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Snake Knot Tutorial

Snake Knot Tutorial

Hidden in plain site! Cat litter cabinet So my husband and I just moved into a new apartment. We love it in every way except, we realized in horror after we moved in, that there was no place to hide a kitty litter box. Our choices were: In the kitchen (ewwww!); In the living room; in the bathroom; or in a closet. Basically, besides having cat turd smelling clothes and putting it in a closet, there was no where in our new place to put the litter box where it wouldn't be a featured piece of furniture. Since the bathroom in our new place is pretty large, our solution was to go to the kingdom all things "affordable design" (Ikea) and purchase a washbasin cabinet. Then we went to the hardware store and got ourselves a nice little kitty door and installed it into the side of our cabinet. We offset it a little bit by putting the door on the far back side, and putting the kitty litter box on the far front side My husband and I absolutely love it. What do you think? Bonus action shot! Love to hear your comments!

How to turn jeans into a skirt - Portland sewing If you want a fun sewing project involving old blue jeans, you must try your hand at turning an old pair of jeans into a skirt. Recycling jeans by turning them into skirts is a great way to get a new life out of old jeans that might not fit the way you like anymore. And for young girls, you can turn jeans that are too short for them now and turn them into nice skirts that they can wear to school! CLICK HERE for full instructions including nice step-by-step photos on how you can turn a pair of jeans into a jean skirt! Sanford Shopping Tip: If you need some old jeans to turn into skirts, you can shop at the Family Thrift Store in the lower level of the Mid Town Mall in downtown Sanford. Sanford Craft Business: If you live in Sanford or anywhere in York County, and if you are at least 50 years old, you can sell all your sewn crafts (other crafts too) at the Old Timer's Shop located at 917 Main Street in downtown Sanford.

Father's Day Crafts (That the Kids can do RIGHT NOW) easy for kids Source Make your Dad a Money Origami Shirt ♥▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ♥▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬●▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬●▬▬♥ Source Wonderful Father’s Day Card Source Just add Kids, Sun and Cardboard–Then Snap! Source Create SuperHero Food with a simple Re-label ! Source Contrast + Poem= Priceless! Source Any Words would Work! ♥▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ♥▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬●▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬●▬▬♥ Source Super Multi-Generational Shot! Need a Father’s Day Present right now? Do you have any great ideas for a craft for your dad for Father’s Day? Tags: Father's Day, Father's Day Crafts Category: Holidays, Women over 45

V and Co how to: jersey knit bracelet i don't know what it is about this time of year that makes me just want to have my bare feet in the sand, be watching the sun setting into the ocean, and breathing in the warm salty air of the beach...as i get older, more and more i find myself missing that place i used to go to almost every.single.day. as a teen. (my skin doesn't miss it. as a matter of fact, i now wish i listened more and DID put SPF on my face...hindsight is 20/20). my mom calls me from her walk on the beach almost every morning...*sigh*yeah, i get a little homesick around this time of the year. heck on my pinterest my "dreaming of summer" has the most pictures in it. ah yes. i miss my ocean. case in point. this bracelet, brought a flood of memories, not because i used to have one like it but because i can totally see me wearing it by the beach, not caring that it's gotten salty and wet, because i can totally make another one in like less than 5 minutes flat when i get home. *sigh* okay... *cut off excess tails!

Paint chip greeting cards | Chica and Jo Like most of you, I’m sure, I tend to go through a lot of paint chips when trying to decide on a color to paint a room. And when the project is done, I toss the paint chips into a box I keep in my craft room. They are the perfect “I’ll use these one day” items, right? Well I stumbled upon the box a few days ago and realized just how many I’d collected over the years. Oh the memories this pile brings back! No matter how I got this collection, I knew it was time to finally do something with them. Can you believe those were made from plain white cardstock and boring old paint chips? First I cut some ordinary 8.5″ x 11″ white cardstock in half crosswise, then folded it. For the square mosaic design, I grabbed a bunch of smoky blue paint chips and cut them into 1 inch squares. For the green card, I cut all my green paint chips into strips of random widths. For the orange card, I took the same strip idea but turned it on an angle. I spent a lot of time on the final card.

Upcycled / Recycled T-Shirt Bangles (Tutorial) and Weekend Stuff….. I’ve got a LOT of scraps. So I’m always trying to come up with a way to use them. I made a few fabric bangles. For the larger bangles, I used Vanessa’s (from V&Co) tutorial (which you can find here). I used a bunch of different weight knits for a “wonky” effect. The braided bangle I made with the steps outlined below. Hope you are having a great weekend! Also….I have a 3-day listing up: LOVE HOO YOU ARE! Hope you had a great weekend! Top 15 Cleaning Tips What In The World Is Washi Tape?

Melted Crayon Art Tutorial: LOVE Letter Tiles I've never really been big on decorating for holidays, other than Christmas. We've always lived in such small spaces that I didn't want the extra clutter. I had every intention of leaving our Silent Night painting up until we move sometime around April...but then inspiration struck. The Nativity painting came down and these went up. I stumbled across this graphic on Remodelholic... ...and I thought...wouldn't that look great with melted crayon dots instead of sprinkles?!? And I LOVE how it turned out. I'd planned on doing the whole word LOVE on a piece of wood or something, but when I went hunting around in the garage for something that would work, I found 4 tiles I'd bought over a year ago to make some trivets...and I think they turned out to work perfectly. I'd also originally thought to use all red/pink/white, but then decided to use a mix of colors so it could be used more of the year. I think this technique would also work great to make monograms for the kid's rooms.

Memorable Ways to Repurpose Old T-Shirts – Crafting a Green World Sewing Published on June 18th, 2010 | by Wenona Napolitano We all have them- those t-shirts we just can’t let go of. It could be a concert t-shirt from your favorite band, or a college shirt that remind you of the good ol’ days, or maybe it’s one of your child’s tiny tees that they’ve grown out of. But they don’t have to. If you have some craft and sewing skills you can turn your old t-shirts into upcycled, repurposed and memorable items. Like a pillow. There are instructions all over if you need them and Savvy Seams has a nice tutorial to turn a t-shirt into a zip off pillow cover to put over a form. Maiden Jane has a fancier tutorial for creating a pillow with the t-shirt and other fabric. If you have quite a few t-shirts you’d like to save, consider turning them into a quilt. I am considering collecting some of my kids old t-shirts and creating a quilt for each child. Goosetracks offers free DIY t-shirt quilt instructions and if you’re a non-sewer they offer quilt making services as well.

Salvaged cupboard door = serving tray I noticed this stash of cupboard doors at my local salvage yard. The white one was the perfect size to make a serving tray. The old drawer pulls—also found at the salvage yard—made ideal handles. Their swirly shape gave me the inspiration for the pattern I painted. All it took was a little black paint. How to make a serving tray out of a salvaged cupboard door Supplies cupboard doorblack acrylic paint (I used Liquitex in Ivory Black)black spray paint (I used Rust-Oleum semi gloss)clear spray paint (I used Rust-Oleum lacquer)white house paint (I used leftover paint from my antique bookshelf makeover)4 machine screws2 drawer pulls (large enough to fit your hand)4 felt pads (I used 3/4-inch)wood fillersandpapernewspaperFloral swirl pattern Tools pencil and hi-polymer (white) eraserdrill and drill bitscrewdriversmall paintbrushesrulerpainter’s palette or paper plate 1. 2. UPDATE: You asked for the pattern, so you got it. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

My DIY Wedding  My husband (and business partner) Danny and I are both very artistic and crafty people by nature. So naturally, a lot of elements at our own wedding were handmade. Here is a peek at some of what we did in the hopes it will inspire you to infuse a little bit of the do-it-yourself spirit into your wedding day. While I didn’t actually make my own dress (you gotta draw the line somewhere), I did make a few really easy alterations to it. I bought a whole bunch of various fake flowers from Michael’s craft store and fashioned these little guys. Our wedding was held at the Washington Park Boathouse. Since our theme was ribbon inspired, I attached a whole bunch of various colored ribbons across the tables. For our save the dates, I took photos of us with a blank sign. For our invitations, we designed and printed them out ourselves (which was a cinch compared to the save the dates). On the tables, we left out cards for our guests to fill out.

Watercolor Stencil Portrait + TUTORIAL - MORE ART, LESS CRAFT Okay kids, for leaving me all those wonderful and inspiring comments, I give you: Watercolor Stencil Portraiting - The Tutorial! Bear with me, it's almost midnight and I am exhausted, and I leave for vacation tomorrow. And I've never done a tutorial before. Hahaha. Okay. 1. 2. 2a. You should end up with something like this; 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I didn't do a very good job. 9. 10. 11. 12. Alright, I hope that was helpful to everyone! Also, IF YOU USE THIS TUTE, POST WHAT YOU MAKE! How to Make a Sailor's Knot Bracelet In order to create your Sailor's Knot bracelet, you'll need: cotton twine (at least 3 yds), a round object to put the bracelet around – Mason jar, can, bottle, anything circular with a similar circumference to your wrist, scissors, and Fray Check or clear nail polish. Please see the last slide for an itemized list of tools and materials.

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