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April 7, 2010
DIY Home, Everyday Crafts, Food, Parties
The weather is gettin’ good, so it’s time to take the party outside. And what’s better than a piñata at an outdoor par-tay? Check out these clever homemade creations…
A love note piñata for a wedding! A brilliant idea found on Ruffled.
This gorgeous creation was designed based on a camillia flower. Made by Inchmark for her daughter’s 4th birthday.
Mini-piñata party favors are really easy to make! Found on You Are My Fave (craft by Not Martha).
Design Mom planned a Knight party for her precious son. They couldn’t find a good-looking knight related piñata, so they made one. Naturally.
Want to make a piñata from nature? Once you smack this one down, it’s way easier to clean up! Found on Daily Danny.
April 6, 2010
Decor, DIY Home, Everyday Crafts, Food, Holidays, Parties
I have been obsessed with these paper cups ever since I saw them on The Dieline. And to be obsessed with paper cups, they really have to be good. Since they are made in Korea, read: impossible to get, I decided to make my own. First gawk with me at these…then scroll down for my DIY version!
Made by Iam Design. Can you even stand the adorable styling? Seriously, it slays me.
Now, for my humble invention…
It’s so easy…I bought white paper party cups and made letter stickers using 8 1/2 x 11-inch label paper. I really wanted to get fancy with the cup colors and patterns, but using white cups saved me from having to painfully cut out each letter.
I actually like the myriad of options that my homemade cups provide…I can control the letters that I want and tweak the font and color for my occasion. This would be adorable for a kid’s party; either each guest gets their initial or you arrange the buffet table with a fun phrase.
You can download a PDF of my letters to make your own. If you make a set, email me pics of how you use them! I’d love to see!
April 5, 2010
Gifts, Grown-Up, Tween to Teen
Russian dolls, nesting dolls, matryoshka dolls, babushka dolls…who knew there were so many names for these cute collectibles?
How cute would your reminders be with these nesting doll post-its from Nothing Elegant.
Babushka doll fabric by Mikodesign. Check out her Etsy store for more cute items.
Paint your own set of teeny matryoshkas. Buy a set at Romp.
You can even wear ’em in your hair. Made by Fluffs Stuffs, found on Bluelines.
Have you ever forgotten which is bigger, a Megabyte or a Gigabyte? Never wonder again with these Byte Nesting Dolls found on Craziest Gadgets.
If your love of these dolls is that strong, visit Nesting Doll Square in Manzhouli, China.
I’m in the middle of my move (almost done) and I’m so tired of looking at the color of brown cardboard. These rainbow-like images caught my eye this morning.
Is that sidewalk chalk? Here today, gone tomorrow. Found on The Bean and The Bear from Hey Susy.
This gorgeous color pixel rug by Tufted was found on Design Sponge.
And this photo, well, I just like it. From Design is Mine, found via The Bean and the Bear.
March 31, 2010
Decor, Everyday Crafts, Grown-Up, Organization
As I’m thinking about moving into my new apartment (today—woot!) I’m trying to figure out how I am going to solve the ever-consuming problem of organizing my craft supplies. It’s daunting, really, so this blog post is a very self-serving one.
If you are a crafter, you know that it’s painful to throw out a 3×3-inch piece of paper. I love this idea from The Crafts Dept.—store your scraps in presentation sleeves by color.
Oh to have such a manageable collection of materials! If only I had 10 sheets of scrapbook paper, 4 pairs of scissors, or four spools of twine, only then could my craft space look like this. But this photo does display one of my fave storage ideas…the jars mounted underneath a shelf. Found on Ohdeedoh.
Chez Larsson came up with this precious way to store materials. She took photos of her materials and decoupaged the print-outs to wooden Ikea drawers.
