Room for Color 2012 U.S. Winner Kellie's "Bright & Beachy" Room Kellie lives in Marina Del Rey, so it's no surprise that she looked to the beach as a point of inspiration for her living room decor. The bright red walls help define the fireplace as the focal point of the room, but the drama doesn't stop there. View Kellie's Entry » International Winner Jane's "Comic Strip " Room Jane's room is all about a fearless, joyful use of color! The bold combination of colors is done with skill. View Jane's Entry » The Power is in the Palette! The Room for Color contest is our annual celebration of beautiful rooms where the stylish use of color is key. Or, if you are just thinking about adding more color to your interiors but don't know where to begin, this is a perfect way to gather inspiration and color confidence. Enter to win or discover wonderful new rooms for your inspiration file, either way, join us! Schedule
V and Co how to: shag pillow *no animals or plants were hurt in the making of this project. *one really stupid person did get hurt in the making of this project, but she would like to mention that even though the needle penetrated...no swear words passed her lips. it's was a modern day miracle. i love how this pillow turned out. i made it in green for two reasons: 1. it's still kind of cold here, and still kind of brown...will be for a little bit longer so i wanted some GREEN and springy looking happiness in my home. 2. it's the only color of jersey i had on hand, and living in the middle of nowhere doesn't let me just jump in the car and go to a store that i can find jersey fabric at (which btw this fabric was found at jo-anns but i would suggest amazon if you can't find what you are looking for, that's where i get a lot of mine when i can't find stuff) now lets get started: cutting: *cut from jersey fabric 19 strips at 1 1/2" each. *from each of the 19 strips cut 15: 4" length rectangles. the end.
Make Fabric Flowers I thought I'd throw you off by showing a serious look. Doesn't it make you want to laugh? My boobs really aren't that big either. But, I'm not going to complain about the camera capturing them that way. Don't you think this brooch turned out lovely? You can also pin it to a hat and throw it out in the backyard, err I mean put it on your baby's head. Materials: Premade flower with stemHot glue and gunFeltSafety pin Start with a store bought flower. Continue pulling the flower apart. Cut a circular piece of felt. Pick out a button and hot glue it to the center of the front of the flower. The Real Deal: It cost about $5 in materials if you buy them on half off at Hobby Lobby.
Grandma's Garden- Crayon Art It's hard to find a good present for our grandma (actually, she's my mom, but Anya's grandma). "I have everything," she says always. Ok, we will not buy a present, we will make it! My mom has a beautiful garden in Russia. My mom's birthday is in February. To make a piece of art, we used canvas (12"x12"), crayons (we used 3 boxes to pick only greens), artificial flowers, glue gun and hair drier. Turn canvas upside down so crayons are pointing down. Today I made a little different picture- Fire of Love.
Anastasia Drawing & Dreaming: visiting Koskela Mel and I visited Koskela's Sydney showroom after the Horses Birthday Fete , a couple of months ago. The industrial space flows on from Megan Morton's studio and 'The School' as well as'Kitchen by Mike' restaurant which opens up into the courtyard. Its very impressive! I couldn't wait to visit again and so when I heard they were hosting a Beci Orpin exhibit, my sister and I went along last week. New Life for Ladders, 10+ DIY Ideas Posted by ScrapHacker.com on måndag, juni 4, 2012 · 19 Comments Ladders are versatile structures that can be tweaked into pretty much anything…Suspend them from the ceiling, hang them on the wall or let them stand naturally tall…then add a pinch of creativity to score amazing new functionality and style in an instant! Here’s a selection of 10+ hacky ideas to get those DIY juices flowing…Enjoy! Beautiful D.I.Y project involving a ladder +2 wooden brackets from Italian daily ‘Corriere della Serra’, DIY TUTORIAL HERE Pics, clockwise from top left: HomeMadeSimple, Shelterness, Stylizimo, RedOnline Sculpture made from reclaimed ladders, by Dutch Artist Chris Ruhe, spotted via Make Suspended ladders provides great options for party décor, pics via here, here & here Julie of blog ‘Less Than Perfect life of Bliss’ shows you the way to score stylish ladder shelves in no time, DIY TUTORIAL HERE Another set of D.I.Y Ladder shelves, spotted on ‘RealSimple’, DIY TUTORIAL HERE Pics via here & here
The Boy Trifecta: The Grandview Bag Tutorial Part 2 - el fin I know on Wednesday I said I'd have this up "tomorrow", but it's still technically Thursday SOME places, right? That counts. Ok, so when we left off, we had finished the first pleat and first ruffle. Lets keep going. Grab your next strip. You can pin these pleats directly to the body of the bag, as we are going to sew them down from the top, rather than from underneath like the previous pleat. TIP: Stitch in the direction that your pleats are pointing so that your presser foot is flattening the pleats rather than lifting them. Now, stitch down the bottom of the pleat. Now your bag should look something like this: Ok, we're almost done with the embellishment! Stitch in place, following the gathering stitch down the center. YAY! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Also, I found it helpful to use my narrowest presser foot while sewing the outer bag to the lining. 6. 7. 8. You should have something that looks like this: If any part of this is confusing or needs further explanation, just let me know!
Sweetheart Ballet Tee Tutorial Here’s yet another way to spice up your t-shirts when you get a little bored with the plainness of them all. I did this a few weeks ago to two of my plain tees. I’m threatening to do this on all of the t-shirts I own. Seriously. Materials: Fitted Tee Sewing Machine Coordinating thread Elastic thread Scissors Magic Erase Fabric Pen (not pictured) Cut the collar off: only cut a little around the back & cut more around the front to make a deeper neckline. Find the center of the front collar. HAND wind your bobbin with elastic thread. Turn your tee inside out and pull on the elastic thread until your shirt is as rouched as you’d like. Trim loose ends after securing the thread in place with a square knot. Dab the front of your shirt with water and a Q-tip to erase the magic marker line. FINI! This tutorial is free for personal use and should not be distributed without my consent.
Sweet DIY Votives | fellowfellow Here’s what you’ll need: 1. Measure the height and circumference of your jar, and cut strips of fabric to roughly fit (approx. 1cm wide – doesn’t have to be perfect). 2. In your small cup, pour in some glue and dilute it with a bit of water (about 1:2), mix well. It should be the consistency of slightly thicker water.. yes, I know I’m being vague but it shouldn’t make much difference to the end result. 3. Note: – I find that it’s ok to have fabric going above the top of your jar because it can be easily cut off after it’s dried. – I don’t mind the look of the overlapping lines of fabric once the candle is lit, but if you do try not to overlap the strips in the gluing process. ** Please only use only battery operated tea-lights (not real candles). Thank you, your sign-up request was successful! Given email address is already subscribed, thank you! Please provide a valid email address. Oops. Other posts you may like:
The Gramophone [Funnelophone] Acoustic amplifiers are pretty cool, but my favorite style is the Gramophone ... they just look cool ... especially when real metal horns are used. That being said, have you seen the asking prices for these creations? I thought the $185 model on Etsy was painful ... until I saw another for $495 ... OUCH! I briefly looked online for metal horns, but those were starting at $50. I then tried to source a horn from a friend, but he rescinded permission to "borrow" it once he learned of my plans to "mutilate his instrument." I toyed with the idea of using paper templates, cutting out sheet metal, forming, and then braising all the parts together, but I don't have that equipment ... yet. I wanted to use something that anyone could easily acquire and the reoccurring inspiration was a funnel, which are abundant, but I couldn't find one I liked.
Feather DIY - Ideas Posted by ScrapHacker.com on tisdag, oktober 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment I’ve been experiencing somewhat of a writers block lately, meaning no posts on the blog for a while. However, I’ve been pinning daily doses of D.I.Y onto Pinterest and Facebook, so make sure to connect over there to stay tuned! Anyways, what better way to celebrate ridding the shackles of writers block than with some free flyin’ feather D.I.Y? Awesome paper feathers cut out from heavy paper that had been covered in pastel crayon drawings, for the full story, check out crafty Rachael Rice’s DIY TUTORIAL over at FreePeople “The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly”/ Friedrich Nietzsche Feather headdress Pic sources gathered here Fringed, watercolored feathers (carefully) Work your nail scissors to give paper feathers a fine fringe. Let the supercute feather gift tags from FellowFellow inspire you, D.I.Y or buy? Feather Mobile via here ”Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?” via here