Lace Stenciled Framed Song Lyrics! (+our wedding music) If you’ve been following my blog, you know how I made 60 of these painted frames with song lyrics for our wedding decorations /favors… Well, a lot of wedding guests loved them and took one home, but we had a ton left at the end of the night, which we boxed back up and took home with us… So we now have 30 of them hanging on our big white living room wall! So, hey, you want to know how to make these yourself? I made 2 different types of painted frames: textured frames that were just plain spray painted, and smooth(ish) frames that were painted with lace used as stencils. Your first step is to take a trip to your local thrift store (or several of them) and find frames – whatever sizes you want (mine were 3×5, 4×6, and 5×7), either textured to do the simple version, or plain untextured frames to do the lace stenciling. I did them in batches of 6-10 at a time – sprayed 1 coat over them all, then went back with a 2nd coat over them all. Let dry completely as the spray paint can instructs.
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DIY Studded iPhone Case A while ago I came across this studded iphone case from Threadsence. I thought it was super cute but too expensive. So I put my craftiness to the test and made an attempt at my own. What you'll need: Phone case (I got 2 for $5 on Ebay) Iron on studs (make sure they have no "legs") Krazy glue Ruler Pencil I laid out my design first before gluing anything, just to get an idea of how it would look. Put a small dot of glue directly onto the case, where you'd like the stud to go. In order to maintain a straight line of studs, it's best to take your time. I love my new case! How to Make a Kitty Hat (for Humans!) October 5th, 2012 Email 53 users recommend Some simple sewing and embellishing can turn a recycled sweater into this supercute hat! Pete Bejarano My kitty can look around with his shank-button eyes! Lee Meredith This one was made with a recycled T-shirt and machine topstitching for the whole face. Photo: Pete Bejarano By the way, you can definitely use yarn instead of embroidery floss for your hat embellishments. Then I just stitched my shank buttons on top, through the first buttons' holes. View 2 member project galleries
La lengua de las mariposas | VICE México Mariposas en estado de metamorfosis: Kim Zuluaga, Fresa Mejii y Monie Gil. (Fotos por Paula Thomas). "¡Mariposas!" Así les gritan en la calle de Medellín, Colombia. "¿Algún fetiche?", le pregunto a una de estas chicas. Me queda claro. Aquí sus nombres: Kim Zuluaga, Monie Gil y Fresa Mejii. Tres niñas que antes eran niños. Chicas que nacieron chicos, pero que desde muy corta edad decidieron que la biología no sería un destino. ¿El clóset? Ellas nunca tuvieron que salir de él porque nunca estuvieron adentro. Hormonas, mariguana, redes sociales, rímel y reguetón. Belleza. Guapura que confunde mentes, que confronta a los bien pensados guardianes de la tradición y las buenas maneras, encanto que siembra la duda, que llama a la experimentación, que causa sacudones y erecciones hasta en los más señores quienes después se persignan o las ofenden tratando de desviar el efecto que tienen estos niños, que se han hecho niñas, en sus entrepiernas. ¡Mariposas! La naturaleza tomada por asalto. Monie Gil
Time for Tea: Tutorial # 14! Make it Week! Hey tea birds! I hope all your Saturdays have been beautiful! Here is my second tutorial of the day! Galaxy print shoes! Similar to this tutorial- I'M ADDICTED to tie dying with pens! Take a look! I like them a lot! Jess xox Ten minute no-sew recycled t-shirt bag! Tutorial time! I got a gig teaching a recycled t-shirt project at the library a few months ago, with a request for a recycled tee bag – the only bags I’d made from tees in the past had required sturdy sewing, and I didn’t want hand-sewing to be the only thing holding the bottom closed in a class version of the bags, so I started brainstorming about some kind of hand-sewing-friendly or no-sew bag idea…. and here’s what I came up with! The simplest version of these bags is great for smaller tees, or the more light-weight kind of girl-tees – just turn the bottom of the shirt into a drawstring and tie it closed! As you can see, even with a not huge tee, this will still leave a significant hole in the bottom of your bag, but for purposes like grocery shopping, this size hole shouldn’t really matter… But to make smaller holes, just make more than one of them! And now for the actual tutorial – for this one, with the step-by-step, I will be making the bottom with 3 holes. My finished Sonic bag!
Todo lo que querías saber sobre el aborto y no te atrevías a preguntar | VICE México El Museo de la Contracepción y el Aborto, fundado en Viena en 2007, es la colección más exhaustiva del mundo de métodos y objetos utilizados por el ser humano para evitar el nacimiento de otros seres humanos. Hace poco realicé una visita guiada con Christian Fiala (foto de abajo), fundador del museo y médico abortista, y esto es lo que me contó mientras caminábamos por la exposición. Claro, hay una historia que explica por qué empecé a trabajar en este campo [del aborto y la contracepción], que es un tema muy tabú en Austria —e incluso más en la región alpina del Tirol, donde se negaron a alquilarnos un departamento a mi novia y a mí por no estar casados. Por aquel entonces, yo había empezado a ir a la escuela de medicina y me sorprendió que muchos de mis compañeros no conocieran formas de protegerse contra las enfermedades de transmisión sexual o evitar embarazos no deseados, a pesar de su formación profesional. Cómo introducir un pesario antiguo en el cuello del útero.
Tie-Dye Shorts Last year tie-dye shorts were popular and we thought they would definitely fizzle out by this summer. But as we all know, tie-dye shorts are back and better than ever. Last year we dip-dyed shorts, bleached shorts, and even tie-dyed our beach sheet (click each for the links). Hmmm, was there anything left? But of course! Following the traditional tie-dye instructions (get the item wet, put on the color, let dry, wash in cold water), the hardest part is waiting for them to dry. Step 1: Gather your supplies: tie-dye kit + white shorts. Step 2: Wet your shorts (following the tie-dye kit's instructions). Step 3: Apply color, let dry, and wash. Step 4: Wear and enjoy! That's all there is to making a pair of fantastic tie-dye shorts. Friendship Ear Buds I first saw this idea on pinterest, and loved the look! Anie, of SassyBudsz, has opened an etsy shop selling friendship ear buds. Check out her shop here. SassyBudsz also has a blog and a facebook page. Check it out! Her product is great and the price is right. This craft brought me back to making friendship bracelets on warm, sunny days at family camp. All you really need is some string, and ear buds. To get started: tie the string onto the end of the cord with a knot. Step 1: Bring the string under the ear bud cord leaving a loop on the right for your hand to fit through. Step 2: Reach through the loop, grab the ball of string, and pull it through. Step 3: Pull the string tight against the cord, as you can see in the next two pictures: It's as easy as that! Here are the multi-colored Sassy Budsz that Anie sent me in the mail.
The 14 Stunning Photographs Of Couples In Love Braden Summers: Why is it that the quality of commercial imagery of the gay community is less beautiful, than the fantastical illustration we see of romance for everyone else in popular culture and mass media. I'd like you to be a part of a conversation that challenges why that is on a global scale. I'm Braden Summers, I’m a photographer based in New York City. Last year I found myself living a dream. As an artist outside of my surroundings I draw inspiration from popular culture, other painters, photographers, filmmakers, and that's when I realized when I think of iconic romance, I could only envision straight couples. We've seen it millions of times in commercials, movies and advertising for as long as the mediums have existed. So, what do we need? So, thank you so much for your help. Sorry. Male: No, just go. There may be small errors in this transcript.