The Hipster Home » Blog Archive » How to Make a Tiny Terrarium in a Light Bulb Ahoy there Hipster Homers! I’m Julie and I’m the very first guest blogger on this fine site. Today’s project involves breaking stuff, plants, found objects, and miniatures. Let’s get started! Dos and Don’ts: Do use sand or small pebbles; these are good because water drains through them easily. How To: You’ll need a few tools to make a tiny terrarium but nothing complicated to get started. Needle-nose pliersScissorsLong tweezers or chopsticksFlathead screwdriverGlasses or goggles Let’s start with the light bulb. We will be removing the inside parts of the lightbulb. First, remove the metal tip from the bottom of the bulb. Then, when enough of the sides are raised to get a good grip on them, hold one of the sides with your pliers and yank out the metal tip. Next remove the black glass. Now you will be able to see the interior parts of the light bulb. Using the flathead screwdriver as a sort of lever, snap the interior tube from the side. Pull out any remaining wires with the pliers.
recycled road map cork board A recent house clean-out yielded many items we had a hard time parting with, even though their very existence has become obsolete in the last few years. One of the most noticeable of the bunch: road maps. As our ever-advancing phones and computers take over our lives, we find what was once useful is now trash, yet we couldn’t part with these beautiful maps! They reminded us of our childhood road trips and later travels throughout Europe. This month, we turned our junk into art and created these recycled cork board maps. The full project instructions continue after the jump . . . Materials old maps or a Rand McNally road atlasspray mountscissorsX-Acto knifecork squares or cork roll (depending on the size of the project)painter’s tape, optional (for low-impact hanging)double-stick foam tape, optional (for low-impact hanging)pins and/or string to highlight important locations on the map Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Sarah Hearts - DIY Ombré Quote Wall Art August 15, 2012 Pin It! One wall in our guest bathroom has been blank since we moved in (a little over 2 years ago)! It’s kinda crazy, because once we bought the house and moved in I quickly hung up art on every wall… except that one. This week I’ve been cleaning out my office little by little and stumbled upon a scrap piece of wood. I laid out the type in Illustrator, then used my Silhouette Cameo and some adhesive vinyl to make stickers. Then I found some acrylic paint in my bin of random paint left from college and various crafts. Then I just applied the paint, starting with the white and gradually mixed in the magenta paint. In about 15 minutes I had new wall art for our bathroom and it coordinates nicely with these little guys.
Tillandsia Flowering Tillandsia and daughter plant The thinner-leafed varieties grow in rainy areas and the thick-leafed varieties in areas more subject to drought. Moisture and nutrients are gathered from the air (dust, decaying leaves and insect matter) through structures on the leaves called trichomes. Tillandsia species are epiphytes (also called aerophytes or air plants) – i.e. they normally grow without soil while attached to other plants. Etymology[edit] The genus Tillandsia was named by Carolus Linnaeus after the Swedish physician and botanist Dr. Description[edit] Tillandsia plants mounted on the bark of a cork oak. Tillandsia are epiphytes and need no soil because water and nutrients are absorbed through the leaves. Indoor arrangement of six Tillandsia plants mounted on a log section. Although not normally cultivated for their flowers, some Tillandsia will bloom on a regular basis. Subgenera[edit] TillandsiaAllardtia (A. Species[edit] See List of Tillandsia species Ecology[edit] Uses[edit]
How to Make a Herringbone Art Piece, Easy and Fun! Long have I admired this art piece I found on pinterest. Long have I wanted it in my home. But small is my budget, and large is the size of the canvas I would want. So, of course, I just had to make it my own little self. Here’s what you’d need to make your own: Canvas in whatever size you like. It was a fun project, and I had lots of help from an eager pair of hands. I played around with adding more water to the paint too, which is how I ended up with that drippy spot in the top left corner above. After both canvases were painted, I grabbed a can of gold metallic spray paint and added some shiny speckled parts. Next, I cut pieces of FrogTape into rectangles. (I didn’t do any measuring, just a lot of eye-balling, because I like it imperfect I have no patience for petty “measurements” and “numbers.”) Once it was all taped off, I removed a couple of the squares so the canvas would have some white spots, like the original. Now slooooowly, carefully, peel off the FrogTape.
DIY Dot Wall » Fellow Fellow Have you ever had the overwhelming urge to put spots on one of your walls? I have! And one of these days, I’m going to buy a house so I can completely fulfill the dream of putting up spotty wallpaper. However while we’re still renting (and are too lazy to repaint when we leave), I’ve had to come up with a more temporary solution. I remembered I’d seen an awesome DIY by Ez on Creature Comforts using this technique, so thought I’d try it for wall stickers. You’ll need: - Washi Tape - Scissors - Non-stick baking paper - Pencil - Something to trace around Step 1: Cut off some baking paper in the size you need and lay it flat on a table. Step 2: Once you’ve got enough tape down, turn the paper over and trace around your object. Step 3: Cut your shape out Step 4: When you’re ready to stick it onto your wall, carefully peel off the baking paper, and stick away! Thank you, your sign-up request was successful! Given email address is already subscribed, thank you! Oops. Other posts you may like:
Do-it-Yourself DIY String Wedding Lanterns Yarn Chandeliers - StumbleUpon Jessica of Wednesday Inc shows us how to make those gorgeous twine chandeliers from the inspiration shoot she shared with us this morning. Using balloons, glue and twine, you can also make these lanterns for your wedding – and then bring it home and use it as your very own mid century lampshade. What you will need are: balloons, glue, yarn, tray for glue, corn starch 1/2 cup of Corn starch, 1/4 cup of Warm water, clear fast drying spray paint, hanging lamp cord or fishing line (depending on your desired final product), and a lighting kit if you’re looking for a fully functional lantern. Are you getting excited to try to do this at home as much I am? Instructions: 1.
Emil and the big sisters Brigitte Creative Blogger Award My contribution Was für eine Überraschung, dass ich hier dabei sein darf!Nachdem ich die phantastische Anleitungen von den bisherig nominierten Blogs angeschaut habe, war ich ganz schön eingeschüchtert. Was soll ich tolles noch hier zeigen, was es noch nicht gab? Was kann ich eigentlich am besten? Zeichnen! Lass uns loslegen! Fotokopien von Fotos. Wenn ihr alles bereitgestellt habt, gibt ihr ein Tropfen Linolfarbe auf die Glasplatte. Rollt ihr die Farbe mit der Walze in alle Richtungen dünn aus. Nun legt ihr das ausgewählte Papier vorsichtig und ohne Druck auf die Farbfläche. Jetzt nehmt ihr den gut angespitzten Bleistift oder Kugelschreiber und mit etwas kräftigerem Druck paust ihr das Bild ab. Jetzt schaut mal das Bild an. Bei der Papierauswahl denkt einfach daran, was auf dem Bild soll. Ihr könnt die Bilder auch mit witzigen Collage-Elementen verzieren. Fertig? Fertig ist die Bildergalerie! Gefiel es Euch gut?
DIY circle punch art The boys and I had a fun weekend working on some artwork for their room. We've been in our new place for over six months and I think it's high time we got something on the walls, particularly in the boys room. I wanted to do something simple and graphic, and most importantly, something that the boys themselves could do, pretty much on their own. So we came up with a circle punch art idea. We started with several 1 1/4 inch circles punched out a various types of patterned and textured papers. Little A (5) was especially good at punching out the circles and did quite a few of them on his own. We decided to make our artwork based on a couple of 28 ¼" x 40 ¼" IKEA RIBBA frames that we had. I then proceeded to measure out where we wanted the circles to go. I then let the boys place the various circles on the marked grid. And let me tell you, they had a lot of fun doing this. Little A was very particular about not using the same colored/patterned circle in one line.
DIY $5 Flower Vase! | So, I finally just changed all the burnt out light bulbs in my house. So now my left with old light bulbs and being the environmentalist I am, I do not want to throw them out. I want to make art with them! So I was looking at different crafts and I came across this vase. What You Will Need: A clear incandescent light bulb (only use an incandescent bulb. Decorate your Apartment: Dry Brush Painting - Oh So Very Pretty | A few of our favourite little things I had been wanting to have something up on the walls for C’s place for awhile now, and I knew that I wanted to paint something on my own. I’m not sure how, but my parents decided when I was younger that I should go take some art lessons. My teacher taught me the basics of sketching, watercolor, acrylic and oil painting, and many times over the years I’ve revisited those roots to make something I’d call my own. For this painting, I really wanted to use the dry brush technique. Using a dry brush to paint acrylic means that the paint brush is dry, and that you don’t use any water with the paint. I really like the dry brush effect for abstract paintings because I can make bold color choices with ease. For this painting, all you need is: 1-2 brushesCanvasAcrylic paints (in the color of your choice!) For this painting I had actually decided to use black and gold. I started with the gold/bronze paint. Then, I started with the black. And then voila! Love, K. 389instagram About Karla Lim
Pinterest Challenge: DIY Wall Art | The Embellished Nest Last week Sherry from Young House Love announced a Pinterest Challenge! The only rule was that you needed to take something you pinned and give it your own spin. It sounded like fun to me so I thought I’d join in! These are the images from my Pinterest board that I used for my inspiration! And this is the finished product! To create your own wall art… Measure where you want your white stripes to be positioned on a canvas. Using making or painters tape, mask out your design (I’m did a chevron design). Next I spray painted the canvas with gold spray paint so that I would have a gold background to my painting. Using acrylic paints, I then layered colour onto the canvas. When dry, peel the tape back to reveal your design! And because everyone loves a before and after, The shelf before was a bit to cluttered, the update is a nice change and freshens the shelf up! Follow my blog with Bloglovin Like this: Like Loading...
weekly wrap up + paper scrap light It’s a whopping 70 degrees in Brooklyn right now, so I’m going to get out from under the pile of packing boxes in our house and get some fresh air. Before I head out, I wanted to share this beautiful (and totally genius) DIY light project that graphic designer Gabrielle Guy created for a friend. After moving into a new house and finding an old lantern left behind, Gabrielle decided to cut strips from scrap paper and glue them onto the shade. Two days later, the result was an incredibly stunning artichoke-like lamp that looks expensive but cost close to nothing. I’m so impressed with this project that I had to share it as inspiration for the weekend. Below is a summary of this week’s highlights: