DIY Eco-Friendly Outdoor Fireplace

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I was all warming up to the idea of a nice outdoor wood-burning fireplace on the porch of in our next home, or as it popular here, I was even considering an outdoor pizza oven, nearby the house, in the garden. Then comes architect Michelle Kaufmann again whispering in my ear…. Pssst! If all you [...]

Best Home Decor and Creative DIY Ideas

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Featured: Best Submissions of Last Weeks Link Party. As promised, here are my Top Picks amongst many gorgeous, inventive submissions. Those with patterns & howto tutorials are marked as such. Be inspired.  Featured Top Entries 1. Chevron Wall Paint How-to(my all-time fav fab submission) 2. Toddler Boots Tutorial (also check out the bag she made [...]

Linky Party #3

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COME TO THE LATEST PARTY!!, or check out the Best Featured Creative Projects from this prior party below. Pin It   Beautiful, Creative DIY Tutorials * Ideas Check out these great entries to our third ‘Time for a Party’ creative eye-candy feast. Before adding your lastest and greatest, check out first some of the best [...]

DIY: Shutters as Magazine Racks

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  : Shutter-love! Fancy owning this recycled shutter cum magazine rack. I want to own one. Teal / aqua/ Robin egg blue happen to be my favorite paint color range, so this shutter caught my eye.   As an aside: aqua always makes me feel like I’m on a tropical island. Love that color, particularly [...]

DIY CRAFT TUTORIAL PARTY #33

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Hi all. I am glad to have some of you come back to our weekly DIY Craft Tutorial Linky party. I love seeing everyone’s ideas and learning a few tips and tricks of the trade of creative artisans.   FEATURING TOP 3* CRAFT / DIY PLANS from Party 32 (+ a last minute contributor to [...]

DIY Tutorial Linky Party 4

Linky Party for DIY Tutorials 4. We’re contributing inspiration to great and artsy ways you can recycle socks, …. beyond making a sock monkey… although we’re including a free tutorial to make that one as well. Click here, have a look at everyone’s DIY tutorials for this week and best of all, contribute your own very truly best art masterwork, of a tutorial, that is.

Recycled Bottle w Milk Paint into Pretty Vase

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Recycling is easy. Once you have switched your mindset, everything becomes recyclable. I noted the lovely shape of this empty glass juice/wine bottle and with some simple, water-based gouache white paint (IKEA kid paint) I created this milky look within 5 minutes.  The result was a real vase, rather than an empty glass bottle used [...]