Glass Pendant Lamp DIY

I was in a restaurant once and saw these beautiful lamps made of (what looked like) glass chips hanging from the ceiling.  Now these were a bit more high brow than the one I made, but I got the same feel for just a few bucks! These can be done in many different ways with different colors and different sized chips.  Just take your time and enjoy the beautiful light.

YOU’LL NEED:

Tons of glass chips in a color you like

Tough plastic container that isn’t really flexible. 

E-6000 Glue

6” Socket and Cord set

ECO FRIENDLY light bulb (which does not give off heat)

Office tape

Old rags and newspaper

Drill

 Scissors

HERE’S HOW

1.    If you need to, cut the rim off of your plastic container so it has a nice clean edge.

2.    Drill a hole in the bottom center so that you have a place to wire your cord and socket set.

3.    Lay down your newspapers and pile up your rags so that while you are gluing on your glass chips, your container doesn’t roll around.  The rags will keep it in place.

4.    starting gluing on your glass chips in groups of 5 or six by applying the Goop Glue to the back of each one and placing it on the plastic.

5.    To keep the chips in place, you will have to put some office tape over them for a few minutes until the glue sets.  *Once the glue sets you will be able to glue on more than 5 or 6 at a time.

6.    Continue gluing on the glass chips until the entire container is covered.  *This may take a while since you are going to have to wait until the glue sets each time you put on some chips.

7.    Wire the socket set through your hold in the bottom following all of the instructions with the set.

8.    Screw in your bulb and hang from a sturdy hook.

This project and over 100 more are from

THE BIG ASS BOOK OF HOME DECOR

She Crafts He Crafts

Not long ago my friend Stephenie sent me one of two plain wood boxes.  Her idea was to do a HE CRAFTS/SHE CRAFTS blog using the same item and see how two different people approach a project.  I thought the idea was brilliant!  Here is my "He Crafts" version of the box.  I've linked to Stephenie's blog so that you can see how she made her version. Stop by her blog and say hello from me, OK!  WWW.MYCRAFTYADVENTURES.COM She's a good friend and I adore her!

Not sure if the photo totally captures the box, but I did my best here.

Did I forget to mention that if you LEAVE A COMMENT FOR US we will pick a winner, send them a box plus a bunch of goodies so that you can create your own?!?!

He Crafts (my version)

She Crafts: Top view of Stephenie's box

I love how feminine this is and that it has antique hardware!

She Crafts:  Side view
Beautiful Mixed Media for sure!

He Crafts:  Side view

YOU'LL NEED

1 very flat box

Embossing machine (I used my Cuttlebug)

Embossing pattern you like

1 roll of aluminum tape

Red paint (or color you like)

Paintbrush

Scissors

 Experiment with different kinds of embossing until you find the one you want.

 Cut your Aluminum tape to size and emboss enough to cover your box.

 Start sticking it on carefully. If you can match the pattern, do so. If it's random like mine, JUST GO FOR IT! 

Give the finished box a light coating of paint and then rub it off until you get the finish you want.
Now make sure to head over to Stephenie's blog!
WWW.MYCRAFTYADVENTURES.COM

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Shoe Makeover with the fantastic Kelly Nishimoto!

Every once in a while you get to work with your friends and it's amazing! Check out this video with the talented Kelly Nishimoto.  She's a fashion star, TV host and the maker of the ORIGINAL 

Cute Booty line of clothing!

Me and my BFF, Kelly Nishimoto are talking about fashion, her career 

and doing a simple shoe makeover.

 Lace these number any way you want!

We used skateboard laces, but you could use almost anything.

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ROCK MY WORLD!

Many of you are planning a beach vacation this summer and I think it's time to start painting rocks again, don't you?  You don't need much really and you can always leave them there for some lucky person to find!  Everything from nail polish to acrylics can be used and all you need is a little imagination.  Here are some of my favorite rock artists to give you some inspiration.

 I love Ruth O'Connor's work because it's magical.

I really enjoy the colors she chooses, too.

Geninne'sArtBlog.com  Geninne is an amazing rock artist.  These are beautiful.

Lovely! Inspirebohemia.com  Wow, delicious colors.

I dig the colors! 

Shannon@trendyartist.com makes some realistic painted rocks with butterflies that look like they're about to fly away.

Alika Rikki paints these beautiful fish!  They could be characters in a Disney movie.

Old rock painted by a Russian Artist (and that's all I know)

Teenangster.com

Shoe Redo Redo........

Get it? It's like the tune!

Here's a fun way to makeover your flats or as I like to say,

A way to take you from FLAT TO FAB!

SHOE REDO!
THIS ONE IS A HOOT!

Check out the how to video on Youtube.

PARTY BALLS!

Learn to make these terrific recycled party decorations in no time!

Here's the how-to!

PARTY BALLS

From

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Unexpected.........and WONDERFUL

Some interesting transformations from around the world and web.  Enjoy and get inspired!

Wikihow.com  Plastic bottle makeover.

Love this. Elegant, pretty, simple.

HomemadeGinger.com made these after seeing them in an Anthropology store display.

Here's a tip. They're Qtips.  

Via-eskell.com

I think this looks beautiful but I'm not quite sure how it works.

Paperclips! I'm feeling I might slip and fall, but the idea and look of this is

inspirational.

Washers!

Shoestringpavillion.com

Wrapped, they become something else and I like that.

Google.co.za
Plastic bleach bottles! I'm always blown away by people's creativity and the wonderful
ways we can recycle things we use every day.

Plastic Bottle Recycle Project

(not sure where this originated kiddos, but it's pretty interesting)

Almost looks IKEA.  

Could be made with paper?  Just thought.

For 150 more fun projects, grab a copy of 
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You'll love it!

GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY! The BEST day of the week!

Our bi-monthly contest for KRYLON GLITTER BLAST is here.
It's GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY!
It's time for you to enter (and win) all of the colors of GLITTER BLAST spray paint from KRYLON
AND my NEW book,

THE VISION BOX IDEA BOOK:  Mixed Media Projects for crafting the life of your dreams
 Just a few simple rules to enter.

GOOD LUCK!

And may the glitter be with you....
FYI:  There is a glitch on Blogger today so I am publishing all comments in one of my comments so that you know you are entered!  Bear with me and good luck.

RULES
1. SHARE this on your FB page (by pressing SHARE)

2.  LIKE and COMMENT on the KRYLON FB page that I sent you!

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3. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE PAGE and comment on a video.
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4.  COMMENT here that you've done it AND what your favorite spray paint project is.

5. LIKE Vision Box Idea Book on Amazon.com.
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Keep an eye out for the winner.  I'll post it here and on my FB page.  

It helps if you can leave a way for me to contact you, too!

Color BLAST!

I think it's always better to use the entire box of crayons, don't you? 

 Not sure where this was from but I thought it was a wonderful collage inspiration for all of the paper crafters out there.  Pretty sure that's TWIGGY behind the flowers.

Mosaic front dresser could be done with ripped pieces of colorful paper.  Use Minwax to seal it!

Flor.com

Painted leaves! Terrific Kid's project from MyOwlBarn.com.  I have 5 younger brothers and more nephews and nieces than I can count.  I love this idea.  Make sure to press them between wax paper first! 

 Horchow.com

The deep pink rug and walls are stunning!  The gold accents totally work.

Etsy.com  

Such a terrific use of color blocking!  

zappos.com  

I think a little Jackson Pollock on your shoes might be a really nice idea!

Tumblr.com
What a terrific mix of bright colors in a room.  I'm pretty sure this is from the 1970s.

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