Pop The Balls...

If lately you're having an urge for all things natural-looking, then you're stopping at the right spot. I'm in that place too, and being a cheapo-hunter at heart, i stumbled over this step by step tutorial that our friends at Crafty Nest. presented us a while back.



Image Courtesy of Crafty Nest

Yup, that's right .. I'm talking about hemp pendant lamps.. don't they look cute and all??? And the texture they have, and all those earth tones they bring in your place... oh so dreamy...
And as the crafty nesters are pros' already, they did the dirty job of finding the best ways to achieve this beautiful result, so we can skip the no-no's parts and get it right from the beginning.

Here's the supplies and tools you need:

# large bouncy balls of various sizes
# clear drying craft glue (such as Aleene’s Clear Gel Tacky Glue) 1 bottle per ball approx.
# hemp string 20lb. weight
estimated amounts needed:
16 inch diameter ball—400 yards
14 inch diameter ball—300 yards
9 inch diameter ball—100 yards
# plastic gloves (optional)
# trash bag or small drop cloth
# permanent marker
# ball deflator or something sharp to pop the ball
# light fixture and hardware

Bottom line the steps cut to this:

1. run the hemp string through the glue



2. then glue and wrap(over and over)



3. let the glue dry completely(2 days or so)
4. pop the ball





5. add the light fixture of your choice through the new shades



Pictures Courtesy of Crafty Nest

If some of you guys look for more specifics on how to make these hemp pendant lamps, go over to Crafty Nest and see the great job they're doing there!

I for one, I'm thinking of making this project asap. What do you guys think??
Oh it looks so easy-peasy when you just look at the images.. but i bet I'm gonna need tons of ice tea and a lot of brain cells to sacrifice for this project:)

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

April Fools

I know it's April Fools everyone.. so i won't buy anything that seems unreal today! I tend to be more suspicious than regularly and i don't believe most of the 'wow' news i hear. However if something is real.. tell me tomorrow and I'll give more thought!

Anyway . i don't want to fool you guys today so i thought a post about how to recreate a fab' "closet-office" would work out just fine!

Well I've been looking for choices of furniture that you can buy at good prices and I found 2 super duper hot deals!

The inspiration ..well better let's just get to business:)

The inspiration room was this built-in closet workspace featured on the Sunset:



But not all of us have these closets on the hand to be used for this purpose. So for the unlucky ones , i have a suggestion that it might just help a little. I went over to one of my favorite stop shops, Ikea , and found this tiny piece of heaven who can replicate the built-in-closet just fine!



And for 399$ and 2 coats of wood white paint, you will get your own "closet workspace" exactly in the place you'd like it to be:)

On the other hand if you want to keep it at smaller scales, you can go for the exact sum to CB2 and buy this beautiful indie wardrobe that with some imagination, can be used as a workstation and yet not to suck up all the space in the room.





And for an impression over the height of the wardrobe here's a picture so you can relate yourself to the height of a dining table:



It's not quite the built-in-closet-workspace but it gives a good replica and i believe it also gives you options over the color, the display place and the height of your new sanctuary :)


What do you think? Do you guys, have closet-offices as well? And what did you do with all the 'stuff' you had in there? Don't you need that storage space? Give tips back to us!