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Cheap & Chic DIY Headboard Ideas

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:01:52 -0400

Cheap & Chic DIY Headboard Ideas:

Make a personal statement in your bedroom retreat with a pretty DIY headboard for the bed.

Storage Solutions Quiz

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:02:33 -0400

Storage Solutions Quiz:

Want to kill some time and find out your Storage Personality Style? No? Well, click here anyways.

DIY Paint Projects for Your Home

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:19:33 -0400

DIY Paint Projects for Your Home:

Have the itch to paint? Get inspired and try one of these paint project ideas to personalize your home and update your decor.

Free Printable Family Organizers, Calendars, To-Do Lists | Mommy Tracked

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:15:28 -0400

Free Printable Family Organizers, Calendars, To-Do Lists | Mommy Tracked:

Busy moms: get organized with free downloadable family calendars, weekly to-do lists and more from Mommy Tracked!

Popping in to say hello!

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:46:46 -0400

Hi everyone! So very sorry for not posting as much as I usually do, but I’m finding this new layout kind of difficult. However, I am currently working on a new feature on DIY Diva - Daily DIY Tips!

I’ll be posting them sporadically at first, but once I gain some momentum, you’ll be getting a tip every singe day! Topics will include beauty, fashion, household, organization, etiquette and more! If you want to submit a DIY Tip, please do so via the submission page. If you’re having difficulty with submission, fanmail works as well.

I’ll also be uploading my current DIY’s soon, just as long as someone gives me a big kick in the tush.

Happy DIY-ing!

Theresa

fuckyeahweddingideas: DIY Fabric Feathers Download feather...

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:52 -0400

fuckyeahweddingideas:

DIY Fabric Feathers

Download feather template
Cotton Linen and linen-look fabrics in 1/8 yd strips
Jute Twine
Corsage Pins
32 Gauge White Cloth Floral Wire
Avery Permanent Glue Stick
Craft Scissors
Fine-tipped fabric scissors
(optional) Vintage buttons
(optional) Cardstock paper and pen for writing tags
(optional) Decorative Bird Nest
(optional) Bissinger’s Salted Margarita Caramels

Step 1: Download and print the provided feather templates onto cardstock or standard-weight paper. Cut around each shape leaving the notched portions uncut.

Step 2: Protect your work surface with a piece of clean scrap paper. Lay down a portion of fabric correct-side down (if using a patterned fabric) that is at least 2″ wide x 9″ long. Test to be sure that your feather template fits onto one half the length of your fabric. Apply glue stick liberally to one half of your fabric leaving the other half untreated. Place a length of floral wire that is at least 6″ long into the middle of the glued portion, taking care to keep it as straight as possible. Leave several inches of wire hanging off the edge of your fabric (this will be trimmed later, if needed). Once you are happy with the position of your wire, fold the non-glued side of your fabric down onto the sticky side, sandwiching the wire inside. Rub the back of your thumbnail firmly over the surface of the fabric to adhere. For best results allow wired fabric to dry before proceeding to the next step. If you will be making a lot of feathers, it is a good idea to prepare them all at once to minimize your waiting time.

Step 3: Place desired feather template onto your prepared fabric. With a pair of sharp scissors, cut around the outside of feather template leaving notched portions uncut.

Step 4: Once satisfied with the feather shape, cut out notched portions of your feather using the template as your guide. You can also cut these shapes out freehand, or cut multiple slits around your entire feather for a look that has more texture. You can even dress your feathers up with dots using the tip of a fine-tipped permanent marker! No two feathers in nature are ever the same, so have fun with it and don’t worry about making them perfect.

Step 5: Once all your feathers have been cut, choose which feathers you will use for your boutonniere. Just remember that there is no wrong arrangement.

Step 6: Once feathers have been selected, place them together as you would like them arranged in the boutonniere. Then starting at the base of the feathers twist the wires together tightly until you reach the end of the wires. Fold the twisted wires upward and to the back of your feathers, so that it forms a loop at the bottom end of the feathers. This wired loop will become the “stem” of your boutonniere and can be any length that you would like. Anywhere between .75″ to 1.25″ looks great. Twist at the top like you are closing a twistie-tie (behind the feathers) to secure and use craft scissors to trim excess wire ends.

Step 7: To wrap the end of your boutonniere, begin by cutting a length of jute twine that is approximately 14″ long. Tie the twine in a tight knot around the top of the exposed wire, leaving one length of twine of approximately 4″ length hanging out at one side.

Step 8: Grasp the short end of twine in one hand and use the other hand to begin tightly wrapping the longer length of twine downward and around the exposed wire loop.

Step 9: Once you near the bottom of your boutonniere, continue to wrap back up towards your starting position (you do not need to use all the twine if it doesn’t fit). Finish by knotting your two ends together with a double knot or a bow. If you’d like to attach a button, thread it onto the ends of your twine, secure ends in back with a double knot and trim off excess. Pin onto lapel with a boutonniere pin.

(via 100layercake)

quaedam: atheism-: brkfstschmrkfst: DIY Veggies Various...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:39 -0400

quaedam:

atheism-:

brkfstschmrkfst: DIY Veggies

Various plants (in no particular order) that you can regrow from the food you already have! Woot! Way to reuse and recycle! I constantly have green onions and celery growing. (And potatoes/sweet potatoes but that just because they decided to do that in my pantry) Do you guys regrow any of your food?

Apples- http://www.ehow.com/how_2135774_grow-apple-seeds.html

Tomatoes- http://www.ehow.com/how_5581958_grow-tomatoes-fresh-tomato-seeds.html

Potatoes/Sweet Potatoes- http://www.gardenguides.com/117543-plant-cuttings-potatoes.html

Green Onions- http://www.17apart.com/2012/02/how-to-grow-green-onions-indefinitely.html
http://tipnut.com/nifty-food-plants/

Leeks- same technique as green onions

Carrot Tops- http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/children-in-the-garden/grow-carrot-tops.htm

Pineapple- http://www.rickswoodshopcreations.com/Pineapple/pineapple.htm

Romaine Lettuce- Same technique as celery

Cabbage- Same technique as celery

Celery- http://www.17apart.com/2012/02/growing-celery-indoors-never-buy-celery.html

Avocado -http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2009/09/09/how-to-grow-an-avocado-tree-from-an-avocado-pit/

Lentils- http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/02/19/how-to-grow-sprouts/

Pumpkin- http://pinterest.com/pin/98375573080950437/

Ginger- http://www.gardenswag.com/2011/12/5-foods-you-can-grow-from-kitchen-scraps/

Garlic- http://www.gardenswag.com/2011/12/5-foods-you-can-grow-from-kitchen-scraps/

Bonus: Bok Choy - http://www.17apart.com/2012/02/how-to-regrowing-bok-choy.html

The regrowing-green-onions link in particular blows my mind. But also the celery! And leeks! (I just pulled mine up once they hit the right size, used ‘em and threw out the roots—should’ve tried regenerating them like this…though possibly it’s just too hot now for that to work.)

obsessionist: Mixed Berries Frozen Yogurt...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:39 -0400

obsessionist:

Mixed Berries Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Ingredients
4 cups of mixed berries - I used frozen strawberries and blueberries

8 tbsp of sugar

1/4 cup of water

1 1/2 tbsp of cinnamon - use less if you don’t like it

1 kg (4 cups) of Greek-style yogurt

Method

1. Put the berries, sugar, water and cinnamon into a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until it reduces to a thick syrup.

2. Using a hand blender, blend the berry syrup until the desired texture is achieved. If you don’t like the seed, you can strain them. Set aside to let it cool.

3. Mix the yogurt with the berry syrup/puree. Pour the yogurt mix into the ice-cream and freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions which normally takes about 20-25 minutes.

(via ifyousuhmell.blogspot.com)

Mmm berry froyo. I would even try this out with canned/bottled peaches with the syrupy goo goodness (but easy on the goo).

lickystickypickywe: The “how to page” to this alternative...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:02:46 -0400

lickystickypickywe:

The “how to page” to this alternative vegetable garden (hidroponia) is purely pictures so easy to follow. Just click a few times where it says “click aquí”.

Quite brilliant if you ask me.

So you want to start a garden this year, but have virtually zero space to have it? Why not the wall?

For more inspiration, check this out - http://www.plantsonwalls.com/

chels: Today’s fun task: Make a Rain Barrel. We have a spot at...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:25:37 -0400

chels:

Today’s fun task: Make a Rain Barrel.

We have a spot at the corner of the house that has no downspout from the gutter, and because we live in Oregon, that spot creates a ton of runoff water. We’ve had an empty trash bin under it for months that we’ve been using to fill the watering can, but Charlie wanted a true rain barrel so we can hook up a soaker hose to it and run it through the roses. Toph and Charlie are away teaching this weekend (drums and dance, yippee!), so I made the rain barrel myself.

It was so super easy. The hardest part was drilling the hole in a round, slick garbage bin (and I was wearing shorts, so I definitely thought the drill might slip and make a hole in my shin), but once I got through that it was the simplest thing. The whole operation took about 20 minutes. If you’ve got an extra trash can lying around, grab a drill bit for an inch-round hole, get a spout and some plumber’s tape, and you’ve got a rain barrel. Easy peasy.

I spent most of yesterday apologizing to worms and ants and spiders as I weeded away their homes, and now with this whole rain barrel deal, I feel pretty accomplished, backyard-wise. Sometimes suburban life isn’t so bad.

monecolle: 100 Beautiful Bird Sculptures Made Out Of Paper

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:25:53 -0400

monecolle:

100 Beautiful Bird Sculptures Made Out Of Paper

free-printables: Free printable tulip pattern, pretty paper...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:01:03 -0400

free-printables:

Free printable tulip pattern, pretty paper flowers from http://www.ellinee.com/blog/paper-tulip-printable-tutorial/

Just in time for Parkinson’s Awareness month!!!

craftjunkie: Your Own Puffy Cloud {How to} This would be so...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:01:03 -0400

craftjunkie:

Your Own Puffy Cloud {How to}

This would be so cute at a wedding. :]

Found at: thefarmchicks

mothernaturenetwork: 6 cool things you can make from old...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:01:37 -0400

mothernaturenetwork:

6 cool things you can make from old jeans

Denim is a super-versatile material that can be upcycled into all sorts of usefulness.

unconsumption: Brilliant! And a great addition to the “beverage...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:54:55 -0400

unconsumption:

Brilliant! And a great addition to the “beverage carton-repurposing” idea file.

Spotted on Facebook, on the Grow Food, Not Lawns community gardening page here. (If you’re aware of the original source, please tell us — I wasn’t able to track it down.)

Other garden-related ideas can be found in earlier Unconsumption posts here and here.

Homemade butterfly feeder

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:05:06 -0400

Homemade butterfly feeder

handmadepride: Click for more tutorials.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:47 -0400

handmadepride:

Click for more tutorials.

thediygirl: I am so in love with these Fabric Covered Pots (by...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:47 -0400

thediygirl:

I am so in love with these Fabric Covered Pots (by Ashleyannphotography).

truebluemeandyou: DIY Free Printable Carrots from Make...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:35:43 -0400

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Free Printable Carrots from Make here. She’s used a bone folder for this and it’s another handy tool I have (lots at Amazon here). For lots of unique DIY Easter/spring projects I posted last year go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/easter

rainbowsandunicornscrafts: DIY Two Ingredient Glitter Slime...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:01:56 -0400

rainbowsandunicornscrafts:

DIY Two Ingredient Glitter Slime Recipe from The 36 Avenue here.