get-crafty: DIY Painted Cork Coasters Make plain squares of cork into unique coasters using just metallic paint and masking tape.

Instead of telling you how to print of burlap easily I have searched and found a great video from Maryann of Domestically Speaking.  I haven’t done too many projects with this technique, but I plan to. The one example I have is the door decorations I did last year for my staff. You can see…

This plate was from ikea. 5.99. Used a stencil at first then continued to free style. The oil based sharpie pink keeps it color. Check out my other sharpie post here. These are set by baking them. handwash only. I would mostly be using these for decorative. Maybe plating some desserts. 

The first new pictures are the colors before baking. 425-435 for 30 minutes. Start it in a cold oven. See all the details for my other posts about sharpie baking here  9" bowl 2.49 from Ikea. Made a stencil on my Cricut. Only used it a few times until I was comfortable drawing the leaves…

Another diy sharpie mug. This was a special request from a student of mine. He is student teaching this semester so he plans to use it as he teacher mug. I put a message to him at the bottom of the inside of the mug. I don’t even remember how he got the nickname robo…

Maple syrup glass bottles turned into functional items for the home. Soap dispenser and oil container. Supplies Glass bottles. I used maple syrup bottles. Whole food brand pure maple syrup bottles. Soap pump from a retailer or do what I did and reuse one you had from old plastic soap dispenser bottle.  Tablecraft Hinged Flip…

Color Trends + Palettes :: COLOURlovers

COLOURlovers is a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful articles… All in the spirit of love Fav site to use when making flyers and what nots on the computer. so helpful when you don’t know the codes for colors….

This upcycle usually gets people’s interest the most. Altoids bins can been very function as other things. In photo above I used to it as a gift box for earrings.  Supplies Altoids tin Aluminum Tape Sharpie Markers Cuttle Bug Embossing Folders with the Cuttle Bug Machine  or Embossing Plates (do not need machine) Piece of small cardboard…

 Chicago themed coasters for a buyer. First time doing image transfers on tiles. Design idea…..If you have cool coasters you can display them around the room on mini easels or some other holder. When people need a coaster you can hand them if you want. I enjoy multifunction decor items. Supplies Tiles Computer Paper Lazer…

Mosaic Plate

I love the Chew. I love Clinton’s craft corner. One episode they did a mosaic plates craft. You can check out the video here You can upcycle something you find at a thrift store or you can buy your own glass items. I decided to get a .99 cent plate from Ikea. You can find…