make grow gather - Posts - summercraft: simple decoration for paper lanterns Surely last holiday season, you saw those mini gingerbread houses that perch on the edge of your mug of hot chocolate? The ones that made your heart break a little with the utter genius and cuteness of the idea? Well, meet Megan of Not Martha. I have long admired her talent and creativity. Last fall, I got to spend a weekend in her company and meet the warm, talented spirit behind the clever ideas and beautiful photography. So for all these reasons, I am thrilled to have her and her stunner of a DIY project here as part of Lazy Summer. We have a bunch of paper lanterns left over from our wedding reception and I had been planning on hanging them around our deck this summer. Here is a picture of one by night and by day next to a lantern that I used as the base. Do you remember that craft we did as kids where you twist a small square of tissue paper over the eraser end of a pencil, dip it in glue, and stick it down to paper plate to decorate a valentine or a holiday wreath? Notes: 1. 2.
New Mobiles from Dwell Studio DwellStudio is at it again, serving up fresh, colorful, and modern design. New to their collection is a line of stock paper mobiles and garlands designed especially for them by Oregon-based company frazier & wing. Each sturdy piece is die-cut with special attention to detail and made in the U.S.A. Don’t let the complicated layering intimidate you, the new mobiles and garlands are packed flat and ready to hang! Exclusively sold at DwellStudio. Make-up Magnet Board We all know with craft blogs that original ideas are often hard to come by, we find ideas we love and make them our own but we didn't come up with the idea ourselves. I feel like I've finally done something original here and I'm excited about it. I'll show you the finished product and then explain. Behold my Make-up Magnet Board. I have a friend who is beautiful and stylish and has always loved make-up but recently took a course that intensified her love. Her renewed interest has worn off on me and it made me remember eye shadows I'd hidden away that were gathering dust. The basket was a mess and I was overwhelmed with all my choices never knowing what to use, digging through to see what I had and find what I wanted was a pain. I painted it (The hard way, with a brush instead of spray paint. I went to the hardware store and picked up some metal and had them cut it to fit inside my frame. Here comes the brilliant part though. Next I wanted a place to store my brushes and liners though.
Winter Holiday Birch House Tutorial Last year, the month before Christmas, I went slightly craft crazy and made a little birch village full of houses, barns and glittered animals. It was really fun to do – even if there was glitter for months to come all over the house. The best thing was it was an incredibly inexpensive project. I only had to buy crystal clear glitter and had everything else hanging around the house. My family and I have a Thanksgiving tradition. This year I suggested my little birch houses. So here you go – get busy and make up your own little winter wonderland holiday village. Here’s what you will need: 1. Step 1:Fold the boxes flat and cut to the desire size you want your house to be. Remember that a big house will take longer and use up more supplies. 2. 3. 4. 5. Then cover the roof with the grey outer layers of bark. 6. 7. 8. Use craft glue and a paintbrush. 8. Using craft glue apply some glitter to the pinecones too to make them look loaded with snow. 9. Here's what the roof will look like.
Aluminum Can Ornaments Thank you for visiting Little House in the Suburbs. Please subscribe and you'll get great simple living tips and how-to articles delivered to your inbox, for free! Today’s post began where so many of our posts seem to originate: The Recycling Bin What you need: Empty aluminum beverage cans Scissors Sandpaper (sanding block is helpful but not necessary, or wrap sandpaper around a bit of wood) Pen or pencil Ribbon or cord for hanging 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. PS: Welcome Stumblers: Thank you for dropping by! Other Posts that went crazy on StumbleUpon:Making Soap from Kitchen Grease Secrets of the No-Sew Rag Rug
Who Wants to Make a Mess? I remember last summer running across a blog post about making your own sidewalk paint for kids. I think it might have been Amanda Probst. Good idea! Never got around to it until this week. I judge whether or not toddler activity is a good one based on how long it can keep the kid occupied without crying, whining, or needing a parental unit to interfere... and by that I mean getting out of the lawn chair. So, super simple. Then just out the door with grubbies on. For all you stampers out there, have you stamped with your kids? t-shirt pom poms | Craftaholics Anonymous Learn how to turn old t-shirts into pom poms! T-shirt Pom Poms are so much more durable than tissue paper ones. And I think they look loads better! got an old tee or two {or 20!} that you don’t wear anymore? turn them into *pretty little pom poms! Supplies t-shirts, 1 per pom pomscissorscardboard use round objects to trace circles onto cardboard to make 2 templates like those shown above. i used a roll of tape and my camera lens cap…. the diameter of the outer circle is 6.5″ and the diameter of the inner circle is 2.5″. you can play around with different template sizes to get different sized pom poms. cut your t-shirt into 1/2″ strips. i only used from the arm pits down on each shirt. . take one strip and one template and place strips as shown close to the inner circle. sandwich the strip by putting the other template on top. take a fabric strip and place on cardboard with the end even with the outer edge. continue winding the strips around the template until you reach the other side.
Little Houses for You and Me I've been having too much fun making this colorful little neighborhood the past couple of days. So much fun in fact, that I put together a little How-To so that we could all play. They're really easy. -cardboard -Tacky glue -hot glue -fabric -Xacto knife Using this simple template. . . . . .I cut my house pieces out of a recycled box. Then, using a thin layer of glue, I stuck the pieces to fabric. Then I cut my pieces out like so. I snipped off any corners, and made little snips all along the top curve of the door. Next, I glued the fabric edges down with Tacky glue Then I cut little X's in the windows to make foldy-over flaps. You'll have to snip a bit extra off the flap closest to the edge, like so-- All glued and pretty and ready for the next step-- Then I glued scraps of fabric over the inside of the windows. Next, I hot glued the sides to the back. . . . . .and then the front. Finally, I glued on the roof, the little door, and a button for a doorknob.Tah-dah! Little Housey Goodness!
16 Headband Tutorials | Croq Zine - The Blog As a busy mom of three little boys, I don’t always have time to do my hair. (Like, never, actually! I try to sneak in sessions with my flatiron while the boys are distracted with a cartoon… IF I have to leave the house. If I don’t, my hair looks like the bus driver from South Park’s… i.e., bird’s nest. Hmm, a bird’s nest headband sounds kind of cute and funny, actually!) Notes from a very red kitchen just hosted a Headband Tutorial Roundup, and there were some super headbands represented! The roundup was full of inspiration, but this rose and pearl headband by Whitney was one of my favorites. This scrappy leather headband by Missie Krissie is super cute, too! Other Headband Resources: I loved this Braided Headband tutorial when I saw it a few months ago, by Cakies (shown above) I loooved this yarn braided headband when I saw it a few months ago at EvaForeva (don’t you just LOVE the styling of the pic, too?) I like this lovebird headband at Crafty Bitch.
Marble Maze | Crafts with Food This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine Total Time 1 hour Ages all-ages Make one of these cardboard towers (just follow the steps below), and your kids will be set for a rolling good time. The object is to see whose marble rolls the farthest once it exits the maze. What you'll need 7 long wrapping paper or mailing tube 2 empty plastic margarine tubs Box of uncooked rice Pencil Ruler Scissors Extra-large rubber bands How to make it Construct Tower Posts: Start with the left one. Victorian Stencils 1/15clover.jpg 2/15corner.jpg 3/15corner2.jpg 4/15cornerflower.jpg 5/15fern.jpg 6/15fleurdelis.jpg 7/15flips.jpg 8/15Flower.jpg 9/15letterhead.jpg