DIY Wedding
How to Make a Light out of a CD Spindle
19 commentsTurn a CD spindle destined for the landfill into a modern, little lamp with some simple tools and transparency paper.
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How to Make Garden Flower Bath Melts
1 commentThese gorgeous, all-natural bath melts are scented with essential oils and adorned with dried flowers. They are surprisingly easy to make and provide a luxurious way to celebrate nature, right in your own bathtub.
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How to Make a Magazine Reed Box
34 commentsIf you save old magazines, try tearing out some pages to make these colorful reeds. You can use them to cover all kinds of things, like this pretty storage box.
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Dodecahedron: "Baby, You're A Star!"
5 commentsFor this week's project, I found myself revisiting my high school geometry notes. What was a seemingly simple idea in theory turned out to be a challenging exercise in precision when put into practice. However, challenging work offers satisfying rewards.
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How to Make Button Embellishments for Shoes!
12 commentsIf you have a plain pair of shoes that need a little pick-me-up, how about adding a button rosette for a sweet and spring-y makeover? Choose two favorite buttons in coordinating colors for a super-personalized update.
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How to Turn Blah Buttons into Bodacious Buttons
19 commentsIf you have a lot of plain white plastic buttons in your stash and don't quite know what to do with them, why not try customizing them with paint? This tutorial shows you four methods.
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How to Make a Covered-Button Bracelet and Ring Set
14 commentsUse your favorite small prints for this easy fabric jewelry project! You can use the same one for each link as I did, or mix it up with all different patterns—it's up to you.
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How to Make Singleton Buttons
29 commentsHere's another handmade button with a long history. Singleton buttons are easy to whip up and a great way to use those precious scraps of pretty fabric.
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How to Make Dorset Buttons
27 commentsThese yarn-based buttons look cute on a knitted or crocheted sweater, or make them to decorate a bag, hat, or scarf. They're a great way to use up scrap yarn, and easy to make once you've mastered the basics.
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How to Decoupage a Tray
8 commentsA simple paper technique (with a fancy French name) helps turn inexpensive objects into a luxurious, one-of-a-kind objet d'art. Our paper guy shows you how to dress up your home accessories without breaking the bank.
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How to Print Flowers with Flowers
8 commentsA simple blossom is pressed into service as both ink and printing plate. This fast and easy process gives new meaning to the term "botanical print" and is a wonderful way to capture the fleeting beauty of flowers.
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Custom Hand-Painted Wedding Shoes
6 commentsSteve Van Doren (of Vans shoes) commissioned these Vans shoes for his niece, who wore them down the aisle in her recent wedding!
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How to Make a Super-Simple Recycled Quilt
22 commentsOne trip to the thrift store should yield all the supplies you need to make a warm quilt: two pretty sheets and a blanket. And the making couldn't be easier.
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How to Make a Woven Scrap Journal
14 commentsBuild a simple cardboard weaving loom, and raid your stash for yarn and fabric to weave up a journal cover. Fill it with pages from your recycling bin, and you have a useful blank book that costs nothing to make.
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How to Recycle Magazines into Jewelry
23 commentsIf you have a surplus of old magazines, tear out some pages and whip up a pretty coiled pendant. They're so quick to make, you can build a whole wardrobe of them!
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How to Make Easy Two-Bead Earrings
9 commentsHoliday gift countdown: 5 days. If you have a stash of jewelry-making supplies, or time for a quick run to the craft store, you can easily make up some pairs of these cute earrings!
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Extreme Paper: The Long, Dark Road to a Bright Idea
15 commentsA total of 765 discrete pieces of paper, 10 feet of dental floss, 15 glue sticks, 6 ounces of white craft glue, and hours of trial and error eventually culminate in a frothy bagatelle just right for a holiday window.
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Wedding Invitations
4 commentsHere are some invitations I made for my cousin's and brother's wedding. They are hand drawn, and photoshopped. The corazon and half of a border in black pen and ink ...
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Round Tiered Picture Centerpiece
1 commentThis is a centerpiece I did for a friend's wedding. I have a tutorial on my blog if you would like to make it or something similar. It was fairly cheap to make, especially since I found most of the...
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How to Make a Pencil Box Bouquet
Send a beautiful bouquet of flowers to your favorite office worker for the price of a few postage stamps. This simple and colorful tutorial gives new meaning to the term "fresh-cut flowers."
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