Colored Mason Jar Tutorial Today's DIY project is painting mason jars your favorite color! I made mine turquoise. I love mason jars! What you'll need: Vitrea paint in the color of your choice Paint thinner (optional) Paint brush Mason jar Small dish Squirt a pea-sized dab of the Vitrea paint onto the small dish. Put your mason jar on a paint-friendly surface. Once the jar is completely painted it needs to dry for 24 hours. After the jar cools you can add some pretty lace and twine if you'd like, and it's ready for flowers, or anything else you want to store in a pretty jar. Enjoy!
Flashback: Jam Jar Lanterns : Daily source of DIY craft projects and inspiration, patterns, how-tos | Craftzine.com In a matter of days, it will officially be summer in the northern hemisphere. Parties, weddings, barbecues, and quality outdoor time all call for some sweet outdoor lighting when the sun goes down. It’s a perfect time to flashback to the Jam Jar Lanterns tutorial from the pages of CRAFT Volume 10, the Celebrate issue, written by our own wildly talented Brookelynn Morris. She originally came up with this charming design, and the rig that makes making a number of them a breeze, when she was making a set for her dear friends Harper and Christian’s outdoor wedding (reception pictured above). Materials Jars Any size will do I used the quilted style.Tape measure Wire, 16 or 18 gauge 2×4 lumber, 2′-3′ long Standard nails (3) Finishing nails (8) Finishing nails have no heads.Needlenose pliers Hammer Candles Directions Make the Jig 1. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Note: The stickers were printed with a starry night design, and cut to match the space with an X-Acto knife. Goli Mohammadi
The Shell Phone If you have decided to create a shell phone than I recommend you try and use a thicker flip phone to increase the storage capacity of the shell phone. After deciding on which old flip phone your going to use I recommend finding information on how to disassemble your specific phone on either blogs or user manuals. I have compiled a short list of links for common old flip phones and how they can be disassembled: - - - - - - The old flip phone I chose to create this shell phone was a Motorola V551 and the tools that were needed are shown in picture and listed below: - Torx T6 screwdriver - Small flat head screwdriver - Metal file - Exacto knife or Box cutter - Super glue
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Repeat - Mason Jars Yes, they are everywhere. Yes, I have posted on them before. And yes, I am still smitten! How could I not be? They are affordable. Sometimes free. I should note...I'm a little obsessed with how the matte black came out and have more outside drying as I type this. Then, in my Pinterest crazed obsession, I found this little DIY image. This led me to trying my own version with a milk jar, fabric marker and glue gun.... She's not perfect, but I love that about her. For all you DIYers with questions on how to or the materials used for this project...I did a follow up post that can be found here.
Offbeat Mama | How I turned an IKEA changing table into a co-sleeper Co-sleeping for you and me Before we had the Bot, I had planned on her sleeping in her crib from the start. Yeah, I should have known better. The first night home we set up the hand-me-down pack-n-play in our bedroom and attempted to let her sleep in that. I think I made it through 2 night feedings before I gave in and put her in our bed. The Sniglar See, our bed is just a queen and in no world is a queen-sized bed big enough for 3 cats, 2 adults and 1 newborn baby. Want to know how I hacked the Sniglar Baby Changing Table into a Co-Sleeper… then read on. Right, so here's what you need if you want to do this: First I prepped all the Top & Vertical Rails. Next, I hemmed all the Top Rails, Vertical Rails, and Bottom Rails (thin upholstery fabric). And now the assembly! 3 Panels Sewn Together I took one of the Top-side Rails and one of the Side Net pieces. Up next – the Vertical rails. Fully assembled co-sleeper Then I fit it all the sewn rails on to the right bars.
Hubcapping *Any picture used from this post may not be altered or cropped - Thanks!* I have started a new sport. I was looking for hubcaps to upcycle them into yard art. I love that they all have different designs! I added some embellishments to make the hubcap flowers look more unique. Linking up with: Glass jars turned vintage Lately I've been intrigued by those lovely vintage blue glass jars you see on the tables of chic outdoor weddings. I did a little bit of research on these, to see how economical they were in bulk, and found that they can range anywhere from $5-$15 per jar, depending on how rare they are. I was a bit surprised by this, and thought there had to be a better way to achieve the same look, so I went in search of a way to "dye" a regular quart sized jar, to mimic the look of the old Ball Perfect Mason Jars. Here's my photo recap: I used a product called Vitrea 160, which is a transparent color for glass, in a shade called turquoise. I flipped my jar upside down and placed it into another plastic tupperware container, then brushed the outside of the jar with the mixture in thin, even strokes from top to bottom. The best part of this project (besides the fact that it's super easy) is that it's cheap. NOTE: This project is best suited for use with flowers and water, rather than with candles.
Spiral Hanging Decorations from Recycled Plastic Bottles : Step-by-Step Tutorial | Kids Birthday Party Ideas I hope you have not thrown away the top parts of the plastic bottles you used to make the party favour boxes featured in my previous post. Tonight I am going to show you how to make these glittery spiral hanging decorations from another part of the bottle. All you will need to make them apart from the plastic bottles, are white glue or Modge Podge, glitter and a brush and an hour or two to make enough spirals to use as decorations at your child’s next birthday party. Use a single spiral or add two to four together to make a spiral bunch, attach some cutouts like stars, flowers, or cutouts that fit in with the theme of the party. Hang them from the ceiling, hang them on tree branches outside, hang them against a wall, as long as you hang them and watch the delight on the party guests’ faces when these spirals twirl and swirl all on their own. I made another photo tutorial to show you just how easy it is to make these spirals. Spirals decorated with different coloured glitter.
Upcycle, Downcycle, Precycle, Recycle Easy to Understand Earth friendly Info for Kids Teachers Families Exactly What is Up-cycling? Upcycle / UP-cycling is the process by which waste materials are used to provide new, high quality products. A kind of refashioning! Basically, Upcycling is RECYCLING and REFASHIONING something, all while making it new again. When you upcycle-you recycle and reuse something for new and greater purpose! The goal of upcycling is to prevent wasting potentially useful materials by making use of existing ones. Upcycling can be done industrially or at home! Remember, though, It's better to use less and precycle when you can! Here are some simple examples: Exactly What is Down-cycling? Downcycle / DOWN-cycling (or downstream recycling) is the recycling of a material into a material downgraded or lesser quality. it is then cheaper or weaker than the original product. A kind of reclaiming! Downcycling is more like RECYCLING and RECLAIMING materials that are headed to the heap. Downcycling can be done industrially or at home!