Thursday, February 21, 2013

Organize DIY: Decoupage Label for DVDs, Games, Movies

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My husband has some Playstation 2 and 3 games and we own some DVDs (especially Disney DVDs). After trying to organize the shelves, where we keep this things, I found a Playstation 2 game without a label. I didn't like the look of the blank blue box between the other games, which where all labeled. So I decided to diy a label.


What you need:


The blank box, brush, decoupage medium or school clay or mod podge, image for the front and the back of the box.


For the image I simply copied the little leaflet, which always comes with the game and I copied it two times. One copy for the front of the box, which I cut to fit the size of the box (the white edge was ok for me) and paint a fine layer of decoupage medium on the box. Then put my copy on top and layered again with decoupage medium, then waited until it dried. The cleaner you apply your medium with the brush, the better it will look later (I din't applied it that clean). The second copy was for the "back" of the game. I cut the name of the game out, stuck it together with the medium and applied it on the back of the game.





You could use better images for this, for example searching amazon and printing it in color and in better quality to make it look even more like the original cover (but for me it was important to complete this as fast as possible). A really fast way to make your shelves look more beautiful and organized. Have fun trying!

Mein Mann hat einige Playstation 2 und 3 Spiele und wir besitzen auch einige DVDs (vor allem Disney DVDs). Ich habe nun versucht die Regale, wo wir das alles stehen haben, besser zu organisieren. Dabei fiel mir ein Spiel ohne Etikett auf. Ich entschied mich selbst ein Etikett anzufertigen, da mir die blaue Box zwischen den ganzen anderen mit Etikett überhaupt nicht gefiel. Dazu braucht man: Die leere Spiele-Hülle, einen Pinsel, Decoupage Medium oder Bastel-Kleber oder Mod Podge, ein Bild für die Vorderseite und eins für den Rücken.

Ich habe einfach das kleine Büchlein, welches immer bei den Spielen dabei ist, zwei mal kopiert. Eine Kopie für die Vorderseite passend ausschneiden (der weiße Rand war ok für mich) und eine feine Schicht Decoupage Medium auf die Hülle pinseln. Die zurecht geschnittene Kopie drauflegen, nochmal überpinseln und warten bis es trocknet. Je sauberer man die Pinselstriche macht, desto besser sieht es am Ende aus (ich habe es nicht ganz so sauber aufgetragen). Die zweite Kopie habe ich mir für den Rücken zurecht geschnitten, einfach den Namen des Spiels ausgeschnitten, zu einem Stück mit dem Medium verklebt und auf den Rücken der Hülle geklebt.

Man könnte bessere Bilder für dieses DIY benutzen, z.B. von Amazon und man könnte sie in besserer Qualität und in Farbe ausdrucken, so das die Hülle noch originaler aussieht (ich wollte aber so schnell wie möglich damit fertig sein). Eine schnelle Möglichkeit solche Regale schöner und organisierter aussehen zu lassen. Viel Spaß beim probieren!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Concrete tables and how to make your own, DIY

We need a new table in the living room and I fell in love with concrete. They are amazing and I'm thinking about making one on my own, but there are two problems to solve for me before I can have my own concrete table: What to do with the sharp edges (kids unfriendly) and how to solve the weight problem, because I need a table which I can easily move. Any suggestions?










And two DIYs on how to make your own concrete table:




Thursday, July 12, 2012

Art & Design: Anagrama

Starting a new series today, Art & Design. Here I collect and feature the people, whose work I adore (any kind of art and design).

ANAGRAMA

http://www.anagrama.com
http://www.behance.net/Anagrama


Brand development & positioning agency and experts in the design and development of objects, spaces and multimedia projects, from Monterrey, Mexico.













Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Neon Heels

Saw the neon heels diy at cheap chic obsession and had do to this! I'm so excited over the result. An old pair of shoes, which I wanted to sort out initially, has become a favorite item to wear.








Which tape?

I have used painters and scotch tape and my scotch tape didn't stick with the painters tape, so I wouldn't use it again. The painters tape was ok in usage, but like you see in the images it didn't stick that good on every part of the shoe. Next time I will try duct tape on the edges. But you can remove accidentally miss-sprayed areas with nail polish (easy on leather or smooth material, not that easy on rough material but still possible).


Mistakes

I found little stains on my shoes after spray painting. You can remove them with sand paper. Sand the part of the shoe with which you are unsatisfied and spray paint again. Maybe you will have to spray paint another white coat on that part, before the neon top coat. It depends on how much you take off of the paint with the sand paper. Be careful to not "work" a hole in your shoe and use 'fine' sand paper.



I'm very happy with the result, but the heels become dirty very fast! I will think about a glossy top coat or something like that, to protect the paint.




Other great shoes/heels diy


green wedding shoes

love maegan

a pair and a spare

stripes + sequins

style kitchen

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Polka Dot Tea Towel

Saw this messy polka dot tea towel DIY at Elsie's and tried it out.



Some experience on my part:
- If you want the dots perfectly round, change the q-tip more often. If you don't, the dots will become stains. This is also nice looking, but maybe not the effect you want.

- I have used standard acrylic paint, no special paint for fabrics and I have let it dry over night. I will report how it will look like after the first washing, (Wikipedia says acrylic should be water-resistant when dried, but I often read the contrary).