This would be great in a room with little wall space available for photos.
BTW, Ikea Hackers is just the most awesome site ever.
Lace Tents Tutorial and Collection
These are all the rage now. So easy. No hemming involved! Just use this tutorial and cover with lace instead of fabric. Image via A Beautiful Mess.
Also makes for amazing photoshoots!
Here's some more lace then inspiration.
Day 12: Alice in Wonderland Disney Inspired Princess Ribbon Sculpture Pattern
Welcome to day TWELVE of the Disney
Inspired Ribbon Sculpture Patterns. Only one more to go! During each day of the week (except
weekends) I'll be posting the pattern of a Disney Inspired Princess
Ribbon. Fun, huh?! Today we're doing Alice in Wonderland. Now, I know she's not a 'princess' but how can we leave her out? She's completely adorable;) Get all the tutorials for
all the Disney Princesses as I post them in the link below:
Alice is so proper. I kinda like her simplicity and neatness. So English.
Materials: Hot glue
no-fray spray (or hair spray)
Start out with these lengths of ribbon:
Flesh colored: 2¼ ", 3"
Black: ¾",
Yellow: 3"
White: 1½", seven pieces of 1¼", 2"
Turquoise: 1½", two pieces of 1", five pieces of 4"
Step 1: Roll flesh colored 3" piece of ribbon into a circle and glue. This will be your head.
Solar System Blanket or Carpet + Bonus Science Lesson
Brian and I are constantly watching the Science channel. We took a couple astronomy classes together in college and every since I've been spellbound by the perils, possibilities and profusion of the universe. My only complaint is that every show on the Science channel about the universe is pretty much exactly the same with exactly the same graphics. Planets colliding, lands erupting, suns bursting. I still find it fascinating none-the-less.
So, I'd like to share my love of the universe with the kids and make one of these solar system mats via Let It Be Montessori. HOWEVER, I think it would be a little cooler to make a carpet or blanket.
You could use a long zippers for the circles. Then you could attach the planets to the zipper heads and they could travel along the circles. I also like the idea of making the planets soft. If you made a carpet you could use this Ikea rug.
Also, I wish I could make the planets proportionate to each other but I think that might be impossible on a blanket;) I don't think kids get a good grasp of how different in size they really are. Let along how different in size our sun is to others. OH, I could go on and on.
Day 11: Sleeping Beauty Disney Inspired Princess Ribbon Sculpture Pattern
August 30, 2012
Materials: Hot glue
no-fray spray (or hair spray)
Start out with these lengths of ribbon:
Flesh colored: 2¼ ", 3"
Yellow: 1", 2½ ", two pieces of 3½ ", three pieces of 4½ "
White: 2"
Darker Pink: 1½ ", five pieces of 4"
Light Pink: 1½ "
Step 1: Roll flesh colored 3" piece of ribbon into a circle and glue. This will be your head.
Day 10: Mulan Disney Inspired Princess Ribbon Sculpture Pattern
August 29, 2012
Materials:
Hot glue
no-fray spray (or hair spray)
Yellow: 1"
Purple: 1½ ", 2"
Pink: 2½ ", 3½ ", four pieces of 4"
Red: 2", two pieces of 1½ "
Step 1: Roll flesh colored 3" piece of ribbon into a circle and glue. This will be your head.
Cute Cheap Dress: Modcloth's Last Hurrah
Modcloth's gone crazy! It's their end of summer sale and things are really a steal. You seriously must check it out. I just bought these dresses below. The one on the left was only $14.99! The one on the right was $24.99! Craziness, right?! Check out screenshots of all their dresses below $30 below.
Psst....if you want to buy something on the site follow this link for a $10 coupon code when you spend $50 for being a cool person who reads my blog;) MUST BE A NEW CUSTOMER FOR COUPON TO WORK.
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Psst....if you want to buy something on the site follow this link for a $10 coupon code when you spend $50 for being a cool person who reads my blog;) MUST BE A NEW CUSTOMER FOR COUPON TO WORK.
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No More Sinking Bridesmaids
No way! Did you know about these? Photo via weddingbee. Plastic thingies via Heels Above. Read her review on weddingbee. It sounds like a winner.
Picket Fencing for Hiding Cords
August 28, 2012
I posted about this on my old blog years ago but I think it's worth reposting! Can be easily made with with either wood or foam core board and double stick foam tape. Foam core board would be a lot easier to cut. Great idea for hiding cords in kids rooms! I searched high and low and cannot find the original source. Does anyone happen to know it?
Pointed DIY Roller Shades
I know these aren't roller shades but I think you could achieve the same look with them. Remember the DIY ribbon shades I made? Below could be another take on it! Via Lori Graham. Try cutting your roller shade into a rounded point and apply a wide ribbon around edges. You'll have to remove the plastic stick at the end of the shade to cut it into a point so you need to buy one that is thick enough not to get wrinkled easily. I would also recommend gluing the plastic stick to the back of the roller shade just above the point so you can't see it. Do this so that the shade doesn't wrinkle when you roll it back up. I actually love roller shades much better than roman ones. They're just a cinch to open and close and I need all the time savers I can get;)
Rain Cloud Quilt
Oh good night! I love this quilt. The letters would be the most tedious and difficult part I imagine. But even without the words it's awesome. Would be a great gift for a baby shower. Get the pattern at The Vintage Clothespin.
Faux Stained Glass Window Tutorial with DecoArt!
We have this issue with our front door. It's the only thing that separates us from the rest of the world. No foyer, no sprawling yard. Only a few short feet away is the sidewalk where people (strangers) can stroll by and see directly into our house. But DecoArt's faux stained glass is here to help!
The other issue is that our home is very dark on the inside. I need to expose all the light I can get. So covering up the windows is not a great option either. Enter DecoArt!
DecoArt has this amazing line of all sorts of paints you can use to decorate glass.
✓Americana Gloss Enamels have excellent coverage and a superb gloss
finish that make them the best paint for decorating glass, tiles, glazed
ceramics, and other non-porous surfaces.
✓Glass stain (which I used for this project) permanent, transparent colors with a glossy sheen ideal for filling suncatchers or staining on glass or clear plastic.
For this project I used their clear glass stain.
I went to a glass shop and had them cut their cheapest plexiglass for me in the sizes that I needed. All together this cost $25. To make the design first, I used the black 3D opaque gloss enamel to create my lines. I outlined the edges of the plexiglass.
Then I made a square design and printed it out on my computer. If you like this design, just copy the jpeg below.
I then taped them together to the size of my plexiglass pieces.
I then placed the paper under the plexiglass and traced the design with the black.
I let dry 24 hours. When I came back I applied DecoArt's clear glass stain. To make the glass look warped like real stained glass I applied the liquid in squiggly lines.
I let dry 24 hours. When everything was dry I hot glued the plexiglass pieces in my window! Done.
Macrame Wall Partition
August 27, 2012
Giant macrame partion via Sally England. I love it. Use a wide dowel rod to hold up. Huh, the design reminds me of our wine rack;) The knot looks like this.
Butterfly Towels for the Beach
August 26, 2012
Chasing Fireflies always has the best stuff I swear. Check out these cute butterfly beach towels. They'll set you back about $60 which I think might be a little expensive for a towel but you could also totally DIY this. It looks like it has pockets for your child's hands and a hood for their head. I wouldn't buy terrycloth fabric from the fabric store I would just buy cheap store bought towels instead. I've found that most fabric store terrycloth is one sided, expensive and has a limited color selection. If you go to an outlet store or Walmart and buy towels for about $3 a piece you'll have a better selection and better quality towel.
Storage for Those Ultra-Light Umbrella Strollers
You know how umbrella strollers rarely have any storage? I bet you could totally DIY (and I'd love to try my hand at a pattern for this) this but you can also purchase on Infantino for only $15. It's the perfect baby shower gift for that mom that has everything already. Insulated for drinks!
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