So Creative Things | Creative DIY Projects » creative DIY ideas http://www.socreativethings.com All about creative things Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:59:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Creative Easter Table Ideas http://www.socreativethings.com/creative-easter-table-ideas/ http://www.socreativethings.com/creative-easter-table-ideas/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:30:41 +0000 http://www.socreativethings.com/?p=2292 DIY Easter

The most festive days in any calendar always end up with family and friends gathering around a good table. Easter is not an exception and a good decoration in this day is extremely important. Eggs, chocolates and flowers are perfect materials and easy to find so, inspire yourself with these incredible and creative ideas and make your Easter table unforgettable.

Eggs Shells Filled With Chocolate Candies

What can be more happy and delicious than a table like this? This idea is simple, easy to do and cheap! Just some egg shells clean and dry filled with colorful candies of your choice! To keep the eggs upright you can use some small round Velcro pads.

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Creative Easter Table Ideas

Eggs Shells Filled With Flowers

This is a romantic and spring inspired Easter table decoration that is very simple to create. Paint some egg shells in beautiful colors of your choice and fill them with small flower bouquets! You can place the eggs in egg holders, candle holders or even in their original box! Simple and natural!

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Eggs In Handmade Nests

Perfect in any Easter decoration, eggs and nests are one of the most used symbols during Easter. You can buy some handmade nests in craft shops or do your owns using some natural fibers and some patience.  Fill the nests with colorful decorated eggs. Boil the eggs and paint them in beautiful colors. You can use chicken eggs or even quail eggs for smaller nests!

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Eggs In Glass Jars

If you want a big single centerpiece for your table you can fill a big glass jar or another glass piece of your choice with colored eggs!  Choose the colors that will fit best with the decoration, boil the eggs and die them. You can also use flowers to give a nice complement for your centerpiece.

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Egg Trees

Really common during the Easter time, egg trees are simple and cheap decoration not only for the table but for any space in the house. Use a big dry branch to hang beautiful decorated eggs! In this case, the best option instead of real eggs is the ones made of plastic or Styrofoam, since they are lighter and easier to hang! You can place you egg tree in long vases or jars! Amazing!

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Make Up Magnet Board http://www.socreativethings.com/make-up-magnet-board/ http://www.socreativethings.com/make-up-magnet-board/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2013 21:29:24 +0000 http://www.socreativethings.com/?p=1561 Make Up Magnet Board

Do you love make up and have thousands of them at home but always use the same ones because they are on top of the box and you don’t have time to look for the ones missed on the bottom? This idea will solve all your problems! In this post we are going to show you how to make a magnet board to place all your makeup and let them always in sight when you need them. This magnet board is perfect to be placed on your bathroom, closets or near your dresser and apart from being useful it is a really nice decorative piece to your house.

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Materials:

The materials are really easy to find and not expensive. All you will need are:

–          A picture frame on the size you want your magnet board (can be an old one)

–          A sheet of metal that fits in the frame (you can buy this on supply stores)

–          Contact paper or a piece of fabric

–          Magnets

–          Hot glue

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Make up magnet board 2

How to do it:

Start covering the sheet of metal with the contact paper or the piece of fabric. If you choose the last option use hot glue to help you and try to make the fabric as smooth as possible.

Then use the hot glue to fix the magnets on the bottom of your makeup. Place the sheet of metal in the frame (if necessary you can apply a bit of hot glue to fix the sheet in the frame).

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Now it is only arrange your make up on your magnet board! A nice idea is using some plastic cups with magnets to place your brushes and other kinds of makeup that you can´t place on board.  I´m sure your life will be much simpler and easy with this simple and creative idea!

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Repurposing PVC Pipes At Home http://www.socreativethings.com/repurposing-pvc-pipes-at-home/ http://www.socreativethings.com/repurposing-pvc-pipes-at-home/#comments Sat, 07 Sep 2013 22:26:46 +0000 http://www.socreativethings.com/?p=1543 PVC Pipe Ideas 

If you think that PVC pipes were made only to be hidden inside the walls storing water you are wrong. You can make thousands of different projects using simple and cheap PVC pipes that you can find in any building supply store or even dropped in some corner of you home. We selected 8 new incredible uses for this ordinary material that most of us have at home but most of times don´t have a clue of what to do with them. Check them out!

Organize Hair Devices

If you are a woman you probably have some hair devices stored somewhere in your bathroom. You can use some PVC pipes to keep them safe and well organized preventing them to break or hurt someone. A “Y regular” piece is perfect to be placed on a shelf or you can use simple pipes nailed inside the cabinet to store your devices.

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Desk Organizer

A creative idea to organize your desk or all the craft material from your kids is making a desk organizer using PVC pipes. Cut the pipes in different sizes (you can cute them straight or in the diagonal). Sand the edges to remove any splinter and make it unruffled and use permanent glue to fix the pipes together on a board (wood or plastic).

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Wine Bottle Rack

Use some large PVC pipes glued together to store you wine bottles. You can use some thinner pipes to create a nice decoration between the large ones. Use permanent glue and don´t forget to sand the edges after cutting them.

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Shoes Rack

Lots of shoes and not enough space to store them? How about creating a rack using PVC pipes?  Use large pipes to place all of your pairs together and save you lots of time when you need one of them. You can use a rope or permanent glue to fix the pipes together. You can also pin them on a wall. More shoes you have, more pipes you will need!

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Organize Your Garage

PVC pipes are perfect to organize places, especially garages! They can be used to store small objects or to keep big ones in their places creating a clean and tidy environment.  Use some rings made with PVC pipes to hold garden tools, brooms and mopes or make an organizer with small pipes pined together on a piece of wood.

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Planters

You can use PVC pipes as planters for your flowers, herbs and vegetables.  Choose the best option for the space you have and plant your favorites in it. Long pipes are perfect to be used as vertical garden. Ring ones or “Y regular” pieces can be used instead of pots or vases.

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Mirror Frames

Do you have an ordinary mirror at home and want to give a nice look to it? Use some PVC pipes cut in rings to make a frame to your mirror and give more style to your home. You can use pipes of different thickness and sizes. Decide the layout and cut the pipes, don’t forget to sand the edges. If you want a different color you can use some spray paint on them. Use permanent glue to fix the rings together and create the frame.

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Wall Hooks

Use a PVC piece called “elbow” to make some hooks on your wall. Perfect to be placed in any place of your house, from the entrance hall to the toilet or kids room they are very useful to hang clothes, bags and other things. Use a big L pin to fix the hooks on the wall and spray paint to make them more charming.

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Creative Ideas To Use Chalkboard Paint http://www.socreativethings.com/creative-ideas-to-use-chalkboard-paint/ http://www.socreativethings.com/creative-ideas-to-use-chalkboard-paint/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:33:53 +0000 http://www.socreativethings.com/?p=1527 Chalkboard Ideas

If there is something really nice lately is the idea of using chalkboard paint in different kinds of places and objects around the house. Apart from bringing a nice decorative look this kind of paint is useful when you need to label or write messages on a surface. In this post we will show you some simple and nice places where you can use chalkboard paint and make your home funnier and interactive!

Jars

You can customize some glasses jars using chalkboard paint on their lid or painting a label on their surface. This will make your life easier when you need a specific ingredient for your recipes.

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Glasses

If you are throwing a party, a nice and funny way to decorate the glasses is using chalkboard paint on their base.  Apart from letting them with a different look this will help your guests not lose their glasses.

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Trays

You can use some trays painted with chalkboard paint to decorate your kitchen or label food. A nice idea is using a tray as a board to write the day menu or to label the snacks you are serving in a party.

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Pot Planters

If you have a garden with many different kinds of plants, a nice way to identify them is labeling the pots. Use some chalkboard paint to do that and let your garden more beautiful and practice. You can also write messages on pots to inspire you during the day.

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Kids Table

If your kids have a small table on their room to play and draw, why not let them do directly on the table surface? Use chalkboard paint to transform the table in a big place for them draw and have fun! If there is not space for a table in their room you can paint a piece of the wall. They will love it.

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Bottles

Glass bottles can become a decorative piece for your house after being painted with chalkboard paint. Use them as vase or a centerpiece for your table. Write a nice message on it or the menu of the day.

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Creative ideas to use chalkboard paint 2

Picture Frames

Replace that old and ugly picture for a nice board for you write some nice things and communicate with your family.  Poems, to do things, notes, messages and anything you want to tell them will be perfectly noticed in a picture frame on the wall.

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DIY Oreo´s Delights http://www.socreativethings.com/diy-oreo%c2%b4s-delights/ http://www.socreativethings.com/diy-oreo%c2%b4s-delights/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:52:19 +0000 http://www.socreativethings.com/?p=825 DIY Oreo’s

It´s almost impossible to find someone who doesn´t like those tasty round black biscuits! Oreo is the world´s best-selling cookie and it is really famous in many places. Its name changes from one place to another but it´s not difficult to identify it since they look same in all countries so, in this post, we are going to use them as inspiration to some tasty and creative DIY ideas. Oreos are really easy to find but if you don’t have them where you live you can substitute by another biscuit of your preference. I am sure this DIY project will let you mouth-watering!

Oreo´s Lollipops

This idea is really simple and perfect for parties where you have kids! You will only need to stick your biscuits in a long pick and cover with your favorite icing: black chocolate, white chocolate, toffee… Use your imagination to create a delicious and colorful lollipop!

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Oreo´s lollypops

Decorated Oreos

You can make your Oreos tastier and cutter adding some decoration on them. To do this you will need a bit of vanilla cream that will work as glue to the decoration. Use an icing bag to apply the cream all around the biscuit right in the part where the filling is visible. Then pass them with in a bowl full of decorative sprinkles. This will make them more beautiful and delicious!

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Decorated Oreos

Oreo´s Sandwich

Can you imagine a sandwich made with Oreos? This delicious idea is really simple and creative. Apart from the biscuit you will need chocolate candies (round shape) of your preference and melted chocolate. Divide you biscuit in two and place the chocolate candy in the middle as a filling. Then put it in a bowl with melted chocolate and cover your entire “sandwich” with it. Sprinkle some decoration on the top and place it in a flat surface to wait the chocolate gets hard. Now it´s only enjoy this delicious idea!

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Oreo´s sandwich

Oreo´s Cupcake

 You can use Oreos as a filling for your cupcakes. Put them in your cupcake tray and add the dough on it. You can also use more than one biscuit and other fillers to make it creamier. Bake your cupcakes as normal and help yourself!

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Creative Coffee Tables http://www.socreativethings.com/creative-coffee-tables/ http://www.socreativethings.com/creative-coffee-tables/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:39:34 +0000 http://www.socreativethings.com/?p=779 Coffee Tables

Designed to support beverages, magazines books and other small items, coffee tables nowadays are much different from their original style. It was in Europe, in the Victorian age, that this elegant piece was created to be used as a fixed tray with high legs to make the tea time easier.  However, times changes and also the coffee tables! Now, much shorter and more modern that they used to be, coffee tables became an essential piece in every house, bringing style and charm to the room. In this post we will show you some different and cool types of coffee tables that will enchant even the weirdest tastes.

Coffee Table for Car Lovers

If you are crazy about cars and everything related to this subject, here we have some crazy and different ideas for you to create your coffee table. Pieces of cars as engines, wheels and even the car suspensions are perfect objects to create an unique coffee table for your home or office. You will only need to clean them (or paint) and place a piece of glass on top! If you decide to use the engine you will have more than a simple coffee table since you can use the roles to store bottles, magazines, newspapers and other stuff.

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Coffee table for car lovers

Coffee Tables for Game Lovers

Do you remember the time when you used to play table football or pinball? Some boys were crazy to have these machines at home! If you have an old pinball machine or football table and they are not useful for you anymore, you can transform them in a different and creative coffee table to your house bringing a nostalgic look to your living room.  Other nice idea for the game lovers is to create fixed game boards on the surface of your coffee table: chess, checkers, Ludo, Scrabble, Chinese checkers, backgammon…. Choose your favorite ones and paint their boards on your coffee table. If you are not good at painting you can make a shallow hole on the surfaceand dovetail the boards in it! Use some nice jars or small bowls to store the dices and pieces of the game on it and have fun!

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Coffee tables for game lovers

Coffee Table for Music Lovers

Do you play any musical instrument? Are you crazy about music and all the things it involves? You can bring this passion to your home creating unique coffee tables with different musical instruments and objects! What about using those old but valuable guitars, sax or violins as a decoration for your coffee table? Apart from bringing a nice look they will be safe of damages behind the glass! Another idea is to use some parts of drums to be the base of your coffee table! It is only place a glass on it and it’s done! A round and musical inspired piece to your home! However, if you prefer a more vintage look you can use some old vinyl records to cover the surface of your coffee table (use a glass to protect them) and bring style and music to home!

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Coffee table for music lovers

 

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