DIY Paint Chip Wall Art

Audrey Hepburn is my IDOL. I love her, and I love these paint chip wall things. I've made a few before and decided to make a tutorial. They're super easy and basically free.

• Paint chips (free anywhere they sell paint)
• Scissors
• Tape
• Marker
• Glue/cardboard (not pictured)/frame (not pictured) for mounting

Many strips have a sample or 2 that are too dark to write on. So,cut them off! It will help you count how many boxes you need for letters without having to remember that certain ones can't be used.

 

Lay out the design of your quote. Don't cut anything first, be sure to correctly count the number of letters you have in your quote and lay them out accordingly.

 

Cut the extra boxes off! There should be a white line in between every colored box, that way the strips will line up evenly. As in the top row, you may have to cut a white line out of an extra strip and insert it in between strips.

 

Flip the strips over and tape them together. Not only do the middle of the strips need to be taped, but also the corners. If you're not putting your art behind glass, this is crucial so that the corners dont curl up! Tape up any remaining holes.

 

Flip over and write your quote! I figured this one would be appropriate considering the demise of Earth tomorrow (; have a good night!

 

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

DIY Hammered Octopus Earrings

HELLO! How are you all today?



I'm doing a tutorial with octopi, but really you can do any design you want! I have a lot of practice with wire and beading stuff, but even without that these are pretty easy.

• Wire: as you can see, the gauge of the wire isn't a problem for me. Regardless, I bought size 20 wire, which will fit in a normal earring hole.
• Pliers
• Pen and paper
• Things to shape wire with (crochet hooks and plastic rod)
• An entertaining puppy *NECESSITY*

The earrings you see way up there ^ are made of only one piece of wire each. Using the pen and paper, draw your design using (basically) one line. If you can't draw your design in one line without picking up the pen, then you can't bend one piece of wire correctly into the design.

Start the earring with the hook at the top. The hook will face a different way than the rest of the earring so that the design faces forward. To make the point on the end of the leg truly pointy, crease the wire, then crease the opposite way like in the picture.

To make the eyes, I used the round end of a crochet hook. Crease the wire at a 90 degree angle and curl the wire around your "shape".

With an octopus, make one leg exaggerated and long..Trust me..Do it..

Cut the wire free of the roll! Leave about an inch or so hanging.

Wrap the hanging wire around the hook, finishing your octopus. Technically, you can be done now! If you have gotten this far, the hard part is over!...

 

...BUT! Personally I like the hammered look better, and it makes the earring look more finished. Before you start hammering, I would suggest playing witht he wire a bit and get it bent into the design you really want. Once the wire is hammered, it is difficult to bend it without breaking it.

 

• Hammer
• Earrings
• Floor, or a hard surface that is safe to hammer into. No freezers, no tables, and DEFF no pillows, thatd just be dumb.

Bend the hook back so you don't hammer it. Then, hammer the wire unti lit is flat. DON'T OVER-HAMMER! You want the wire to be flat, but you don't want to break or distort it.

 

With that, you have earrings! Enjoy (:



THRIFT BRAG!

Today was SOOO GREAT for thrifting! So I am going to brag about my day (':

Okay, so I do admit I spent a fair sum (by my standards, $42 is a LOT), but I got a bunch of really cool stuff and a lot of DIY project materials.

 

Below are pictures of what I got!
 

 

 





Font to your heart's desire!

Hello everyone! I hope your winter/Christmas/Hannukah break is going well!

On Pinterest/blogs i read about a website that allows you to make your own fonts. It is probably one of the coolest things ever! For those of you like me who are new to being cool and don't have a tablet, this is a good substitute. You can't draw on pictures and the writing is a little too 'neat', but it's still much better than other alternatives!

It's super easy to use, just click on this picture of my cat in a hat!
 

 

 These are my fonts! The list will most likely get longer.

A few things to pay attention to!

When they say that 300dpi is recommended, LISTEN TO THEM. If your dpi is less than that, the suares of your font won't line up and you will have like..3 letters for every letter. Not good.

 

Here are good tutorials on how to change your PPT settings so that you can increase your dpi.

PPT 2004

PPT 2012

 

You will also probably have to change the file type. To do this I used PowerPoint, added the PDF as a picture to my presentation and saved it as a PNG.

DIY Hair Bow

This is how I make my hair bows! I have them in tons of colors and I wear them with EVERYTHING. They're super easy to make and only take a few minutes. Excuse my winter hands, you're here for the bow!

You will need:

• Ribbon
• A sewing kit/needle and thread
• Scissors
• A lighter



Use the lighter to 'melt' the edge of the ribbon. This prevents it from fraying during use and allows you to sew close to the edge of the ribbon. Pass the ribbon edge through the flame but DON'T let it set in the flame for too long, this will melt it too far and turn the ribbon black.

Without cutting the ribbon, lay it looped in place approximately the size you want your bow. My bow is about 3 and a half inches across. Now cut! Finish the edges with the lighter, the same as before.

Use the needle and thread to tie the ribbon ends together. Put the needle through both pieces and tie the ends of the thread. Do not stitch all the way down, only the edges. If you stitch all the way down it will be difficult the scrunch up and will look different in the end.

Cut a smaller piece of ribbon for the middle. It should be about the same length as the ribbon's width (square). My small piece in the picture ended up being a little too big, so cut yours shorter than mine. Finish the edges with the lighter just as in Step 1.

Fold the short ribbon into thirds and sew it into a circle. This time sew all the way down! And make sure to tie the ends well so the stitching does not come undone. You should not be able to see the edge of the ribbon, and the seam (obviously) does not need to be neat, it will be in the back.

 

Fold the end of the big ribbon loop and feed it through the small one. Put the small link in the middle and unfold the big loop. Here is your bow! Almost done!

This step is not necessary, but I like to do it so my bows have a nice shape. Press the loops in towards the middle, so that the bow looks really round on the ends. Then, spray the bow with hairspray, lots of it. Let the bow sit overnight and it should be stiff and well-shaped the next morning.

 

I wear mine with a clip through the small link and clip it wherever!