Building a Rain Barrel » Nashveggie Vegan and Vegetarian in Nashville & Middle Tennessee If you have a garden or alot of plants then you know that you can use quite a bit of water keeping everything green, especially when there are days or weeks between rain showers. I have noticed rain barrels being sold at Whole Foods for $99 and thought the construction looked simple enough to do on my own and possibly at far less a price. So I undertook the task of doing just that. I picked up an empty barrel at a local farm store that once contained olives. It even had one olive left inside when I got it, I didn’t eat it as tempting as it was. Make sure you find a food grade barrel for this project, you don’t want unknown chemicals spread onto your garden or plants. (1) 3/4″ Male Hose Bibb (I used a no kink bibb)(2) 3/4″ PVC Female Adapter(1) 3/4″ tapped Male Hose to Male adapter(2) 1″ Galvanized or Brass Washers(4) #18 O-rings (1″)Teflon Tape1″ Hole Drill Bit(1) Brass Hose Cap18″x18″ Square Metal Screen(8) Aluminum Self-starting Screws 3/4″ Male No-Kink Hose Bibb #18 O-Ring (1″)
Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Crafty - 27 Pics Click Here For More Fun Craft Ideas How to Make Paper Pencils (tutorial) I have always wanted to make my own pencils, but the thought of shaping two pieces of wood to allow a piece of lead to sit perfectly inside made me think it wasn’t worth the effort. For some reason I was looking at some pieces of lead I have (for a drafting pencil) and “pop” there it was.. a solution to my DIY longing. Here is a tutorial to make pencils that is so ridiculously easy I’ve made 10 pencils since the idea came to me yesterday! Enjoy. Paper: I recommend using 6″ origami paper. Here’s a video I made so you can watch me make it from start to finish! I have to admit I really enjoyed doing this craft. Hope you’re just as excited about this as I am! leads {here} paper {here} mod podge {here} {If you like pencils, you may also like my toadstool pencil craft!} Share 16K+ Kimanh Hi my name's Kimanh.
how to make a wedding pomander, kissing ball, or ornament with silk flowers | DIY A few months ago I added some flower pomanders to my shop, and I had promised to write a DIY for them…I know it took me long enough, but here it is, finally. These are so easy to make, and they come out really beautiful. I made this one in a smaller size with tiny flowers for an ornament, but you can use a larger Styrofoam ball with bigger flowers to make a wedding pomander instead. Or…how about wedding pomanders, and then smaller ornaments to match, for wedding favors or bridesmaids’ gifts? I think that would be awesome. A Styrofoam ball. All you need to do is pop a flower blossom off of its stem: And then snip off the plastic backing, staying flush against the back of the flower: Make sure to keep the little plastic stamens in the center of the flower (this is the back view): Dip the end of the pin into a little glue (I like to use old medicine cups for this): And start pinning them to the Styrofoam ball. Just keep pinning…just keep pinning… And feel free to go pour yourself a Blue Moon.
10 Ways to Repurpose CDs & CD Cases It’s true. Just about everything you see in the photo collage above this sentence was made with either a CD or CD case! You knew you were saving all those old jewel cases, CD-R spindles, and AOL CDs for a reason. For today’s repurposing project, we decided to revamp the traditional vanity or dresser. 1. First off, let’s get a little extra oxygen in the air by way of some greenery. To create the planter, we used a similar method to our DIY Floppy Disk Planters. 2. Now, let’s get those documents in order! We glued two cases together at the bottom to act as the base. 3. What time is it? The clock kit we used is the same style as our Book Clock. 4. Remember our awesome DIY Makeup Palette? 5. That old fabric jewelry box just isn’t cutting it for your super long dangly earrings these days. Simply take the clear round top of a CD-R spindle and get to work with your spray paint. 6. Were you wondering why we had you spray paint that spindle? 7. 8. You’ll use the same boiled water method. 9. 10.
Mandy's Krafty Exploits: Lined Canvas Diaper Box You can find almost anything on Pinterest…it’s true. Upon wasting my time searching the other day, I found a fantastic tutorial on upcycling diaper boxes. Hmmm…what could I do with this? Oh, yes – toys scattered all about our living room floor: check, a desire to get said toys put away when not in use: check, cute fabric laying there staring at me: check! I changed some things from this tutorial I found, but you could use either hers or mine. What you’ll need Diaper Box Canvas fabric (1 yard covered two diaper boxes) Measuring tape Spray adhesive Craft glue Scissors (or rotary cutter and mat) Here’s how Cut the flaps off of your box. Measure the outside width and length of the box. Width Length Cut your fabric Mine was 25 x 31 Center your box on the canvas. Measure out from corner of the box (to the corner of your fabric) 2 inches and mark it with a pin. Don’t forget to cut the 2 inches from the pin toward the box. Spray your adhesive on the long sides of box and pull up the canvas sides.
DIY: Chocolate Flower Bouquet for Mum | dweam.com Mother’s Day is less than a week away! Have you gotten your Mother’s Day presents yet? If you haven’t, here is an idea for your gift. If your Mum loves flowers or if she loves chocolates, why not get her the best of both worlds and make her…. Our Mums have put in lots of blood, tears and sweat to raise and provide for us. Here’s a simple step-by-step guide to showing you how to make chocolate flowers for mum, with love: Things you need: - satay sticks - chocolate Ferrero Rocher - ribbons (both cloth and plastic ones) - scotch tape - cling wrap - tissue wrapping paper Step 1: Pierce the satay stick till midway through the Ferrero Rocher. Step 2: To keep the chocolate fresh, wrap a large square piece of clingwrap around the chocolate and secure the ends around the satay stick with scotch tape. Step 3: Now we move on to making the petals of the flower. Step 4: Leaving a margin of about 2.5cm (1 inch) from where the two ribbon ends meet, use a sharp scissors and cut lengthwise.
DIY Floppy Disk Planters When we saw these genius Floppy Disk Coasters a few weeks ago, we know we had to cook up some flippy floppy do-it-yourself action of our own. We foraged for saved floppy disks of tech days past, and ended up supplementing those with a cheap pack of 25 from Amazon. And what better way to conclude a month of May Flowers than with a DIY planter that combines digital with analog? ;) The planters we created in the steps to follow are decorative planters. Materials:- floppy disks (if you don't have a treasure trove of them from the 90s, head to Amazon) – hot glue or Marine Glue if you have more time – plants! Get all of your materials in order. Arrange your floppy disks by color. Heat up your glue. The great thing about hot glue is that if you don't get it quite right the first time, you can easily peel off. For the bottom, glue four edges of your fifth disk and attach! Now to get your plant ready. Et Voila! On a balcony railing. Cozied up next to the world. And they love the sun!
Creative Carmella: Toilet Paper Roll Painting.....A DIY project We had a rare rainy day here yesterday....I love a good rainy day, they always make me feel normal for staying in my PJ's all day ;) And....I love finding a good project to do on a day like that too.... This is one of those super easy projects that just makes me smile! I started with three 10x10 canvases and printed pictures of my cutie pie kiddos I painted two of the canvases with flat interior paint, and used an acrylic craft paint in white to paint the other. Then....I grabbed a toilet paper roll....dipped into the paint.....and started painting! Too easy, right?? Once the canvases were all painted up, I used some vintage photo corners to hold the pictures I like the idea of being able to change up the pictures so this was the best choice for me...but you could always add a layer of Mod Podge too ooooohhhhh...I just love those sweet faces :) So, what do you think? I can't wait to find more things to paint with my toilet paper rolls! Linked to:
How to Make a Moss Chair August 4, 2010 by Robin Plaskoff Horton It’s eye candy, but maybe not seating. Los Angeles designer, Kyle Sugarman, created this cool moss chair and offered up the directions for the rest of to create on our own. Sugarman, who’s been featured on HGTV and The Style Network, has also left his creative mark with companies such as Microsoft, Lipton, and Target. • Find a side chair that has a nice solid seat–something with a great shape and with a vintage flair will really take this chair to the next level. • Once the chair is covered in newspaper you will then put a little spray adhesive down and a thin layer of chicken wire so that the moss has something to grab on to. • Section by section, spray a bit of adhesive on the back of each piece of moss and push it onto the damp newspaper/wire. • Once the entire chair is covered in moss, make sure to water it regularly in order to keep it healthy and growing. hat tip to casasugar
Get Organized with DIY Belted Storage Totes While forging ahead with spring cleaning here at Brit HQ, we found ourselves with a lot of empty boxes and a lot of little things that needed to be stored. Clearly, it’s time for yet another organization hack. The solution seemed obvious, but how does one make a cardboard box actually look stylish and less… boxy? Supplies:- 3 square boxes (sizes: 14 inch, 12 inch, and 10 inch)- 3 colors of fabric (The 10 inch and 12 inch box need 2 yards of fabric each, and the 14 inch box needs 3 yards)- spray adhesive- 3 old belts (we found ours at a thrift store!) Tools:- ruler – fabric scissors – little sewing scissors – drill This project is so easy you could adapt it to any size box you already have, but we decided to use 3 standard sizes that would nest inside each other for easy storage. We recommend ironing the fabric you intend to use so it goes on your box as smooth as possible. Measure out a rectangle that is 26 inches x 42 1/2 inches. Now flip the box so the open part of it is facing you.