Napkin Folding Techniques

Napkin Folding Techniques That Will Blow Your Guests Away

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5 Hot Glue Gun Life Hacks For Crafting

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DIY: Wooden bead star decoration

JASON DORDAY/Stuff

DIY: Wooden beaded star

Perfect for a Scandi themed Christmas, these wooden beaded stars will look great hung up on the tree.
EQUIPMENT:
48 wooden beads per star
26 gauge wire (or higher)
Wire cutters
Cord or ribbon
Scissors

Your skin will love this delicious smelling DIY coffee scrub!

 

The caffeine in coffee will work wonders on your lackluster, sagging skin.

Tania Tarafdar   

When it comes to scrubs, sugar has always stolen the limelight. While we love sugar, there are so many delicious ingredients and scents that deserve a little love. After all, sugar is not the only scrub with beauty benefits. We are advocates of all things coffee and the coffee body scrub is also good enough to eat. The caffeine in coffee will work wonders on your lacklustre, sagging skin. You can whip up this coffee face scrub recommended by cosmetologist Nandita Das with just a few things in your kitchen. No doubt the smell of the mixture is amazing but the glow you will get after use will be even better. The biggest plus about this recipe is that you can double it up and use it as a body scrub too.


To prepare this delicious body scrub, you will need,

• 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons of ground oats
• 2 tablespoons ground oats
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder

DIY photo candles

HelloGiggles

As the holiday season approaches, we tend to panic over what to get friends and family. With everyday expenses and travel, the struggle to find extra money in the bank by November and December is real. The easy go-to gift is often a framed picture from a favorite memory together or, you know, a candle. But what if you combined the two?


If you’re sick of buying the same frame and candles while shopping last minute, it’s time for a remix. Introducing the DIY photo candle: This craft will feel super unique and personal for anyone you gift it to. Check out the video below for instructions on how to make it. Your ingenuity will blow everyone away this holiday season by making two gifts become one.

10 Minute DIY Thanksgiving Decorations

As much as I love crafting and making decorations, most of my time is spent creating for my clients’ painting and wedding projects. I’d love to have a moment to try out projects from Pinterest or think up some crafty goodness to share here on this blog, but heck…I’m lucky if I can manage a load of laundry and keep up with my kids’ schedules, while running this business and meeting work project deadlines. I try to get into the spirit of each season by doing some sort of decorating, but unless we’re hosting a holiday gathering, the effort is limited to items we’ve saved from previous years or things I find around the house. And it has to be something I can throw together quickly. source

So, I’m keeping it short and sweet with this post by sharing a really, really, REALLY quick DIY for Thanksgiving. We’re going to a relative’s home for Thanksgiving Dinner, so I just wanted something little for the mantel and our kitchen table. Of course, I always have duck/duct tape (yes, in gold)…and with leftover mini pumpkins from Halloween and leaves that had fallen from the magnolia tree in our front yard, I put something together in about 10 minutes (for each project) while waiting for a load of a laundry to dry and for a client to give me print approval…

 

Here’s a quick, easy and inexpensive idea for table coverings or placemats.  Use kraft paper (I cover the entire table with kraft paper, which I have a huge roll of at all times in my studio) and write “thankful for” with a few lines at each place setting. You can draw some pretty designs to indicate each place setting or accent where the plates and utensils will be placed. Write the guest’s name above “thankful for” instead of using place cards. I’ve done this for my ladies wine club so we can write down comments or ratings for each wine and dinner parties for listing menu items. For appetizers and dishes, I write the food indicators directly onto the kraft paper and draw an arrow pointing to the actual dish. Clean up is a breeze…just roll up the paper and toss in the recycle bin.

Paper Crafts : How to Make DIY Easy Handmade Paper Bag

by Ananvita 

Introduction: Paper Crafts : How to Make DIY Easy Handmade Paper Bag

There are endless options to make when you talk abouteasy Paper Crafts then the most basic of easy paper crafts is learning how to make DIY Easy Handmade Paper Bagthat will not only make for a cute paper bag but also a handmade gift idea for the various special days like Birthdays, Christmas gifts, Valentines Day Gift Ideas, Halloween or even Mother's Day. With the help of an easy step by step tutorial on how to make a DIY Handmade Paper Bag it is even more fun!
Let us learn how to make DIY Easy Handmade Paper Bag

Step 1: Material Required!

Basic craft Supplies that you need to make the DIY Handmade Paper Bag:
Printed paper
Colored paper
Cutter
Adhesive
Pencil
Ruler
Satin Ribbon
Velcro
Decorative Stones

Step 2: Let's Begin!

Cut out a square and fold it to divide it in 3 equal columns.
Each column must contain 3 squares, each square measuring 7 x 7 cm.
Fold the four corners(half of the corner triangles) inwards and cut them using a ruler and a cutter to get a octagon shaped paper like this.

Step 3: Fold the Paper!

Fold the Octagon shaped paper to make 3 bisecting creases on all sides.
Fold the corner triangles inwards, to bring up the sides of the paper bag.
Keep in mind to keep the center square intact.
 

Step 4: Build Your Paper Bag!

Take a Printed paper and follow the same procedure to make the squares and creases on it.
Apply adhesive on the white side of the printed paper and paste the colored paper onto it.
Refold the pasted papers again to make the bag,
In this way you will get such a printed paper bag on the outside with a colorful paper on the inside.
Cut 1.5 cm wide strips of printed and colored paper.
Paste the printed strip on the colored strip and add the locking flap to the easy paper bag.
Cut traingular shaped zigzag strips and paste them as the border for the paper bag.

Step 5: Add the Last Touches!

Take the satin ribbon and adjust the length of the handles as per you need.
Cut the satin ribbon and paste them.

Step 6: Your DIY Easy Handmade Paper Bag Is Ready!

It just takes a few minutes and the most basic of your craft supplies to learn how to make a DIY Easy Handmade Paper Bagthat works perfectly as a fun DIY Home Crafts Project and also the easiest simple paper craft and handmade gift idea ever.So waste no time in thinking the next DIY Paper Craft Project and watch the complete step by step tutorial on how to make this Cute DIY Handmade Paper Bag !

How to DIY foil wedding invitations

I often get asked how to print in metallic gold foil at home.  Although you can't print directly in metallic gold from any home inkjet or laser printer, there are a couple of ways you can add gold foil to your DIY wedding invitations right at home.  Source.
Being the thrifty lady that I am, this first method is the least expensive one out there.  to get started you will need:
1. Inexpensive Laminator.  I found this one for under $20 on amazon
2. Deco Foil.  Available in many colors, also on amazon. $6-7 for 5 6x12 sheets
3. Laser printer.  You can print on your own laser printer at home like I did, or use a place like staples.  Inkjet prints will not work. 

Instructions on how to make clock from dominos

If your house is in need of a new, unique timepiece, this modern clock from dominos is right up your alley. DIY expert Sari Hansen shows you how to make it yourself. So pay close attention!

 

DIY: Domino Clock

You need

• a plywood board. This one is 40 cm by 40 cm. You can get it at the hardware store.
• a round object, You can use an old sheet metal. 
• 12 dominos in the color of your choice
• a clock movement. You can order it on the internet
• a brush and some paint.
• a jigsaw
• sandpaper
• a cordless drill and a 6 mm wood drill bit 
• and a hot glue gun