A Beautiful Mess I love using cloth napkins to dress up our dinner table, and through the years I've grown even more fond of their sustainability and cost effectiveness. Though, I'm not sure how cost effective it is if you keep buying more and more cloth napkins each year! This holiday season I thought it would be fun to look at how I could dress up the napkins I already own to give them an extra festive vibe. Ribbon Trimmed Napkin This look is so (no sew) simple! Supplies:-ribbon-heat bond in width of ribbon-cloth napkin (buy mine here)-iron-fabric scissors (not shown above) Step One: Trim pieces of your ribbon to be about 1.5 inches longer than the width of your napkins. Step Two: Fold down the edges of each ribbon segment about 1/4" and iron flat. Step Three: Iron the heat bond to the ribbon (pressing with hot iron for two seconds), then peel off the paper backing. Step Four: Iron the ribbon in place on your napkin front with the heat bond facing down. Pom-Pom Trimmed Napkin That's all there is to it!
DIY : un support d'ordinateur malin et modulable | Une hirondelle dans les tiroirs S’installer sur le lit ou le canapé pour travailler, surfer sur le net, ou regarder une série, vous aimez ? Moi j’en suis adepte ! Je ne suis pas très fan par contre des supports qu’on trouve dans le commerce, souvent en plastique. J’ai donc imaginé un DIY support d’ordinateur, et j’ai eu envie de lui ajouter des détails malins ! J’ai choisi une jolie planche en bois pour le plateau, et je lui ai ajouté un porte tasse pour y poser mon café ou mon thé sans risque de le renverser. Enfin, pour travailler avec l’ordinateur sur les jambes, il fallait bien-sûr un coussin. La réalisation est assez facile, j’ai fait découper la planche en GSB et simplement arrondi les angles avec du papier de verre pour une jolie finition. Voici les étapes de réalisation, vous pouvez retrouver la liste détaillée du matériel et les étapes ici. Je suis vraiment contente du résultat ! Enregistrer
block-printed chevron fabric A while back, we received an awesome before & after — in video form, no less — from Jaime Morrison Curtis of Prudent Baby. Jaime transformed her empty porch into a stylish, eclectic gathering spot by creatively revamping salvaged items and throwing in a few well-chosen accessories. If anyone is interested in creating a similar look, you’re in luck! Jaime has created tutorials for several of the furniture and decor pieces on her porch, including this awesome chevron printed fabric bench. The greatest part of printing your own fabrics is how inexpensive and simple it is, and the irregularity of hand-cut prints works perfectly with patterns like this chunky chevron. Have a DIY project you’d like to share? Read the full how-to after the jump! Materials Speedball Block Printing Kitoil-based block printing ink in blackplastic trayglovesrollerfabric Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
DIY ORGANIZER BOARD Hello mes petits chats ! Je reviens aujourd’hui avec un bon DIY comme je les aime ! Il y a longtemps, j’avais craqué sur cet organisateur de bureau sur le site Anthropologie et qui coûtait aux alentours de 300 dollars. J’avais, à l’époque, esquissé une petite moue dubitative… “Bon, ben je n’ai qu’à le faire moi-même !” On va être honnête : comme moi, vous voyez passer des DIY comme ça sur les internets, mais bon je sais que ce n’est pas possible et qu’il ne faut pas vous prendre pour des imbéciles ! Temps : un petit après-midi Coût : 30€ environ Difficulté : facile, faites-vous aider si vous n’êtes pas habile de la perceuse. Pour ce DIY, il vous faut : Pour commencer, disposez vos éléments à fixer sur la planche en bois et choisissez leur emplacement. Marquez l’emplacement de vos éléments à l’aide d’un crayon à papier et d’une règle pour mesurer l’espace entre les éléments similaires. Collez votre liège à l’endroit prévu. Serrez maintenant votre collier, et n’oubliez pas de le recouper !
friendship bracelet chevron chair cushion Our previous DIY post mentioned the genius of former D*S contributor Brittany Watson Jepsen of The House That Lars Built. Coincidentally, a new tutorial from Brittany landed in our inbox, and we couldn’t wait to share it. Using the good old friendship bracelet knot technique (I do not want think about how many of these I’ve made in my life; my big toe hurts at the mere mention of them), Brittany created a beautiful, textural cushion for a spoked chair that can easily be removed, washed or tied off to create a loose pad. When friendship bracelets started coming back, I was floored at how popular they were becoming again. All photographs by Hilda Grahnat Read the full how-to after the jump! Materials chair with spokesneedlethreadscissors2 sets of 8 colors (you can repeat the colors) of fabric in 12″ x 36″ strips (the size will also be determined by the depth of your chair, so get extra and sew it on to extend the length if needed) Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
10 Things I Quit Buying (to Save Money) - Mommy on Purpose (Want to stay with your kids and work from home? Learn how I did it here!) You’ve probably heard that in most relationships, there is just one person who is largely in charge of the finances. It’s a generalization, but one that hits the nail on the head with my husband and me. We make all our major money decisions together – house, car, investments, insurance… anything that costs more than a couple hundred bucks really. But I, almost unilaterally, do all the spending. Related: The top 5 easiest ways to save money raising kids I love having free reign over the bank account – which, by the way, G contributes to far more than I do. Related: How to start a blog for profit and work from home We don’t have a perfect relationship, but we do have a pretty perfect financial relationship. Now, I’m pretty financially responsible. But it wasn’t always like that. Related: 6 Habits of People Who Stay Debt-FreeRelated: Bad Money Habits You Need to Quit NOW Maybe I have wasted $25,000. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
THE SUN WAS HIGH: DIY While browsing for DIY ideas, I came across a few collar projects, but they all involved sewing doilies to your shirt/dress, cutting the collar from old shirts or crocheting your own neck candy. Therefore, I decided to make my own DIY tutorial on how to make a detachable collar out of old doilies I found at a thrift store for 1$ apiece. Since it's detachable, this kind of collar doesn't involve commitment: you can wear it with any of your dresses or tops. Approx. cost: 1$ Total time: about 10 minutes Cleaning & caring: hand-wash with gentle soap (and you do it by hand! Gather your stuff. Make an incision (just a straight line) on the side of the doily and carefully cut out the center. Sew the pearl on one side. Cut a small piece of embroidery thread, make a loop and twist the ends. Now you have a pearl on one side and a loop on the other. You can wear it as a Peter Pan collar, with the little pearl showing... If you make your own, be sure to drop me a line.I'd love to see your creation!
The Secret to Colorful Succulents? Stress! | The Succulent Eclectic Have you ever purchased beautiful, colorful succulents, only to have them turn mostly green in a short period of time? Or have you seen your succulents changing color and wondered why? This post is for you! The short answer is stress. Stressed succulents frequently flush brilliant colors in response to more sunlight, less water or a change in temperature. Now tell me – are you interested in soothing succulent stress? Don’t worry — I won’t judge! {Please note, some links in this post may be affiliate links to sites that pay me a small commission if you click on the link and make a purchase. Stress comes in many forms. Plant stress can be seen as any deviation from optimal growing conditions that requires a physical response from the plant. Anthocyanin and Carotenoid Anthocyanin and carotenoid are pigments in plant tissue that protect the plant from a range of environmental stresses. Most Common Forms of Colorful Succulent Stress Many environmental changes can cause succulent stress. All
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