Weekend D.i.Y - Origami lampenkap. Letter light from curbly’s new DIY book. We all know that hardware stores can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you’re an avid DIYer.
Every time I pass the rows of gleaming copper pipe, I just know there’s an amazing home decor project hiding in there somewhere, but then my eyes scan to the rope section, the molding section, the brackets, and on and on. Too many possibilities! I am so excited to see that the DIY experts at Curbly have tackled the hardware store’s rows upon rows of products in their new book, the aptly named Make It!
Hardware Store Decor. This “letter light” tutorial is just one of the 12 awesome home decor projects in the book. You can purchase the book in downloadable PDF form here. CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Materials 1⁄4″ thick compressed hardboard, twice as large as your final design (we used a 2′ x 4′ handy panel cut in half)string light set with 20 or 25 globe bulbslight-duty extension cordvinyl roof flashing1″ diameter dowel rodspray paintmedium-duty picture hanging hardware Tools.
Sculptural paper orb lights. It’s wonderful to see so many DIY projects that take advantage of the humble paper globe light.
Just when I think I’ve seen them all, I come across a new one that I love, like this version created by Heather Jennings of Poppy Haus. While browsing her local Anthropologie store, Heather was inspired by two things: the ingenuity of the displays, all made with simple, everyday materials, and the Rhododendron Chandelier. Adorned with handmade, sculptural paper flowers, the chandelier is amazing, but at $898, Heather thought it would it be the perfect candidate for a DIY variation. Luckily, Heather stumbled upon decorative cupcake liners with an optical, graphic print that provided the perfect amount of depth and texture. By layering them over plain liners, she was able to create a beautiful effect on these orb lights; the organic, anemone-like shapes look lovely up close, far away, unlit during the day and glowing from within at night. Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Make an Alien Abduction Lamp. This is an entry in the Living With Lindsay Five Dollar Challenge!
The challenge was to make a home decor item for $5 or less. My project is inspired by Lasse Klein's conceptual Alien Abduction Lamp. The lamps are still being developed and are not available for sale yet.* (update 2010: oh yes, the lamp is now available). Floating Taper Candles. I think it’s fair to say that I have a “thing” for candles.
I like em. I like lighting them, looking at them, smelling them. I like em. Glowing jar project – varázslat a lakásban (EN/HU) Paper star lantern tutorial. I suppose it isn't exactly the right time of year for stars and lanterns, but I've got a paper folding fascination at the moment and so was drawn to a project I had wanted to do back in Autumn.
During last lantern season I was looking everywhere for instructions to make these beautiful paper lanterns and couldn't find them anywhere. I ended up purchasing a lantern that was already made and since I've been struggling with some difficult folds and designs of other paper crafts, I decided to unfold the seemingly simple lantern I bought and figure the thing out for myself. Like all traditional origami, no glue or cutting (once the basic outside shape of the paper is made) are required. DIY Solar Jar. Do you love these solar jars?
Photo: Solutions catalogue I do too but at $20/pop plus shipping they are pretty pricey. I saw this cute idea for making a solar jar here and wanted to try it. I found this jar at Goodwill and knew it would make the perfect solar jar-it was already frosted and only $1.97! I just needed to find a solar light. I found this individual light at Ace Hardware for $4. It easily popped apart and I just put it into the jar. The tutorial says to mount it to the top of the jar but I didn't do that.
I may have to flip it over from time to time to make sure the solar cell is getting charged. It looks even better when it gets really dark out but then my photo wouldn't have come out. I like how it turned out,even though it doesn't have the same amber glow as the inspiration jars. Linking up with: Glow In The Dark Mountain Dew.