Top Ten Ikea Hacks of 2012 This past year I posted a few IKEA hack round-ups here from kids rooms to stylish home office ideas; and with each post I continually was impressed with the innovative and creative thought put behind each piece. So I thought it would be fun to round up some of the best ones from 2012. From customized billy bookcases to a clever window herb garden. Here’s this year’s top hacks! nggallery id=128995 Add Leather 13 of 13 Leather straps take this RAST chest of drawers to a whole new level.More info at Ikea Hackers.Industrial 1 of 13 A faux vintage steel sideboard from Rast chest. A faux vintage steel sideboard from Rast chest. Read my other posts on Babble here!
Gift Ideas for Poor Creative Souls (12) Posted by: Cathy on Jun 03, 2012 Tagged in: Untagged Summer Lights Garland I loved this idea and who would not love to receive this pretty gift. What you need: string of LED lights with white wire (regular lights may get too hot) plastic drinking cups patterned paper of your choice double sided tape scissors craft knife 1. 2. 3. Tutorial courtesy of HeyGorgeous For tutorials on how to market yourself online go here: Furniture Upgrades & Building Stuff | Young House Love - Part 2 Changing Tables (And Our Minds) The changing table was the last functional piece of furniture we still needed for the nursery. And although we quickly agreed we didn’t want to spend a ton of money on that particular function – since diaper changing feels like such a short phase in a bedroom’s life – that was pretty much all we were sure of. Surprisingly enough, we used Clara’s changing table religiously. Stairs might be a diaper changing game changer, though. We offhandedly mentioned when we started the nursery that we were considering using my dad’s old dresser that’s currently in our closet, which could double as a changing table. So we scratched our heads for a little bit, and then we broke down our criteria: It was literally looking at that photo above (we were checking to see how closely we had hung the prints together) that we had our A-HA! We put it in place on the wall opposite the built-ins and well, it was a bit underwhelming. So we had an idea. Crown Prince
dreamcatchers I’m really diggin the whole hippy thing. And while Craig is quick to correct me on the fact that dream catchers are not hippy-ish, I still think of them that way. Natural, care free, simple. All things I relate to those old hippies. hah. The point of a dream catcher is to weed out bad dreams. Depending on who you talk to, there will be two different stories on how this happens. This is not a traditional Native- American dream catcher. What I used: Embroidery Hoop Yarn (or twine, hemp… whatever you have on hand) Beads Feathers Thread Felt Hot Glue Gun Want to make one too?? Grab your embroidery hoop, leave it as is, or wrap it up like I did. Take your webbing yarn and form a loop at the top, this will be where you dreamcatcher hangs from. The webbing is the same stitch through out. Pull tight and repeat. For your second (and every other row), use the same stitch, but instead of going over the hoop, go through the string: Keep going until the hole in the middle is to your liking.
11 Reasons To Buy An IKEA Expedit Shelf (While You Still Can) The Expedit shelving system is one of IKEA’s most popular — and hackable — furniture items. We were therefore shocked to learn the Swedish retailer is discontinuing the Expedit range to make way for a new line of shelving. Here are our 11 favourite Expedit shelf hacks from over the years, ranging from Tetris game murals to luxurious hamster cages. The IKEA Expedit series is a range of shelving units that can be stacked, mounted or used as room dividers. 5×5 Expedit Shelf Turned Hamster Home “After lots of research and planning I hacked a 5×5 Expedit into my dream hamster cage. Create A Large Mobile Workstation Out Of IKEA Bookshelves And Some Board “Need a big space to work? Repurpose IKEA Shelves Into A Storage Bed Platform “If you could use some storage under the bed, you can hack two IKEA Expedit 5×1 shelving units into a platform storage bed along with two sheets of MDF, a 4×4-inch post and a few floor protectors.” Hack An IKEA Shelving Unit Into A Tetris Video Game Showpiece
DIY Confetti Bowl Last weekend I made this DIY project with the boys, it's really easy to make and I can assure that you're gonna have fun! You'll need: confetti, one balloon, Mod Podge, a sponge and a small vase. Inflate your balloon, then insert it on to the vase so it's sturdier to work with. Add Mod Podge to the top half of the balloon with a sponge, then sprinkle confetti all over, you can remove your balloon from the vase and hold it to add the confetti on the sides. Turn your balloon and Pop it with a needle, I couldn't do this because I've always been afraid of the noise, but my little one was my hero ;D Now you'll have a colorful bowl! You could either let it with irregular edges, or you can cut them as I did. That's it! Thanks for all your visits and comments to this post, some of you have even made this bowl and sent me pictures that I'll share with you soon!
Quelle technique de noeud coulissant pour bracelet choisir? | Art et Perles Voici un exemple de noeud coulissant pour bracelet Si vous souhaitez finir un bracelet en corde avec un noeud coulissant, sachez qu’il existe plusieurs techniques. Nous vous en proposons ici deux : Le noeud plat macramé coulissantLe noeud coulissant simple. Vous pouvez suivre le pas-à-pas dans la vidéo ci-dessous. il existe une autre technique : noeud chinois boule qui fera l’objet d’un autre tutorial. Voyons tout d’abord comment finir un bijou en corde avec un noeud plat macramé. Noeud coulissant plat macramé faire un noeud-plat-coulissant Comme vous le voyez sur la photo, votre bracelet est presque terminé, il est posé sur une plaque de liège avec les cordes côte à côte (parallèle) et les extrémités positionnées l’une en haut, l’autre en bas. Couper un morceau de corde (noir sur la photo) d’une trentaine de centimètres (ajouter 15 à 20 cm si vous voulez en plus faire un noeud à boucles multiples). noeud-coulissant-plat-macramé Si vous le souhaitez, terminez par un noeud à plusieurs boucles.