DIY
Step-by-step creative projects, transformations, and hands-on DIY inspiration.
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The Easiest Way to Repurpose Empty Jars
Give new life to your empty food jars by turning them into cute canisters to keep your home organized. I use this one here for q-tips on my bathroom counter but you can store anything at all in one of these. repurpose a short jar, like my queso jar, to hold little things like cotton balls or tooth picks. Or you can make one out of a taller jar to hold pencils, make-up brushes, or dog treats. The possibilities are endless. Be green and repurpose your empty jars! Also cool: If you leave the lid unscrewed it easily lifts off for easy, everyday access (which is how I leave it…
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Picture Frame Centerpieces
Overflowing with silk flowers or displaying flickering candles these DIY picture frame centerpieces are beautiful for either everyday use on your table or as part of your party decor. You can easily make your own following this tutorial! These can be customized to match your home’s decor by changing up the color and patterns, as well as the shape (see bottom of post). Frames for this project can be found at a dollar store and any size frame will work as long as they’re all the same. As for the window film, Amazon has a ton of awesome options for relatively cheap. I found the stain glass film I used…
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DIY: Painted Lampshade
Upon moving into our new home in Okinawa, we quickly realized that around here, lamps, of all things, are hard to come by. Our living room has large, bright, florescent ceiling lights… not at all relaxing to snuggle up under in the evenings. It was clear that something had to be done to improve our snuggle time and so we set out in search of a lamp. We checked the BX (for those of you who don’t know, BX stands for Base Exchange and it’s basically Military Walmart) they had ONE lamp. It was a basic lamp, nothing fancy. It could have worked fine if only the shade hadn’t been…
