Bromeliad's blog

Make a lace frame jewelry holder

By Bromeliad

created at: 2009-08-27

Make a lace frame jewelry holder inspired by this one at Urban Outfitters.

created at: 2009-08-27

The retail version was $48 marked down to $19.99. The DIY version should cost anywhere from $5 to zero cents.

Full tutorial here.

August 27, 2009
0 comments  |  233 views
Heart 0

Make suzani-themed pillows from napkins

By Bromeliad

created at: 2009-08-24

The home design blog The Estate of Things has a terrific easy do-it-yourself project for making suzani-inspired pillows for less than $5 a piece. And they could be done without a sewing machine.

Betsy started with a set of suzani-print napkins from The World Market and two pillow forms. See the full post at The Estate of Things.

created at: 2009-08-24

August 24, 2009
3 comments  |  194 views
Heart 0

A DIY birdcage chandelier from an IKEA light

By Bromeliad

created at: 2009-07-24

This DIY tranforms a $10 IKEA light to an antique-inspired birdcage chandelier. This is the work of green living expert Danny Seo, which he describes at his blog dailydanny.com.

Get a summary here.

Get the full post here.

July 24, 2009
0 comments  |  551 views
Heart 0

Make easy tree branch silhouette art

By Bromeliad

created at: 2009-07-22

Make this easy silhouette art using posterboard, a marker and a flashlight.

Details at examiner.com.

 created at: 2009-07-22

July 22, 2009
0 comments  |  537 views
Heart 0

Make butterflies from travel maps

By Bromeliad

Butterfly map

Nearly 40 million Americans go somewhere over holidays like July 4, Memorial Day and Labor Day, and all that summer travel means picking up maps along the way. What to do with them when you get home?

You could turn them into simple butterfly art.

This easy project was inspired by Image Surgery, which creates laser-cut butterflies from vintage maps.

For a do-it-yourself version, check out details at examiner.com.

July 14, 2009
0 comments  |  262 views
Heart 2