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One Pearl Button: Technique Tutorial: Stencil with Sharpie

One Pearl Button: Technique Tutorial: Stencil with Sharpie

DIY Marbled Glassware When graphic designer and artist Joanna Bean Martin shared with us her technique for marbling the bottoms of glassware with nail polish, we couldn’t wait to try it ourselves. Who knew it would be such an easy way to add color and pattern to your next tablescape or party? Remember, the brighter and bolder colors you use, the more the glasses will radiate and glow. Have fun! You’ll need:flat bottomed glasswarevariety of colorful nail polishclear nail polisha disposable plastic containernail polish removerpainters tapetoothpicks Mask off the bottom of the glass with painters tape. Fill a disposable, plastic container with water. Layer the colors one on top of the other. Submerge the bottom of the glass into the polish. Allow to dry completely before applying a layer of clear polish. Once everything has dried, remove the painters tape and touch up with nail polish remover and a cotton swab. Your glowing glasses are finished! Bottoms up!

tutorial: how to sew a simple maxi dress The Plan. Fabric. You will be making a maxi dress so buy fabric accordingly. I stand 5′ tall (I know, I know, I am tiny) and I needed 2.5 meters of fabric with a 45-inch width. Preparation and Cutting. Sewing. Don’t forget the banana. Instructions for making the rosettes are HERE. Make a very large stencil or template…. I’m working on a fairy forest mural for a client family right now that includes a very large butterfly chalkboard. It is going to be an awesome mural on five walls for the girls’ room so stay tuned for photos! I want both sides of the chalkboard to be completely symmetrical so I made a large template that I will use for both sides of the butterfly shape. I placed it against our growth chart in the below photo so you can see that it is close to 5 feet tall! To make the large stencil/template: 1. 2. 3. 4. Easy!

Vintage File Drawers Like this: Like Loading... Creative DIY Tips & Project Ideas For Homemakers Awesome tree stencils instead of wallpaper! Easy reusable stencils for walls. DIY and save Cutting Edge Stencils is delighted to introduce our new Wall Pattern Stencil Kits! Allover stenciling just got ridiculously easy and fun. Our Wall Pattern Stencil Kits are designed in such a way that they can be placed by eye with no measuring necessary. You will be amazed at how quickly you'll be able to cover your walls with these gorgeous organic patterns and how little paint you'll use. These stencils are a very cost effective alternative to designer wallpaper and you can say you painted it yourself! This nature-inspired Silence Wall Pattern kit features 3 various tree stencil designs. Don't worry about perfect placement. Want to learn the easiest stenciling technique? Stencils are made out of durable 12 mil clear plastic stencil material.

diy rope bowls so it's been a while since i've posted anything remotely crafty lately...i suppose i must be getting lazy (technically lazy-er). anyway, i saw this cute bowl on craftgawker over the weekend so i decided to make my own-with my own tutorial 'cause i need the practice anyway right? anyway, it's a pretty simple process, it's actually really similar to my recycle magazine bowl but with rope instead. basically just glue, wrap, glue, wrap, etc, etc. all you need is a hot glue gun and rope. i got my rope for $2-it's 50 ft, 1/4 inch, manila rope (i almost went with the sisal but i liked the color of the manila more). start wrapping in a circular motion to form the base. if you plan on making several i might consider making all the bases first just to make sure they're the same size. when i made my second i tried to make it the same size...which of course, it isn't. but that could just be the fact that i can almost never make the same thing twice... making one bowl took me about an hour...ish?

DiY crafts, free sewing patterns & sewing tutorials Annie Sloan Chalk Paint: Blanket Box Redo | {aka}|design On Friday I told you all that I finally opened my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint…which meant I started on a project, of course! Last summer, while at a friend’s house, I spotted this discarded blanket box at the end of someone’s driveway amongst some other junk. Mr. We gave it a quick clean up, a thin coat of paint and added some rails to the inside to turn it into a filing cabinet. And then it sat at the end of our bed, waiting for a little something-something…and getting all scuffed up by laundry baskets and such. Until this weekend and a little can of Annie Sloan (ASCP). According to their website ASCP is a very special paint for very many reasons: “1. I personally found it easy to apply (thinner than paints like Behr), and it dried quickly without odour. But I wasn’t finished just yet. I found this sah-weet graphic at Distressed Decor. I printed it onto 11″ x 17″ paper. And taped it to the front of the blanket box… Traced over all the letters in pencil… So what do you think? P.S.

Origami Cherry Blossoms One of my favorite things about Spring is when you start seeing those little tiny blossoms appear on the trees. Since that time has come and gone here in Raleigh I decided to keep that look alive with some origami blossoms. I’ve made paper blossoms in the past (you can check them out here) but I wanted something smaller and more like a bud than a flower. What you’ll need: - Paper of your choice cut into 2″ squares (I used one of our Yuzen Potluck Packs) - Glue (The stickier the better! Now it’s time to start folding 1 ) Start with a 2″ square of paper 2 ) Fold the paper in half corner to corner with the pattern on the outside 3 ) Now fold the paper in half again corner to corner to make a small triangle 4 ) It should look like this now 5 ) Now gently open one side of the triangle and fold the top point down to form a square 6 ) Flip it over and repeat on the other side. If you are familiar with origami this is a basic crane fold we are doing. Still with me?

10 Free Tote Bag Patterns and Tutorials Totes make great handmade gifts. Here is a Tuesday Ten that shows a round-up of lovely totes. If you love to sew you might also like these free sewing tutorials right here on Skip to my Lou! Every tote needs a matching pouch. Pleated Zippered Pouch Lined Zippered Pouch 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. How to transfer inkjet images to wood Here we go! This is what you'll need. Mod Podge, Elmer's washable glue, and a piece of cardstock. Step 1: Brush the Elmer's glue onto the cardstock in a nice smooth layer. Make sure you cover the area where you will be printing. Step 2: With an inkjet printer, print an image onto the glue side of the cardstock. Step 3: Brush a smooth, thin layer of Mod Podge onto the wood. Step 4: Stick your image face down onto the wet Mod Podge. Step 5: Soak it. Step 6: Voila!

Do-It-Yourself Decorating Projects and Ideas - BHG.com Cool Copper Projects Warm metallic hues are easy to love but often pricey. When you create the look... Easy Doily Bowl Craft a decorative bowl from a doily picked up from a flea market, antique... Camper Birdhouse Encourage birds to stay awhile with an adorable vintage birdhouse.

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