Concrete is very trendy and durable, it’s a perfect material for decorating bathrooms or kitchens. The first part of building a concrete vanity or countertop is to create a template. Your template will be your guide for creating the appropriate size and shape form into which you’ll later pour your concrete. It’s particularly useful if...
This puff seat cushion will be a perfect addition to eel comfy on any chair. Prepare medium weight yarn, a size G hook, a darning needle, polyfil (or other stuffing). Go to the source to get the pattern for simple hexagons and make 38 of them (for a total of 19 hexie puffs). Once you...
This kitty house is a scratcher at the same time! What a great idea! Prepare ½” thick plywood sheets, craft paper for template, a jig saw, a ruler, clamps, wood glue, nails and hammer, paint of choice for house, removable wallpaper, scratching pad insert, balsa wood, an X-Acto knife and cutting mat, metal wire and...
Roman shades are a great thing for window décor, and if you aren’t good at sewing, you may always make no sew ones. Prepare fabric, a ruler, fabric scissors, tailor’s chalk, fabric glue, pins. Take your measurements and double your desired roman shade height. Then fold your fabric in half and use your tailor’s chalk...
This fun pineapple mirror will remind you of summer, to make it you’ll need pine oval plaque-9″ x 12″ x .63″, an oval glass mirror w/scalloped edge 8″ x 10″, 3/8″ x 2′ type L, hard length copper pipe, a pipe cutter, super glue, copper metallic paint, a foam brush, a pen, a power drill,...
We continue sharing photo display ideas, and today it’s a metal photo garland from abeautifulmess.com. Prepare aluminum roof flashing, a marker and scissors, gold spray paint, gold chain, chain cutters, large jump rings, an X-Acto knife and metal ruler, photo paper, a metal hole punch, Canon PIXMA MG7720 Photo Printer. Print and cut out the...
Do you have a pet that loves to snuggle under the covers? If you do, then it needs this cool snuggle bed! Prepare fleece fabric in contrasting colors, tape measure, scissors, pins, a sewing machine, thread in coordinating colors and a pillow insert. As long as you can sew a straight line, this bed is...
These mason jars will be amazing for St.Patricks’ Day décor! After giving your jars two coats of acrylic craft paint in Americana Kelly Green and Snow Titanium White (dry overnight between coats for best results) and let dry for 24 hours, distress with 80 grit sandpaper. Using a paint brush, add a dot of paint...
Paper towels are a must for every kitchen because the countertops can’t always be clean. Let’s make a holder for them, you’ll need 1″ diameter wooden dowel (13 ” long), 4″ diameter wooden round plaque, 1″ copper end cap, a glue gun, a saw, a miter, brass colored spray paint. Measure and saw the dowel...
We’ve already told you of many IKEA hacks for kids’ rooms and nurseries: play kitchens, kids stools, beds and so on and today I’d like to roundup some other projects that were not included into previous ones. Take IKEA table and chairs and hack them to fit your kids’ room: add some patterns to the...