The Decorista Chronicles- DIY Artsy Caddy!

Spruce up your hobby space with this fun and functional DIY project.Just grab some used up tins and jars (pasta sauce, corn, mixed fruit, milk powder you get the gist!),the more varied sizes, the better! You don't really need a detailed tutorial for this, (pictures are worth a thousand words?), but I've added tips along the way!

Here's what you need:

1.Nail varnish

2.Craft Glue

3.Tins/jars of assorted sizes

4.Pretty papers/scrap fabric

5.A pair of scissors

6.Lazy Suzan

7.Glue pads (optional)

8.Waste Plastic bottle caps (optional)

You musta noticed my tin cans are sealed, well, that's cuz' I was too excited to take pictures during the project and took this afterwards!

Cut the paper/fabric to size,glue it on to the surface of the can,make as many as you want, fill 'em up!

The jar is taller, which is why I store my paint brushes in there.If you have longer rulers, Pringles cans are perfect! (oh,and those tags from a website I can't remember, I'll post the link here as soon as I find it!)

I use bigger cans (coffee cans, oats cans, milk powder) to store craft glues and bigger marker pens.

If you want to give the larger cans which I kept in the center a lift, glue plastic bottle caps upside down to the bottom of the cans and that should do the trick!
And oh yes, it looks wayyyyy better if you line a third of the inside of the cans with the same paper!

This project was originally inspired from the amazing Cynthia Shaffer here and I added a few additions and touches of my own, so you can customize it too! You should check out Cynthia's version too!

Finally, I didn't glue down my cans but if you are afraid of them toppling over, you can add repositionable gluepads to their bottoms. That way you don't have to worry about them tipping them off and you can pick up a single can and carry it out n' about! :)

               If you want similar papers or the ones I used on my tins, you can find them here and here!

See you with another su-weet tut soon!
Gocreate! <3
Nash :)

Free Vintage Shabby Chic Digital Paper Pack | Printable paper bundle for Scrapbooking, Planners and DIY projects!

You loved my last collection and...*drumroll*, I'm ready with another one!Absolutely-free!Don't you just love how the word "free" sounds? These papers were inspired by the days of golden era, full rosy English bouquets, reminiscent of beautiful summer high teas with the most gorgeous vintage tea sets, the days of sending love letters and everything romantic! Check it out!

You're gonna adore these if you have a similar obsession to me with vintage florals, stamps n antique jazz! Features ten charming cottage style digi papers for an instant pick-me-up and a floral fusion twist to your next big, awesome project just waiting to be prettied up!

Download the Shabby Chic digital papers here!

If I'd screen print that^ image, I'd make a fabulous makeup pouch outta it!

 

Now go download this pillowbox template from here, print it out on the digital  papers up there,make a little package, fill it up with mini goodies and gift it to someone special!

Troubleshooting download problems:

PS: If you're havin' trouble downloading 'em, I've uploaded the jpeg images, so just right-click, save and design away!

If you've featured these papers in any of your designs, put a link down below in the comments and I'd love to check it out!

Tell me which one's your favorite!

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Till next time, XO

Nash

Pretty me up- DIY Floral Sharpie belt!

Does that fabric look printed to you guys? Well, it does a whole lot to me!Surprise!! It's done with Sharpies!

How long can the magic of Sharpies go? Tremendous I say, today I bring you a cheery, bright and floral belt made with Sharpies! Time to reveal you inner doodler in this project ladies! It's great for giving as gifts too and to turn a plain dress's style a notch higher up!
I did this project at night and took pictures later, so I don't have any pictures of the process but it's so easy you won't have a hard time figuring anything out!

What you'll need:

1.Sharpies in the colors you want your design to be
2.Adhesive Lace
3.Ribbon in any color of choice.
4.A handy pair of scissors
5.Hobby/craft knife
6.Fabric Glue (sorry, I misplaced mine, so I just replaced normal clear dry glue in the above picture)That works well too!
7.Fabric, preferably in lighter, neutral shades. Mine is white, about 3 inches wide and 19 inches long.

STEPS:
1.First your fabric is gonna need a bit of ironing if it looks crinkled.My fabric is actually a stole that I had in my school uniform from when I was in school. I'm glad it came in handy!

2.Now start doodling. You might wanna lay out some newspapers down first before you start drawing on the fabric. I'm happy how it came out in the end!

3.Take the adhesive lace the same measure as the length of your fabric, peel off the backing and adhere it to the longer parallel edges of your personalized Sharpie-drawn fabric. If you wanna cover the other side of the belt too with the same plain fabric go ahead cuz some Sharpie marks are bound to be peeking there and it ain't gonna look pretty if you're gifting this to someone!

4. Now take your craft knife and a little bit from the edge, make a little sliver the width of your ribbon so that you can insert it through.

5.Take the ribbon out from the other end and glue it back down to the original ribbon that you inserted in through the sliver.

6.Now to make the ends looks more finished,switch over to the back portion, fold down two triangles from the two corners of the fabric like this:

7.Glue them down and do the same for the other end of the belt too.

8.You can keep the length of the ribbon as long as you desire. I like keeping mine long just cuz after I tie the bow, I like the rest of the ribbon to have a nice fall. :)

9.Wear it, gift it, adore it!

You can see in the above picture how I didn't fold one end of the belt to show you guys how the folded triangular end looks like :)

I would LOVE to see if you did a version yourself!
Till next time!
Nash <3