How-To: Cut Paper Silhouettes Artwork
Sara of Creative Jewish Mom shares downloadable art and instructions for creating these fresh nature-inspired cut paper silhouettes. I love the touch of ric rac!
Home Decor
Pussy Willow Rainbow
I love this simple technique for creating a nice burst of color in your spring decor from Betz White. Using gathered branches and a couple of handy craft supplies, she made this impressive rainbow pussy willow arrangement. See how she did it over on her blog.
How-To: Repaint and Stencil Ugly Vinyl Flooring
Apartment Therapy has a great DIY up showing how to totally transform a bad floor into a good one. Whether you are renting or on a budget, this project will make all the difference.
How To: Gourd Lanterns
Diane Gilleland’s gourd lantern project appears in MAKE, Volume 21, and is the subject of this week’s Weekend Project video! You can also download the project PDF that accompanies the video. Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, or download the m4v video. From MAKE magazine: MAKE Volume 21 is the Desktop Manufacturing issue! If […]
How-To: Hack a Mattress into a Couch
Mattresses are big, bulky, and hard to recycle. If you don’t have space/use for your otherwise-fine mattress, try hacking it into a couch! This tutorial will go through cutting through the different parts of the mattress and making new coverings for the pieces. More: 101: Upholstery
Gummy Bear Chandelier
This chandelier is actually made from plastic gummy bears, but still looks delicious. [via Make: Online]
How-To: Hankerchief Tissue Box Cover
It’s still cold season here in NYC, everyone I know seems to be sick! If you’ve got the tissue box blues, try dressing it up with a hankerchief or old t-shirt scrap to make the box more cuddly for the long hours on the couch. Check out Michelle’s tissue box cover tutorial.
