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Create a Stunning String Art Word

Create a Stunning String Art Word
Forget the brown and orange swirly patterned string art from the '70s - this string word art is a fun, contemporary and low-cost way to add art to your walls. Random geometric shapes, an ombre effect and the inclusion of type make this string art right on trend. It looks fantastic, can be completed in an afternoon and doesn't require artistic ability - just follow the step-by-step instructions and you'll have a gorgeous new art piece ready to hang. Supplies 12mm (half inch) thick plywood, 60 x 60 cm (23.5 inches square).White acrylic (interior house) paint.Paint brush.Downloaded and printed template pages.25 mm (1 inch) nails, 1.6 mm size.Hammer.Sandpaper - optional.Skeins of embroidery floss: charcoal, deep blue, mid blue x 2, sky blue, light blue, dark teal x 2, mid green, light green, pale aqua, lime.Scissors.Pencil.Sticky tape.Washi tape - optional.Ruler. Step 1: Prepare the Backing Board Check the edges of the board and sand them if they are rough. Set aside to dry.

DIY Tutorial: Glitter Lace Crowns Have a birthday princess, or a special little lady to please? Amy Liu Bissett of A Dazzle Day & Amy L.B. Photography knows just how to make them smile with an easy project that they can help with! Adapted by Amy Liu Bissett from: Girl. – Fabric lace (fabric stores) – Fabric Stiffen (at Michaels) – Acrylic paint (at Michaels) – Glitters (dollar store or Michaels) – Glue Gun (most craft shops) – Scissor – Paint brushes 1. 2. 3. 4. Atomic Lighting Tubes Make Your Room Glow (and How To Make Your Own) After the last time you wrapped strings of LED’s around your neighbor’s cat and sent it running through the dark shopping isles after pulling the fire alarm, you may be looking for a new, less flea-ridden project to satiate your LED lusts. May I grant you inspiration from Malgorzata Ratajczak and Sebastian Szlabs, the crafters of unique, hand-crafted lighting and creators of the Atomic lighting tubes. They’ve slapped the acronyms together to shoot LED infused lamp light from an array of PVC piping patterns. It’s certainly eye-catching and a light design that’s not all that hard to create yourself. The team has create three configurations: ATOMIC MONO HORIZONTAL, ATOMIC DUO HORIZONTAL and the ATOMIC MONO. For each, the material list includes clear acrylic tube, LED light core and PVC Fittings (coated). A system that allows users to connect lights in an endless number of layouts. A BLOODSTREAM THROUGHOUT SPACE… Ok, better metaphor than a CAT THROUGH A SHOPPING ISLE.

Creative in Chicago: a decorating blog: Fun Felt Art for a Kids Bedroom: Arty Farty Friday #33 Dear Chicago House, Back when Chicago teenager was a babe in arms I was not much of a decorator but I did produce some fun artwork for her sunny yellow bedroom. It was unearthed the other day in my grand sort out of framed art lurking in the basement. It is super easy to make and you could select any colors to match/accent your kids room decor. What you will need A selection of felt squares in colors of your choiceA larger piece of felt for the background - I chose black as it really made the primary colors I used pop.Elmers glueA pair of small sharp scissors - I think I used hair cutting scissors! What you do Cut your backing felt to be a little larger than your frame matting. I really wish I'd had photographed her bedroom, as I said it was a sunny yellow with random stencils of butterflies and flowers dotting the walls. Love from Creative in Chicago

Pet Bed Step by Step Maybe it was all the adorable puppies on other peoples blogs? Maybe I just didn't want to tackle a drugery project like closet cleaning? Whatever it was, I spent the better part of Sunday on a pet bed for Brooklyn Limestone's very own mascot, Big Cat. I started off with this vintage suitcase I bought for $3. Our cat seems to just love to sleep in our suitcases, so I figured it would make a perfect place to sleep. I used some fabric pieces I bought at Micheals. I cut a template of the interior shape and size out of newspaper. Cut to size. I didn't have a pattern but using my experience making a box pin cushion, I winged it. Sew. I made the pillow using three different fabrics but you could easily make it out of one or two. Thats right, its reversible!! I handed the empty pillow to Mr. I've often mentioned how I love photo gallery walls but I don't have the cajones to make so many holes in my plaster. I clearly violated this tip. Finally, it was time for the unveiling. Yea, thats right.

Le blog de Bidouillette 101 activités pour occuper les enfants un jour de pluie. Ces derniers jours de grand froid m'ont donné l'idée de lister toute une pléthore d'activités gratuites ou très peu onéreuses qui peuvent occuper les enfants sans qu'ils ne se confrontent aux intempéries extérieures. A vous de faire votre choix en fonction de l'âge de votre enfant et de ses goûts. 1. Faire du coloriage : Des coloriages originaux pour occuper les après-midi de pluie... 2. Fabriquer un marque-page : Des marque-page à imprimer ou à fabriquer soi-même. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Merci à Bernadette, grand-mère, pour cette idée ! 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. Merci à Sandrine, maman, pour cette brillante idée ! 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81.

Idée Créative | DIY & Loisirs créatifs | Création, décoration, récupération, customisation et personnalisation vanessa | pouzet | Pastel eggs 11Posted by vanessa | pouzet - 25 mars 2013 - All, D.I.Y., Déco Comme il ne faut rater aucune occasion de faire la fête et de manger du chocolat, voici un petit tuto pour customiser vos oeufs et faire une jolie déco. Vous pouvez les poser à même la table avec de la pâte à fixer, sinon leur espérance de vie sera proche de la demi-seconde. Shopping bag // des oeufs blancs (en grande surface, carrefour city pour bibi), du colorant alimentaire, de l’eau, du vinaigre blanc et pour conserver sa carnation naturelle (et là je parle de vous) des gants peuvent s’avérer assez utiles ! Lavez les oeufs et les sécher. Plongez l’oeuf dans une des couleurs, laissez-le sécher et recommencer l’opération en le plongeant dans un angle différent dans un autre coloris. Le tour est joué. D’après mes recherches : si vous souhaitez les consommer. Quelques idées piochées sur pinterest Source : Paper & stitch / Oh happy day / Oh joy !

Vertical pallet planter DIY We’d all love to have acres of space outside our back doors – giant lawns where we can sit out for breakfast, embark on elaborate landscaping projects and perhaps host a small football match. Sadly, as our city-dwelling readers will know, this isn’t always a possibility. Which is why we love Fern Richardson so much. Her blog (and book), Life on the Balcony, is a haven of tricks and tips for those of us who only have a small space to work with but still want to get a little mud under our fingernails. One of her most genius ideas is this vertical pallet planter DIY. Do any of our readers have useful ideas for making the most of small gardening spaces that they’d like to share?

Crafty Monster Bookmark Perfect for Father's Day This fun and simple bookmark came out of inspiration from Kari and Becky at UCreate. We all attended a conference a few weeks back and got to talking about how people come up with creative ideas. It can simply come from naming 2 supplies like googley eyes and pipe cleaners. Then Becky said how about a bookmark, so this Monster Bookmark idea was born. This would be a great gift for Dad for Father’s Day, along with one of our favorite books, What Dad’s Can’t Do by Douglas Wood. Supplies for a Monster Bookmark: pipe cleanersgoogley eyescardstock paperglue (I love glue dots for this)hole punchscissors or paper cutting tool Cut out a 3 inch x 5 1/2 inch rectangle out of cardstock paper. Using a couple of glue dots, glue the googley eyes onto the top of the cut out nose. Now it’s ready for a book to mark.

Macaron Coin Purse Just can’t help for not sewing these sweet little macaron coin purses when one of Craft Passion’s Facebook fans showed them to me. Thanks to XYZZhandmade for her inspiring handmade and some tutorial links in Japanese, this, this, this and this. No, I can’t read Japanese but I can guess from the pictures on how to sew it. Here is the English version of tutorial on how to sew this macaron coin purse where I have added more details in the sewing. The space inside the coin purse is quite limited but good enough to place some small jewelries like ear rings, rings; may be to keep some small coins, folded money; a place to keep small piece of note that wrote your shopping list and reminder etc. Or, simply use it as a key chain or hanging ornament. I have tried both nylon and metal zipper, each gave different feel and effect on the macaron coin purse.

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[Tuto des membres] 3 jupes selon vos envies Par Eolune, le 16/08/2010 dans Tutoriels T&N Souvent, on a envie de porter nos tuniques mais elles sont un peu courtes…ou bien nos robes un peu transparentes…ou tout simplement envie d’une nouvelle jupe toute simple ! Qu’à cela ne tienne, voici 3 tutos de jupes ou jupons trèèèès faciles à porter seul ou en superposition 1 – La jupe de base qui va à tout le monde/Le jupon court de dessous Matériel : De l’élastiqueTissu : une hauteur de jupe (astuce : généralement, je prends 70cm)En plus : dentelle ou biais pour le bas de la jupe Marche à suivre : Couper cette pièce deux fois, un devant, un derrièreAssembler les côtés de la jupeFaire une coulisse en haut pour passer un élastiqueFaire l’ourlet du basPorter Résultat : La jupe violette dessous est faite sur ce tuto. 2 – La jupe à panneaux, que j’aime porter longue sous une robe ou une tunique Pour une jupe en 4 panneaux Résultats : Les deux sont basées sur 2m de diamètre. 3 – Le jupon plus “bohème” et avec beaucoup plus d’ampleur Marche à suivre :

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