untitled Life’s been beautiful, crazy, time zapping, confusing, frustrating, but most of all a real blessing. Our little guy is growing nicely, new born niggles and all (read: help! I often have no idea what’s wrong and feel like I should!), and the big sister monkey is adapting like a super star all things considering. I have to admit that one of the biggest issues since Miles has joined our family is the guilt I feel not having as much time with my biggest monkey. Any way, it is what it is, and instead of feeling guilty about it I thought it would be a good idea to come up with some ideas of quality time that I can spend with Layla for the next 30 days. (Image source: Pinterest) Day 1 tied in nicely with our ‘stand in’ Granny coming over for some tea and because I’d kind of missed her birthday last week we decided it would be good to throw her a tea party… with us decorating Marie biscuits for the tea (I was going to do cupcakes but ran out of time and the biscuits were perfect actually).
DIY Inspiration: Wooden Tape Dispenser Love washi tape? Perhaps you have a growing collection and need a way to organize it? (If not, pop on over to Omiyage and get yourself some!) Her simple instructions teach you how to build a dispenser perfect for 7 rolls of tape - customize the size if your washi tape collection is larger (or smaller). While you're there, take some time to poke around Kasa's blog. Omiyage.ca carries mt washi masking tape in over 50 colours and patterns.
Decoración, craft, hecho a mano, restauracion muebles, casas pequeñas, boda: Tutorial: Cortinas de papel Si tenéis a mano un periódico viejo y unas tijeras, y todavía os queda alguna cortina que poner en casa, os podéis animar con esta idea Es un proyecto un poco efímero.. pero para un tiempo, os sirve para salir del paso. Y quién dice cortinas.. dice lámparas... Crème de la Craft | DIY projects made from everyday objects. I am still a little old-fashioned when it comes to taking notes and I usually have at least two pocket notebooks in my purse at all times (one for craft ideas and the other for making to do lists). I realized that I am also very picky when it comes to choosing the perfect notebook, and for those of you who are like me, I've got a solution for you! Follow the directions below to make your own personalized, budget-friendly pocket journal out of cereal boxes inspired by my favorite Moleskine notebooks. Choose your favorite decorative paper and a stylish button to create the perfect notebook that suits your own style. These were so easy and fun to make, I ended up making four...one for me and three for my friends. Materials: • Cereal box (1 cereal box makes 2 notebooks. Steps: • Cut out the cereal box to create the cover for your notebook.
DIY Ideas We are Loving: Whimsical Woodland Inspired by the natural colors of a woodland forest, this whimsical woodsy wedding inspiration is perfect for a forest themed wedding. We incorporated different shades of browns and greens and added just the right amount of white to create a refined, rustic look. The Woodland Kraft wedding invitation and coordinating programs, gift tags, and table… Read more. Crushing on Blush Pink + Gold Glitter We are in love with blush pink and gold glitter this wedding season. Easy DIY Garland Decor We are obsessed with patterns and textures. Printable Kraft Evergreen Holiday Gift Tags Add rustic charm to your Christmas gifts with our free printable kraft evergreen gift tags. Thanksgiving Quote Printable Today we have designed a festive print to display on your Thanksgiving table or wherever you would like. 2014 Printable Calendar We’ve been loving all the positive feedback and comments about our 2013 calendar and received lots of early requests for the 2014 calendar.
{DIY} Fishtail Bracelet - Typical House Cat These DIY fishtail bracelets were a product of my impatience. I ordered a bunch of Chinese knotting cord to make this necklace and the cord arrived a couple of days before the rest of the supplies I needed. I immediately became obsessed with it, making all sort of macramé and friendship bracelets. If you’ve been following DIY blogs then you’ve seen plenty of macramé lately but hopefully, this is the first time you are seeing the fishtail or herringbone weave. You will need: 30 inches of Rattail or faux-suede cord80 inches of .8mm Chinese knotting cord (for a six-inch wrist, if you have a larger wrist I would add 10-15 inches of knotting cord per inch.)A stand-out button or hex nutA thread burnerA small box lidSome scrap rattail or yarn Fold the rattail for the bracelet in half and tie a knot so that you have a loop, keeping in mind the size of the button you are using as the clasp. Wrap it around your box lid length-wise and secure it with a double knot so it looks like this. That’s it!
Macrame - friendship-bracelets.net/macrame The most central in macrame is of course the knots. I will list some of the most common knots I know. The square knot The square knot is the most basic knot used in macrame. Chinese crown knot A decorative knot. Double half hitch A well used knot in macrame, especially in the art of friendship braceltets. Reverse double half hitch A reversed double half-hitch knot. Lark head This knot is very useful when starting a new work. Overhand knot This knot is often used to finish macrame work so the rest of the knots dont get untied by mistake. Pea knot A decorative knot giving structure to any macrame work. Spiral knot The first half of a square knot.
HAPPY HOMEMADE VOL.1 « make something After posting about my shibori dress, I’ve been hesitant to post my next projects. I mean, it’s going to be hard to top that. BTW – Thank you for your super enthusiastic comments about the dress, I’m glad you like it too! Yesterday, I got yet another Japanese dress book in the mail. I can never take a peek at Pomadour’s etsy shop without buying myself a book or two. Some people might call this an addiction. The title of this book is Happy Homemade Vol. 1. Since we also just got in the new nani IRO collection, I think you’ll be seeing one of these cute tops sewn up very soon. p.s.
Home - Creature Comforts - daily inspiration, style, diy projects + freebies REinventa12 | recicla, crea y decora Japanese craft books Well, I did it. I survived another long school summer holiday. My ears and my nerves are battered and shattered but I survived. Just. Anybody else find being a parent hard sometimes ? Good, I thought so. Did you feel it ? Anyway, at last I can feel my crafting mojo returning, I sat in the garden yesterday and sewed a little sewing, mini tissue holders for Molly and her friend Ellie to put in their school bags. I also at last had time to peruse the pages of my latest Cotton Time mag, I love these simple embroidery ideas, and there's some lovely linen work too, nice linen seems so hard to get hold of in the U.K, anybody know any good suppliers ? Some nice applique, and lots of shopping bag ideas. There are also some very cute softies there are pattern pieces for Red Riding Hood, but no instructions, but I guess she 's simple enough to put together. And how about this little sweetie I love his little apron. Available from e-bay amazonjp and Superbuzzy usually stock these mags too.
oh my! handmade goodness Hank and Hunt - HOME - HOW TO MAKE ANIMATED DIY IMAGES Hello! Today I thought I'd share a little trick of mine for diys. How do I make those little animated GIFS of my DIY projects? It is really easy, let me show you how. The first thing you need to do is set up for the shoot. Set your starting photo, here I used scissors. For those who want to attempt this at home, download the images HERE: Open Photoshop. Now, place IMAGE 2 by using FILE / PLACE and selecting your image. Repeat for IMAGE 3 and IMAGE 4. Reorder your layers, we want IMAGES 1, 2, 3, 4, 3 (copy), 2 (copy) from bottom to top. Here comes the fun part. Click on the little text paragraph in the upper right corner of the animation window (I don't know what it is) and select MAKE FRAMES FROM LAYERS. Now we adjust the seconds each frame will play. Hit play and do a happy dance. Now, let's save our masterpiece. You will need to change the file type to GIF. Upload this awesomeness to your next DIY post and you are sure to amaze your readers.
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