Love this idea for milk jugs we go through 5-7 gallons a week.
http://craft-werk.blogspot.com/2010/03/plastic-milkbottle-recycling.html
Saturday, September 18, 2010
milk jug recycle
Love this idea for milk jugs we go through 5-7 gallons a week.
http://craft-werk.blogspot.com/2010/03/plastic-milkbottle-recycling.html
photo canvas
I loved this Idea here is the link
http://sarahsprojects.blogspot.com/2010/02/wall-art-for-siennas-room.html
First off, let me just say, I really love photos printed onto a canvas. Really. I knew I wanted a set of them in Sienna's room, but as most of you know, we are still students so our decorating budget didn't exactly cover printing four 8"x10" photos onto a canvas. It's pretty darn expensive for just one let alone FOUR!!! I had seen a few ideas online about getting pictures printed out, then just mod-podging the picture onto the canvas, and sanding the sides a bit, which I liked, but I still really wanted that "printed on canvas" texture on the picture itself. Then, while looking around online one day, I found out that you can actually print from your computer onto tissue paper! *Brilliant!*
Thus, my idea was born. I would print out four pictures onto tissue paper, then mod-podge it onto the canvases! The tissue is thin enough to where the texture of the canvas comes through, and I was very satisfied with the end results! Are you curious now? You want to try it? Well here's what you do:
What you need:
Canvas (however many you are using, I used 8x10's)
White tissue paper (I only needed one regular sized sheet for four pictures)
Printer *with ink* :)
Regular printer paper
Scissors
Tape
Mod-Podge
Brush
Step1:
Take a piece of printer paper. Place it on a corner of the tissue paper, and cut out around it. It doesn't have to be perfect, but will need to be trimmed up later. Cut the length one inch longer than the length of the printer paper.
Step 2:
Trim up the side of the tissue paper so it's the same width as the width of the printer paper.
Step 3:
Put printer paper in the middle of the tissue paper so there is one half inch overflow on each side. Fold each end over, and tape. I used double sided tape underneath, but regular tape on the edges will work fine too.
Step 4:
Perform a test on your paper in your printer, if you don't know what side it prints on. I drew a star on the side that I was going to put in face-up. I printed out the word "test" to see what side it printed on. It printed on the opposite side of the star, so I knew when I fed the special paper through, I would need to make sure the tissue side was down. If you already know how your printer feeds, ignore everything I just said.
Step 5:
Print off your picture to however big your canvas is, stand there while it prints to make sure it feeds through right.
Step 6:
Separate tissue from printer paper, once ink is completely dry. I just cut along the fold where I folded the tissue paper over.
Step 7:
Mod-podge a layer onto the canvas.
Step 8:
Very carefully, lower the picture onto the canvas, making sure the sides all match up. Then starting with the middle, gently rub the tissue down in a circular motion with your fingers to get it to adhere to the canvas better. Start in the middle and move your way out until the whole picture is glued.
Step 9:
Cut the excess edges as close to the canvas as the scissors will allow you. mod-podge just under then, and gently with your fingers once again, rub the edges down onto the mod-podge. You won't be able to see a definite line (except for where the picture ends and the white begins, but that's normal for the regular photo canvases too).
After that, you are pretty much done, unless you want to embellish them. I put a couple of ribbon embellishments on mine!
*And it totally has the canvas texture on front
http://sarahsprojects.blogspot.com/2010/02/wall-art-for-siennas-room.html
First off, let me just say, I really love photos printed onto a canvas. Really. I knew I wanted a set of them in Sienna's room, but as most of you know, we are still students so our decorating budget didn't exactly cover printing four 8"x10" photos onto a canvas. It's pretty darn expensive for just one let alone FOUR!!! I had seen a few ideas online about getting pictures printed out, then just mod-podging the picture onto the canvas, and sanding the sides a bit, which I liked, but I still really wanted that "printed on canvas" texture on the picture itself. Then, while looking around online one day, I found out that you can actually print from your computer onto tissue paper! *Brilliant!*
Thus, my idea was born. I would print out four pictures onto tissue paper, then mod-podge it onto the canvases! The tissue is thin enough to where the texture of the canvas comes through, and I was very satisfied with the end results! Are you curious now? You want to try it? Well here's what you do:
What you need:
Canvas (however many you are using, I used 8x10's)
White tissue paper (I only needed one regular sized sheet for four pictures)
Printer *with ink* :)
Regular printer paper
Scissors
Tape
Mod-Podge
Brush
Step1:
Take a piece of printer paper. Place it on a corner of the tissue paper, and cut out around it. It doesn't have to be perfect, but will need to be trimmed up later. Cut the length one inch longer than the length of the printer paper.
Step 2:
Trim up the side of the tissue paper so it's the same width as the width of the printer paper.
Step 3:
Put printer paper in the middle of the tissue paper so there is one half inch overflow on each side. Fold each end over, and tape. I used double sided tape underneath, but regular tape on the edges will work fine too.
Step 4:
Perform a test on your paper in your printer, if you don't know what side it prints on. I drew a star on the side that I was going to put in face-up. I printed out the word "test" to see what side it printed on. It printed on the opposite side of the star, so I knew when I fed the special paper through, I would need to make sure the tissue side was down. If you already know how your printer feeds, ignore everything I just said.
Step 5:
Print off your picture to however big your canvas is, stand there while it prints to make sure it feeds through right.
Step 6:
Separate tissue from printer paper, once ink is completely dry. I just cut along the fold where I folded the tissue paper over.
Step 7:
Mod-podge a layer onto the canvas.
Step 8:
Very carefully, lower the picture onto the canvas, making sure the sides all match up. Then starting with the middle, gently rub the tissue down in a circular motion with your fingers to get it to adhere to the canvas better. Start in the middle and move your way out until the whole picture is glued.
Step 9:
Cut the excess edges as close to the canvas as the scissors will allow you. mod-podge just under then, and gently with your fingers once again, rub the edges down onto the mod-podge. You won't be able to see a definite line (except for where the picture ends and the white begins, but that's normal for the regular photo canvases too).
After that, you are pretty much done, unless you want to embellish them. I put a couple of ribbon embellishments on mine!
*And it totally has the canvas texture on front
Friday, July 16, 2010
Temple block I am going there someday.
http://mylilluna.blogspot.com/2010/07/tutorial-tuesday-temple-block-im-going.html
http://mylilluna.blogspot.com/2010/07/tutorial-tuesday-temple-block-im-going.html
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Things to try soon
Washer necklaces http://notsoidlehands.blogspot.com/2010/04/jumpin-on-bandwagon-late-againwith_14.html
Boys tie out of mans tie http://hideousdreadfulstinky.blogspot.com/2009/09/tutorial-making-boys-tie-from-mans-tie.html
Tshirt makeover http://iammommahearmeroar.blogspot.com/2010/04/j-crew-knock-off-tee.html
Boys tie out of mans tie http://hideousdreadfulstinky.blogspot.com/2009/09/tutorial-making-boys-tie-from-mans-tie.html
Tshirt makeover http://iammommahearmeroar.blogspot.com/2010/04/j-crew-knock-off-tee.html
Sunday, March 21, 2010
make your own swifter reusable cloth. I love the swifter but hate that you have to rebuy them all the time I am going to make one of these. Here is the link.http://sewmuchado.blogspot.com/2010/02/tutorial-reusable-swiffer-duster-cloths.html
I love that she used fabric to lengthen these pants so her daugher can wear them longer. I wonder how they would look if you cut the pants at the knee where they have worn a hole in them. This might give my kids pants a whole new life.
I am going to try this for Marissa so she can wear it over her cute sundresses.
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