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Here they make an up-cycled bread pan into a planter for a succelent garden. Another way to re-purpose an item you may otherwise throw away when old or rusted.
You can use this method of adding drainage to lots of household items. What re-used housewares have YOU used as planters or indoor gardens? Send pictures to tips@threadbanger.com to be featured on 'Decor It Yourself'!
Now that we have accessorized ourselves with aprons, we will DIY our kitchen tables by making placemats. Create a fun mix-matched set or make them all the same. This week's episode gives you a hearty dose of YOUR fantastic projects and ideas and has a stellar viewer submission.
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In this week's episode of 'Decor It Yourself', we accessorize our kitchen or dining room tables with homemade placemats. For more aesthetic inspiration for what shapes and designs your placemats could be, here are some of my favorites.
Kat Nouri and indie artist Matte Stephens teamed up to create these rad designs. Do you have any pieces of art you have created that would make cool placemats? Perhaps you could find your way to a laminater and create your own!
Maurizio Meroni designed...
This week's episode of 'Decor It Yourself' shows you how to make an apron out of your recycled jeans. I just saw this cool article about how to make an apron out of an old pillowcase from curbly. Very innovative, refreshing and totally recycled. I always find lovely Vera pillowcases without a matching sheet and now I know what to do with them.
You can find the whole tutorial at Craft Chi. What aprons have you made out of unexpected materials? How do you recycle old sheets or jeans to...
The kitchen is the heart of a home, so this week we are making an apron out of an old pair of jeans. In our first of many kitchen episodes, we also accessorize our tabletop with an array of centerpieces, and give you a refreshing quick tip to serve your guests.
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On this episode of Decor it Yourself, Meg shows us how to make an apron out of an old pair of jeans! For more information and details, check out the video!
Materials:
Old Jeans
Sewing Machine/Hand Sewing Supplies
Scissors
Twine/String
Scrap pieces of fabric
1. Lay the jeans on a flat surface and cut a straight line from the crotch to one leg.
2. Cut along the side seam and open the leg up. You now have your piece to work with.
3. Hold the jean piece up to yourself to set...
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