8 Cute DIY Bookmark Ideas bookmarks | 26 comments I don’t really use real bookmarks. I’m not sure why. They’re not expensive, or hard to make, but I tend to just pick up whatever to mark my pages. Old receipts, scraps of paper, a pencil, etc. (For those curious, I finished A Million Suns a couple days later and really enjoyed it! I’ve been eye-ing lots of super cute DIY bookmarks for the last few months that I’ve seen pop up around the web. The problem is, often my bookmarks fall out and I lose my page. I’m definitely going to keep these in mind for future gift giving opportunities after I’ve made a couple for our use at home. 8 Cute DIY Bookmark Ideas Bow Tie Paper Clips Using Fabric Scraps from How About Orange. No-Slip Bookmark Tutorial from Mary Janes and Galoshes. Fabric Button Paper Clip Bookmarks from Quiverfull of Blessings. Remember when I mentioned all those cute ways to use or make fabric rosettes recently? Page Corner Monster Bookmark Template from I Could Make That. About the Author:
Create * Sell * Buy * Share - Buy Handmade Paper Crafts and Paper Arts Finally, as promised, the tutorial! Yes, it really did take me two days to get this ready. I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to create a FREE studio on eWillow.com and upload photos of your cakes when you are finished. Also, to help spread the word about eWillow.com and to build our community, please link to this tutorial and share the news that eWillow.com is FREE to use. Now, on to the tutorial! Supplies Download the Template (Print the template directly onto the cardstock. If you have a Cricut machine, click HERE for the template Scissors Hole Punch Bone Folder for Scoring Double-Sided Tape Assorted Cardstock, Ribbons, Punches, & Embellishments Instructions 1) Remember, to make it easier, print templates directly onto cardstock **Please note that you need ELEVEN of each piece** 2) Cut out cake pieces on solid lines and score on dotted lines 3) Apply double-sided tape to pointy flap and adhere as shown below 4) Apply double-sided tape to side flap and adhere as shown Now, you try it!
Handmade Gifts In A Jar With just a little over 10 weeks until Christmas, it is already time to start thinking about gifts! The more gifts that can be taken care of ahead of time, the easier the holiday season will be. I came up with a really fun idea that can be customized to pretty much any person or occasion called: {Everything} In A Jar Today, I am going to show you the ones I made for teachers! {energy} in a jar Peanuts White Chocolate Hot Drink Mix Suisse Mocha Latte Mix White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Energy Bar Milk Chocolate Truffles {pampering} in a jar Cozy Socks Sunshine Daisy Lotion Sunshine Daisy Fragrance Spray Moisture Rich Hand Creme Soothing Massage Bar Soap Eye Treatment Cream Facial Scrub Lip Balm {refreshment} in a jar Facial Cleaning Towelettes Wrinkle Release Spray Disposable Mini Toothbrushes Tide To Go Mini Pen Peppermint Gum Peppermint Altoids Mini Brush and Mirror Combo The first step for assembly is to stuff the goodies into the jars. I designed some labels to print off and put on the jars. Beef Jerky Nuts
Cool Pumpkin Carvings at WomansDay.com - Carved Pumpkin Photos - Womans Day It’s time to break out the carving knives and head to the pumpkin patch to select this year’s victim. If you’re anything like us, just whittling the basic eyes, nose and mouth is a big task. Luckily, there are a few experts out there that can carve a jack-o-lantern like nobody’s business. Twins In 2008, the infamous Michigan carver dubbed as the “Pumpkin Bumpkin” created this version of pumpkin Siamese twins. Hallowiener Filled with an oversized frankfurter and standard toppings, like chili, cheese and relish, this extra-long pumpkin from Halloween 2007 isn’t edible, but makes for a good laugh. Big Tooth Famous Canadian sand and snow sculptor David Bradley Billings decided to take a stab at pumpkin carving and in 2005 created this spooky fellow, called the “Sandemon.” The Burger Pumpkin Tom Nardone, author of Extreme Pumpkins, created this whopper of a burger using three pounds of beef, eight slices of cheese, tomato slices, lots of lettuce and pumpkin seeds for the “bun.” Chewbacca
Drink Can Tinwork Tinwork Embossed tinwork is sometimes used to decorate rustic style photo or mirror frames, or just to make decorative items such as Christmas tree decorations. The metal used is usually thicker (tinplate) and is normally worked with hammered tools - I wanted to try to get a similar effect, but with a bit less effort. The Most Popular ArticleOn Atomic Shrimp No, really! More Metalwork If this project interested you, you might also like Lost Wax Casting Safety This project makes use of very thin sheet metal that is likely to have sharp, jagged edges and is prone to springing back. Great care should be taken to avoid injury. This project probably isn't suitable for children - and certainly not without supervision. Updated Autumn 2010 - now with Video Goodness! Please note: Before, during or after the video, the player may display advertisements or links to additional videos - these are not affiliated to Atomic Shrimp and the selection is something over which I have no control. Materials Finished
Page Corner Bookmarks This project comes to you at the request of Twitterer @GCcapitalM. I used to believe that a person could never have too many books, or too many bookmarks. Then I moved into an apartment slightly larger than some people’s closets (and much smaller than many people’s garages) and all these beliefs got turned on their naïeve little heads. But what a person can always look for more of is really cool unique bookmarks. Placeholders special enough for the books that are special enough to remain in your culled-out-of-spacial-necessity collection. Page corner bookmarks are cute, practical and deeply under-represented in the world.* They’re easy to make, easy to customize, and will set you apart from all those same-same flat rectangular bookmarks. If you like this tutorial, here are a couple others that might be up your alley. For the monster-loving adults in the room, try some googly-eyed paper monster wine charms. What you’ll need: Putting it all together: 1) Follow steps 2 and 3 from above.
Lemonade Makin Mama: Express yourself in porcelain I have a super busy week planned, so I thought I'd get a jump on posting. I love it when I find an idea that I can easily copy replicate. Not so long ago, I found a photo on Pinterest that showed a Pride and Prejudice quote, written onto a white mug. I was so excited, I immediately created a bunch of them for each of my book club girls as Christmas gifts. Just a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this tutorial, outlining everything I needed to know about personalizing plain, white mugs. Begin with plain, white mugs of your choice. I wrote free hand, directly onto the mug. Once you have the lettering "just so," place your mugs right into a 300 degree oven, and "bake" for 30 minutes. The quote I used from Pride and Prejudice, was broken up in to four parts on two mugs. It's my humble opinion, that these are the perfect sweet surprise for yourself, or anyone who loves romance, on Valentine's day. I wanted to write, "Mr. I have another tutorial coming later this week, so stay tuned!
Rollie Pollie! - StumbleUpon Looking for hours of entertainment? Meet, The Rollie Pollie bean bag chair. It’s a chair, it’s a toy, it’s your favorite pillow. Made of durable cotton twill or soft vinyl, each bag is actually a slip cover (with another Rollie Pollie inside) then filled with mounds and mounds of soft cluster stuffing. So if it gets dirty, just zip it off and throw it in the wash. And with a handle on top, it’s easy to toss around. Now, pick your favorite…. Drag it around, Dive right in! Or take a little nap. Build a Rollie-Pollie-man: kick off your shoes: Or do what I love best….find a yummy treat, and just relax, watching your favorite show. Who said you were a couch potato? Letter Photo Art Hey everyone! To keep up with all of our Christmas posts make sure to FOLLOW us on Instagram! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We did for sure! Today I am showing you the sign I made my for niece Londyn. I found a GREAT flickr photo site on Pinterest. I bought 6 4×6 frames at the Dollar Tree for a buck a piece. I removed all the plastic and glass from the frames like this… I gave them all a coat of my very favorite… Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch You can get it at Home Depot. I used Heirloom White for the frames… Here they are drying… While those were drying, I started on my wood. I used a 2×10 for my sign. I paid $4.50 for an 8ft board and made 2 signs from it. I cut a 36″ piece and painted it Sweet Pea. While that was drying I finished up my frames. Then, I added a bit of hot glue to the corners of each frame and attached them to my new pink board. The result… What do you think? I am so excited to also make these for the kiddos teachers. Thanks so much for stopping by! ~Whitney
All Things Thrifty Home Accessories and Decor: Tutorial: Making tissue paper balls Step 1: Start with 10 sheets of tissue paper in the color of your choice and according fold it across the pile. The folds should be about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. This is what it should look like when you get done folding it. Step 2: Fold it in half and secure the middle with craft wire. In order to get the craft wire tight, I use my fingers to squish the middle in order to pull the wire tight. Cut the edges of the tissue paper to a point. Step 3: Fan out the paper on both sides of the wire. Step 4: Carefully separate the tissue paper one by one on alternating sides of the wire. Continue separating the tissue paper, and when you get to the end you’ll need to rearrange the tissue paper until it looks even. Tissue paper only costs $1.00 a package, so think of the possibilities! I used them to decorate a tablescape! You can also hang them with fishing wire from the ceiling! 3K+ What a cheap party accessory! 2223stumbleupon
Pleated Bow Pillowcase Dress Tutorial | Simply Modern Mom This was one of those projects where I had an idea in my mind and I just went with it. Then as I started sewing, I realized that I probably should have thought it out more thoroughly. But it worked out in the end and the results turned out be to better than the image in my mind. So awesome! I made this for Elle who is 17 months. I found this pillowcase at the thrift store and loved the pattern. And like the Retro Ruffle Pillowcase Dress, I did the ribbon-button closure in the back. Supplies: pillowcasematching threadmatching ribbona buttonbrooch pin, optionalmatching fabric, if your pillowcase doesn’t look like this 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. And done! » Tell me… Do you think bows, especially big bows, are making a comeback? Linked Today’s Creative Blog.
Decorated Paper Letters Whattya need? Kraft paper lettersGluePlastic googly eyesHot glue gunScissorsColored stringColored cotton ballsChalkGlitterPaintbrushChalkboard paintNewspaper clippings How do I make Decorated Kraft Paper Letters? Glitter letters Using a paintbrush apply a thick coat of glue to letter. Sprinkle glitter onto wet glue. Cotton ball letters Apply a small amount of glue to letter. Newspaper letters Apply glue to letter by smaller area so glue does not dry before you finish. Googly eye letters Apply a small amount of glue to letter.