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Well hello! How was your Christmas? Mine was wonderful, and perfect in every way. I've come down with a nasty cold since though, and lost my voice completely. My toddler thinks I'm whispering because I want her to play quietly, and keeps whispering back to me. Haha!
Drawstring Bag Tutorial
A fun, easy and silly gift to give the cute men in our lives this Father's Day. First, draw a mustache on the top of your mug with a sharpie marker. As you can see mine took a couple times to get right. Second, trace around the edges of the drawn mustache with your Pebeo pen.
mustache mug tutorial
About a week ago I made this dip-dye ombre studded shoulder sweater inspired by the current Topshop version. It's very easy to do, will save you a fair bit of money and looks just as good. If you've seen my post on dip dying a denim jacket, you might remember me mentioning I had dip dyed a few other items as well, and this grey sweater was one of them! Here's the famous Topshop studded shoulder sweater, and some other ombre/dip-dye trends I was inspired by...
This Fashion Is Mine...: DIY Ombre Studded Shoulder Sweater
DIY: Stencil Pillow
January 16th, 2012 Have you tried fabric markers yet? I finally got around to it, and they work great. Paired with a stencil you can use them to stencil your favorite quote on a tea towel, apron, t-shirt, table runner, pillow cover, place mat, cloth napkin, old pair of blue jeans—anything you can think of! {*style:<i><b>Supplies:
DIY Zipper Headband
I guess this is a week of headbands . ;) Have you ever stopped to think about what a cool gadget the zipper is? You can close things with one hand, they make a funny noise, they have "teeth"... Zippers are such a fun material to use in crafty things, and I can't believe that I never thought to wear one as a headband before. (I did make shoe flowers out of zippers a couple years ago, but then I've also tried to make everything into a flower.) :) What you need to make a zipper headband:
We’ve been making great progress on our downstairs makeover ! Phase 1 & 2 were refinishing our kitchen countertops and painting the cupboards. It has been an exhausting process but I am loving it! My kitchen wasn’t bad to begin with, but now that I compare the before and mid-way (the after will come once we’ve painted the walls and installed new flooring), the before suddenly looks much less attractive. I am LOVING my new countertops!
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I'm notably pleased with the outcome of this piece. Its soothing color pallet and modern shape are sweet to the eye. Here's all the details.. Golden Geometric Necklace Supplies: paint chips (1-3 different colors schemes), necklace chain, and matching jewelry hooks. Pantry Supplies: scissors, jewelry pliers, and needle or sewing pin.
Golden Geometric Necklace
t-shirt latch hook rug tutorial
I really love flokati rugs. I have two that are safely tucked away in my parents basement awaiting our reunion. When I learned that I would be having a child and building a nursery for him, I wanted a flokati. A gray one. Being a flokati snob though, I knew that I couldn’t afford the price tag ( ), and I knew that I would be too precious about the rug ( ).
megan nielsen design diary - DIY beaded scallop edge detachable collar (with pattern)
As promised a few weeks ago , I’ve put together a pattern and some instructions for how you can create your own beaded scallop edge detachable collar (phew that’s a mouthful!!) I honestly love this collar sooo much, and have not stopped wearing it since I made it – but, that being said, it is definitely a project requiring some time and commitment. It took me almost 12 hours to do all the beading – so just keep that in mind before you start.
DIY: Friendship Bracelet chevron rug
You know how friendship bracelets are totally back? Well, I can't quite bring myself to get into it after 15 years but I love the bright colors, the patterns, the idea of it....It got me thinking where else I could apply the process and I thought it'd be fun to make a huge friendship bracelet that you could walk on. You know, given my love of all things oversized.DIY
Studs are showing up on everything this fall, so I thought it would be fun to add a few studs to the back of some ballet flats. By adding just a few, they are still simple in the front, but fun in the back. Plus, you can't go wrong with navy and gold, it's such a classic combination. I got my studs from here and used the Gold 7mm ones.I had so much fun making this next project! I tend to grab mason jars from garage sales and thrift stores whenever I can find them (today I actually snagged a turquoise one!). They have so many uses, from baking to crafts projects . This weekend I turned a few of my mason jars into snow globes for Christmas!