DIY
DIY Cotton Candy Machine
So using the process above one can make their very own cotton candy machine. I then thought perhaps a dollar store handheld fan would be a perfect motor: Take off the blades of the fan and then take an aluminum can and poke holes into it using an awl, or a drill if its something…
Repurpose vintage bottles with Bottle Pour Spouts
I need to get me some bottle pour spouts. To repurpose vintage bottles use bottle pour spouts. You can use them as water bottles or for any other liquid.
Paint Thinner Transfer
Why do I sense that I may need to do this for a package design project in the near future? 😛 Gotta make sure to get paint thinner before I go back to school. Tutorial: http://mademoisellechaos.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-to-transfer-bw-picture-onto-almost.html
“Papier Mache” Clay
Easy Homemade clay, all you need is newspaper and wallpaper paste. This is the easiest and cheapest recipe for paper clay. Steps: 1. Get your newspaper 2. Soak it in water. 3. Tear it into strips. Into a bucket 4. Put more water in it so it just barely covers the paper. 5. Stir it…
Rug out of old t-shirts
What does it take to transform a pile of old T-shirts into spectacular works of woven art? Just a spare hula hoop or embroidery hoop and the techniques we’ll show you here. The oversize looms and easy-to-use loops of T-shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers. Learn the basic hoop weaving technique…
Crackle/Grunge finish
source: http://makethebestofthings.blogspot.com/2010/05/crackle-finish-with-elmers-glue.html I want to use the above finish. I’m thinking about making furniture out of paper pulp. I can’t help but imagine it would have an interesting effect since paper is made from trees. Here is a “video” of how it is done: Source: Debbie Wijskamp Although I think I would have to seal…
Makeup Board
Source: http://laurathoughts81.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-up-magnet-board.html I found my weekend project!