Frugality Abnormality

vansgirls:

If anything cheers me up, it’s arts and crafts… and if anything makes me want New Years to happen now, it’s this headband DIY.  I know this is what I’m wearing to bring in the new year.

Star Headband DIY

What You’ll Need: Metallic pipe cleaners, two pieces of ribbon, hot glue gun

Step 1: Take a pipe cleaner, and fold it in a zig-zag 10 times, about 1/2 an inch for each fold.  Make sure you have left over at the end.

Step 2: Unfold the pipe cleaner into a star shape.  Twist the ends together to secure, leaving the extra poking outward of the star.  Make about 8-10 stars.

Step 3: Tie the stars together in a line, using the extra pipe cleaner to wrap around the neighboring star.

Step 4:  Hot glue gun your ribbon on the outside stars, to tie in a bow on the back of your head.

All done! Quick, easy, and leaving everyone starry-eyed.-alyson

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Burberry Inspired Brit Embellished Sweater Tutorial from inspiration & realisation here. This project is so much easier than it looks because iron on studs were used - so no sewing or gluing. Donatella breaks down the cost (reasonable compared to $560 for the original!) at the end. Upper Left Photo: $560 Burberry Brit Embellished Sweater here, Other Photos: DIY by inspiration & realisation

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Plaster of Paris Votive Holders Tutorial from Design Mom here. I wasn’t going to put this on my Christmas/Holiday Blog until superslyskillzmcfly said: 

People could decorate the hell out of these to make them their style. I love this so much the way they are though.

How would you decorate these? Shells? Coloring the Plaster of Paris? Embedding Dollar Store flat backed Marbles?