Crafts for the home Archive

  • Roll up gate made from canvas

    Roll up gate made from canvas

    I needed a gate that will keep my daredevil grandson off of my steep staircase when he visits but wanted one that can be put away when he’s not here.   I came up with this idea and have successfully tested it out on my [...]

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  • Magnetic buttons for hanging curtains on metal doors

    Magnetic buttons for hanging curtains on metal doors

    My back door is metal and I don’t like it because it’s hard to hang curtain rods. The magnetic ones that are inexpensive look cheap and the ones that look good are expensive.  I came up with this idea that only cost about four [...]

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  • Birdhouses decorated with scrapbook paper

    Birdhouses decorated with scrapbook paper

    Unfinished wood birdhouses are really easy and fun to decorate.   I let my grandkids paint the roof and bottom and since they are going to be covered with scrapbook paper it doesn’t matter if they get paint all over.  There are so many [...]

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  • Cell phone holder to hang out of puppies reach.

    Cell phone holder to hang out of puppies reach.

    I had to find a way to secure my cell phone as it charges while keeping it out of the reach of my puppy so I made a pouch that hangs on the wall.  I hung it high enough that Sawyer cannot reach the cord [...]

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  • Easy to make decorative wine glasses

    Easy to make decorative wine glasses

    These wine glasses are so easy to make and can be personalized with initials, holiday symbols, or anything you like.  You just need a stencil, spray glass frosting, and the wine glasses. These would be fun to make for birthday parties or other special [...]

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  • Tennessee Vol decorations

    Tennessee Vol decorations

    I really love college football so I decided to put my tree up for thanksgiving and decorate it with big orange T ornaments for the rest of the season. These are really easy to make and can be easily adapted to your favorite team. Materials: Wooden [...]

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  • Decorative bathroom towels with ribbon border

    Decorative bathroom towels with ribbon border

    I was shopping recently and loved the decorative bathroom towels but the price was more than I’m willing to spend.  I headed over to the craft section of  Wal Mart and found some great ribbon to use as a border and then picked out [...]

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  • Decorative pillow made to coordinate with bedset.

    Decorative pillow made to coordinate with bedset.

    I recently bought a new bed set for my bedroom and I wanted to make some decorative pillows because I was too cheap to buy the ready made ones.  This is a very easy thing to do and can be made to match almost any [...]

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  • Chinese character wall decor

    Chinese character wall decor

    I made these from some alphabet squares that my daughter was getting rid of.  ( See pictures below) You can make your own by cutting some pieces from a 2×4 and then covering them with some canvas. Materials: If you have any similar blocks you can [...]

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  • Candlesticks made from table legs.

    Candlesticks made from table legs.

    Materials: two table legs package of candle cups ( these can be purchased at almost any hobby or craft store) paint and aging varnish wood glue small squares of wood ( I purchased some of the little squares that are used to frame out windows and can be [...]

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