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DIY Spring Tin Bucket Vase

I love to make project which involves typography because I enjoy looking at it and I think it add values. Let say a plain tray compared to a tray with some writings, I’m sure each will have its beauty but the tray with the writings will speak more. As I explain before in my previews project, Upcycled Tin Can Vase Holder; “Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line spacing, letter spacing, and spaces between pairs of letters.” (Wikipedia). Now, I made another typography DIY Spring decoration, which is DIY Spring Tin Bucket Vase.

Things To Prepare

I’m sure you can get a tin bucket easily, whether is a vintage tin bucket, cookie’s tin or others. Try to replace it with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home like I always do. Use more recycled things and use some scraps from previous projects. I guess that’s one of a best way to be sustainable. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Spring Tin Bucket Vase:

tin bucket ( I use a cookie’s tin)
Jute rope (thick)
White paint
Blue paint
Black acrylic marker

How To Make

It’s an easy Upcycled Spring project which you can make in a short time. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Spring Tin Bucket Vase:

1. Paint the tin bucket with white paint as a base. Let it dry. Make sure it was cleaned before you paint it.

2 .Draw a wavy line that split the board into two parts.

2. Paint the second coat with blue. Let it dry.

3. Tie a little bow or knot around the painted tin bucket on the upper part with thick jute rope.

4. Last part is to write “Spring is here flowers are blooming” on the middle of the bucket by using black acrylic paint. Done!

A great recycling project for Spring decor. Get some fresh flowers or faux flowers to fill up the bucket. Arrange it in a appealing way and try to use big ball type of flowers or pom pom flowers like my favorite hydrangeas, and then you can mix it with single flowers. It’s a bucket vase which need a big volume of flowers to fill it up nicely.

This Upcycled Spring Sign from Bottle Caps project is my contribution to The Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie with her beautiful blog Sum of Their Stories. It’s a craft challenge with a sustainable principle behind it (upcycling, recycling, repurposing), which comes in different theme for every month. This month, the theme is “Typography” and February challenge was “Heart” and I made DIY Valentine Heart Sign Upcycled Pistachio Shells. Last month, the theme was “Vibrant” and I made Upcycled Spring Sign from Bottle Caps. I love to be part of this challenge as I love to upcycle things into something new, beautiful and useful.

Now, let’s see what other blogger’s projects!

Sum of their Stories	Turn left over alphabet stickers into fun bookmarks
Our Good Life	Quick and Easy Handlettering on Glass
Purple Hues and Me	GriffWorld Travel Map Letters DIY
Decor Craft Design	DIY Spring Tin Bucket Vase
Sew Crafty Crochet	Rae Dunn Inspired Cutlery Placemat
Christine’s Crafts	Dementia Fidget Blanket – Easy to Make and Adapt!

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DIY Spring Upcycled Tin Can Vase Holder

“Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line spacing, letter spacing, and spaces between pairs of letters.” I quoted from Wikipedia. This is very interesting to do on DIY decorations. Once I know about this, I started to have ideas flying in my mind. This Upcycled Tin Can Vase Holder is the first attempt of interpreting a typography into a piece of decoration with full aware of the term. Before this, I had made several typography on my projects without knowing the name of it. So, this project is the easiest typography I’ve made. Let’s check it out!

Things To Prepare

I like to make things with less materials. I mostly use whatever I have in my craft supplies. Just use whatever you have at home like I always do. Use more recycled things and use some scraps from previous projects will also do. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Spring Upcycled Tin Can Vase Holder:

Cookie Tin
White spray paint
Black marker

How To Make

It’s an easy Upcycled Spring project which you can make in a short time. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Spring Upcycled Tin Can Vase Holder:

1. Paint the cookie tin with white. But make sure you have cleaned it well. Let it dry.

2 .Write the word “blossom” continuously on the top part of the tin. Do the same on bottom tin as well.

A great recycling project for Spring decor. You can put many different colorful vases and/or flowers in this Blossom Tin Can Vase Holder, It would look amazing like mine. Super simple and easy to do.

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DIY Valentine Heart Sign Upcycled Pistachio Shells

Valentine’s Day is coming! Very excited for this Valentine’s Day. I love Valentine’s Day because I can show and treat my loved ones with lots of love in a special way. Shower them with my lovely creativity. If you agree with me, you can start with a handmade Valentine’s Gift Box, Valentine’s Gift Tags, to personalized Valentine’s Gifts. Moreover, you can make a DIY Valentine’s decoration as a gift to your loved ones. Like this Valentine’s sign that I made. This Valentine’s Sign is not just usual decoration, but it’s made from pistachios shells. Yes, pistachios shells are great material for crafting too. So far, I have made Sunflower from pistachios shells, acorn, some flowers. So, don’t just throw away pistachios shells, it can be a beautiful craft. Let’s find out more!

Things To Prepare

Easy supplies you can get or have in your craft room for this DIY Valentine Heart Sign Upcycled Pistachio Shells. Try to replace it with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home like I do. Use more recycled things and use some scraps from previous projects. I guess that’s one of a best way to stay sustainable. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Valentine Heart Sign Upcycled Pistachio Shells :

MDF board
Pistachio Shells
Pink paint (you can mix red with white paint)
Hot glue

How To Make

It’s an easy Valentine Sign project which you can make in a short time. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Valentine Heart Sign Upcycled Pistachio Shells

1. Paint the board with pink paint. Let it dry.

2 . Draw a heart shape with pencil if you need it as a guideline to shape your pistachio shells into a heart shape.

3. Start pasting your pistachio shells one by one with hot glue gun until you form a heart shape. Finished!

Beautiful and easy Valentine project to make and a great recycling project for Valentine’s Day. You can display it with proud by your mantel. It’s an adorable Valentine decoration!

This DIY Valentine Heart Sign Upcycled Pistachio Shells project is my contribution to The Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie with her beautiful blog Sum of Their Stories. It’s a craft challenge with a sustainable principle behind it (upcycling, recycling, repurposing), which comes in different theme for every month. This month, the theme is “Heart” and last month has no challenge, it’s a break. I love to be part of this challenge as I love to upcycle things into something new, beautiful and useful.

Now, let’s see what other blogger’s projects!

Sum of their Stories	Scrap Fabric Hearts
Our Good Life	DIY Hearts Machine
Purple Hues and Me	Soda Bottle Heart Shaped Box
Decor Craft Design	DIY Valentine Heart Sign Upcycled Pistachio Shells
Sew Crafty Crochet	Crochet Patchwork Heart
Life as a LEO Wife	DIY Faux Concrete Bunny
Old Rock Farmhouse	Doodle Hearts Collage
Christine’s Crafts	Small Crochet Hearts
Mimi – A Great Name for Grandma	DIY Valentine Rag Wreath Heart

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How To Decorate Valentine Gift Box

Valentine is near and giving meaningful gifts to your loved ones is a must! Aside to that, the Valentine’s gift would look more meaningful if we present it in a beautiful DIY Valentine’s gift box. Well, I have an idea how you can turn a plain gift box into a beautiful Valentine’s gift box with just some gift wrapping papers. Let’s find out more How to decorate Valentine’s gift box.

Things To Prepare

I’m sure the list is an easy supplies you can get or have in your craft room for this Valentine’s gift box. Try to replace it with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home like I do. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Valentine gift box :

Gift wrapping paper with heart pattern
Foam double tape
Ribbon
Glue

How To Make

It’s an easy project which you can make in a short time. The look of your plain gift box would instantly changed into a adorable Valentine’s gift box. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Valentine gift box:

1. Wrap your top cover plain gift box with a heart pattern wrapping paper. Choose a beautiful part where you can expose on top of the gift box and always watch out for its proportion. Mine has a big heart on the right and a medium heart at upper left.

2. Get a small ribbon and make a bow and paste it on the below part of the box by crossing the big heart. making it good proportion and balance.

3. Next is to work with the two hearts. The two hearts are the ones that I turned into 3D look. I cut off the exactly two hearts from the same wrapping paper and stick its bottom with some foam double tape. The foam tape will rise the two hearts to make it looks pop out. Paste both of the two hearts on top of its twin on top of the box. Finished!

Look at the pop-hearts, aren’t they look look adorable? It’s a simple idea but it does make a big difference to a plain gift box. And this one has turned into a beautiful Valentine’s gift box. Easy and quick to make, ready to make one of your own? Remember to be creative in choosing the paper’s pattern and how to pop the right heart.

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7 Best DIY Decoration For Each Season 2023

Year 2023 has past and now is 2024, how fast the time is. Although I love to do a lot of things like; doing decor, designing, painting, sketching, crafting; last year I did a lot of upcycling project, which also my hobby. I just love to make a thing that usually end up in a garbage bin and turn it into something beautiful and useful as well. It’s a pleasure to see an old or broken thing got its new life, new purpose and new great look too. That is why I round up 7 Best DIY Decoration For Each Season 2023. I hope you enjoy every of my DIY upcycling project from each season, stretched out from Winter, Spring, to Summer and ended in Fall.

So, let start one by on my 7 Best DIY Decoration For Each Season 2023. You can visit each project to find out how I made each of my upcycling project, just click on the project’s title.

Winter

DIY Warm Spices Gift Jar

DIY Valentine’s Gift Pink Container With Initial

SPRING

Upcycled Bottle Vases With Soft Spring Colors

DIY Flower Gift Bucket For Mom

SUMMER

How To Make A Summer Lemon Theme Tray Decor

DIY Summer Sunflower Sign

FALL

DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves

Aren’t they beautiful? If you hadn’t read each of my tutorial for each DIY decoration, would you ever guess what it was before?

DIY Christmas Snowman From Old Socks

What do you usually do to your old socks? Throw them? Donate them? Or make them into a sock doll like what I’m going to share with you here? Well, I hope make them into sock doll instead of just throw them away. As it is near Christmas, I made a DIY Christmas Snowman From Old Socks. It’s an easy sock doll because it’s a no-sew sock doll! It’s super cute too!

Things To Prepare

Gather all your old socks for this DIY Christmas Snowman. Choose colors that you favor for this year’s Christmas. Try to replace other materials with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home like I do. Use more recycled things and use some scraps from previous projects. I guess that’s one of a best way to stay sustainable. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Christmas Snowman From Old Socks :

Old socks ( Mine are white and blue stripes socks )
Googly eyes
Red yarn
Blue buttons
Scraps fabric as filler
Clear glue

How To Make

It’s an easy DIY Christmas project which fun to with the rest of the family. Make one or more is up to you, just make use of all your old socks and turn them into Christmas fun. Again, this is no-sew sock-doll. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Christmas Snowman From Old Socks :

1. I fill up the white sock with some scraps fabrics and old ugly socks to make a head shape and tummy shape of the snowman. You can use other fillers. Glue the bottom part of the snowman to conceal the end part of the sock by tuck it in.

2 . Cut the toe part of the blue stripes sock. Fold the end and glue it and use it as a hat to the snowman

3. Cut some of the blue stripes sock an use it as a scarf. Glue it around the neck of the snowman.

4. Now, glue a pair of googly eyes and some buttons on the tummy part.

5. for the nose part, I use a red yarn that I form it into a tiny ball and glue it as a nose. Done!

It’s not difficult to make as it is no-sew socks doll. It’s super cute and fun to make. How great it is to use those old socks and turn them into Christmas decoration.

This DIY Christmas Snowman From Old Socks project is my contribution to The Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie with her beautiful blog Sum of Their Stories. It’s a craft challenge with a sustainable principle behind it (upcycling, recycling, repurposing), which comes in different theme for every month. This month, the theme is “CHRISTMAS” and the last ten months (there is one month absent which is on July) were “TRADITION“, “NATURE“, “SUNSHINE“, “FRESH“, “FLOWER“, “SPRING“, “SOFT“, “LOVE” and “WARM“. I love to be part of this challenge as I love to upcycle things into something new, beautiful and useful.

Now, let’s see what other blogger’s projects!

Sum of their Stories	Felt Star and Bead Garland
Our Good Life	End of the Season DIY Rosemary Wreath
Purple Hues and Me	DIY Paper Mache Pumpkin Centerpiece
Decor Craft Design	DIY Christmas Snowman From Old Socks
Stone Cottage Adventures	Framing a Quilted Pig
Simple Nature Decor	Jeweled Oyster Shell Ornament
Crazy Little Love Birds	Create a beautiful Winter Tree Scenery using Cardboard
Sew Crafty Crochet	Upcycled Christmas Baubles
Christine’s Crafts	Christmas Tree Diamond Decorations
Southern Sunflowers	Christmas Tree Shaped Fabric Pillow No Sew Tutorial
Mimi-A Great Name for Grandma	DIY Christmas Tree String Art

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DIY Halloween Haunted House Sign

Halloween is weeks from now, but I better share my idea on DIY Halloween Sign. I use my Fall Gold Leaves Sign for this project to be exactly. I use the back of the Fall sign to be more exactly. So it’s a double sided Fall and Halloween decoration to be most exactly. I don’t want to waste a lot on seasonal decorations and I want it to be practical. So I can just flip over the sign before and after Halloween.

Things To Prepare

Easy supplies you can get or have in your craft room for this DIY Halloween Haunted House Sign. Try to replace it with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home like I do. Use more recycled things and use some scraps from previous projects. I guess that’s one of a best way to stay sustainable. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Halloween Haunted House Sign :

Black paper card
Round MDF board (I got it from a used cake base)
Black marker / black paint
White marker
White spray paint
Checkerboard ribbon
Clear glue

How To Make

It’s an easy Halloween Sign project which you can make in a short time. Well, it’s easy for you whom good at drawing or painting. I guess it would be challenging for those whom not handy with brushes and paint. But, hey, you can use stickers or printable of haunted houses to replace the painting work. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Halloween Haunted House Sign :

1. Paint the round cardboard with white spray paint. Let it dry.

2 . Draw scary haunted house with ghost, dried trees, spider with its web, bat, crow on the tree, a full moon a cross. Make some scary monster eyes (windows) or mouth (doors) on your haunted house drawing.

3. Prepare your black acrylic paint and start to paint the haunted house.

4. Now, cut a thin piece of checkerboard ribbon and paste it a little diagonally on top of the haunted house.

5. Cut seven pieces of black card paper into pieces of mini bunting. Paste it one by one right under the checkerboard ribbon and wait until dry.

6. Get a white marker and write seven letters of “haunted” on each bunting. Finished!

Unique project to make and a great recycling project for Halloween. You can display it with proud by your mantel. It’s a personalized Halloween decoration!

This DIY Halloween Haunted House Sign project is my contribution to The Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie with her beautiful blog Sum of Their Stories. It’s a craft challenge with a sustainable principle behind it (upcycling, recycling, repurposing), which comes in different theme for every month. This month, the theme is “Tradition” and the last eight months (there is one month absent which is on July) were “NATURE“, “SUNSHINE“, “FRESH“, “FLOWER“, “SPRING“, “SOFT“, “LOVE” and “WARM“. I love to be part of this challenge as I love to upcycle things into something new, beautiful and useful.

Now, let’s see what other blogger’s projects!

Sum of their Stories	Vintage Doily Afternoon Tea Embroidery Upcycle
Our Good Life	Halloween Scenes on Thrift Store Paintings
Purple Hues and Me	DIY Paper Mache Pumpkin Centerpiece
Decor Craft Design	DIY Halloween Haunted House Sign
A Rose Tinted World	DIY Halloween Bowling Game
Mimi-A Great Name for Grandma	DIY Bubbling Cauldron

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DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves

Fall is coming, all Summer routines have started to switched to upcoming Fall. So do the home decorations. Planning on your Fall decor is not too late yet. Planning with budget is not that difficult if you willing to DIY most of your Fall decor. DIY is fun actually, at least to me. Why? Because you get a chance to design and personalized your decorations and decor according to your style and home. And for this Fall decor, I will concentrate more to the nature and sustainable projects. My first Fall project for this year is DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves. I made a Fall sign out of used MDF board and some dried leaves. Super easy to make and great looking! Find out more on how I made it and what materials that you need to prepare for this Gold Dried leaves Fall Sign

Things To Prepare

A short list of supplies to be prepared for this DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves. Try to replace it with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home like I do. Use more recycled things and use some scraps from previous projects. I guess that’s one of a best way to stay sustainable. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves :

Dried Leaves
Round MDF board (I got it from a used cake base)
Black marker / black paint
White spray paint
Gold spray paint
Gold glitter dust
Hot glue

How To Make

It’s an easy Fall Sign project which you can make in a short time. I don’t think you need to spend too much time on every seasonal handmade decorations. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves :

1 . Get three dried leaves and make sure they’re clean. Spray paint them with gold paint. While they’re still wet, sprinkle some gold glitter dust.

2. Paint the round cardboard with white spray paint. Let it dry.

3. Write “Fall” or should I say, paint the word Fall with black color. If you have Fall sticker or stencil, that would do fine too.

4. I want to make an illusion of wooden planks by adding horizontal lines to the Fall sign by using black marker.

5. Now glue the three gold leaves o the round plate with hot glue. Finish!

Easy and quick to make and a great recycling project for Fall decoration. You can display it with the rest of your Fall decorations or by your mantel. Dried leaves are very fascinating, many possible ways to turn them into decorative element in your house.

This DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves project is my contribution to The Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie with her beautiful blog Sum of Their Stories. It’s a craft challenge with a sustainable principle behind it (upcycling, recycling, repurposing), which comes in different theme for every month. This month, the theme is “Nature” and the last seven months (there is one month absent which is on July) were “SUNSHINE“, “FRESH“, “FLOWER“, “SPRING“, “SOFT“, “LOVE” and “WARM“. I love to be part of this challenge as I love to upcycle things into something new, beautiful and useful.

Now, let’s see what other blogger’s projects!

Sum of their Stories	Mini Vases upcycled from yogurt bottles
Our Good Life	Pressed Flower Lantern
Purple Hues and Me	Eco Friendly Fall Decorative Wreath
Decor Craft Design	DIY Fall Sign Gold Dried Leaves
Sew Crafty Crochet	Three-Strip Flower Scarf
Simple Nature Decor	Sea Glass Candle Holder
Christine’s Crafts	Flower Pounding on Paper – A Complete Beginners Guide
Treasures Made From Yarn	Upcycled Project Bag
Vicky Myers Creations	Cyanotype Art

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How To Make A Summer Lemon Theme Tray Decor

If you’ve been following my projects along this Summer, you can see that my theme for this Summer is Lemon. Anything that related to this yellow refreshing fruit, called lemon. It can be sunshine, yellow flowers, lemonade, yellow color. I think Lemon is so refreshing for Summer decor, it’s bright and cheerful. That is why I arranged this Summer Lemon Theme Tray Decor to brighten up my home. I put every project I have made which has a theme of Lemon. All put together beautifully in a Lemon Tier I’ve made too.

Things To Prepare

You will need some decorations and of course some lemon to make this Summer Lemon Theme Tray Decor. Try to replace it with something similar to my decorations if you don’t have the same one. Let’s see what are the list of things you need to prepare for this Summer Lemon Theme Tray Decor :

A Summer Sign with a lemon theme

DIY Summer Hello Sunshine Sign

A vase with Summer look

Upcycled Bottle Vases

Some yellow and white flowers
A lemon theme jar with some yellow straws in it

DIY Upcycling Plastic Jar Into Cute Holder

A faux lemonade drink

DIY Lemonade Upcycled Bottle

Some lemons
Some succulents
A Summer style tray

DIY Lemon Raised Tray

How To Make

Put everything together can be tricky sometimes. Not all things in a same theme will look nice to be put together. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to make a Summer Lemon Theme Tray Decor :

1 . Prepare a tray with a bright color of summer (can be white , yellow, creme or wooden tray). I use my Lemon Raised Tray that I’ve made from a tin lid.

2. Use three elements of heights; tall, medium and short. Meaning, find things with three different heights. In that case, I use flowers in a vase, straws in a jar and a lemonade drink bottle as the tall elements. For the medium height elements; I use my Hello Sunshine Sign. And as short height elements, I make use of lemons and some succulents.

3. Determine the color scheme! It’s very important not to go far from a lemon color. Use colors that have shades of yellow. White will do great together. A green will compliment the yellow too, but you can use orange shades to replace green.

3. Last thing to remember if you try to make a theme tray is to arrange them by heights. Start from the tallest in the back to the shortest in the front to arrange all together on a tray.

The next arrangement is added with another DIY lemon I’ve made, which is DIY Mini Lemon Basket. Tell me which is your favorite!

A fresh looking tray full of lemon decorations which perfect for Summer decor. This lemon theme tray is fantastic on a Lemonade corner for your Summer party! add some glasses and a bucket of lemons on a table with The Lemon Theme Tray as a focal point. Happy Summer!

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DIY Lemonade Upcycled Bottle

My theme for this Summer is Lemon. Anything that related to this yellow refreshing fruit, called Lemon. It can be sunshine, yellow flowers, lemonade, or yellow color. I think it’s so refreshing for Summer decoration. From there, I get an idea to upcycle a bottle into a cute little Lemon drink bottle. This faux lemonade bottle is great for Summer decor display. You can put it together with the rest of your Summer decorations, especially those with the lemon theme.

Things To Prepare

A short list of supplies to be prepared for this DIY Lemonade Upcycled Bottle. Try to replace it with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Lemonade Upcycled Bottle :

A white plastic bottle (try to find the one that similar to mine)
Lemon color acrylic marker
Black color acrylic marker
White acrylic paint
A checkboard ribbon
A yellow straw
Hot glue

How To Make

I use free hand to draw the lemon cut and the lemonade waves. I think it doesn’t have to look perfect, just try your best to paint it. It’s using markers anyway, so it will be easy to control your drawings instead of using brush. Same way with the writings, I just write with hand. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Lemonade Upcycled Bottle :

1 . Cut a white plastic bottle into half. (you can paint your bottle in white if don’t have it in white). Use the upper part. This upper part I’ve kept it from my previous project which is DIY Mini Lemon Basket.

2. Draw a wave of lemonade on the bottom part by using a lemon color acrylic marker. Also paint the neck of the bottle. Let it dry.

3. Write “lemonade” with a lemon as the “O”. Use black and lemon color acrylic marker!

4. Then, wrap the bottle’s mouth with a checkerboard ribbon.

5. Now, get the bottle’s lid and paint it with white a s base color. Let it dry. After that, you paint the outer side with yellow as a lemon skin and the lemon segments on the inner side as well.

6. Once the lemon lid is dry, glue it to the bottle’s mouth by using hot glue.

7. To finish it off, insert a yellow stripe straw into the the lemonade bottle. Done!

Easy to make and super cute lemonade bottle you will have. You can display it with the rest of your Summer or lemon decorations or as one of your decoration for a lemonade party. Happy lemonade party!

DIY Summer Hello Sunshine Sign

Summer is coming and I have some new ideas for Summer decoration. A couple of weeks ago I just made a Lemon Raised Tray. And last week I designed a Lemon Notes for your working table with Summer decor. I love to see lemons on Summer, it’s cooling, bright colors and very refreshing. Trust me, you can get tons of inspirations from this sweet tangy fruit – Lemon!

Okay, this time, still with a touch of refreshing lemon, I made a DIY Summer Hello Sunshine Sign with drawing of a cut of lemon. Super easy to make! You always need Summer sign to arrange your Summer decor display. You can simply hang it or just lay it with the rest of the Summer decorations. So, let me share my steps on how I made DIY Summer Hello Sunshine Sign with a lemon cut.

Things To Prepare

Easy and short list of supplies to be prepared for this DIY Summer Hello Sunshine Sign. Try to replace it with something similar to my material if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have in your craft stash. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Summer Hello Sunshine Sign :

A wooden plank (rectangle shape)
White paint
Lemon color acrylic marker
Black color acrylic marker
A checkboard ribbon
Hot glue/any strong clear glue

How To Make

I use free hand to draw the lemon cut with some zests. I think it doesn’t have to look perfect in segments, but if you like a perfect size of segments, you can use paper stencil to draw the lemon segments. Same way with the writings, I just write with with hand. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Summer Hello Sunshine Sign :

1 . Paint the wooden plank in white (you can use spray paint or paint it with wooden paint). Leave it to dry.

2. Draw a cut lemon with zests by using lemon color acrylic marker. Let it dry.

3. Write SUNSHINE in capital letters and followed by Hello on top. Use black marker!

3. Lastly is attach a bow checkboard ribbon as a hanger to the Hello Sunshine Sign. Finished!

Super easy and quick to do! Now, you can hang it or display it with the rest of your Summer decoration. Looking fresh and bright, perfect for Summer decor!

DIY Mini Lemon Basket

I love to see lemons along Summer. In fact, I always love to have some lemons at home all the time. For me, Lemons are not just great for drinks and addition to cooking, but great for Summer decoration as well. That is why I made this little Lemon Basket by upcycling a plastic bottle. It’s an easy 15 minutes craft that you can make easily while chilling out in the afternoon. So, why not try to make one?

Things To Prepare

A short list of supplies to be prepared for this DIY Mini Lemon Basket. Try to replace it with something similar to my materials if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have at home. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Mini Lemon Basket :

A white plastic bottle (try to find the one that similar to mine)
Lemon color acrylic marker
Black color acrylic marker
A checkboard ribbon
Clear glue

How To Make

I use free hand to draw the lemon cut. I think it doesn’t have to look perfect in drawing the segments. And by using markers, it will be easy to control your hand to draw the lemon cut. Same way with the writings, I just use my handwriting. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Mini Lemon Basket :

1 . Cut a white plastic bottle into half. (you can paint your bottle in white if don’t have it in white). Use the bottom part and keep the upper part. It might be useful for other project. I’m sure it does for me.

2. Draw a cut lemon in the middle, by using lemon color acrylic marker. Let it dry.

3. Write LEMON in capital letters on the bottom part. Use black marker!

4. Lastly is to attach a bow checkboard ribbon as a decorative handle. If you want it as a real handle, you must use metal snap button to secure it. Finished!

Super easy and quick to do! You can use it as a table decoration to put some lemons or a gift bucket with a lemon theme. What a bright, refreshing bucket of lemons for Summer decor idea!

DIY Patriotic Star

Fourth of July is just a week to come. If you’re too busy lately and haven’t have time to prepare much for your Patriotic decor. You can try my DIY Patriotic Star. It’s super easy and quick to make. You can make a lot of them in no time and it won’t cost you much. In fact, it’s super friendly in budget and you fet to do some recycling. Interested? Find out how I made this red blue white Patriotic star.

Things To Prepare

Super short list of supplies you will need for this DIY Patriotic Star. Try to replace it with something similar to my material if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have in your craft stash. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Patriotic Star :

A cardboard to be cut into a star shape (can be a ready plastic/wooden star)
Red yarn
A polka dots dark blue ribbon
Clear glue

How To Make

It took me only 15 minutes to make this Patriotic star, it’s super easy and quick to do. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Patriotic Star :

1 . Cut a cardboard into a star shape with your desired size.

2. Take the red yarn and start to tilt the cardboard star around. Don’t forget to add some glue at the starting yarn.

3. For the inner part of the star, you have to glue it all.

4. To finish it off, attach a polka dark blue bow ribbon on the red yarn star.

Super easy and quick to do! Now, you can display it with the rest of your Patriotic decoration. A beautiful petit red blue and white Patriotic star!

DIY Lemon Raised Tray

Last year, I made a tiered holder from cookie’s tin cans. I still save the tin lids. I use the biggest one to make a raised tray. Since Summer is closer and closer, I decided to go with a Summer theme, and I choose lemon to match this month’s challenge theme, which is “Fresh”. This raised tray is great as a fresh look for Summer decor.

Things To Prepare

Easy and short list of supplies to be prepared for this DIY Lemon Raised Tray. Try to replace it with something similar to my material if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have in your craft stash. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Lemon Raised Tray :

Tin Lid ( cookie’s tin lid)
Cream Color Spray paint
Lemon color paint
4 drawer knobs
Hot glue/any strong clear glue

How To Make

I use free hand to paint the lemon. I think it doesn’t have to look perfect in segments, but if you like a perfect size of segments, you can use paper stencil to paint the lemon segments. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Lemon Raised Tray :

1 . Make sure your tin lid is clean. I usually paint it in white for a base, but you can skip that part and spray paint it with cream or white on both sides of the lid. let it sit for a while to dry.

2. Paint the inner side of the painted tin with lemon segments by using lemon yellow color. Let it dry.

3. Lastly is to glue 4 drawer knobs as legs to the tray. And your raised tray with fresh lemon painting is done!

Easy and quick to do! so, don’t waste your empty biscuit tin can, because both lid and the container can be recycled into other useful and pretty thing. By the way, I style my lemon raised tray with my lemon jars that I did a couple of years ago.

This DIY Lemon Raised Tray project is my contribution to The Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie with her beautiful blog Sum of Their Stories. It’s a craft challenge with a sustainable principle behind it, which comes in different theme for every month. This month, the theme is “Fresh” and the last five months were “FLOWER” “SPRING” “SOFT” “LOVE” and “WARM“. I love to be part of this challenge as I love to upcycle things into something new, beautiful and useful.

Now, let’s see what other blogger’s projects!

Sum of their Stories	How To Give a Denim Jacket a Fresh New Look
Purple Hues and Me	DIY Lavender Bags A Fresh Alternative
Decor Craft Design	DIY Lemon Tiered Tray
Sew Crafty Crochet	Antique Desk Makeover
Simple Nature Decor	Outdoor Porch Refresh/Table makeover
Life as a LEO Wife	Upcycling Coastal Farmhouse Decor

DIY Flower Gift Bucket For Mom

Mother’s Day is just a few weeks to come. This year I’ve prepared a face skin pampering gift in a stylish Flower Gift Bucket for my mom. My mom loves flowers, that’s why every Mother’s Day gift for her has to have some flowers in any form in it. And now is this stylish gift bucket that has a big element of ribbon flower. Once you made one, I’m sure you will addicted to make more. It’s easy and quick to make, perfect for mini gift basket and mini souvenir bucket as well.

Things To Prepare

Easy and short list of craft supplies to be prepared for this Mother’s Day gift bucket. Try to replace it with something similar to my material if you don’t have the same one. Just use whatever you have in your craft stash. Let’s see what are the list of supplies for this DIY Flower Gift Bucket For Mom :

Plastic bottle (you can replace it with plastic jar or any other plastic holder you can recycle)
Pink ribbon
a faux pearl
Clear glue
Pink colored wire
Used white paper card ( I got it from toy’s box )
Black acrylic marker

How To Make

It’s super easy to make, but the result is a fancy stylish looking gift bucket that will paint a happy smile on your mom’s lovely face. Anyway, follow these easy steps on how to do DIY Flower Gift Bucket for Mom :

1 . Make sure your plastic container (bottle or jar) is clean. I’m lucky to have a white plastic bottle that I don’t need to paint. Cut the bottle in your desired height, it depends on the proportion as a whole bucket. My bottle is a square bottle with 2:3 ratio between the width and the height.

2. Now poke two holes, each on left and right for inserting the pink wire. Don’t forget to secure both ends by tilting the pink wire.

3. Let’s now work with the flower ribbon! Apply a little glue in the center of the front bucket. Start tilting pink ribbon from the center as the inner flower. Keep circulating from the back side of ribbon flower until the flower is as wide as the width of the bucket.

4. Add a little faux pearl in the middle of the pink flower.

5. Get a paper card and cut into a circle, punch a hole on top and write “Mom” by using black marker. Insert a smaller size of pink ribbon into the Mom-card and tie a bow to the bucket wire-holder.

6. Add in some fabric or shredded paper on the bottom of the flower gift bucket before you arrange the skin care and cosmetics inside. Also add a little piece of baby’s breath at the bucket’s corner. Super stylish and fancy!

Easy and beautiful stylish flower gift bucket for your mom. I’m sure the gift and the look of the floral bucket will make your mom happy on Mother’s Day.

This DIY Flower Gift Bucket For Mom project is my contribution to The Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie with her beautiful blog Sum of Their Stories. It’s a craft challenge with a sustainable principle behind it which comes in different theme every month. This month, the theme is “Flower” and the last four months were “SPRING” “SOFT” “LOVE” and “WARM“. I love to be part of this challenge as I love to upcycle things into something new, beautiful and useful.

Now, let’s see what other blogger’s projects!

Sum of their Stories	Recycled Mini Collage with Crochet Flower
Purple Hues and Me	Ironed Pressed Flowers Glass Vessel
Christine’s Crafts	Gorgeous Book Page Roses – Surprisingly Easy to Make
Decor Craft Design	DIY Flower Gift Bucket For Mom
Southern Sunflowers	How to Update a Thrift Store Find with Paper Flowers
Treasures Made From Yarn	Flora the Reversible Doll
Mimi A Great Name for Grandma	Mason Lid Fabric Flowers
Life as a LEO Wife	Floral Wood Letters with Free Rolled Flower Cut Files

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