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3 Four and Under: Silhouette Tutorial Nope, it's not what you're thinking. I'm not talking about the machine, I'm talking about making silhouettes of my beautiful children I've been wanting to make them for months, and I have been looking for inexpensive oval picture frames for months. This is how I made mine Step One: I took a picture of each of my children Step Two: I uploaded the pictures onto my computer and opened them in Adobe Photoshop And then I carefully deleted the background of the picture Step Three: I used the Paint Bucket Tool and colored in my daughter's silhouette in black Step Four: Then printed the pictures out and cut out each silhouette Step Five: I took the silver Dollar Tree trays and spray painted them white Step Six: After they dried I took my trusty Ralph Lauren glaze (that I got for a $1 a gallon) and painted it onto the edge of the trays and wiped it off with a paper towel Step Seven: Then using Mod Podge I decoupaged the silhouettes onto each tray Then hung them on the wall in my bathroom
tutorials When it comes to making art, I'm all about the process. While I love working on a project from start to finish, I've found that it's in the "journey" and the time spent experimenting that I grow the most. There are days when I will spend hours playing with a technique, supply or process simply to learn! Lately I've been having lots of fun painting on photo paper. Photo paper has a slick surface which means the color that you apply to the surface moves and slides around creating some really amazing and beautiful effects. All you really need for this process is photo paper and color. PHOTO PAPER: Just about any photo paper will work and by photo paper I mean the paper that you use for printing photos. COLOR: You can use pretty much any type of ink or paint for this process but I found the more fluid the paint (or ink) the better results. There are so many different ways to work with these materials! pretty paper from Alisa Burke on Vimeo. Drop color on the surface.
Super Simple Homemade Air Freshener Baking soda naturally absorbs odours, so why not take advantage of that to create simple, inexpensive air fresheners? Here's how: Use a hammer and and a nail to poke holes in the lid of a small canning jar. (The heart is a nice touch, but clearly not necessary) Fill the jar about 1/4 full with baking soda Add 6-8 drops of lavender essential oil Put lid on and place in any spot that could use some freshening. I've made several, and I use them in my linen closet, under my kitchen sink (which is where the stinky garbage can is) and in the bathroom. This powder is also useful for removing odours from carpets and upholstery. You could, of course, substitute your favorite essential oil for the lavender. NOTE: As with any cleaning product (even the reasonably safe and friendly ones), keep out of reach of children and pets.
Check out my cool home design on Autodesk Homestyler! © 2013 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of the service is subject to the Homestyler Terms of Use. Trademarks Autodesk is a registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Third-Party Software Credits and Attributions Apache Ant, Apache HTTP Server Project, Apache Struts, Apache Tomcat, Enunciate and Jets3t are licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. AS2 revision copyright 2004, Richard Wright [wisolutions2002@shaw.ca] JS original copyright 2003, John Haggerty [
Fast & Fabulous DIY Wall Art Ideas Pssst – do we have cheap & easy wall art for you today! (But your secret is safe with us.) Whatever your style, we’re showing you different ways to mix and match your favorite 12” x 12” scrapbook papers to make paper wall art that is simply stunning. Vibrant Bistro Wall Art The eye popping wall art above is bold and bright, and features three 12” x 12” scrapbook papers on each 1” x 12” x 36” sheet of STYROFOAM Brand Foam. Vintage Bistro Wall Art Here’s another presto-change-o look. Contempo Wall Art If you prefer warmer hues, take a look at our decorating scheme below. Tuscan Wall Art If you’re just looking to change up a corner or other small space in your home, you can make smaller scale wall art. Brown & Green Wall Art Maroon & Green Wall Art You can make any of these wall art ideas for your home for less than $50 and in just a few hours – I know, because I made all of these myself. Which look do you like? Happy crafting! Sharon Like this: Like Loading...
Kids Bedroom Interior Design For Small Rooms Small rooms need not look boring congested rooms – especially for your kids’ rooms. Whatever the limitations there may be about space availability, you can still create a bedroom for kids to help in fostering your kids’ creativity and thirst for knowledge. Kids’ room is not just a place for them to sleep and dump their things. Here they will be spending most of their stay at home hours learning new skills acquiring knowledge. Providing extra seating and guest beds for kids’ room will be most important as they grow up. Designs are various, but the challenge to save space without having to compromise with beauty and aesthetics while furnishing and decorating a room has been more than met here through corner long sleek shelves, low cots, pull-out table options, and built in floating shelves over the bunk beds etc. Space Saving Kids Bedroom Interior With Bed And Study Table Space Saving Kids Bedroom Interior Blue And White Color Space Saving Kids Bedroom Interior With Wardrobes And Furniture
High Functioning Coat Hooks Back in Los Angeles, any old coat rack or a few hooks by the door would do. Most of us would just toss a jacket in the back of the car in the winter months. But here in Vermont we need a little more. Many of the vernacular farm houses I visit have at least a half dozen hooks per person lined up in their mud rooms. My wife and I each will have several different coats, jackets and vests in play all winter long. Add to that assorted scarves, hats and gloves, several of each for both of us, and your average coat rack doesn’t stand a chance. Materials, for each hanger you'll need: One cleaned or refinished paint can. 2 screws long enough to reach into wall studs. Tools: Long handled screwdriver or screw gun with sufficient extensions to reach bottom of can. Step one: With the handle in a horizontal position, layout and make 2 small mounting holes at the top and bottom of the can within an inch or less of the edge. Step two: locate and mark stud position on wall for upper screw position.
Hows it Hangin? A Flop Tutorial I know some of you still have snow on the ground, but for us Floridians summer is already kicking into high gear. And summer means flip flops. Yep, we southern girls have 'em for everything: casual wear, evening wear, 'flops with heels, 'flops with big poofy flowers glued on...you name it. They're cheap impulse buys, so it's easy to accumulate a whole mountain of flip-flops in a single season. But say you don't like the "mountain" storage method. Say you need to get your mound o' 'flops off the floor and into a tidy system, but are limited on space. Well, how about this? This was my no-cost solution last year: a left over curtain rod mounted on two shelf brackets, and lots of modified hangers. Now, the fun part is the actual hangers. First, grab a handful of the flimsiest metal hangers you can find in your closet. Cut off the bottom section of the hanger like so: You may need to score the metal with the pliers and then snap it with your hands. Now, to be honest, you could just stop here.
recycle project no. 14 - drawer organizer I saved a couple of cereal boxes a while back and today I used them to make a drawer organizer. Everything in the drawers of a small Ikea drawer unit I have slide back and forth and I was getting tired of that. I love the neutral colors of Muji stationery supplies and that was a tiny inspiration too. The first thing I made was a basic box that is as wide as the inside of the drawer. I purposefully didn't want any part of the outer graphics to be visible. Notice that the back of the drawer has one of my magazine bowls. So, why did I disappear? Needless to say things have been busy around here.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Repeat - Mason Jars Yes, they are everywhere. Yes, I have posted on them before. And yes, I am still smitten! 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.
Centsational Girl & Blog Archive & DIY Craft: Yarn Wrapped Frames Whenever I pass the knitting section in the craft or specialty fabric stores and spy all of the beautiful yarns, I wish that I had the skill to knit so I could put those gorgeous threads to good use. Unfortunately, I don’t knit at all. Then I had an idea to use yarn in a decorative way, by wrapping it around some homemade frames and creating some original wall mirrors for a blank wall space. With this project, I started out with every intention of making two wall mirrors, but in the end, I left one frame as is, just because I like it better that way. We had a very blank wall between two windows for the longest time and I finally decided to add some decor. I already had the shelf, the pitcher, and the vintage Audubon print. These days, I’m very focused on adding more texture to my home in creative ways. Here’s the bouclé version, more like a square wreath than a frame. And the cotton yarn version that I turned into a mirror: Step Two: Square up frame and attach together with corner brackets.
Suzys Artsy Craftsy Sitcom: Feature Friday- Faux Metal Wall Art Looking for the Faux Metal Wall Art? Since this project was originally published on The Sitcom in December 2010, it has been my most popular project by far. Who knew that a bunch of toilet paper tubes and an idea would become so big? You can now find the full tutorial and FREE patterns on Suzys Artsy Craftsy Sitcom here: Faux Metal Wall Art I want to personally thank all my readers for making my Faux Metal Wall Art so popular! A similar project to check out would be my Faux Metal Filigree Frame. For more tutorial fun, please check out my Tutorial Page. Signing you up! If you enjoyed this post...
Escape the Everyday: Make a Mural Posted by ReadyMade by Keith Mulvihill Chris Rubino is a New York City-based art director/designer/illustrator whose work has been exhibited in Europe, Japan, and the U.S. He recently created designs and illustrations for The New York Times and Banana Republic. There’s a certain feeling you get when you walk into a really great hotel room—a mix of relaxation, serenity, inspiration, and comfort; it’s as if your brain suddenly exhales. Wouldn’t it be great to produce that in just one room where you live? “We wanted it to feel just like staying at a friend’s cool apartment in New York City, so very un-hotel like,” says Ace cofounder Alex Calderwood. To that end, the team mixed mostly vintage items with custom-made furnishings and one-of-a-kind hand-crafted art, including murals, illustrations, furniture, and paintings, done by a slew of local artists and craftsmen. “There are many inexpensive things you can do to make a room interesting,” says Calderwood.
Easy No Sew Window Valance Recently when I was browsing through my local Pottery Barn I came across a window treatment that I loved but was a bit too costly for my budget. When I looked closer, I thought it would be so easy to make myself at a fraction of the cost and without sewing a stitch. I already had white drapery panels on my window at home and just needed to add some interest to the top. I chose to use cotton duck to make my version, but you could use any fabric, felt, ribbons, or even an old pair of jeans to create this one of a kind treatment for a window. For less fraying of the fabric, choose a fabric with a tight weave. After I made the white valance above, I started playing with adding some color to the valance and cut strips from a printed yard of green fabric I had. 1. 2. Step 1: Fold a strip in half and place loop end on bottom of rod, lift rod so strip is under the rod and ends are at top as shown. Install curtain rod brackets on window. Photo Credit: Inset Photo in photo 2-Pottery Barn Catalog