DIY « Louis Vuitton » + CONCOURS! C’est avec une émotion à peine contenue que je vous écris ce billet… 2057 likes ce matin sur facebook donc c’est décidé, tous les 1000 ( vous vous rendez compte!?) je vous ferai gagner un DIY… je me doute bien que ce rythme va se calmer mais profitons en! Et aujourd’hui en plus de vos faire gagner le sac « Louis Vuitton », vous allez aussi pouvoir gagner le cahier de vacances Etsy (trop bien!) avec plein de DIY, des recettes de lemonade de la trop forte « j’veux être bonne » et pleins d’autres choses pour occuper vos petits doigts pendant les vacances ( même si vous ne gagnez pas: foncez sur le blog d’esty , il y a pleins d’autres surprises chaque jour…) Il vous que je vous raconte une anecdote concernant l’ampleur de la « chose », l’autre soir, après avoir cédé à l’appel du mexicain en bas de la rue… Nous étions posés en terrasse quand une très jolie femme, s’avance vers nous avec un air déterminé et morte de rire ( mon amoureux me dit: mais c’est qui? de la colle scotch verte
DIY Braided Hex Nut Bracelet We’re nuts for nuts. Is there a more versatile and inexpensive DIY component than a hex nut from the hardware store? You can imagine our excitement when we first discovered Philip Crangi’s Giles & Brother Hex Collection. Honestly, nuts braided into jewelry is WTF genius! With a few items that we always seem to have lying around, we tackled the technique and made our own spine-like braided hex nut wrap bracelet. You’ll need:3 strands of cotton butcher’s twine cut into one yard pieces18 small brass hex nutsa bit of dexterity! Gather the 3 strands of twine and tie a knot at the top, leaving about 2 inches of slack. Keep your thumb at the base of the braid, holding the nut in its place. Repeat the steps, by threading the rest of the nuts to the outer pieces of twine before they are crossed over. The bracelet should wrap around your wrist at least two or three times. Good luck!! (top image from here, rest of images by Honestly…WTF)
DIY Rope Bracelet Climbing rope? Bracelets? Count us in. Inspired by Miansai‘s colorful, stackable and adjustable rope bracelets, we were determined to add another do-it-yourself bracelet to our growing collection. Before you begin, seal the tips of the cord by burning them with a lighter. Coil the cord twice around towards the left loop. Repeat the same steps on the other side. Trim and re-burn the tips if necessary. Try making the bracelets with leather cord too. (top image from here; rest of images from Honestly…WTF) Holder for Charging Cell Phone (made from lotion bottle My husband and I both have cell phones. And both of us have phone chargers. And that means lots of obnoxious cords. You never know when one of us may be moving phone cords around, to give our phones an extra charge while we’re chatting away……… or trying to charge our phones up before running errands or something. Needless to say, those phone cords seem to be everywhere…..and are generally in the way and hanging all over the floor. (Okay, and how about when you’re in a hotel or visiting family/friends. I was looking around on the internet for a solution and found this. It made the perfect little holder for my cell phone while it’s being charged. Holder for Charging Cell Phone And no more phone hanging down from the outlet while in this room or that room……..the cord and phone are now up off the ground, and tucked away into the little holder, while the phone drinks up a full charge. If you look closely, you can see that the orange print is fabric. And turns out, it’s pretty useful.
Canoe Ridge Creations: hexagon coaster tutorial. Today I have a fun & fast tutorial to share with you all -- the Hexagon Coaster Tutorial. This DIY project is beginner friendly and a great scrap buster too. Let's get started! Fabric Requirements: scraps! cutting: one 1 3/4" hexagon (remember -- hexagon size refers to the measurement along 1 side, not the measurement through the center of the hexagon)six 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangles 1. place one 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangle on top of the 1 3/4" hexagon, right sides together (RST). pin as pictured above, leaving 1/2" (on the left side) unpinned. 2. using a 1/4" seam allowance stitch between the pins. make sure to backstitch at the beginning and at the end. 3. press the seam to the outside. using the hexagon as a guide, trim the excess strip end -- see picture. 4. working clockwise, place the next 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangle on top of the hexagon unit, RST. stitch using a 1/4" seam allowance and press seam toward the outside. trim the excess strip ends off. 7. press seam outward and trim excess ends.
DIY Faux Terrariums From Please Note Hi, friends! My name is Elizabeth and I run a little blog called Please Note. I've been a fan of Katie's blog for a while now so I'm absolutely thrilled to be able to share this faux terrarium DIY with you today! Enjoy! What you'll need: clean mason jars, preserved sheet moss, wooden pegs, dirt, pins, tiny toy animals, red paint, white spray paint, white paint pen, fabric scraps, lighter Stick the pins in the bottom of the wooden pegs and the animals. Spray paint the pegs white. Fill the jars with a little bit of dirt. Once the pegs are dry, paint the tops red. Once the red paint is dry, use a white paint pen to add the white dots. With the pins still attached, stick the animals and the mushrooms inside the jars. If you're giving these as gifts, a cute finishing touch is to add a little bit of fabric when screwing on the mason jar lid. Tips: If you plan on using dirt in your terrariums, make sure it is fertilizer-free! That's it! Thanks again, Elizabeth, for sharing this fun DIY with us!
Weekend DIY: Repurposed Mason Jars This week I continue with some more ideas about how to repurpose mason jars. We all have them at home and it is always a good idea to find another creative way of using them. And why not? They are sturdy and made of glass - eco-friendliness to the fullest. An added bonus is that by not throwing them away or in the recycling bin you will save the fuel for shipping and the energy that will be used in the recycling factory. So, let's get creatively eco-friendly! Have you heard of the redneck wine glasses? And I am curious to know what you think of these glasses. Let me know with a comment and I'll put you in a Google+ circle that is only for new blog notifications.
T-Shirt Crafts (Page 4) Have you caught the cleaning bug? If getting organized in the new year is on your to-do list, chances are you have – or are planning to – tackled your closet and dresser drawers, pulling out clothes that you no longer wear. If your “to donate” and “trash” piles include some old t-shirts, you might want to move them over the keeps instead! Related Reading: 24 Ways to Reuse Old Sweaters Old t-shirts are great for crafting, even ones that are beyond wearability. That Def Leppard tee with a stain and a hole in it might not be wearable, but there’s lots of fabric that you can harvest from it, rather than tossing it in the trash. Image Credit above: Remixed Creative Commons photo by Dano Sewing with T-Shirt Fabric T-shirts are made from jersey fabric – a stretchy, knit material. Jersey’s stretch and knit give it some unique properties. That curl can work to your advantage, too! You also use different tools to sew jersey. Don’t Panic! Don’t let all of this scare you off! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Pinwheel Party Favor DIY + Free Printable by Amanda Jane Jones I’ve always had a soft spot for pinwheels. No matter how old I get, I have a feeling I’ll always enjoy them. Click the link below to download the template…follow the simple step by step instructions and you’ve got a colorful party favor, decoration or even activity for your next party! Tip: If these colors don’t match your next party, just print off the template and use paper of your own! Step 1: Gather supplies (cutting board, ruler, scissors or exacto knife, pins, and pencils or straws). Step 2: Place your template on paper and cut around edges. Step 4: Fold your flaps parallel with the cut. Step 5: Take a pin and poke a hole through the end of each flap. Step 6: Push pin through the eraser of a pencil. These pinwheels take very little time to make.