: a week of Christmas on Pinterest | Baby Dickey. Who knew becoming a mom would make me want to be so crafty? I didn’t. But here I am. And I decided to search Pinterest for cute and creative present wrapping ideas! Love these. As always, click the photo to get to the pin for more info and the original source. Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Recommended for you babies, babies, babies! Urban Comfort: Handmade. I was out of town last week, one of my husband's birthday gifts to me being a ticket to New York. I had a great week, on lots of different levels, which I'll share as the week progresses. But for now, I'll get back to the blog post I had planned to publish last week. I like to celebrate the seasons as much as possible, turning the natural materials just outside my door into art supplies.
I also like to make temporary decor for my home, pieces that can be put away after the season just as I do with holiday decorations. It keeps things fresh, and even if I bring it back the following year, I find that I can use it in a new way or mix it with whatever new finds I've incorporated into my basic decor. Spring and summer are all about botanicals for me. Here's how I made it: Materials: Step 1: Collect and press botanicals For the most part, I find that it's easier to handle plants on a dry day, when the leaf edges are crisper.
Step 2: Cut fabric to size and create a basic arrangement Done! How to make a Tulle Pom Pom Ball - Influential Mom Blogger, Parenting, Community - StumbleUpon. 148.2K Amazing Shares Facebook 62 Pin It Share 1.2K 1K+ Twitter 9 Google+ 7 StumbleUpon 146.9K Email -- Email to a friend 148.2K Amazing Shares × How to make a tulle pom pom ball for wands…otherwise known as, “how to make a cat toy” in my house. I made a tulle wand the other day and I was going to give it to my friend Kims daughter, but she is pretty young and if she were to pull the pins out, it could mean a dangerous situation. Not wanting to responsible for my best friends child’s untimely death by lace pin, I decided to get to work on a tulle ball tutorial for all those in the same situation. Except instead of a tulle wand, I’m going to turn my example into a cat toy for Gwen. It could also be used for hair puff pony-o’s, cheer-leading pom poms, decorative shirt..um…decorations.
Earrings? Here is your How To Make a Tulle Ball {So you can still give it to the baby girl/kitten in your life} tutorial: 1) First you have to decide the size of your tulle ball. Ribbon cream. Happy Kitten: 2010 Planner Kit: Instructions - Red Velvet Art Blog. Hi Everyone! These are the instructions for the 2010 Planner Kit. I am going to share with your the specific steps I took to assemble my planner. Please remember, though, that these planners are meant to be customized! Feel free to take out things your wouldn't use and add ideas to make your daily life more organized! Step one: unpack your kit and line the back of the page dividers with a contact paper or scrapbooking paper (it's much easier if you do this before you cut them out!).
Note: i picked up this wood grain laminate from a local hardware store. Next, choose which font (typed or handwritten) you want to use for your monthly tabs, shuffle your cards however you want and add the tabs. Next up: adhere your monthly calendars to something sturdy (I recycled boxes from my house for this step!). Then, just cut them out. :) The Next step was the most fun for me. Make extra pages to fit your fancies.
The felt on this page is about 4x4 inches. SO adorable!! Next, you need to punch holes. Yay! Snowy Balloon Ornaments - Martha Stewart Holiday & Seasonal Crafts. Candles in Seashells -- Martha Stewart Crafts. How To Stencil Your Own Shirt - Video - StumbleUpon. 101 Crafty Gifts - StumbleUpon. DIY Stone Sconces. This is a super easy project that anyone can do on the super cheap. I wanted some nice sconces for my guest bath downstairs. I looked high and low and couldn’t find anything I wanted and the ones I did like were about $20 a piece….story of my life.
I couldn’t bring myself to spend $40 on 2 sconces for the guest bath. A few weeks back I was strolling the Dollar Tree trying to see if there was anything that I could fashion into a sconce. I walked the whole store 3 times and came up empty. Anyway let us continue. I walked back into the Dollar Tree and grabbed 2 bags of decorative stones, glass tealight candle holders, a pack of glue sticks and some sponge brushes for $6. I already has some wood at the house and some dark brown paint.
We had a wood board that was 1/2 inch thick. Once the paint dried I nailed the picture handing hardware to the back, top part of the larger rectangles. Then hot glued the small bottom piece onto the back. Checkout the finish product proudly handing on the wall. Weekly DIY Roundup: Printing on Fabric! | ThreadBanger - D.I.Y Fashion & Style. For the Love...: I {heart} gift wrap guest post: DIY burlap gift bows. My first guest in the I {heart} gift wrap series is Carrie Stroud of The Rowdy Stroudys.
She's the sweetest mom who takes fabulous pictures and always has classy taste. She and I both like to throw a good party. I'm so glad she was willing to participate, because I've never seen a project of hers I didn't like. Hello For The Love fans! I am the oldest from a family of 11 children. After buying the brown paper (paper grocery bags would work perfectly), I hit my stash of fabric and pulled out a few different kinds with textures and colors that I thought would work well together. This gift wrapping idea is ridiculously easy, which is very necessary in my busy life right now! 1. 2. 3. I used canvas, burlap, and a sheer stiff cotton (a curtain at the thrift store) for fabric. I love grouping them together to show the texture. Custom Color Chalkboard Paint - Martha Stewart Organizing Crafts. Thanks to paint that dries into a chalkboard finish, your board can be whatever size you desire and placed wherever you like.
Store-bought formulas come in traditional green and black. But you can also follow our recipe to mix your own batch in any shade. Cleverly applied chalkboard paint means new places to track appointments, keep lists, and leave messages. Or simply use the surface to draw or doodle, which will appeal to kids and the kid in everyone. Choose from the following ideas or come up with your own homemade chalkboard location.
Tip: Start with flat-finish latex paint in any shade. Wall Calendar A home office is the ideal spot for a family planner. Mudroom Mural The bottom half of a mudroom wall is just the right height for pint-size Picassos -- when coated with store-bought green chalkboard paint. Message Center Write-on paint needn't be applied only to walls. Pantry Reminder. Jewlery Resin. Looking for a quick and easy gift for Valentine’s Day? This project fits the bill. Remember this post on patriotic resin jewelry? The process is the same, except I used Valentine’s Day sprinkles instead of red, white and blue.
I also used heart shape bezels which I found with the polymer clay at Hobby Lobby. Supplies: Magic GlosPendant and earring bezels and desired jewelry findingsA sunny day, or UV curing lamp; I use Lisa Pavelka’s and it works like a charmToothpicksTile small enough to fit into lamp to cure your pieces onSprinklessmall mixing cup Instructions: Pour some sprinkles into the cup, along with a few drops of Magic Glos and using toothpick, mix resin and sprinkles so that sprinkles are coated. Use toothpick to pick up a clump of sprinkles/resin and spread into bezel. Once cured, add another layer of resin to get the dome effect and cure again. TIP: Use toothpick to “pull” resin from middle of piece out to the edges I just love this UV resin.
Recycled Craft Ideas. DIY Hand Stitching, part 2 - LA. Last week, I started a DIY Hand Stitching series and began with how to hand stitch your own handwriting. I stitched onto paper and showed a method for transferring the pattern by poking or drawing dots as a guide on the surface. The same technique can be used when stitching a simple pattern onto fabric but when you stitch more than one color or there's a lot of intersecting lines (like these), it's much easier to use a piece of tear away backing.
I'll show you how-- it's really neat! You will need: Fabric (linen, muslin & thick cottons), Needle (i use a #5 Embroidery Needle), Embroidery Thread, Scissors, Pencil, Thumbtack or Piercing Tool, Masking Tape or Low-Tack Tape, Tear Away Backing (available at fabric & sewing stores), Emboidery Hoop (optional) 1> Cut a piece of tear away backing, a bit bigger than your pattern. Trace the border of your shape or place the flat image below the tear away backing and trace the image (the backing is see-through enough).
Repurposed Etched Glass Spice Jars... As an avid recycler, I often find myself admiring the numerous boxes of glass bottles in our garage, awaiting their fate. When I noticed more than a dozen empty bottles from one particular product, I knew I had a problem there must be something else I could do other than toss them into a recycling bin once a week. In order to justify my purchase of a caffeine-laden treat, I decided to repurpose and upcycle the glass containers from my favorite splurge. Enter Starbucks Frappuccino. (I know, I know, but I'm trying...) And no, we're not rich. I realize these drinks can be over two dollars each, but one a week is hardly a crime. Come Friday, by golly, I'm worth two bucks. With a few supplies, and as many glass bottles as you can find, you can quickly organize a spice cupboard or pantry in a very attractive manner!
Drink bottles, salad dressing bottles, there are so many options, so many different sizes and shapes. Come on, let's see what we can come up with! Star Crochet Blanket, granny squares blanket | Yarn. Woohoo I’ve finally finished my star crochet blanket! Here it is all folded up, edging done and all the loose threads weaved in. What a great feeling of satisfaction I get when I finish a big project. This one took a while as I ran out of yarn and had to order some more in. To cut a long story short after being told it would be a week I finally got it over a month later. Then with the girls birthday party at full steam I had to wait until that was over until I could totally finish it. My big Kindy girl came home sick last week so she got to test the blanket out for me.
It is very soft and cuddly. The pattern I used was from a really great book I bought called Crocheted Gifts by Kim Werker. When I’m doing crochet I like to have the glossary and instructions on hand at the same time. The first stage of these granny squares was the stars. Then the circle around the stars. Then the square around the circle. Then the variegated edging to each square. I love crochet. What do you think? Templates. These cute purses are so easy to make! It won't take you more than 30 minutes. Wouldn't they be a perfect gift for mom. Put a gift certificate inside to her favorite store/restaurant.
And don't forget "Teacher Appreciation Day" May 5! Print out this template on a 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock. Cut them out and trace to a paper of your choice. When you are done cutting you will have 4 pieces like this. Fold the sides so it looks like a "M". Put glue to both sides with fast drying adhesive. Glue the sides to the purse (after you folded the purse in half) with the narrow side down. Glue the lid to the back of the purse. Take a ribbon through one of the holes and make a little knot. On the front of the purse,add a button,brad or whatever you like. Last - put 5/8" Velcro round with sticky back to the inside of the lid and the other part of it to the purse. Inking,doodling,Stickles..it would all look good here. If you give this a try, I would love to see the result. "*The Heartfelt Home*" DIY,Sewing, Decorating, Crafts, Cooking, Sentimental, Homeschooling: Salt Dough Ornaments and Gift Tags.
I am so excited to share a great Christmas craft project today. Salt dough ornaments and gift tags. For pennies you can make a great gift for your family and friends. I am using the ones my girls and I made as gift tags that the recipients can later use as an ornament. All you need to get started is 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 water 1,2,3 easy peasy!!! Toss it all in the mixer for a few minutes. Once it is all combined Kneed until smooth I separated mine, so each girl could have one. Roll the dough ball out on wax paper Now for the fun part…. Grab a doily and press it into the dough with the rolling pin. When you lift the doily off you will be left with a beautiful pattern.
Next grab a cookie cutter and cut out your ornaments. Remove the dough from around your ornament shapes, lift and place on a cookie sheet and poke a hole with a straw. Cook at 200 degrees for 5-6 hours. Take them out and let them cool. Paint them white, start with the back. After the paint is dry apply glue to the front. Map Coasters. Hey...Things Change!: DIY: Paint Chip Calendar. *New and improved version of the Paint Chip Calendar is right here. Yesterday, while perusing some of my favorite blogs, I found this great DIY calendar idea from Design Mom. It got me thinking about a project I had put on the back burner for a while and it also reminded me that I have yet to purchase a 2011 calendar and here it is March!
So I took my back burner idea involving paint chips and combined it with a DIY calendar and created my own mash up: a DIY Paint Chip Calendar. Supplies: paint chips, glue, white paper…I used a Crayola floor pad. I chose the floor pad because the top is hooked together with a strip of gluey stuff, making it easy to tear off each calendar page as the month ended while still holding the rest of the calendar together. The pad had 30 pieces of paper on it which I didn’t need, so I tore the pad in half. I measured the squares on our old calendar, which was approximately the same size as the floor pad… …and cut the paint chips to the same size, 2.5” x 3.” 1. 2. DIY Painted Wooden Crates - StumbleUpon. The Technique Zone: Acrylic Paint Transfer. Santas Workshop: Handmade Gifts for Her - Martha Stewart. Semiprecious Stone Necklace - Introduction - MarthaStewart.com. Braided Dupioni Silk Necklace Craft.
Tote Bags with Iron-On Silhouettes - Martha Stewart Crafts by Technique. Fingerprints on the Fridge: Christmas topiary. Build It With Ana: Floating Shelves. Mini Crepe Paper Flower Favors DIY. Sugar Bee Crafts: sewing, recipes, crafts, photo tips, and more!: Monogram Mirror. Braided jersey scarf | Ladybug Blessings. Headband Refashion | Skip To My Lou - StumbleUpon. Make your own paper bead jewellery - Better Homes & Gardens Magazine - Yahoo!7 Lifestyle - StumbleUpon. How to transfer a photo to fabric - A Beautiful Mess - StumbleUpon. Make Your Own Canvas Portrait! - A Beautiful Mess - StumbleUpon.
Adventures in home-making: the best online craft projects to do with kids. Tissue Flowers Tutorial, No.2 - gingerandgeorge - StumbleUpon. Weekly DIY Roundup: Paper Quilling! | ThreadBanger - D.I.Y Fashion & Style - StumbleUpon. Paper Quilling Numbers in Ideas for kids crafts - StumbleUpon.