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DIY: Glitterized Star Hairpins
I dunno about you, but I tend to use hair accessories more during the colder months, since my necklaces or bracelets (which are my usual staples during the summer time) won't really show while I'm out and about. So I've been browsing my favorite sites for hair accessory inspiration, and I've stumbled upon this gem on ModCloth . I loved it at first sight, but for $17, it's kind of on the expensive side (for a hair accessory, I mean). So enter the DIY.
Once your cuff has dried you can lightly sand the rough spots and apply a couple coats of gesso or primer. This will stiffen the core and give you a nice blank canvas for your paint. Now paint away and let it dry. When your design is complete put a good coat of protective clear-coat to make your art last a very long time. If you don't paint, try decoupage, cover with oven-bake clay or simply glue broken jewelry all over it. How about hot-gluing globs or designs onto the cuff, glue crumpled tissue paper over it, or use just the BEST parts of recycled romance novels to make your own Naughty Bits*.
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I fell in love with this idea the minute I saw it... Canning jar soap dispensers are a fun and easy gift or useful item to make! I have used our pump everyday for over a year now and it has held up beautifully. That is saying a lot when you have four kids and a farmer husband. I picked up the jar for 50 cents and a lid for $2 at a tag sale...so the whole project was really economical. If you are interested in purchasing the antique zinc lids and blue Ball canning jars, Ebay or Craigslist are a great place to search.
Make a Canning Jar Soap Dispenser
Do you have a craft room? I recently revamped our office into a craft room , and I’m excited to decorate it! We kept the walls pretty minimal in color because I want to use a bunch of color in the decorations. I recently made this sign: “Make Stuff”!
Create the Perfect Sign for Your Craft Room | Make and Takes
Tutorial time! I got a gig teaching a recycled t-shirt project at the library a few months ago, with a request for a recycled tee bag – the only bags I’d made from tees in the past had required sturdy sewing , and I didn’t want hand-sewing to be the only thing holding the bottom closed in a class version of the bags, so I started brainstorming about some kind of hand-sewing-friendly or no-sew bag idea…. and here’s what I came up with! The simplest version of these bags is great for smaller tees, or the more light-weight kind of girl-tees – just turn the bottom of the shirt into a drawstring and tie it closed! As you can see, even with a not huge tee, this will still leave a significant hole in the bottom of your bag, but for purposes like grocery shopping, this size hole shouldn’t really matter… But to make smaller holes, just make more than one of them!
do stuff! & Ten minute no-sew recycled t-shirt bag! - StumbleUpon
a few months ago i got the nicest package in the mail! pete’s aunt bobbie made this super crafty, recycley t-shirt tote bag and sent me not just the bag itself, but a supernice note with a how-to for making my own! so flippin awesome!
bobbie’s tee tote tutorial!
DIY - how to turn an old sports jersey into a cool new tote bag
D-I-Y > Sports jersey tote bag description: Turn used sports jerseys into tote bags in a few easy steps! These bags are great for groceries or even for the beach. Plus the jersey material comes with airholes - perfect for airing out your beach towel.
Cuteness alert coming right at you, but how fun is this little DIY project, guys? I found the original inspiration on Pinterest (the ‘lamp shades’ were covered in Hallowe’en hued paper) but figured I’d give it a go using my fave hues. Wouldn’t this garland be absolutely fabulous for a bridal shower, an outdoor wedding and or even the most perfect addition to a nursery in lieu of a night light? Check out the awesome step by step photos below shot by the always wonderful Jenna .
DIY Dixie Cup Garland :: Hey Gorgeous
The other day, I wrote about attempting to drill through glass and I finished up the project this weekend. I think it turned out beautifully — I love the idea of bottled light! These would be pretty by a wintery window or under an entry table.
DIY: Bottles Full of Light
You’re going to love today’s DIY project so much that you’re going to want to start tearing pages out from old books tonight! Remember the storybook roses in Shanna + Richard’s wedding? Sweet, right? Floral designer, Cathy Brim of Bloom Floral Design created the elegant branch bouquets seen in their ceremony using Valerie Lloyd’s paper roses design, and now we’re jumping-out-of-the-pages excited that Valerie is sharing her DIY secrets with you! Craft Supplies: Paper Grosgrain Ribbon, ½ Width cut to 4 inch lengths 16 Gauge Wire cut to 15 inch lengths Glue Gun Glue Sticks (low temp) Scissors Wire Cutters
DIY storybook paper roses | DIY Wedding | 100 Layer Cake - StumbleUpon
some DIY inspiration from wanderlust- a jar lantern chandelier ! so beautiful. i did some hunting online and found some similar ideas that are so lovely… i really love the idea of putting some sand in the bottom and dropping in a tea candle. i think that would be the perfect outdoor lighting at my family’s beach house. Be sure to check out our new DIY Projects category for more DIY Inspiration! Trending on FP.com: