Sweets always raise the mood, even if it’s an accessory that reminds of sweets. Let’s make a jelly roll floor pillows. You’ll need 2 1/2 yards of fabric for the pillow bottom, 1/2 yard of fabric for the piping, 6/32″ cotton piping (95″ long for the small pillow and 140″ long for the larger pillow),...
Today terrariums are very fashionable because it’ a piece of nature right here, in your home. But we have to take much care of them because of real plants. You can make your own terrarium – a faux yourself. Just take an old lantern or a jar, put some faux moss inside, pinecones and a...
Potholders are necessary for us because of hot mugs that can spoil the furniture. Let’s make one – a loom potholder, it’s so simple in making that even a kid can do that. And even if your kids don’t show any interest initially, not to worry, it’s a great thing to have on hand for...
In spring a fresh small garden is right what we need – a piece of nature, what can be better? Lets’ repurpose an old dresser into a fresh spring garden. The dresser doesn’t even need to be transformed. It has three spacious drawers, you need just to take the dresser outside and put the plant...
Getting ready for spring and coming summer? Let’s make a funky fence of recycled materials that would make your yard peculiar. All you need to do is to take recycled glass bottles of different colors and put them on steel poles, you could easily do that yourself. I really like the harmonious choice of blue...
A pinboard helps to organize the space and here you can pin not only some notes but also your favorite photos. So you’ll need cork tiles, painter’s tape, white paint, a paintbrush, a ruler and a pencil. Why cork? Because the same tiles can be rearranged to be a chevron pattern or diagonal stripe. You...
Terrariums are fashionable because it’s a piece of nature in your house. But all these designers’ terrariums are very expensive. Let’s make one ourselves. So, you’ll need a glass vase, a small plate, pebbles, soil, moss and a small plant with shallow roots. Place some small stones or pebbles on the plates. Wet a handful...
We have already told you of painting on porcelain mugs, and why not try the same with some tableware? They look amazing and are very much affordable. You’ll need some plates or bowls and special porcelain paint pen of the color you want. If you take white porcelain, the black pencil would the best variant....
Welcome your guests with a rainbow mat! You can make it easily and without many expenses. You’ll need boards, a drill, sandpaper and some more instruments. Sand the faces and edges of each board with 120-grit sandpaper followed by 180-grit sandpaper. Then cut the boards into 9″-long pieces and sand the ends smooth. To paint...
Doilies are tender and sweet but who could imagine a chandelier made of them? It’s amazing! You will need 3 quilting rings of different sizes, 2 packs 6″ doilies, 1 pack 4″doilies, 2 things of craft thread. Tie 4 separate strings to the top ring, tied them together and fastened it to our ceiling light...