DIY Decorated Wall Hanger From Popsicle Stick

DIY Decorated Wall Hanger From Popsicle Stick

 

Hello again! Just a couple of days ago I have posted on how to make an organic rope ornaments. Today I’m going to use the ornaments to decorate a wall hanger from popsicle stick. Yes, more functional home decoration piece idea from ice cream / popsicle stick. Two other popsicle projects I have posted were painted coaster and a flower pot holder.

What do you need to DIY wall hanger from popsicle stick?

• Popsicle sticks
• Glue (for wood)
• Spray paint – white color
• Organic rope ornaments
• Hangers
• Drawer knobs

How to make a decorated wall hanger from popsicle stick?

1. Apply glue (for wood) evenly along the popsicle stick surface. Glue the ice cream sticks to each other one by one. Watch for the same length and width.
2. Line them all up until around 25 cm / 10 inches (or twice more the length of the popsicle stick).
3. Let it sit for a while until the glue dry and become a firm wooden panel.
4. Spray or apply white color paint to all the surfaces of the popsicle stick panel. Let it dry.
5. Tide around each both mini hangers with organic rope and secure it with wood glue. Let it dry. The purpose is to give more space from the hanger to the popsicle panel so that the nail / screw can fit in the hanger.
6. Glue the both tided hangers on to the back of popsicle hanger. Let it dry.
7. Glue three of drawer knobs onto the front of popsicle hanger. Let it dry.
8. Glue the organic rope ornaments (“love” word and love shape) onto the front of popsicle hanger by the upper area. Let it dry. You can use other ornaments you like, just be creative with it.
9. Your diy wall hanger from popsicle stick is ready! Now you can hang it.

It’s not a difficult project to do, easy, open wide for more creative twists and most important thing is you don’t need heavy tools to make a creation from a wooden material. Usually you have to saw some wooden plank to do this kind of project, but this… everything is glued, isn’t that great? Even your little ones can help you with this project.

Well, I hope my idea (without tools) this time will move you to make one of your own diy home decoration. Good luck!

Don’t forget to follow me for more DIYs, arts, crafts, designs.

I entered various challenges on these wonderful sites below:

1. The Male Room – Include An Unexpected Item
2. Altered Eclectics – Anything Goes
3. Creative Moments – Anything Goes
4. The Corrosive Challenge Blog – Anything Goes
5. 4 Crafty Chicks – Anything Goes
6. Crafty Creations – Anything Goes

 

See you soon!

Pop your creativity!

Mel

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How To Make DIY Decoration Ornaments From Organic Rope

How To Make DIY Decoration Ornaments From Organic Rope

Hello! Before I post more on making ice scream sticks decorations, I squeezed in a post about how to make a diy decoration ornaments from organic rope. This is an easy project to make, a little messy but worth to try. You can make a word, a letter, shapes, any ornament from only organic rope and wood glue. Really? Yes, really. So, let’s begin with the things you need and how to do it.

Things you need to make ornaments from organic rope:

1. Organic rope
2. Wood glue

How to make organic rope ornaments:

• A “Love” word

1. Write down the word “love” in a flat plastic surface with wood glue.
2. Shape the organic rope carefully according to the glue word “love”. It’s a little bit messy on your fingers, but don’t worry, it’s easily cleaned.
3. Apply more glue on top of the word “love”, especially on the joint of two ropes.
4. Let it dry! It takes a while to be completely dry.
5. After it’s completely dry, the glue will looked clear, not white. Cut all the excess clear glue. Finished!

• A love shape

1. Apply the wood glue in a flat plastic surface into a shape of heart.
2. Shape the organic rope carefully into the love shape. Start from the outer shape and continue to the inner shape.
3. Apply more glue on top of the love shape, to strengthen the organic rope shape.
4. Let it dry! It takes a while to be completely dry, so be patience. After it’s completely dry, the glue will looked clear, not white.
5. Cut all the excess clear glue. Now, your love shape made from organic rope and wood glue is ready!

It’s easy, right? And it is strong enough to stand and carry its own weight. So, you can apply the ornaments in horizontal or vertical way as you like. You can be creative and make more shapes or words from this easy technique. So, ask your kids to join and have fun making more wonderful ornaments of decorations with the organic rope and glue!

See you very soon!

Be organically creative!

Mel

DIY Pink Dahlia Flower Pot Holder From Ice Cream Sticks

DIY Pink Dahlia Flower Pot Holder From Ice Cream Sticks

As I have promised on my previous post (DIY Painted Coaster From Ice Cream Sticks), I will show more how to make use of ice cream sticks with unusual way. I made those ice cream sticks into wooden plates. you don’t need to use heavy tool to cut wooden plank and make wooden decoration. It is convenient, practical, super easy and cheap. It only takes two delicate hands and glue to do it.

So, this time, another functional decorations to make, a flower-pot holder from ice cream sticks. to give more personal and summer touch, I will paint the flower-pot holder with a pink dahlia plus the wording “la fleur” (It’s a French, which in English means the flower).

What do you need to DIY pink dahlia flower-pot holder from ice cream sticks?

• Ice cream sticks
• Glue (for wood)
• Spray paint – white color
• Acrylic paint – red, white, green, black color
• Paint brush
• Scissors

How to make a pink dahlia flower-pot holder from ice cream sticks?

1. Apply glue (for wood) evenly along the ice cream stick surface. Glue the ice cream sticks to each other one by one. Watch for the same length and width.
2. Line them all up and make set of it. One is around 25 cm (or twice more the length of the ice cream stick), the second one is  square in dimension, and the third one is around a dozen of sticks.
3. Let it sit for a while until the glue dry and become a firm wooden panel.
4. Spray or apply paint to all the surfaces of the ice cream sticks panel with white color paint. Let it dry.
5. Paint the longest panel on the top area with white acrylic paint. Paint the pink dahlia on the white-painted area and the word “la fleur”. Let it dry.
6. Glue the three panels in a way like on the picture.
7. Your diy pink dahlia wall flower-pot holder from ice cream sticks is ready.

You can be creative with the painting for the ice cream sticks flower-pot holder, the object, the colors or the wording. You can choose any theme according to your home color theme or simply your favorite color or favorite summer flower. I chose the soft pink dahlia which I love most for vintage shabby look, besides blue. And I painted the french word “la fleur” to add more vintage feeling. You can also mount it on the wall and become a wall holder, for that you might need an L shape steel on the bottom for strength .

I hope you can try my idea of making flower-pot holder from ice cream sticks with your own personal touch and find it easy, cheap, no heavy tools involved and fun. Well, have a good fun trying!

I entered my DIY pink dahlia flower-pot holder from ice cream sticks to following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenge Blog – In my garden
• That’s Crafty – Close to nature
• Craft Rocket Challenge – Summer
• Dream Valley Challenges – All things bright and beautiful
• Inkspirational – 
• International Art & Soul – Summer fun
• The Sisterhood Of Crafters – What’s YOUR Favorite Color???
• Love To Craft – July anything goes
• Altered Eclectics – Anything goes
• Sparkles Monthly Challenges – Let’s be pretty
• We Love To Create – Anything creative mixed media goes

Please follow me to find more future posts about using ice cream sticks for functional home decorations and more other creative DIYs.

Still, Ice Stick to creativity!

See you again, soon!

Mel

How To Make DIY Painted Coaster From Ice Cream Sticks

This is not a usual treat of ice cream sticks. Why? Because I made those ice cream sticks into a wooden plate. From there, I have some great ideas for functional decorations to make. I love functional decorations instead of just plain decoration. More meaning! More functional items in our home is better, something pretty yet useful. So, first thing first. On this occasion, I will show you how to make diy painted coaster from ice cream sticks.

What do you need to make a painted coaster out of ice cream sticks?

• Ice cream sticks
• Glue (for wood)
• Spray paint – white color
• Acrylic paint – red, white, black color
• Paint brush
• Organic rope
• UHU glue

How to diy a painted coaster from ice cream sticks?

1. Apply glue (for wood) evenly along the ice cream stick surface. Glue the ice cream sticks to each other one by one. Watch for the same length and width.
2. Line them all up until it is square in dimension.
3. Let it sit for a while until the glue dry and become a firm wooden panel.
4. Spray or apply paint to all the surfaces of the ice cream sticks panel with white color. Let it dry.
5. Take organic rope and arrange it gently but firmly around the coaster surface by creating an inner frame. Glue it with UHU. Let it dry.
6. Paint the inner coaster with white acrylic paint to have more contrast. Let it dry.
7. Paint the wording and the mug with black paint. Let it dry.
8. Color the mug with red gradations and the help of white acrylic paint to get a 3D look on the mug. Let it dry.
9. Fill out some blank space on above and below corners with 3 red dots each. let it dry.
10. Your diy painted coaster from ice cream sticks is ready.

You can be creative with the painting for the ice cream sticks coaster, the object, the colors or the wording. I chose the red color for great contrast. You can choose any theme according to your home color theme or party theme or simply your favorite color / object.

The ice sticks became a solid wood and made into a strong and thick drink coaster. It can also used for bowl of hot soup coaster. It’s easy, cheap and fun to do. So, happy trying!

I entered my diy painted coaster from ice cream sticks to following challenges:

• Mix It Up – Anything goes + mixed media
• Love To Craft – July anything goes
• My time To Craft – Sketchy time
• Dream Valley Challenges – All things bright and beautiful
• 613 Avenue Create – Anything goes
• Crafting With An Attitude – Always anything goes
• Sparkles Monthly Challenges – Let’s be pretty
• We Love To Create – Anything creative mixed media goes

Please follow me to find more future posts about using ice cream sticks for functional home decorations and more other creative handmade.

Ice Stick to creativity!

See you very soon!

Mel

DIY Artwork – Truck Drawing for Kid’s Room

DIY Artwork – Truck Drawing for Kid’s Room

Hello everyone! Finally I finished my whole drawings of VW 1967 Bug Truck in red color. On my previous post (Truck Sketches for Kid’s Playroom), I have done 2 smaller drawings, which were front view and side view of the VW bug truck. For completing the artwork for my kid’s room, I drew the bigger view of the red truck plus the artsy wording of the truck’s name.

I haven’t decide it yet on where to hang the artwork of the truck drawing. So, I just put it in the table on my kid’s room. I used a white simple frame; well, actually that’s the only available frame I have that fits the size of the truck drawing. And I don’t have the bigger frame either.

I sketched it with pencil then I colored it with watercolor pencils. I don’t use too many colors, mostly red, blue and black. I want the VW ’67 Bug Truck to be the spotlight of the drawing, that is why I have them in red.

My husband loves it, my son said “it’s beautiful, mommy!” , so it’s more than enough to me, it is well paid-off after spending times coloring the truck drawings. And I love to see it in my kid’s room. It’s screams for Boys!

Well, I hope you all enjoy my artwork of VW 1967 bug truck for kid’s room. Or even more, got inspired! It can also a great artwork for Father’s Day gift which has passed.

See you!

Note: I joined Try It On Tuesday (For the boys), The Male Room (Little boys), Simon Monday Challenge (Transport it), Love To Craft (Anything goes), Crafty Friends (Anything Goes).

Stay Creative!

Mel

 

DIY Upcycle Frying Pan Into Shabby Wall Decoration

DIY Up-cycle Frying Pan Into Shabby Wall Decoration

Yes, this month I have more up-cycle, re-purposing projects than usual. But every month I will always share my creation on up-cycle or re-purposing project. This time, it came from my “junk” collection which mostly comes from my kitchen. Yup, that is because I cook a lot. And the kitchen junk is frying pan! I used lots of fry pan in different sizes. This one is the medium one, 18 cm. I can’t use it anymore because the non-stick layer is scratched a lot.

On this project, I made a wall decoration with wording plus a key hanger out of a frying pan. I always prefer a decoration with a function, so it is more than just a decoration but also functional. The wording is “My Lovely Lucky Home”. and the style I wanted was a shabby look, so I used light blue and white.

So, these are what I need to make the frying pan into a shabby wall decoration:

• Un-used frying pan
• Blue spray paint
• White acrylic paint
• A small paint brush
• A hook
• A hanger (I made from key chain)
• Glue
• Some organic rope

How to up-cycle the frying pan into a shabby wall decoration with the wording and key hanger?

1. Take off the handle of the frying pan.
2. Clean the entire surface, back and front of the frying pan thoroughly. Make sure it’s clean and not greasy.
3. Spray paint the pan both sides with light blue paint. Start from the back first, let it dry then follow with the front pan and let it dry.
4. Connect a hook into the bolt-hole (the one exist from the handle) until it tight.
5. Cover the handler connector by wrapping it around with the organic rope and glue it.
6. Glue the hanger into the upper back of the pan. Let it dry.
7. Paint the wording with white acrylic paint by using a small brush. Let it dry.
8. Paint circling around the front pan with white acrylic to give a white frame to the pan. Let it dry.
9. Hang it on the wall by your foyer. Finished! You got yourself a shabby wall decoration with key hanger and a wording from a broken frying pan.

As usual, it is very easy diy by up-cycling something from your kitchen into something prettier and useful. Well, maybe need a little patience with painting the wording part. But not just cheap and help saving environment, you also got yourself a beautiful diy new home decoration with function. This is one of a creative example of diy up-cycle frying pan, which I made into a simple shabby wall decoration with wording and key holder.

Again, don’t just throw away things, even though you have all the money in the world, think of something creative you can do with the “junk” and turn it into something better in use and in appearance by your hands.

Note: I entered Simon Monday Challenge (Anything but a card), Country View Challenges (A written word triptych), International Art & Soul (Sentiment as a main focus), Altered Eclectics (Anything goes), Everybody Art Challenge (Pimp it-recycle).

See you!

Up-cycling your creativity!

Mel

 

DIY Topiary From Coconut Coir

DIY Topiary From Coconut Coir

On my previous post, I have shown you how to re-purposing a cooker pot into a flower-pot. Since I made the flower-pot for decoration purposes, so I have to fill it with some decoration to complete its look. And I want to make the decoration from recycling something.

I thought to myself that a green topiary would be great for the flower-pot. Give it a purpose. But what should I made it from? I can easily buy some fake petals or synthetic leaves, but what is the fun of it? I have to make the topiary from something unusual but easily found, free, and easy. I need something durable to give some roughness on the topiary surface, a texture. Then I straight away think of coconut coir. And it’s cheap, well in my case it’s considered free. Because I bought the young coconut for consumption, enjoyed the sweet coconut flesh and water, then save the coconut coir to be dried under the sun.

So, what do I need to make a coconut coir topiary?

• A young coconut coir
• A wooden stick
• A styrofoam ball
• Green spray paint
• Glue
• Cardboard protector
• A flower-pot
• Ribbons

How to make the coconut coir topiary?

1. Dried the young coconut shell (under the intense sun) for couple of days, then shred the coconut coir, if it’s not completely dry, dry it again for a day or until it is perfectly dry.
2. Glue the shredded coconut coir onto the styrofoam ball until entire surface are covered nicely.
3. Wrap the coconut coir ball with plastic wrapper tightly to have the coconut coir glued evenly and perfectly into the styrofoam. Let it sit for half day before unwrap it.
4. Spray paint the coconut coir topiary  with green spray paint.
5. Do the same to the cardboard protector.
6. Let it sit for a half day just to be safe.
7. Fill the flower-pot with the painted cardboard protector. Then arrange it until tight as a good base and fluffy until it rise up a bit from the flower-pot.
8. Connect the wooden stick to the styrofoam ball and to the cardboard protector base until it secure.
9. Tie some beautiful ribbons with the color that you favor to the wooden stick, right under the topiary. I chose neutral colors since I made this simple green topiary, so I used yellow and ivory ribbons. Finished!
10. You can use the topiary as an element to your home decor or party decor; can be as a center piece, a table or shelve decoration. It is suitable for spring or summer theme decor.

So, this is an easy and cheap project that anyone can do. The recycled flower-pot and the topiary from coconut coir, the topiary base from cardboard protector; together as a recycled decoration that cost you less. A Diy home decoration that comes from re-purposing three things.

Well guys, enough for today, I need time to explore my thoughts with more ideas to come out with new creations to share with you.

Note : I submit this project to Everybody Art Challenge (Pimp it – recycle), That’s Crafty (A Summer’s Day), Make My Monday (Go Green – up-cycle), Crafty Gals Corner (Summer colours), International Art And Soul (Nothing square or oblong), Altered Eclectics (Anything Goes)

See you again!

Explore your creativity!

Mel

DIY Re-Purposing Cooker Pot into A Flower Pot

DIY Re-Purposing Cooker Pot into A Flower Pot

Some say a hoarder, to me is a keeper. I tend not to throw damaged or old stuff away that easily, especially when I can see the potential re-purposing right away, I will keep it until I got the time and mood to make something new and pretty out of it. Even when I haven’t got any picture of what to do with it, I will still keep it, especially when it is made of glass, metal, timber or something that is so pretty (like pretty wrapping or pretty boxes). Hmm, hoarders huh?

Therefor, today post is about re-purposing old cooker pot that I have been keeping for couple of months. I can not use the cooker pot no longer due to the scratches on the teflon layer, but I can’t just throw it away. It’s a mini cooker pot, how cute it is. So, I thought to myself, hmm, why don’t I just make this cooker pot into a flower-pot. Both are pot shape. A vintage style, white…, with the black wording…, sounds like a good idea and great for environment.

What do I need to make this flower-pot out of an old cooker pot?

• Spray paint – white color
• Acrylic paint – black color
• paint brush
• paper tape
• pencil

How to turn the cooker pot into a vintage flower-pot?

1. Make sure the cooker pot is cleaned properly and dry. Put some tape and paper or anything to cover the mouth and the inner pot to protect it from paint.
2. Spray paint the whole outer area in a faced-down position, so you would be able to spray it evenly to entire surface.
3. Let it dry for a day to be safe.
4. Make a sketch of the wording by using a pencil to the painted cooker pot.
5. Paint the wording with acrylic paint carefully.
6. Let it dry for  couple of hours, just to be safe.
7. Finished! You got yourself a beautiful flower-pot.

By the way, I’m going to use the flower-pot as a decoration only. So if you wanted to use it for a real flower pot, you need to drill some holes on the bottom of the pot, and do it before you spray paint it.

Isn’t that easy? Cheap and minimal effort to get a beautiful vintage look flower-pot, just by re-purposing your unused cooker pot. I love the look!

Well, considering tomorrow, June 5, is The World Environment Day, I hope my flower-pot is able to inspire you all to re-use or re-purposing anything old or damaged into something new and beautiful. Please don’t just throw away things, if you unable to create something out of it, you may want to give it to someone you know that is best for re-purposing junk. Like people say, someone’s trash is another one’s treasure!

I can’t wait to think and make something from a junk to complete the look of this flower-pot. So, be patience and wait for my next post, I may come up with great ideas!

Note: I entered this project to That’s crafty (Monochromatic), Love To Craft (Anything goes), Everybody Art Challenge (Pimp it! Recycle) and Make My Monday (Go green – Up-cycle).

See you on my next re-purposing post and Happy Environment Day!

Be Environmentally Creative!

Mel

Decor Your Photo Frames With New Fancy Look – DIY

Decor Your Photo Frames With New Fancy Look – DIY

I’ve been wanting to frame the picture of my mom and my son together and planned it to give her on mother’s day. first, I just buy some white minimalist frame for the picture. but then… I keep thinking that it’s a plain boring frame. so I decided to make it fancier by adding some beads to the frame. I used a golden look on the beads to match the background picture, which is gold.

I was only stick the beads one layer around the inner frame because I don’t want to over shadow the picture. If it’s a close up picture, then I will cover the entire frame with the beads.

So, there you go, a fancy sparkle photo frame.

Then I get so excited so I decor an old dark blue photo frame with sparkle beads to. I choose the bluish sparkle beads with shape of flower to match the frame color.

Look at the transformation, from an old dark photo frame into a sparkling fancy photo frame!

You can try other beads or decorations to give a new fancy look to your boring photo frame. Give a new life! And maybe it could be a great idea for a gift on Mother’s Day which is coming soon. With a little effort, you have given a meaning and personal touch to the photo frame which will elevate the memory captured in the photo that you’ve chosen as the gift.

Okay, got to go… see ya!

Spark your creativity!

Mel

 

DIY Re-Purposing Tissue Cores Into 6 Matches Stylish Party Decorations (Final) – Seating Tag and Napkin Ring

DIY Re-Purposing Tissue Cores Into 6 Matches Stylish Party Decorations (Final) – Seating Tag and Napkin Ring

This is the final post of DIY re-purposing tissue cores into another 6 matches stylish party decorations. After 2 earlier posts, first was the Souvenir Box and Flower Vase, the second one was Paper Tissue and Straw Holder; now the final two matches stylish party decorations are:

1. Seating Tag

For the seating tag, I used paper doily for the name writings media and I cut the tissue core about 45 degree in half. For these two decorations, you need some cutting, so prepare yourself with cutter.

     2. Napkin Ring

Average toilet tissue core can be divided into 3 napkin rings, so cut the cores into 3 even sections. Then decor it wisely, since it is such a small item but you still need it to accentuate your napkin, especially on a white plain napkin.

Again, all I need for this project are only:

1. tissue cores (any sizes will do)

I used 2 types of tissue cores, the one from toilet roll tissue and kitchen towel.

2. paper wrapped (choose the one that will be your color theme and or pattern theme)

I used greenish-yellow and green stripe which I think it’s very simple but speaks a lot.

3. ribbons (choose color that matches the paper wrap but not exactly the same color)

I used light yellow to matched.

4. ribbon flower ornaments ( you can get more color on this but still have to compliment your theme color.

I used pink rose (as an accent) with green leaves (to match the color theme) ribbon ornament.

5. laces

I used small white laces to have it looked more chic.

6. paper doily

Great media for writings and decoration.

For this project you need cutter besides scissors, glue and drawing pen to execute it.

The green and yellow with pink accent is definitely spread the spring colors into the whole party. If you don’t use too many different ornament and decorations, maybe only 5 or 6 items you will stick to the matching theme for the whole party decorations you’ve made.

So all the 6 matches stylish party decorations from tissue cores are

1. Souvenir Box
2. Flower Vase
3. Napkin Tissue Holder
4. Straw Holder
5. Seating Tag
6. Napkin Ring

Well, don’t you find it easy and cheap to accomplish the 6 matches stylish party decorations from tissue cores? Indeed! And green too! So, instead of throwing your tissue cores to the trash bin, let’s try my project with your own personal style. I’m sure your guests will be pleased to be welcome with all handmade personal party decorations, they would think that you put lots of efforts to it, even though it doesn’t cost you that much money and trouble, just creativity!

Note: I just found out about this amazing site, Country View Challenge, where the April’s challenge happens to be “Pimp it up! (reuse or alter something)”. So I hope my post here still eligible for the challenge.

I also entered another challenge : Love To Craft Challenge – May Anything Goes & Allsorts Challenge Blog.

Well, creativity achieved…!

See you again!

Mel

DIY Re-Purposing Tissue Cores Into 6 Matches Stylish Party Decorations (2) – Paper Napkin And Straw Holder

DIY Re-Purposing Tissue Cores Into 6 Matches Stylish Party Decorations (2) – Paper Napkin And Straw Holder

As I have promised on my earlier post, I will show more DIY re-purposing tissue cores into another 2 matches stylish party decorations. So, I have prepared 2 useful yet easy decorations, which are:

1. Paper Napkin Holder

Before you start with the real meal, you may want to entertain your guest with snacks, for that you will need paper napkin for convenience. Then you need paper napkin holder. Well, why don’t you make the matching paper napkin holder too! This one is so easy, you just press one side of the tissue core,  cut both edges in bevel and decorate it.

     2. Straw Holder

Snack time will surely need some refreshing drinks, but to be stylish, you need stylish straw too. And… you gonna need straw holder. Let’s just go match it all with the theme and make use of the tissue core as the straw holder. This one is the easy one, after I’ve decorated it, I covered the bottom with doily paper so the straws will secured even though it’s being moved.

Like I have mentioned on my earlier post on DIY Re-Purposing Tissue Cores Into 6 Matches Stylish Party Decorations (1) – Souvenir Box and Flower Vase; all I need for this project are only:

1. tissue cores (any sizes will do)

I used 2 types of tissue cores, the one from toilet roll tissue and kitchen towel.

2. paper wrapped (choose the one that will be your color theme and or pattern theme)

I used greenish-yellow and green stripe which I think it’s very simple but speaks a lot.

3. ribbons (choose color that matches the paper wrap but not exactly the same color)

I used light yellow to matched.

4. ribbon flower ornaments ( you can get more color on this but still have to compliment your theme color.

I used pink rose (as an accent) with green leaves (to match the color theme) ribbon ornament.

5. laces

I used small white laces to have it looked more chic.

6. paper doily

Great media for writings and decoration.

And of course you need scissors, glue and drawing pen to execute it.

I used green and yellow with pink accent for spring colours. Do not use too many different ornament and decorations, keep only 5 or 6 items to make sure all the party decorations matched to each other.

Okay, I better go and complete my 2 more matches party decorations from tissue cores and show it to you on my next post.

See you very soon!

Creativity still to be continued…!

Mel

 

DIY Re-Purposing Tissue Cores Into 6 Matches Stylish Party Decorations (1) – Souvenir Box and Flower Vase

DIY Re-Purposing Tissue Cores Into 6 Matches Stylish Party Decorations (1) – Souvenir Box and Flower Vase

Do you have to throw a sudden small party? Or a last-minute girls gathering? Don’t worry, I have some fast and easy ideas that won’t cost you much money but still stylish. How do you make it stylish? Choose a color theme for your party (matches decorations) then let your creativity do the rest. How isn’t costing you much money? By re-purposing tissue cores into 6 matches stylish party decorations.

For today’s post, I prepared 2 matches stylish party decorations, which are:

1. Flower Vase

Do not go too far trying to decorate the flower vase, because you want the flowers to pop. So, go simple and minimalist.

2. Souvenir Box

You can go more on decorating souvenir box, but as my style is always simple but still look stylish.

All I need for this project are only:

1. tissue cores (any sizes will do)

I used 2 types of tissue cores, the one from toilet roll tissue and kitchen towel.

2. paper wrapped (choose the one that will be your color theme and or pattern theme)

I used greenish yellow and green stripe which I think it’s very simple but speaks a lot.

3. ribbons (choose color that matches the paper wrap but not exactly the same color)

I used light yellow to matched.

4. ribbon flower ornaments ( you can get more color on this but still have to compliment your theme color.

I used pink rose (as an accent) with green leaves (to match the color theme) ribbon ornament.

5. Laces

I used small white laces to have it looked more chic.

6. paper doily

Great media for writings and decoration.

And of course you need scissors, glue and drawing pen to execute it.

The green and yellow with pink accent I chose for the theme is of course to give more spring touch to it. It is a spring time now, right? And I kept only 5 things to decorate the tissue cores, so that you will definitely come out with matches party decorations.

Well, that’s it for today, I will continue to make more matches party decorations from tissue cores and show it to you on my next post.

See you in couple of days!

Creativity to be continued…!

Mel

Simple Elegant DIY Ring Pillows

Simple Elegant DIY Ring Pillows

It is a spring time… I guess it is a beautiful season to have a wedding, where everything is blooming. The weather, the scenery, everything is just elevating the feeling of joy and love. Whenever there is a wedding there will be lots of preparations to do, everything cost you money. So why don’t you safe some for the honeymoon by making some DIYs for your wedding. And one of the easiest to DIY is ring pillow!

Well, I just go through my stuff and found my ring pillows collection. I made these ring pillows for fun as I was a little obsessed with making it since I made DIY ring pillow for my wedding. I love ribbons and laces, that is why I used a lot of those on my ring pillows. Somehow, to me, it makes the ring pillow look more elegant. But I use it wisely to keep it simple.

There are 3 colors theme, baby pink, serene blue and black & white.

This baby pink ring pillow is very simple and easy to do. It looks so sweet.

I named this ring pillow serene blue because it looks so serene and elegant. It is simple yet sophisticated.

This black & white ring pillow is very beautiful because of the fabric itself that has the roses pattern. I really love it. I only had a small piece of the fabric and I straight away sewed it into a ring pillow.

Again, I like everything in simple but elegant. What about you? Which one is your favorite? Will you make your DIY ring pillow for you or as a wedding gift to your loved one?

Be all creative!

See you all!

Mel

4 Easiest and Cheapest DIY Easter Decoration from Plastic Surprise Eggs

4 Easiest and Cheapest DIY Easter Decoration from Plastic Surprise Eggs

For those who have kids at home, whether it’s your son, daughter, niece, grandchild, etc; must know about plastic surprise eggs. And for those who don’t, it is an egg made of plastic that usually contains surprise toys and/or candies. After so many purchases of surprise eggs, you must have a lot of collection of plastic eggs 🙂

Well, to make use of those plastic surprise eggs, I got an idea to re-use it for Easter decoration. This decoration is easy and cheap, it takes only 10 minutes to make. So, it is a good solution to your last-minute Easter decoration.

I came out with 4 easiest and cheapest DIY Easter decoration from plastic surprise egg. it was 4 different style of decorations which basically chic style; I named them chic simple, country chic, elegant chic and playful chic. Okay, it does not as complicated as it sounds. to achieve chic style, you just need to use pastel or neutral colors, lace or any other soft fabrics, floral patterns or ornaments, all soft and feminine looking pieces.

Now, here’s what you need to make these decorations:

1. Plastic surprise eggs. I happened to have so many yellow plastic eggs, and it is a quite neutral color.
2. Any neutral/matching color container, could be wire basket, plates etc. I got yellow wire basket, bamboo tray (I got it from gift basket), small green bamboo basket (also from gift package)
3. Ribbons. I use some of my satin ribbons that matches the yellow color…keep it neutral.
4. Fabrics. I got small pieces of satin fabric in ivory, it is a good color to use as a base.
5. Ornaments, could be tiny bunny doll, flowers, etc. I have this yellow fury flexible string and ribbon roses.

You can use and add any items you have and incorporate it with your own style. Basically is to achieve easy and cheap DIY Easter decorations from plastic surprise egg that you can do within 10 minutes.

The best part of these decorations is that you can return all the plastic surprise eggs back to your kids! Because the eggs is not changed at all, just untie the ribbons, and it will be back as plain plastic eggs again. So, you just borrow it for seasonal decorations which you don’t have to buy.

Well, I hope my 4 easiest and cheapest DIY Easter decoration from plastic surprise egg can help you with last-minute Easter decorations.

 

See you all soon and Happy Easter!

Happily creative too!

Mel

DIY EGGSHELL EASTER CARD – Cheap and Easy

DIY Eggshell Easter Card – Cheap and Easy

Try to make a special easter card for your loved ones? Well, you might get inspired by my diy eggshell easter card. When you think of easter, you straight away will think of egg! Then I think to myself, hey why don’t I make a card from a real egg, but of course I couldn’t stick a whole egg to a card. So, I reconstructed the egg to a card by using the eggshell to shape an egg. Cheap and easy!

I dedicated this diy easter card to my kid and I wanted to be blue. Since I preferred the egg to be 100% natural egg and no coloring, so I use duck egg which is naturally blue (Tosca, actually). And I mixed it with chicken egg, to looked better, which was happened to be ivory. Luckily, I got all the eggs from my fridge, so after I consumed it, I kept the eggshell, then washed it and dried it carefully. All materials I used were from my crafting collection, i don’t buy it in purpose. It’s a cheap and easy diy project. So, feel free to use anything you got to re-make my diy eggshell easter card.

Here are all the things I used for this diy eggshell easter card project:

1. cutter
2. UHU adhesive
3. scissors
4. pencil
5. drawing pen
6. paper glue stick
7. blue and polka dot ribbon
8. chicken eggshell
9. duck eggshell
10. doily paper
11. blue paper
12. thin paper board

How to do my cheap and easy diy eggshell easter card?

1. Cut the blue paper with proportion to the doily paper.
2. Cut thin paper board to give thickness to the blue paper. Stick them together.
3. Stick the doily paper to the thickened blue paper. Your basic card is now ready.
4. Cut a paper board with the shape of an egg (you can draw it first with pencil). Watch the proportion, because you need to leave a space for the wording on top.
5. Set a pattern mixed of chicken eggshell with duck eggshell that you desired.
6. Take the washed and dried eggshell and break it into big pieces. Spread some glue on the area of the paper board that you wanna glue. Then put an eggshell piece on top of the glued area and press it gently. Do it all over the egg-shaped paper board and fill up the empty area that left until it looks even. It doesn’t have to look perfectly even, that what makes it look beautiful.
7. Stick the finished eggshell paper board to the basic card.
8. Write the wording on top of the eggshell by using drawing pen but leave some space for the ribbons.
9. Tie some ribbons nicely and stick it to the eggshell by using UHU. There you go, you got yourself a cheap and easy diy eggshell easter card.

For the dimensions, it’s all up to you to make, just make sure you got a good proportion.

It’s still more than a week to easter day, so you still have plenty of time (two weekends) to try yourself making the diy eggshell easter card like mine. It’s easy and cheap anyway. Happy trying!

Be creative Egg!

See you with more Easter diy!

Mel