DIY Jack Daniels Soap Canister

My brother birthday is approaching and i was looking for some things i could make for him, since i am on a starving student budget. I came across this idea on pintrest and i thought it was absolutely genius.

( and better yet i got some free booze for myself out of the deal)

Most soap canister lids will fit on liquor bottles!

so once you have some empty liquor bottles hanging around just fill them up with the appropriate colored soup, and you have yourself the coolest soap canister around!

DIY Stencils

here is another amazing DIY idea i have came across that allows you to make your own stencils from a hot glue gun. all you need is some wax paper, a glue gun and your artistic touch. 

simply draw out your designs with your glue gun onto the wax paper and allow to dry!

for those of you who are not good a free-hand drawing or want a more detailed stencil, just print out the design on the wax paper and follow the design with the glue. 

once it is cooled, remove the glue from the paper, i may not come of that clean so just soak and water and the paper will come off easier. 

Now that you have you stencil the possibilities are endless!!

Make your own Chalkboard paint in any colour!

 So lately i have been painting everything with chalkboard paint, from walls to mugs and glassed and even tables. Its been keeping organized with having reminders everywhere and being able to label and relabel everything ..except its all black! but i have now found away to not only make my own paint. which is soo much cheaper i can also make it in any color!!

Below i have step by step instructions to get you started on doing this yourself!

Mix the above ingredients into a container,

be sure to mix well!

  

Once you have it mixed together you are ready to paint! you can paint literally anything!

Make sure you let it dry fully then you must cover the surface with a light layer of chalk. you can do this by sliding the piece of chalk over the board using the side. Then wipe off the chalk and your done!



Below are some ideas you can use your new chalk paint for!

 



All photos are from the link below

http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/how-to-mix-chalkboard-paint-in-any-color.html