Photo card

Here’s a simple yet stylish packaging idea from Pinecone Camp. Create a small card and package up a few home made goodies this season. Attach the card with a utilitarian clip. Easy and original. Especially if you can take the photo yourself!

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DIY metal cone lantern

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Christmas, coloured lights, Cone Lanterns, crafty, decor, DIY, perforated sheet metal, Silver, style

I have never been one for tinsel or multi coloured lights at Christmas. These DIY lanterns caught my attention because they’re easy to make and they fit into my colour palette of mixed metals and white! Simple, functional and pretty!

You only need a few simple tools to complete this project. The cones themselves are fashioned from perforated sheet metal which can be found at most craft stores.

Check out the full DIY at A Merry Mishap.

Inspired

Today, I’m inspired by this simple but lovely way to display magazines and stash some reading glasses! A magazine rack and miscellaneous storage for the office/home. Built with an IKEA Grundtal rail + Ribba picture ledge! So simple, yet so functional.

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Yeah, it’s that easy

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black olives, brie cheese, dinner, food, restaurants

I think I will post about things like this more often. It can be a new series called, “Yeah, it’s that easy”. This is such a clever idea for a small get together or a large soirée! Chop black olives into small bow ties and buttons and serve with triangles of brie cheese on crackers! Elegant canapés!
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Whimsical Friday

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craft stores, DIY, home, living room decor, thrift shops

I’m feeling very whimsical today. The hot summer drained me a little and now I’m ready to redecorate, create or get my hands dirty doing some sort of DIY project. Rethinking my living room decor – the wheels are spinning. I am going to go to a few thrift shops and craft stores this weekend. Do you ever feel the need to redecorate? I’d love to hear from anyone who updates  their decor seasonally.

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A Trellis in Sweden

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chez larsson, DIY, Garden, Roses, Trellis

I always check in on Benita at her lovely blog Chez Larsson. I don’t know if everyone in Sweden is this organized. If they are it must be a very beautiful country.

Benita moved into her new house just over a year ago and man, has she been sprucing up the place! Here is the BEFORE shot. Not too shabby, right?

So, Benita put a trailer on her bike, went to the local lumber yard and hauled it back to her place. Bonus points to her for taking a bike!

As you can see in this next photo, her main objective was to obtain some privacy and also to hide the view of her neighbour’s trash can and recycling bin. For the complete how-to, visit Benita’s site! She built this herself.

And now for the AFTER shot:

Much better! I don’t know that I would have thought of something this clever. What a great looking trellis. It’s fresh and modern.

I can’t wait until she posts a photo of her lovely white roses growing up the side of it!

All images are the property of Chez Larsson.

Beautifully Made

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colour, crafts, flower arrangements, inspiration, place settings, table scape, tea party, vintage

Another favorite blog of mine is wunderschön gemacht. In English, it means beautifully made. Just look at this visual eye candy and cornucopia of colour. It’s like a tea party for grown ups! The table settings and craft ideas are endless. The flower arrangements are so effortless and pretty. Party inspiration galore!

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DIY Lampshade

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DIY

Do you have an old lampshade that screams ho-hum? Time for an inexpensive update? Something unique? If so, you will love this DIY balsa lampshade project via Design Sponge.

For the full how-to click here and for the easy step-by-step!

DIY Vintage Apothecary Bottles – Free Label Download

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apothecary jars, beauty, DIY, home, mock ups, old apothecary, style

Amy Moss, the creative mind behind the blog Eat drink Chic was inspired by vintage apothecary labels and she was kind enough to post the free label template on her blog.

Amy originally put her labels on coloured glass jars from ikea, which have been discontinued. Not to worry, these labels will look fantastic on anything that look vintage. Old apothecary jars, vintage milk bottles and cotton ball jars!

I created this Photoshop mock ups to show you how fantastic this label looks on this Chemist’s Jar from Anthropologie

This is how the label would appear on the SLOM bottle with stopper from ikea.
At only $1.49 this is a great way to make a statement in the kitchen or bathroom and it could also be used as a flower vase.

And finally, bathroom canisters get a vintage vibe – from Crate and Barrel

Download the label art here for free! Do you DIY? Please share your projects!

Girl Crush

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craft, dottie angel, granny chic, style, thrifty, vintage

I have a girl crush on the life of dottie angel. Her real name is Tif Fussell and she lives in suburban Seattle. Tif is originally from Britain, is a wife and the mother of four kids “who talk back”. She wears a customized slip and dreams of living her alter-ego Dottie Angel’s life… in a run down cottage over looking the sea, with two airstream trailers in the yard, one works as her studio and the other stores her vast collection of vintage bits and bobs…

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Tif, a.k.a. dottie angel, is a crafting genius. Her charming home, also known as “mossy shed”, is full of crocheted doilies, floral fabrics, pattern, paper lanterns, bunting and vintage vignettes. The epitome of granny chic.

images via dottie’s flickr photostream

dottie angel’s gorgeous pillows, the way Grandma used to make them
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