Bunting DIY

I am currently obsessed with making craft especially on making DIY party decorations. On Sunday, there will be a traditional ceremony for my nephew and I'm making him a dessert table as a gift from me and my daughter. Hopefully it will all go according to my vision. So, here I am just finished making paper buntings for the dessert table decorations. Here are some of the inspirations...Have a great weekend.

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DIY Mug

This is such a great DIY idea for you if you have free time at home. It's called His+Her Sharpie Mug that I found on A Beautiful Mess. All you need is only a permanent marker. Write anything you like on he mug, make it for 30 minutes and done =) What a great idea ...

(image via A Beautiful Mess)

DIY Favor Box

I'm feeling a bit crafty lately. Craft is my thing, you can call it a hobby. I feel happier when I've done some successful craft. So, of course this post will be something about craft. This time I'm posting a DIY Tea Stained Favor Boxes that I found on Style Me Pretty. Favor boxes have to be good since most of the time, we give those boxes to someone else. Below is the visual step-by-step tutorial. Don't worry, it's not complicated =)
Hope you like it...

Box Supplies:

• Unfinished wooden boxes
• A cup of black brewed tea
• Sponge brush,
• Scrap paper
• Several tea bags

Label Supplies:

• Chalkboard paper
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Chalk pen
• Tape or adhesive

1. Dip the brush in brewed tea and paint the wood boxes. Use some scrap paper to catch the drips.
2. Be sure to get all the nooks and crannies of the box, even the insides. Let the box dry, then apply additional coats if you want a deeper color.
3. Cut the labels if necessary to fit on top of your box. Use a pencil to sketch out the label. You can do names for table place cards or cute sayings for favors.
4. Use a chalk pen or white marker to trace over your pencil lines.
5  Adhere your finished label to the top of the box with tape, glue or adhesive.
6. Fill the box with your favorite tea for your guests to enjoy!

(image and instruction source: stylemepretty.com)

DIY Erase Board

I just found this great idea..a DIY project that is so easy to make. Found it via Papernstitch. It's a"Double Duty Dry Erase Board" tutotial (image below).

Isn't it a clever idea? I never thought about making this one before, but when I saw it I was like "wow, this is so simple yet so useful". It's like a reminder board but instead of sticking or pinning notes, we only need to write it down on the board and when it's done, just erase it. So, here is the tutorial.

 

Materials: 

 1. Picture frame with glass or plexi insert  

 2. Fabric scraps 

 3 . Heavy duty tape 

 4. Dry erase markers 

Step by Step How To:  

1. Remove everything from the frame (paper, mat, backing) except for the glass.  
2. Cut a piece of fabric slightly larger than your frame backing (about an extra 2 inches all the way around). Whether your backing is hardboard or cardboard, this tutorial will work, so don’t worry.  
3. Place cut fabric over frame backing and then flip over.  
4. Fold over excess fabric and then, using heavy duty tape, attach the fabric to your backing. 
5. Place the now fabric-covered frame backing into the frame and you are all done! You are ready to write notes all over your pretty dry erase board.

Lunch Box DIY

What is your plan for the weekend? Here's a little idea..maybe you can do some DIY at home. I found this unique DIY stuff that I believe is not hard to do, via Lunch It, Punch It. Making a lunch box from a milk jug. Sounds good? Hope so. It looks so easy when I look at the image below, but I haven't got the time to try it. Those of you who will try it or maybe will have been succeed to try it..tell me =) Have a great weekend everyone...

Direction:

Empty a gallon milk jug, wash it out, draw the lines on like in the photo.
Use a pin to poke rows of holes, which will become the crease.
Fold it into a little box and add a piece of hook and loop closure (brand name is Velcro) and you’ve got yourself a clever lunchbox!

(image and source via Lunch It, Punch It)

DIY...

Hello Monday, Hello you =) How's everyone doing? Wow, it's a rainy season here..everyday is always raining. It's like a love and hate relationship with rain. I love it when it rains but when it doesn't stop for quite some time, rain can sometimes ruin our schedule. Don't you think so? But let's always take a good side of everything, at least when it's raining, the weather is nice, you can make yourself a cup of your fave coffee or tea, read a book or just sit by the windows watching the rain falls from the sky =) Or maybe, you can try to do some DIY project at your house...I have few pictures of DIY stuff we can do at home: doing nice thing to your nails (via Ciao Bella) or maybe making a homemade lip balm (via The Daily Green). Enjoy...

Homemade Honey-Cocoa Butter Lip Balm

Makes 100 applications

2 tbls. olive oil
1/2 tsp. honey
3/4 tsp. beeswax — grated
1/2 tsp. pure cocoa butter
Flavored oil of your choice (like peppermint or vanilla)
1 vitamin E capsule

> In a small saucepan, heat oil, honey, wax and butter over a low heat until just melted.
> Remove from heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
> Stir in flavoring and contents of vitamin E capsule.
> Pour into containers of your choice.

New Laptop Case...

A great and inspiring idea from The Trendy Girl. This happens to me, once or twice I got bored of what I have to carry my laptop with...and I found this one. I think it's worth to try, turn you hoodie into a laptop case =)

Craft of Jar...

It's about time for me to do something creative or something crafty. I love doing a recycle stuff. Turning a shoe box into a cute jewelry box, turning an old milk can into a pencil storage and so on. This one is about jar...what kind of stuff you can turn into from an old and used jar. Here are some ideas I got from Ready Made. Hope this gives you ideas =)

(all images via Ready Made)