You will need:

 

A whisk (the largest one you can get. I got mine from the dollar store)

A vase (deep enough to hide the whisk's handle, I had this on hand)

Rocks, stones (dollar store purchase)

Beads, pearls...etc (on hand)

Ribbon (on hand, optional)

 

Tools:

Wire cutter and pliers

 

 

Here's the whisk (oops, sorry, pictured 2 there, but you only need one) and rocks I used.

You will need these.... wire cutter and pliers:

1) Using your wire cutter, cut the wire loops on the whisk. Try to cut the lengths as randomly as you can, meaning try not to cut them all at the same length:

2) With the help of your pliers, start to shape the wires so that they fan out and look more tree-like:
3) It is time to decorate. I had glass pearls on hand, so I threaded some of those on the wires:

4) Use your pliers to roll the wire ends so that the beads won't fall off, and so that you won't poke out your eyes when sleepily selecting necklaces. I rolled the wire downwards, but if I were to redo, I'd roll them the other way around so that they hold my jewelery better:
5) 6) and 7) When done all the "stems", stick the whisk into a vase, fill the jar up with rocks or pretty stones, or even marbles. This will add weight for stability and hide the handle of the whisk. Decorate said vase with ribbons if desired. Hang up jewelery and admire the prettiness:

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by Cindy Hopper

This is a super simple sandpaper printing technique that will keep your kids busy and make one cute shirt! The best part about this fun little craft is that the supplies were bought at the Dollar Store, even the T-shirt! We used crayons we already had so we only spent $2.00 on our new T-shirt.

 

Supplies for Sandpaper Prints

good quality crayons, a t-shirt, iron and fine sand paper. Our package of sandpaper had a selection and we used the finest. The more coarse sandpaper will provide more texture. Give them all a try!

Color a fun design on the sandpaper. Remind children that the image will be reversed. Once the design is colored go back over the design giving the sandpaper an extra thick layer of crayon.

Place a piece of cardboard inside the t-shirt to keep the design from bleeding through to the back of the shirt. Position the sandpaper right side down on the t-shirt.

Place a piece of parchment paper or paper towel on top of the sandpaper to protect the iron. Iron, on cotton setting, the sandpaper for about 30 second. Gently lift one edge and make sure you have a good print before totally removing the sandpaper. Iron a bit more if you need to transfer more of the crayon.

Remove the sandpaper. You’ll have a print with loads of cool texture–not to mention a new darling t-shirt.To set the color, place a couple of paper towels on top of the design and iron. This will remove some of the extra wax. Toss t-shirt in the dryer for about 20 minutes to set the color. Launder by itself the first time.

 

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Posted on February 14, 2011 by Teresa

Victoria’s Secret is kind of a weird retailer. They don’t bring in a lot of new merchandise and usually have the same items for years on end. This sweater is one example of an item that I know they have sold for at least the past 5 years.

I’ve always admired it and thought it looked really comfortable and cute. However, when it goes on sale it is still
$49 which once shipping and handling is tacked on, makes it about a $60 sweater. I’ve just never been able to justify it.
Doing a DIY of this is so simple I’ve managed to look past it for years. All you need is a sweater a size or two too big, a belt with a leather buckle and a sewing machine.

Step 1: Off to one side of the sweater, cut up to about the chest area, then diagonal to the neck-band, around the neckband and straight down.

Step 2: Hem the seams very carefully with the longest straight stitch that your machine has. Hemming this has to be done in kind of a weird way so that the seams are not noticeable.

Where the white lines are, hem by folding the sweater inside. Where the red lines are, hem by folding the sweater out.

Step 3: Fold the area that you sewed the hems by folding out about 3-4 inches creating a collar. Your hems should be invisible. Tack the collar down with a handful of hand sewn stitches evenly spaced around the edge.

Step 4: The leather belt I used had canvas on it so I used scissors to cut the stitches from the leather removing the canvas part. The same thing can be done to remove a leather strap. You should cut nothing more than the stitches because the leather is meant to remain intact.

Step 5: Fold the sweater over so that the larger flap’s hem sits right at the hip of the opposite side. With a skinny needle and thread and using the same holes that the strap was sewn on with, sew the buckle on to the sweater.

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For the base, use a container of disinfectant White (translucent), round or oval. Do Not serve the Square and Those Which Have Grooves on the bottom.

What a week I have had – some good and some not so good.  How about I start with the good. 
I think I mentioned the Joann’s fabric store in Grand Island, NE. is having a liquidation sale as they are opening a new store in another location in town and I guess they are not moving any of the merchandise from the old store to the new one so they have had very good sales going on.  I purchased the anti-pill fleece in 2 yard segments to make single layer throws for my daughters, sons in law and grand children – 8 in all.  I didn’t want the throws to get too heavy so that is why I only used one layer for each.


I found directions on the internet for making the throws without the knots you usually see.  This edging looks more like a woven or crocheted edge.  I pretty much followed the directions on Helping Little Hands blog with a few changes of my own to make the 8 throws.

Here are the step by step photos and directions I used to make them.  I purchased Anit-Pill Fleece in 2 yard cuts…wanted the throws to be able to be washed and dried without getting pills which make fleece ugly and not so cozy.

Step 1  I trimmed the selvages off and straightened the ends.  This part is not difficult as they don’t have to be perfect rectangles.  The fabric always is wiggly so who is going to know if it is a llittle off square one way or another.
Step 5 The corners are treated no differently than the sides.  As the strips are pulled through and around the corners you will get a rounding of the corner and can keep going along the next side.  No fancy stuff just the same thing you have been doing on the sides.  
Step 6  The last strip is cut in half to make two smaller strips.  Cut a slit in the first strip close to the body of the throw and pull one of the half strips through that slit from the back then hook the other small strip and pull it through the last one you hooked as you worked around the throw.
Tie the two smaller strips together in a double knot and try to hide it under the back if you can.  I had trouble with this part and decided if the knot showed a little that was OK.  The ending is the only place where you have a small knot.  If you have ever used those other kind of throws made with two layers and knotted fringe you know how uncomfortable it is to lay on those huge knots.  With this edge the only knot is small and hopefully pretty invisible and not lumpy to lay on.  

 

 

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two-seam top

 

 

Remember that 50s Simplicity pattern I posted recently? Well, curiosity got the better of me, and I justhad to try it. Don’t mind the fact that it’s really too chilly for a short sleeve top (that’s what sweaters are for, anyway)–the simpliness of the top appealed to me. Would it look a flattering as the envelope illustration?

The pattern piece is just a large rectangle. For a size small you only need 5/8 yard of material, for a medium-large 3/4. The pattern calls for a jersey material, so I opted for a beautiful pink, wool-blend jersey I picked up on a recent fabric shopping trip. I love the drape, although 100% wool jersey is still far superior–though a bit too expensive for my pocket book at the moment!

 

 

The only seams on the top make up a T shape along the back. The two short ends of the rectangle are sewn together to about halfway to allow for the waist-split, and the one of the long edges is sewn together, leaving an opening at either fold for the arms to pass through. Super easy! The edges are turned under and hemmed with catchstitches and a hook and eye sewn at the waist. I serged all the raw edges just to keep things neat as well. The top took me less than an evening to complete from start to finish.

 

 

Putting the top on and arranging all the fullness that falls around the neckline is a bit tricky, which is why this top won’t go on my list of “favorite blouses I wear all the time”. Because it is a bit fiddly to wear. I could tack down the folds permanently with stitches, but too be honest, I’m on to other projects right now and just don’t feel like dealing with it. lol. It’s a sweet top, but will probably be relegated to occasions that I’m not engaged in a lot of movement (on most days I sprawl and flail about a lot)–so things like dinner out.

 

 

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Posted on January 12th by ffadmin | candle, DIY, Houses, paper, votives

Ready for a bit of DIY love? :)
 A little town at night.. isn’t it sweet?!

There are a few tricks to making this DIY a success, all to do with finding the perfect image.

1. What you’re looking for is a picture of a house/castle/building that’s taken front-on (perspective works, but not as well). You could take it from your favourite magazine, an old calendar, or even print some from the internet. Up to you! In fact, you could even print a photo of your house if you have one!
2. The print needs to have a bit of space either side of the house to wrap around to the back of the votive.
3. It’s best to choose a picture that is higher in the middle than at the sides, and sides that are about the same height.
4. Choose a house that has some windows visible.
5. If possible, find a picture that has nothing printed on the back. If you can’t, not to worry – it could add a nice effect (like mine did)!

I was lucky enough to have found some old photo books at a market in Germany that hold some of the coolest black and white photos from the War era.. perfect for a project like this one!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Step 1: You want to start cutting and finish cutting at around the same height on either side of your picture. Use the scissors to cut straight in to where your house begins, cut around the top of the house, and cut straight back out to the edge at around the same height as you cut in. Make sense? Maybe this will help:

Step 2: Trim away any other areas you don’t want, but don’t trim the sides yet.
Step 3: Using your Xacto knife and a cutting mat, carefully cut out any windows you want the light to shine through. I found at this stage (because my paper was a bit fragile) it was easiest to press the knife in, rather than drag it.

Step 4: Wrap the image into a cylinder (size is up to you) and sticky tape it together. Trim around the top if it doesn’t quite match, as well as any excess where you joined it.
Step 5: Add your battery operated tea light, and wait until it gets dark!

Note: Because paper (of course) is highly flammable, the use of battery operated candles over real ones is imperative. However, if you would rather use real candles, try wrapping the image around the outside of a small glass jar and use that to hold your candle (but still keep an eye on it) :)

 

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• CANOCHKI,
 
• 23 февраля
 
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Выглядит — по крайней мере тапочки — довольно мило, но сомневаюсь, что кто-то будет так убиваться, чтобы их повторить).

Итак, как сделать из одной рубашки и тапочки, и прихватки — рукавицы, и держатель для полотенец на сдачу:









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• CANOCHKI,
 
• 23 февраля
 
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Как сделать полки из чемоданов: мастер — класс:




"Итак, как всё это сделано:

Пару старых чемоданов мы нашли у себя в хозяйстве, остальные насобирали по знакомым и родственникам. Первое, что пришлось сделать – это удалить подкладку из тех старых чемоданов, где она имелась.

Полки я решил делать шириной около 20 сантиметров, поэтому для начала я примерно на этом расстоянии плотно обмотал каждый чемодан скотчем, а затем нанес точную разметку для реза перманентным маркером. Прорезав чемоданы по углам ножовкой по металлу, плоские участки далее я резал ножовочным полотном, не торопясь, стараясь максимально точно выдержать направление.

Настенные полки из чемоданов изначально не планировалось делать открывающимися, а потому крепеж на стене не представлял особой проблемы. Из десятимиллиметровой фанеры я вырезал панели по внутреннему контуру каждого из чемоданов, а на них сверху, снизу и по бокам закрепил деревянные бруски. Закрепив панели в нужных местах на кирпичной стене при помощи распорных дюбелей, я затем надел каждый чемодан на предназначенную ему панель и закрепил по периметру при помощи саморезов.



Всё бы ничего, но меня до сих пор смущает то, что старые чемоданы несут лишь декоративную функцию и внутри настенных полок зря пропадает пространство, да и многие из гостей, кто не знаком с конструкцией, нет-нет, да пытаются их открыть. Но, во-первых, просто руки не доходят этим заняться, во-вторых, конструкция потребует радикальной переделки и придется помудрить с шарнирами для крышек."

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• February 23
 
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Books will include course negligible, it is suitable for the home unless Ellochka - cannibal. But for a studio or in the interior of the youth clothing store (the more so because there are a couple of options below the roof rails of the same author) - where most of the book element of culture and interior design - the most it.






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Cut the flaps in length, fix the top of the tape tying knots - and sit bandages (to each other in a checkerboard pattern) units: One tape stretched - tied up - fix a couple of stitches and pull the next one.At the end of extra cut and stitched. IMHO - evil work, and primnetsya quickly and all of these filings will be visible. But nothing from afar: Alena sent 

 

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