Organizing. In our new house, I am anticipating having a crafting 'studio'.
It'll be more like a crafting area in our master bedroom, but studio sounds a lot more fancy! I've been making plans for storage solutions that are aesthetically pleasing yet frugal. Dezember 2010. DIY Projects. Craft making for recycling and handiwork for meditating. Tatertots and Jello. WGW. You guys!
I can't believe how long it's been. I was not intending to be gone this long, but it's been difficult to find a good routine with the new baby and a 1-year-old who's routine is ever changing. The new baby is a very slow and sleepy eater, so feedings take FOREVER with her. But we're surviving - everyone is fed, clothed (usually), and still alive! So, yay! Welcome to this crazy day of linky love and blog exploration!
Please stick around and click on at few a links before leaving. Don't forget to check out the Giveaway Directory tomorrow! Spring is here (for some of us). You know what to do. This InLinkz account has expired. Diy. Coastal, Beach + Nautical Decor + Interiors, Driftwood + Shell Decor, Crafts, Art + more. DIY Design Community « Keywords: trees, photoart, abstract. You can never have too much art, in my opinion.
But you SHOULD make sure you don't spend too much on it. I made my friend Syrina take some snaps of trees today, 'cause I can't find my digicam. :( Her instructions were to take photos of branches against the sky, so that at least two sides of the frame were sky and two sides were filled with branches. I liked this one best. I re-sized it to 6x4.5, and made a new file in Photoshop that was 12x9. Today I Love: DIY Dreamcatchers. While I was away on our camping trip last week my clever friend Marichelle shared these fabulous results from her recent handmade dreamcatcher obsession over on her blog.
I’m smitten I tell you! Smit-ten! A quick google search yielded several additional DIY Dreamcatcher results that I love…so I thought I’d post a mini roundup for you all, in case you too feel like being bitten by the dreamcatcher bug. xo Ez DIY Dreamcatcher by Jena of Modish | Dreamcatcher How-to from Lune Vintage Blog | DIY: Natural Dreamcatcher from Foam Magazine | Dreamcatchers from Odette New York Blog (via Lifeflix) Librarians, Please Avert Your Eyes. Supplies:10″ foam wreath ($1 at Dollar Tree)Paperback novel ($1 at Dollar Tree – depending on the length of the book, you may need two)Brown and/or gray craft paintGlue gun & glue sticksSmall strip of ribbonA few paper towelsA few straight pins (optional) 1.
Assemble your cast of characters. I felt slightly guilty about purchasing an author’s work from the Dollar Tree for the sole purpose of ripping up. I read a few pages of Loving Charity just to make sure I wasn’t about to destroy a literary classic; let me assure you that I wasn’t. You could definitely use vintage books, magazines or sheet music for this project or even select a book off of your own bookshelf that you don’t think you’ll read again. 2. Lay the book on a clean paper towel for about 5 or 10 minutes to let the paint dry. 3. 4. You will do this layer all the way around the wreath. 5.
How About Orange. Here's a quick and easy Halloween project: votive candle holders with packing tape transferred images.
You'll need clear packing tape and access to a laser printer to make these. First, select the image you'd like to apply to your candle holder. (Check here for scary vintage clip art, like this spider, bat, crow, skull, aardvark, or search the database for other illustrations.) With a laser printer, print your images out 2" high (or to fit within the size of the clear packing tape you have.) Quick Kitsch Makeover. I purchased this funky plastic frame mounted-deer head on Etsy recently to go with my collection of deer decor.
I’ve done makeovers to deer before on my blog, but seriously, can you ever get enough of “before & afters”? I love them! So here’s another one. I disassembled the pieces. Painted several coats of white gesso on the head and frame. I cut two ovals out to go over the back plate, one of vintage wallpaper from The Graphics Fairy, and another out of a water stained French catalog order form. I reassembled the piece trying out both back plates. I could hang it in the bathroom next to the farmhouse-chic cabinet… Or in the living room near my other mounted deer head. Handicrafts,Crafts and Artisans,Handicrafts of India,Arts and Crafts,India,SouthAsia,SouthEast Asia,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Maldives,Nepal,Pakistan,Sri Lanka,Crafts,Artisans,Handlooms,Textiles,Craftspersons.
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