Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » diy project: mailing tube wine rack. I have a really bad habit of procrastination. the laziness usually extends to all home projects, but none worse than framing artwork; i just can’t seem to get myself through the process of getting things framed, or even buying pre-made frames, and as a result i have a lot of rolled up posters and prints around the house. i know, it’s sad. there’s light at the end of the tunnel however: mailing tubes are such an awesome material to hack into something useful that i couldn’t resist unfurling a print and using its packaging for this week’s project. now, not only do i have a pretty new wine rack, but i have a print flattening on the floor of my studio, demanding to be framed post-haste. way to go, me! I wanted to combine a raw material with a neon color, but i must admit i was skeptical about the look of bare cardboard, felt and neon duct tape (side note: duct tape varieties are officially off the hook!
So many colors! Camo! Tie- dye! Neon! CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! 1. Yeti Calendar papercraft. Paper Photo Stand. This adorable quickie of a project comes from joke vande gier. originally from belgium, joke currently lives in beautiful portland, or. her blog is full of some major inspiration eye candy, as are her paper designs. if you have two minutes and some photos to display, i highly recommend this little diy. thanks for sharing it with us, joke! -kate Materials: - fabric tape - strips of paper (card stock or other thick paper) Instructions: 1. Cut strips of paper into uniform widths and lengths. 2. 3. Paper Leaves. Every year I look forward to making a wreath for our house. I use whatever materials are around me.
Sometimes it is natural… using some branches or leaves from the backyard. Sometimes our wreath is warm and fuzzy… using fabric and yarn. It is always different. This year, given the abundance of paper grocery bags in our cupboard (the ones I was promising to reuse the next time I went to the store), I decided to make a wreath of paper. I think green is always a good color for the holidays, so I remembered the soft green of the masking paper in the paint aisle at the hardware store, which I have always been strangely inspired by.
CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Materials: paper grocery bags, or stiff papermasking tape9” wide green masking paper (paint section-hardware store)silver spray paintscissors or exacto knifehot glue gun and sticks Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Handmade Tissue Paper Flowers and Pompom Garland. You'd think after making hundreds of these for my wedding, I'd be completely sick of them. But I can't help it, I love them so much! I'm a little sad that I didn't save a bouquet of paper flowers from my wedding, but I never thought I'd want to see them again. So I made some for home, only this time as a garland... ...And as bedroom decor... ...And maybe I couldn't resist making just a few little blossoms...
Want to make some? Materials: Tissue paper Heavy-duty scissors Floral wire Make sure you use a pair of scissors that you don't mind ruining, because they're going to take a serious beating here. For a package of 20" x 25" tissue paper, 8 sheets: Large flowers (Peonies): 16 per pack Small flowers (Carnations): 32 per pack Mini pompoms (Garland): 8 per pack Small pompoms: 2 per pack Medium pompoms: 1 per pack* Large pompoms: 1 per pack *There will be enough paper leftover from a medium pompom to make flowers or mini pompoms The flowers are easiest, so lets start there. And here's completed!