People who can sew always amaze me. I thought I would never learn to sew until my lovely sister-in-law Meg told me how easy it was, then I started dreaming about all the things I could make. I googled where to buy a simple (and affordable) sewing machine, we jumped in the car and drove to the store. Getting there I was overwhelmed and enchanted by one with an embroidery attachment. Ohh well, forget affordable and hello splurge (you already know my “mild” obsession with anything monogrammed). After some one-on-one lessons from Meg, I’ve been “sew” in love with this machine and all the fun projects and handmade gifts I’ve…
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DIY: Napkin Rings
Last week, I was going through our storage unit and found some leftover PVC pipes from our bathroom renovation. And as I girl who hates waste, I thought of an idea to upcyle these pipes into cool napkin rings. It was easy to do, and I loved how they turned out. Supplies: 1 1/4 inch PVC pipe (toilet paper tubes could also be used and are easy to find around any home) Dremel drill or hand saw Sand paper to smooth the pipe edges (optional) Twine or ribbon (fabric or burlap would look super cute too) Embellishments or trim Hot glue gun or fabric glue Cut the pipe into pieces…
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Yarn Wreath Tutorial
Materials: yarn styrofoam ring (at JoAnn for $4.99, minus my 40% off coupon) glue gun scissors felt for flowers and leaves optional: Christmas ornament or embellishment Total cost: $8 Hot glue the end of the yarn to the back of your ring. The first part of this project is the longest, but it’s easy: wrap the yarn around and around until it’s all covered. It took me about 45 minutes to cover the whole wreath. Now for the fun part; I decorated my wreath with peppermint candy ornaments and hot glued some felt flowers I made by following these flowers tutorials here and here. I also cut out some leaf shapes and…
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Tasteful Waste: DIY Cement Planters
I’m always looking for great ways to recycle and transform everyday items to art. When I saw these cement planters at Re-Nest, I instantly fell in love with the idea of reusing food containers before they hit the recycle bin. Click here for instructions.