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.
52 Weeks Project How to Make Salt Dough Magnets Salt dough is such a versatile medium to work with. It is really inexpensive and can be made at home and frankly, your creations will only be limited by your imagination. Our member TaraDesigns gives you not only the recipe but also shows you how to make a simple star magnet. You can obviously choose your own designs and let your imagination run wild. Salt Dough Recipe: 2 cups flour (plain) 1 cup table salt 1 cup water Optional ingredients: about a tablespoon of oil (vegetable) and you can also use a tablespoon of lemon juice. Tools/Utensils you will need: cookie cutters rolling pin baking sheet/pan wax paper craft paints and paintbrushes something to hold the paint craft glue magnets You can use just about anything you want to decorate these: glitter is pretty and even swatches of fabric (like a patchwork effect) Go crazy! Put the flour and salt in a bowl along with any of the optional ingredients and gradually start adding water. Once the pieces are fully hardened, you are ready to paint.
Simply Vintagegirl Blog » Blog Archive » Tutorial: How to Make Lovely Fabric Flowers 29 May 2010 These elegant fabric flowers are very simple to make . . . and only take a few basic supplies. The finished product is delightfully lovely, and at times can look like a real flower! Every flower will turn out differently and that is part of the beauty! If you haven’t used those tea lights in a while, now’s the time! Supplies: · Synthetic Silky Fabric · Scissors · Candle (preferably a tea light) Additional supplies: · Needle and Thread, Glue Dots or Glue Gun · Buttons and/or Beads Directions: 1. Make the largest one’s diameter about half an inch larger than you want the diameter of the flower, as the petals will end up shrinking a bit. 2. You can also cut around the pattern and skip the drawing part, it just might not be as uniform . . . but with these, uniform isn’t necessary. 3. Cut just inside the drawn lines to make a circle out of the fabric. 4. Be very careful (please have adult supervision, this is rather dangerous), as it is very easy to get burnt. 5.
"Stained Glass" Votive Holders By Jenny Ryan Many times when I’m at the grocery or drug store, I can’t resist throwing a few scented votive candles in my cart. When I’m ready to burn them, it’s easy enough to sit one on a cute little vintage china saucer, but I recently decided to try and find a fancier display solution for them. I also wanted the project to be inexpensive, and the materials used to be things I already had on hand. Materials Tissue paper in your desired colors Mod Podge (matte finish), in a pinch you can also use school gluePaintbrush Scissors Glass containers to fit your candle(s), I used thrifted vases and wine tumblers Paper punches in various shapes Q-tips, optional Directions Step 1: Figure out what colors of tissue paper you’d like to use and what paper punch shapes you want to try out. Step 3: Start affixing the punched-out paper shapes to the glass using your paintbrush. Step 5: Once everything is dry, plunk in a votive candle, light the wick and enjoy! More: Related
sewing crafts Try this simple sewing project and create your own pouch for an iPhone, iPod, or anything else with an upcycled old tie! Free DIY tutorial. Tags:- upcycle, eco-friendly, necktie crafts, diy iphone case, necktie pouch diy, tutorial, free craft tutorial, upcycled necktie In this tutorial I show you how to make a childs apron from a pillow cover and lots of upcycled lace! This is an easy project and covers how to gather on your sewing machine, a nice skill to learn. Let me know how you get on. Tags:- Pillow case apron, Dotty Bobbin, Easy Sewing Projects, Sewing with children, Sewing for Children, Upcycling, Charity Shop finds, Sewing lessons, Pillow Case Apron In this tutorial I show you how to make a childs apron from a pillow cover and lots of upcycled lace! All it takes is two yards of fabric to make the perfect blanket, bib, and burp cloth for baby! Tags:- bib, burp cloth, blanket, flannel, baby, sewing, tutorial, soft, gift Fabric Bin Tutorial Who doesn’t love cute monsters? Heat Bag Tutorial
Altoids Pincushion Tin Posted on June 18, 2011 Here is my version of an Altoids tin repurposed into a pincushion and sewing gadget box. The materials used in this project were from an Envelope of Doom (EOD) swap I participated in. If you aren’t familiar with an EOD swap, its where you put some crafting materials into an envelope and mail them off to your partner. The challenge is to use the materials you receive to make things for your partner and then return the finished items back to your swap partner. It was a fun swap and this pincushion sewing box was one of my creations from the materials I received from my partner. I was inspired by this Altoids project which used a magnetic sheet on the inside of the lid to hold needles and such. Over at Craftsters Rackycoo’s tutorial is outstanding and has step-by-step photos showing how to decorate your tin. I hope my swap partner will enjoy her recycled Altoids tin as much as I did creating the little sewing box. Tags: Altoids, pincushion, recycled-crafting, tin
How To Mix Chalkboard Paint in Any Color We love using chalkboards as backdrops for displays and parties (like this one here!). So we were super excited to learn that you can create your own custom colors-and it's really easy! We first learned how from Martha Stewart whose tutorial you can read here. She recommends that you use latex paint, but we tried it out with acrylic paints with much success. Supplies: 1/2 cup acrylic paint (choose any color you like, or mix colors together to make the perfect shade!) 1. 2. Once your chalkboard has fully dried be sure to slate the surface before using it for the first time. Have fun creating any color combination you like!!
Gift Ideas for Poor Creative Souls (15) Posted by: Cathy on Jun 30, 2012 Tagged in: Untagged Ranunculus Paper Flowers I absolutely adore this gorgeous flower. Original tutorial here For tutorials on how to market yourself online please go here solid perfume pocket watch locket Try as I might, I cannot seem to grasp even the most basic of feminine beauty rituals. I’m constantly struggling to master rudimentary hair and makeup techniques, and my one-time foray into the “subtle” art of perfume left everyone in the room with burning nostrils. This DIY solid perfume locket from artisanal perfumer Mandy Aftel is something I can definitely stand behind, though. Mandy only uses pure and natural ingredients to create her perfumes, and this solid scent can be easily applied with no risk of over-dousing. Read the full how-to after the jump! Creating your own solid perfume is extremely satisfying. Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
How To Felt Over Soap - Mielkes Fiber Arts How to felt over a bar of soap! These step-by-step directions include a lot of pictures, so please be patient while they download. The pictures were taken about a minute apart, so the whole process only takes about 15 - 20 minutes from start to finish. The "hands" in the photos belong to Amy, and the words are Andrea's. P.S. Wet felting only works with wool or other protein fibers (such as llama or angora). (c) 2001, 2008 Amy and Andrea Mielke (715) 435-4494 www.mielkesfiberarts.com Back to Useful Information page Back to Felting page Top URL for this page: