Boites pour cadeaux 
Firstly you need a smaller vase, which you will place inside a jar. Then cut some lemons and oranges (fruits that will not get blackened) and place them on the walls of the jar. These fruits will stick there naturally, so you don’t need to use glue or any adhesive. Arrange the fruits on the walls of the jar the way you like it. The last step is to create your own floral arrangement and then just place it in the vase and inside the jar. And that is all, plain and simple,...(lire la suite)
Materials:
– balloons
– shot glasses, votive holders, small glasses
– scissors
– flowers!
First, blow up your balloon and pull it to stretch it out. Let it deflate and cut off about 1 inch of the end of the balloon (the end that you would tie). Stretch the remaining balloon over your glass and keep pulling it over. Get the bottom of the balloon all the way over the top, while that end you cut, turns into a perfect opening for a flower or two.
Plant Holders
Take an old cloth soak in cement water, drape over a stand and leave in the sun to dry. Paint and you have beautiful plant holders.
Take an old cloth soak in cement water, drape over a stand and leave in the sun to dry. Paint and you have beautiful plant holders.
To make colorful skeleton leaves, you will need:
-leaves
-baking soda
-water
-brush
-food dye
-paper towel
Boil the leaves in water with baking soda (recommend one teaspoon of baking soda in 1 liter of water), gently brush away the pulp and then dye them. Wait until they are completely dry and here you go! Delicate skeleton leaves make wonderful accents to your favors. You can use them for gift wrapping, cards, bookmarks, crafts and decoration.
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Take your first towel and line it up against your pillow. Trim the towel so that it is the same width but with a small allowance, 1/2" or so each side (you can trim it further at a later stage, if needed) - as your pillow, and then put that towel to the side.
Take your second towel and wrap it around your pillow, with the wrong side out. Pin it down one side, against the pillow, and trim the other side allowing for a 1/4" hem. Leave some excess towel along the bottom of the pillow. You'll u...(lire la suite)
Take your second towel and wrap it around your pillow, with the wrong side out. Pin it down one side, against the pillow, and trim the other side allowing for a 1/4" hem. Leave some excess towel along the bottom of the pillow. You'll u...(lire la suite)
Weave a Plastic Bottle Basket 
Pine Cone Christmas Tree 
Floating candles 
Brush organizer out of sushi mat
To make the organizer, sushi mat and an elastic are needed.
Wrap the elastic around first couple sticks.
Secure it with several stitches.
Then, start to weave the elastic around the sticks making small and big holders for the brushes.
Finish them to the end and again wrap the elastic around couple of sticks and secure it.
To make the organizer, sushi mat and an elastic are needed.
Wrap the elastic around first couple sticks.
Secure it with several stitches.
Then, start to weave the elastic around the sticks making small and big holders for the brushes.
Finish them to the end and again wrap the elastic around couple of sticks and secure it.
Scarves holder made of a hanger and shower curtain rings
Wrap tape around two or three times, to secure. And just make sure to feed scarves through, and not to pull them down, and the tape will stay.
Wrap tape around two or three times, to secure. And just make sure to feed scarves through, and not to pull them down, and the tape will stay.
Here is what you will need to make a vase or candle holder out of old bottles:
-old glass bottles
-nail polish remover
-cotton strong (I used the green yarn pictured below)
-a lighter or matches
-a sink full of cold water
-sand paper
-Wrap the cotton yarn around your bottle 5-6 times, tie and cut ends.
-slide yarn off of the bottle
-dip in nail polish remover
-slide the wet yarn back onto the bottle—NOTE—the bottle will be cut at whatever angle you...(lire la suite)
CEMENT CANDLEHOLDERS
1. Plastics in various sizes for outside mold. They can be storage containers, deli containers, or juice jugs
2. Yogurt cups for inside mold
3.Non-stick cooking spray
4. Plastic sheeting
5. Rapid set cement mix from home improvement store (I recommend the 55 lb. bag over the 10 lb. box if you want to do more than just a few small tea light candleholders.)
6. Plastic bucket for mixing
7. Stir stick (pick up a free one in the paint department)
8. Measuring cup
9. Sanding pad...(lire la suite)
1. Plastics in various sizes for outside mold. They can be storage containers, deli containers, or juice jugs
2. Yogurt cups for inside mold
3.Non-stick cooking spray
4. Plastic sheeting
5. Rapid set cement mix from home improvement store (I recommend the 55 lb. bag over the 10 lb. box if you want to do more than just a few small tea light candleholders.)
6. Plastic bucket for mixing
7. Stir stick (pick up a free one in the paint department)
8. Measuring cup
9. Sanding pad...(lire la suite)
