DIY Home Decor Ideas.

Hey Everyone :)

So today I thought that I'd share with you some really cool home decor DIYs that I found on some blogs.

1. DIY Flower Wall Art.

From Its Doable.

I really love the look of this wall art! It's pretty cheap as well as you can use things that you find lying around in your house, such as the paper for the actual design. You could use any scraps of paper you can find, old newspapers, magazines, scrapbook paper, wallpaper scraps anything you can find. 

2. DIY Rustic Mason Jar Vases

From Shelterness

I absolutely love these! I think that they could look pretty in any room, I'd put these in a bright kitchen or hallway. They just add a little bit of beautiful into a room. They're pretty easy to make as well!

3. DIY Maritime Map Letters

From Jax Does Design

I think that this design would look cute in a bathroom or beach themed room. But you could design the letters into any theme you want. You could give it as a gift for valentines day with a lovey dove theme, or a map with where you met or married your partner, the possibilities are endless.

4. DIY Glow Jars.

From Intimate Weddings

These are super cheap to make, and they would look so pretty at a night time event for the summer, a BBQ at the beach, in your back garden, outdoor parties, or just hanging out with your friends. I am definitely going to make some of these when I have some parties. I also think that they could look really cute in your bedroom as a dim night light.

5.  DIY Hexagon Wall Art.

From SistersSuitcase

I think that this could look really nice in any room, in any house. You can use any colours or patterns you like, or that fit into your room's theme. You could even add mirrors or photographs to some of the hexagons to personalise it.

6. DIY Framed Snapshots With Letters.

From ScrapbookingAbout

I think that this could be a really cute gift to a friend or family member. You could have the letters saying anything, and as many or little photographs as you like. I think it could look cute with family member spelling out their names and framing it in your family house.

7.  DIY Paint Chip Wall Art.

From HoneyWe'reHome

I love how these look! I love collecting paint samples and paint chips, and I never really know what to do with them. I think that this could look really nice and any shapes and colours could be used. I like the effect of the ombre colours on the canvas'. It is also relatively cheap to make and it's very easy to make.

I hope that you enjoyed this post. I love looking through Pintrest for inspiration and through other people's blogs. Here is some that caught my eyes and I'd love to create and show in my home. Let me know if you've created any of these or have any other DIY home decor ideas :)

DIY Journal / Notepad.

Hey Everyone :)

So I've got yet another DIY for you all. I really enjoyed making this and it looks so nice as well. Its a journal. I like to doodle a lot and its usually on random pages, so I created this to keep it all tidy in one place. You could use these for anything; shopping lists, to do lists, journalling or drawing.

This journal is real easy to create and you can create it any size you like and any design you like.

You will need:

Cereal box (or card).

Fabric or paper with a design you like.

Ruler.

Scissors.

Glue.

Sewing needle.

Thread or string.

Firstly you have to cut the cereal box to what size you want your journal to be, I cut it about an inch shorter on all sides than its original size. Once you've cut it to size glue it to your desired fabric or paper with and inch or 2 of spare fabric around the cardboard.

Then you glue all of the sides down, with cutting the corners diagonally so that the fabric or paper can sit nicely.

Once you have stuck the fabric or paper down, cut a piece of decorative paper to the inside of the cover, leave 1cm around the edges so the fabric or paper is visible. To make sure that the paper stayed in this place I added a little stitch or each corner of the paper through to the cover.

Then fold the paper in half to create the cover and bend in the journal. Also make sure that it all aligns correctly.

Next add a button to the outside of the cover, this will be used to fasten the journal. You can use any button you have along as thread can fit underneath it.

Now decide how many pages you want in your journal. Once decided cut down some paper to fit into your notebook, about 1/2cm smaller than the cover. Fold the paper in half. I used 9 sheets of paper, so I had 18 pages to doodle and write on. 

Using your ruler measure every 2 cm and make a small mark. Then using a needle, poke through the cover, this will make it a lot easier to sew the paper onto the cover.

Then, align the paper to the notebook where you want it to be placed (mine is 1/2cm from each edge). Then do a running stitch through the paper and cover along the fold. Do this in both directions, up and then back down to make sure the stitch goes along the whole fold.

This is the finished product. I folded a piece of thread (3 1/2 times longer than the width of the journal) in half and looped it around the button and around the journal twice. You could use anything you'd like to fasten your journal together.

I created one with a paper cover and one with a fabric cover. I found the fabric cover a lot easier to work with as it folded nicely around the cereal box, whereas the paper creased and didn't look as neat.

I really enjoyed making this and I love the outcome of how it looked. If any of you do create this let me know through Twitter or Instagram. :)

DIY In A Frame.

Hey :)

So I've been wanting to do another DIY post for ages but I just haven't had time with sorting my room out and I got a summer job as well. But here's a quick and simple one for you.

I picked up some paint colour swatches from a builders merchant the other day and I knew that I could think of quite a few things that I could do with them, and this is one of them, I'm also going to show you some more DIYs with paint swatches and I'll put them in some post throughout the week :)

For this you will need:

A frame.

Paint Swatches or coloured paper. your choice of colours.

Glue.

Scissors.

You firstly need to choose what shapes you want to use, i decided on hearts as they're cute and pretty easy to cut. I also decided to create an ombre effect with the colours, I used pink shades, blue shades and green shades. You can obviously change the shape and colours you want to do.

Because i wanted to use hearts I decided to show you an easy way to cut out hearts. Simply fold he piece in half and draw one side of the heart, cut it with the paper folded, open it and tadah you've got a heart. :)

After I cut out all of the hearts I arranged them on some paper to see how I wanted them to look, I came up with this, I then stuck all of the hearts to the paper. A tip, draw the size of the glass to keep your design in view. Then put the frame all back together, and you've got a lovely, cute home decor.

Although you can see the fold down the middle of the hearts I kind of like it as it makes it look more well put together. I really like how this looks and I do think that it can look nice anywhere with any size frame and any shapes and colours. You could do loads of bright colours and shapes of animals for a kids room, or kitchen utensils in the colour theme of your kitchen, the list is endless.

I hope that you liked this and if you decide to create it, let me know. :)

DIY Key Covers.

Hey! I found a simple, easy way to tell apart your keys when you get confused. And all you need is your keys and nail varnish. Although any type of paint would work just as well.

Firstly decide what colours you want, I chose pink, blue and green as they're all bright and bold.

One of my keys had a design on it, that was wearing off, so as an experiment I decided to paint all of it green.

I had to do about 2-3 coats on each of the keys to make sure it was bold and there was no streaks through it. I didn't wait properly for the coats to dry so that made it difficult, so as a tip, make sure that the first coat is completely dry!!

For the green key I had to do about 4ish coats, and again, wait for the coats to dry.

I do really like how they look, however, i would advise not to paint a whole key with a pattern as it used a lot of nail varnish. It so easy, and simple to do!

I hope you enjoyed this post! :)

DIY Bedroom Decor Series: 1: Quote In A Frame.

Hey Guys! :)

So I've decided to create a weekly series, dedicated to showing you some DIY home or room decors. They will all be low cost, as I am a student, I can't afford to go and spend lots and lots of moneys on things to make my room/home look cool, so I'm gonna show you inexpensive ways to still make sure your room looks nice!

I will list the items you will need, and where I got them, and the cost at the bottom of this post.

1: Quote In A Frame.

So I knew that I wanted to create something simple that I could hang up on my wall. I decided on a simple frame with a quote inside it, something that means something to me and can be inspirational. Obviously you can choose your own quote, or a drawing or design would look nice!

For my design I decided that I wanted it to have quite a pastel colour theme. But you can have any colour theme you want.

You will need:

Glass clip frame, or a normal frame, it's your choice.

Patterned paper / wrapping paper.

Coloured card.

Scissors / scalpel.

Pencil.

Ruler.

Glue.

Firstly, what you will need to do is cut the patterned paper (or wrapping paper, which is what I used) to the same size as the frame. What I did to make this exact is I drew around the glass in the frame.

You then want to decide on your quote. I chose 'Don't Worry Be Happy' for mine, but it is totally up to you what you do. Then draw out the letters onto any coloured card you like.

And then cut all the letters out. This takes quite a while, so put your favourite tv show on in the background :). You can use scissors, although I used a scalpel as it is a lot easier to get all the nooks and crannies of the letters.

Then once you've finallllllly cut all the letters out you want to re-arrange them on the patterned paper to make sure they fit. When your happy stick them down and add any other little things onto it to make it look super cute and cool!

The patterned paper that I brought was wrapping paper and it came with really cute tags that I added to the poster.

I think that this looks really nice and it looks so nice for the summer! You could put any other quotes and any other colour themes to suit your room!

I hope that you liked this post and if you decided to have a go tag me on Instagram: rebecca_lou2907 :)

Glass clip frame: Wilkinsons 80p.

Wrapping paper: Wilkinsons 70p.

Coloured card: Wilkinsons 70p.

So this whole DIY project cost me only £2.20, so its a real cheap and easy way to create decor for your room or home.

DIY Products & Where To Buy Them.

As a beginner, and lover of DIY, I have decided to compose a list of websites and shops that I use to buy certain DIY supplies from.

The List

• Hobbycraft - Hobbycraft is a UK only website. They sell almost anything you will need for diy projects, such as paper crafts, paint, sketchbooks, envelopes, cookery & baking supplies, books, the list goes on. I often like to wonder into my local Hobbycraft and nose around to get inspiration.

• The Works - The Works is another UK website, however they do send internationally to Ireland, USA, Canada and Australia. The works carry products such as book, arts & craft supplies, stationary and toys and games. I love going into The Works as there is such a huge range of products.

• The Range - The Range doesn't deliver to outside of the UK. The DIY area of The Range is Crafts which consists of paint supplies, craft tools, craft supplies, pens and pencils, paper stationary, portfolios and storage and kids craft. They also have an area for house and home DIY, which consists of wallpaper, paints, decorating, power tools, hand tools, tool storage, hardware etc.

• Amazon - Amazon is a world wide shipping company and they literally sell anything and everything. You can type in whatever you want to buy, whether that be scrapbooking paper, DIY how-to books, glue guns, whatever you want and chances are it'll be there. I usually use Amazon when I'm buying supplies as it is the easiest way to shop, online with my list of everything I need right by me.

• Ebay - Ebay is again another world wide shipping company that sell anything and everything. Similar to Amazon, Ebay you just type in what you want and it probably has it. You can get products that are Auctions, were you could potentially get something very cheap, or buy it now options.

• Etsy - Etsy is another world wide shipping company. It focus' mainly on people selling their own handmade items. But you can find some real gems on etsy such as vintage items.

• HobbyLobby - HobbyLobby is an American site and they only offer international delivery with over the phone orders. HobbyLobby is much like Hobbycraft with what they sell. They sell almost anything you would need to make any sort of DIY project.

• Argos - Although Argos is a shop thats sell pretty much anything, they do have a small DIY/craft area. They sell Sewing machines, art sets, paper crafts and craft sets. As near enough every town has one I do quite often stop in on my local Argos and have a nose around what they sell.

These are just a few places that I tend to look through for inspiration and usually buy the supplies needed. I hope that this has helped in finding places to buy supplies for that amazing DIY project you want to do :)