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DIY: Lantern Light
I have many candle lanterns and recently when I needed a light for my bedroom I decided to repurpose a lantern into an awesome light. I loved the result so much I decided to share it. I did my first ever DIY on creating a chandelier of mason jars. You can view it HERE. This light was similarly wired only I left much less space between the bulbs. The wire lengths are 4, 6, and 8 inches connecting the bulbs to the main wire. For a much simpler version you can find a slightly smaller lantern and purchase this single free hanging lighting kit. Simply open the door to the…
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DIY: Faux Terrarium
I have moved most of my things into my bedroom now. It is so interesting to have only one room to really decorate. It makes me care that much more about the decor in that one room. I no longer live in the woods and I wanted to have a reminder of my five years living in the Sequoia National Forrest. I made a little non-living terrarium and it brings just enough of the woods into my decor. I took lichen that I collected from my old home and mixed it with pinecones inside a beautiful garden box I found at Home Goods. I added a little wooden mushroom,…
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Using Literal Wallpaper on Your iPhone
Here is an easy way to find great wallpaper for your iPhone. I just got my new iPhone 4s I have not had a cell for the last 5 years. The reason is I have lived in a town that had no cell reception so it was a huge waste of money to be paying monthly for something I could only use while in Fresno. Now that I have an iPhone I am having so much fun deciding what to use as my wallpaper image. Here is what I did. I took actual images of wall paper from anthropologie.com and I selected an image from their listings of wall paper.…
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DIY: Pom Pom
For my latest pattern (Reversible Smocking Hat), and for many of my Christmas gifts I had to make a pom poms. I actually have not made pom poms enough before to decide on a way to make them. There are several different methods. Here is what I tried first. https://techknitting.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-make-pom-poms.html or https://garnstudio.com/lang/us/video.php?id=95d This tutorial is great but I don’t prefer this way, mostly because I get bored threading the yarn through the center of the cardboard ring. You can purchase a pom pom maker like this one sold on amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Clover-Extra-Large-Pom-Maker/dp/B001CE38QQ Here is how I do it. I prefer making pom poms this way because it requires nothing more than…
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DIY: Bow Tie Ring
Every once and a while…well probably more than that I have an idea which seems a little absurd. This is one of them. The result was a really great bow tie ring. You could use the tutorial for the bow and make a clip or a hair tie also. Supplies: Glue Gun 8 inches of ribbon (more or less depending on the size of the bow) 2.5 inches of elastic 1. Cut ribbon into one four and a half inch length and one two inch length. 2. Fold the larger length of ribbon over like so. The narrower length can either be folded in half length wise or in thirds.…
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DIY: Princess Skirt
My daughter Fiona is two and a half and crazy about dressing up. She manages to look as if in costume in her regular clothes, due to her pairings and color combinations. I adore her creativity and wild personality. For Christmas I decided I would make her a dress up box…well I didn’t make the box actually, I made what was in it. I thought I would post a quick tutorial on how to make this adorable princess skirt out of tule. It really is so simple and all you need is a sewing machine, 2 yards of tule, scissors, 16-25 inches of elastic and a safty pin. So…here we go.…
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DIY: Hanging Mint Garden
One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year was from my friend Allyson. These tea light hangers are such a great purchase and work really well as hanging terrariums. I have recently had a love of mint plants. They are so hearty and I adore anything that you can grow from a cutting…it increases my chances of keeping them alive. Here is a quick tutorial on how to make a hanging terrarium. 1. Purchase this tea light hanger from CB2 or find one that is very similar. 2. Take a cutting of mint that has some roots attached to it. You can take a cutting of mint and put it…
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DIY: Succulents in a Jar
Happy New Year! I started off my new year by making a collage of a some of the latte art I have been pouring…still not nearly perfect but fun all the same to see them all together. I used my iphone4 to take all these photos and the apps Diptic and Instagram to edit them. I am thinking of doing the same thing using my regular camera and photoshop and then hanging it on my wall. Now to the DIY…I have a slight obsession with succulents. They are beautiful and easy to keep alive. Living where I do it is hard to find plants that I can keep alive,…
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DIY: Tulle Bow Headwrap
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! So this diy is a little bit crazy. I had been wanting to make a headwrap that was big and a little more out there. If I were getting married and having a bohemian hippy-ish wedding I might actually wear this for a more modern take on a veil. If I could find a way to make it not look like minnie mouse. Maybe this is just what you are looking for to accesorize your Disney themed party outfit. If you can’t get it to look right on yourself try it on a little girl…it looks amazing on my two year old! Take a length of tulle a…
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DIY: Boho Hair Style
I have been asked several times how I achieved the bohemian hair style pictured in my DIY: Double Strand Lace Headband. It is very easy but a few pictures should help you achieve this simple and beautiful look. To make the hair style more complex you can braid small strands of hair on the underside. It is not nessicary for the final boho look just something extra you can add. Place your headband over the top of your hair…like so. Starting at one side start to tuck your hair into the headband. Continue to tuck your hair all the way around and roll it in with your hands…
