She Places A Doily On Top Of This Balloon. When She’s Done a STUNNING Surprise!
I remember my grandmother having doilies on the armrests of her chairs and couches back in the day. I must say that they always had an old-fashioned connotation in my mind. But as we see over and over, through the incredible creations that we are privy to on the internet, old things can be used in new ways.
The DIY video you are about to watch below, introduces a way to use doilies in a modern romantic way. Sarah, from Socraftastic, shows us how easy it is to make a lace -patterned lantern to create a beautiful ambiance in any room in your home.
Giving some romance to lighting can turn an ordinary room into something special. To construct this DOILY LANTERN you will need Doilies, a balloon, petroleum jelly, a mixture of Elmer’s glue, water and flour, and a light kit.
Watch how Sarah blows up the balloon, rubs the balloon with petroleum jelly, for initial adherence for covering the ballon with the doilies, and then see how she uses the glue mixture to paint on the doilies. When all is dry, she pops the balloon and inserts the light bulb and VOILA! With a flip of the switch you have a beautiful doily lantern.
Watch the tutorial to see this creation, that is nothing short of gorgeous.
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She Coils Her Hair Around This Regular Straw. When She’s Done An Unexpected Stunning Surprise!
Do you love curly hair, but lack the time and patience it takes to attain it? If you’re short on time in the morning and have flat or unruly hair, then you know how much of a pain it can be to try and style it into the perfect look. Most of the time people just throw their hair up in a bun or let it fall as it may. When it comes down to it, achieving beautiful looking hair is hard to do outside of a salon, especially well defined and perfect curls.
It takes time, patience, and a lot of heat and styling products to get frizz free curls, at least that’s what most of us commonly assume. However, there is a much easier and less expensive alternative to traditional methods of curling hair. Best of all, you can do this yourself at night right before you go to bed.
When you wake up all you need is 5 minutes or less for your hair and that’s it! There is no heat, irons, or dryers necessary for this, you don’t even need to shower, but you will need a brush, plastic drinking straws, a spray bottle with water, and some bobby pins.
First you should brush your hair to get any tangles out and make it easier to work with. Take a section of hair and damp it with the spray bottle and water. Then take a straw and wrap the hair around it, starting at the top near your scalp, and working down to the ends. Once the section of hair is completely wrapped around the straw, take a bobby pin and secure the top part to your scalp.
Take another bobby pin and fold the bottom portion of the straw back, so that it naturally seals the lower end of the hair, and pin it into place. Repeat these steps for the rest of your hair until all of it has been sectioned off and secured in place. At a minimum, wait a couple of hours or longer until you’re positive that all your hair has completely dried before taking it out.
The longer you keep the straws and bobby pins in the better, and you can leave them in overnight. When you wake up, or are sure that your hair is dry, simply take a section of hair and remove the bobby pins before sliding the straw out. You can tussle it up and disarrange it for a messier look and add a little hairspray to better hold the curls.
For a quick volume boost try flipping your hair over and spritz some hairspray near the roots, wait a few seconds for it to dry, then flip your head back up. All in all, it’ll only take about 5 minutes to style your curls and you’ll look great.
It really is easy to master and this technique can give you bouncy, frizz free, beautifully defined curls. There’s no need for any products or gadgets, and since it can be done overnight you’ll free up a lot of time in your morning routine, yet still look great.
This video will show you exactly how to curl your hair with straws and it provides a lot of great tips on the process. Check it out and try it tonight!
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He Starts Cutting This Egg Carton In Half. The Reason Is Surprisingly Brilliant!
I don’t know about you, but I love the guy who does these awesome tutorials. His multitude of life hacks really contain useful ideas, and his presentation just makes me laugh out loud. So, for three new practical hacks, all utilizing egg cartons, sit back and enjoy the video below.
His first ingenious idea he calls The FIRE STARTER. Everyone needs help getting the big logs to catch fire, whether it be in a campfire or at home in a fireplace. For me, either kindling wood or store-bought fire starters are the ‘go-to’. Then comes the crumpled newspaper, dirty hands and all, for added fuel. What if all this could be circumvented?
It can! And the CrazyRussianHacker somehow came up with this unusually useful idea, that saves a lot of time. Taking an empty egg carton he stuffs the holes with lint from the dryer, and adds leftover hot wax from a burning candle. Watch what he does next to turn these little gems into fire starters. It’s crazy how well and quickly this works.
Ok, so his next creation which he calls the REFRIGERATOR SPACE-SAVER is truly one of the simplest ideas, that makes you ask yourself why you never thought of this?!! As eggs get used up from the dozen package, he shows you how to reduce it’s size, creating more Frig space, while still storing the remaining eggs. CRAZY SMART!
Last, but not least our CrazyRussianHacker has come up with a really cool MAKE-SHIFT ICE CUBE TRAY. It not only comes in handy when the automatic ice-cube maker freezes up or breaks, but it simply is a way of making cool shaped ice cubes. He does this with empty well-washed egg-carton trays. It’s also a great solution for transporting cubes in a cooler and just tossing the disposable tray.
Sit back and enjoy his tutorial!
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She Breaks Her Window Blinds Purposely. But What She Creates Is An Unexpected STUNNING Surprise!
Many people love decorating their houses and making it as cozy and comfortable as can be. Interior design is hugely popular and many retail stores are dedicated to the art of interior decorating. They offer everything from rugs, mugs, and vases to the kitchen sink.
However, many of the items found in stores are expensive and only available in limited styles. This is especially true when it comes to window coverings and blinds. While the options run from basic to fancy, the cost increases exponentially as you move up from mini blinds to silk curtains or cedar paneled shades.
If you want gorgeous, custom made window coverings it’s going to cost you, unless you make them yourself! The folks at Better Homes and Gardens made this easy to follow tutorial on how to turn basic mini blinds into beautiful roman shades.
It’s a much more affordable alternative to ordering custom ones and all it requires is a few things that you likely already have on hand. Those items are; white faux wood blinds, thick upholstery fabric, mod podge and a small container for it, a foam brush, pencil, scissors, clothespins, tape measure, and an iron.
Measure how long the blinds need to be before you begin, then lay them on a flat surface facing down. Extend them out to the desired length and cut away the string that connects all of the slats, aka the ladder string, on both sides. Be very careful to avoid cutting the single, thicker cord that moves the shades up and down, because you’re going to need it.
Each slat is going to be 7 inches apart, to figure out how many slats you’ll need simply take the length of the window in inches and divide it by 7, then snap off any extra slats you don’t need. Next, take the fabric and lay it on a flat surface, place the blinds atop it and evenly space out the remaining slats.
Use the tape measure to ensure that they’re approximately 7 inches apart, this way the blinds will fold up neat and evenly.Measure the fabric so that it extends 2 inches beyond the edge of the slats and 2 inches beyond the top and bottom as well.
If you need to, iron the edges so that the fabric will form a more even hem. Make sure that the blind operation, the part where the strings come out of the top and extend down from, is placed on the back of the fabric. Remove the stopper, located at the end of the top bracket, and use a pair of scissors to cut a notch in the fabric so that it’ll wrap neatly around that end.
Break out the foam brush and use it to apply a coat of mod podge to both the end of the bracket and the fabric. Wrap the piece of glued fabric around the top of the bracket, press it down firmly and secure it with clothespins while it dries.
Moving down each side, apply glue to the end of each slat and the fabric portion that extends out beyond it, then fold the fabric over and onto the end of the slat and secure with more clothespins. At the bottom of the blinds take the fabric and roll it over so that it forms a clean edge. Brush the bottom bar with mod podge and glue the fabric into place, securing it with clothespins.
Allow the glue to dry completely before removing all the clothespins, and at that point they’re ready to be hung. The shades will still be operational like normal mini blinds, but a lot more appealing and better looking. Plus, things won’t get snagged or hung up in them, (like cat paws!). Best of all, they can be customized to your exact tastes at a fraction of the cost of what you’d end up paying retail.
If you want to give your house or just one room an instant upgrade, try this out!
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Her Clever Trick For Putting On Eyeliner On Perfectly Every time Is Impressive. This Is So Simple.
Being able to create the really dramatic look of winged eyeliner, without the help of a makeup artist, would really be a great achievement. The video you are about to watch below, offers an easy-to-follow tutorial, that will allow you to create the nighttime dramatic eye-popping look!
This YouTuber shows you a way to do this in a really sophisticated, tasteful way. She uses a felt-tipped eye makeup pen to place dots in strategic spots along the rim of the eyelid, that will be connected in order to create the outline that will finally be filled in.
Once you have connected the dots to create the outline for the “cat eye”, it’s time to fill in. This can be done with a gel or liquid liner, depending on what you are most comfortable working with. Finally, you can use those pointed q-tips that you have always since in the pharmacy, to clean up any messy edges or do some blending.
Just watch the footage below that takes you through each step, and then try it for yourself. The method is foolproof, and you will find that it is fun to create this look. Let us know if you try it and are happy with the results.
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Mom Starts Putting Glue On This Sponge. The Reason Is Brilliant!
If you have young children, or are now a grandma, the following Mom Hacks in the video below will be a literal “Godsend!” We know how important craft time is to a developing child’s creativity and even emotional development, but if we are being honest, sometimes we hesitate with the messy process because the cleanup is overwhelming!
Well, the moms from the YouTube channel WhatsUpMoms have come up with a whole slew of tips to remedy the mess and dreaded clean-up; allowing our kids the freedom of the fun of messy crafting without picking up on unneeded tension from the adult supervision.
This fantastic edition of Mom Hacks includes fingerprinting in an extra large ziplock, using hand soap dispensers for kids paint, ingenious clean up tips for overuse of glitter and instant clean up for the dreaded “wall artist!” One of my personal favorites is putting excess glue on a sponge that will contain the mess while allowing the child to meet their “glue needs”.
These and many other invaluable solutions are brilliantly illustrated in the footage that follows. I can honestly say that I am one of those moms that dreads all the mess, and am really grateful to have come upon such great solutions. Let us know what you found most helpful!
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