DIY I've been seeing a lot of photos online lately of people using deer antlers for jewelry, hat, and scarf storage, but what if you live in the city and don't have access to random antlers? Wait, what if you live in a country that doesn't have deer? Ahem...Australia, I'm talking to you...get on that. Anyway, I came up with a tutorial for making your own. Here's what you'll need: • cardboard box • scissors or exacto • hot glue gun (and glue sticks) • wire coat hanger • pilers/wire cutter • acrylic paint (and brush) • two push pins • some scrap paper (news or printer) • flour and water (for paper mache) Step 1: Use this pattern to trace antlers onto your cardboard and cut out. Step 2: Use this pattern to trace out the first level of mount. Step 3: Use this pattern for the back level of mount. Step 4: Grab a wire hanger and use your pilers to undo it and straighten it out. Step 5: Cut lengths of the wire that are about as long as your curved antlers plus two inches.
Oversized Cropped Tank or Vest DIY Fashion What you’ll need. . . * NOTE: as you wear it the edges will curl a little …which actually makes it look better for a cropped look, pull it back more or cut the center shorter * NOTE #2: instead of ribbon you can cut strips out of the left over t-shirt, shoe laces, lace, anything! Voila! See how I wore it by clicking the links below… DIY Crop Vest with Jeans | DIY Cop Top with Tropical Skirt Have Fun! * Find all my DIYs here Drab to fab! 5 DIY ideas for t-shirt remakes Posted by ScrapHacker.com on tisdag, juni 5, 2012 · 5 Comments With temperatures rising so is the annual epidemic of fashion fever, making many of us feverishly hit the high street (although our wardrobes are already stuffed full…). This post celebrates the power of re-invention of a wardrobe staple – old t-shirts. Infusing and old tee with some contemporary style means that fashion quick fix is waiting in the dusty corners of your wardrobe…When you’ve found yourself a remake candidate, get crafty asap! Here are 5 easy peasy drab-to-fab projects from the D.I.Y blogosphere to get your own ideas flowing – enjoy! D.I.Y from ‘Free People’, check out the full DIY TUTORIAL HERE Lauren of ‘Calico Skies’ has made a great screenprint tee, to make your own, check out the DIY TUTORIAL HERE Rebekah of blog ”A little Sunshine when skies are grey” made an awesome DIY ombre inifinity scarf from an XL white t-shirt, to make your own, check out her DIY TUTORIAL HERE
3 Ways to Make Clay Steps Method 1 Making No-Bake Clay <img alt="Image titled Make Clay Step 14" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">1Find a large bowl and add the salt and flour. You will need 4 cups (560 grams) of flour and 1 ½ cups (420 grams) of salt. <img alt="Image titled Make Clay Step 20" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">7Store the dough properly. Method 2 Making Salt-based Clay <img alt="Image titled Make Clay Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">1Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Method 3 Making Cornstarch-based Clay Method 4 Making Cold Porcelain Clay Method 5 Making Oil-based clay Reader Questions and Answers Tips Warnings Sources and Citations
Easy DIY Lace Sleeve Tank Top Fashion Years ago I used to make little lingerie/pajama sets of tanks and underwear with ruffles – you can see some of them here, along with a DIY for the ruffle boy shorts & bikinis… but I always used ribbed wife-beater style tank tops rather than spaghetti strap tanks. I’ve had this pretty vintage lace trim I found at a thrift shop lying around for ages. I pulled the $3 tag off just the other day as I was prepping for this DIY. What You’ll Need… * Cotton spaghetti strap tank top* Lace trim about 6inches wide * Needle/Thread/Pins/Scissors Steps… * Beginning about an inch or two from the end of your lace trim, pin the front of the lace down and along the strap of your tank. * Hand stitch or machine sew your lace to your strap. * Cut the excess lace trim. * Overlap one edge of lace over the other then hand stitch your ends together creating a circle {not flat as shown above} * The lace sleeves will stick straight out when lying flat. Voila! Have Fun!
DIY Trash to Couture original DIY tutorials Click on the links below the pictures to see the page. Ingeniously re-used products Design is not always about expensive branded items. At times, it is about human ingenuity which surprises us occasionally by finding use in what appears useless. We hope this post inspires you to seek new ways to ‘Reduce, Re-use and Recyle…’ Mieulin believes you can make a box out of used plastic bottles. Fazendo Arte does not like to throw away old floppies. Infact, old computer accessories can be creatively used in different ways: (Key necklace by Susan) by Audrey & Max by Mario Langer and if you have been following this blog regularly you would remember the Mac Aquarium from our post about awesome aquariums. CDs can be used as lampshades… by Essellarr Ana Pomars shows us used plastic cups and cloth pegs would work fine too… and so does old tubelights… or old bulbs… Jelene‘s pal thinks you can even make lampshades out of used cans… …and lampshades aren’t the only things you can make out of used cans. a symbolic pot? Photo by Bob008 Atleast those bikes wouldn’t be causing any pollution!
DIY Fashion: Screen Print Tee The life of a college student involves attending many events, from parties, to football games, to concerts on campus. And what better way to celebrate these monumental events – and show off your school spirit – than with a custom screenprinted shirt? Using an old shirt and some fabric paint, you can create a custom screenprinted shirt proclaiming your love for your school, your football team, or whatever suits your fancy. What you’ll need: Shirt, hoodie, or whatever else you want to screen printFabric paintFreezer paperIronExacto knifeRulerCardboardSpongePencilMarkerPrinter paperPlastic plate How to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. This DIY is something that can be easily translated for almost any event – the possibilities are endless! What do you think? Will you be making your own screen print tee? Posted on on August 9, 2012 / Filed Under: Fashion Tips / Tags: DIY, DIY fashion, Do-it-yourself, fabric paint, Featured, How To, Screenprint, T Shirt, Tutorials
beltmaking 101 Finally–the long-awaited beltmaking tutorial! way I make my fabric-covered belts has been learned from a mix of trial-and-error and vintage manuals. The supplies are simple, and making a simple pass-through belt is quite easy. I have, however, included instructions for how to add a pronged buckle to a belt and add eyelets. I hope you enjoy, and as usual feel free to ask any questions in the comments! Supplies: 1″ wide stiff belting (available at JoAnns), 1/4 yard fabric at least 45″ wide, buckle for 1″ belt (see sources at the end), pattern paper, thread, scissors, ruler, pins. Begin by measuring your waist and adding 6″ to 8″ inches to the length (I tend to err on the side of more, especially for a belt using a pronged buckle). Cut the belting the length of your waist plus the extra. Using the paper pattern, cut one layer of your fabric. Fold the fabric around the belting, wrong sides out. Gently work the seam to the center of the belting width, and press seam open.
Mud Room Makeover: Part 1 - Hi Friends! A little over a year ago after downsizing into a smaller house, I was faced with the challenge of using space more creatively. I’d been spoiled for eight years in our oversized dream home with all the closet space and extra storage a custom designed home provides. The mudroom in our new house might be the smallest mudroom I’ve ever seen. Having said that, I *am* grateful to have a first floor laundry room, even if it is tight quarters. Here’s the before picture; It’s your basic builder grade laundry room. With two little girls who love shoes as much as their mother does, there was always a clutter of shoes, snow pants, and bags on the floor. So I came up with a plan to elevate the washer and dryer to create space for each of the girls to have their own bin for the things that were always getting in the way. After clearing out the room, I mixed my own paint color from two quarts of bargain paints and some craft paints I had on hand. After priming and painting.
10 Ways to Style a Plain White Tee Few things beat a classic white tee. Throw it on with a pair of jeans, cork wedges, a long necklace, and you’re good to go just about anywhere. Best of all, white tees are such a staple that you can find them at just about any corner store, grocery store, mall, or pharmacy. Seeing as we love style hackery oh-so-much, we decided to take on the classic tee, and came up with 10 new ways to restyle, rework, and totally transform it. If you have any questions about specific tutorials below, be sure to leave us a note in the comments. We went with a few 3-packs of men’s undershirts by Hanes but, for most of these tutorials, you can use any old t-shirt you’ve got. 1. Grab a pair of tricked out cutoffs and throw on this top for a day of summer fun. To create this look, You’ll want to cut off the sleeves and collar of your tee. 2. This look is definitely a romantic one and makes us think of a refined take on hippie chic. 3. Maybe it’s time to up your workout style game. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Urban Renewal The Home That Yard Sales Built | How to conquer life's obstacles one bargain at a time! So, you say you can’t afford a Christmas tree? Well, not to worry friend, do I have the solution for you! As Thanksgiving gave way to Black Friday and Black Friday paved the road to full on, bell-ringing, jingle-horsing Christmas, I realized something. This year, for the first time ever, I couldn’t justify the expense of a Christmas tree for my daughter and myself. Things are tight. Not just sort of tight, tight tight. Not to be discouraged, I set to mulling over possibilities. In October I cleared overgrown ivy, underbrush and all sorts of critter infested debris from the backyard of the apartment building where I live. Luckily, the management company that runs my building isn’t exactly what one might call ‘on the ball’, let’s just say they have about as much follow through as Kim Kardashian does with wedding vows. I will save the how-tos for later (see below), but let me say a few words, first, about the why you too might want to take on a project just like this one: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5.
DIY Workout Shirt Happy Fashion Friday!I have a super fun arts and crafts project for my beautiful little bunnies to try over the holiday weekend! I love buying new clothes, but sometimes I love making them even more! DIY Workout ShirtMakes 1 sexy little tank Ingredients: 1 old T-shirt 1 pair of scissors 20 minutes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Throw it on with some cute yogis, grab your water, and hit the gym! If you loved this DIY, you may also like my DIY Multi Strand Scarf!