Are you looking for ways to improve the look at atmosphere of your outdoor space? Installing a planter is always a good idea, as plants will bring freshness and color to your yard. You can make this cool planter from the next video (made by aCreativeTraveler) by using cinder blocks and arranging them in any form you’d like. It is an inexpensive DIY idea and it works best with succulent plants that don’t require much attention. Luckily, the project comes with a video presentation so will be very easy to recreate the DIY project. The supplies you are going to need are: cinder blocks, landscaping fabric, cactus soil, and succulents. Then just find a free space in your outdoor space and install the cinder blocks in the preferred shape and place the plants inside. For more details, please visit the following and watch the video tutorial below. This is such a cool project and will give a very unique and modern look to your outdoor area and you can even create such a nice installation in the inside of your home

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If science projects were your favorite activity during your high school years, you are going to love this DIY idea. In case you live in an area with frequent electricity problems, this project will prove very useful. It is also a great idea to keep in mind if you go camping and don’t have a flash light. So, when you are in need of emergency lighting you can create it out of a tuna can; just make sure the tuna sits in oil. The oil from the can will be the power of your candle and you can still consume the tuna after you put out the light. Simply create a small hole in the top of the can, add a wick and light it. As you can see it is very simple to make a useful emergency object out of something you already have in your home and you can find surprisingly new uses to kitchen goods.

If your handmade projects are not bringing you the fluffiness in your life, consider the next cute DIY idea. From as little as pieces of scrap fabric and some Poly-Fill (or any other fluffy filling), you could easily make a large and comfortable quilt rug, blanket or (why not?) bed for your toddler. The colorful design suggested on this webpage will make any kid smile and want to spend time on it, while your need for fluffiness can be fully satisfied. The bubble pattern of the quilt will encourage anyone, especially little kids, to lounge on it or squishing the colorful puffs for hours. So, don’t waste any more precious time and begin making this awesome piece of DIY. Grab your handmade utensils and after some careful sewing and stuffing, the final bubble quilt will definitely be a nice addition to your home’s decor. Read the full list of steps of the tutorial, find out what other materials you will need and good luck!

How to make a bubble (for bubble quilt)

DIY Bubble Quilt Tutorial

Here is a great and elegant DIY idea that will help you set the mood in case you are planning a romantic dinner. It is a great centerpiece made out of wine glasses. If you like the pictures below, all you need to do is take some wine glasses, flowers and candles and make the arrangement yourself. Turn the wine glasses upside down and place a flower under them. You can place as many wine glasses on the table as you like, but we think a maximum number of 4 or 5 should be enough. Then just put a candle on the top of each wine glass and that is all. It creates a magical atmosphere. We have one tip for you regarding the flowers: in order to keep them fresh as long as possible, place them in the glasses at the last step of this project.

Seashell and Sand Wine Glass Candle Holders

This is a set of 3 Wine glasses turned into Candle holders. Inside Wine glasses are colored sand and real seashells. These are available HERE…

We found another great DIY idea for Halloween that we want to share with you. It is a nice holiday decoration for your door that will make all the Trick-or-Treaters jealous. This project is also an inexpensive one, so after spending some money on this year’s Halloween party you won’t need to worry that the decoration will be expensive too as there are plenty of great DIY ideas out there. You will need: a wreath form (here an 18”x18” form was used) and you two yards of orange felt (72” wide). Take a CD and a pen and put the CD in the middle of the piece of felt. Trace around the CD with the pen and then cut out the shape with a scissor. After that start cutting the felt from the outside to the inside until you get a spiral, just like in the picture. Make the spiral as wide as you want, the wider it will be the smaller piece of flower you’ll get. Now start rolling the flower until you reach the end of the spiral and fix it with glue. The next step is to make more flowers so they’ll cover the wreath form and then glue them to the form. You can buy a piece of black ribbon and tie it on the top part of the wreath form. You can also sew a plastic skeleton on the center of the form to make it spookier.
Now all you have to do is tie a piece of wire to the back of the wreath and hang your awesome Halloween decoration on the door.

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We have for you today an great DIY idea. We will show you how to make some bright and colorful vases which will look great in your room. Also if you are looking for a gift and everything seems cheap and boring, then this project can come in handy for you.
You will need 3-4 vases made of glass, which are transparent. Then go to the closest crafts shop and buy some pens which are fit for drawing on glass.
Then inspired by our pictures below, start making dots on them, lines and all kinds of other shapes that come into your mind. The idea is to have fun and to make them as colorful as possible.
They look great, don’t they?

We are going to show you today how to make yourself a painting out of river pebbles. It is a cool DIY idea which is pretty simple to be put into practice. You need the following materials:
– Canvas stretched on a frame
– Wood board
– Decorative golden spray
– Flat brush
– silicone
– Stones of various shapes
– Black acrylic paint

You can do one painting, but for highly decorative effect, our recommendation is to design more and place them one next to the other.
You can find materials, such as sand and gravel from the river, even in the place you go on holiday this summer. But if you’re anxious to get to work, you can buy decorative pebbles from decoration stores. The stones are glued on a wooden board or other substrate made of a hard material that does not break down under their weight. When painting the canvas, choose the background color so to harmonize with the rest of the arrangement.
First of all, for symmetry, use wooden boards of similar dimensions. Paint them black, then let them dry. Do not forget to apply undiluted paint to get a deep black color.
Secondly, draw some auxiliary lines with pencils – this will guide you when it comes to arranging the stones. Glue the pebbles one by one, with transparent silicone and fill the spaces between them with pebbles or sand.
In order to get a glamorous effect, use a golden spray for gems. After drying the entire model, it will stick nicely on the canvas. Do not forget to use silicone adhesive, because the pebbles are heavy.
And that’s all. At the end you’ll have a great and unique painting entirely made out of pebbles.

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In this tutorial, you can learn how to make a really cool rug, like the one pictured, from your old T-shirts! This rug costs no money because you can reuse some old T-shirts that you don’t use anymore . This project is a great way to put all of those colorful junior high track/soccer/rugby/quidditch shirts in use if you don’t want to donate them.

Here’s what you’ll need:
– 5-10 old t-shirts, depending on how big you want this rug (I used 5.5 for a small bedside rug)
– a pair of scissors
– needle and thread
– sewing machine (optional)

1. Rug From Old T-Shirts

The hardest part about this was how long it took to be made, but it turned out to be cool enough so that I wouldn’t mind making another one. Keep reading to find out how I did it! Find the steps to follow here….

Making an impressive lamp shade is surely a unique task. Patience as well as a keen eye for details is definitely in the job description requirements for an ideal candidate. If you think you’re up to the challenge, we will assist you through the entire process. Read the full tutorial accompanied with photos so you are sure you are on the right track. Before you actually start the DIY work for a beautiful pop top lamp shade, you will need the following brief list of materials:

• soda can tabs;
• bottom lamp shade hoop;
• top lamp shade hoop;
• light bulb;

First, remove the tabs from your recycled cans. You might want to do this overtime, so you won’t spend an entire afternoon just taking them off the cans. Also, be aware that in order to make a colorful shaded lamp like the one featured in the pictures, you will need cans that have factory-anodized color pull tabs, because the final result doesn’t include a paint job.