Junk Mail Art Most Popular Posts Our recycling is full of junk mail and election flyers. Hating to see all that colorful and heavy card stock paper just go to waste, we decided to create something from them. Here are the results of our endeavor. After the jump, find out more about how we made this simple junk mail triptych... • Collect flyers from your mail. • Use a black Sharpie marker to draw droplet shapes on the flyers. • Next, use a scissor to cut out the droplets, making sure to cut outside the black outline. • Arrange and glue the droplets on a sheet of paper in an interesting, random pattern. • Frame the finished piece. Related Posts:• Art from Recycled Junk Mail by Sandhi Schimmel Gold• Look! not martha - Christmas tree ornament mobile, how-to Here is how I made my Christmas tree ornament mobile, it was easier than it looks, promise. The Supplies a 17″ steamer rack from a restaurant supply storeabout 5 feet of lightweight jack chaina small carabiner100 basic ornament hooksone roll, 500 feet, monofilament jewelry string (not the stretchy sort)200 jewelry crimp beads or tubesjewelry crimping tool100 lanyard hooks100 ornaments Note: In the photo above I show earring wire instead of ornament hooks. Creating the Mobile Frame Creating the frame for my ornament tree mobile turned out to be fairly simple. For the top of the mobile I needed something that would allow me to easily secure a lot of hanging points without them sliding around too much. Turn the rack upside down and the spots where the legs were secured neatly become four hanging points. I bought some inexpensive jack chain to use for hanging. I joined the chains using another lanyard hook, and put that on a little carabiner which hung from the hook in the ceiling.
Don’t Buy, DIY!: Woven Ribbon Sweater Seen on the runway in John Galliano’s Christian Dior Fall 2010 RTW Collection were whimsical, feminine knitwear pieces with satin ribbons woven and braided throughout. Photos: Monica Feudi, GoRunway.com Within weeks of appearing on the runway, many Japanese clothing brands picked up on the design, re-interpreting the idea and selling them en masse to a demanding public, creating a micro-trend stat. In the U.S. I haven’t seen any clothing brands create their own version of this – which is just begging to be DIY’d! Difficulty: (Easy/Beginner) You Need: *chunky-knit sweater (I chose one with cabling, from YesStyle.com. And… *scissors *measuring tape *hand-sewing needle & matching thread (not pictured) How To: 1. At the top of the track of weaving, note the measurement on the tape. If you are going to create bows at the bottom of the weaving track, create a bow in the measuring tape and add that length to the total length of the track. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Pretty easy, right? Happy DIY’ing!
How to Make a Magazine Reed Box April 17th, 2009 Email 261 users recommend Tightly rolled magazine pages make gorgeous reeds, which you can use to cover all kinds of things. Diane Gilleland You can use ad pages, article pages, or text pages to make your reeds. Here's a simpler magazine reed project: covered picture frames. Photo: Diane Gilleland I'm getting fairly obsessed with magazine reeds these days. What you'll need: Magazine pagesTwo bamboo skewers (the narrowest ones you can find)Glue stick (see note below)RulerPencilAleene's Tacky GlueMoist towelSharp, strong scissorsSmall boxMod Podge and brush A note on glues: For this project, you'll want a glue stick that sticks strongly and isn't too wet. Incidentally, you'll end up with a lot of glue on your fingers during this project! Part 1: Make a Magazine ReedFirst, tear out a pile of magazine pages. Fold each page in half lengthwise, as shown. Cut the page in half along your foldline. Place a bamboo skewer on the bottom right corner of the paper, as shown. See?
DIY Hot Air Balloons Suspended I now have this sudden urge of throwing a party that requires hot air balloons. Just so I can make these. Karen, the crafty bride from this gorgeous wedding shot by Paul Von Rieter, made these whimsical hot air balloons using large bouncy balls. They are often found at dollar stores, so they can be made affordably. Thank you for sharing, these are incredible! What you’ll need: - large bouncy balls - potted herbs - square tin pots (or cans) - acrylic paint - brush - twine for tying tins to the “balloons” Instructions: To make each pattern, I started off by drawing a base guide. Once your balloons are dry, attach your herb “baskets” to them using twine. How to make gift bags from newspaper When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper. I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. This will be a two-ply bag for extra sturdiness. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold. Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up. Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.
Creative Kismet & Blog Archive & Button Bracelet Tutorial This tutorial was updated on Sept. 28, 2007. Please see my flickr photo set with step-by-step photos. And also check out the Button Bracelet and Button Jewelry Flickr Group. What you need: Embroidery Floss- (I used DMC® Metallic Embroidery Floss) assorted buttons (any kind) glue scissors ruler2 -Light-medium twisted beading needles (you may not need these)I make my bracelets roughly 7-8 inches long. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. For option 1 and 2 you will be taking the thread through the button then finishing it off with two knots directly behind the button right next to the first two knots. I never realized how hard it is to make a tutorial! On a side note, I just wanted to thank everyone so much for all of the extremely nice comments that have been left on my posts -especially on the two previous posts. Wow! Be Sociable, Share!
How to Make Greeting Cards with Recycled Materials May 5th, 2009 Email 242 users recommend Some papers from the recycling bin and scraps of thread can make for an awesome custom card! Lee Meredith You can make recycled paper envelopes from grocery bags. Some ribbon and a button give this card a super-personal, crafty feel! Photo: Lee Meredith I use recycled materials in my crafting whenever possible and feel happiest when I find ways to use items that would normally get trashed (or thrown in the recycling bin), so I'm happy to show you how to print on grocery bag paper to make greeting cards for this season of celebration! Paper grocery bags (one bag makes up to 12 4x6 sheets)Scissors and/or paper cutterRulerPencilInkjet printerThin cardboard (like cereal boxes) or recycled greeting cardsGlue stick or two-sided tape (not necessary for the machine-sewn version)Your choice of decorating materials (thread, embroidery floss, yarn, ribbon, hole punch, needle, buttons, sewing machine, etc.) I love the look of scribbled machine stitching!
Autumn Sewing Craft Project - Fabric Apples Instructions for one apple: 1. First of all, print out the pattern. Trace the apple shape on a fabric that is doubled and with right sides facing. Cut the two apples pieces then out and pin together. Trace the leaf shape onto green felt and cut it out.2. Why not use stripes? Nate Berkus: DIY Projects If you are frantically looking to lose weight, opt to buy Phen375. Yes, Phen 375 is currently the most unanimously accepted and recommended solution for weight loss that has been received with a warm welcome from almost all its customers. In fact if you look at the market statistics, Phen375 comes up as the best selling option amidst all the fat burners available today. Thus, it’s not a wonder that you too would be suggested to buy Phen 375 specifically. So, let’s start with the advantages to buy Phen 375 weight loss pills. Another reason to buy Phen375 is that the weight reduction pill is assured to come up with super fast results. And it’s still not done yet. Now, before you buy Phen 375, you might wish to know about the operation of the weight reduction pill in your body. It’s good to mention as you buy Phen 375 that these ingredients work like the enzyme boosters. Now, it’s only natural that as you go to buy Phen375 you would be eager to know about the operation of the product.