34 DIY headboard ideas The headboard is now looked at as a mainly decorative element in our bedrooms. As it usually happens, it all started from a practical reason/purpose.The headboard, a piece of furniture that is attached to the head of the bed, was initially an element that isolated sleepers from drafts and cold. Back then the buildings were less insulated and thus such a feature was needed. With time, this function has been lost and replaced by a purely aesthetical function. These 34 diy headboard ideas exposed here are not competing with each other, by the contrary these are the best projects we could find to show you, and all of them are equally interesting. Headboard from salvaged materials. The first project is realized from scrap materials salvaged from a burn pile. Metal headboard. This one is really simple, but ingenious. Old door headboard. A pair of reclaimed old doors add a tremendous visual weight to this dreamy bedroom. Original headboard using store signs. Indian headboard project.
Packaging Templates I’m not sure how I discovered this awesome collection of packaging templates but I’m glad I did! Some professor or student at a japanese univeresity was nice enough to share all their packaging templates with the world! These are a few of my favorites and you can see all of them on their website. P.S. stumbleupon Studio G, Garden Design & Landscape Design Inspiration » DIY Outdoor Garden Chandelier Round-up I am eager to get home (on a red-eye flight tonight) and back to some projects and normal life. I have a patio project going on that should be nearing completion this week. Once finished, I am excited to start adding features — like a beautiful garden chandelier. I have lots of great, inexpensive, DIY options that I have rounded up for your inspiration and my own. My personal favorite for my particular project is the beaded dollar store option, what is yours? Here’s a simple DIY garden chandelier tutorial from Ecologue. The full tutorial for this basket variety is at sunset magazine. This outdoor chandelier was made from beads found at the dollar store and the full directions can be found at dollar store crafts. These elegant glass Bubble Chandeliers can be made from directions found over at Re-Nest . It’s not lit, but still a beautiful concept. It’s just a simple pot rack….but stylishly mixed candles and succulents create quite a pretty scene.
rolled paper flowers {tutorial Welcome to flower week – five days of simple and delightful flower projects. I could probably do three weeks of flowers because there are so many different ways to create them, but I’ve limited it to five of my current favorites. Before we get started, let me make a few disclaimers: 1. 2. 3. Okay, so let’s begin. Here’s what you’ll need: :: paper {either cover or text weight} :: florist wire :: scissors, pencil, glue gun STEP ONE: cut irregular circle This circle is approximately 8 inches, but you can do any size you wish. STEP TWO: cut spiral Start at the outside edge and cut in a spiral fashion to the center. I like a sort of bumpy shape so that the petals end up a bit irregular If you aren’t so sure about your cutting skills, feel free to draw your spiral before cutting. To add a little interest to my bouquet, I used a variety of yellow scrapbook papers {my favorite is that yellow dot} STEP THREE: roll your blossom start at the outside edge and coil tightly STEP FOUR: release coil
Origami Crafts Create your own galaxy of origami stars! You can find complete instructions for each star in this fantastic post by Bloomize. Here’s a lovely little origami heart page marker, perfect for your kids as they head back to school. Get the tutorial here. These origami paper diamonds are totally amazing. Get the complete tutorial at Mini-eco. Explore mathematics with these fantastic origami cubes and polyhedra by Mini-eco. Make your own origami gift bows from magazine pages! Your little one will love these miniature origami dresses. Related
love shack untitled Editors Note: Guest Post by Betsy & Warren Talbot Let’s face it: We all have too much stuff. Whether it is the things you no longer need, the items you never got around to using, or the “treasures” thrust on you by well-meaning people, you are probably shrinking your living space with all that clutter. It’s more than simply buying nothing new. There are 3 steps you can take to finally let go of those items no longer working in your life. But before you start planning your next big holiday, let’s focus on 3 powerful strategies to let go of your possessions. Instead of Keeping Up with the Joneses, Keep Up with Your Dream: This is the classic mistake many people make. It’s like high school all over again as you struggle to keep up with what other people’s families have and how they spend their free time. To learn to be clutter free, adjust your focus to the ultimate dream you have for your life and not what the couple down the street just bought. Remove Mental Clutter Before Physical Clutter:
Newspaper Gift Bags When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper. I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold. Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up. Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.
love shack Vidéoprojecteur DIY Un livre de Wikilivres. Avertissement électricité Ce document aborde la manipulation de matériel électrique. Avant toute manipulation : lisez attentivement l'avertissement électricité. Un vidéoprojecteur réalisé soi-même Un vidéoprojecteur DIY est un vidéoprojecteur réalisé soi-même (DIY, do it yourself pour fais-le toi-même en anglais). Présentation[modifier | modifier le wikicode] Pourquoi les VP DIY[modifier | modifier le wikicode] Pourquoi se fabriquer un vidéo projecteur DIY (’’Do It Yourself’’) alors qu’on peut en acheter un tout fait dans le commerce ? Prix : Tout d’abord un vidéo projecteur DIY revient bien moins cher, 300 € en moyenne. Les ampoules utilisées ne sont pas les mêmes, nous utilisons des ampoules qui coûtent entre 30 et 45 € et qui durent 10 000 heures. Celles des vidéo projecteurs du commerce coûtent environ 300 € pour 2000 heures. Qualité d’image : De plus nos dalles étant plus grandes, les pixels sont moins agrandis, il en résulte une meilleure qualité d’image. Entretien :
Flying Pigs My first ever DIY post on the blog was this Little Paper Bird Mobile - and it's actually still my most popular post to date! Sadly all of my paper birds got lost when I was moving house (I was definitely more than a bit sad!) so I decided to make some more paper friends... How to Make a Flying Pig Mobile You will need: Some light-weight card, pretty paper, white craft foam, glue, needle and thread. 1// Draw the outline of a pig on to your cardboard (you could use an image from the internet to trace or just draw your own). 2// Cut the pig shape out and use it as a template to draw out the shape again on to decorative paper. 3// Make another template for some wings and cut them out of white craft foam. 4// Glue the wings on to the pigs body and bend them back on themselves to give them a bit of shape. 5// Attach a length of thread to your pig so it can fly! Aren't they sweet?
more masks Build a Food Storage Shelf Preparation Instructions: Fill all holes with wood filler and let dry. Apply additional coats of wood filler as needed. When wood filler is completely dry, sand the project in the direction of the wood grain with 120 grit sandpaper. Vacuum sanded project to remove sanding residue. Remove all sanding residue on work surfaces as well. Cup Cake Box Pretty CUP CAKE Box Tutorial. I used a heavy weight scrapbook paper/ card stockScissors, Cutting Mat, Metal Ruler, Double Sided Tape, Grey Lead Pencil, Kindy Glitz 1.Depending on how big your bases are cut circles for lids(mine are about 11cm across) Fold/ score into quarters and cut one whole quarter out. But be sure to leave just enough edge on one side for the tape to stick on and neatly tuck under at the end. 2. 3. 4. 5.