Fun with DIY Freezer Paper Stencils and Craft Paint

February 23, 2012

Warning. You may become obsessed with personalizing everything after trying this fun stenciling technique. This no sew version of monogramming was my quick go to solution for handmade presents during the holiday season. My tutorial requires the use of a Cricut machine but you really don’t need it to make your own freezer paper stencils. [...]

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Crochet These Cute Custom Fitted Ballet Flats

September 30, 2011

Last week I gave you a peek at my latest project, a pair of crochet slippers for one of my daughters. As promised, I’m going to show you how to crochet these simple and easy to customize ballet flats. For the purpose of this tutorial, the pattern is for a child size slipper but you [...]

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Tutorial: How to Apply Edge Banding

April 25, 2011

This past weekend, marked the beginning of another one of my ambitious projects - an extra large TV stand/media cabinet. Between trips to the park with the kids, shopping for supplies and hosting Easter dinner for 20, I managed to squeeze in a bit of woodworking. Normally, I start my projects by pre-drilling for all [...]

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Pretty Petals - Crochet “Sugar” Flowers

January 14, 2011

Despite super dry and painful fingers, I have been spending every evening crocheting so I can finish the set of cupcakes for my niece’s birthday this weekend. It’s Friday. I’m not finished but I’m close. The cupcakes are super easy to make. The hold up in production are these little crochet “sugar” flowers. I’m making [...]

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DIY Girl’s Guide to Starting a Blog: Self-Hosted WordPress 101

September 1, 2010

Thanks for visiting inspirednest.ca. Subscribe to the blog via RSS Feed or follow DIY Girl on Twitter for the latest updates! How to start your own self-hosted wordpress blog Have you ever wondered why some blogs have their own self contained domain name whereas others have a super long url with WordPress or Blogspot in [...]

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Diy Girl’s Guide to Starting a Blog: The Basics

August 4, 2010

I‘m a blogging newbie. I only started this blog as a means to share my projects with friends and family. Now it’s starting to become something I like to do. I believe that when you find something you like, it should be shared! I think that my new hobby has inspired some others to follow [...]

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A treat to satisfy your craving for chocolate and carbs

July 20, 2010

What’s there not to like about bread, chocolate and cinnamon sugar filling? I‘ve been working on on reigning in my will power when it comes to snacking…especially baked goodies. The trouble is I love to bake and I love taste testing everything I make. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it. Here [...]

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How to use a Mitre Saw

July 19, 2010

I‘m a visual learner and I know a lot of you are too. I just started woodworking and I would categorize myself as a complete beginner. Here is a video I found very useful, especially since I purchased my first mitre saw a few weeks ago. I found the instructions to be clear, concise and [...]

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