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DIY Switch Plate Cover Tutorial

Katar — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:00:18 +0000

My fiance and I wanted all of our switch plates to match, so we literally unscrewed all of the old switch plates and installed brand new ones in our house. I was about to throw away the old ones because I thought making new and exciting covers for them would be too difficult and time consuming. Actually, making switch plate covers are really easy!

Earlier, I wrote a post titled DIY Switch Plate and Outlet Cover Tutorials – which will give you TONS more ideas for making covers! This post is just about what I did with mine.

Materials:

Switch Plate (I used a metal one)
Sandpaper
Primer Spray Paint
Color of your Choice Spray Paint
Images/stuff to Mod Podge your Switch Plate
Scissors/X-acto Knife
Mod Podge and Brush

Instructions:

Step 1: Sand the switch plate all over with your sandpaper, so that the paint will stick to it better.

Step 2: Lay out a big piece of cardboard that you can use to spray paint on outside. I had a lot of switch plates, so I just did them all at once! Spray paint with your primer.

Lay out your switch plates

Spray paint with your primer - I also altered a tin

Step 3: After the primer has dried, take your colored spray paint and spray paint it the same way you did with the primer. Let it dry. For the screws, tape off the “screw” part and paint the tops of the screws the same way you did with the main switch plate part.

Step 4: Pick out clip art or anything else you’d like to Mod Podge to the switch plate. I used a vintage image. Cut it out and place it on your cover to get an idea of where you’d like to place it. Take your time cutting – it will be very obvious if you do it quickly! For really detailed places, try using an X-acto knife.

Step 5: Using spray adhesive, spray the back of the image to be placed onto the switch plate, and then place it. Doing this keeps the clip art in place while you Mod Podge.

Step 6: Working from the back of the switch plate, use your X-acto knife to cut an X in the rectangle where the actual switch will go, making little triangles that you can fold in from the front to the back. If your image covers the screw holes, make X’s there are well, folding them in.

Step 7: Mod Podge the switch plate and the screw tops and let them dry. All done! Easy, right?

Vintage Woman Switch Plate

I made this switch plate specifically for DIYscene’s Black and Metal October swap – the recipient loved it!

DIY Christmas Ornament Tutorials, Part 2

Katar — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +0000

My post, DIY Christmas Ornament Tutorials was getting WAY too long and out of control – so I made this second post for ornament tutorials! This post is just a continuation of my original ornament tutorial post. Be sure to check out the first post as well!

I cannot BELIEVE how many tutorials are popping up for ornaments – it’s just crazy! Have fun!

Click on the photo to go to the tutorial.

Misc. Ornament Tutorials
Bottle Cap Ornament Tutorials
Button Ornament Tutorials
Crochet Ornament Tutorials
Fabric Ornament Tutorials
Food Ornament Tutorials
Glass Ornament Tutorials
Paper Ornament Tutorials
Pinecone Ornament Tutorials
Polymer Clay Ornament Tutorials
Trim and Ribbon Ornament Tutorials
Wire Ornament Tutorials
Wooden Ornament Tutorials
Yarn Ornament Tutorials
Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos

Misc. Ornament Tutorials:

Homemade Ornaments: Homemade By Jill

CD Ornaments: Instructables

Icicle Ornaments: AllYou

Pipe Cleaner Snowflake Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Gold, Pink, and Silver Ornament: AllYou

Washer Ornaments: NannyGoat

Making Jasperware Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Winter Wonderland Cup Ornament: FamilyFun

Cookie Cutter Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Grinch in Chimney Ornament: FamilyCrafts.About

Medicine Bottle Snowman: AllFreeCrafts

Photo Frame Ornament: Shanty2Chic

Happy Meal Ornaments: hsitarzewski

Match Box Ornaments: TheCraftyChica

Beaded Ornaments: Write It Down

Tinsel Stars: Martha Stewart

Bottle Cap Ornament Tutorials:

Bottle Cap Ornament: PinkSunrise

Milk Bottle Cap Ornament: Craft.Dow

Bottle Cap Christmas Trees: Our Big Earth

Bottle Cap Ornament: AllFreeCrafts

Button Ornament Tutorials:

Button Wreath Ornaments: Write It Down

Crochet Ornament Tutorials:

Crocheted Heart Ornaments: Meet Me At Mike's

Free Holiday Crochet Patterns from Lion Brand Yarn: CraftZine

Fabric Ornament Tutorials:

Toadstool Ornaments: The Long Thread

Fortune Cookie Ornament: 24-7-365

Softie Scotty Dog: AllSorts

Partridge Bird Ornament: Retro-Mama

Tiny Handbag Ornament: Write It Down

Little Rosette Ornaments: ReproDepot

Owl Ornament: Juicy Bits

Felt Polaroid Christmas Ornament: Katie Cupcake

Peppermint Swirl Ornament: BHG

Jingle Mouse Ornament: Pimp Stitch

Christmas Trees in Denim: melissagoodsell

Stuffed Ornament Tutorial: Jezze

Fabric Balls: Write It Down

Bauble Felt Ornaments: Bugs and Fishes

Sewn Bird Ornaments: Purlbee

How to Make Fabric Hearts: Mixed-Media Artist

Holiday Outfit Ornament: DesignSponge

Make a Felt Ice Skate Ornament: BHG

Make a Felt Mitten Ornament: BHG

Felt Birdcage Ornament Tutorial: Felt-o-Rama

Fabric Balls: Martha Stewart

Buildable Bird Ornament: FamilyFun

Felt-Ogree Ornament Tutorial: BetzWhite

Dimensional Felt Ornament: CraftZine

Fabric Ornaments: Jane and the Ducks

Plaid Shirt Ornaments: EddieRoss

Free Holiday Mitten Ornament Pattern: OliverAndS

Cute as a Button Ornament: ZakkaLife

3-D Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Food Ornament Tutorials:

Gingerbread Ornaments: TheLongThread

Walnut Ornament: Martha Stewart

Mice Ornaments: FamilyFun

Orange Ornament: The Shabby Nest

Glass Ornament Tutorials:

Gingerbread Candies Ornament: Scrappin' Out Loud

Cheerio Ornament: Poppies and Play

Photo Ornaments: Not So Idle Hands

Terrarium Ornaments: DesignSponge

Metallic and Spun Glass Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Covering Round Ornaments in Clay: Too Aquarius

Vinyl Ornaments: OhMyCrafts

Christmas Paper Machet Ornaments: BlueCricketDesign

Black and White Painted Ornaments: Write It Down

Homemade Bulb Ornaments: Cuegly

Believe Ornaments: NapTimeCrafts

Paper Ornament Tutorials:

Dove Ornament: According to Lei

Teardrop Holiday Ornament: A Little Hut

Criss-Cross Ornament: Remodelaholic - she has two ornaments so check them out!

Candy Holder Ornament: Martha Stewart

Holiday Card Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Easy Paper Globe Ornaments: Just Deanna

Origami Glitter Cranes: ZakkaLife

Rolling Balls: CraftZine

Tree Ornament Tutorial: Inkspired with Dale

Paper Lollipop Ornament Tutorial: Craftaholics Anonymous

Paper Ornaments: WriteItDown

Glittered Paper Cutout Ornaments: Martha Stewart

How to Make 3-D Paper Ornaments: How About Orange

DIY Paper Ornaments: The DIY Show Off

Glittered Paper Butterfly Ornaments: Graphics Fairy

Folded German Bell Tutorial: All Things Paper

Super Simple Double-Sided Paper Ornaments: Crafting a Green World

Twirly Paper Snowflakes: Designing Moms

Paper Ornaments: Heartland Paper

Another PB Knock-off: Crap I've Made

Fun Mosaic Photo Ornaments: Swell Designer

Pinecone Ornament Tutorials:

Parisian Pinecone People: Naughty Secretary Club

Polymer Clay Ornament Tutorials:

Christmas Socks and Flocks: CraftyGoat

Lusterware: Mica-Powder Details: Martha Stewart

Cameo Appearances: Pierceware: Martha Stewart

Trim and Ribbon Ornament Tutorials:

Ribbon Angel How-To: The Artful Crafter

Ribbon Ornament Tutorial: Write It Down

Wire Ornament Tutorials:

Illuminated Snowflake Tutorial: Fashioning Technology

Beaded Snowflakes: Martha Stewart

Perky Pixie Ornament: Margot Potter

Beaded Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Wooden Ornament Tutorials:

Popscicle Stick Sled Ornament: The Creative Crate

Silhouette Ornaments: The Shabby Nest

Let's Make Ornaments!: MyPaperCrane

Santa Ornament: Write It Down

10 Minute Santa Ornament: TheLongThread

Burlap Wood Ornaments Tutorial: My Little Gems

Doily-Trimmed Basket: Martha Stewart

Yarn Ornament Tutorials:

Snow Baby Ornament: Zakka Life

Snowball Ornament: AllYou

Snowy Balloon Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Video Game Controller Ornaments: Technabob

Let’s keep this post going! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Cross Stitch Patterns and Tutorials

Katar — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:00:41 +0000

OK – there are ENDLESS amounts of patterns and tutorials for cross stitching, but I picked out the ones that I enjoyed the most! Happy stitching!

How to Cross Stitch Tutorials:

Learn Cross Stitch Instructions: Cross-Stitch Centre
Five Basic Stitches: CrossStitch.About
How to Read a Cross Stitch Pattern: CrossStitch.About
How to Cross-Stitch: CrossStitch.About – here are all of About’s helpful links for cross-stitching!

Misc. Tutorials:

Pokemon Cross Stitch Tutorial: LadyGekko from DeviantArt

Kitties will Puke on Everything You Love: Craftster

Misc. Patterns:

Breakfast at Tiffany's Audrey Hepburn Cross Stitch Pattern: ISewCute on Craftster

Busy as a Bee Pattern: XStitchHappy

Fall Tutorials:

Free Valdani Pumpkin Cross Stitch Chart: CrossStitch.About

Christmas Tutorials:

Free Cross Stitch Holiday Ornament Collection: CrossStitch.About - there are many variations for this pattern. Click on the photo to view them all!

Free Silent Night Cross Stitch Pattern: CrossStitch.About

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Mario Brothers DS Lite Case: Craftster

Go to Church or the Devil Will Get You: Craftster

I’m looking for more! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Wine Corks: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:00:49 +0000

Recently, I got a request to do this post – yay for requests! Wine corks are pretty awesome things to craft with, so here are some fun tutorials and ideas if you’ve been collecting them! Click on the photo to get the tutorial. Enjoy!

Misc. Tutorials:

Cork Dork: 10 Cool Things to Do with Leftover Wine Corks: Dr. Vino
Wine Cork Craft Project Instructions: WineIntro – this site has multiple craft ideas for corks!
How to Reuse Old Wine Corks: WikiHow – this site has 14 great ideas!

10 Uses for Wine Corks: ThisOldHouse - click on the photo to get all 10 tutorials!

Cute Little Cork Stamps: CraftChi

DIY Create Wine or Bottle Stoppers From Old Crystal Knobs, Billiard Balls, Finials: Many Shades of Shabby

Business Card Holders: AnotherWineBlog

Reuse Wine Corks to Make Fun Place Cards: Instructables

DIY Wine Cork Placecard Holders: CasaSugar

Wine or cider mulling spice bags (and recycling wine corks): Eating Well Anywhere

Recycled Wine Cork Keychain Favors: CraftZine

Make a Wine Cork Man: CraftersLoveCrafts - why NOT!?

Cork Trolls: FamilyFun

Home Decor Tutorials:

Wine Cork Corkboard: WineIntro

How to Recycle Corks Into a Corkboard: WikiHow

How to Make a Wine Cork Bulletin Board: eHow

Wine Cork Corkboard: HowStuffWorks

Corkboard: WineIntro

Wine Cork Trivet (hot plate): WineIntro

DIY Wine Cork Trivet: Care2

Wine Cork Trivets: CraftersLoveCrafts

Cork Trivet and Coaster Set: Design Sponge

Make a Wine Cork Wreath: FrugalLiving.About

Christmas Tutorials:

Cork Ornaments: AllThingsChristmas

Make Christmas Tree Ornaments from All Those Cork Wine Stoppers You’ve Been Collecting: Indie Fixx

Wine Cork Angels: CraftersLoveCrafts

Ideas, Inspiration, and Photos:

Cardinal Birdhouse with a Corky Roof: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Wine Cork Coasters Set of Two: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Corky Chalkboard/Message Board: TheCraftyWino on Etsy

Cork Furniture Art: GalleryOfFunctionalArt - lots of chair and other furniture ideas for corks!

I’m looking for more! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Faux Fur: What Can I Do With It?

Katar — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:00:01 +0000

So.. what can you do with it? I see it at Jo-Ann’s all the time, and honestly wonder what the heck could possibly be done with it. This post lists everything that I could find, with tutorials!

Actually, I made this stocking with some faux fur for my fiance’s niece. I hope she loves it!

Monster Stocking Tutorial from Crap I've Made

Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Accessory Tutorials:

How to Sew a Child’s Fur Muff: Scribd

DIY Faux Fur Neck Warmer: Love Maegan

How to Make a Fake Fur Stole Wrap: ismoyo

Faux Fur Compact: FamilyFun

Beanie: Child's Faux Fur Trim: CraftBits

My Big Red Muff Tutorial for a Vintage style faux fur handwarmer: Laupre

Clothing Tutorials:

DIY Faux Fur Vest: LoveMaegan

Pet Tutorials:

DIY Reversible Pet Bed Tutorial: RedThreadDIY - hey! That's me!

Luxe Dog Bed From a Faux Fur Coat: FineDivingChicago

How to Sew Faux Fur:

Halloween Tutorials:

Six Kids Animal Halloween Costumes, One Pattern: Suite101

Fur Boots/Feet/Paws: FreeWebs User messerschmitt51

Christmas Tutorials:

Faux Fur Lined Christmas Tree Skirt Tutorial: Centsational Girl

Christmas Stocking Card: Kaboose

Greyhound Santa: AllFreeCrafts

How to Make a Fur Christmas Tree: RoxyCraft

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Fun Faux Fur Bag: U-Handbag

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Stencil and Stamp Tutorials

Katar — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:00:03 +0000

I am hardcore SET on making a stamp to use on my ‘save the date’ cards for my wedding. Of course… I need to learn how to make stamps first, and that’s why this blog post exists!

Stenciling is always fun too – maybe I’ll make presents for my bridesmaids using these tutorials. Heck yeah!

Click on the photo to go to the tutorial. I researched long and hard!

Stencil Tutorials:

Stencil Printing: Honolulu Advertiser

How to Stencil With Freezer Paper: How About Orange

Apple Placemats: bkids

DIY Coffee Stencil: How About Orange

Glammed Up Lamp: Plaid Online

Storage Cube: Plaid Online

Peace and Dream Pillow Sham: Plaid Online

Silkscreened Canvas Wall Art: Plaid Online

Stamp Tutorials:

How to Make Your Own Decorative Rubber Stamps: The Artful Crafter

Make Your Own Stamps From Craft Foam: RubberStamping.About

Creating Fun Foam Stamps: CraftIdeas.Info

How to Make Your Own Polymer Stamps: Instructables

Cute Little Cork Stamps: CraftChi

How to Create Rubber Stamps: CutOutAndKeep

How to Make Your Own Stamp: Wiki.bhgscrapbooketc

How to Make a Stamp: ArtMind

Pennant Rubber Stamp Roller Tutorial: Just Something I Made

How to Make a Rubber Stamp for Letterboxing: WikiHow

How to Make a Stamp: ValleyQuest

How to Make a Rubber Stamp: Mitchklink

How to Make Ceramic Roller Stamps: Calstaging

Stamp Tutorial: MelsOwnPlace

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Pillow

Katar — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:07 +0000

DIYscene‘s swap theme for the month of November was Burtonesque. My partner said that she loved the idea of the new movie directed by Burton, Alice in Wonderland, coming out in 2010. I decided to try something that I’ve never tried before, which was making a pillow with a character on it, made entirely with fabric scraps. I decided to do Johnny Depp’s character in Alice in Wonderland movie, The Mad Hatter.

Johnny Depp - The Mad Hatter

When starting out, I thought this pillow would be really easy to make. Actually, it took me several full days and most of the nights in November to finish it! I tried to cut out fabric according to the picture above. I worked out as many shapes as possible from the poster in Photoshop. I then cut out half of the shapes on my Cricut, and the other half by hand. It took forever to get everything to line up and look right! I had to keep altering shapes, sizes, and colors. Then, because I forgot to use the wrong Heat and Bond material (smacks head), I had to hand-sew every piece of the fabric on by hand. I absolutely LOVE how it turned out, and feel that it was totally worth making! Here are some photos that I took during the process.

If you want a better look at these photos, check out my flickr set for the Mad Hatter Pillow

Finished Mad Hatter Pillow

I do want to make more pillows like this in the future, whenever I get time! If anyone has requests for any characters on pillows, I’d be happy to take custom orders.

DIY Monster Christmas Stocking Tutorial

Katar — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:00:47 +0000

When I saw Crap I’ve Made‘s Monster Stocking tutorial, I knew I HAD to make it for my fiance’s niece, Bella. She LOVES dinosaurs, so it seemed absolutely perfect! The tutorial was extremely easy to follow, and the outcome was better than I thought! Here are just a couple of photos that I snapped throughout the fun process. I hope she loves it!

Crap I've Made has a printable template for the stocking

All ready to cut!

It's SEWING time!

All DONE! So AWESOME!

Again, if you want to make one of your own, check out Crap I’ve Made‘s tutorial for making a monster stocking! I promise it’s easy! Follow her blog too – she has a ton of great blog posts and projects to offer!

Old Picture Frames: What Can I Do With Them?

Katar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:37 +0000

I have TONS of old picture frames – TONS. I am pretty set on making sure my frames in each of my rooms match. A lot of times I just spray paint the old frames so that they are all the same color – so that usually works out! However, I have frames with missing glass, latches, and huge chips. There’s a ton of stuff that you can do with these – which brings me to the purpose of this post!

Click on the photo to go to the tutorial.

Misc. Tutorials:

Jewelry Holder: WindHula

Jewelry Holder: Creatively Green

Craft Show Displays: Crafterella

How to Make a Serving Tray from a Picture Frame: The Artful Crafter

Bow Frame: Forrest and Abbie

Fabric Photo Mats: I Love to Create

Pretty Pinboards: Shabby Nest

Dry Erase Calendar: Thirty Handmade Days

Framed Pine Cones: Craftojholics Anonymous

Solar Herb Dryer: CraftZine

Christmas Tutorials:

Prudent Baby Easy Advent Calendar: Design Sponge

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Candle Tutorials

Katar — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:00:48 +0000

I’ve always wanted to make candles, but I also didn’t want to get screwed on the prices of the various candle kits in craft stores. Luckily, the interweb exists, and tells you basically everything you need to know! So YAY!

Pioneer Thinking has an awesome list of just about everything you can think of when it comes to making candles. Check it out!

Oh yeah – MyCraftBook has a good list as well.

Cajun’s Candle and Soap Making Supplies has step-by-step candle making instructions.

Let’s Make Candles has a ton of information about candles.

Matt Freedman KNOWS what he’s talking about! Check out his videos on candle making.

Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Tutorials:

Candles from Scratch: CraftZine

Basic Pillar Candle: CandleAndSoap.About

How to Make Candles: The Farm

How to Make a Scented Candle in a Glass: WikiHow

How to Make Candles: Instructables

Rustic Pillar Candles: CandleAndSoap.About

I printed out the CraftZine tutorial, so we’ll see how it goes.

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

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DIY Switch Plate Cover Tutorial

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Instructions:

DIY Christmas Ornament Tutorials, Part 2

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Misc. Ornament Tutorials:

Bottle Cap Ornament Tutorials:

Button Ornament Tutorials:

Crochet Ornament Tutorials:

Fabric Ornament Tutorials:

Food Ornament Tutorials:

Glass Ornament Tutorials:

Paper Ornament Tutorials:

Pinecone Ornament Tutorials:

Polymer Clay Ornament Tutorials:

Trim and Ribbon Ornament Tutorials:

Wire Ornament Tutorials:

Wooden Ornament Tutorials:

Yarn Ornament Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

DIY Cross Stitch Patterns and Tutorials

Contents:

How to Cross Stitch Tutorials:

Misc. Tutorials:

Misc. Patterns:

Fall Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Wine Corks: What Can I Do With Them?

Contents:

Misc. Tutorials:

Home Decor Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Ideas, Inspiration, and Photos:

Faux Fur: What Can I Do With It?

Contents:

Accessory Tutorials:

Clothing Tutorials:

Pet Tutorials:

How to Sew Faux Fur:

Halloween Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

DIY Stencil and Stamp Tutorials

Contents:

Stencil Tutorials:

Stamp Tutorials:

DIY Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Pillow

DIY Monster Christmas Stocking Tutorial

Old Picture Frames: What Can I Do With Them?

Contents:

Misc. Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

DIY Candle Tutorials

Tutorials: