What could be better than finding a way to replicate an item that is far beyond your budget? Andrea from Harlow and Thistle knows the answer. She saw a gold chandelier at Anthropologie for over $1000 and decided to recreate it for about $10.00 How did she do it? In her directions, Andrea explains how she used straws, a glue gun, and some … [Read more...]
Summertime Decor Tip: Create Wooden Signs With Rolled Paper Flowers
Discarded wooden pallets can be found outside of many different stores and warehouses. They are used to hold crates, boxes, and other merchandise before it goes out onto the shop floor, and when the pallets get old and worn out, they are usually tossed out. This makes them prime craft material, after you clean them up and cut them down to size, of … [Read more...]
A Touch of Whimsy Q-Tip Flower Craft
Megan from Homemade Ginger found inspiration for a kid friendly craft project on a trip to Anthropologie. Displayed in their store were large flowers made from Q-Tips. A light bulb went off and she knew that her kids would have loads of fun making their own Q-tip flowers. With Q-tips, and some other basic craft supplies Megan shows close up … [Read more...]
DIY Floral Applique Curtains
Laura from Décor to Adore has had a love affair with appliqued curtains for awhile now. She first saw them at Anthropologie but had to pass thanks to their hefty price tag. Instead she turned to one of my favorite curtains sources, Ikea, to make her own. Laura chose a tablecloth with a pattern and color scheme she loved, cut closely around the … [Read more...]
Make a Classy Sailor’s Mirror from… a Cake Pan???
With summer right around the corner, it’s the time of year when nautical décor gets to enjoy its time in the spotlight. I adore this sailor’s mirror that Katie at View From the Fridge made using a cake pan. I love the fact that Katie upcycled the cake pans and that you’d NEVER guess these mirrors were made from cake pans. It’s the details, like the … [Read more...]
Easy Geometric Pendant
Anthropologie is the queen of amazing, expensive, and super DIYable designs. Holly from Hey Hey its Hollay decided not to invest her hard-earned cash in one of their gorgeous geometric pendants, and opted to DIY her own instead. All she needed was some straws, thread, and a can of metallic spray paint. She could get almost everything from the … [Read more...]
World Globe Decoupage Makeover
Well the two twin sisters, Malissa and Machelle from A Large Gathering Of Happy Things, just answered a question I posed to my husband last week. What are we going to do with the globe, collecting dust on top of the bookcase, now that the kids are all grown? These crafty twins put their heads together and made this inspiring Floral Quote Globe … [Read more...]
Stone Coasters- A Gem of an Idea
Nobody wants rings of water set into an heirloom table, and yet most people do not have coasters at the ready for drop in visitors. If they do, the coasters are more than likely ho hum and quite boring. Thankfully the Post Grad in Progress shows us how to put some pizzaz in coasters. You will be proud to bring out these coasters the next time … [Read more...]
Simple Bulletin Board Transformations
No matter what you call them, standard bulletin boards are rather boring, as are magnetic "dry erase" whiteboards. These boards have so many uses that you can justify placing one in almost every room of the house, as long as you make them fit in with your decor. To do so, all that you need is a little elbow grease, a few simple ideas, and some … [Read more...]
Rustic Vase Filler
Here is an easy and cute DIY for you that you can make up in a weekend! Ashley from 906 East Chic loves pears and wanted to create a cute vase filler without spending Anthropologie prices. To create her adorable pears, she first glued a branch to the end of a lightbulb, and then wrapped the lightbulb in twine. The trick is to be very careful while … [Read more...]
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