Some of you may know I am a volunteer art teacher in my son's Kindergarten classroom. I thought I'd share this week's project as it is also a DIY textile printing tutorial. I found the idea in Todd Oldham's book Kid Made Modern.
Read MoreI had to retire our Easter baskets after last year's egg hunt. The cheap color woven wood was splitting on both and on one, the handle completely detached. I was kind of glad to see them go as I'm not a huge fan of that look. I set out to replace them with something a little more organic looking. Today I picked up a couple of plain wicker baskets and put my endless spools of colored bakers twine to use. I tightly wound the twine around the handle to create a sort of Ikat pattern, alternating red and blue. I started by unwinding a few yards of the twine from the spool, and wrapping around my index and and middle finger, rewound it into a smaller package, easier to manipulate around the basket. I tied a knot at the base and began winding around the handle tightly, pushing the twine down each revolution to keep the wrap compact. See pictures below.
Read MoreWe got Ikea's DOCKSTA table for our kitchen nook when we moved in 4 years ago, because it was functional and looked more expensive than it's $179 price tag. Two kids later it has taken one hell of a beating. The base and leg are made from a heavy duty plastic, and the top from an acrylic fiberboard. Chairs slam, feet scuff, forks gouge, food stains. It has been looking like the junky floor sample found in the cast-off section by the check stands. I was ready to part ways and get the next best thing from CB2 (no Knoll for me). Then the dipped leg craze started up. I was seeing wooden spoons and chair legs and vases all with a pretty dipped paint coat. Could I do this with the DOCKSTA? A wipeable color on the base would solve all my problems. I decided were I to go for it, I would need to give it a little more finish than a dipped look. Borrowing from that school of thought, I decided on a geranium color for the base and a soft white for the table top.
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Read MorePinhead: Noun. A person who cannot stop pinning things on Pinterest.
Do you think I just coined a new term? I've been hard at "work" building my Pinterest empire, er, pinter-presence? My pinning started with a need to categorize DIY projects to do for this blog. Some of my boards are now just eye candy, others like my board "Things to Make and Decorate" have projects or things I think I can attempt to recreate. Case in point is this chicken coop with a roof garden. Originally sourced from Sunset magazine, it's now making the rounds on Pinterest. I'm moving to Petaluma, which has been described as the chicken capital of California, so I might as well plan on having a stylish coop of my own. To see all of my pins and follow Poppy Haus click here.
Read MoreMake + Haus is the new name and online home for the blog Poppy Haus. Established in 2011, the blog archive now contains hundreds of original design projects and whole food recipes, many featured on the likes of Apartment Therapy, Martha Stewart, Design*Sponge, Curbly, and Epicurious.
