today’s second diy project is also from the pages of the new reprodepot pattern books: flora and folk. this light-switch cover project, created by mollie green for the book, is my favorite project from the book. light-switches are so often over looked and can be such a fun and easy way to add a surprising bit of color or pattern to a room. all you need is some glue, patterned paper and an x-acto knife. thanks again to djerba and mollie for sharing these projects with us today! click here to read an interview with djerba and mollie from the reprodepot pattern book and here to check out another diy project from the book!
CLICK HERE for the full project instructions after the jump!
two of today’s diy projects are straight from the pages of the new reprodepot pattern books: flora and folk. i’ve chosen my two favorites to share here today, starting with this fun choose-a-design greeting card project created by mollie green for the book. this is a great beginner’s craft project so even if you’re not a big diy-er, this is a project you can easily master on a rainy afternoon. and who doesn’t like to receive a handmade card? click here to read an interview with djerba and mollie from the reprodepot pattern book.
CLICK HERE for the full project instructions after the jump!
good morning! i’m thrilled to kick off diy day with a fun project from the anna bond and the once wed team over at the d*s guest blog. anna created a beautiful menu wheel that would be perfect for a wedding or any other special meal you have planned. click here to check out the full post and instructions!
for the past four years i have been pining over this incredible headboard featured in a 2005 issue of cookie magazine. it not only ignited my love for upholstered headboards, but sparked my interest in textiles from mexico, south america, india and uzbekistan. this particular type of textile, mexican otomi fabric, is handmade by the otomi indians of central mexico. i love the variations found throughout the style and the way that the animals seem to dance around in circles. so four year laters, i decided to bite the bullet and create the headboard i’d been dreaming about for what seemed like ages.
today i’m sharing my full steps below the fold, and in the video above. i shot this video in my bedroom yesterday by myself, so i’m living proof that this project can be done in a few hours, with little help. the final cost of the project depends on the source of the fabric and the shape of your headboard, but will always come in under the budget of a pre-made or professionally upholstered headboard (i called and got estimates from upholsterers ranging from $750-$1200!). i hope you’ll enjoy this project and consider creating your own variation; it’s a wonderful way to celebrate the artistic heritage of many world cultures- don’t be afraid to try this with indian block printed textiles, suzani or ikat fabrics from uzbekistan.
CLICK HERE for the project steps (update: including the headboard template!) after the jump!
There are some little antiques doodads that I just can’t pass up buying no matter how useless they are in a modern house. Take egg cups. They are just the cutest little things in the whole world, but how often are going to actually make soft boiled eggs and sit there with your little spoon and act fancy at your kitchen table? I mean, maybe once in a blue moon, but not enough for me to justify my shameless collection of them. I’ve since started to use mine as planters for those itty bitty potted succulents that I’m always buying (and sometimes killing) at the local garden shop. Plus, they would make truly adorable party favors.
i’ve been wanting to have a bedside water solution for a while now. unfortunately, my cat has decided he will only drink from human glasses, so the glass of water before bed is inevitably full of fur by the time i want to drink it. i love the look of vintage thermoses, so i decided to take some old bottles and jars i have around the house to create a thermos style carafe. i am going to answer the obvious question now, which is “why not just buy vintage thermoses?”. there are definitely a lot of cute ones out there on ebay and such, and if you want to do that, you definitely should. for me, the idea of those old plastic cups and thermoses just feels slightly unhygienic for my taste, but the main reason is cost. i wanted to use something i had around the house, and the total cost of this project was probably $8 (the mugs were $5) for both carafes, and it is a cinch to make. but it is entirely up to you! have fun! -kate
i’m not normally a big soap person- or halloween person for that matter. but lately i’ve been overwhelmed by requests for halloween craft projects. i know, already? but tons of you are looking for ways to get ready for the holiday so i was happy to see this fun printed soap tutorial from debbie at soapylove. i’m more of a liquid soap girl, but i thought these printed bars were a fun and tasteful way to bring halloween decor into the house without breaking out those talking witches that hang from people’s doors. i’d like to do one that’s a simple black cat silhouette that would be one part halloween, one part silhouette love and one part homage to my fuzz buds. until i figure out how to do that, HERE is the tutorial from debbie. happy soap-ing!
[ps: if you're looking for more fun online tutorials, sara at minimega has a whole slew of fun paper-related projects. click here to check them out]
