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DIY Friday: Customized Monogram Lampshade
Transform a plain lampshade and turn it into something spectacular by placing your very own monogram right smack in the middle! I’m all about customization and one-of-a-kind pieces so this simple DIY makes the perfect project for this weekend. Keep reading for full instructions!
Materials:
- Felt
- Inexpensive white lampshades
- Spray glue/adhesive
- Printer, paper, scissors
Instructions:
- Search the web for an appropriate monogram to cut your felt out of. Print out the monogram you like and cut out each of the letters. Spray glue it onto the felt and cut out the different letters.
- Find the placement of your monogram by measuring out the middle of your lampshade.
- Start with the middle initial and place your letters onto the lamp shade. The felt will actually stick so you can lightly pencil mark where you want each of the letters to go. Spray the felt pieces with glue and place them back in the correct spot. Erase the pencil marks.
- If you like you can glue some cute trim to the bottom of your shade and… voila!
Shannon Berrey
DIY Friday: Easy Halloween Projects
Get ready for Halloween in no time with these super easy DIY projects! No need for a crafty thumb, these projects can be done by just about anyone. This year try to take seasonal decorations into your own hands and avoid spending big bucks on items that will either get thrown away or take up a lot of storage space. Environmentally friendly projects using Indian corn, pumpkins, and garlands are the way to go. You can even try temporarily sprucing up items you already have around your home like the festive desert stand below.
Centsational Girl
Glazed Cinderella Pumpkins
What you need:
- Bronze metallic glaze
- Brush
- Urns or Pots
- Ribbon
Instructions:
- Choose various sizes of Cinderella pumpkins, having a larger one for the bottom.
- Paint them with bronze glaze by first dipping your brush in paint, wiping it off, and using the almost-dry brush on your pumpkins.
- Stack them up in your pots or urns and wrap them up with copper or black ribbon.
Makoodle
Halloween Desert Stand
What you need:
- Tiered dessert stand
- Halloween-patterned scrapbook paper
- Compass
Instructions:
Measure the sizes of your tiers and draw them out on your scrapbook paper using a compass. Cut them out and layer the circles on each tier. Pile them high with sugary treats for your little tricker-treaters!
CookingChannelTV
Spooky Chalkboard Tray
What you need:
- Unfinished wooden tray
- Tinted Primer
- Chalkboard Paint
- Paintbrush
- Sand paper
- Tack cloth and towel
- Chalk
Instructions:
- Apply a layer of tinted primer and let it dry for three hours.
- Sand off any rough or raised areas and wipe it clean with a tack cloth for smooth surface.
- Apply an even layer of chalkboard paint and let it dry for three hours.
- Prepare the tray for writing by covering the whole surface with a large chalk stick on its side. This allows all future markings to be erasable.
- Wipe the chalk away with a towel and write your favorite spooky message and… voila!
Posted in Gardens, Kitchens
Tagged better decorating bible, blog, budget friendly, cheap, Cinderella, decor, desert, diy, easy, Halloween, how to, ideas, last minute, pots, projects, pumpkins, stand, suzy q, tier, urn
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DIY Friday: Decorating Your Door for Fall
Greet your guests in a fall spirit with these colorful door arrangements. I find this project a cute way to start off the exciting fall season and it’s a super budget friendly DIY anyone can do. Most of the items you can find around your home like soup cans, ribbons, styrofoam and faux flowers.
What you need:
- Two clean large soup cans
- Assorted sizes of ribbons
- Four buttons
- Silk fall flowers
- One block of Styrofoam
- Hot glue gun
Instructions:
- Hot glue the assorted ribbons around, center, top, and bottom of can.
- Cut out a piece of Styrofoam and place it into the can
- Insert a small silk floral bush into Styrofoam.
- Cut two long lengths of wide ribbon. 44″ and 28″. You will use this ribbon to hang the cans from the door knob.
- Hot glue one end of the 44″ ribbon to the can 1″ from the top edge. Glue the opposite end of the ribbon to the opposite side of the can 1″ from the top edge.
- Repeat step 5 using 28″ ribbon on the second can and… voila!
Posted in Gardens
Tagged better decorating bible, blog, cheap chic, diy, do it yourself, dried leaves, easy, entryway, fall décor, faux silk flowers, festive, Halloween, hanging, holiday, home, how to, ribbons, soup cans, suzy q, wreath
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