Posts Tagged ‘DIY’

For Your Perfect Match

Friday, February 4th, 2011

These little matchbox Valentines would be perfect for your little ones to make for their friends!

Just dump the matches, cover with pretty paper and fill with something sweet!

Find the details here.

via inchmark

Ol’ Sew ‘n Sew

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Well, shut the front door!  Look what Forever 21 is selling!

This cordless sewing machine runs on 4 double-A batteries.  The description says it’s pre-threaded!  That’s one of the hardest parts of sewing to me…

I think it’s kinda cute, no?

Chew On This

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

The best gift you can give your child is the gift of time, so plan a special Valentines treat for your little girl and spend an afternoon making this precious gumball necklace!

I found this DIY at the One Charming Party site.  This site is adorable and has tons of cute printables and party ideas!

Find the details on putting together this yummy necklace here.

Cupcake Wrappers

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Here’s a gift wrap idea from Sweet Paul for any time of year!

Wrap your gift in a pretty floral paper.  Take regular size cupcake paper liners and turn them inside out; hot glue together.  Take three small cupcake liners and do the same thing.  Glue the large and small flower together.  The middle is made of a small liner cut up in strips and glued in the center of the flower.  The small tassels are pieces of the cut up liners glued on the string.

I found many cute paper cupcake liners at Art Fire for $4.25.  You can build a huge garden of cupcake flowers for that price!

Cut It Out

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

The Silhouette is one of the coolest tools I’ve seen for DIY’ers and crafters in a long time!

This digital cutting tool attaches to your computer and cuts designs with a thin blade.  You get all of the fonts on your PC plus all of the cuttable designs found on the Silhouette Online Store.  What can you make?  I’m glad you asked….

scrapbook pages

custom apparel

etched glass

sketched designs

Find all of the details and purchase this tool here.  Kinda wish I would have put this on my Christmas list….

Capital Grains

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

I love this project!!  The best part would be eating my way through 50 different cereals to have 50 unique state shapes!

via a Beautiful Mess

Spraint Like A Pro

Friday, December 17th, 2010

As you’ve seen in a recent post, I’ve been inspired to spray paint things lately!  Now I’m even more excited that I’ve seen this nifty spray nozzle made specifically for spray paint…or “spraint” as Scraplog calls it!

Santa, please stuff my stocking with one of these!  Find them here.  $2

Ready, aim, spraint!

via Likecool

Green Light

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Before you toss your bottles in the recycle bin, think about using it as your holiday centerpiece!  With a little spray paint, any bottle can be turned into lovely candleholders.

I love the colors that Kellie, from Scraplog, used in this collection.  I’m going to paint several white and use them for Gerber daisies (my favorites!) in the Spring!

via scraplog

Wrap Artist

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Ever thought of recycling unconventional papers found in your house to use as gift wrap for the holidays?  Here’s one that we could all do by finding an old book, or two,  and sewing the pages together.  The result is a beautiful display of interesting shapes that could leave the recipient more thrilled with the package than the present!

The hardest part of making this gift wrap will be threading the machine (I must admit I struggel with this…).  I love the way Kellie custom fit the package to the shape of the gifts making each one unique.  She  used glitter paper, circular punch and twine to finish the look. Imagine using different color thread to add color!

Find additional instructions and details at Kellie’s Scraplog.

images via jason and kellie

Do you have a unique way of wrapping your gifts?  Do tell!

Jive Turkey

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

This idea is so cute and easy!  The hardest part will be keeping the adults from diving in before you place it on the kid’s table!

Find more detailed instruction for this DIY here.

via Say Yes to Hoboken