Making a cute piece of decoration at home couldn’t be easier than nowadays. The following DIY project will bring some joy on the faces of little ones and will help improve your decor more properly for the winter season. The materials needed for this job are ridiculously simple. With an ordinary balloon, ball of string, some glue and a couple of twigs, fabric and paper (for the accessories), you can make an entire snowman. The process might be familiar to those of you who made string lamps or vases. Hardening the string in glue with water and wrapping it around the balloon (in different sizes in this case) will result into the required pieces of the snowman. Continue reading “DIY Decorative String Snowman” »
Christmas is undeniably a period of generosity, when gift giving is almost a daily practice. From the simplest of forms, like wishing someone a wonderful time of the year on a piece of card, to intricate and long-thought presents, offering someone dear a gift might be the normal behavior during the winter festivities. In order to make the act of giving easier and nicer looking, we reach out and suggest you a simple DIY project that will yield a beautiful result. The Christmas tree gift boxes are the perfect way through which you can make the day of a friend or a member of your family happier. Shaped like a pyramid, this particular type of gift box will prove useful in wrapping small to medium Continue reading “DIY Christmas Gift Boxes” »
The world is constantly seeking new methods to care about the way we consume energy. Dozens and maybe hundreds of innovative solutions of harnessing energy from the surrounding environment have been put forward to the public by inventors and business people alike. This time, you have the opportunity to change things around you and build your very own solar collector from recycled soda pop cans. The trick in all this to work is to paint the empty cans in Continue reading “How to Build a Pop Can Solar Collector” »
This next cake has a really cool design, as it resembles a Rubik’s cube, but it’s taste is also pretty amazing. The secret of a Rubik’s cube lies in its timelessness, as it is still a very popular toy nowadays. So why not make a cake that looks exactly like it. The recipe of the edible Rubik’s cake is the following: butter, sugar, flour, food coloring. The emphasis is on the food coloring as you will need several colors in order to recreate the look of the cube. Continue reading “Creative Rubik’s Battenburg Cake” »
Making sure your kid is wearing the appropriate clothing will reduce the risk of him or her catching a cold. Cute crochet shoes are something that will provide with the necessary warmth as well as cuteness. Compared to usual shoes, they are more comfortable and can be worn a lot more time during the day without feeling the need to free the feet. Check out these colorful patterns and decide for your preferred one. Continue reading “Cute Galilee Booties Patterns” »
This next house is for those of you who love traditional designs. The house can be found in France and it was built for a couple, who wished for a comfortable and cozy living space. The house was built in the classic style, resembling a wooden cottage and has a spacious porch. The small windows complete the design in a beautiful and fairytale-like way and if you go close enough you can observe the amazing interior. The wood motive from the outside continues in the interior as the hardwood floors Continue reading “Traditional Cottage Design” »
The urban life is increasingly more stressful, up to the point that stress has been called a modern medical disease and a source for a lot of illnesses. A house in the middle of nature can bring some important and much needed time for relaxation in your weekly energetic lifestyle. This small cottage on a hill could be the perfect hideout from the busy city. Seeming almost like grabbed from some fairytale or a medieval story, the odd shape and straight line design make it seem like it’s following the direction of the surrounding trees. The cottage has the first level dedicated to comfort and lounging, while the second floor is thought for reading and meditation – Continue reading “Cottage On A Hill” »
Does eating vegetables feel like some kind of burden or obligation? The actual taste is not the issue, though some veggies are hard to swallow, but there’s a trick you can resort to in order to make vegetables a desired ingredient to your diet. The secret is to make vegetables or even fruit presentable! At breakfast, lunch or dinner, tackle dishes and recipes with a twist: you can add all kinds of vegetables like zucchini, cucumbers, carrots and parsnips as long as you make them look like other pieces of food. The spiral shape, almost noodle appearance of the vegetables prepared with the Microplane Spiral Continue reading “Microplane Spiral Cutter” »
If you have lots of buttons at home but cannot find a proper use for them, just wait until you see this tutorial. You don’t have to throw out your unused buttons, as you can create a funky and colorful button bowl out of them. You will get a very original piece of decoration that will cheer up the entire home. You will need: 2-3 balloons, lots of flat and colorful buttons, glue, paintbrush, a pair of scissors and a cup. Blow up the balloon as a first step. Cover the bottom of the balloon with glue and attach the buttons one by one, you can apply Continue reading “DIY Easy Button Bowl” »
