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Curbly Original

Make a Bright and Colorful Boho Holiday Pom-Pom Wreath

by Rachel Jacks

Bright and colorful DIY boho holiday pom-pom wreath
Photo: Rachel Jacks

Ready to go full boho with your Christmas decor this year? This fun pom-pom wreath will set the tone on your front door, and prepare your guests for even more color inside. But of course the color scheme is up to you, so feel free to put your own twist on this project and make your pom-pom wreath in your favorite holiday colors.   

 

This pom-pom wreath is also a great way to use up yarn scraps you may have sitting around from past projects, so you can start the new year with a cleared out, or at least reduced, yarn stash. Continue Reading

Curbly Original

Craft Idea for Kids!: Miniature Fish Tank

by M.E. Gray

Kids Craft: Make a mini fish tank!

School is out for the summer, and that means loads of down time. Need a kids craft idea to keep little hands busy? Making a mini fish tank is inexpensive and fun (even if you’re a grown up!). I actually pulled the idea for this project from my own childhood. When I was a kid, I made one of these mini fish tanks for my dollhouse. I remember being so pleased with myself, because it looked so real with the tinted water, and the fish could actually float! Continue Reading

Curbly Original

5 Minute DIY: Magnetic Scroll Frame (No Woodworking Required!)

by M.E. Gray

DIY Hanging Poster Frame

Get ready, gang, because this is a fast one! I love having art all throughout my house, but I don’t love buying frames. They’re so expensive. I don’t own any rare art, so it seems silly to buy frames that cost more than the original artwork itself. I like the trending, vintage-y look of a scroll frame, but enjoy the freedom of being able to switch out art pieces, like with a traditional frame. So why not both? Continue Reading

Testing Elmer’s Glue, Curbly Style

by DIY Maven

Elmer's glue test - shootout

The folks from Elmer's offered to send out some Elmer's glue to sample and as I'm a fan of glue, I was more than happy to accept the offer. The glue under consideration was their Carpenter's WoodGlue Max, Carpenter's WoodGlue, Multi-purpose Glue-All and All-Purpose Glue-All Max. The first three have been recently reformulated, so testing was in order.    

Head-to-Head Tests of Elmer's Glue

I began with the Glue-All Max, Wood Glue Max and Wood Glue, putting them through the sand/paint/stain test. Continue Reading

Test Lab: Bondera TileMatSet

by DIY Maven

created at: 04/06/2011

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to play with a new tiling product called Bondera TileMatSet. Simply put, Bondera is pressure sensitive sticky back on a roll that eliminates the need for mastic and thin set when tiling walls, countertops or splash-backs. It’s billed as VOC free, mess free, and it allows immediate grouting after tile installation. Sounds too good to be true, right? I thought so too. I mean, it’s sticky back tape for goodness sake! Continue Reading

Upcycle a POM Wonderful Bottle Into a Snowman M&M Jar

by modhomeecteacher

created at: 2009/12/20

This morning we had a little crafty holiday party in my studio. Everyone brought projects they’ve been working on. We ate, drank, laughed, glued and glittered our way into the afternoon. I couldn’t resist photographing this little be-hatted snowman made from an empty POM Wonderful bottle. This will be filled with M&M’s and given away as a cleverly repurposed, handmade gift. When Janet arrived, she had already spray painted the bottle white. Next, she

created at: 2009/12/19

 

dug around in my supplies and found a wooden ball with a flat surface. Continue Reading

DIY Stickers!

by Chris Gardner

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Sometimes, you’ve got an image you need to stick somewhere, the soft pixelatedness of inkjet sticker paper simple won’t do. Sir Brittanicvs provides a recipe for some homemade adhesive to place on a contact paper substrate that gets your message where it belongs.

Materials

White Vinegar
White Glue
Your design(s) printed out on paper
A wide brush
Tupperware container OR jar
Packaging tape OR Clear Contact Paper
Straight edge
Little spray bottle
Scissors OR X-acto Blade

Want a Crackle Finish? Try Elmers!

by DIY Maven

A few weeks ago, fellow Curblier ericson posted a question regarding crackle finishing. Ericson’s conundrum was that he is in the Phillippines and was unsure if he would be able to find the crackling medium used in the process. I’ve always had my suspicions as to what the medium was, but–and let me stress this–I really have no clue as to its chemical make-up. That being said, I went about doing a bit of experimenting anyway. Continue Reading