What you need: 2 battens (35-40 cm long) felt (in various colours: white, grey, cream and brown) a piece of silver lamé ribbons wadding fabric thread (to match the colours of the felt) and an embroidery needle accu-drill 5 wooden beads (optional) Drill 3 holes in each batten, large enough for threading [...]
What you need: 1 glass bottle or container mosaic pieces (available at hobby stores) a silicon tube grout mix or plaster water gloves contour paste – optional Use the silicone to glue the pieces of mosaic to the bottle, leaving 2-3 mm space among them. Combine the shapes and colours to [...]
If you have a mismatched plate and a stem glass lingering around your kitchen that you’re not quite ready to part with, this might be just the thing to give them a whole new purpose. What you need: 1 plate 1 stem glass (ice cream/liquor/wine…) silicone or hot glue acrylic paint spray [...]
These bombs, made from your pantry staples, will make your bath fragrant and relaxing. For 1 bath bomb: ½ cup baking soda ¼ cup lemon acid ¼ cup starch ¼ cup fine sea salt 1-2 tbsp olive or almond oil several drops of essential oil (e.g. lavender) food colouring 1 teaspoon water [...]
Make your coasters remind you of your favourite tunes or maps of the places you’ve visited. Design a unique decoration for your home or a beautiful, personalised gift. What you need: 6 10x10 cm ceramic tiles music scores (or maps) wood glue or Mod Podge Outdoor 6 10x10 cm cork sheets silicone [...]
When we were clearing grandfather’s old vineyard, I set a few vine trunks aside. They’ll be useful someday, I thought… And so they we... What you need: 1 wooden board, 5 cm thick, 45 x 45 cm (or more, depending on the girth of the trunks) several dry trunks (I used 7) wood [...]
Sock monkeys are considered the world's most adorable toys. Materials and Tools: 1 pair of socks (adult size, striped or with a pattern) 1 ribbon wadding fabric (to stuff the socks) embroidery floss 2 buttons or 2 plastic eyes thread and needle pins Turn the sock around and [...]
Briefly heated in a microwave oven, the pillow will help relieve the tension in your neck and shoulder muscles … You can also use it to warm a belly ache, or you can cool it in a freezer and use it as a cold pack. What you need: 1 62x16 cm piece of [...]
What you need: 1 straw wreath (30-35 cm in diameter) corks (70-80 pcs) 4 candle holders 4 candles holly (artificial) hot glue & gun Stick the candle holders into the straw wreath. Using the hot gun, glue the corks to the wreath and one another. Insert the holly into the “cracks” between the [...]
What you need: 1 60x30 cm piece of fabric with a pattern (I used a teflon-coated tablecloth) 1 60x30 cm piece of monochromatic cotton fabric Fold the fabric with a pattern in half, pattern-side in, to get a 30x30 cm square. Sew any two adjoining sides to get the bottom and one side [...]
