How to Paint a Chair

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How to Paint a Chair ~ Like I mentioned in yesterday’s post on how to reupholster a chair seat, my aunt gave me an old chair that really needed some work. The chair had so much potential but was left unloved for years.  We decided to give it a fresh new look, perfect to go in Gabrielle’s Purple room (someday). Before I start the tutorial, I thought I would talk about Gabrielle’s Purple bedroom. She’s been asking us to redo her bedroom for over a year. I honestly don’t blame her, she’s almost 8 and her bedroom still has some [...]

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How to Reupholster a Chair Seat

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How to Reupholster a Chair Seat ~ My great-aunt gave me an old chair last year that I just couldn’t say no to. The chair needed a lot of work and I could tell that she tried to fix it up but it ended up being too much work for her. I knew that I wanted it to be Gabrielle’s desk chair, but we haven’t started her Purple room yet (I’ll explain why in another post) so I ended up storing the chair in my basement. Lucky for me, I was contacted by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores to review [...]

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Chunky Bead Necklace Tutorial

Chunky Bead Necklace Tutorial

Chunky Bead Necklaces seem to be very popular this year with the young ones. Lots of little girl outfits seem to be paired with one. However I find they get kinda expensive, especially when you have two daughters and they want one to match each of their outfits. I made four chunky bead necklaces, two for each of my daughters. They were very simple and inexpensive to make. I put together a little tutorial so that you can create some too for the special little lady (ies) in your life. Chunky Bead Necklace Tutorial Supplies: – Beads – Wire – [...]

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15 Top Crafts from 2012

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Fifteen top crafts & do it yourself projects from 2012 created by The DIY Dreamer.  Below you’ll find a round-up of my best creations of the year.  I’m quite proud of all these crafts.  The crafts range from button magnets, mini chalk pots to a no sew ribbon tree skirt. 15 Top Crafts & Do It Yourself Projects from 2012   No Sew Ribbon Christmas Tree Skirt Created with decorative ribbon, fabric and a hot glue gun.  Easy and fast to create with absolutely no sewing.   Button Magnets Created with limited supplies (buttons, thread, hot glue and magnets). Super cute [...]

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Waterless Snow Globes!!!

Waterless-SnowGlobes

Two weeks ago I visited See Vanessa Craft with a Waterless Snow Globes Tutorial for the 20 Crafty Days of Christmas.  I just love how the Waterless Snow Globes turned out, that I figured I should show them off here too.  Enjoy the tutorial my friends. ***** With Christmas and winter approaching I can’t help but think about the snow that will be arriving in no time at all.  My daughters LOVE snow globes, they each own a couple of them.  The only problem with snow globes is that they are heavy to carry because of the water.  My girls love to carry [...]

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Wooden Glitter Reindeer!!!

Glitter-Reindeer

Ever since Michaels opened here in Quebec, Gabrielle and I have been going there often to roam around the store.  The last three times we went Gabrielle has been eyeing the wooden reindeer.  Finally this week they were on special and only two left (one of each).  Of course when she asked if we could pick them up and said sure.  As soon as we got home we started working on them.  Gabrielle and I are happy to introduce to you our Wooden Glitter Reindeer. How to make Wooden Glitter Reindeer: Step 1: Make or buy wooden reindeer and lightly [...]

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Wall Mounted Advent Calendar!!!

I’ve been buying chocolate advent calendars for years, however I never display them because they are tacky.  We usually hide them on top of the fridge and take them down each morning for the girls to open their special doors and then we place the calendars back in their hiding spot.  However, this year we decided to put and end to the chocolate advent calendars, instead… we created our very own Advent Calendar.  Oh and not just an advent calendar but a huge 4 feet wall mounted advent calendar. It’s really GORGEOUS!!  I wish I would have been able to [...]

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No Sew Ribbon Christmas Tree Skirt!!!

No Sew Ribbon Christmas Tree Skirt created with decorative ribbon, fabric and a hot glue gun.  Easy and fast to create with absolutely no sewing. I’ve been seeing so many cute Christmas Tree Skirts everywhere, I even featured The Crafty Blog Stalker’s No Sew Ruffle Tree Skirt a few weeks ago on From Dream To Reality. Our Christmas tree is going to be very bright this year and so I figured it will need a new tree skirt that will fit the new colors. I was searching for fabric to make my own, however no luck finding what I wanted.  One [...]

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Thanksgiving Printables by Leen Machine Paper Studio

I’m soooo EXCITED to have Paulene from Leen Machine Paper Studio back with us today.  Last time she was here she shared a wonderful Glass Magnet Tutorial.  This time Paulene will be sharing something special for Thanksgiving.  Happy Reading!!   ***** Hi DIY Dreamer friends! Can you believe it’s almost the holidays? The busy, busy time of the year? I’m Paulene from Leen Machine Paper Studio and I wanted to share two printables with you. I love making printables! Lately, I’ve been out of town on weekends or busy during the week that I haven’t had a chance to sit down [...]

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Felt Christmas Ornaments!!!

Last Christmas I made my very first felt creations, Felt Christmas Ornaments.  They were soooo FUN and easy to make.  I made some more with my daughters and plan to make even more within the next few weeks. Green and Red Combo   Blue and White Combo   Pink and Purple Combo   This is how you make these gorgeous felt ornaments: Supplies: Felt Buttons Ribbon Stuffing Embroidery Thread Thread Needle Scissors Glue Gun Step 1: Fold your felt in half and cut out the desired shape. (You can draw the shape unto the felt, however I just cut it [...]

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How to Fix a Loose Thread!!!

I bought Emanuelle a new outfit two weeks ago for her daycare photos.  The outfit is ADORABLE!!  The day before the photos I took the outfit out and layed it on her bed and noticed a loose thread!!  UGH!!!  That just irritates me, it’s a brand outfit, never been worn and there’s a thread that’s unravelling which will cause the hem to come apart.  Obviously, at this point I have no time to go back and exchange it and second of all.. I would look kind weird returning an outfit just because of a hem that’s letting go.  So I took out [...]

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Spooky Ghost Family!!!

I want to thank Shatzi from Love and Laundry for the Floating Cheesecloth Ghost Tutorial.  I found it sooooo cool and it looked so easy to do, that I had to try it out with my family. Here’s our: Spooky Ghost Family We had sooooo much fun created them.  We were going to just make two, but Sébastien thought it would be awesome if we created one to represent each of us. What do you think?  Pretty cool right? Tomorrow I will share with you my living room Halloween decor. Have a GREAT one!! P.S. I’m linking at these Parties. post [...]

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Halloween Coasters!!!

Last week I made Halloween Coasters with my Mom and my sister Emily.   Step 1:  We mixed a few drops of sealer into our base coat of paint and applied two coats unto our tiles.  Step 2:  With the help of carbon paper, we traced the design we wanted onto the tiles.  Step 3:  We painted the base color of our designs onto the tiles.  Step 4:  Time to do some shading and add some details.  Once it was all dry we applied a top coat of sealer.    Check out my previous Tile Coasters to see what how [...]

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Guest Post – twelveOeight

Tanya from twelveOeight is here today with a super CUTE tutorial for you!!   Enjoy!!   *****   Hello DIY Dreamers! I am so excited to share a fall wreath project with you today.  I’m Tanya and I craft, create and decorate at twelveOeight.  Our family loves decorating for fall every year, but after the pumpkins are on the porch, I like to make a few new things to usher in the falling leaves and chilly mornings.  And, if the project includes easy to find supplies, even better. Enter, the Yarn Pom-Pom Wreath…  I don’t really do any knitting or crocheting, but I cannot pass up [...]

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Bat Pillow!!!

My little family and I are having a ball decorating for Halloween this year.  We always have fun, but this year we seem to be going a little nuts.  hehe It’s so fun! On Sunday we made this Bat Pillow: As most of you know, I don’t really sew yet (I’m learning).  I really wanted a Halloween Pillow but I couldn’t find one.  Lucky for me, Walmart had a gorgeous black and oh so soft pillow on liquidation for $10.  I figured it was cheaper to just buy that than to buy black fabric and some filling.  I did however [...]

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Cord and Button Bracelet!!!

Last week I shared a tutorial on how to make a Cord and Button Bracelet over at Craftionary.  I LOVED that project so much that I thought I would share it here too. Step 1: Take out some braiding cord and some buttons. Step 2: Cut two pieces of cord.  Both my pieces were 11”. It’s better to have long pieces, you can cut them down to the perfect size after. Step 3: Thread your button and make sure your loop is at the bottom of the button. Step 4: Pull out your loop a little to be able to insert [...]

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