This fantastic rustic birch placemat will be perfect for any type of family dinner, including Christmas. Prepare birch wrapping paper, some leftover felt, scissors, and a hot glue gun. Speaking about felt, here it was a 14.5″x18″ rectangle but you can go for any size you like. Glue the felt to the backside of the...
This flea market cabinet was easily renovated by the author of the tutorial. Take a cabinet and sand the finish off using an electric sander. Use Minwax wood stain in the color you like. After the stain dries, do three coats of Minwax polyurethane semi-gloss finish. After you finish the top, do a light sand...
This wooden wall hanging is a nice idea to fill a plain wall. Prepare 34 large wood craft sticks, craft paint in a couple of colours, wool felt approximately ” x “, wooden dowel, string, hot glue, a utility knife. Paint a few craft sticks in the colours you have chosen. Use an utility knife...
Owls are so cute! These wise birds are in trend because they are nice and kind. Make a couple of cute owls for your kids and look at their happy faces! Of course, the first idea that comes to mind is an owl toy from plush or felt. If you have a baby, then a...
Need an art piece for a plain wall? Here it is! The supplies are white paper, blue acrylic paint, water in a metallic bowl, black paper, string, a branch and washi tape. Put a little of the acrylic paint into the water bowl and stir well. Cut triangles out of the white paper and dip...
Natural decor is always in trend! To make these cool coasters you’ll need slices of birch wood, polyurethane spray, metallic acrylic paint, paper towels and a stir stick. First, you’ll want to mix up your paint. Mix a ratio of equal parts of paint and water. You want the paint to be diluted when you...
Thanksgiving is approaching and it you’ve already invited some guests and are preparing for the party, this tutorial may be useful. A placemat is a cool way to accentuate every place, polish the setting and even leave a message. Make a couple of cool placemats that correspond your decor style – modern, glam, traditional or...
This easy leather cushion will make your sitting cozier and any chair – comfier. Prepare universal needles for leather, upholstery thread, uholstery leather, foam, a sewing machine. Use a piece of paper (or parchment paper) to draw your template for your foam and fabric. Cut foam to exact template markings. Cut fabric 1/2 inch bigger...
Bored? Go play chess! You’ll need black and white checked fabric, cut to eight-and-a-half squares by eight-and-a-half squares, sixteen small wood rounds, black and white craft paint and a small brush, 26″ of leather cord, pins, a safety pin, a sewing machine or basic sewing skills. Start by making the casing for the leather cord....
Thanksgiving is coming, and a pumpkin is one of the symbols of this harvest holiday. I’m sure that you’ve already included pumpkins into the dinner menu and don’t hesitate to use them for decor, too. Natural and foam pumpkins are great flower vases, add a couple of feather and a cool centerpiece is done! Applique...