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Home Office Organizing Tips and DIY Projects

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!

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.

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.

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.

DIY Wrap Bracelet - Honestly WTF You should all know by now that we are all about stacking bracelets on our wrists. The more, the better. In fact . . . the most, the best! With that being said, we’ll show you how to master a version of the ever so popular wrap bracelet. It’s so simple and addicting, you’ll soon be churning out these wristlets with your eyes closed. You’ll need (for a double wrapped bracelet) :* Lengths will vary depending on the size of your wrist (see comments for suggestions). Fold the length of leather cording in half to form a loop. Place the ball chain along the leather cording with the end of the chain meeting the end of the wrap. Continue wrapping while checking it for fit around the wrist. When you have reached the end of the ball chain wrap the linen cording around the leather strands 2-3 more times. Thread the hex nut through the strands and tie a second knot. Trim with scissors and your wrap bracelet is finished!! The materials are listed for a double wrap bracelet. It’s a party!

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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 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 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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