Favorites from the web

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It's been raining for days and the winter seems endless. But you know the cure, a bit of crafting can blow the blues away. 

Looking for ideas to personalize a lampshade? I love this one with the small pom poms but you will find many more here.

Kids Kubby

More palettes

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This weekend didn't have any crafting at all nor any home improvement work  since we had to attend two kids parties plus we are still looking what  woodstove to buy. We 're heading to the middle of October and I am afraid the first colds will find us unprepared. So Saturday morning we were on the road to find the stove. All of the shops selling heating stuff I have visited till now are just a step above a warehouse as far as it concerns decorating. But one of those I visited on Saturday was a very pleasant surpise. So I raised my mobile and took these shots to share it with you. Following the trend that uses palettes to make anything you can imagine, it proves that even a store can look pretty and appealing with little money and a couple of good ideas. The lovers of diy among you could possibly find some good ideas here to steal.

So here's my own addition to the endless list of diy projects with palettes on the internet:

ligth bulbls hanging from a palette

Design lights and color power cord

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I instantly fell in love with these fantastic handmade lights designed by Yvonne Fehling, Jennie Peiz which I discovered via DesignMadness.

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Projects for the kids

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Hello, let's start this week with two ideas for things we can make by recycling things we already have. Both are for kids.
I found the first one here.
Shoe boxes, toilet paper rolls, pill boxes, some felt and paint were turned into this fairy tale castle. I 'm sure those children enjoyed very much making it.

The second one I found here is a hanging lampshade. If you look more carefully you will realize that it is a part of those hanging storage units. A trim with crystal beads was added and a fairy - though not visible- is hanging inside. Such a lovey idea!

Have a great week!

Lights please!

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The lights I am showing you today have not so much in common but I like all of them!
The first case is a -literally- bright idea, lights made of vintage crystal decanters, after their bottom has been removed. They look beautiful in a cluster, the light sparkles as it  passes through the crystal, adding luxury and elegance to the room.

Made by interior designer  Lee Broomer, via Apartment Therapy.  

Here's a lamp that looks like a book, designed by My-Seung Kim and Myung-Seo Kang, found on HomeDosh. The light can be adjusted by opening the book more or less.

 The last one is a pair of lights made of wooden shoe trees, steel pipe and sphere lamps by Junction Products, a company that makes amazing things from stuff that people consider to be junk. I have a similar pair of shoe trees, I could try to make something like this.

I think all three ideas are very special and the addition of one of them in a room would immediately add character to it.