Decorative Painting: DIYs
Case Decoration
Today I am going to show you how to make a useful thing out of a useless case I have found in my garage!
Handmade "Gingerbread House" Key Holder with Funny Pigs
Soon, soon the most magical holiday and New Year will come and give us the smell of mandarins, Christmas trees and gingerbread!
Let's Imitate Ice Patterns on Glass. A Delicate Window Lamp with Flowers
We transform an ordinary plastic photo frame in a romantic lamp.This is a fabulous winter window with ice patterns on glass and a French balcony with flowers.
Imitating Embroidery in Dot Painting Technique
For those who do not know how to embroider, but really wants to please their mothers and grandmothers with a wonderful handmade gift for spring holidays, I offer a very simple thing!
How to Dye Silk, Silk Squares and Wool for Felting
It is not always possible to choose fibers and silk for felt decoration, so we can dye them ourselves in a specific color that we need for this project.
How to Paint Silk with Basma
I have known that basma is a natural dye for hair for a long time. But I've recently found out that basma is a grayish-green powder made of indigo leaves.
A Meadow Jewelry Box for Rings
When I got married, I wanted something unusual. Original pads for rings, too :) My box was yellow, so I placed some grass inside.
How to Decorate a Miniature Lacquered Box for Storing Sachets
Today I will share with you the process of making one of my lacquered miniatures. Can easel painting be transformed in a miniature? Of course, it can!
Hot Batik: Сreating a Green Neckerchief with Leaves
Today we will get acquainted with hot batik, or a silk dyeing technique. Let's create a neckerchief! You need: a piece of silk (I used satin 70x70…
DIY Cute Magpie Key Holder
Today I want to tell you how to make a key holder on your own. You need: - wooden blank- paint (I always use tempera)- white acrylic paint- brush-…
Dominoes for Kids: Refreshing an Old Set
I have long wanted to make a domino set for my daughter, not with numbers but with pictures to develop logical thinking.
Bright Mexico: Point-to-Point Box Painting
I love taking in all the intricacies and details of folk ornaments. So I decided to learn all about Mexican patterns using an example of a box.
Simple DIY: Point-to-Point Painting of Kitchen Jars
Take a kitchen jar for dry products. Mine have beautiful, rich colours, which in itself plays an important role in painting.
Painting a Narcissus Scarf in Technique of Cold Batik
I want to share my experience. 1. Get inspired and paint a template. Stretch paper on a subframe. 2. Wash, iron and stretch fabric on the frame.
Kid's Craft: Making a Pen of a Goose Feather
I want to suggest an idea of a simple but rather unusual souvenir — a ballpoint pen out of a feather. You need: 1. Large goose feather. 2.
Kids Craft: Easter Eggs Painted like Budgerigas
I recently read an interesting publication about Linda Brike. Inspired by her work, I decided to try to paint eggs like budgerigars.
Painting your Granny’s Chest / Wardrobe / Bedside Table
It is time to decorate my Gnezdovye (Nesting-place). In the nearest future I will be actively engaged in interior decorating and share my ideas with you.
Giving the Second Life to a Wooden Box: Restoration and Decoration
This DIY is devoted to the restoration and decoration of wooden boxes. Equipment: work surface sandpaper coating putty knife rags primer acrylic…
Painting a Tray in the Zhostovo Folk Style
1. Sketch flowers in a composition. There are two options: do it right on the tray with chalk or drawing on tracing paper, then transfer. 2.
Painting Space on Ceramics with Acrylic
Usually, space is painted with watercolour, because it is really very easy: colours are mixed on their own without much effort.
The Easiest Way to Age a Stool
Once I had a stool ladder from IKEA. I painted it black. But then I decided to age it :) Materials and tools:- stool ladder- water based paint (black…
Painting Dawn on a Stone
Early summer morning... there is nothing more beautiful for me :) You will need: 1. A stone. 2. Pencil. 3. Oil paint.
How to Paint a Beautiful Rose on a Transparent Ball. Double-sided Painting on Glass
Jewelry painting of a Christmas ball. It is a very effective technique of double-sided painting. Inspiration: Pierre-Joseph Redouté (July 10, 1759 —…
DIY Toy of Salty Dough. Painted Christmas Gingerbread
There is a great and ancient tradition to decorate a Christmas tree with sweets. To be sure that the decor will survive all the New Year holidays, we…
Let's Paint a Night Winter Landscape on Silk in the Hot Batik Technique
In this tutorial I will show you how you can paint a night winter landscape in the technique of hot batik without a sketch on fabric.
DIY Christmas Box/Pencil Case with Cute Pigs
A convenient and roomy pencil case is indispensable to creative people. And it's nice to keep your tools in a beautiful and unique product, which has a lot of love and kindness!
Handmade Christmas Decorations of Plywood
This is my first guide and it so happened that it coincided with the eve of the most magical holiday — New Year.
DIY Video: Decorating a Bottle in Scandinavian Style
Cozy Scandinavian style is suitable for decoration of various objects: simple boxes, jewelry boxes, Christmas balls, anything.
How to Dye Wool with Chokeberry and Nettle
I suggest you to make an experiment of wool dyeing with natural dyes: chokeberry and nettle. You can do that at home or at the cottage.
How to Easily Decorate Textiles with Leaа Prints and Paints for Fabric
We're going to describe the process of decorating fabric with leaves prints! You need: - leaves of different sizes and shapes - acrylic fabric of…
Pebble Painting for Kids and Parents: Drawing Pokemon Pikachu
Friends! Pokemons are always popular! I offer you to paint a pebble using an image of a wonderful little yellow creature called Pikachu :) You need: 1. Stone. 2. Pencil. 3. Brush. 4.
How to Create a Stained Glass Decoration Using Low-Temperature Enamels
I decided to try stained glass making and want to share my experience with you. Materials and tools: low-temperature enamel gel for application of…
A Craft Project on Dyeing Silk with Woad
For a long time, I wanted to explore woad to see the presence of blue dye.I got the seeds and planted them.
