DIY: Quotes on Canvas. Pinterest.
I have a love/hate relationship with it. Most days, I love searching the site, finding cute outfits or kitchen designs for my "dream home. " It's the other days when I come across peoples DIY projects when I'm like how in world did they do that? Or have TIME to do that??? Some of those braided hairstyles...come on!
Confession: Crafting is my favorite sport. For the next few weeks, I'm going to be posting my attempts at some popular Pinterest projects (or PPP's?). First up: DIY Quotes on Canvas I "pinned" this project thinking that is such a cute idea and looks totally doable! DIY // Happy Dots Wall Art. Before… After… Ever since I moved into this apartment (about two years ago now), I had the most trouble figuring out what to put on this large piece of wall.
DIY Wall Art With Ribbon. I did it!
I came up with an easy, mess-free way to create this geometric wall art using ribbon and double-sided tape. Simple enough, no? I was inspired by the rug in this photo, and while I wasn’t seeking to paint a rug of my own at the time, I thought the design would translate well into wall art. Here’s how it’s done. Materials. Tulle Time: How to Use Tulle to Make Gorgeous Vases and Wall Art.
From studded tulle friendship bracelets to sparkling accessories, we’ve been all about tulle this week in the style department, but what about cool and creative ways to use tulle around your home?
You might be thinking to yourself, wait, what the heck is tulle? Tulle is the sheer sort of netted material that is normally used to make tutus, bridal veils, and the like. Today we’ll show you how to use tulle to make beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces for the home. After all, what’s a crafty DIYer’s version of Tim Allen’s Tool Time? Sugar & Cloth. DIY circle punch art. The boys and I had a fun weekend working on some artwork for their room.
We've been in our new place for over six months and I think it's high time we got something on the walls, particularly in the boys room. I wanted to do something simple and graphic, and most importantly, something that the boys themselves could do, pretty much on their own. So we came up with a circle punch art idea. We started with several 1 1/4 inch circles punched out a various types of patterned and textured papers. Little A (5) was especially good at punching out the circles and did quite a few of them on his own.
Sarah Hearts - DIY Ombré Quote Wall Art. August 15, 2012 Pin It!
One wall in our guest bathroom has been blank since we moved in (a little over 2 years ago)! Weekend Art Project « The New Domestic. E made a painting this weekend!
We’ve been wanting a large scale art-piece to go up on our dining room wall. We had a large framed photograph up but, at 26″ x 32″, it didn’t have the right scale for the room. We wanted to go big. Like, 60″ x 36″ big. Now the last time either of us did any painting was in art school. Inspired by color field paintings, I made a sketch in Illustrator and we tried different color combinations til we were happy. Update: To complete the dining area, we painted a high chair red to add another splash of color to the room. Also, congrats to everyone who has been DIYing there own versions of the Weekend Art Project. If you love this style of geometric art, patterns and triangles visit our shop. DIY Dot Wall » Fellow Fellow. Have you ever had the overwhelming urge to put spots on one of your walls?
I have! And one of these days, I’m going to buy a house so I can completely fulfill the dream of putting up spotty wallpaper. Pinterest Challenge: DIY Wall Art. Last week Sherry from Young House Love announced a Pinterest Challenge!
The only rule was that you needed to take something you pinned and give it your own spin. It sounded like fun to me so I thought I’d join in! These are the images from my Pinterest board that I used for my inspiration! (Click on the each image to go to the pin.) And this is the finished product! Make DIY Colorful 3D Geometric Wall Art. Curbly-Original Photo: Brittni Mehlhoff Inspired by an Anthropolgie installation I saw a few months ago, I created a three-dimensional piece of wall art that is easy to install and relatively inexpensive to make (the final budget came in under $50).
Aside from wall art, this project also doubles as a photo booth prop, and if you have the time, it would make an awesome photo booth backdrop too. Want to learn how to make your own? Get the full tutorial and see the finished piece after the jump. How To Make DIY Sequin Art. I'm so excited to show ya'll my latest little creation...my DIY sequin art I made out of an old piece of thrift store art. Here's what it looked like when I first brought it home. Like a little magenta time capsule straight from 1991. Luckily, it was only a few bucks, and it was a custom framed print with a nice shape and good size mat. I knew it would be perfect for what I had in mind.It was super easy to make, too. All you need is a silver spray paint, white spray paint, a frame, a mat, some paper, hot glue, and some sequins.First, take apart your frame, and disassemble all of the pieces. 18K+ Next, spray paint the frame silver, spray paint the mat white, and then use the backside of the old art for your new art.
Spray painting outdated art mats is such a great way to save money, and I do it all the time now! Next, I gathered my supplies: sequins, paper, ribbon, and hotglue. 18K+ Hotglue your sequins on first. Then, put the mat back on, insert your new art back into the frame, and voila! IHeart Organizing.
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