The Sarah Johnson
I had some leftover clay from my marble coaster project, and I always have tons of jewelry laying around my apartment, so I thought it would be fun and functional to DIY some decorative clay jewelry dishes with my favorite decoupage technique. See supplies and instructions after the jump! What you’ll need: 3.75″ Ramekin dishes (1 for each clay dish) 3.5″ round food ring white Sculpy clay Origami paper Mod Podge Gold Liquid gilding Pencil Small round pointed paint brush Large flat paint brush Scissors Rolling pin Butter knife Cookie sheet Work a 1.5″ size ball of clay in your hands until soft. On the back side of the paper, trace a circle with your ramekin. Once you’ve rolled out all the clay and placed into the center bottom of each ramekin with the edges rolled up, place all ramekins on a cookie sheet and bake as per your clay’s instructions. Once the Mod Podge dries, you’ll want to finish each dish with a touch of gold liquid gilding around the edges. As usual, please tag me in your creations!
elle oh
Tutorial/How I Turned a Dollar Store Find to a Ring Display Case
I am pretty excited about this project I was just about share with you, because, I only spent $1 to buy the wood frame at the dollar store about year ago or so, and rest of the material was I already had at home and leftovers from other projects! Even though you don't have exactly the same frame, no worries. You simply need to increase or decrease the number of "fabric spring roll" :) you put in. 1. 2. 3. 4. then, sew the end. You need to make this how many ever you need, but this is like the perfect part to make it into take and go project in the zip lock bag. 5. 6. You see the difference of before and after? 7. Each rings are snugly in it's place...I LOVE it. Just like I said in earlier, you don't have to have exact same frame to make a ring display case like this.
Darice
When it comes to home crafts, I’m a sucker for handmade storage solutions. There’s just something so awesome about a project that is both decorative and functional. Several years ago, I discovered the solution to the chaos on my vanity: trinket and jewelry dishes. Parchment Paper.Small Bowl.Air-dry Clay (Terra Cotta or White).Wooden Rolling Pin.Darice 1-inch Foam Brush.Darice Short & Round Brush Set.Darice Acrylic Small Half Cone Beads*.Blue and Gold Metallic Acrylic Paint.Decoupage (Optional).Strong Craft Glue. * Darice offers small half cone beads in many different finishes. Step 1. Using the wooden rolling pin, flatten the ball into a circle measuring about 4 1/4 inches wide. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Step 7. Step 8. Once everything is dry, your new DIY jewelry dish is ready to sparkle and shine. I couldn’t help but whip up two more dishes in different colors. Admittedly, each dish looks pretty stellar (no pun intended) on its own. Other Projects You May Like:
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Almost Makes Perfect
maybe it’s just me – but i can’t enough little bowls. i use them for corralling jewelry, i use a couple as pinch bowls in the kitchen, i use them for sage smudging, i use them basically. so i wanted to make a set of “ceramic” bowls for rings and bracelets — and it’s super easy. 01. condition your clay and roll it out flat. cut a round shape by either doing it manually, or using something round as a cookie cutter (i used a candle lid, you can use anything!) cut it out using an xacto. 02. to mold the shape, place your circle into a bowl or saucer and gently sculpt the sides into a bowl shape. if you use a bowl, make sure it’s one that you never use with food! 03. bake according to the package directions, with the circle still molded in the saucer or bowl. sand for a smooth finish once they’re dry and cool. 04. paint away! 06. after they’ve dried overnight, apply glaze for a finished look. i only glazed the interior of the bowls to keep them looking partially glazed. cute right?!
Lovenordic Design Blog
A bit of green :: Crafts :: Plastic Cup Lamp
Now that my university is closed for winter holidays, I finally have more free time to do all the crafty things I’ve been wanting to. One of these is a lamp made from plastic cups I’ve seen at taf, the art foundation, in the Monastiraki region in the center of Athens. When I first saw it at taf, I was amazed; I looked closely and I couldn’t believe my eyes! The object itself is so peculiar, modern and alien-like it could be in any design exhibition. Disclaimer: There have been some concerns about the safety of this construction (see the comment of user “when” below for example). I only needed a couple of things: 200-250 large plastic cups (recyclable, at least )600-700 staplesa staplera lamp socket, lamp cord and plug – mine came from a broken IKEA lamp! That’s all you will need. Start stapling the cups together as shown. Staple again and again and again… Until your lamp goes from this… …to this! The alien lamp is ready! You might also like:
Alice & Lois
In the midst of planning and creating goals/project plans for 2015, it is best to take time and reflect all of the positive moments from the previous year. 2014 was a wonderful year for us here at the blog. We went from posting three days a week to five days! We starting working as contributors for minted’s amazing blog, Julep. We also starting working with Project Nursery as a DIY contributor. We partnered with some amazing brands to create original content; Jawbone UP24, Got Milk, Honest Company, Munchkin, and Old Navy. It’s been a great exercise to look back at our projects from this past year and to see which posts were your favorites. 1. 2. Read more for other favorite posts. 3. 4. 5. Stay tuned for more of our top posts from 2014. Photos by Melissa Fenlon and Sara Albers.
Ensuite
Alice & Lois
You know I’ve got a thing for air dry clay. It’s so versatile, so easy to work with and dries so well. We decided to make some little DIY stamped air dry clay bowls for Valentine’s Day. I love the simplicity of the white clay with modern black letters. You could choose whichever words you like, but we were impartial to Love and XOXO. Here are some of our other favorite air dry clay tutorials we’ve done: DIY air dry clay jewelry bowls, DIY air dry clay platters, these gorgeous gold and white DIY air dry clay place card holder bowls, and our favorite Easter project to date, the DIY air dry clay bunny bowl! Read more for the full tutorial for the DIY stamped air dry clay bowls. Supplies: Air Dry Clay / rolling pin / exacto or small kitchen knife / pencil / sponge / bowl of water / letter stamps / stamp pad Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Please remember these bowls are not food safe. photos by Melissa Fenlon. all rights reserved.
