Crafts and Decor

Do you remember the post how to make a flower corner in your home ? Here is another creative idea how to decorate your home for the spring . Shanty-2-chic blog give us tip how to make a vase on the wall. This could be an accent in your living room or bedroom decoration . Or you can hang the vase outside and to decorate your balcony. This craft idea is cheap and easy to make. Enjoy it! You will need pine planks - if you don't have pine planks, use planks from any old dressers or cupboards, saw, two acrylic or latex paints (one darker and one lighter), vaseline, sandpaper, beautiful jar (or bottle), metal mount, metal fittings, screws. How to do it yourself: Step 1 Cut the pine plank in desired size with saw. Then use sandpaper to clean and round the edges and corners of the plank. Step 2 Paint the plank. First lay the darker paint at the edges of the plank. Wait to dry and let the vaseline on the edges. Put the lighter paint and wait to dry. Use sandpaper fo...

Another 10 Inspiring ideas for Easter decoration with flowers ! As I wrote in my previous post Flowerly Easter {1}   Easter holidays are great opportunity to decorate your home with different flower arrangements . It is easy and inexpensive. For example, you can combine the tulips and daffodils, which are currently being sold in all flower shops, with fresh budding twigs. First, decorate the living room so that everyone who enters your home can admire the beautiful flowers . You can hang a colorful garland or put in small vases bouquets of spring flowers - the important thing is to create a festive mood in your home. Do not forget to decorate with flowers the dining room where you will celebrate. There you can put several small bouquets or just arrange some willow twigs in a vase. You can also add other decorations, such as eggs, bunnies, chicks, etc. If you have a garden do not hesitate do decorate it! Empty some eggs and color them, then hang them on some branches. Simple...

10 Inspiring ideas for Easter decor with flowers It is time to start the preparations  for one of the brightest feasts in the Christian world - Easter . And a big part of the festive decorations for your home and table are the flowers. The flowers for the Easter flower arrangements are vivid but classic, without any unnecessary diversity of color and originality of forms. The flowers  have to follow the traditions of the feast. Most popular colors are: -White, yellow and gold, to symbolize spirituality, light and purity; -Green – the colour of hope; -Blue, symbolizing the heaven and faith; -Red which is a symbol of life and rebirth. The most popular flowers for Easter are hyacinths, tulips and daffodils, which symbolize the rebirth of the nature after the cold winter, and also roses and carnations that are traditionally considered as "the flowers of Christ". The exotic flowers are rarely used for E...

Succulents or Grasso ("fat") are used by Italians to reveal their love. In Italy, it is impossible to find a single window, balcony or patio, that won't be adorned with a variety of succulents . The word " succulent " comes from the Latin "succus" - "juice." Succulents are plants with thick, succulent stems or leaves, where they store water collected from the night dew or stored in the short rainy season. I tottaly adore the idea for succulent Easter egg decoration .  Eggshells succulent planters  look very beatiful and delicate. Combined with them with flowers to bring the sping  in your home. Photos and source: liveinternet.ru For more { Easter decoration ideas } For more { Spring decoration ideas }

Easter eggs decoration for sealovers. The Russian magazine "12 Месяцев"  presents some great ideas how to decorate your home for the Easter holidays . Here is my favorite - how to color Еaster eggs like pebbles. If you dream about the summer and the sea you should try this! How to color the Easter eggs? Step 1: Bind the egg with cooking cord or draw lines with crayon. Don't use cotton cord! Step 2: Put the eggs for 5 - 10 minutes in hot solution of hibiscus (if you want more intensive color let the eggs stay in the solution for about 20 minutes). Step 3: Remove the cord or clean the crayon.   Unique Eater table decoration inspired by the summer and the sea.   Sticks, shells and pebbles will be a good compliment to the Easter eggs . As a sand you may put a cristal sugar in baking forms and then put the eggs in it - it will be very creative.   Photos and idea: 12 Месяцев   For more {  Easter decoration ideas }...

And so, the spring is coming...   I love the spring and the spring holidays. One of my favorite holidays is Easter . To decorate your home for Easter could be so much fun for you and your family. Let you kids help you with the easter crafts - I beleive they will love it!   So, I have decided to propose you some ideas for easter crafts . Here are  diy ideas from Marie Claire idees.     This craft idea is very simple. You will need some decoupage paper, powder glue and baloons. Prepare the glue according the instructions.  Inflate the baloons. Cut the paper in squares 10x10cm. Put the paper in the glue. Place the sheets of paper on the baloons as they overlap. Reapeatit until you cover the baloon with a dozen sheets of paper. Wait 2-3 days to dry. Remove the baloon. You can use a styrofoam ring as a base. Notice that you cannot use it as a vase unless you put a vase or glass in it.   If you are interested in this...