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DIY toilet paper holder for tiny powder room

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2021/03/11

Here’s how to make a smart DIY toilet paper holder for tiny powder room or guest WC;

Buy a simple roll holder that can be screwed or glued onto wall or a piece of board
Measure for a shelf on top of the roll holder from an even piece of board, I used a piece that was a left over from a shelf project
Screw or glue on the roll holder onto the board
Add brackets on the same side of the board as where the toilet paper roll holder is mounted
Screw the whole piece onto the wall

This is a perfect shelf for you phone while using the wc.

Example of handy toilet paper roll holders can be found on Amazon, Wayfair, Home Depot and Ikea.

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nailart tutorial

Colorful nail art using sponges

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2018/12/30

Make some colorful weekend nails which are fun as they are or can be a perfect base for nail stamping. This nail art is simple to do, but make sure the nail polishes have time to dry between coats.

Colorful nail art using sponges

Make a base, I chose white. Make sure the color covers. Let dry.
Cut a kitchen sponge in small pieces to make some colored dots.
Just drip some polish from the colorful nailpolishes you wish to use onto the smoother side of the sponge.
Damp the sponge lightly onto a couple of nails but put new nail polish onto the sponge after every second nail.
Let dry.
Put on top coat.

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nailart tutorial

Nail stamping for beginners

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2018/11/29

There are plenty of stamping plate producers; Konad, Bundle Monster/Maniology, Depend and MoYou London.

Nail stamping for beginners

Paint your nails in a base color and let dry.
Put the stamping color on to the plate.
Use a scrape so wipe of the unnecessary amount of stamping color.
Grab the stamper and push on to the plate pattern,with the pattern om the rubber end push gently on to the nail in a swiping move. Do not glide over the nail.
Let dry.

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nailart tutorial

Nailart by Grip inspiration

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2018/09/20
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All my nailart inspiration can be found on Instagram, a great place to collects images as simple tutorials. You can access the platform on a computer but the smartphone app is highly recommended for best experience.

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crafts gift tutorial

Decorate Champagne Bottle with Gold

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2014/04/05
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Decorate Champagne Bottle with Gold Glitter, a perfect give away for a birthday. It is easy to do, you just need glue, brusch and glitter. Follow this tutorial!

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crafts home decoration tutorial

Spray Paint Glasses for the Party

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2014/03/21
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Spray paint glasses for the party or to give away, it is fun and easy!

I bought these cheap champagne glasses at a second hand store for about 1 $ each (5 SEK), like that it is fine if they breaks or looses their gold color when dishwashing them.

Spray Paint Glasses for the Party

Clean the glasses and let dry.
Cover the parts that are not to be painted.
Read the instructions of the spray paint and spray in one smooth push if posible.
Let dry fo a while.
Remove tape and paper.

Also check out this nice tutorial of cute coffee mugs with gold details thanks to spray paint – 5 minute DIY

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fabric tutorial

Make a diaper pouch

Make a diaper pouch for small storage of a few diapers. Follow this tutorial to get going!

Cut a rectangle of the measure you like, I made it 30×20 cm, one piece of fabric for top and and one for bottom.
Cut out pieces for the pockets, my measures are 20×15 cm.
Cut out a piece of fabric to make the piece for closing.

Pin the large pieces of fabric together and sew. Leave an opening and turn right.
Make the piece for closing, put on velcro on both the ending of and onto the pouchs back. Sew onto the pouch.
Zig zag the pocket pieces and fold. Pin onto the larger pieces short ends, add bios tape on the short ends before sewing all together.

Velcro pieces on each side of the pouch.
Sew on bios tape on the short ends.

Add bios tape along the sides, sew all togehter.

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fabric home decoration tutorial

Make pennant banner garland

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2013/10/15
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Make pennant banner garland with this tutorial. It is easier than you might think and can decorate every kind of room.

I make these made to order and sometimes you find the item at Etsy.com.

Tutorial

Make a paper template, mine is 18 cm x 14 cm. Draw up on the fabric and cut out the pieces, 2 parts per piece.
Put the two pieces together with the right side towards each other, sew around the longer sides. Cut of as much fabric you can in the tip and then turn the inside out through the shorter ending. Iron to make the pennants flat.
Pin all the pennants along a bios tape, leave around 2 to 4 cm between each pennant and make sure to have at least 10 cm free space in the endings.
Sew along the whole bios tape.

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fabric gift home decoration tutorial

Pennant Banner for a child

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2013/08/31
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Make a Pennant Banner for a child to decorate the crib or room.

Make a pennant banner

Cut out the pieces of fabric
Pin the pieces together, right sides towards each other
Sew the pieces together, leave an opening
Turn them right and iron flat
Pin onto the ribbon (bias tape) and sew, make sure the endings of the ribbon are sewn when fisnishing

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fabric gift toy tutorial

Make baby toy cube

Make baby toy cube, they are perfect to give away to newborns or small children. With a bells inside they make a soft sound.

Make Baby Toy Cube

It is easy to do a baby toy cube, cut out 6 square pieces of fabric of the same size. Add a couple of ribbons. Sew them togehter, one end at the time. I leave a hole in the bottom to fill the cube up with polyfill and the bell. Then stitch the hole and you’re done!

Fabrics for the cube

Stuffed baby toy cube.

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fabric tutorial

Make a purse

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2013/08/22

Make a purse to carry inside other handbags, to keep track of keys and other small items. This simplifies my everday life.

All you need is a few pieces of fabric, ribbons, lace and a zipper. The blue and flowered piece is from Laura Ashley. The rest from local dealers.

Attaching the zipper is the hardest part, especially if you don’t have the right gear.

One side of the bag, almost done!

Bottom of the purse.

See the tutorial of Make fabric bag with zipper for details.

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fabric pattern tutorial

Make fabric bag with zipper

Post author By Maria Grip
Post date 2013/07/18
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Make a fabric bag with zipper, since I am a beginner to using zippers in my projects I made this tutorial. Good for real amateurs like me. 🙂

The fabric I used comes from IKEA, it is old and served as a try out.

Make fabric bag with zipper

Plan if you are going to make a simple bag or one with lining.

Cut out two pices of fabric, one piece each for the bags front and back. I measured the fabrics short ends after the zippers length.

I usually zig zag along all sides of the fabric. Then place the fabrics towards each others right sides and stitch together on all ends except the opening.

Place the both fabrics onto the zippers one side. The lining on the backside and the front fabric on the zippers right side. Stitch on.

Later stitch on the other end of the lining fabric onto the zippers other side.

After putting on the linings two pices on the zippers backside, and one side of the exterior fabric on the front side of the zipper, you can sew the sides and bottom of the bag/bags.