25 Handmade Gifts Under $5. If your gift list is long and your budget is small here are some great Handmade Gifts that you can make. Keep in mind that handmade items are not just beautiful but special… I love to give them and I love to receive them. In my opinion they are the best! Jersey Knit Bracelet Lovely! This would make a perfect gift for any of your girlfriends. You can choose the colors and recycle t-shirts that you have around the house. Cheap and cute! Tutorial Paper Clip Earrings Tutorial This is a brilliant idea… and the possibilities are endless.
Love it! Printed Candles Who doesn’t love a candle? Think about how many different stamps you could use to customize this project. tutorial Hot Chocolate Art! What a great gift for neighbors and teachers… I am personally a hot chocolate lover so this would make a great gift for me tutorial Tile Coaster You can buy these plain tiles at Home Depot for under a dollar. I’ve seen them with family pictures also… Way cute! Tutorial Bow Belt I was amazed how easy this tutorial was. So Pretty! For the Love of: Mason Jars. <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there!
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Herb Garden Lights. 25 Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier. Here are clever ideas to make life easier. To see the complete list of 25 go here. You can pin the pics directly to Pinterest by hovering your mouse over the pic then clicking the “pin it”! Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Via: unplggd.com Supposedly you can remove crayon masterpieces from your TV, computer screen, or walls with WD40 – I’m not going to try it though! Via: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.
Via: marthastewart.com Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match. Via: iheartnaptime.net Add this item to your beach bag. Via: realsimple.com Attach a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys. Via: flickr.com Look up!
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DIY Party Animal Candles. Hi there, it’s Jenny from Hank + Hunt with a fun and super easy diy today! As soon as I thought of making these I got a huge kick out of naming them Party Animals. Hilarious, but if you hear groaning…it’s coming from my house. Regardless of how cheesy the name is, these turn out awesome. Your kid’s favorite animal holding that birthday candle minus those red eyes that are oh so typical for plastic creatures, awesome.
Supplies - plastic animalsplastic candle holdersdrill with 1/8″ drill bitpliersgold spray paint For the plastic animals, you can use any kind you can find. Hold the animal with the pliers and drill a hole straight down, being careful not to pop out the other side. Spray paint the animals in a few light coats, rotating them to cover all sides. I also painted the candle holders to match. That’s it. {Photos by Hank + Hunt for The Sweetest Occasion.}
Jewlery Ideas. Judah Method - Bleaching Experemnet on the Behance Network. Felt camera and iphone cases :: Try Handmade. Fabric Crafts. Kids Crafts. Washi Tape DIY labels. What a genius idea from A l'ombre du maronnier, don't you think ?? Simply print on a piece of paper some names you need to label and cover the words with some washi tape, pull them up and look at the result !
Graines = seeds Could be quite good for Xmas presents ! Crafty Site. Simple Crafts. DIY Ribbon Wands. Posted on August 9, 2010 by Christina Looking for a unique wedding send-off? Try ribbon wands! You can make them yourself for under $1 each and they are a nice little take home gift for your guests (your flower girls will LOVE ‘em!!) Ribbon wands are waved by wedding guests as the bride and groom exit the ceremony and/or the reception. They look gorgeous waving in the breeze – and the ones I’m going to show you how to make sound lovely too. (I attached little bells to the top of the wands.) I made these ribbon wands in a snap – and you can to. Ribbon Wands Materials: 12 inch wooden dowels small bells five feet of ribbon per dowel (I used two types of ribbon for each wand, but you can use one of you want to) eye screw split ring scissors fray check scotch tape Insert eye screw into top of dowel.
Place split ring on the eye screw. Add bell to split ring. Place ribbon through the split ring and tie it in a knot. Apply Fray Check (or something similar) to the ends of the ribbon. Dictionary Tealights by CarolinaCottage. Happy Valentines Day! This year I made this adorable gift for my boyfriend. On a deck of cards, I thought of 52 reasons why I love him soo much (I could have easily come up with 1000 <3) I typed them out and cut them up. Some cards I glued the white paper on and cut out patterned hearts. The other cards I backed the white paper with the same patterned paper and glued them on. Both designs looked great together. Mason Jar Craft Storage! Creative Kismet » Blog Archive » little guiding stars. Since the new year has started I’ve been trying to think of ways to be more kind to my self.
Especially when that nasty gremlins try to creep in and stump me. I remembered this origami star video on You Tube and had to get them involved in my plan. I thought it would be fun to make a whole bunch with kind words and “you are….” phrases inside. I made 60 of them, enough to last me the whole year if I open one a week, plus a few extra just in case. I used 12 x 12 inch scrapbook paper and cut 1/2 x 12″ strips, then followed the video HERE*.
*UPDATE! Be Sociable, Share! Uncanny Cork Vases & Containers Tutorial. Almost two years ago, I bookmarked a wonderful tutorial from Design Sponge for a cork lamp. I just loved the idea and wanted to translate it in another way. But for some reason, I kind of forgot about it as time went on, and then this weekend when I was rinsing out some cans to put into the recycling bin, I remembered. I had also just bought some beautiful tulips, and immediately knew exactly what to make. A cork vase to hold notes, photographs, and of course flowers. But these vases can also be used as organizational containers for your extra pens and even succulents too. Materials: Soup/ Vegetable Cans, Spray paint (any color), roll of cork (you can find it at many local craft stores or order online here), heavy duty craft glue, scissors, ruler, extra pins or clothespins to clamp cork while drying How Do I Make This?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Here are the results… (click each image for a larger view) Looking for more ideas for quick and easy projects? Making a Unique Heirloom Bridal Brooch Bouquet. Brooch bouquet I’ve been reading a lot about brooch bouquets lately, but the one in this photo gallery has an especially sweet story. Bride Jenna — located in Boundary Creek, Canada, and blogger of My Bridal Bouquet — was given her mother’s, grandmother’s and great-grandmother’s heirloom rings. While they meant a lot to her, none of them seemed a right fit to wear on her finger for the rest of her life. Still, she wanted them to have a presence at her wedding. Jenna decided to create a bouquet out of brooches and other mementos and asked her loved ones to contribute. Read the captions for more details on the bouquet, and thanks, Jenna, for sharing this amazing project with us! As a side note, our guide “Eco-Friendly Winter Wedding Flowers in Chicago” describes how to make brooch flower arrangements.
Photos by Matt & Chera Yorke. How to make Glass Tile Magnets. Crafty fun and free tutorial. How to make Glass Tile Magnets! This craft is a great afternoon project to do with children or friends. You will need a bit of space and the tiles will need to stay put while drying, so I suggest setting up somewhere that can be left alone for awhile... otherwise your dining room table will not be used for dinner! :-) Supplies needed: This supply list is based on 1 inch glass tiles, however you are only limited by your imagination! Links to all supplies used are at the end of this tutorial.1 inch artwork, printed on cardstock. Directions: Make sure your glass tiles are clean and free of nicks. Choose your artwork for a set of tile magnets... you can easily make a set of 10 magnets at a time if you choose to. Cut each tile with the square paper punch or X-acto knife and place on parchment paper or plastic wrap, about 3 inches apart from each other. Place a nickle-sized amount of the Weldbond glue on the front of the image.
Go have a snack! Feburary Favorite: Paper Balloons | Tickety Boo. ~ Tuesday Tute ~ Filofax Pen Case. Got a Filofax? Want to make a cute little pen holder for it? Well here’s a sweet little tutorial for you from draw! Pilgrim.
Screen Printing your own T shirts with Freezer Paper. You've probably seen this sprinkled around the web on various blogs and how-to sites. But, Meg and I thought we'd try our hand at it. What's so nice about this project is, you can make just about any image you want (depending on what you want to tackle), its cheap and even kids can get involved. Come along for the ride, there are tons of photos to help you if you decide to make your own t shirt. What you'll need... ~freezer paper (not wax paper or parchment) cut into 8.5x11" to fit into your printer ~fabric paint (got mine at Joann's Fabric store, they were 50% off...woo!) ~foam brushes or paint brushes ~cardboard ~X-acto knife for the first step, you'll need to find an image you'd like to use. With an X acto knife, cut out the part of the image that you want to become the painted part...in a sense, turn it into a stencil. Place your cut out onto your t shirt wherever you'd like it to be.
Looking at the original image, I started painting Gir. And finished! Like a Candle in the Tin... Tutorial: Making a Yo-Yo Necklace. Recycle Tutorial ? Making Of T-Shirt Yarn | craftpassion.com. Another tutorial to help save our Mother Earth by turning unwanted items into something useful. This is the yarn ball I made out of an old T-shirt which I have been wearing for 10 years day-in day-out, wash-in wash-out. It finally broke down and tore at the collar and sleeves. Waste not, want not, I decided to recycle it. I have finished making the drawstring bag as shown above. Please click here to have a look and you can download the simple pattern I created. {CLICK HERE to get the Recycle Tutorial – Making Of T-Shirt Yarn.} Pages: 1 2 Print / Download PDF. Paper Garlands from This Neck of the Woods. Can a tiny string of paper really transform a room? I think so. If its a paper garland from This Neck of the Woods. Aren’t these great?
I have so many ideas… Hang a strand over a window, decorate for your children’s birthday party, run one down the middle of a table as a party runner, or behind your bed as a replacement to a traditional headboard. Each garland is handmade and hand glued using high-quality German papers. Visit This Neck of the Woods on etsy and papernstitch to view the entire collection.
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