Mag Reuse. Show mom. Everyday Mom Ideas: Scrap Paper Tree Centerpiece Tutorial (Featured guest blogger) Hi there! I'm Sharon from Two Girls Being Crafty, and I am so delighted to be today's guest blogger on Everyday Mom Ideas! Thank you so much, Julia, for having us. My co-blogger, Tristin, and I create fun and inexpensive crafts that anyone could do. Our goal is to inspire. Today I would like to share with you all our newest craft. This simple project uses scrapbook paper leaves to create a bright and cheery Spring ambiance for your home. First, drag out your unseemly healthy assortment of scrapbook paper scraps. Cut out a template of your leaf from the cardboard (you can also use chipboard or card-stock). Take your floral wire and cut strips anywhere from 5"-8" long.
Lay down some newspaper next to your workspace. Now for the fun part! ...or make them funky. And you're done! Thanks again, Julia, for having us here today!
Gift Ideas for Poor Creative Souls (9) Posted by: Cathy on Sep 18, 2011 Tagged in: Untagged I like this idea because you can make it so personal. It really is the perfect gift for Christmas when family time is so important. This tutorial comes courtesy of A Yummy Mommy. Materials Needed: Modge Podge or PVA glue wooden blocks foam brush photos printed on a laser printer (slightly smaller than the blocks) cutter letters (optional) Cut all you scrapbook paper out to fit the squares and cut your pictures out.
You then use your foam brush to apply a thin layer of Modge Podge to the block and apply the paper and the photos in whatever arrangement you desire. Apply another thin layer of Modge Podge. It is very important that you let the blocks dry completely between all steps. Lightly sand the corners and edges (I use a 120-180 grit sandpaper) Now use a tiny teeny amount of the paint and rub it on all the edges and corners. And there you have it! If you don't want to make these yourself, they can be custom made at Inner Vision. Iron Craft Challenge #40 – Graveyard Terrarium. This week for Iron Craft we were to create something using bottles or jars.
I’d been playing with making creepy trees for Halloween terrariums and thought a mason jar would make for a great vessel. I’m kind of in love with how this turned out. To make it even spookier I added a flickering light to make it really show up at night. I like it so much, I made a bigger one in terrarium that I had killed all the plants in. Here’s how I made it… (Because the instructions to make the creepy trees are a little long, so I put them in separate post.)
Supplies: mason jar with a lid and screw top (I used a quart size) or other glass containerblack paint (optional)grey clay, such as fimo or scultpyorange paint (optional)paint brushspanish mossscissorsglue, I used super glue and tacky gluecreepy tree (instructions in this post)battery powered tea lighttapehelpful items: pliers, knitting needle, chopstick, tweezers, skewer Leave the lid and screw top to the jar silver or paint them black like I did. Our Journey: Kitchen Command Center ~ Finally! I started drafting up plans for my little Kitchen Command Center a few month ago ... and FINALLY ... I've finished! As I've said before, the hardest part about living in Europe and having a DIY addiction is actually finding the materials. This is one of those projects where I spent weeks trying to find the right materials and waiting for them to arrive. When all of my supplies came in ... I swear, the skies parted and a little beam of light glistened through my kitchen window ...
So here it is .... Kitchen Command Center Do you see the little ray of light shining into my kitchen? Our Kitchen Command Center features a Meal Planning Board, Dry Erase Note Board, Magnet Boards and Chore Charts ... it has everything we need to plan out our week. The Meal Planning Board was originally inspired by Charity over at All Things Beautiful. I divided our meals into 3 categories; "favorites", "fast", and "new" I embellished good 'ole clothespins to display our meals for the week (Sun - Sat). Vintage Frame Purse | Pear Shaped. This is the another version of Mic-O-Pear coin purse I published a few days ago. Adapting the frame’s vintage mama-look, I created this pear purse in a mod style, thus, named it Mod-O-Pear. The sewing method is a little different from Mic-O-Pear but installation of the purse frame is the same. Ball clasp frame purse is popular during the 60′s and 70′s, it was a “must” for a girl to own a frame purse.
I still remember my mum have at least 2 but they seems “rotten” in my memory but she still used it when we were young. Sentimental value that counts or perhaps it is so easy and convenient to open and close with just a 2-finger twist and pinch! I am so happy with the great response on the pear purse sewing kit giveaway which is ending this 7 Oct 2011. Please enter now to win 1 of the 8 sewing kits in the giveaway. Pattern: Download pattern here.Materials: 1. Download the Mod-O-Pear Purse sewing pattern in pdf document and print it with your printer. Mark the center line on the top edge. Candoodles: Upcycle: Time for a good Book (Clock) .... You already know how this is going to start right? Once, way back, when I had a little more time than money, I turned old books into clocks. I was honored to be able to sell them at The Armadillo's Pillow for a few years!
When I set out, there were no online tutorials to be found so there was a lot of trial and error involved. The first one was so much work, I kept it ... still hangs on the wall in my home even though it's quite plain (see the last image in this post). Now ...well, it didn't take very long to find, not one, but six really good tutorials to feature here. One thing I'll add: If you want to hang a book clock on a wall, you can. However, if it's a hollowed out version (like the one above) everything but the cover has to be glued - no loose pages. The first tutorial, for the clock pictured above, is hands down my favorite. Love this one from Ruffles and Stuff because she upcycles an old book and an old clock. Finally, a creative hack of the "bookshelf" clock.
Happy Hippity Hop! We're taking a long weekend off here for the Easter break (we're working on a new website with hopes of getting a bit more done with the extra day tucked in there). So we're bidding you farewell early with a few links and this cute little picture tutorial (see more below) sent to our e-mail from the folks at Present&Correct. Happy wishes for your Easter and Passover break. We're heading over here later to learn how to make some marshmallow peeps! Care to join us? High/low Easter party. West coast applications close Friday at Renegade. Loving this free (April calendar) desktop wallpaper from the Free People blog. And I saw lots of rabbits hopping around here. Have a fantastic weekend! DIY T-Shirt Quilt. Before I explain this project, I need to set two things straight. First off-- I'm a sentimental hoarder.
If a fond memory is even remotely related to an inanimate object, I keep it. For example, I have almost every ticket from any movie I've ever seen, I have a serious problem with getting rid of stuffed animals, and I have a knickknack box full of dumb things like a dried clover flower that my friend threw at me while we were lying in a cornfield, bored, waiting for a cross country race to end.
(I also have a craft supply hoarding problem, but that's a different story.) My mom made me this blanket as a high school graduation present, and it is still one of the coolest things she's made me. Space camp, elementary school, 4-H club, AAU basketball, student council-- all of the shirts are there. What you need to make a t-shirt blanket: -T-shirts (I used probably 30-40.) If you understand how to make a basic quilt, then a t-shirt blanket will be easy with the right supplies.
How To Make Your Own Nail Polish In Any Color. Pregnancy insomnia can be a little bit of a blessing (depending on how you look at it). Sometimes when I can't sleep I randomly get these ideas that just pop into my head. I quickly jot them down into my phone and revisit them when I am coherent in the morning. I would say only 30-40 % of them actually turn out like I imagined. Take this little project for example. I tested it out over the weekend to see if it would even work...and it worked!
I did a little pregnant happy dance. The exciting part of this is you can make ANY shade you want! What you will need: Clear nail polish.Cheap eyeshadow. Take out the eyeshadow you want to use. Empty a small amount of clear nail polish out so you have room for the eyeshadow powder. Use the toothpick to mix up the color into the bottle. You now have you own custom shade of nail polish!