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DIY Light Up Headboard

DIY Light Up Headboard
Today we are teaming up with Valspar and their Love Your Color Guarantee to share our latest addition to Elsie’s guest bedroom: a light up headboard! We wanted to create something unique and playful for this room in her home. We were inspired by marquee signs and wanted to create that feeling but in our own homemade way. We’re not exactly master craftsmen, so we kept our design simple and enlisted a little help from our dad. First we built a headboard. Next we used a projector to trace the word onto the bedframe. Next we planned where to add all the holes for the lights to shine through. Now drill your holes. Once you have drilled all the holes sand and clean off the surface of the headboard. Once your paint is dry, it’s time to add the lights! We just love how this headboard project turned out! SAFETY TIPS: We spoke with our local fire department to double check the safety of this project. -Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords, or loose/broken lights.

DIY: YELLOW CLUTCH March 19, 2011 in Uncategorized by Andy And because I like keeping my word, here is the how.to.make.this.bag step-by-step… C’mon, its Saturday, you have no school, no work, you probably have a party later today, but you are free right now, so get the fabric, scissors, pins and let the party begin! Laters! Traduccion: Y como soy una mujer de palabra, aquí esta el como hacer la bolsa, paso a paso … Es Sábado, no tienes clases, no tienes que ir a trabajar, ¡No hay excusas! Andy Nutella Cinnamon Rolls As you can probably guess I am an avid reader of MANY food blogs. I love them! And right now most of my favorite food bloggers are posting about healthy recipes. I think the sentiment is, "we ate too much for Thanksgiving so let's take a break and make something light this week." Which totally makes sense. I think that is how any sane person would feel. Let me explain. I always make cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. Nutella Cinnamon Rolls, makes 10-12 3 tablespoons warm water3 tablespoons sugar2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast1/2 cup (1 stick) butter1 cup milk (I used whole, but any kind is fine)2 cups bread flour1 teaspoon salt1 1/3 cup flour1 cup Nutella3-4 teaspoons cinnamon In a small bowl stir together the water and sugar. In a small pot melt the butter. In the bowl of your mixer (or just a large bowl) combine the flours and salt. Roll dough out into a large rectangle. I also made a simple glaze out of melted butter and powered sugar.

Tutorial: How to Make a Modern Coffee Table with a Wood Pallet Guest post by Luisa of Happy Serendipity blog. Hi there! Im Luisa and I blog at happyserendipity.com and Im happy to be here today showing you how I designed and constructed our new coffee table. Its a real low-budget project for which I didnt need much and that took about 3 hours of work. What is needed: 1 euro-pallet from a supermarket (they throw those away anyway so I got mine here for free)2 wooden plates in the right size for the top and bottom2 square timbers8 connecting boltsa grinding machinea power drilla box full of tools and screwssome paint and 4 wheels (not in the picture) I placed everything how I wanted it to be then screwed 4 screws into the plate to connect it with the pallet. Then I placed the square timbers where they belonged and fixed them with the connecting bolts. After that I took some time to mend some parts with the grinding machine. I decided on a dirty white paint with a turquoise doily pattern as a highlight. But the result was pretty.

Bedside Table DIY For some reason I was having the hardest time picking out bedside tables for our bedroom. Do you ever get a mental block about something? Why was finding the perfect bedside tables turning out to be so hard? Bed Side Table tools and supplies: 1.5" Kreg screws (fine thread) you won't have to pre-drill with these screws.75" wood screws3/4" hardwood sheet of hardwood plywood 4' by 8'drillwood gluesandpaper (50 and 220 grit)straight edgetape measurepencilskill sawOptional:stainpolyurethane Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Jeremy and I absolutely LOVE how the tables turned out! Search #d9e8c3 #ced181 #7c8f50 #555e32 #bf867c #d4b9b9 Find The Palettes You Love turkey tones posted 11.24.11 comments 1 cocoa tones posted 11.23.11 comments 1 shelled tones posted 11.21.11 comments 3 berry fresh posted 11.18.11 comments 2 pink tints posted 11.07.11 comments 0 succulent tones posted 11.06.11 comments 6 vintage tones posted 11.02.11 comments 1 tulip tones posted 11.02.11 comments 0 ShareThis Copy and Paste

Accordion Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic Potatoes are an absolute must when planning for Friendsgiving (or Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner or whatever you celebrate). Not only are potatoes filling and delicious, but they are also naturally gluten free. I'm not (yet) very experienced with gluten free baking/cooking, but I did want to include a starchy alternative to the rolls I was also serving. I love these accordion potatoes (also called hasselback)! They are a more crispy version of a baked potato. Plus they are super pretty. Accordion Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic Needed: potatoes (I made 10 total and used a smaller size variety. First wash and dry your potatoes, removing any dirt.

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DIY Shelving Unit: 2 Ways Sometimes you need a little extra storage in a room. Going vertical can help maximize space but it can be hard to find a bookshelf or cart in the specific dimensions your space requires. My favorite solution is to build something myself! I built my cart knowing I'd probably use it in a few different rooms in the future, because we tend to move a lot. 1. I love a touch of industrial in every space to toughen up the girly vibe that I lean towards. I chose Krylon Italian Olive for my shelf, because I love the industrial look paired with an industrial color. My favorite kind of furniture is versatile, so I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Wonderful Joy Ahead: Design your own font (tutorial) Have you ever wanted to turn your own handwriting into a font? You could use it for electronic journaling, digital scrapbooking, spruce up your own blog, and, well, basically anything that you use a regular handwriting font for. Or, you could doodle instead to create your own doodle font. Get creative! It's relatively inexpensive, easy, and fun. You'll need a printer, a scanner, your favorite pen, a thick-tipped pen (like a Sharpie), lined paper (optional), and a photo editing software (optional). Here's how you do it. Print out their template on one letter sized sheet of paper.Place the template on top of a sheet of lined paper to help you keep your letters straight. Test your font and share with others, if you desire! The first was just my favorite pen (not traced by a Sharpie). The second one is the one that turned out with this tutorial. Experiment and have some fun!

White Chocolate and Nutella Truffles I love truffles all year round but there is something kind of holiday-ish about them. (I'm pretty sure "holiday-ish" is not a word. At all.) My friends, Nathan and Jennie, used to make these amazing Oreo truffles every Christmas. I loved getting a little container of Oreo truffles from them! White Chocolate and Nutella Truffles, makes 15-18 7 ounces dark chocolate1 tablespoon butter1/4 cup heavy whipping cream1/3 cup Nutella2 cups white chocolate chips1 tablespoon oil (I used vegetable)chocolate sprinkles (optional) In a double boiler (or a glass bowl set over simmering water) melt together the first four ingredients. Use a melon baller or spoon to form small balls. In the mean time, melt the white chocolate and oil in a microwave safe bowl. Add the chocolate sprinkles as you work, before the white chocolate has time to set.

DIY Tree Stump Side Tables I have always loved seeing tree stumps that people have spruced up to become a part of their homes. They always looks so stunning! I've seen ones that were painted solid gold or silver, I've seen them half painted or just the tops, and I've seen quite a few where folks simply stained the wood so that you could still see the beautiful grain. I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with my tree stumps, but I definitely wanted to give this project a try. First step: locating stumps. After getting my stumps I started looking around for information about drying them out. Once the tree stumps are dried out (or mostly dried out) the bark will be much easier to remove. I highly recommend using a hand sander or belt sander to remove any remaining bark and to get your tree stump looking smooth. Now apply wood filler to any large cracks or holes. After much thought (probably too much) I decided I wanted to stain the wood instead of paint. Next I added wheels (casters) to the bottom of my stumps.

self portrait outfit photography guide . photography month You guys, I'm so excited to have Elycia of ♥elycia on the blog today! First off, let's just talk about how much fun her hair and her adorable self are! Secondly, she's posting about something that I think is really awkward and scary for many people - taking pictures of yourself. Read on, and be sure to share any pictures you take after reading her advice! - Lindsay Hello there! 1. 2. See! 3. 2. These 3 shots were from the same photo shoot. 4. This is my "can someone outside see me?" DIY Brass Side Tables Trey and I have been wanting a side table (or two) for next to an over sized chair in our living room. Often one of us (or both, if we're feeling snugly) will sit in this chair while eating dinner and watching the Daily Show. The problem? There's nowhere to set a cup or your plate temporarily when your done. We have three dogs (three!) so not having a place off the ground for your drinking glass or empty plate can be a dangerous thing. :) We used to have these DIY tree stump tables next to the chair. These are heavily modeled after this Jonathan Adler table. 1.) 2.) 3.) 4. 5.) 6.) *I had originally planned to use J.B. Once your wood dries you are good to go. Credits // Author and Photography: Emma Chapman.

MAGIC Decal Transfer Tutorial with Free Printables! Some of you may remember, a little while back I posted a tutorial for DIY waterslide decals. Among other things, I mentioned how awesome they are for creating custom embellishments without the need for any fancy-pants equipment. Yep, waterslide decal paper is a truly fab product, though as great as it is, there is one drawback – although it’s somewhat tough it’s not especially durable. So, whilst it’s perfect for ornamental purposes, it’s not ideal for more practical applications…until now that is! Magic decal coating paper is a product designed to be used in conjunction with standard decal paper to make the finished transfers super durable – yes, even dishwasher resistant! If you’re already familiar with magic decal coating paper then please excuse my tardy excitement, though for everyone else who is just getting to the party now too, feel free to start throwing the streamers! 1 Image to transfer. Use anything you like. 2 Printer. You can use either a laser or an inkjet printer. 6 Scissors.

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