What can be more casual and stylish than pieces made of concrete? This is truly material of minimalist style. It’s not difficult to make some pots yourself. The supplies are a bag of concrete, some sand, perlite, water, assorted plastic containers with relatively straight walls, a bucket, a box cutter or X-Acto Blade, a sturdy...
If you want to make some flower pots yourself and hesitate about the material, choose clay because it’s a very flexible and easy to craft material. How to make a clay pot? You’ll need a knife, some oven-bake clay, a rolling pin, non-stick baking paper, a ruler, house template printed and cut out and a...
The green season is going on and plants and greenery make us happy, they bring a feeling of spring and coming summer. Here’s one more inspiration for this marvelous season. Let’s make some terra cotta pots covered with moss. You’ll need: Modge Podge or glue, terra cotta pots, a sponge brush, moss, a shallow baking...
If you love to cook you most likely can’t live without fresh herbs. You can buy them when you need them but it would be much better if you will always have them in planters close by. This way it’s much easier to mix small amounts of them to add in all meals you’re cooking....
One more thing that you can make from a tree stump is a vase or a flower pot. You can even make a large flowers centerpiece that will decorate the main table or a wedding. Of course for that you’ll need a bunch of tree stump flower pots or the one that is long enough...
If you like soft and cozy things, you definitely make crafts of yarn or fur. This yarn pot may be used for pens, pencils and other accessories. You’ll need yarn, Elmer’s glue, and piece of cardboard. Take your cardboard and start with the end of your yarn and glue it down. Cover the whole square...
What can you make of a bottle of yogurt? Take a bottle, scissors, a needle and some yarn of any colors you like. Let’s make embroidered bottles. Embroidering on plastic? It’s excellent! If you have sharp scissors, this won’t be a problem to cut the bottles. Make holes of the same size and it’s ready...
How to make an exclusive gift of a usual white mug? Take a white porcelain mug, outliner and a brush. Squeeze the paint straight out of the tube and onto the porcelain. If you mess up, just wipe the paint away with a wet paper towel. Some porcelain paints are not recommended for surfaces that...
It’s winter, we all look for things to warm our space and souls. What can be better than sitting around the fire with your family and friends? If you don’t have a fireplace at home – then you may use a fire bowl. This project will take just 30 minutes to make. The materials are...
All these terra cotta pots and simple glass vases are great because they are cheap and serve well but they usually looks quite boring. Although those that looks better are usually much more expensive. You might wonder how to make such pots and vases looks better and that’s isn’t as hard as you might thought....