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Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then goes on to use it to make one of my favorite macrame DIYs HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY MOUNTED AIR PLANTS IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One — Attach a picture hanger to one side of the wood slice using super glue or hammer and nails. Step Two — Snip off a piece of wire roughly 20″ long and bend a circle into the middle. You’re going to make a little “cage” for the air plant to sit in. HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). BLACK, WHITE, AND WOOD KITCHEN INSPIRATION IDLE HANDS AWAKE Black, White, and Wood Kitchen Inspiration. 10.06.16. One of my favorite design bloggers once wrote, “I like all colors that are black or white.”. It stuck with me because I laughed. I am a person who likes all the colors, and who specifically dislikes the combination of black and white. Funny how six years of a garishly

painted rental can

MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks.

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Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then goes on to use it to make one of my favorite macrame DIYs HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY MOUNTED AIR PLANTS IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One — Attach a picture hanger to one side of the wood slice using super glue or hammer and nails. Step Two — Snip off a piece of wire roughly 20″ long and bend a circle into the middle. You’re going to make a little “cage” for the air plant to sit in. HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). BLACK, WHITE, AND WOOD KITCHEN INSPIRATION IDLE HANDS AWAKE Black, White, and Wood Kitchen Inspiration. 10.06.16. One of my favorite design bloggers once wrote, “I like all colors that are black or white.”. It stuck with me because I laughed. I am a person who likes all the colors, and who specifically dislikes the combination of black and white. Funny how six years of a garishly

painted rental can

MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks. GUEST POST: 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS IDLE HANDS AWAKE 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS. DIY Modern Spring Wreath from Idle Hands Awake. DIY Hanging Herb Garden from Fresh Mommy Blog. DIY Speckled Placemats from Homey Oh My. IKEA hack Dipped Stools from Style Me Pretty. Modern House Number Planter from A Beautiful Mess. Watercolor Plant Sugar Cookies from Lemon Tree Cakes. DIY FOUND MOSS TERRARIUM IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One – Put a 1″ layer of pebbles in the bottom of the bowl. Step Two – Add a thin layer of activated charcoal. Wash your hands after handling, this stuff will stain. Step Three – Add about 1″ of soil. Or don’t, the moss will be fine either way. MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets HOW TO TURN A PHOTO INTO A STAMP IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step 1: Head over to RubberStamps.com and click on Stamps > Custom Stamps > Custom Wood Stamps. Choose the stamp size, then hit that big red “Customize” button. Step 2: Upload your jpg photo by selecting the image icon on the right, then Add New Graphic > Browse > Upload. DIY PENCIL CASE PROJECT FOR BUZZFEED! IDLE HANDS AWAKE Wipe any excess epoxy away immediately. Hold the cap in place until the epoxy has set enough for it to stay put on its own. Allow to dry according to the instructions on the package (usually overnight). Slip the hose clamp over the male adapter and tighten into place, then trim

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6 DIYS FOR CRAZY CAT PEOPLE + MEALS FOR HOMELESS CATS 6 DIYs for Crazy Cat People + Meals for Homeless Cats! This post is sponsored by PURINA CAT CHOW, but all words/ideas/opinions are entirely my own! I was a crazy cat person before it was cool. ::smugly pushes cat-eye glasses up onto face:: So when Purina Cat Chow asked me to partner with them to promote their Nutrition to Build Better Lives HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks. DIY PINEAPPLE RING DISH IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One – Cut off a chunk of clay and make a ball somewhere between the size of a plum and a tennis ball. Warm the clay in your hands and roll it around so it becomes easier to work with. Step Two – Flatten the ball of clay into a pancake, then roll it out until it’s roughly 1/4″ thick and a little bigger than the cookie cutter. You HOW TO MAKE A RIBBON BOW -- 3 WAYS IDLE HANDS AWAKE A guest blogger! On Jade and Fern! Somebody pinch me! Daria of Kittenhood is a super talented, super stylish, super creative gal who blogs about fashion, personal style, and crafts. Her blog is in my “must read” section on Bloglovin’, and she never fails to share something beautiful and inspiring.Plus, she loves cats!! (One of my qualifications for being an awesome person.

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Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then goes on to use it to make one of my favorite macrame DIYs HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY MOUNTED AIR PLANTS IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One — Attach a picture hanger to one side of the wood slice using super glue or hammer and nails. Step Two — Snip off a piece of wire roughly 20″ long and bend a circle into the middle. You’re going to make a little “cage” for the air plant to sit in. HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). BLACK, WHITE, AND WOOD KITCHEN INSPIRATION IDLE HANDS AWAKE Black, White, and Wood Kitchen Inspiration. 10.06.16. One of my favorite design bloggers once wrote, “I like all colors that are black or white.”. It stuck with me because I laughed. I am a person who likes all the colors, and who specifically dislikes the combination of black and white. Funny how six years of a garishly

painted rental can

MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks.

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Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then goes on to use it to make one of my favorite macrame DIYs HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY MOUNTED AIR PLANTS IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One — Attach a picture hanger to one side of the wood slice using super glue or hammer and nails. Step Two — Snip off a piece of wire roughly 20″ long and bend a circle into the middle. You’re going to make a little “cage” for the air plant to sit in. HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). BLACK, WHITE, AND WOOD KITCHEN INSPIRATION IDLE HANDS AWAKE Black, White, and Wood Kitchen Inspiration. 10.06.16. One of my favorite design bloggers once wrote, “I like all colors that are black or white.”. It stuck with me because I laughed. I am a person who likes all the colors, and who specifically dislikes the combination of black and white. Funny how six years of a garishly

painted rental can

MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks. GUEST POST: 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS IDLE HANDS AWAKE 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS. DIY Modern Spring Wreath from Idle Hands Awake. DIY Hanging Herb Garden from Fresh Mommy Blog. DIY Speckled Placemats from Homey Oh My. IKEA hack Dipped Stools from Style Me Pretty. Modern House Number Planter from A Beautiful Mess. Watercolor Plant Sugar Cookies from Lemon Tree Cakes. DIY FOUND MOSS TERRARIUM IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One – Put a 1″ layer of pebbles in the bottom of the bowl. Step Two – Add a thin layer of activated charcoal. Wash your hands after handling, this stuff will stain. Step Three – Add about 1″ of soil. Or don’t, the moss will be fine either way. MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets HOW TO TURN A PHOTO INTO A STAMP IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step 1: Head over to RubberStamps.com and click on Stamps > Custom Stamps > Custom Wood Stamps. Choose the stamp size, then hit that big red “Customize” button. Step 2: Upload your jpg photo by selecting the image icon on the right, then Add New Graphic > Browse > Upload. DIY PENCIL CASE PROJECT FOR BUZZFEED! IDLE HANDS AWAKE Wipe any excess epoxy away immediately. Hold the cap in place until the epoxy has set enough for it to stay put on its own. Allow to dry according to the instructions on the package (usually overnight). Slip the hose clamp over the male adapter and tighten into place, then trim

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6 DIYS FOR CRAZY CAT PEOPLE + MEALS FOR HOMELESS CATS 6 DIYs for Crazy Cat People + Meals for Homeless Cats! This post is sponsored by PURINA CAT CHOW, but all words/ideas/opinions are entirely my own! I was a crazy cat person before it was cool. ::smugly pushes cat-eye glasses up onto face:: So when Purina Cat Chow asked me to partner with them to promote their Nutrition to Build Better Lives HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks. DIY PINEAPPLE RING DISH IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One – Cut off a chunk of clay and make a ball somewhere between the size of a plum and a tennis ball. Warm the clay in your hands and roll it around so it becomes easier to work with. Step Two – Flatten the ball of clay into a pancake, then roll it out until it’s roughly 1/4″ thick and a little bigger than the cookie cutter. You HOW TO MAKE A RIBBON BOW -- 3 WAYS IDLE HANDS AWAKE A guest blogger! On Jade and Fern! Somebody pinch me! Daria of Kittenhood is a super talented, super stylish, super creative gal who blogs about fashion, personal style, and crafts. Her blog is in my “must read” section on Bloglovin’, and she never fails to share something beautiful and inspiring.Plus, she loves cats!! (One of my qualifications for being an awesome person.

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Creating art and crafts has always seemed worth it to me — worth the resources produced, worth the waste made. I don’t know if nature necessarily agrees. But we can at least try to craft by those three R’s they taught us in elementary school. These projects ABOUT IDLE HANDS AWAKE About. Idle Hands Awake is a DIY blog for people who don’t DIY. Because if you’ve ever suffered from Pinterest paralysis (we heart you Pinterest, but your boundless inspiration can be terrifying), I want to let you in on the secret behind every DIY blogger: creativity is not some mystical gift from “the Muse” that we have and you

don’t.

HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then GUEST POST: 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS IDLE HANDS AWAKE 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS. DIY Modern Spring Wreath from Idle Hands Awake. DIY Hanging Herb Garden from Fresh Mommy Blog. DIY Speckled Placemats from Homey Oh My. IKEA hack Dipped Stools from Style Me Pretty. Modern House Number Planter from A Beautiful Mess. Watercolor Plant Sugar Cookies from Lemon Tree Cakes. HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). DIY TERRAZZO TILE WALL HANGING IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step 1 — Warm the white clay in your hands so you can roll it into a ball. You will have to combine a couple packs in order to make the terrazzo tile base (my final piece is 4″ tall and 6″ wide). Flatten the ball a bit, then roll it out into kind of an oval-ish shape that is a tiny bit thinner than 1/4″. MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just

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Creating art and crafts has always seemed worth it to me — worth the resources produced, worth the waste made. I don’t know if nature necessarily agrees. But we can at least try to craft by those three R’s they taught us in elementary school. These projects ABOUT IDLE HANDS AWAKE About. Idle Hands Awake is a DIY blog for people who don’t DIY. Because if you’ve ever suffered from Pinterest paralysis (we heart you Pinterest, but your boundless inspiration can be terrifying), I want to let you in on the secret behind every DIY blogger: creativity is not some mystical gift from “the Muse” that we have and you

don’t.

HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then GUEST POST: 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS IDLE HANDS AWAKE 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS. DIY Modern Spring Wreath from Idle Hands Awake. DIY Hanging Herb Garden from Fresh Mommy Blog. DIY Speckled Placemats from Homey Oh My. IKEA hack Dipped Stools from Style Me Pretty. Modern House Number Planter from A Beautiful Mess. Watercolor Plant Sugar Cookies from Lemon Tree Cakes. HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). DIY TERRAZZO TILE WALL HANGING IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step 1 — Warm the white clay in your hands so you can roll it into a ball. You will have to combine a couple packs in order to make the terrazzo tile base (my final piece is 4″ tall and 6″ wide). Flatten the ball a bit, then roll it out into kind of an oval-ish shape that is a tiny bit thinner than 1/4″. MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just ABOUT IDLE HANDS AWAKE About. Idle Hands Awake is a DIY blog for people who don’t DIY. Because if you’ve ever suffered from Pinterest paralysis (we heart you Pinterest, but your boundless inspiration can be terrifying), I want to let you in on the secret behind every DIY blogger: creativity is not some mystical gift from “the Muse” that we have and you

don’t.

MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular DIY MOUNTED AIR PLANTS IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One — Attach a picture hanger to one side of the wood slice using super glue or hammer and nails. Step Two — Snip off a piece of wire roughly 20″ long and bend a circle into the middle. You’re going to make a little “cage” for the air plant to sit in. DIY FOUND MOSS TERRARIUM IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One – Put a 1″ layer of pebbles in the bottom of the bowl. Step Two – Add a thin layer of activated charcoal. Wash your hands after handling, this stuff will stain. Step Three – Add about 1″ of soil. Or don’t, the moss will be fine either way. MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets DIY CLAY RAINBOW PHOTO HOLDER FOR THE MAKE IT CHALLENGE You’ll need to warm the clay in your hands first by stretching, folding, and twisting it. The real clay pros call this “conditioning the clay.”. Step Two: Flatten the ball into a thick pancake by slapping it between your hands, like you’re playing patty cake. Step Three: Roll the pancake out into a disc a little thicker than 1/4″. HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks. DIY RATTAN PUMPKIN, OR, MILLENNIALS DON'T CARVE IDLE HANDS Step 1 — Cut a strip of cane webbing that’s a few inches wide, and long enough to wrap around your pumpkin with about an inch overlap. Use the pattern on the cane as a guide to cut straight. ***Optional but recommended for boho flair: “fringe” the cane ONE ROOM CHALLENGE "MOODY BLUE BEDROOM SANCTUARY" MAKEOVER THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN. Omg omg omg, I am SO excited to participate in the One Room Challenge makeover series for the first time, and with my friends at IKEA Stoughton at my back, no less! This is gonna be sooooo good and I can’t wait to share every detail of my modern bedroom

makeover with you.

DIY KISS ME AT MIDNIGHT NEW YEAR'S EVE GARLAND IDLE HANDS There is something you should know about me before I share with you today’s project. I am the Scrooge of New Year’s Eve.. I’ve never understood the hulabaloo, am underwhelmed by the big countdown, and see no reason to stay up past my usual bedtime of 11pm.

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Creating art and crafts has always seemed worth it to me — worth the resources produced, worth the waste made. I don’t know if nature necessarily agrees. But we can at least try to craft by those three R’s they taught us in elementary school. These projects ABOUT IDLE HANDS AWAKE About. Idle Hands Awake is a DIY blog for people who don’t DIY. Because if you’ve ever suffered from Pinterest paralysis (we heart you Pinterest, but your boundless inspiration can be terrifying), I want to let you in on the secret behind every DIY blogger: creativity is not some mystical gift from “the Muse” that we have and you

don’t.

HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then GUEST POST: 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS IDLE HANDS AWAKE 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS. DIY Modern Spring Wreath from Idle Hands Awake. DIY Hanging Herb Garden from Fresh Mommy Blog. DIY Speckled Placemats from Homey Oh My. IKEA hack Dipped Stools from Style Me Pretty. Modern House Number Planter from A Beautiful Mess. Watercolor Plant Sugar Cookies from Lemon Tree Cakes. HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). DIY TERRAZZO TILE WALL HANGING IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step 1 — Warm the white clay in your hands so you can roll it into a ball. You will have to combine a couple packs in order to make the terrazzo tile base (my final piece is 4″ tall and 6″ wide). Flatten the ball a bit, then roll it out into kind of an oval-ish shape that is a tiny bit thinner than 1/4″. MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just

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Creating art and crafts has always seemed worth it to me — worth the resources produced, worth the waste made. I don’t know if nature necessarily agrees. But we can at least try to craft by those three R’s they taught us in elementary school. These projects ABOUT IDLE HANDS AWAKE About. Idle Hands Awake is a DIY blog for people who don’t DIY. Because if you’ve ever suffered from Pinterest paralysis (we heart you Pinterest, but your boundless inspiration can be terrifying), I want to let you in on the secret behind every DIY blogger: creativity is not some mystical gift from “the Muse” that we have and you

don’t.

HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY How to tie a lark’s head knot: Image by Made in a Day. Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords towhatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then GUEST POST: 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS IDLE HANDS AWAKE 12 MINIMALIST SPRING DIY IDEAS. DIY Modern Spring Wreath from Idle Hands Awake. DIY Hanging Herb Garden from Fresh Mommy Blog. DIY Speckled Placemats from Homey Oh My. IKEA hack Dipped Stools from Style Me Pretty. Modern House Number Planter from A Beautiful Mess. Watercolor Plant Sugar Cookies from Lemon Tree Cakes. HOW TO HANG HEAVY SHELVES ON HORSEHAIR PLASTER WALLS IDLE How to use a toggle bolt: Grab your drill, a small drill bit, a spade drill bit that’s big enough to fit the toggle, your toggle bolt, and whatever it is you’re hanging up (in this case, ALGOT wall uprights ). Drill a hole with your spade bit. ***When drilling into horsehair plaster walls, first drill a small pilot hole with the regular DIY NO-SEW CAT PILLOW WITH FREE PATTERN IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step three – Pin the two fabric pieces together within the outline of the pattern, then cut out. Make your cut about 1/4″ larger than the marker line, this will make it much easier for you to apply the glue in the right place because you will be able to trace along the HOW TO CLEAN AND DISPLAY ANTLER SHEDS IDLE HANDS AWAKE The peroxide helps to lighten up the darker stains a bit. Step Three – Rinse off all that gunky water. A hose is helpful if you have access to one, plus then you can make rainbows. Step Four – Towel off the antler and stick it in a sunny spot to dry for a few hours. (Not pictured because boring). DIY TERRAZZO TILE WALL HANGING IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step 1 — Warm the white clay in your hands so you can roll it into a ball. You will have to combine a couple packs in order to make the terrazzo tile base (my final piece is 4″ tall and 6″ wide). Flatten the ball a bit, then roll it out into kind of an oval-ish shape that is a tiny bit thinner than 1/4″. MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular ONE ROOM CHALLENGE BEDROOM MAKEOVER WEEK FIVE: TIPS FOR It’s One Room Challenge Week FIVE and I am sharing all my tips for styling a modern vanity using the IKEA ELVARLI shelves. For you ORC newbs, I’m turning my rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary as part of the six-week One Room Challenge design series. You do NOT want to miss the other ORC guest participants, the makeovers are just ABOUT IDLE HANDS AWAKE About. Idle Hands Awake is a DIY blog for people who don’t DIY. Because if you’ve ever suffered from Pinterest paralysis (we heart you Pinterest, but your boundless inspiration can be terrifying), I want to let you in on the secret behind every DIY blogger: creativity is not some mystical gift from “the Muse” that we have and you

don’t.

MINIMAL DIY WREATH IDEAS ANYONE CAN MAKE IDLE HANDS AWAKE Minimal DIY wreath ideas. +++ Freckle and Wulff wreath with eucalyptus and cotton. +++ Erika Rax copper and twig wreath. +++ Makers Society simple foliage wreath. +++ Sugar & Cloth geometric wreath. +++ Your DIY Family mini wreath cupcake toppers (you can hang them on the wall after the cupcakes are gone!) +++ Almost Makes Perfect triangular DIY MOUNTED AIR PLANTS IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One — Attach a picture hanger to one side of the wood slice using super glue or hammer and nails. Step Two — Snip off a piece of wire roughly 20″ long and bend a circle into the middle. You’re going to make a little “cage” for the air plant to sit in. DIY FOUND MOSS TERRARIUM IDLE HANDS AWAKE Step One – Put a 1″ layer of pebbles in the bottom of the bowl. Step Two – Add a thin layer of activated charcoal. Wash your hands after handling, this stuff will stain. Step Three – Add about 1″ of soil. Or don’t, the moss will be fine either way. MINIMAL DIY ENTRYWAY COAT RACK IDLE HANDS AWAKE THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.. My favorite thing about the entryway makeover — other than the stenciled floor, and the copper mirror, and the BESTA storage — ok I can’t really pick a true favorite, but one of the things I really love is the minimal DIY entryway coat rack. Not only is it a lovely change to have our jackets DIY CLAY RAINBOW PHOTO HOLDER FOR THE MAKE IT CHALLENGE You’ll need to warm the clay in your hands first by stretching, folding, and twisting it. The real clay pros call this “conditioning the clay.”. Step Two: Flatten the ball into a thick pancake by slapping it between your hands, like you’re playing patty cake. Step Three: Roll the pancake out into a disc a little thicker than 1/4″. HOW TO MAKE A TOTALLY REMOVABLE HONEYCOMB WALL DECAL IDLE Step Two – Using regular tape, attach the hexagon to the wall where you want your first honeycomb cell to be. Step Three – “Trace” around the template with pieces of washi tape. Step Four – Trim off any overlapping washi tape edges with scissors. Run your fingers along the hexagon to smooth the tape down and make sure it sticks. DIY RATTAN PUMPKIN, OR, MILLENNIALS DON'T CARVE IDLE HANDS Step 1 — Cut a strip of cane webbing that’s a few inches wide, and long enough to wrap around your pumpkin with about an inch overlap. Use the pattern on the cane as a guide to cut straight. ***Optional but recommended for boho flair: “fringe” the cane ONE ROOM CHALLENGE "MOODY BLUE BEDROOM SANCTUARY" MAKEOVER THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN. Omg omg omg, I am SO excited to participate in the One Room Challenge makeover series for the first time, and with my friends at IKEA Stoughton at my back, no less! This is gonna be sooooo good and I can’t wait to share every detail of my modern bedroom

makeover with you.

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HOW TO TIE BASIC MACRAME KNOTS SO YOU CAN MACRAME ALL DAY

05.23.19

_Learn the basics of macrame with these beginner-friendly macrame knots, and see how you can use them in your own macrame DIYs._ _Image by Fall for DIY

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It seems like a lot of times when I pop on here out of nowhere, it’s to say that I’m working on a super-secret collaboration. Well, surprise! I’m working on a super-secret collaboration. This one is really, really, really epic, and I cannot WAIT to tell you about it! Here’s a giant hint in the meantime: it involves macrame. I’m finally getting knotty! (Too much?) In anticipation of the macrame DIY that I’ll soon be able to share with you, today I’m going to round up the best tutorials on HOW TO TIE BEGINNER-FRIENDLY MACRAME KNOTS, and gorgeous projects you can make with them. Then, check back next week when I’ll be able to share my own project and my exciting news! BEGINNER-FRIENDLY MACRAME KNOTS HOW TO TIE A LARK’S HEAD KNOT: _Image by Made in a Day

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Every macrame project begins with a simple little loop known as the lark’s head knot. This attaches the macrame cords to…whatever they are being attached to. Rings, dowels, branches, hoops, etc. Made in a Day has a perfect explanation about how to make this easiest of knots, and then goes on to use it to make one of my favorite macrame DIYs, a boho hanging macrame mirror

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CAPTAIN PLANET-APPROVED MODERN DIY UPCYCLING IDEAS

04.19.19

_Reduce your waste this Earth Day with these beautiful modern DIY

upcycling ideas._

Dating myself again, but Captain Planet was my faaaaave when I was a

kid!

Fast-forward several decades, and I’ve been trying to be more mindful of how much waste I throw out, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite modern DIY upcycling ideas. Because Earth Day is next

week, after all!

Creating art and crafts has always seemed worth it to me — worth the resources produced, worth the waste made. I don’t know if nature necessarily agrees. But we can at least _try _to craft by those three R’s they taught us in elementary school. These projects achieve all three! (Yep, it’s Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Pushing my glasses up higher on

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DIY CLAY RAINBOW PHOTO HOLDER FOR THE MAKE IT CHALLENGE

03.21.19

_Inside: display your favorite pics in a DIY clay rainbow photo holder, and find out how to participate in the Spring Make It

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When I was 12, my parents gave me my first camera. It was a pink plastic Fuji point-and-shoot film camera (I’m dating myself here), and I loved it. That camera went with me everywhere and started off the collection of thousands of negatives and prints I would create from grade school through college. And then came my DSLR and smartphone, AKA, the Death of Film Cameras. Just like that, I stopped printing pictures. My phone currently has 7,027 photos on it, and I have thousands more archived on my laptop and external hard drive. But hardly a print in sight! Guys, I’m sick of taking pictures and never looking at them again (or getting sucked into the mindless smartphone scrolling when I do). Maybe it’s due to my recent discovery of modern journaling and

scrapbooking styles

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but I want to print photos again! Who’s with me?? This FINALLY brings me to today’s DIY. If we’re going to have photo prints around, we’ve gotta have a cute way to display them. My DIY CLAY RAINBOW PHOTO HOLDER is the perfect solution to liberate your neglected photos from their digital prisons. It’s easy enough that you can make a whole batch, and cover your home in sweet little rainbows to show off all your favorite photographs.

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PRINTABLE DAILY HABIT TRACKER AND GOALS FOR 2019

02.05.19

_Inside: a PRINTABLE DAILY HABIT TRACKER that’s perfectly minimal and will help you stick to your 2019 goals._ Yes, I know, it’s February. Goals were so last month, right? Well you can always count on me to remind you that bloggers aren’t perfect, even if we do obsess over curating our Instagram feeds. If there’s anything I learned from my unintentional 5 month blogging hiatus, it’s that I need to set up a solid self-care foundation before ANYTHING else. Before trying to juggle my day job with freelance writing, blogging, dating, crafting, travel, and all the rest. Self. Care. First.

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DIY RATTAN PUMPKIN, OR, MILLENNIALS DON’T CARVE

10.04.18

_It’s a pumpkin swap! I teamed up with three other blogging gals to show our takes on a modern trend pumpkin. (GUESS WHICH TREND I PICKED). Keep reading to see what we came up with!_ How many things can you cover with rattan? All of them. The answer is all of them. A funny side effect of being a blogger is that it makes you way more tuned in to trends. (I blame Pinterest). Hexagons

, pineapples

, color-blocking

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terrazzo

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dabbled in all of these fads in the years since I started the blog. Hey, I have to make myself look cool somehow. But this rattan/cane trend. This is something special. Cane webbing is just so simple. And classic. And VERSATILE. The natural outcome of the Awesomeness that is Cane is that I have to put it on all of the things. Sorry, no choice in the matter. All this to say, I made a DIY RATTAN PUMPKIN and you can too! It’s stylish. It’s easy. And it follows the most important rule Pinterest has taught us about pumpkin decorating: never, EVER carve

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Speaking of not carving, when one of my blog friends suggested that we each take on a current design trend as a pumpkin decorating technique, I was obviously stoked and said yes right away. So, I’m VERY happy to be able to share the super stylish ideas from our ever on-point ringleader, Cat from Ctrl + Curate ; real-life crafting comrade, Faith of Design Fixation ; and newish-to-me, but very admired, Christina at Spatial Dwelling . Keep reading to find out how to make your own DIY rattan pumpkin, and catch my friends’ modern trend pumpkins at the end of the post!

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