DIY CRAFTS

As the month of love approaches, we thought we’d combine friendship and hearts into one Valentine’s Day themed tutorial: a heart patterned friendship bracelet! Using some candy-colored embroidery floss and your familiarity with the chevron friendship bracelet, you’ll be able to whip up one of these tokens of love in a heartbeat. by Erica in D.I.Y. You’ll need: 2 colors of embroidery floss scissors tape or clipboard Creating a heart pattern involves just a simple modification to the chevron patterned friendship bracelet. Start by cutting 4 strands of each color, at about 24 inches each, for a total of 8 strands. Alternate the thread colors before tying them together in a knot. Remember to leave at least 3 inches of slack. Tape the knot to a flat working surface or clip onto a clipboard. Separate the threads into 2 sets, 2 of each color on each side. Arrange the strands in an alternating, mirror-image pattern with the outside threads matching ...

Oil stains tend to go unnoticed, enabling them to develop to apparently outlandish extents. This grime can harm the wood of your cupboards if permitted to stay for a drawn out stretch of time. Be that as it may, as unsavory as these stains may appear, they are effortlessly helped. Attempt the most delicate technique first and if important, move to more forceful arrangements until the point when you locate the best equation for your circumstance.  Clean away the grime. (Image: Debbie Williams) Try the Easiest Solution First Mix 2 tablespoons of Dawn dish soap with 2 cups of warm water and scrub the cabinet with a clean cloth, following the grain of the wood. Rinse the area clean with a sponge, and dry it with a clean towel. Dish soap is mild and effective. (Image: Debbie Williams) Draw Out the Good Old Baking Soda  Sprinkle preparing pop onto a perfect clammy material and scour the bureau. Wash with a spotless wipe, and dry the zone with a perfect dry ...

Regardless of whether you're a starting sewer or an accomplished needle worker, you can look cooking-demonstrate chic while you cook. Refashioned from an old traditional shirt, this cover highlights planning pockets and a beautiful belt for a chic curve. Go for style while picking the complement textures.      (Beth Huntington )  - Vast traditional shirt with an example you like  - Crease ripper  - Iron and pressing board  - Measuring tape  - Planning texture for belt, 3/4 yard  - Planning texture for pockets, 1/4 yard  - Launderable checking pen  - Texture scissors  - Sewing pins  - Planning string  - 90/14 medium-weight general sewing machine needle  - Sewing machine        Beth Huntington  Utilize a crease ripper to expel the pocket starting from the button shirt. Subsequent to expelling the pocket, press the range with a hot iron to c...