RSSCRAFT Newsletter for August 24, 2007
DIY Chandelier Upgrade, HOW TO - Create a Faux Mosaic Look, Thrifted Dresser Facelift, Vintage Style Bedside Table, HOW TO - Make Paper Shelves, Wrapping Paper Decor, Decorate Ikea Storage Units with Vintage Wallpaper, HOW TO - Make a Fabric Lamp, Coffee Can Light Switch Plates, and Tea Cup Clock.
Hi Crafters,
There's nothing more fun that revamping your own furniture or home decor in true DIY style! Not only do you save some major moolah, you also get to express your own personal style.
From updating a vintage dresser to making your own fabric lamp, here's a roundup of some great DIY home projects to inspire you to start a little crafty home improvement.
Cheers,
Natalie Zee Drieu
Associate Editor, CRAFT Magazine
www.craftzine.com
nat@craftzine.com
From the CRAFT Blog
DIY Chandelier Upgrade
Cookie Magazine's blog has a how-to project on how to refurbish an old chandelier like this one purchased for just $10 at a yard sale. [ via ] Link.
HOW TO - Create a Faux Mosaic Look
Catrina of Bunblefunck has a tutorial on how to use paint and create a faux mosaic look. Link.
Thrifted Dresser Facelift
Jen points us to ao neko's cool revamped thrifted dresser where she placed down blue tape in a form of a tree and painted over it. Link.
Vintage Style Bedside Table
Ikea Hacker points to this great bed side table that Courtney of Two Straight Lines modified from a basic unfinished table she bought at Ikea. She took an image from a vintage sewing book, blew it up and decoupaged it onto the table. See more photos on her blog. [ via ] Link.
HOW TO - Make Paper Shelves
Lara at Kirin Notebook shows you how to make easy paper shelves to display your things. Link.
Wrapping Paper Decor
Grace at Design Sponge has a great idea to spruce up door moldings by using wrapping paper. The whole project only took her 30 min and gives a fun look to boring doors. Link.
Decorate Ikea Storage Units with Vintage Wallpaper
Patty of River Bend Ranch Studio wallpapered these Ikea storage units with pretty vintage wallpaper. Use any wallpaper for that matter to give the regular o' storage units an easy face lift. Read more on how she did this! [ via ] Link.
HOW TO - Make a Fabric Lamp
Learn how to make a cool looking fabric lamp with this tutorial and pattern from pitterpattern on Instructables. Link.
Coffee Can Light Switch Plates
Shelterrific has a great idea on how to reuse old coffee cans (or any large tin cans) by turning them into cool looking light switch or plug covers. Link.
Tea Cup Clock
Danny Seo of Simply Green has an idea that lets you know it's always tea time with this vintage saucer and teacup glued onto wood. Link.
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