DIY Striped T-Shirt in 3 Easy Steps
Barton Damer gave us permission to repost his handy DIY guide on making a striped t-shirt in your own backyard with just a spray bottle, duct tape, some bleach, and some good ole American ingenuity. This weekend I had some fun with duct tape and some bleach making this tee shirt design. Check out these 3 easy steps. If you decide to make your own version, come back to this post and leave us a Flickr link to check out a photo of what you did! Step 1 Use duct tape to mask off your design onto a dark colored tee. Step 2 Spray your t-shirt with a bleach/water mixture. Step 3 Wash and wear your tee.
Glitter Glass Magnets and Thumbtacks | Craft Addiction
After my magnet binge, I also tried to think of a few different ways to make some magnets. This time I used glitter instead of scrapbooking papers and fabrics. I also used the small 3/4″ glass beads. First, put a glob of glue on a plate. Then sprinkle glitter over top of each of the beads. Set a different sheet for each colour of glitter you want to do. Wait for the glue to fully dry for a full day. These are a great gift idea for any holiday and extremely easy to make. Thanks so much to House of Hepworths for featuring this post!
Paper Flowers – Anyone Can Do That | FindInspirations.com
Japanese Kusudama, this tutorial is featured on Craftuts Anyone can do that, I assure you. The proof: I can, just take a quick look at my result below. And, believe me, I am neither meticulous nor particularly patient. You could even say I’m the opposite. Below you can see my very first attempt to create paper flowers. What you will need to make your own Kusudama paper ball? 1. 3. 4. (optionally) I prefer torn paper instead of cut. You have to start with a single petal. Now you have to glue your 5 petals into a flower. Apply the glue to only one side of each petal, except for the last one, in this case cover both sides with glue. Your first flower is done. Don’t glue every petal right after you make it. When all 12 flowers are finished you have to glue them together. When two halves of Kusudama Flower Ball are ready you have to glue them together.
DIY Wall Art: Melted Crayons on Canvas
I bought some canvas a few weeks ago with the intention of painting some really awesome robots for this giant, empty wall in my living room. HeyMatthew and I drew the robots out and bought the paint but after a week of staring at the pencil outlines we decided not to finish them. So, when I was looking around on Pinterest this afternoon and saw the idea for melted crayon art I knew THIS was what we would use or canvases for. Most of the people on Pinterest glue the crayons to the top and then melt them a bit to let the wax run down the canvas in straight lines (see here) but HeyMatthew and I got a bit more creative with ours and actually painted pictures with the melted wax. Take a look... The first step was to pick out our colors. The next step is the easiest and the harderst. HeyMatthew came up with his own method and kept his canvas vertical while melting his crayons. Here is the finished product.
Glitter Galaxy in a Bottle
As I’m a huge Pinterest fan, I recently came across the project: “The Pinterest Project: A Calming Glitter Bottle”. Thanks for the inspiration, Jamie! Our junior loves playing with plastic water bottles, so I simply had to give this project a try. It’s easy-peasy and looks marvelous! Adding blue food coloring (well, I guess it would work just fine with ink) lets the glitter look like a swirling galaxy. You want to try it, too? You need: 1 empty plastic bottle (not too large, it should fit in your child’s hands) without the label1 transparent container for mixingglitter gluetransparent craft glueglitter from the stashhot waterblue food coloring (or blue ink)duct tape I didn’t have any exact measures, it was an experiment after all. First, I squeezed all the contents of two old glitter glue tubes (silver and gold) into my bowl, then half a tube of craft glue. Using boiling hot water, I filled the bowl up to the mark and mixed the “potion” thoroughly. Anyway, the bottle is a hit! Like this:
Upcycling Shirts Tutorials
Day Five: Mens shirt into women's top Here is a new fun tutorial to change you're boyfriend/brother/dad/uncle's shirt into a pretty top! I really wanted a simple comfortable top to wear around the house and got the idea to turn one of my boyfriends shirt into a comfy top. But when I finished the base, there was still something missing... So a friend of mine gave me the idea to make a shape on fabric by simply making holes and pulling wool trough them. I just love how it finishes the look of the top! 1. 2. 3+4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. All finished! Pictures by Lana
How To Make Coffee Table Ottoman: DIY Tutorial
REAL COMFORT be it! It means: WE NEED MORE THAN A COFFEE TABLE and we want to use RECYCLED, REPURPOSED and CHEAP MATERIALS. We need a coffee table with sturdy surface, but SOFT enough to serve us as ottoman TO REST our feet while reading, handcrafting or watching a movie. It needs to be BIG enough to accommodate not only 2-3 pairs of feet, but also a tray with drinks and snacks. MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE COFFEE TABLE OTTOMAN (picture 1): A. Step by step description of how to make mobile Coffee Table Ottoman is below pictures. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. It is time to enjoy a cup of hot tea, freshly baked cinnamon buns, and watch a nice movie (picture 14). Let me know if you have any questions about this tutorial!
Moving Back
I actually had to unpack my car. I can't remember the last time I came home and actually took everything out of my car. Usually I just get what I need when I need it. What's the point of taking it out if I don't actually need it over a break? Well. Since it apparently takes a few days for my name to show up in the Starbucks system, I got the week off. I really like my tree die cut, if you haven't noticed. And! AND (it's almost the end, I promise) I figured out how exactly I want the phone cozies.
