Showing posts with label Home Decoration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Decoration. Show all posts
1.10.2016
10.06.2014
Diy Newspaper Basket
You can file this one under things you do when you have WAY TOO MUCH time on your hands. During a recent tumble through the youtube rabbit hole, I stumbled on this user's videos on newspaper weaving. I figured if I had time I would try it out. I can't say I would recommend anyone else to try it, but I did do it and here's the result. For a first attempt it turned out okay. It feels just like a wicker basket and will fit on a shelf nicely to hold random things.
10.01.2014
Busy Decorating
I know it's been a while since I've
blogged. It's weird how you don't realize how long it's been or how
infrequently you've blogged until you're about to write a new post. I've been a
tad busy with other things that I haven't really had time to take pictures.
Without pictures it doesn't really make sense coming here to tell you about it.
Hopefully that is going to change from here on out.
Recently I've been busy with some
home reno and decoration. Currently I'm concentrating on a craft/sewing room
which I think is going to have a muted country chic look. Generally that hasn't
really been my kind of decor (I'm personally more of a modern/abstract gal) but
the ceiling is wood paneled and that lends itself more to a country decor. The
decorating of the room is going to be a slow building process instead of the
two day heavy duty reno ordeal that took place (painted the walls white,
removed the carpet, and installed laminate wood flooring). The plan for the
room is to be light and airy with a white, neutral, and green colour theme. I
really want the room to be comprised of mostly second hand and diy pieces. At
this moment, I'm focusing on pieces to go on the shelving unit. I would like
the shelves to be full of craft books/magazines, cute storage boxes, and nice
vases. So I took a quick trip to a local thrift store to see if I could find
some pieces.
The amount of vases and ceramic pots the owner of the thrift store had was dizzying. The goal was to find a couple that matched but weren't too similar. I decided to go for beige and white ones with some texture and luckily I found three that worked. It always, without fail, manages to make me happy to find things second-hand and cheap (about $2 each) that looks like neither. Stay tuned, I plan on blogging about the process and diy projects that will fill the room in the future. However, I already have a sewing project that is already finished that is just waiting to be blogged about!
2.04.2013
DIY Mug
Mugs are absolutely essential to my everyday routines. Honestly, most days the only things I drink are coffee and tea. So naturally I decided I needed a mug that fit my general aesthetic.
My usual mug:
In my craft stash I found what I wanted:
What I did:
1) I taped the bottom of the cup and handle so I could have a straight line
2) I mixed the pearlizing medium with the blue acrylic paint so I could have a blue with some depth
3) I painted the bottom of the cup (3 coats)
4) Once the blue dried, I painted two coats of gloss over the blue
5) Put the cup in oven (not pre-heated) and baked the cup at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 mins
6) Turned off the oven and let the cup cool
7) Once cooled, I removed the cup from the oven and let the cup sit for 2 days
I baked the cup so that I shouldn't have to worry about the paint when washing the cup. It should also be noted that you shouldn't paint with acrylic paint anywhere that will come in contact with your mouth or hot liquids (regularly). 
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