“First boy I ever fancied was called Rory. — Actually she was called Nina.”

Because I can never resist a gradient.

Check book improved with magazine strips! I swear, this is my new favorite crafting thing.

How to Look Presentable Without Really Trying: in which I make a steam rack in our shower so I don’t have to iron things.

ohhowardyoucrackmeup:

soincontent:

can someone tell me how to do this? everytime i do it, it turns out looking like a piece of shit

so kl

To do this summer: bleaching, dip dyeing, shibori, batik, aka relive my childhood textile experiences.

ascreamingcomes:

these chandelier garnishes are on my agenda 

Want.

This photo shows the colors better. Yes, I am just showing off because I’m proud I did something today.

So today I made myself a new phone case. Or rather, I took a plain phone case I had, fixed the part that was broken and then smothered it with strips of paper and a heavy dose of mod podge. Because I could. And because it seemed like a good idea at the time.

It also seemed like a good idea to go ahead with my plans despite lack of exacto blade, which was patently stupid and made all the little speaker holes look awfully scraggly. But such is life. I am not a patient person, particularly once I’ve got it in my head to do crafting things.

I kind of want to make more now, but I don’t need any more phone cases. Does anyone else need a phone case? I promise I’ll find an exacto next time.

unconsumption:

DIY project: Fold old maps into origami globes.

Other sheets of paper, such as magazine, catalog, book, or old sheet music pages, also could be used.

For this project, 5” square pieces of maps were folded into globes, then strung on twine. If you’d prefer to leave your globes loose, you could display a bunch of them in bowls, or group them on trays and add other items to make centerpieces (great for travel-themed parties). What other uses could you find for them?

For the how-to-fold-‘em details — Robbi Lindeman’s excellent tutorial and photos — visit poppytalk’s blog.

For other map reuse ideas, check the Unconsumption map-post archive here.

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Picture Frames Turned Shelving. No real tutorial because all you do is add a wood base/box to a frame and hang it. From Change of Scenery here.

I love this.

icouldmakethat:

Mason Jar Pour Spout @Craftzine.com blog

I both love and hate these “why didn’t I think of that?” projects, for obvious reasons.

I wish I had a reason to do this…

So… thinking about selling these at school? The gems are about an inch long.

(Thank you to whomever gave me a decorative candle set for my birthday a zillion years ago, the hanging gems make great earrings!)

Summer break is almost over, which means that I’m finally getting around to finishing all the diy projects I started over the past few months at home. I have to finish them before I go back to school because there are things my parents own (sewing machine, jewelers’ tools, et cetera) that I don’t have!

This necklace is made out of a window shiner and copper wire. The hook hole at the top of the ornament was shattered so I used the wire to create a new hanging sitch.