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reason to celebrate | a glitter wall | A Subtle Revelry I definitely need an entire wall filled with warmth and glitter. A glitter wall. It would be the perfect backdrop to just about anything and all the decoration a summer party would need. Here is what I am thinking; paint a large piece of wood a lovely warm color, spray with adhesive glue and glitter away. Gorgeous work by photographer Aaron Ruell. blessings Home made christmas baubles Learn to make baubles like these from thin card. Paper Bauble Instructions One sheet of A4 card is enough for four homemade paper baubles. Add glitter or use patterned paper for more vibrant effects. Here are step by step photographs of the process. Cut six strips of card Make a nick at each end of each strip so that they can be joined together like this... to make a loop. The rest should be woven into a simple five pointed star shape like the one below. Now drop the ring on top and draw up the five strips that are under their neighbours at the edge. Now cross these with their neighbours, locking the ring in place then finally the fiddly task of locking each strip with itself. Happy Christmas!

Gift Ideas for Poor Creative Souls (9) Posted by: Cathy on Sep 18, 2011 Tagged in: Untagged I like this idea because you can make it so personal. It really is the perfect gift for Christmas when family time is so important. Materials Needed: Modge Podge or PVA glue wooden blocks foam brush photos printed on a laser printer (slightly smaller than the blocks) cutter letters (optional) Cut all you scrapbook paper out to fit the squares and cut your pictures out. You then use your foam brush to apply a thin layer of Modge Podge to the block and apply the paper and the photos in whatever arrangement you desire. Apply another thin layer of Modge Podge. It is very important that you let the blocks dry completely between all steps. Lightly sand the corners and edges (I use a 120-180 grit sandpaper) Now use a tiny teeny amount of the paint and rub it on all the edges and corners. And there you have it! If you don't want to make these yourself, they can be custom made at Inner Vision. For tutorials on how to market yourself online, go here.

Tinted Mason Jars in Rainbow I love using mason jars for decorating and a seemingly endless supply of craft projects. But rainbow tinted mason jars, just like the vintage ones you can never find anymore? This one might be my favorite project with mason jars yet! Mason Jars Mod Podge in Gloss (buy it here) Food coloring Ramekins to mix colors Newspaper or paper bag Mix food coloring with a T or so of water into individual ramekins. Add a couple T of mod podge into your mason jar Add one ramekin of color into the jar and stir to incorporate it all together With a bowl underneath, carefully twist the jar around coating the whole inside with the mod podge/food coloring mixture. Let dry upside down on the paper Do the same with the other colors. Place the jars face down on top of wax paper and a cookie sheet into an oven, set on warm. When they're ready, they'll look clear and the mixture should lose most of its streaks.

Folded paper garland Folded paper garland By Kate on July 27, 2010 I‘ve been making these colourful paper garlands to brighten up our new home. They are really easy and very inexpensive. All you need are some long strips of paper and a few dabs of glue. If you stick or draw some eyes on the end they also make great paper snakes/catterpillars. Click on the link below for a step by step tutorial. Step by step 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Hope this makes sense.

how to: wax paper and crayon fall leaves so this last week i decided to quit ignoring the elephant in the room, and acknowledge that fall is... well basically at my door step. the leaves are starting to show a hint of change and with that change came my "NO! NOT YET!" these leaves were made just like you used to make those stain glass windows with wax paper and crayon shavings. you can hang them, you can place them prettily to dress up any surface, and well you can just place them on your windows as well.WHAT YOU WILL NEED: *wax paper. *fall colored crayons that have seen better days *leaf template (right click hit save as and then print off. make sure you make them fit your picture screen so it doesn't cut off any of the leaf. i made mine as a 4 by 7 picture) when you have your two colors shaved on, place the second piece of wax paper on top making a sandwich. slowly melt your crayon shavings. and push the "liquid crayon" around so it's thin and covers a larger area. cut out your leaves. ahh the life of a crafting mom. enjoy!

DIY + How To An occasion for dispensing confetti doesn’t present itself too often, so why not do it with appropriate aplomb? As if we didn’t already know that black-and-white, bold graphics, and a dash of sparkle are a surefire route to a memorably festive visual statement, along come these confetti poppers—a DIY project — Continue reading Talk about a gem of a DIY project! We were immediately struck by the moody prettiness of this Christmas tree, only to find that we were fooled by a terrific home-made optical illusion—and the most artful no-fuss tree we’ve seen in a while. No one appreciates a novel idea—or newspapers—more than we do, and this menu design from Sunday Suppers, the Brooklyn establishment that characterizes itself as a “communal cooking center” that also oversees private events, is both memorable and great looking. Few things are as drearily generic (and as devoid of aesthetic value) as that staple of school auditoriums and recreational halls: the tubular metal folding chair.

Dollar Store Crafts & Blog Archive & Recommended Reading: 65 Craft Blogs We Love It's April, which means it's officially stashbusting month! It's time to dust off all of the supplies hiding at the back of your closets and create using what you already have on hand. Think of it like spring cleaning, only much more fun! If you're planning to plow through your excess stash this month, you'll be needing plenty of ideas and inspiration. Heather and Rhonda put their heads together and came up with this list of must-visit blogs to help steer your way through your stashbusting odyssey. Give your bookmarking finger a few good stretches, then read on. Every Post is Amazing One of the things we value most highly is innovation (coming up with new ideas). [Recycled Keyboard Letter Necklaces by Mich L in L.A.] 1. [Mini Crepe Paper Roses by Filth Wizardry] 2. [Spoon Egg Holder by Just Something I Made] 3. [Recycled Treasure Chest Gift Box by Creative Jewish Mom] 4. [Hair Barrette Necklace by Aunt Peaches] 5. [Wine Cork Ink Pens by Paper, Plate, and Plane] 6. Dollar Store Crafty 7. 8. 9.

Most Creative Paper Art Work Previously we shared some amazing paper art and to follow the tradition here we have selected some more. Peter Callesen the great artist shaped the paper in a way that we can`t Imagine, well that’s true a true artist can create wonders with anything take a look. also see : 125+ Amazing Examples of Origami and Paper Art Ads by Google DIY projects Our Favorite Craft Supplies: Glue These are the types of glue that I use most often for Oh Happy Day projects. I’m a super fan of the Quick Dry Tacky Glue. I use it any time I am doing paper projects (It’s seriously the best!) Click through for details… (more…) Gold Medal Badges by Kathleen Ballos Do you have a favorite event in the winter olympics? Click through for instructions… (more…) Favorite Party Ideas This Week 1. (and I don’t give out that praise lightly!)

Upcycling Project Featuring Martha Stewart Paints by Plaid Crafts Wow! What a week! This weekend I got my Martha Stewart Paints by Plaid (available exclusively at Michael’s, by the way) and I got to business testing them out. By now, I hope you’ve read my overview of the Martha Stewart Paints as well as the review of tools and accessories that I received. Now it’s time for the fun part- making something! I can’t tell you how I agonized over which to make- some fun witch shoes for Halloween or to upcycle a wooden chest. So I started off with this worse-for-the-wear wooden chest. Next was to give the outside of the cabinet a nice base coat of paint, and for this I decided to use the Spray Paint kit. The cabinet was unprimed, so the paint sunk in quite a bit and two took coats. Then I pulled out my Satin and High Gloss Paints, stencil brushes, foam pouncers, and stencils and set about decorating. To paint the front, I decided to tape all of the drawers together and treat it like one big surface. Then I got to stenciling the top. There it is! About Jenny

How To Draw - StumbleUpon DIY Hand Stitching, part 2 Last week, I started a DIY Hand Stitching series and began with how to hand stitch your own handwriting. I stitched onto paper and showed a method for transferring the pattern by poking or drawing dots as a guide on the surface. The same technique can be used when stitching a simple pattern onto fabric but when you stitch more than one color or there's a lot of intersecting lines (like these), it's much easier to use a piece of tear away backing. I'll show you how-- it's really neat! You will need: Fabric (linen, muslin & thick cottons), Needle (i use a #5 Embroidery Needle), Embroidery Thread, Scissors, Pencil, Thumbtack or Piercing Tool, Masking Tape or Low-Tack Tape, Tear Away Backing (available at fabric & sewing stores), Emboidery Hoop (optional) 1> Cut a piece of tear away backing, a bit bigger than your pattern. Tip: For your first time using tear away backing, try a simple silhouette like a heart or banana. 3> Tape your pattern smoothly onto the fabric.

Its Easy, Baby: DIY Abstract Art with a Twist | Apartment Therapy San Francisco When I first saw this painting (on the left) at my best friend Rachel's loft, I thought she'd splurged on an expensive work of art. The colors and composition are really striking, and the framed large-scale piece looks lovely hanging next to a pair of Noguchi silkscreens. When she told me how she'd really acquired it, I couldn't believe it! In Rachel's words: "I just get a bunch of poster boards and lay them out on the ground (it helps that we have concrete floors and that I don't care about making a mess). Cool, right? If you don't have easy-clean concrete floors, a sturdy painter's tarp would protect your carpet or hardwood, and finger paints are a cinch to clean up. Since I don't have kids, Skye is going to make me a piece. Images: Rachel Ehlin

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