31 insanely easy and clever diy projects
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31 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY ProjectsThese are the kind of simple projects for the laziest and most inept of crafters.
Even if you can barely operate a drill, you can do most of these projects — and in less than
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1. Make a Sharpie Mug
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Source: abeautifulmess.typepad.com
2. Turn a T-Shirt into a Work-Out Tank
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Source: rabbitfoodformybunnyteeth.com / via: asplendidassemblage.blogspot.se
3. Ombre Nails with a Sponge
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Click here for the full tutorial.
Source: thenailasaurus.com
4. Use Bookends as Floating Bookshelves
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Source: pinterest.com
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5. Transfer a Photo onto a Slab of Wood
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Source: readymade.com
6. Make a Heart-Shaped Ring Out of Wire
Source: ispydiy.com
7. Nail Polish Key Covers
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So you can easily tell your keys apart.
Source: abubblylife.com
8. Make a Travel Flat Iron Holder Out of a Pot Holder
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Via: yourcreativejuices.blogspot.ca
9. Make Your Own Spray Paint
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You can make your own small batch spray paint: mix 2 parts acrylic paint with 1 part water in
a spray bottle.
Source: scrapbookingfromtheinsideout.blogspot.com
10. Build a Bookshelf With Two Ladders and Planks of Wood
Source: indulgy.com
11. Create a Couch From Wooden Pallets
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Source: cuartoderecha.com
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12. Or Make a Bike Rack out of Those Wooden Pallets
Source: lowtechatmo
13. "Fireflies in a Jar" Night Lantern
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14. Ramekins, Coffee Beans and Tea Lights
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The warmth of the candles makes the coffee beans smell amazing.
Source: media-cache-ec9.pinterest.com
15. Glitterize Anything With Mod Podge and Glitter
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Mix the Mod Podge with glitter and paint it on stuff.
16. Turn Clothes Hangers Into Shoe Hangers
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Source: epbot.com
17. Screw Cheap Furniture Knobs Into Wood for a Necklace Holder
Click here for the full tutorial.
Source: visiblymoved.blogspot.com
18. Use a Window Shutter as a Mail Holder
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Source: jacquelinezinn.com
19. Stack PVC Pipe/Paint Cans as Shoe Storage
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Source: pinterest.com
20. Cut Up an Old T-Shirt Into a Tie-Front Tank
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21. Make a Lamp Out of a Water Jug and a Headlamp
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Via: indulgy.com
22. Wrap a Scarf to Make a Draped Skirt
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Click here for the full tutorial.
Source: passionsforfashion.dk
23. Turn Inexpensive Frames Into Chalkboard Signs
Paint the frames, and then paint the glass with chalkboard paint.
Source: farm5.static.flickr.com
24. Color Your Shoe Soles With Nail Polish
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Click here for the full tutorial.
Source: fashionlushxx.com
25. Make a Stool Using Old Magazines, Two Belts, and a Pillow
Source: apartmenttherapy.com
26. Letter Bottles With a Hot Glue Gun
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Source: imgfave.com
27. Sew Five Pillow Cases Together to Create a Body Pillow
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Source: pinterest.com
28. Make a Braclet with String and Hexagonal Nuts
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Click here for a more detailed tutorial.
Source: honestlywtf.com
29. Glue Corks into a Picture Frame to Make a Bulletin Board
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Source: simplyem.blogspot.com
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30. Fill a Mason Jar With Christmas Lights
Source: pinterest.com
31. No-Sew Pillow Cover
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Photo by: Kate Sears
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Whether it’s extra seating you need or a plush spot to put your feet up, this cozy circular beanbag pouf fits the bill. The playful dot pattern adds retro-inspired whimsy and visual interest.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials: 3 yd fabric; tape measure; water-soluble marker; string and tape (optional); scissors; pins; iron; thread; sewing machine with zipper foot; 20" zipper; 6 yd 3/8" cording; polyester bean filler (we used Poly-fil Beanbag Filler from Fairfield Processing).
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Directions:
1. Measure, mark and cut one 31"-diam circle of fabric for cushion top and one 33"-diam circle for cushion bottom. To create circles, tie a piece of string around a pencil or marker. Holding the marker straight down, stretch the string and mark it at a point half the diameter of the circle you’re drawing. Apply a piece of tape in alignment over the mark and tape to the center of the fabric. With the marker pointing straight down and string taut, begin rotating the marker around the center, compass-style, to trace circle.
2. For cushion side, cut two 15"x491/2" pieces of fabric. For handle, cut a 6"x12" strip of fabric.
3. For piping cover, cut enough 2"-wide bias strips of fabric to create 6 yd. Bias strips will need to be pieced.
4. To add the zipper, fold cushion bottom in half and press. Cut along pressed line. Using a zipper foot, machine-stitch zipper along the cut straight edges of the fabric, following package directions.
5. To make the piping, wrap bias strip around the cording with the right side out and the raw edges even. Machine-baste close to the cord using zipper foot.
6. Pin piping to the cushion top, keeping the raw edge of the piping even with the raw edge of the cushion fabric. Clip seam allowance of the piping as needed to ease around edge.
7. Baste the piping to the top, beginning and ending the stitching 2" from the cut ends of the piping. After stopping stitching 2" before your starting point, open out the piping. Trim the cord on one end so it butts up against the cord end at the starting point. Turn the raw end of the bias strip under, wrap it around the 2 cord ends and complete stitching. 8. Repeat step 7 for cushion bottom.
9. Fold the handle in half lengthwise, with wrong sides together and raw edges even. Press. Open out and fold each long edge to the center fold and press. Refold along the center crease. Stitch close to folded edge.
10. Turn under and press 1/2" along each short end of the handle. Center the handle on the right side of one cushion side piece. Stitch at each end, leaving a bit of slack for your hand to fit through.
11. Pin cushion sides together along short ends, with right sides together and raw edges even. Stitch with a 1/2" seam allowance and press seams open.
12. Open zipper. Pin cushion side to cushion top, with right sides together and raw edges even. Clip fabric as needed to ease around edges. Stitch just inside the basting stitch line along the piping. Repeat with the cushion bottom. Turn right side out through the zipper opening and press. Pour in the polyester beans.
Make peace with your closet
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It’s not easy to part with items that have sentimental—or monetary—value. But if you only wear a fraction of the clothing in your closet, getting rid of the excess will help you rediscover classic items and determine what additions could take your wardrobe to the next level. Start by only pulling out items you’re sure you won’t wear again. Then, turn all the hangers in your closet so they’re facing in the same direction. Every time you wear an item, flip its hanger the other way. Got items you always say you’ll wear again someday? Make an effort to actually do so, and see if they still suit you. Resolve to remove any items that haven’t been worn by next New Year’s (those whose hangers remain un-flipped), and either donate them to charity, or in the case of expensive items, bring them to a consignment shop or post them for sale on eBay or Craigslist. You’ll find that having extra space in your closet encourages you to mix-and-match more, creating outfits that look brand ne
Read more: How to Reinvent Your Look - Tips on How to Get a New Look - Woman's Day
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Handmade
Custom Paper Tape
Monday, June 13, 2011
I’ve found a new obsession in paper tape. So in an effort to feed the need, I decided to simply
make my own. It’s crazy easy, if you have the right materials and tools. This tutorial is for
making peel-away backed tape.
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I ordered of 3M
Positionable Mounting Adhesive roll from Amazon.com. This is the perfect stuff for
creating your own tape.
It is a bit costly
at $40 per roll, but possibly you can split it with a friend or plan to make enough tape to gift
or sell. There are other double-sided adhesive options you can look into that may cost less,
however, the large roll allows for much longer sections of tape for spool rolling.
I found this sweet pattern-stripe gift wrap, Fairground Stripes, at the fabulous shop
Sunnyside Cottage in Santa Rosa, CA. Stripes are fun, you can cut along them or across
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them, but any small patterned paper works great for making your own tape. I cut three
identical sections to lay end to end along the roll of adhesive.
Once all three lengths of wrap patterns were laid out on the adhesive roll and burnished, I
sliced between the patterns using an Xacto knife and straight-edge on my Martha Stewart
Cutting Mat.
With each strip cut, I wound the tape onto vintage wooden spools. You can trim away just a
bit of the backing at one end to adhere the tape to the spool to keep the tape from slipping
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as you wind.
You can also use a dense cardboard tube measured and cut into spools. The tube from your
Saran Wrap will work great. I had some small tubes in my stash that I cut to the same width
as some of my tape.
Once wound, I
used some thin silver threaded wire to hold the roll together. Floral wire would be good, too.
The wire is easily moved when using the roll and repositioned to hold the remaining tape.
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You can see the
adhesive on the back of the tape once the backing paper is pulled off. Although the adhesive
product is referred to as repositionable, it does become permanent once used.
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I also made
vintage wrapping paper tape.
You can trim
your tape with decorative edge punches and scissors.
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I made a few
rolls of paper tape with vintage maps, ledger paper and an old train ticket roll.
For even more
custom tape, I printed my own designs to thin kraft paper from a roll I picked up at the flea
market yesterday. To ease thinner paper into your printer, it’s good to adhere a standard
sheet of paper to one end as a feeder sheet to be removed after printing. I cut my kraft paper
to the page size of my graphics which was 8.5″ x 14″.
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I laid out each
design three times with thin cutting guide lines. Once printed, I trimmed out all the rows and
placed each design end to end on the adhesive roll and trimmed into tape.
My graphics
were simply alphabets, numbers and borders. You can also print to plain paper and create
special event graphics, words and names.
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All this tape will
be so much fun to use for lots of projects- sealing stationery and gifts, making crafts,
decorating things, gifting and more.
Note that when the tape unwinds from the spool that the decorative paper will split in
sections at the seams where the paper pieces begin and end, though the backing remains
one long piece. To keep tape from coming apart in those areas, you can laminate the entire
connected sections of paper with one long piece of Clear Con-Tact shelf liner before slicing
into rows of tape. This will also give the tape a sheener surface.
You can use this same tutorial for easily creating ribbon tape by laying rows of various ribbon
tightly side by side and trimming between each.
and maybe we will add it to our list. Enjoy!
1. Pop Tabs Bag
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More info: here | Buy: here
2. DIY Windshield Rainbow
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3. DIY Spoon Lamp
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4. DIY Missioni Shoes
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5. Turn a Glove into a Chipmunk
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6. Dried Pineapple Flowers
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7. Rosy Stationery
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8. Maple Leaf Roses
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9. Easter Eggs
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10. Toilet Paper Roll Wall Art
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11. Lace Lamp
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12. Cherry Blossom Art from a Recycled Soda Bottle
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13. Recycled Bottle Broom
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14. Solar Bottle Bulb
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15. Plastic Spoon Rose
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16. Cutting Board Bird Feeder
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16. Cutting Board Bird Feeder
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17. DIY TetraBox Lamp
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18. Lightbulb Bud Vase
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19. DIY Planter & Candle Holder
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20. DIY Clouds Night Light
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Moroccan patio - gazebo - tent - decor - lanterns - bohemian - eclectic
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Repinned from FLOWERS by Christine Gagnon
The entryway: framing and roof in the porch is still to be painted white:)
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Sollys i stuenSunshine in the livingroom
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Litt fra stuen, men fortsatt midlertidig møblert herThe livingroom, temporarily decorated..
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Trapp: her ser vi ned fra loft til hovedetasjeStairway, looking down from the attic
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Her ser vi inn på kjøkkenet fra hallenLooking into the kitchen
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..og her er kjøkkenetthe kicthen
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Fra hallen, trappen går opp til loftetThe hallway, the stairs leads to the attic
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Her ser vi inn på vaskerommetLooking into the laundry
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Her er garderoben vi går gjennom for å komme inn på soverommet
The walk in closet for the main bedroom
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..og her er soverommet, med gardiner som må sys opp, og vi skal lage en sengegavl etc..
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1. Stop It Before It Starts “We live minimally, so things look clean and organized without much effort on my part. When we go away we don’t buy souvenirs, I don’t save my kids’ report cards, and their art projects don’t even make it into the house. I know, I know, you’re thinking I don’t have a sentimental bone in my body. But really, in 10 years, are you ever going to look at your kids’ kindergarten report card?” Sheryl Balfan, 42, Boca Raton, FL
2. Faster Food “We have a ‘fast food’ basket in our fridge that contains sandwich condiments, meats, cheese, tortillas, flatbread and other things that can be used to make a quick lunch. Everything is in one place and I don’t have to spend hours searching for the mustard.” Amy Bayliss, 34, Baton Rouge, LA
3. Kid Power“With four kids, it’s tough to keep everything in order, but I use the children to my advantage. We play ‘Beat the Clock,’ which turns cleaning into a competition. I set the kitchen timer for 15 minutes and send the kids off to straighten up. They need to pick up everything from the common rooms and clean their own rooms. Whoever finishes and makes it to the family room couch first wins.” Nina Restieri, 41, Old Greenwich, CT
4. Bag It“Our pantry used to be a huge mess—lots of forgotten, half-eaten bags of stale chips, pretzels and Goldfish sprinkled throughout the pantry shelves. Now when I get home from the grocery store, I portion snacks into ziptop bags and keep them in
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a pretty basket. It not only neatens up the pantry, it keeps bugs away, makes packing lunches easier, and gives us built-in portion control.” Alethea Elkins, 38, Newtown, CT
5. Use It or Lose It“I have four kids and no room for clutter. The rule is, if you didn’t use it, wear it, play with it, eat it or know of it in the past six months, it goes out the door. They can do what they want in their own rooms, but the rest of the house is mine! So if you spill it, drop it or leave it lying around, chances are you won’t ever find it again since I’ll throw it out.” Ronit Rogoszinski, 43, New York City
6. Do a Sweep“Every morning I walk around the house to open the shades and I take a basket with me. Anything that doesn’t belong in a room goes in the basket and gets returned to where it should be. By the time I get to the kitchen, most of the clutter has been organized.” Leanne Naidoo, 28, Fort Lauderdale, FL
7. Hide In Plain Sight“I buy pretty boxes to hold all the things I like to save. Small boxes for tealight candle refills, makeup, photos that need to be scrapbooked, recipes I want to try. Larger boxes work well for magazines and storage for winter clothing. I use old cigar boxes, antique leather boxes and pretty paper boxes. This creates handy storage while adding a decorative touch to my house.” Elli Frank, 32, New York City
8. Neaten as You Go“I use my mother’s mantra of organization: If you don’t make a mess, you won’t have a mess to clean up. I get undressed in front of the hamper, so there are no dirty clothes lying on the floor. I also get dressed in the closet so I can put the hangers right back. In the kitchen, I don’t wait around until the meal is over to clean, I do it during downtime while cooking. When I load the dishwasher, I put like items together so there’s no sorting when the dishes come out.” Karyn Beach, 40, Charlotte, NC
9. Make a Mudroom “Our entry used to be a dumping ground for everything, but I fixed that by adding three simple things: Each person has his or her own color hook for bookbags and coats; basket for the things he or she wants by the door, like cameras and certain toys; and rug for shoes. I have two rules: Your stuff must be hanging, in the basket or on the rug, and baskets get emptied every week.” Chela O’Connor, 40, Madison, WI
10. File It “To cut down on clutter on my kitchen counters, I hung a vertical file folder holder on one of the kitchen doors and put in folders labeled things like Sports, Camp, Church and Bills. As soon as we get paperwork, I stash it in the right folder so it doesn’t pile up. At the end of each season of activities I clean it out and start over again.” Wendy Hagerty, 42, Columbia, MD
11. A Spot for Your Spouse“I have a honey-do basket where I put all of my husband’s miscellaneous stuff that spreads like mold around the house. That way he can’t ask where something is—he knows it’s in the basket.” Jill Pollack, 41, Los Angeles
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12. Say No to Piles“When I go to put something on top of something else, I stop myself and instead figure out where it goes. If it means a trip up or down the steps, so be it. It’s good exercise.” Diane Goldstein, 43, Cincinnati
13. Make a Package“I could never find a full set of sheets, especially during late-night bed changes. Now when I fold them, I put the entire set inside a pillowcase, so they’re in a neat little package.” Jessemyn Libero, 38, North Haven, CT
14. Hang ’Em Up “This may sound silly, but my simple solution for keeping my bedroom organized and neat has been to buy new, cheap hangers! There’s something really satisfying about having all of my clothes on the same type of hanger—it’s almost a work of art. I now find myself almost eager to hang up my clothes.” Lorrell Walter, 32, Chittenango, NY
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