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Easy DIY Built-In Bookcase

by eclectic on February 11, 2011 in DIY, Home Improvement, Woodworking with No comments
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Built-in book cases are an excellent addition to any living room. They provide extra storage, as well as give your home a custom, cozy look. We particularly like this Built-in Bookcase Tutorial from Maillardville Manor because it’s utilizes bookcases that are already constructed, making this an easy DIY project. With recessed sides and a center shelf that pops out, this bookcase add a unique touch to the home.

What you’ll need:

For complete instructions and diagrams, visit Maillardville Manor. To see more tutorials and tips for building and organizing bookshelves, check out the following links:

Bookcase Basics

How to Build a Built-In Bookshelf

How to Build a Bookcase: Step-by-Step Woodworking Plans

22 Ways to Arrange Your Shelves

Photo credit: Maillardville Manor

Love is All Around: Valentine’s Day Craft Roundup

by eclectic on February 9, 2011 in Crafts, DIY with No comments
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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and craft bloggers have outdone themselves this year with a huge variety of fun and easy projects. We’ve checked them out and picked our favorites to share with you. So, whether you’re looking for a gift to make that special someone or a project to do with your kids, we’re sure you’ll find it here. Happy Valentine’s Day! xoxo

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Want to give someone flowers that will last long after Valentine’s Day? This Tissue Paper Roseette Topiary project from The Sweet Survival offers a gorgeous solution. All you need is the topiary frame (vase, dowel and foam ball), crepe paper and ribbon, and you’re set. Your one-of-a-kind topiary is sure to be the perfect Valentine surprise!

The Crafts Dept. at Martha Stewart has done it once again: come up with a “Ginormous Valentine” that we want to make ourselves. For an over-the-top way to say I love you, this giant candy holder makes the perfect statement. Get out some basic supplies (paper, ribbon, foam board), and for the glue, Amazing EcoGlue. Follow this tutorial to get crafting.

giftboxDesign Sponge shares this DIY project for making personalized gift boxes. Using cigar boxes in different shapes and sizes, Design Sponge shows you how to dress them up decorative paper, ribbons and paint to create 3D Valentines filled with sweet treats.

If you have kids celebrating Valentine’s Day at school, this tutorial from Crafting a Greener World will show you How-To Make a Recycled Cardboard Valentine Mailbox that’s guaranteed to make them stand out from their classmates. Using old cereal boxes, pretty paper, and adhesive, you and your child mailboxcan work together on a Valentine holder that beats a plain paper bag any day.

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by eclectic on February 4, 2011 in Crafts, DIY with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week, with a special focus on Super Bowl crafts & entertaining. Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Have a great weekend!

Craft:

There’s more to Super Bowl decorating than footballs and plastic party cups. This floral football vase from Life in Wonderland adds a feminine touch to a masculine sports theme.

One of our favorite entertaining sites, Hostess with the Mostess, shares instructions for a “playing field” table top your guests will love.

Top off your Super Bowl decor with two creative projects from Dollar Store Crafts. First, create an astroturf mini football field for the buffet table. Next, if you have sewing skills, try making a football garland.

Will kids be attending your Super Bowl party? Crafts with Kendra shows you how to let them in on the fun by creating tiny finger puppets shaped like giant foam fingers found at the football stadium.

DIY Projects:

Instead of replacing a cabinet when screw holes become stripped by wear, repair them with this technique from the DIY Network. A toothpick and EcoGlue Premium Wood Glue is all you need.

Learn how to build a rugged coffee table from reclaimed wood with step-by-step directions from the HGTV blog.

Have an old side table gathering dust in storage? Give it a makeover by tiling the top with these instructions.

Don’t let bad lighting give you the winter blues. Curbly has a roundup of DIY Lighting guaranteed to brighten any space.

Photo credit: Hostess with the Mostess

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by eclectic on January 28, 2011 in Crafts, DIY with 1 Comment

Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Craft:

Make a miniature vase of roses with this cute Dollar Store Crafts tutorial.

Turn your old cans into a decorative gift holder using E-6000.

We love this creative project from Mark Montano for turning your paper color swatches into art work.

An old bowling ball, pennies & Amazing GOOP make a unique garden art project.

DIY Projects:

Curbly shows you how to make large-scale inspiration boards on the cheap.

Get your dangly cords into shape with this cool DIY cord cover project.

Wondering what to do with old jewelry? Try making Easy DIY Pins. Pin-backs and E-6000 from the craft store make this project a breeze.

For a more advanced weekend project, Maillardville Manor shares a Built-in Bookcase Tutorial perfect for woodworkers.

Photo credit: Mark Montano

Turn a Lazy Susan into a Craft Organizer

by eclectic on January 26, 2011 in Crafts, DIY with 2 Comments

If you’ve made a resolution to get organized this year, one of the best places to start is by organizing your craft supplies. We love this project featured on Dollar Store Crafts for turning a lazy susan into a craft organizer. Brightly colored metal pails and a spinning lazy susan turn ordinary household objects into a designer display of craft supplies within arm’s reach.

What you’ll need:

  • Lazy susan
  • Small metal pails
  • Spray paint (optional)
  • E-6000

Easy steps:

  1. Start with a lazy susan. Spray paint desired color or leave wooden for a natural look.
  2. Arrange small metal buckets on top of lazy susan. Place roughly one inch apart.
  3. Using a pencil, lightly trace the circumference of the bottom of the bucket.
  4. Apply E-6000 along the edge of the bottom of the bucket and place it on the circular outline.
  5. Repeat step 4 until all the buckets are glued down. Allow glue to dry for 24 to 72 hours.
  6. Fill buckets with craft supplies and give it a spin!

For a complete picture tutorial, visit The Crafter’s File Box.

You might also like these versions:

Cute & Cheap Art Supply Organizer

Make that Lazy Susan Work for You

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Photo credit: The Crafter’s File Box

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by eclectic on January 22, 2011 in Crafts, DIY with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Craft:

Dollar Store Crafts shares an impressive project for making Faux Stained Glass Windows using E-6000.

We love these tips from Apartment Therapy for organizing your craft space before tackling your next project.

Take an old picture frame and turn it into a modern jewelry hanger with this step-by-step guide from Curbly.

Working with felt? Check out these felting tips & techniques on the Martha Stewart Crafts Dept. blog.

DIY Projects:

The Rambling Renovators show you how to make a panelled wall in your master bedroom.

Need a box that won’t take up too much space? Try this “Man Craft” for making a collapsible box from bamboo placemats.

Find out How to Stencil a Border with step-by-step instructions from This Old House.

Add an earthy touch to your home by making Brick Succulent Planters with a tutorial from ReadyMade.

Create a DIY Valentine Banner

by eclectic on January 20, 2011 in Crafts, DIY, Just for Fun with No comments

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s a great time to start easy projects for decorating the home in shades of pink and red. We love this “Sugared” Heart Banner idea from HGTV. Simple yet adorable, this is a low time commitment project with big results. Create just one strand of hearts, or make several heart banners for a beaded curtain effect to hang in a doorway.

What you’ll need:

Easy steps:

  1. Print and cut out these hearts from HGTV or create your own. Make sure to use cardstock paper for best results.
  2. Lay the hearts on a flat work surface, such as on newspaper or a plastic drop cloth.
  3. Coat the patterned side with spray adhesive.
  4. While the glue is still wet, dust each side with crystal glitter and allow to dry.
  5. Remove any excess glitter from hearts by gently tapping them.
  6. Apply Amazing EcoGlue to hearts and affix to grosgrain ribbon.
  7. Make the banner as long as you like by adding more hearts to the ribbon.

For more Valentine’s crafts you can make with Amazing EcoGlue and other Eclectic adhesives, try these projects:

A Sweet Frame

Sweetheart Topiary

Easy Valentine’s Day Projects

Photo credit: HGTV Design Happens Blog

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by eclectic on January 15, 2011 in Crafts, DIY with 1 Comment

Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Craft:

If you’ve got a dollhouse in need of furnishing, this Dollar Store Crafts project is just what you need to create miniature dollhouse books.

In time for the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, I Love to Create shows you how to make a pillow with the words “I have a dream.”

Love mercury glass but hate the price? Remodel This shares a glazing technique for creating affordable mercury glass.

Get organized by making a Memo Holder from old cereal boxes. We recommend EcoGlue for this project.

DIY Projects:

Learn how to repair a stone patio fireplace from Do It Yourself.

Don’t throw out an old TV cabinet until you’ve seen this project for turning it into a child’s play kitchen.

Need a small, custom desk space? Curbly shares the perfect DIY Desk project .

A new columnist for Decor8 shares this fantastic DIY Branch Pendant project created by a few simple but unexpected household items.

Photo credit: I Love to Create

Create a Unique Laminated Lampshade

by eclectic on January 14, 2011 in Crafts, DIY, mark montano with No comments

When you come out with as many amazing craft projects as Mark Montano does, sometimes there isn’t room to contain them all. We love this Laminated Lampshade project that didn’t make the cut for Mark’s book “The Big Ass Book of Crafts,” and we’re so happy that he saved it for his blog.

What you’ll need:

  • Drum Lampshade
  • An image to copy and laminate
  • E-6000 Adhesive
  • Clear or Masking Tape

For complete directions, visit Mark’s blog, where you’ll find more of his amazing craft projects and information about his upcoming book.

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by eclectic on January 9, 2011 in Crafts, DIY with No comments

Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Craft:

Celebrating important birthdays in the year ahead? Make them extra-special with handmade birthday candles from The Crafts Department.

Winter vacation is over but this Shape Up Your Sticky Notes craft from Zakka Life will brighten the office.

Check out this Before and After post from Design Sponge and put your crafty side to work making-over old furniture finds.

For a fun project with the kids, try Making a Salt Dough Snowman Family as shown by Dollar Store Crafts.

DIY Projects:

Now that cooler weather is here, keep your home warm by learning How to Check a Broken Furnace brought to you by the Home Renovation Guide.

Don’t damage your walls. Find out How to Hang Large Picture Frames Without Using a Stud from DoItYourself

Make a small space work for you by installing a Wall Mounted Computer Station as shown on Curbly.

For a fun weekend project, find out How to Turn a Curtain Rod into a Lamp from This Old House.

Photo credit: The Martha Stewart Crafts Department

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