November 2011
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Swanky Linen Art Binder - Fabric Covered Binder...
After spending a disappointing hour on Pinterest looking for cool-ish fabric covered binders I gave up. They all looked lame and chintzy. I have been holding on to two very cool smaller sized three ring binders to carry around with me when I sketch or watercolor. I wanted something that would make my bookbinding-mentor-friend proud, not something Twilight moms would pin and repin. I wanted...
September 2011
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Moon Phase Twister
i wanted to make games for nieces and nephews at the family reunion. i decided to take a twist on a popular game - pardon my pun, on second thought - don’t. you aren’t here for my writing style, you are here for my ideas. here goes.
materials:
1 twin or full sheet (black, white or blue are best in my opinion) white paint (i used flat eggshell housepaint i had laying around) blue...
July 2011
3 posts
DIY Wallflowers Scented Plugin
i’m about to get hippie on you all. plugin air fresheners (and tons of other stuff) have something called VOC in them. VOC stands for “volatile organic compounds” and they are highly toxic. they are chemicals with a low boiling point.
VOC cause all sorts of problems in your body: infertility (some of you may like that!), headaches, nervous system disorders, memory loss and...
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DIY Lighting Stands
Make these simple/cheap can stands to clip lights on to for indoor photo shoots or whatevs.
supplies:
empty paint cans, gallon milk jugs, buckets
long sticks from hardware store/lumber yard
concrete
water
something to stir the concrete/water mixture ( i was ghetto and used a screwdriver)
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get your sticks
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and buckets
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and bag-o-concrete
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(read the concrete...
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DIY Altoids
Ingredients:
gum paste (you can buy online or in a craft store, sometimes places like Target)
flavored or essential oil (essential oil is best but LorAnn oils work too - I used mint chocolate chip flavor)
powdered sugar (if you want to use it like flower so the paste doesn’t stick to your hands)
gum paste ball (about the size of a kiwi - the fruit, not a person from New Zealand)
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