Jewled Bobby Pins

I spotted this over at A Girl In Paradise and glad to see that I am not the only one thinking of Christmas in July.   These jeweled bobby pins would be faily simple and inexpensive to make and give as presents or decorate hair for a special occassion.   For the tutorial, click here.

Photo:  A Girl In Paradise

Beet Cake

http://tigerinajar.blogspot.com/2011/05/beauty-of-creation.htmlbeet cake from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.

I love the concept of this video and the cake sounds interesting - going to try it some time.

The written recipe is here here.

60's Beehive Hairstyle

Can you believe the key to this hairstyle is a pouffy bath loofah?   A Beautiful Mess has a tutorial on how to do this yourself here.

Photos: A Beautiful Mess

Diaper Bassinet

The next time I am invited to a baby shower I plan on making this cute diaper bassinet made out of 12 diapers, cardboard for a cereal box, receiving blanket and wash or burp cloth and put together with some rubber bands and tape.

The tutorial for this is posted at Cute As Fox.

 
Photo: Cute As Fox

Rootbeer Float Cake

I spotted a recipe for this cake over at Screaming Sardine for a rootbeer float cake and it sounds like it would be a fun an easy cake to make for a picnic as you use a boxed cake mix and add rootbeer and top it with Dream Whip mixed with rootbeer.

Peekadot: Inspired Scrappy Bracelet

When I saw the above over at Peekadot I knew I had to add it to my to do list not only because I like the way it looks, but it is also a way to use up old fabric scraps that I have been hanging on to.  For the tutorial visit here.
Photo:  Peekadot

DIY ALTERED WASTEBASKET "OUTBOX"

I love this DIY'ed "Outbox" crafted using a plastic waste basket, an old book, glue and Modge Podge and some Scrabble tiles by Toad In A Boat and one I want to try some time as it turns something functional into something artistic as well.

For instructions click here



Photo by Toad In A Boat