Decoración, craft, hecho a mano, restauracion muebles, casas pequeñas, boda: Tutorial: Cortinas de papel Si tenéis a mano un periódico viejo y unas tijeras, y todavía os queda alguna cortina que poner en casa, os podéis animar con esta idea Es un proyecto un poco efímero.. pero para un tiempo, os sirve para salir del paso. Y quién dice cortinas.. dice lámparas... A Back-to-School DIY and A Few Favorites « warmhotchocolate Anyone else planning some back-to-school shopping this weekend? I’m eager to get started, but also telling myself that I should wait until the tax-free weekend that starts on the 17th. Since the start of the school season is foremost on my mind, I thought I would also share a quick DIY for the composition notebooks you’re likely to have in your cart at Target this weekend. The Materials The Process And speaking of back-to-school, here are a few of my favorite links from the week: Love the photography of this children’s line (and the clothes are nice too!) Happy Weekend! Like this: Like Loading...
DIY Ideas We are Loving: Whimsical Woodland Inspired by the natural colors of a woodland forest, this whimsical woodsy wedding inspiration is perfect for a forest themed wedding. We incorporated different shades of browns and greens and added just the right amount of white to create a refined, rustic look. The Woodland Kraft wedding invitation and coordinating programs, gift tags, and table… Read more. Crushing on Blush Pink + Gold Glitter We are in love with blush pink and gold glitter this wedding season. Easy DIY Garland Decor We are obsessed with patterns and textures. Printable Kraft Evergreen Holiday Gift Tags Add rustic charm to your Christmas gifts with our free printable kraft evergreen gift tags. Thanksgiving Quote Printable Today we have designed a festive print to display on your Thanksgiving table or wherever you would like. 2014 Printable Calendar We’ve been loving all the positive feedback and comments about our 2013 calendar and received lots of early requests for the 2014 calendar.
DIY travel notebook with pocket Just a quick and simple craft share this lovely Friday. I found these darling notebooks at the bookstore the other day and couldn't resist them. Aren't they so sweet? They're relatively small, lightweight and will be perfect to take along on my trip next week! I want to take a notebook with me to jot down ideas for blog posts, to make notes during our two blogging workshops and to keep track of contact names, important phone numbers and such. I know I'll have some loose papers that will need a safe place as well, so I added a quick little pocket inside the back cover of one of the notebooks to contain things like: - ticket stubs and other memorabilia from the trip - - photocopies of important documents - - anything else I collect that needs a safe place - I simply found an envelope that fit nicely inside the back cover of my notebook. For more fun travel inspired projects visit my brand new travel pinterest board. Have a great weekend everyone! linked up this past week and I can't wait!
DIY Inspiration: Wooden Tape Dispenser Love washi tape? Perhaps you have a growing collection and need a way to organize it? (If not, pop on over to Omiyage and get yourself some!) Her simple instructions teach you how to build a dispenser perfect for 7 rolls of tape - customize the size if your washi tape collection is larger (or smaller). While you're there, take some time to poke around Kasa's blog. Omiyage.ca carries mt washi masking tape in over 50 colours and patterns.
{DIY} Fishtail Bracelet - Typical House Cat These DIY fishtail bracelets were a product of my impatience. I ordered a bunch of Chinese knotting cord to make this necklace and the cord arrived a couple of days before the rest of the supplies I needed. I immediately became obsessed with it, making all sort of macramé and friendship bracelets. If you’ve been following DIY blogs then you’ve seen plenty of macramé lately but hopefully, this is the first time you are seeing the fishtail or herringbone weave. You will need: 30 inches of Rattail or faux-suede cord80 inches of .8mm Chinese knotting cord (for a six-inch wrist, if you have a larger wrist I would add 10-15 inches of knotting cord per inch.)A stand-out button or hex nutA thread burnerA small box lidSome scrap rattail or yarn Fold the rattail for the bracelet in half and tie a knot so that you have a loop, keeping in mind the size of the button you are using as the clasp. Wrap it around your box lid length-wise and secure it with a double knot so it looks like this. That’s it!
Macrame - friendship-bracelets.net/macrame The most central in macrame is of course the knots. I will list some of the most common knots I know. The square knot The square knot is the most basic knot used in macrame. Chinese crown knot A decorative knot. Double half hitch A well used knot in macrame, especially in the art of friendship braceltets. Reverse double half hitch A reversed double half-hitch knot. Lark head This knot is very useful when starting a new work. Overhand knot This knot is often used to finish macrame work so the rest of the knots dont get untied by mistake. Pea knot A decorative knot giving structure to any macrame work. Spiral knot The first half of a square knot.
Cold Hands Warm Heart: Sewing Tips for Beginners I don’t consider myself the best in the world at sewing, however, I have been doing it for quite a few years now and have learned a few things over the years that I feel are worth sharing (Side note: I started sewing at around age 8 when my Grandma gave me an old sewing box of hers. Back then my sewing projects mainly consisted of cutting the legs off my jeans and then sewing up the bottom to make a ridiculously ugly denim purse. I thought I was awesome and those denim bags would be my claim to fame one day). If you are like me and are self-taught at sewing then you know that it is a gradual process that includes stumbling upon random bits of information that, over time, improve your technique and skill level. Here is a list of things I wish I would have known sooner and some Blog articles that have helped me along the way: 1) The importance of ironing and steaming your projects 2) Interfacing…My new best friend This zipper pouch is not interfaced. 3) Using straight pins
untitled Life’s been beautiful, crazy, time zapping, confusing, frustrating, but most of all a real blessing. Our little guy is growing nicely, new born niggles and all (read: help! I often have no idea what’s wrong and feel like I should!), and the big sister monkey is adapting like a super star all things considering. I have to admit that one of the biggest issues since Miles has joined our family is the guilt I feel not having as much time with my biggest monkey. Any way, it is what it is, and instead of feeling guilty about it I thought it would be a good idea to come up with some ideas of quality time that I can spend with Layla for the next 30 days. (Image source: Pinterest) Day 1 tied in nicely with our ‘stand in’ Granny coming over for some tea and because I’d kind of missed her birthday last week we decided it would be good to throw her a tea party… with us decorating Marie biscuits for the tea (I was going to do cupcakes but ran out of time and the biscuits were perfect actually).
REinventa12 | recicla, crea y decora Japanese craft books Well, I did it. I survived another long school summer holiday. My ears and my nerves are battered and shattered but I survived. Just. Anybody else find being a parent hard sometimes ? Good, I thought so. Did you feel it ? Anyway, at last I can feel my crafting mojo returning, I sat in the garden yesterday and sewed a little sewing, mini tissue holders for Molly and her friend Ellie to put in their school bags. I also at last had time to peruse the pages of my latest Cotton Time mag, I love these simple embroidery ideas, and there's some lovely linen work too, nice linen seems so hard to get hold of in the U.K, anybody know any good suppliers ? Some nice applique, and lots of shopping bag ideas. There are also some very cute softies there are pattern pieces for Red Riding Hood, but no instructions, but I guess she 's simple enough to put together. And how about this little sweetie I love his little apron. Available from e-bay amazonjp and Superbuzzy usually stock these mags too.
oh my! handmade goodness HAPPY HOMEMADE VOL.1 « make something After posting about my shibori dress, I’ve been hesitant to post my next projects. I mean, it’s going to be hard to top that. BTW – Thank you for your super enthusiastic comments about the dress, I’m glad you like it too! Yesterday, I got yet another Japanese dress book in the mail. I can never take a peek at Pomadour’s etsy shop without buying myself a book or two. Some people might call this an addiction. The title of this book is Happy Homemade Vol. 1. Since we also just got in the new nani IRO collection, I think you’ll be seeing one of these cute tops sewn up very soon. p.s.
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