Art & Craft Ideas, How to Tutorials, Handmade Gift
: a unique quilting pattern. Quilting may sound kind of tame, however, with Alisa Burke, quilting changes tack and sails the winds of adventure! Look what she did…. Step-by-step Fabric Painting, Sewing & Quilting Instructions 1. Hand stamp & hand print your own fabric. That is: make your own stamps with foam [...]
Pin It I love wandering through Anthropologie. Do you? The creative input of a visit is like flipping through 17 lifestyle magazines and half a dozen groovy design books, all at the same time. Yes, I was lucky to spend quite a bit of time in the Anthropologie shop in Santa Monica, LA as [...]
Lovely things from fabric are to be made by hand for the Christmas trees. In Pasadena, CA, I came across darling felted trees, birds made from fabric scraps, woolen balls adorned with hand-embroidered icicles, wreaths made out of scrap fabric balls, and other such unique treasures. Be inspired by my collection…. This is my [...]
I’ve been looking through bathroom designs for inspiration for our new to-be-built Italian country farm house. I find it all a bit daunting to get my mind around that I get to design every element of that house from scratch, so I need your help. I’d love you to comment on which bathroom you consider [...]
: a DIY garden bench project today. I enjoyed a delightful Thanksgiving dinner with a lovely family in a gorgeous home in Long Beach, LA, California. The indoor space was tastefully decorated in a timeless contemporary design style. The outside space was a half-decent match to the interior. However, home-owner Michael sighed he wished to [...]
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Know how to make a yo-yo? Good. Let’s go crazy making yo-yo’s and create a fabulously & frivolously fun quilt with them. Here’s your free pattern. Yo-yo Quilt Pattern This Amy Butler quilt pattern uses the happy & cheery Amy Butler fabrics. The Amy Butler Quilt Just looking at this quilt makes me happy. Fun [...]
Pin It Truly spooky!! Just when I publish this article on DIY Halloween ghosts, I come across an even better Halloween host diy. Take a look at this amazingly realistic garden ghost, made out of chicken-wire. Wow. It’s almost poetic, so beautiful and … realistic !!!! Would you believe: all you really need is [...]
Most visitors to this blog have found our feature of this eco-green towel-recycling DIY bathroom mat. I’ve noticed however, that not everyone has good ‘bathroom mat treatment’ habits, so I thought to share a few tips with you today, to begin with, and then I’ll give you an overview of the various rugs I’ve featured [...]
I have this thing for recycling cable sweaters. I’m sure you all seen this recycled wool sweater lamp, which I just adore. It just looks so warm and cosy. Now, here’s a DIY tutorial to make yourself a matching rug for that chair near the window. Direct recycling aka very-eco-green designer Diane Durkes pulled this [...]
Remember the ‘Beach in a Pot’- container gardening idea we included in our ‘How to Create a Beach Cottage’-series ? Now, I want to show you three different autumn gardens in a pot. Beautiful landscaping ideas by Sunset, for your garden, patio and balcony. These Fall landscapes in pots are neither Halloween nor Thanksgiving [...]
Hiding your creative tools where you need them is not always so easy. As I do art, craft and decorating projects in almost any room of the house, I decided to go around and create creative storage zones in every room. Creative Living Room Storage Knitting and crochet I most definitely do most in the [...]
I haven’t gone back to school for a ‘000 years. However, every Fall I still enjoy that feeling of a fresh start. Lovely. One of my best memories is how I used to get very nice new book wrapping paper, calendar and others kids desk accessories and stationary. We would making matching schedulers and organizers, [...]
This article on ‘College, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Decorating Projects & Ideas’ finishes the ‘Back-to-school Ideas’- week, however, during September we’ll add a few more individual back-to-school ideas, as they pop up in our minds. College Room, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Ideas Child Bedroom Furniture Stencil Plan This article contains free templates and a [...]
This is a re-post of my prior French pillows article. Readers wrote that the article link hadn’t been working for them, so I’m showing the French Pillows ideas (w link to pillow sewing tutorial) again for you. BTW. If you have enjoyed this 2 weeks worth of showcasing contemporary French interior design, decorating and craft [...]
These coat hangers caught my eye at Paris’ main Flee market. \While I personally have been designing crochet coat hangers, I was enamored by the thought of having these colorful wooden, felted and bead bejeweled coat hangers to cheer up my wardrobe. Which ones are your favorite? I love the ones [...]
Pin It A picture tells a thousand words, so without any further ado then, let me show off some of the glorious antique pieces I found in some of Paris’s best art and antique shops.
Wondering what to do with that ever growing collection of shells? Here’s an idea for the larger ones. Again, simple design idea Found in Paris. Other beach cottage design ideas & DIY tutorials: A Beach in a Pot Waterproof Picnic Blanket for the Beach Bed Sheet with Beach Shell Print – Easy Home [...]
Sharing my secret: I’m in Paris!!!! Instead of craft & DIY tutorials, you’ll find world-class creative inspirational photos to help you develop your own DIY and craft ideas… for the next 2 weeks! Some of the articles will be a single brilliant idea (I’ll be calling these articles ‘Creative Ideas from France’, while [...]
A fence like you’ve never seen before, have you?! You gotta go to Carrboro in NC to see this beauty. Artistic and practical. This particular fence does not come with a manual, however, there are however plenty of YouTube tutorials on fence making from which to borrow the design ideas needed to pull this one [...]
Inspiring eye candy with lots of photos for you today. Calling all vintage (and just plain old) suitcases to come to work as storage. Didn’t we all have an old suitcase as coffee table in college? I know I did. There are however more ideas. What’s best about suitcases is that they come in all [...]
Great summer craft for kids: make your own succulent garden in that worn pair of shoes that has been the favorite for soooo long and that is just still too ‘precious’ to throw away. Have a pair of those, with soles all worn out and/or now cramping your toes? Perfect. Let’s recycle (upcycle) it!! [...]
Pin It Coffee bags and other burlap products have been recycled in just about anything. I’ve seen Victorian chairs and poofs upholstered with them. They’ve been made into anything from Easter bunnies to Christmas tree ornaments, and most of all, been transformed into other kinds of bags. However, today’s idea is even easier: transform your [...]
Decorating your home to feel like a beach cottage requires some concerted effort, and some fantasy. Some dreaming of the mind. Today I’m treating you all you need to create beach cottage wall art: a beach quote, free beach clipart and a tutorial on how to create an exquisite wall hanging for your summer porch. [...]
Pin It Today I’m grabbing ideas from this inspiring and stylish beach home transformations to spruce up our own bedroom, unify the color scheme, style and to ruthlessly move beyond the old and inherited, towards the fresh new beach cottage design that I’m actually after. I’m nowhere done with my designs and updates, but these [...]
Stars have to be the most versatile home decorating shape ever. All it takes is this printable Fourth of July clipart (star stencil) to make lots of stars for a fun & festive Fourth of July party. Fourth of July Clipart Star Stencil With this star stencil, you can add a star .. in blue, [...]
Have to share this ‘Craigslist find’–makeover by Aimee from Wonderfully Domestic: a beautiful contemporary bench, that I guess we would all want to have in the sun room. Amazing ! The Bench – AFTER picture Here’s her girl sitting like a princess on her new throne. The [...]
This guy just has to be every creative girl’s dream: tall and good looking, organized, and best of all: he helps you find stuff as he remembers where you’ve put your things…!! May I introduce you to: … … Mr. ‘Craftbox’ ! This wonderful guy (.. ahem, Craft Storage Furniture) may perhaps be the answer [...]
Pin It Lazy romantic, that’s the look I’m after for the bedroom this Summer & Fall. I’m sharing my inspiration file with you today, with finds from all over the world, from Anthropology in the US to Lazybones down under. Anthropologie Bedding Inspiration Click these images, so you can see the wonderful smocking / [...]
Comfortable bed headboards are easy to make and transform ordinary bedroom furniture. Actually good bed headboards have to follow certain design criteria: 1. Decorative items on (or above) the headboard should not be able to fall onto my head. 2. It should be high enough to support my back when having breakfast in bed. 3. [...]
Here’s a simply DIY solution you can prep this afternoon, to let you cool down in style and ease when the summer heat is smoldering: By snaking this garden hose around tree branches, it transforms into a little crazy outdoor shower, which will become the oasis in your garden. (Images: Studio Dreyer Hensley, Design: [...]
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