turning humble materials into something beautiful is an admirable skill. whenever you think you’ve seen the prettiest thing, something else comes along and blows your mind! these gorgeous blossoms are similar to the ones sold in kits that are made with tissue paper, but even tissue paper can be kind of pricey, and it doesn’t…
Simple shelf-edging can be a great disguise for unattractive shelving units or it can transform your kitchen and library shelves by creating a more uniform look. Here I have alternated a decorative traditional fabric-edging with a utilitarian cork edge in the kitchen- a great spot for tacking up grocery lists and recipes… I have also…
We love the look of staghorn ferns. Unlike most ferns that grow from the ground, staghorn ferns make root in the nooks and crannies of other plants, on bark and branches. When taken out of their natural environment, their antler-like fronds look amazing mounted in a grouping on a wall, but sometimes maintenance of these…
[i'm thrilled to welcome david stark back to d*s for another special guest post to celebrate his west elm pop up shop this thursday and friday. if you're town in town i hope you'll check it out!] I hope you’ll come visit us Thursday and Friday! We’ve created a pop up store/installation that will be…
[a big thanks to sarah at cursive for sharing this fun diy project with us while amy takes a much needed day-off] over the holidays i made lots of paper snowflakes to decorate our place for a holiday party. after the new year i couldn’t bear to throw away my delicate little friends so i…
Snipping paper snowflakes is my all time favorite holiday craft, best practiced while listening to A Charlie Brown Christmas on repeat. When you swap out the usual printer paper for paper doilies, the resulting snowflakes look extra lacey and ephemeral. String them together with clear fishing line and your suddenly transported to a winter wonderland…
this fun holiday decoration project comes from alison fonseca of five months in paris. after moving into her new dorm room, alison found herself with a ton of blank wall space and a limited cash flow. so to add some budget-friendly holiday decor she decided to add slowflakes to an existing piece of cork board….
it’s not every day that you find a clever way to reuse something from the bathroom, but tali from growing up creative had a simple but beautiful idea that lets you reuse toilet paper rolls. whether you’re looking for a fun afternoon craft to do with little ones or just want to find a way…
d*s reader evita smith of the happy heathen sent over this beautiful halloween diy project inspired by the silhouettes of carew rice. i’m usually not a fan of halloween decor (i don’t like orange and black together for some reason) but these manage to look holiday-appropriate and sophisticated, so i’m sold! thanks so much to…
two of today’s diy projects are straight from the pages of the new reprodepot pattern books: flora and folk. i’ve chosen my two favorites to share here today, starting with this fun choose-a-design greeting card project created by mollie green for the book. this is a great beginner’s craft project so even if you’re not…
good morning! i’m thrilled to kick off diy day with a fun project from the anna bond and the once wed team over at the d*s guest blog. anna created a beautiful menu wheel that would be perfect for a wedding or any other special meal you have planned. click here to check out the…
there are so many charming things associated with school that it’s hard to narrow it down! argyle socks are way up there on the list though, mainly because i love patterns. argyle is great because its shapes are so universally familiar, so you can isolate and abstract them and they remain recognizable. i played around…
i’m so sad to say goodbye to laura normandin today- she has been an amazing guest blogger and i have gotten so spoiled by her daily diy project on the guest blog. today she’s leaving us with two great diy projects: recycled paper birthday cards + garland. each one is a great way to reuse…
even though our wedding is over, i love checking out wedding-related diy projects and imagining ways to incorporate them into my post-wedding-day life. this beautiful craft project comes from anna, the diy guru at once wed. emily from once wed sent it over last night and i totally agreed with her when she said it…
today’s first diy project (stay tuned for 2 more today!) comes from erica domesek, style and crafter-extraordinaire and author of the website, ps i made this (you can read more about erica below). today she is sharing two fun, summer-friendly nautical projects with us- one that turns nautical flags into cute summer cards, and another…
In 2006 I started making cardboard horses. They were a self imposed assignment, a daily creative task intended to motivate and loosen me up, little experiments, paralysis prevention. My plan was to make a cardboard horse everyday, Monday through Friday until I had 100. I did and exhibited the group at Tinlark in Los Angeles…
i caught on a little too late to the idea of unloading my cds, but that’s okay because most of my cds are scratched, dented, labeled with my name (camp!), and otherwise destroyed. yesterday my boyfriend actually found one covered with melted candy….oops! but even if i can’t sell them, i am determined to have…
happy april! normally this would be an odd month to introduce a new calendar into your life, but this handy little guy is perpetual, which means “good anytime”, forever and always. we ran across something similar at a thrift store a while back and thought it would be an easy, and super customizable project that…
in honor of a brand new year, the common ‘material’ for this month’s projects will be a theme: new year’s resolutions! we all make them, we all break them, but you have to try right? this week’s resolution is “waste not, want not”. every few months i purchase my cat a scratch pad from trader…
today ac and i are packing up and heading off to VA for the holidays but today and tomorrow i’ll be posting as always. i have a few great holiday diy projects left in my inbox so today and tomorrow i’ll be posting some of them in hopes that you might have some get crafty…
