[Tutorial] DIY Chalkboard Art

I Tried It: Crayon Art

Dorm room artwork on the cheap! It's actually a really fun project--I got the idea from Jenna Brown Photography, and then added my own spin on it with some vinyl letters you can pick up in the craft section at Target! You really can take a little or a lot of time, and just be careful to keep some of the crayon wrapper on to hold the crayon as it melts! No burnt fingers, now. Learn from my mistakes!

 What do you think? Tutorial? 

The lyrics are from this song:

Hippie at heart

 So. I decided to make a flower headpiece yesterday.

 I pretend I'm a flower child. 

Trek yourself before you wreck yourself

Just a little dorm embroidery action!

And just a little something I've been working on.

Finals week approaches, and here I am working on my embroidery...

Check out the new room!

Decked out the dorm room for the new semester, check it out!
It's DIY madness :)

Things I made: the curtains, the lofted bed skirt, the fabric "headboard," the tissue paper pom poms, the frame display above our microwave, the "Dream Big" decoration on our fridge, the clothespin photo display, all of the small posters on the wall...

Have a question on how I made any of these? Lemme know!

Winter Break Bucket List

So I have about 2 and a half weeks to do basically nothing, so here's how I'm going to spend my time:

Clean/organize my room

Finish 2 Nancy Drew CD games (my addiction)

Have an internship interview...tomorrow (!!)

Make these for our dorm room, and maybe these too, cuz they're awesome

Make a galaxy print t shirt for my mom

Possibly make a feather mobile for my roomy

Sew a crapload of stuff: tailoring my vintage dress, sewing jeans, sewing that amazing skirt, using up my fabric inventory

See my beau and my girlfriends

Goodwilling it up

Having a happy New Year

One Flew Over the Crane's Nest

I took a break from sewing to make something for all of you, inspired by a project in the Feb. 2010 issue of BurdaStyle:

the paper crane mobile!

Ta da! I'll show you how to make one step by step, but for a good video on making origami cranes, click HERE. It gives you step by step instructions for making these, and much more in depth than Burda's.

YOU WILL NEED: paper [scrapbook or regular, your choice], scissors, needle and thread, florist wire [I used the brown cloth covered one], twigs [optional].

1. Twist wire into desired ring, twist ends together to hold shape.



2. Incorporate twigs by weaving them through the "nest" and twisting wire around them.






3. Make desired amount of paper cranes [I used 9] following instructions with the youtube like above.




4. Thread needle with strong thread, single ply, and knot it very well.
5. Poke needle up through bottom of crane through the center of its back, knot if desired.

6. Position crane in desired spot and length, knot to "nest" tightly.



7. Continue with other cranes. You can double or triple the cranes per thread if you want.

8. Attach 4 long pieces of thread to opposite sides of the circle, and make a knot at the top. This will be the part from which you may hang your mobile.

8. Enjoy your amazing new decor!


Hope you like it as much as I do!

Even Arthur was getting in on the action.

And then, a slightly blasphemic shot of me, seeing as Easter soon approaches. [Loooove ya Jesus!]