Halloween is almost nigh and here's a roundup of a few pumpkin decorating tutorials.
1. Stenciled pumpkin tutorial at Better Homes and Gardens
2. Paint pen pumpkin tutorial at PaperNStitch
3. Vine-and-Leaf carved pumpkin tutorial at Martha Stewart
Knock Off Decor for DIY style
Have you seen the blog Knock Off Decor? It's a wonderful collection from contributors of DIY projects inspired by high-end home decor brands. Just so no one gets the wrong idea—the site is showing you how to create looks for less, they are not advocating creating the products and selling them.
LED Firefly Baby Booties
Oh dear me, these LED Firely Baby Booties are too cute! The complete tutorial is over at Etsy. Charming.
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Toilet paper rolls into wall art tutorial
What a great idea for upcycling cardboard toilet paper and paper towel rolls into a fantastic piece of wall decor! The How-To Gal has a complete step-by-step tutorial over at her blog.
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Roadkill Rescue
Gosh dang it. As if I didn't have enough interesting/inspiring/hilarious/fantastical blogs to read, I've found another—Roadkill Rescue. Beckie Farrant is doing amazing upcycling of furniture and home decor items. So many ideas, and so little time!
Second issue of Styled available
The new issue of Styled is available and it's chock full of DIY, recipes, downloads and entertaining ideas. Beautifully photographed and illustrated by a bevvy of talented contributers, it's a must-read.
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DIY Shrink plastic pendants
After yesterday's post about S.P.W.'s shrink plastic buttons I was inspired to give it a try. I found it a little tricky to work three times bigger than the final size, but it's definitely worth the effort to use proper measurements. These are going to be pendants that I plan to hang from a simple black cord with a silver lobster clasp. I'd love to see other people's creations if you've ever dabbled with the shrinky dinks.