These watercolor butterflies over at ellinée.com are just the thing for spring. Click the image to go over to the site for the download and tutorial.
Upcycled veneer mobile
This mobile over at You Are My Fave is a great example of what you can do with light-weight veneers. Click the links above to go to the full tutorial.
DIY wine cork wreath
We have been saving wine corks for about 4 years now and it was finally time to do something with them before they overtook the house. Yes, we like wine. A lot.
Step 1 - drink wine so you can collect corks. It's a hard job, but someone has to do it.
Step 2 - get a lightweight wire frame, a drill, some thin, flexible wire and hot glue
Step 3 - drill through the diameter of enough corks to go around the inner and outer edges of your frame and secure with wire
Step 4 - add a little hot glue for extra security, flip the frame over and hot glue the rest of the corks along the center chanel. I added an additional row/layer along the inner part of the circle for more drama.
Step 5 - add some dangly corks to the center (or not), add a wire loop to the back for hanging and enjoy a glass of wine while admiring your creation
Semi DIY Valentines
Like the idea of making your own Valentine's, but feel daunted by the idea of doing it completely from scratch? Check out these Valentine Kits from Paper Source. Very cute!
Tiny Polaroid Magent tutorial by Ambrosia Creative
These are soooo cute. I wish I had seen this post before Christmas! Note to self about making these as stocking stuffers next year. Check out the tutorial at Ambrosia Creative. I like that Jenn, the creative force behind that blog is a Californian transplant living in North Carolina. I'm a North Carolinian who was temporarily transplanted to California.
photo by Jennifer Kirk / Ambrosia Creative
Ornament kits at Posie
Love these felt ornament kits with lovely embellishments designed by Alicia Paulson. I find needlework to be very relaxing.
No sew modular felt coasters
Jessica makes the coolest things at How About Orange. Check out her step-by-step tutorial on how to make these felt coasters. I'm trying to do more handmade for Christmas, but now some of you probably know what you'll be getting ...
