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.
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Reusing Wine Bottles
I’m always looking for great ideas to recycle things around the house. In a world with the threat of global warming, every little thing we can do to eliminate waste makes a better world for us to live in. Empty wine bottles always abound after a good party, and empty champagne bottles after a great party (at least in this champagne aficionado’s house). If you want to save some from the recycle bin, here are some fun, easy and creative ideas to reuse them. Cheers! Check out the full DIY instructions for wine-bottle torches here, and the wine bottle wall vase here. The bottle candleholder is called Bottelabra, I…
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Romantic Ruffles
This summer I noticed something with ruffles was always in one of my inspiration folders. Yes, I’m one of those designers with dozens of inspiration folders divided by categories, but I’ll leave that obsession for another post. Last weekend the ruffles were back on my mind when I was looking for party dresses for my upcoming tropical vacation. Ruffles are so feminine, romantic, and add texture to any home decor. Here are some of the ruffles that I love. I’ve always loved this Anthropologie shower curtain. But now Urban Outfitters sells a more affordable version available in 6 solid colors. How adorable are these ruffled tablecloth and dishes? Ruffle bedding…