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DIY metal cone lantern

27 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by urbancurator in Crafty, Holiday, Home Decor

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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.

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Freebie Friday

27 Friday Apr 2012

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birthday party, blog, crafty, DIY, free printables, graphics, Making it lovely, Nicole Balch, rainbow invitation

I have to share this fun and free printable birthday invitation with you all! Nicole Balch, founder of the stylish living blog Making it Lovely posted these rainbow invitations on her lovely site!

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Nicole only provided cards for ages 1-10, but if you’re handy with a graphics program, you should be able to create any number you please. To get your free printable click here!

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Easter is almost here and I have to plan!

02 Monday Apr 2012

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balance, Centsational Girl, crafty, DIY, Easter DInner, Easter Wreath, Faux Easter Eggs, Floral wire

Here is a before shot of Centsational Girl’s Easter Wreath. Tools, some wire and curly willow. Doesn’t look like much so far, right?

Here is the after shot. She added a ribbon and some faux eggs and voilà! A gorgeous DIY Easter wreath. For all the details, you must go and see her how to here!

I might not have time to make a wreath but I still have to plan a small Easter dinner, clean, organize, work full time, exercise, try to find time to blog… whew! How do you balance it all? Good planning?

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DIY Alexander McQueen Style!

30 Friday Dec 2011

Posted by urbancurator in Fashion

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Alexander Mcqueen, crafty, DIY, Erica Domesek, fashion, fingerless gloves, New Year's Eve, P.S. I made this, WHOWHATWEAR

Alexander McQueen. Of the fashion industry, McQueen once said, “it’s a business, but I don’t think it makes sense to play safe in these times. In times like this I think the world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today.” I couldn’t agree more!

Images via Alexander McQueen from the Pre-Spring/Summer collection. Gorgeous!!!

Imagine my excitement when I spotted this post on WHOWHATWHERE. The editors of this fab blog called on Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This to lend them her expert crafting skills and help create a fabulous and very affordable pair of Alexander McQueen-inspired gloves for their December story!

This is a snapshot of the real Alexander McQueen embroidered fingerless gloves. They sell for just under 700 bucks. Yup.

This is the DIY pictorial. For the full set of directions check out the article here.

If you don’t own a pair of fingerless black gloves, it’s easy enough to buy a pair of black socks and gloves. I would look for a wool blend and I’d also check to make sure the two black colours were the same shade. You can purchase the lovely brooches, as seen here.

The beads can be purchased on this Canadian website.

I won’t have time to make these before New Year’s Eve which is a shame because I would so wear these!! Dahhhlings, if you make a pair, please send me your comments so I can showcase them on this blog!

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Gift wrap SOS

18 Sunday Dec 2011

Posted by urbancurator in Holiday

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christmas gifts, crafty, DIY, gift wrap, gift wrap ideas, inspiration, Matchbook magazine, pine cones, pom pom, string beads, wrapping ideas

I always wrap my Christmas gifts at the last minute. By the time I go to the store to actually buy the wrapping paper, it seems like all the good patterns are gone!

Well, not this year! I have jute string, beads, pine cones, ribbon and buttons ready to go. I still need some inspiration to get me started so if you have any clever wrapping ideas, please leave me a comment!

Matchbook magazine has some lovely gift wrap ideas – photos below. If you want to learn how to make your own mini pom pom, they have an easy step-by-step tutorial in their latest issue.

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