S-A-T-U-R DIY: lite brite rings

Via Etsy

Remember Lite Brite from your childhood? Well, if you still have one that you never use but just can't part with, you can try this little project. I found these little guys while looking on Etsy, and I thought that it was such a clever idea. Although there is no tutorial on how to make them, they seem easy enough.

Get some light brite pieces, some strong clear glue, and an adjustable ring base. Start gluing around the edge of the ring and work your way to the middle. Each ring looks like it needs about 13 pieces, but that all depends on the size of your ring. And as a plus, the they will glow under a black light.

Faceted Planters

I've been getting more and more into succulents and terrariums lately. I mean, I've always liked plants and such, but now I feel as though I'm on a slight plant frenzy. In my room I have 2 pots of (dying) paper whites each with 3 bulbs in them, a small green tea pot with succulent cuttings, a terrarium i made inside of a large wine jug, a multitude of succulent cuttings in various glass cups, a few forlorn air plants (which I can never seem to keep alive for some reason), and a lovely maidenhair fern still in its plastic pot waiting to be planted.

Which reminds me of the purpose of this post. I have fallen in love with faceted planters. I love the contrast of the sharp gometric edges with the organic forms of plants. That Geo Planter would be perfect for my fern.
  

Via Score+Solder



Geo Planter via Design Sponge

 


Terra via Design Sponge


 

Via Etsy



Wearable Planters via Design Sponge




Natural Selection Studio

While scrolling through Urban Outfitter's blog this morning, which I only started to follow because I fell in love with their DIY section full of inspirational do-it-yourself- goodness, I the images of some beautifully crafted and organically shaped bowls. Greg Gallegos of Natural Selection Studio is responsible for creating these beautifully crafted bowls. And, after further investigation, I find that Greg is an Etsy seller (go figure).



Via Urban Outfitters

Although I couldn't find any bowls similar to this on his Etsy profile, there are plenty other beautiful wooden vessels I wouldn't mind as a gift.



Via Greg



S-A-T-U-R DIY: clock

Remember the Solid Ho clock I posted about? Well, I made my own. Granted, it's no where near as professional looking, but I like the handmade, quaint quality of my clock. Although, sad to say, the clock itself stopped working.

I just made mine out of a piece of large card stock paper cut into as big a circle as I could neatly make. Then I lightly sketched out the shapes with a pencil, then did it over with a pen. Poke a hole in the middle for the clock, and there you have it, an amateurly made clock. Enjoy.



Via Knstrct



My version

         

S-A-T-U-R DIY: paper inspiration

I've been wanting to make  a paper chandelier for some time now, and I did recently finish a fortune teller pendant light, all I need to do is hang a light inside it. When comparing the two pictures side by side, I realize just how mediocre it looks. Oh well, I'm happy with my work. Instead of using all white paper, I gradually wend from white, to peach, to orange. Here's hoping it looks better when lit.



Via 3 R's



My version

     

Here's some other paper crafts I've been eying:



Via Omiyaga



Via 3 R's




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Via Ikea



Via Make Projects