Hanging succulent garden | Skinny laMinx Another thing I got up to during my week long Making Friday was to make a hanging succulent garden in my studio. It all started with the impulse buy of a magnificent Burro’s Tail from Aspen Flowers in Loop Street, and next thing I was googling macrame tutorials on the internet. Just look at how it turned out! It all came together quite quickly, after I learned how to make a really easy macrame hanger that’s not too desperately retro. Step1: Get a metal or wooden ring, scissors, and some cotton or nylon rope. I used a few different ropes in both cotton and polypropylene. Step 2: Cut four equal lengths of rope. I made these ones 2 metres long, but cut them longer if you’re planning a long drop. Step 3: Thread the four pieces of rope through the ring and situate the ring in the centre. Now 8 pieces of rope are hanging down. Tie a simple knot with all 8 pieces just below the ring. Measure down about 20cm and tie two adjacent pieces of rope together.
>Project ReStyle: Easy No-Sew T-Shirt Necklace | A Pretty Penny I’m kind of ridiculously excited about this Project ReStyle challenge, and I’m really looking forward to learning some new crafting skills throughout the year. For my first ReStyle, I started with something really simple. I love the color of this boyfriend tee from Target, but it has a small stain on the front which renders it unwearable. Using this video tutorial from Threadbanger as inspiration, I transformed it into a necklace. Read more after the jump to find out how to make your own! All you need is an unwanted cotton t-shirt, a pair of sharp scissors, and about half an hour. Lay the shirt on a flat surface and smooth it out with your hands. Beginning at the bottom of the shirt and working your way up, cut 1-inch strips to make loops. Stretch out the loops you just made so the cotton curls in on itself and forms long tubes.Double up each tube, matching up the seams at one end. Group all of your tubes by size, keeping the seams together at one end. That’s it! 1 down, 51 to go…
aged cloth message for mom Mother’s Day can be a difficult to plan when there is distance between you and mom. Here is an easy idea that you can whip up this weekend to send her way. A sweet message that will last. Instead of a card, print your words of adoration on a pretty linen tablecloth. If words are not your strength the project would be just as nice with a simple printed heart. Tie up with a pretty bow and instructions to lay out on Mother’s Day. These instructions are a variation of the fabric printed projects you might have seen before. To make the printed tablecloth purchase 2 yards of your choice of light colored linen (Do not launder before the project). Using a hard surface, line up and iron on your transfers according to the package directions.
Morning by Foley » Blog Archive » DIY – Les nouveaux pieds Il y a quelques temps, j’ai découvert le site prettypegs, grace à un tweet de Kriss. Je tombe en amour devant le modèle « Aldor », un joli pied tout simple, bi-colore, en forme de cilindre. Il faut dire que l’idée de ce site est géniale, remplacer les pieds de meubles Ikea qui sont, pour 95% d’entre eux, très moches et finissent très mal des meubles qui ont parfois un très chouette design (ça concerne mon canapé Karlstag notamment…). Quelques clics plus loin (sur ce site particulièrement pas ergonomique il faut le dire) je me rends compte que ces jolis pieds tous simples coûtent la modique somme de 85€. English translation below. L’idée me plait tellement que je décide de la décliner pour mon lit. Grosso modo le total pour les pieds du canapé sera de 11€ de pieds + 3€ de peinture + 4€ de vernis = 18€. Quelques petits conseils maintenant si vous avez aussi envie de vous lancer : Il vous faut : Utiliser le scotch de peintre pour délimiter les zones à peindre.
Recycled Tee Scarf 61K+ Recycle all of those tee shirts that you don't wear anymore! Make a comfy, cute scarf, its easy! STEP ONE: Grab a tee shirt and lay out flat. STEP TWO: Starting at the bottom, cut one inch wide rings. STEP THREE: Stretch out each ring and wrap around your hand three to four times. STEP FOUR: Carefully remove the rings from your hand and set aside. STEP FIVE: Cut this two inch long strips from the remaining shirt. Feeling extra festive?
5 Fringe Statement Necklaces You Can Make in Under 5 Minutes What might make your favorite statement necklace even more awesome? Fringe! Grab yourself a handful of cute and affordable statement necklaces from places like Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, and H&M and take them to a way more chic level by way of… fringe! Materials: - statement necklaces - fringe - E-6000 craft glue We’ve found that the best adhesive for adhering fabric or beads to metal is E-6000 craft glue. For this first necklace, we simply glued one layer of fringe onto the back of the necklace. Next up, we chose a weathered looking metal necklace. Again, use a toothpick to apply glue little by little as you attach the top of the fringe to the back of your necklace. We did the same with a simple gold necklace and light blue fringe. This definitely makes us think of summer cocktails under the stars. How cool is this silver triangular piece? For this one, we used small pieces of fringe on each triangle. And last, chevron! We’re digging all of them! Which one is your favorite?
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Scrapbook Paper Christmas Trees I’m not a big fan of red and green. Like the red red and the kelly green. Blech. (No offense to you red + green lovers. I can have my opinions. Gather your materials: • Two Styrofoam cone forms of different heights. Excuse the mess - there were multiple projects in progress. Start by tracing and cutting out your template petal on your scrap of cardboard. For a break in between the monotonous cutting, you can start to apply the petals to your cone form. Start from the base of your cone and work your way up in overlapping rows. All done! DIY | A Spring String Garden I've been wanting to try my hand at making a string garden for a while now and this past weekend was so nice, I decided to try the idea out on our back patio using spring bulbs and blooms. I thought they would also make a cute hostess gift or something you could give to a neighbor for Easter. They are fairly easy to make, in fact I want to try my hand at making some "upside-down" mode. Here's how I made them. What you will need: A plant or plants of your choice (for spring—pansies, tulips, hyacinths work well) String (cord or wool —colour of your choice) or you could go with fishing line to make it invisible too. How to: Start off by emptying the plant out of it's original pot (being careful not to damage the roots too much). Happy Easter and happy making!
Sewing pillows and some other stuff It's been a weird week. Fast and slow at the same time. Both girls had a 24hr bug, not on the same day, luckily. There was some sewing this week as well. For the pillows I followed these instructions (in Dutch, but the pictures speak for themselves). Did you actually know you can use old T-shirts or knit fabric to make piping? It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I actually chose the wrong side of the fabric to be on the good side for the piping as the aspect of that came pretty close to the weave of the fabric I was using for the pillows. I have a couple more pillows to go and maybe after that I could start on some curtains... or maybe not... Wishing you a wonderful weekend! xo, P.