Wishing everyone a happy and colorful holi!
Fabric covered tins ~ Stationery / Cutlery holder
I love bandhini patterned fabrics. There were some scrap pieces of bandhini fabric from my moms sewing project which she was going to discard. But I didn't quite have the heart to throw them so I decided to use them to make these fabric covered tins. I used them as stationery holders but they can also be used to hold cutleries and many other things.
To make these fabric covered tins, I used...
- A few used tin cans.
- Scrap pieces of fabric.
- Some ribbons.
- Clear white glue.
The making is very simple too. You have to...
- lay the tin can on its side over the fabric and cut enough material to cover the circumference of the can.
- Apply a thin coat of white glue to the exterior of the tin can.
- carefully wrap the material around the tin can with out and wrinkles or bubbles.
- Let the the glue dry.
- Cut a piece of ribbon enough to fit the cans circumference and apply glue to the inside of the ribbon.
- Stick the ribbon around the tin can and let the glue dry.
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DIY pen stand
Materials Required:
- A hex nut (This)
- Ribbon
- Glue
- Candle holder
Making:
I used a spare hex nut that was lying around to make this pen stand. The diameter of the hex nut was 10mm.
Apply glue to the inside of the hex nut and tightly wrap a ribbon around the nut. Cut off the excess ribbon and seal the end of the ribbon firmly to the inside of the hex nut with glue.
I used a glass candle holder as the base for my pen stand. I glued the ribbon cover hex nut into the candle holder.
DIY pen stand is ready!
You can also make a few more of these ribbon covered hex nuts and glue them onto a block of wood or a tray to hold more pens.
Do leave your comments, questions or suggestions!
DIY Dry Erase Board
People generally make dry erase boards with glass and frames. I decided to do it a little differently and therefore decided to use plastic sandwich bag instead of the glass and make my own banner frame out of cardboard.
- Cardboard - 2 Pieces - 24 x 13.8 cm
- A transparent sandwich bag
- Few sheets of plain white paper
- Watercolor
- Stapler
- Glue
- A metal chain
And this is how I made it...
- On a plain white paper I painted a water color background of my choice. You can see how to paint it here.
- Cut open the sandwich bag and cut a 24 x 13.8 cm rectangular section from it.
- After the paint had dried, I cut the painted background also to the 24 x 13.8 cm rectangle.
- I cut out one of the cardboard into the desired shape for the banner and also hollowed it out to form the frame.
- Then, I stacked the cardboard, background and the sandwich bag in the order shown in the picture below.
- I cut the sandwich paper, the background and the other cardboard piece also to the same outline shape as the frame.
- After all the pieces have been cut and aligned, I stapled them together.
- I covered the front of the frame with white paper and punched two holes on the top of the chain.
And here is the finished product...
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Origami Organizer Boxes
I use these organizer boxes a lot. To make compartments in drawers, on my desk, to store little items and so on...
I recently made a few of these to be kept on the table near the to drop the keys, coins and all those spare things.
I used...
I recently made a few of these to be kept on the table near the to drop the keys, coins and all those spare things.
I used...
- Papers. (Any kind...I used paper from magazines)
- A shoe box lid. (or A tray)
- Double sided tape.
- To make the origami boxes, I followed the instructions from here
- If you are using a shoe box lid, Cover it with paper/fabric of your choice. Also, line the inside of the lid.
- Once the boxes are made, I fixed a bit of double sided tape to the bottom of the paper boxes and placed them onto the shoe box lid to prevent them from moving.
And...You're done!
Do leave your comments, questions or suggestions! :)
Things that define you
Two things define you.
Your patience when you have nothing
and
your attitude when you have everything
Coke Bottle Vase
Here's another simple yet beautiful project. These vases look beautiful when kept against a window and when the light falls through them onto the window sill making colorful patterns!
To make this vase, you need...
- A glass coke bottle.
- Transparent glass paint.
- Paint Brushes.
Making...
- Wash the bottle and wipe its surface clean with a lint free cloth.
- Lay the bottle on its side and apply thin coats of paint onto the patterns engraved on the glass bottle with a brush.
- Make sure there are no air bubbles when you paint.
- Let that side of the bottle dry. Once the freshly painted side has dried, you can rotate the bottle and paint the rest. This prevents the colors from spreading to nearby areas as we are not using a liner.
- Once you have painted and dried the bottle completely, It is ready for use.
I have kept a stem of money plant in my vase. A bunch of flowers will also look beautiful.
Do leave your comments, questions or suggestions! :)
