DIY Picture Tiles - You Will Never Buy a Photo Frame Again Lately I’ve been having this huge urge to decorate the house. This is big news. I do not decorate. Arguably, one of the reasons why is because I. absolutely. hate. to. buy. mass. produced. decor. Anyway, this extends to photo frames. Nope. Long story short, I discovered this method of transferring my photos cheaply, quickly, and beautifully to something uncommon and unique. Tiles. The only thing that’s not particularly crunchy about this is that it uses Modge Podge or similar (and I’m not sure what’s in Modge Podge). It’s just grainy and doesn’t dry clearly. Boo. BUT, if you can overlook that one minor issue, I think you’ll love this. And it will be glorious. Here’s how you do it. First, you need to go to Home Depot, Lowes, or something like it. (FYI, I found that Lowes prices on tiles were cheaper than Home Depot. I like the stone tiles, because they have texture. So you pick out your tiles in the sizes you want. And then you get home and gather what you need. Cut them out. Go go go! Love me?
Embroidery Tutorials by Jenny Hart How-To: Dark Fabrics Part 1 How-To: Dark or Stretchy Fabrics Part 2 How-To: Tracing Paper & Transfer Pens DIY Friendship Bracelet For several months now, we’ve been receiving emails requesting a friendship bracelet DIY. Well, friends, ask and you shall receive! Today, we’ll give you a step by step tutorial on the classic chevron pattern. If you used to whip up friendship bracelets like a champ in grade school and have since forgotten how, consider this a refresher course. You’ll need:embroidery threada safety pin or tapea pair of scissors Start by cutting several strands of embroidery thread at about 24 inches each. Start on the left side with the outermost color (shown here in red) and make a forward knot by creating a 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Now pick up the outermost color on the right side (show here in red) and make a backward knot, creating a reverse 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Continue knotting towards the left until the outermost strand reaches the middle.
Friendship Bracelet Patterns Love this website? Give us a "like" Here's a collection of friendship bracelet patterns for making embroidery floss bracelets. If you're looking for non-embroidery floss friendship bracelets, check out this friendship bracelet overview page What's on this page... Knotting Instructions Before you begin... If you're new to following the knotted floss bracelet patterns on this website, you'll need to know a few floss bracelet basics to understand the patterns. The Patterns: Chinese Staircase Difficulty: * The easiest pattern of all. Candy Stripe Difficulty: * The second easiest pattern of all. Rainbow Banded Friendship Bracelet Difficulty: * Easy Chevron Leaves Pattern Leaves Pattern Difficulty: * Easy -- Very similar to the chevron or arrow pattern. Zolino Friendship Bracelet Difficulty: *** Advanced-ish but only uses two knots Inverse Chevron Bordered Chevron Difficulty: ** Easy-ish Zig Zag Hearts Difficulty: *** Medium Double Chevron Wave and Loop (Advanced) Criss Cross (Advanced) Related Pages
How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic… This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again. Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment Some handy notes: 1. The buttons. single hole, hole punch (like this one here). 2. 3. Okay.. lets get started! Tracing tips: You can use either coloured pencils or permanent pens. Words must be writted backwards in order to be readable. Shrinking the buttons: To shrink the buttons, you can use an oven or a heat gun (the kind used for embellishing). After the buttons have twisted and twirled, and are LYING FLAT, it’s time to take them out. Note: If the skrinking is taking too long, you may need to turn your oven up. Here’s a short little stop-motion to make sure you’ve got the gist of how easy this is! Shrink Paper {here} Circle Punch {here} Hole punch {here} Pens {here} Update: I’ve made a video to show how to shrink the buttons using a craft embellishment heat gun. Kimanh
How to Make a Pin: 13 Steps Edit Article Edited by Permasofty, Flickety, Maddypc1, Zareen and 1 other Pins are cool, they define who you are as well and sometimes you can't find a pin you like. Ad Steps 1Gather your items. 13Finished. Tips Watch which side you are gluing your safety pin on, if the sharp part isn't up it won't work.Creating ears or a body for your shape may end up with a lot of work, so you can just do the face but the person may not be recognized as easily.When drawing your graphic, lightly shade the extra around it, this will keep it from looking like it's off center.When working with saran wrap, it's easier to place the pin onto the saran wrap upside down rather than holding both in the air.Sometimes when you cut out your shapes, the sides might not be completely straight. Warnings Hot glue will heat up your safety pin, so be careful when your gluing it down.
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DIY Home Decorating - How to Make a Beanbag Chair at WomansDay.com - Womans Day - StumbleUpon Whether it’s extra seating you need or a plush spot to put your feet up, this cozy circular beanbag pouf fits the bill. The playful dot pattern adds retro-inspired whimsy and visual interest. Skill Level: Intermediate Materials: 3 yd fabric; tape measure; water-soluble marker; string and tape (optional); scissors; pins; iron; thread; sewing machine with zipper foot; 20" zipper; 6 yd 3/8" cording; polyester bean filler (we used Poly-fil Beanbag Filler from Fairfield Processing). Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Master Bedroom Revamp {Part Two} – DreamGreenDIY So, as you saw in our {Part One} post yesterday, we scored a BEAUTIFUL quilt/pillow set from Target – It has already made the room seem brighter, more cheery and a touch more elegant (especially in comparison to the scratchy old black comforter that used to dress the bed). Here’s the bedroom before: And then after the addition of our new bedding: But we weren’t finished there… I mentioned last week that we started working on a certain thrifted side table that used to live in my old apartment (seen pointed to in the photo below). But in the new house, it seemed a little too antique-y…Time for a facelift!! Here are some better pictures of it (sorry, it was a bit in shadow in the photo above): John and I decided to spring for a new tool for this project – A hand sander. I didn’t have much (i.e. anything) to do with the sanding – this was all John – So I can’t tell you much about its performance. Here are some progress shots of the process: Here it is all done! Time for a spray down P.S.
Graceful Earring Stand Made From a Picture Frame How do you store your earrings? If you do not have a suitable solutions then pay attention to this idea. The creator of this stand has spent about $ 5 and no more than 30 minutes. The idea is really amazing, to make similar you will need: picture frame, wire, acrylic paint & brush, stapler or tacks. You can add an effect of antiquities to the frame using scrapes and a combination of colors. Detailed guidance can be found at Kevin and Amanda.
Home Office Organizing Tips and DIY Projects I finally found that part time job I’d been searching for, and this past Friday I started my first day of work as an office assistant. It’s a great job, and while I still have a lot to learn, I’m excited to not only be working for a small family owned company, but to have friendly and awesome co-workers as well. As it turns out, however, I now have two offices. The office at work and my office at home. While there’s not a lot I can do about the office that isn’t mine – at least there are no scary cubicles lurking about – I can find ways to make mine better organized. Desk space is always going to limit you, so the key to finding more space is looking up. Again, if your short on desk space then you don’t want bins stacking up for incoming and outgoing mail. Again, if you’re looking to create more desk space, look up, and organize with a wine rack. I Heart Organizing offers more insight into ways to create more room for more concise organization. Need more ideas?
Handmade Tissue Paper Flowers and Pompom Garland You'd think after making hundreds of these for my wedding, I'd be completely sick of them. But I can't help it, I love them so much! I'm a little sad that I didn't save a bouquet of paper flowers from my wedding, but I never thought I'd want to see them again. So I made some for home, only this time as a garland... ...And as bedroom decor... ...And maybe I couldn't resist making just a few little blossoms... Want to make some? Materials: Tissue paper Heavy-duty scissors Floral wire Make sure you use a pair of scissors that you don't mind ruining, because they're going to take a serious beating here. For a package of 20" x 25" tissue paper, 8 sheets: Large flowers (Peonies): 16 per pack Small flowers (Carnations): 32 per pack Mini pompoms (Garland): 8 per pack Small pompoms: 2 per pack Medium pompoms: 1 per pack* Large pompoms: 1 per pack *There will be enough paper leftover from a medium pompom to make flowers or mini pompoms The flowers are easiest, so lets start there. And here's completed!