A chandelier from bulbs and cages? It may be so cool! You’ll need bulb cages, an assortment of colored and differently shaped bulbs, “Hemma” cord sets, one per bulb, power strip. Screw a bulb into the socket on a cord set. Position the cage around the bulb and cage it into place around the bulb,...
If you dream of creating a beautiful picture, there’s a way how to do that without being much of a painter. Take a black canvas, repaint it white. Flip it upside down with a giant paintbrush, quickly dipping in water and then black acrylic paint. Flip the canvas back around so I could shape the...
If you came home from a vacation and still miss some nature wonders, this how-to is for you. A home garden in a driftwood piece! For the project you’ll need a piece of driftwood which you can find anywhere, hooks and nails and some air plants that don’t need soil. Clean your wood to be...
If you have an old picture frame and want to make something of it, here’s a brilliant idea. Make a wall photo frame. You’ll need a frame, some paint, 28 gauge Darice brand silver wire, two ring hooks. Paint the frame and let dry. For the clotheslines, to make them rather hidden and not glaringly...
A quick and simple idea for any space, especially for kitchen is a ribbon curtain. Choose the colors you need and buy some ribbons in the matching color scheme. You’ll also need decorative clip-on butterflies or similar, length of thin dowelling, 2 cup hooks. It’s a simple no-sew curtain because all you need is to...
If you’re looking for an original wreath for the Independence Day to make, have a look. For this piece you’ll need pdf print outs of the large pinwheels from the 1776 Collection, pdf print out of the small pinwheels from the 1776 collection, a 3.5 inch punch, a 2 inch punch, a hot glue gun...
The simplest decoration which can be seen at every holiday is a garland. It won’t take you much and looks original. For a simple garland for 4th of July you’ll need red, white and blue felt, a thread and a ribbon. First cut out a bunch of stars. It would be more original to do...
We have already told you of various types of wall art – wallpaper mosaic, wall vases of reused bottles, photo tiles and so on. Here’s one more idea how to make a wall art but this time of shoebox lids. You’ll need shoebox lids, decorative paper, scissors, a ruler, a pen, tape, glossy decoupage medium,...
Flowers everywhere! But they soon fade, let’s make flower decorations that would never fade. You’ll need tulip template PDF, scissors and a small punch, bamboo skewer, hot glue gun, a small pot. Trim pieces and skewer, slide circle onto skewer, curl the petals on 4 sides to create cup shape, while the darker petals should...
There are so many ways to display your photos! We have already told you of memory books, photo pendants and photo tiles. Here’s one more idea, amazingly natural and stylish. You’ll need florist wire, felt, photos and rocks – it’s better if rocks would be of the same color and size. Take the florist wire...