DIY Pebble Shelf -$1store craft I made this simple pebble shelf for my apartment bathroom to complement the earthy feel. I've seen it done with river stones, so why not pebbles? Supplies:Place mat or shelf linerPebbles or river stonesE6000 glueTIMEFair warning: this craft project is inexpensive, but time consuming. First, I measured the shelf I needed to cover and cut my place mat to match. Try not to use too much glue, like I did when I started. A Lesson:If there is anything to be said for my crafting style, it is that I am not the most patient DIY-er. easy quote art I've really been itching to make some wall art for our house lately. It might be because of of these little dinosaur pictures or this flower picture... but whatever the reason, I got crafty and ended up with this little guy: It's only a 6x6 wood frame [which is good - because it's just the right amount of "cheesiness" for our home]. Anyway, back to the picture. Here is what you'll need to make your own: any size wood board (mine was 6x6 from Walmart) letter stickers (sized to fit on your board) ruler & pencil foam brush craft paint [1] Size up your quote I wrote my quote down on a piece of paper and figured out how to break down the words per line, etc. [2] Set up your board I figured that I would need 8 lines for my quote to fit on the board. [3] Apply your letters Using your guide lines, carefully line up your letters on your board. Make sure you press them firmly to your board so no paint seeps under them. [4] Apply paint Using a foam brush, apply a few thin coats of paint. [5] Peel away!
rope bowl This project was one of those "I've got to make this right now" type of things. I saw it online...got really excited...bought the supplies...and made a bunch of them. These rope bowls are fun, easy (I did it while watching tv) and they make great gifts! Here's what you'll need to make your own: Hot glue gun flat work surface rope (I used 1/4" Manilla & Sisal) [1] Start your rope bowl by tightly coiling your rope together. Glue every 1/2 inch or so. [2] To build up your walls, glue your rope on top of your last coil row. Continue around and around until you reach your desired bowl height. [3] The bowl I made for my mom has a handle, so if you'd like to add a handle simply backtrack your rope a few times (leaving a 3 - 4 inch gap). Pretty simple, right? [4] When you're ready to finish your bowl, bring your rope to the inside and wrap 2 to 3 rows to sturdy the top. I made one for our keys... one for my mom... and another, just because I'm obsessed:
date night scratch-offs For our first anniversary, I wanted to make a sweet little gift for my husband that was fun yet practical. These date card scratch-offs were just the ticket. These will help us with the "what do you want to do tonight?"..." Here's what you'll need to make your own: scissors or paper cutter clear contact paper dish soap silver paint paint brush First, start by cutting your date cards apart (there are little light guide lines printed on the cards to help you out). Next, cut your contact paper into small squares just big enough to cover your date boxes. After all of your contact paper is applied, make your paint mixture by mixing 2 parts paint to 1 part dish soap. Apply 2-3 coats of paint over your contact paper (or however many coats it takes to cover your hand written date ideas). Allow your scratch offs to fully dry and you have a fun, unique gift! Images I used to make the coupons were found here: hamburger, movie reel, cherry pie, "recipe book", bed, bicycle, popcorn, & car
doily votives Dana from Let's Meet For Lunch is back today to share another cool diy project. Remember the flower picture she shared last time? Really fun and versatile. This project is just as fun and can be used for a variety of spaces and occasions. Hey Sewing Barefoot readers! I’m so excited to be here today with a pretty cool idea for doily votives that could be used as a cute decoration around the house, or even for something more special - like wedding centerpieces. You don’t need very many things for this project - you’ll create a simple sugar starch with one part water combined with three parts white granulated sugar. You also need lace, or fabric doilies, a few white or cream colored balloons, and.... An old shoebox. We need to start by making the sugar starch because it will need to cool before we can work with it. You want to stir it occasionally until it becomes clear. Cool completely in a shallow dish. Blow up your balloons to the size that you’d like your votive holder to be....
Crochet Rug from T-shirts I’ve seen a lot of crocheted and woven and braided rugs out on the internet; it was even one of the first things I pinned to Pinterest, but I never got around to trying one of my own until now. I always thought it was going to be difficult, but actually, it’s really quite easy, and no fancy instructions needed! Here’s how I made my own crochet rug from repurposed t-shirts! Step 1. Acquire fabric. In this case, I used XXL men’s t-shirts from Goodwill. Step 2. The basic idea is that the shirt is already in the round, so you’re cutting a continuous strip from the bottom hem up to the armpit. Step 3. Step 4. I used the largest crochet hook I had on hand, which was a size Q and started with 6 SC in the first round, doubled it to 12 in the second round, and slowly increased by multiples of 6 beyond that. 1st round: 6 SC 2nd round: 2 SC in each stitch (12 stitches) 3rd round: *1 SC in next stitch, 2 SC in next stitch, repeat from * (18 stitches) Crochet Rug from T-shirts from One Dog Woof
"I'm His Mrs." Wedding Signs Another shower, another homemade gift! This time it was for my good friend Lara, who is getting married in May. She has such beautiful plans for her wedding, with a lot of attention to detail, so I thought I’d help her with some of the more DIY-able details. After some discussion on color, font and “how do you want it to look”, the consensus was “Just Like That”. This project was quite the fiasco too, since I didn’t really know how I was going to do it. 1. 2. If any of you would like to pitch in and help me buy a Silhouette, I will love you forever! 3. This is when the fun began, when I started losing concentration and stopped thinking my cunning plan all the way through. This is me, that night, crying at my masking tape and spray painting failure. Failure. I took off work on Friday, did a bit of Google research, and went to Plan B…which should be YOUR Plan A. The rest of the process went like this: 3a. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
paint swatch notebooks I have a lot of paint swatches around (from numerous projects) and I decided that I either needed to 1) throw them away or 2) do something with them. So of course... I found a something to do with them. I saw these little paint swatch note books and thought they were a fun, functional idea. Here is what you'll need to make your own: paint swatches ruler stapler exacto knife cutting mat scissors and/or paper cutter paper for the insides (I used plain and graph) start by trimming off the round corners of your paint swatch note: if your paint swatch is squared off already, then skip this step! measure 1/2" down from one edge a score with your exacto blade (make sure not to cut all the way through your swatch - this will help make a nice fold) fold the opposite end of the paint swatch toward your previous fold. make sure it overlaps just a little amount - this will be how your notebook stays closed. Measure your notebook. Based on this, I cut my inside paper to 2-3/4" x 2-3/4". you're done!
knit cactus Before I get into this post... I have a confession... I kill plants. I know...sad. I really don't know what's wrong with me. I couldn't take it anymore so I found a way not to kill them: These little guys will live forever! I don't have patterns for them, but here is a little rundown of how I made them: 1] Most of them were worked in some sort of K2, P1 pattern. 2] I stuffed my cacti with polyfil stuffing and put them into small terra cotta pots that I spray painted with a textured paint. 3] The flat cactus was created with a K1,P1 (around) pattern on odd rows and a P1,K1(around) pattern on the even rows. There are so many ways you can create knit cacti. [p.s. this post may be linked to any number of these blogs]
family yearbooks About a year ago I started really organizing the pictures on my computer. They had gotten out of hand. I backed them up onto DVDs and decided it was time I did something with them. Young House Love gave me the idea of "yearbooks" and I'm so happy to have started this tradition. I have been using MyPublisher . A few times throughout the year, they offer a "Free pages up to 100" offer. If you're going to use MyPublisher, I'd 100% recommend the "Lay Flat Page." Knowing that all of our pictures are organized into our yearbooks makes my OCD heart very happy. [Just so you know, I was not paid to write this post. [p.s. this post may be linked to any number of these blogs ]
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