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Favorite Holiday DIY Roundup

Anissa — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:51:47 +0000

Here are some of my favorite holiday do-it-yourself projects from around the web. Enjoy!

Felt Garland from The Purl Bee

How to make the perfect paper snowflakes over at Here’s Looking at Me Kid

Make a mid-century modern gingerbread house like Cincinnati Modernation

Sew your own tree skirt via Design Sponge

Fabric trees via Smile and Wave

Adorable gift wrapping ideas via N.E.E.T. Magazine and Design Sponge

Quick DIY : Metallic Owl

Anissa — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:56:20 +0000

This ceramic owl has been sitting around our apartment for a few years now. I rescued it from a thrift store and never got around to fixing it up. It had little cracks and an overall dingy appearance no matter how many times I tried cleaning it up.

I saw an article in Lonny Magazine the other day showing how to use metallic gold paint to perk up inexpensive decorations. Cute! I decided to go with silver and bought a can of $3 Krylon metallic spray paint. Simple enough and there is plenty of paint left for other projects. I think it will be great for the holidays and now Mr. Owl is being proudly displayed on our bookshelf.

Smitten Sticks

Anissa — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:45:24 +0000

Smitten Sticks are wonderful handmade paper expressions like mustaches and smiles, mounted on a stick for easy handholding. Created by Edyta Szyszlo and Vana Chupp, they are simple, playful and perfect for creating those fun moments just begging to be captured, whether it’s during a wedding, birthday party or any other memorable celebration.

Available on Etsy, Smitten Sticks are sold in kits and are easily assembled. Perfect for wedding photobooths, favors or polaroids, Smitten Sticks are for the couple who are planning a unique, imaginative and most importantly, a fun-filled celebration.

site: www.smittensticks.com
purchase: lepapierstudio.etsy.com

Pretty Swell

Anissa — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:18:21 +0000

Pretty Swell makes these beautifully bright fabric flower garlands. They make the perfect decoration for a party, wedding or child’s room. I would use them to celebrate everyday life!

Juicy 6 Flower Garland : $27.00

Vintage Carnival 6 Flower Garland : $27.00

PrettySwell.etsy.com

chez-sucre-chez

Anissa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:17 +0000

chez-sucre-chez is a one-woman show. All items are designed and handcrafted (and photographed, and marketed, and packaged, and shipped, etc.) by Kimberly Scola from her traveling studio, which is usually Berks County, PA.

I love these cross-stitch pieces especially the owl love you always. Would be a perfectly sweet gift for your sweet, that great couple you know who just got engaged or married. Maybe your like me and you just want it for yourself. The initial ones are cute as well.

www.chezsucrechez.bigcartel.com

Colette Patterns + Free Pattern Download

Anissa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:54:49 +0000

In a world where it is so easy to find cheap, cute, disposable clothing meant to be worn for a few weeks or months and then thrown away, Colette Patterns offers you a different experience. These patterns are designed to be made into clothes that you will love forever. They are timeless, beautiful designs that can be made in a variety of fabrics to suit the season. They are wearable, practical, pretty, come with full instructions and are available in sizes 0-18! So keep the cute factor and create something that is personal and totally your own.

Rooibos, Sencha, Lady Grey and Oolong

On the Colette Patterns blog I found this wonderful and free pattern for the madeleine mini bloomers. It only takes a yard of fabric and an hour or two to make them. Download the pattern here.

www.colettepatterns.com
Also, visit the designer, Sarai Mitnick’s personal blog Sweet Sassafras