S-A-T-U-R DIY: yarn gifts

Here's a few things I crocheted and knitted to give as Christmas gifts.


Knitted Fox Stole



Crocheted Bearded Hat



Crocheted Bow Tie



S-A-T-U-R DIY: coffee table

This is a really cool idea for repurposing an old wooden typecase into a modern coffee table. If I had the skills and resources (or enough room to keep it), I would make it in a flash.

S-A-T-U-R DIY: gift ideas

Christmas is just around the corner, which means that if you haven't already, it's time to start thinking about gifts. Cut back on holiday expenses by making some of your gifts this year. Knowing my friends and family, they'd appreciate the thought, energy, and love that went into their gifts than anything large or expensive. Except my older sister. She is the most difficult person to shop for because she is so particular. Most of the time I just give her cash or a Jamba Juice gift card.

But aside from that, everyone loves handmade gifts. Here's  few easy one to work on:



Make an easy leather passport holder, which can also be used as a wallet.

Leather Passport holder from PoppyTalk

Here's an easy and meaningful gift to make. Take the lyrics from a song your know your friend likes and apply it to this easy art project. 

Lyric Art from A Beautiful Mess



I personally don't have the patience to make a blanket, but this can easily be used to make a scarf.

Missoni for Target Inspired Blanket by Vickie Howell

Take an old wool sweater or blanket (one you may already have or one from a thrift store) and make this easy wool wrap for anyone you know with a camera, digital or professional. Just do your research and figure out just how large you need to make the bag. Rather the bag be too big than too small.

Wool Camera Wrap from Design Sponge



I thought this idea was simply fantastic. It's so cute and personal. Write out a quick note to a loved one, and embroider it all on a piece of white linen to make it look like a page from a notebook.

Embroidered Note from I Adore Style



Personalize a t-shirt, sweater, jacket, or any item of cotton clothing with some bleach designs. It can be something as easy as adding stripes, to adding intricate pictures. Know what your recipient likes, and get creative. 

Patterned Bleached Shirt on Instructibles

Although you can buy these decals on Etsy, where the seller also has some really cute lightening bolt decals, making it yourself is much more meaningful and fun. Threadbanger shows you how in this video. 

Winged Shoes from Etsy

Dinosaurs can be replaced with green army men, small wooden toys like tops, or even Lego's. Get creative with your pendants. Spray paint them a metallic color, screw on a small loop, and attach to a chain of the same color. Easy!

Plastic Toy Pendant from Creature Comfort

S-A-T-U-R DIY: felt slippers

After happening upon Martha Stewart's craft section on her website, I saw a few tutorials on how to make some cute felt slippers. They look comfy and easy enough, and would make a simple gift.


Via MS



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Succulents

After acquiring quite a few succulent cuttings, and after having them sit in vessels of water in my room to encourage root growth, I finally stuck them all in a pot. I expect these plants to explode out of their container rather soon. The aloe plant was the only one I had bought, everything else was just snapped off a larger plant.

Ashi Lake, Japan



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Inspiration: Fox Scarf

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Tattoo

I've never been completely attracted to the idea of getting a tattoo for myself, and far too often do I see people with bad tattoos. This is not one of them. I find this to be true art; the image is artistically and skillfully made, and holds a genuine meaning to the wearer.


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SATUR D-I-Y: leaf stone

Although the instructions are in Swedish, the concept and pictures are easy enough to follow. You'll need a large, veiny leaf; cement; and a round cardboard tube.









All Via Hem Mariket



SATUR D-I-Y: glowing jars

This is such an easy idea for your next party. Cut off the ends of glowsticks, pour the contents into glass jars, coat the sides without spilling, cap, and done!


Via Curbly



Plastic Animals

Here's some cute ways to use plastic animals in your next project.

 



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Lightening Bolt Shoes

These are simply amazing! And it looks so simple. I suppose you could buy it on Etsy, but I feel determined to make these! Some Hermes winged shoes could also be another potential project.





All Via Etsy



Book Book Shelf

Although I'm not quite sure how they did it, this looks like a cool DIY project you can try using some old books.



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SATUR D-I-Y: watercolor paint

Here's a site showing you how to make your own liquid water colors, with just three ingredients: water, vinegar, and food coloring. Easy-peasy!



Via Dose of Happy



Thread Banger: t-shirt dress

Here's an easy tutorial for how to make your own dress out of a few t-shirts. Check out more ideas at Thread Banger's blog.

Faux Fox

Although my skills are no where near this good, this is what I had in mind when I wanted to knit a fox stole.  You can buy a pattern here on Etsy, although I'm just going to wing it and see how it turns out.



Here is another cute faux fox.

This is anther scarf that I'll draw inspiration from.


Scarf

SATUR D-I-Y: faux fox

Because my friend loves foxes so much, I decided to make her this faux fox wrap. Instead of using a real fox pelt, I'm going to knit and crochet one instead.

This is just the very beginning of my project, all I'm doing is making a basic scarf. From there, I'll crochet the head, legs, and tail. But for now, I'm working on the main bulk of the "pelt".

Urban Herbalist



Via Etsy



SATUR D-I-Y: easy gifts

1.  Seed Bombs or seed paper make for easy gifts. Buy seeds native to your area, as it makes it easier for plants to sprout and grow.

 


2.  If you have a hand at crocheting, these bow ties can make cute and easy gifts. Personally, I don't follow tutorials word for word; I usually take the idea from it and then work on it as I go. To improve upon this tutorial, I would crochet a ring (like a bracelet) instead of making it flat.




3.  Tiny terrariums make cute little gifts. The require little maintenance and make for cute decoration.



Hipster Home



Design Sponge



4.  Although this was designed specifically for an iPhone, you could easily make this Gameboy cover for anyone's phone, iPod, camera, or just as a small pouch. There is no tutorial for this, and is sold out on Etsy. Regardless, this is an easy enough project. All you need are the measurements of your phone (or whatever), some felt, red buttons, thread and needle, and some creativity. I'll try my hand at this and make a tutorial on it.

 

Gamers



5.  Be a kid again and make some friendship bracelets. Or, take a twist on this classic and make some friendship necklaces.

Inspiration



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SATUR D-I-Y: necklaces

Here's a couple of necklaces I made out of some bits of chain, charms, and pendants I had.