Inspiration: Origami Cranes | It is said that when one folds 1000 origami paper cranes they are granted a wish. Source Source Source Source Source Here’s a link to a great video showing you how to fold a crane. DIY Tutorial - Recycled Tie Dress Before we begin, don't miss the post this week with 33 inspirational recycled tie projects, and a few more at Pinterest. Last weekend I finished an experiment that had been on my 'must try' list for quite a while - a recycled tie dress for my Divine Little Miss M. And although it was a serious sewing hack, I'm quite pleased with the results...and so was M. I promised a DIY tutorial for my recycled tie dress - despite the fact that I am far from a real seamstress. Cut your ties in half so that you are now working with a wider piece (front of tie) and a thinner piece (back of tie). I pinned two ties together (both right side facing up with just a bit of overlap) and used a zigzag stitch on the '2' setting on the sewing machine. I could have used a contrasting thread like yellow to give the skirt a more eclectic personality, but I chose to stay with the red and blue color mood, so I used a red thread - which still gave a nice effect against the ties. And there you have it. Until next time...
Clothes Pin Bowls Yeah, I know. No big whoop. However …. And once you have that you can form it into this … Clothespin Fruit Bowl Or you can spiral it and use it like this … A Tabletop Sculpture Or stack the bowl up a bit and have … A Sculptural Bowl Or just form it into whatever shape you want and lay it on a table or buffet. So by now you have the idea that you can do just about anything you want with this method. Total cost of this project? I’ve used just over 9 feet of this hot pink wire which I bought for a total of $7 at the hardware store. If you don’t like the pink wire you can give it a quick coat of paint. I used 220 clothespins. If you happen to have some standard electical wire around, you can use that too. To make it even easier to form your project into the shape you want, squish your clothespins together as tightly as you can. If you come up with a bowl shape you absolutely love and don’t want to lose, just dot a few beads of hot glue around the edges to hold it together.
Craft: Valentine's Day Wall Art I loved how my Valentine's Day garland and wreath looked so I decided to make another Valentine's Day decoration. In our living room we have a big blank wall that is patiently waiting for us to finish the wall art we plan on hanging. I decided to use that space and try to make a simple, cheap wall art. Supplies: Card stock, pattern to print (I did sheet music), scissors, tapeCost: $0 (I already had all of the supplies) I started off by printing off sheet music. Then I found a heart shape that I liked (via google images). I cut out the hearts by hand - I'm very jealous of people with cricuts or other similar machines that do it for you. :-) I had originally planned on just taping the hearts to the wall (I was going for very simple wall art) but decided it might look neat if the hearts stood a little bit off of the wall. Does that make sense? I printed the outline with the folding lines (light grey) onto card stock and cut them out. Then I taped them to the backs of the hearts. All done!
Crème de la Craft | DIY projects made from everyday objects. If you're a cork collector like me, this DIY project is for you. Wine drinkers know how many leftover corks you can accumulate over the years, so let's put them to use! Not only do I love wine, but I love using cork for crafting projects. The DIY possibilities are endless by simply gluing corks together. Follow the steps below to make your own upcycled cork placemat. Materials: • Approximately 50 wine corks. Tip: Use as many red wine corks as possible to add some beautiful shades of red to your placemat. Steps: • Cut corks horizontally into small pieces (about 5-6 pieceseach).
Plant Tree Hello sweeties! I had the morning to myself and didn't want to go outside, so I've decided to make something beautiful! I have been seeing these wonderful vases made of lamp bulbs all over pinterest for some time now. They looked so appealing! However, I stopped using this kind of bulbs years ago and the new ones (CFL) contain mercury and they are totally unsuitable for the task! In fact they should never ever, I mean EVER break. Yesterday, I discovered that the last remaining traditional bulb I had in my balcony, had died and thought of giving this tutorial a try. It was a bit harder than I thought to take all the glasses and inside parts of the lamp out, mostly because my bulb was really small. I think I love my new vase!!!
Fourth of July Star Jars These transformed mason jars are a fun way to both decorate an outdoor table for a 4th of July celebration or a safe way to entertain the kids during fireworks. Red spray paint Mason Jars Star stickers Newspaper Scatter star stickers onto the mason jar, make sure they’re stuck on very tight Screw on the mason jar lid and cap and place on top of a table covered in newspaper in a well ventilated area Spray with the paint from a nice distance around the entire jar until it’s coated well but without drips. Wait at least a couple hours for the jar to dry and carefully peel off the star stickers Place 2-3 battery operated votive candles in each jar and enjoy your festive 4th of July evening! t-shirt shag rug tutorial | Molly Kay Stoltz Here it is, finally! My shag rug is complete. I love how it feels under my feet, and if it starts to look a little flat, I pick it up, shake it, and it fluffs right back up! It took some time but I finished it and I’m glad I decided to make one. You can too, especially if you like to cut up t-shirts but never know what to do with the scraps afterwards. Feel free to message me with any questions. How to Make a T-shirt Shag Rug Supplies: 1 XL t-shirt, cloth scissors, and lots of small t-shirt scraps the base with a few scraps threaded through 1. For the base of the rug, lay the X-L t-shirt flat and cut a large rectangle out of the shirt, as large as you would like the size of your rug to be. a rotary board makes cutting easier perfect sized scraps! 2. If you are me, you have scraps of t-shirts all over your apartment. Cut these t-shirts into strips that are approximately 5-6’’ long and 1-1 ½’’ wide. holes before and after scraps are threaded through 3. see how the scraps share each hole? 4. 5.
Wrap String Bottles I drink a lot of wine. And end up with a lot of empty wine bottles that are oh so pretty, it breaks my heart to have to junk them with the raddi- walla. I've been trying to find all sorts of utility excuses to hang on to them - wate bottles, plant holders and what have you. And now I have the perfect non-utility excuse to collect some more! Used: Coloured raffia from Le Papier Empty clearglass wine bottles (Sula Zinfandel -which is incidentally my personal favourite) Heavy duty glue (I have this stick of industrial glue that solidifies when it cools but I guess Fevicol would do as well) Starting at the bottom (cos the top's a bit tricky) starting winding the raffia tightly around the bottle, pausing to add a bit of adhesive every now and then. Edited to add: A couple of months later some more string arrived. And about half a dozen wine bottles later, here's what happened:
Book Page Corner Heart Origami Bookmark This is another heart tutorial. Is the 'book page' trend over yet? I sure hope not, because I just love the look of this corner bookmark folded from a book page. When I was a kid, my parents bought me an origami book (from Thailand, all in Thai!). I still see origami instructions out there that completely confuse me. I used a book page for this but origami paper would make awesome book marks also.