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Tutorial : DIY Grommet Curtains

February 7, 2013
DIY Grommet Curtain Tutorial

Hello friends! I know in the past I’ve shown you how to make Ikea curtain panels into grommet top curtains, and I shared with you the curtains I made for Gus’ nursery, but I never got down to business and showed you how to make your own grommet curtain panels. I was in the market for a new curtain panel for the window at the top of my staircase, and I wanted to make it from this awesome triangle fabric (Stamped By Ellen Luckett) I picked up at the fabric store a few weeks ago. I figured “what they hey, man” this would be a good opportunity to put together a tutorial for anyone out there who is considering trying the same. I don’t do a ton about sewing, but I know my basics, and I can find my way around a sewing machine. I also know enough about making curtain panels to offer a few pointers from what I’ve learned in the past. First things first, you need to get your shiz together! Let’s start with your supply list: Next let’s talk logistics. The thing you need to know is the distance between your curtain rod and how long [...]

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It’s Picture Hanging Time!

November 2, 2012
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Well all this reupholstering of dining room chairs has me in desperate need of getting my dining room a smidge bit more put together. This room has been driving me crazy since we moved in. It’s the paneling, it’s nice, but it’s dark and it gets in the way of any sort of wall hanging options that a normal person in a normal dining room would have. I’m over it. Part of my solution to this problem has been to incorporate as many white accents and objects in the room to help lighten it up and take away from the glaringly dark woodwork that covers the walls. Thank god Ikea loves selling me white frames, white vases, and white candlestick holders. I went to town covering the walls with white Ribba frames. I decided to include the matte in each frame (as opposed to going full frame with my artwork) to ensure the maximum exposure of white. I like the new white frame version much better than what I had going on before. After we moved in the thrifty girl inside of me decided to try a mismatched yet oh-so-put-together look and it just wasn’t working. Good effort on my [...]

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Tutorial : Macrame Lawn Chair

August 6, 2012
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Macrame Chairs! Hello everybody and welcome to the first ever Henhouse video tutorial. I know crazy, right? I’m not super good at these sorts of things so please let me know if I am missing any vital information. In the below vid you will see the looping method that is key to weaving a macrame chair. I tried to make the pics as thorough as possible so you would get the trick.   Video Tutorial Here are a few other vital tips. Pick up a macrame tutorial book from ebay or etsy. They don’t make them anymore and this is probably the easiest place to find them. What’s that you say? “Where do I get all the other supplies I need?” Well my friends, the answer is simple, this macrame superstore has everything you need including cord, giant plastic crochet hooks and even aluminum chair frames.   Cool Patterns! Lastly, if any of you crazies attempt making your own cool chairs you gotta show me how they turned out, I’d love to see your results. Hope you enjoy this one! Related posts:Glitter Pinecone OrnamentsLast Minute ValentinesTutorial : Knob StewTutorial : DIY Grommet Curtains

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Tutorial : Present Poms

July 11, 2012
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  Poms! Hey e’rebody! I don’t know about you but I have a TON of wonderful people in my life who have July birthdays. If you didn’t know, July is a super trendy month to have a birthday ;) I was having trouble wrapping some gifts earlier this week for Finn’s 4th birthday. Bows were in short supply so I decided to whip up some yarn poms and use them in place of bows. I’m loving the way they turned out. I’ve been totally crushing on the poms my friend Crystal makes for ALL Knitwear hats. Her poms are super cute, so cute that they have infiltrated my brain. I luvre them. So, when I was trying to wrap presents on the fly with kraft paper (aka brown paper bags) I went straight for the yarn bag to try and spiff it up a bit and ended up with these cute pom bows. In case you don’t know how to make a pom, I thought I’d share a quick tutorial with you. Now you can liven up your July bday gifts too.   Trace and cut out two donuts I mashed together a few different tutorials but took the most [...]

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Tutorial : I Made an Ombré Pedal Cake!

May 21, 2012
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Hey Guys! Thanks for sticking with me, I know I totally disappeared last week. That’s cause I was spending all my time baking and icing this cake in preparation for Cam’s baby shower we had on Saturday. If you follow me on pinterest you know I have a shower board going. One of the first things I pinned was a ombré cake from bubbleandsweet.blogspot.com. Making an cake with graduated colors was def on my radar, and then like magic, last Thursday, just as I was about to start icing my cake, Prudent Baby posted an even cooler tutorial for an ombre pedal cake, by guest blogger, The Hungry Housewife. It was total internet destiny. The Hungry Housewife laid it all out. There’s even a vid to accompany her detailed photos. I make a few of my own modifications though and thought I’d share then with you. First of all I used this recipe for Swiss Meringue Buttercream via Martha Stewart. This is the first time I had used this recipe and I totally loved it. I am one of those crazy people that is not really into frosting, it’s always too sweet (I have a major salt tooth). In my [...]

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