Cool and hipster handmade movement. Mar If you have ever wanted to try watercolor techniques then this is the lesson for you. This abstract design is uncomplicated yet beautiful to the eye. Full tutorial can be found here. Board games are a favorite family past time. These free printable labels are perfect for adding the finishing touch to your handmade project. This “Dance In The Rain” Printable is from Everything Etsy and it is super cute. This mini Chalkboard is perfect for notes, quotes and reminders.
Easter is a wonderful time of year and is filled with cheer and flowers and of course adorable little chicks and bunny rabbits. Easter Bilby Amazing Grace He has Risen… Hats off to Spring A MILLINERY EVENT WITH CUSTOM HAT-MAKER YVONNE LEWIS Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:00 – 4:30PM Craft in America Center Los Angeles, CA – The Craft in America Center is thrilled to be hosting a pop-up seasonal … This detailed Shamrock Ribbon is perfect for embellishing anything Irish. Feb This Easy DIY Neon Umbrella is the perfect Spring accent. DRIFTWOOD WALL HOOKS | Coastal Wood Coat Rack. From Tree to Shining Sea These driftwood hooks, from designer Kiel Mead, will bring some windswept beauty to your decor.
They're made from natural driftwood, worn smooth by tumbling in the Atlantic surf and then salvaged from the coastal beaches of New York State. Kiel then trims the wood to size and dyes each piece an unexpectedly vibrant, rainbow hue. They come with two brass screws, which highlight the striking combination of free-spirited, natural materials and engineered practicality. As you hang your hat or scarf each day, you can let your imagination run with the image of rolling waves and briny sea air. Because of the natural materials in the product, each piece will have unique variations in size, shape and color. Origami Christmas Tree - DIY • Art Platter. A few neat paper folds can get you these pretty decorative origami Christmas trees – you can use them as ornaments, table center pieces and decor.
These are very simple to make too… Check out the tutorial below. Step 1: Start with a square sheet of paper – it is more convenient to make the folds if the paper is not too thick. Step 2: Fold the paper in half – vertically, horizontally and diagonally. Step 3: Collapse along the creases to get an origami square base. Step 4: Bring the right side of the top flap towards the center crease. Step 5: Similarly fold the left side inwards to meet the center crease. Step 6: Flip and repeat steps 4 and 5 for the other side. Step 7: Lift the bottom triangle upwards and press to make a crease. Unfold. Step 8: Now insert this triangular flap inwards along the crease we made in step 7. Repeat this for all the sides. Step 9: We now have this structure. Step 10: After making the cuts, fold in the manner shown here. Repeat the step above for all the corners.
Step 11: Step 12: How to make an origami moon: page 1. Paper star lantern tutorial. I suppose it isn't exactly the right time of year for stars and lanterns, but I've got a paper folding fascination at the moment and so was drawn to a project I had wanted to do back in Autumn. During last lantern season I was looking everywhere for instructions to make these beautiful paper lanterns and couldn't find them anywhere. I ended up purchasing a lantern that was already made and since I've been struggling with some difficult folds and designs of other paper crafts, I decided to unfold the seemingly simple lantern I bought and figure the thing out for myself.
Like all traditional origami, no glue or cutting (once the basic outside shape of the paper is made) are required. I feared that once I unfolded my lovely store-bought version I wouldn't be able to get it back together but thankfully it wasn't nearly as difficult as I assumed. Begin with a 12" square of paper to end up with a lantern that is about 7" across when complete. Cut off the four marked corners of the paper. Happy paper place: DIY. Here's an easy way to send someone special a personalized love note...sealed with your embossed kiss. It's better than lipstick...doesn't smudge and it has a raised texture. Give it a try. :) Instructions are below. Instructions: 1. Apply a thin coat of gloss to your lips. 2. 3. Tip: Use a dry paint brush to remove any excess embossing powder. 4. 5. Quilling Instructions. Loose Coil: To make a loose coil, simply roll a strip of paper as above.
Once you have removed the coil from the slotted quilling tool, immediately release the coil so that it can unravel. The tight coil will relax into a loose coil. If your coil remains tightly wound, you need to work faster and release the coil before the curves have set. After the coil has relaxed, apply glue and secure the loose end as above. Teardrop: To make the basic shapes, pinch the loose coil at the proper location. Don't be afraid to pinch your loose coil - teardrops and eyes are very easy to make.
Eccentric Loose Coil: Make a loose coil as above. Beehive: Make a tight coil as above. Scrolls: Make a loose coil and leave it open-ended. this method is great for making letters of the alphabet or decorative borders. Husking: uses pins to generate uniform loops and shapes. Combing: uses a comb or an onion holder to makes scalloped shapes. Origami Instruction Christmas Tree Type 1 | Origami Instruction.com. In this origami how to we will show you how to fold an origami Christmas tree using a single square sheet of paper. It is a nice ornament to be made for the Christmas and you can also hang it around a larger Christmas tree.
Origami Christmas Tree Type 1 Step 1 Origami Christmas Tree Type 1 Step 2 Origami Christmas Tree Type 1 Step 3 Origami Christmas Tree Type 1 Step 4 {*style:<b> DIY Snowman Ornament. Simple Hand-Sewn Journals. The Queen of Creative Reuse. The Trashy Wench thinks that unloved CDs and DVDs have great potential. Trashy did a recent blog devoted to all sort of things one could do with a used compact disc, but recently came up with one more use. The Queen calls it Disc Art,. It can look quite royal and elegant, Victorian if you wish, or Art Deco, or whatever your heart desires. Dear Reader. The Wench takes the unloved disc and paints both sides of it with acrylic paint, preferably in a dark color. Trashy then takes something sharp to etch out a design with. Trashy likes to wing it with her designs; she just start scratching away and lets the design work itself out as it goes along. When done, gently brush off the paint curls from your endeavors, You can choose to use the piece as is, or apply a protective coat of clear gloss sealer, if you wish, Dear Reader.
Whitsun felt dove mobile. As I have mentioned in the past, I am a lover of things hanging from the ceiling. For Whitsun this year then, I decided to make a dove mobile. I've seen these made from paper, but since we have a collection of holiday decorations growing with each passing year, I wanted to make something more permanent that we could use again and again in honor of this observance. I started by scouring the internet for a simple dove pattern. It seems like I saw these everywhere during the Christmas season but after an hour or so of searching for a basic template, I just gave up. From looking at photographs of bird ornaments, I fiddled around and came up with this. I'm really not sure how to pass on such a pattern. These templates were then laid onto white wool felt and traced. (I had a single piece of 9" x 18" felt and had enough left over for three additional birds.)
Using needle and thread, the wings were sewn onto each body piece. One down. Eleven to go. Cutting glass | Crafty Scrappy Happy. Katie’s glass-jar moroccan lanterns. I’m getting a little tired of the winter weather and will take just about any opportunity to daydream about the sunny warm days ahead.
These Moroccan-inspired lanterns by Ohdeedoh contributor and DIY expert Katie Steuernagle are the perfect antidote to the winter blues; I love the glow of the rich jewel tones and the intricate gold designs. If you have any old sauce jars lying around, this is the perfect way to make good use of them and get yourself psyched for spring— it will be here before we know it! —Kate CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Materials old glass jars (spaghetti jars, jam jars or any plain glass jar will work)gold dimensional puff paintglass paint (Delta or Pebeo Vitrea glass paint are great options)paintbrushwire (optional, for hanging lanterns) Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. The Queen of Creative Reuse. The incandescent bulbs that shone so merrily in the Queen's palaces all her life and yours, Dear Reader, is going to be phased out by the federal government.
They will eventually no longer be allowed to be sold in the United States. People will be looking for creative things to do with all those incandescent lamps (subject of a future Trashy Wench blog, I'm sure) and all the bulbs in those lamps, regardless of whether they are working or burnt out bulbs. The incandescent bulbs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, all with wonderful curves of all shapes, sort of like the Wench and her wonderful female friends! Here are some pictures of bright ideas of what others have done with their curvy little bulbs: Hot Air Balloon Decorations Mini Terrariums Plant rooters and vases Micro Oil Lamps Dried or Silk Flower Ornaments Glamorous globes for miniature light strings.
Lightbulb 1 by ~Glitchness on deviantART. Dyed Glass Luminaries from Baby Jars | Inspired By Family Magazine. I was sitting at a little artsy café with my hubby enjoying some decadent chocolate fondue for our 9th anniversary and suddenly I had this great idea: dyed glass luminaries from baby jars. This was featured in the Simple Summer Magazine Issue here. As I sat there reminiscing and taking in the past 9 years, thinking through the great moments, the not so great moments, the waitresses interesting accent, the cafés decor, our wedding day, how cute my husband looks…… Just a quick note to my fellow male friends: Yes, women can be in the midst of a romantic moment and still think about mundane task like the grocery list. So back to the cute little café decor. I noticed that hanging over each table were beautiful brightly colored vases with candles.
As I sat there thoroughly engaged in our romantic evening enjoying our deep and silly conversation, I was also coming up with a list in my head on how I can make a version of these glass vase luminaries myself. Dyeing Baby Food Jars easy as 1, 2, 3.