• board 15x40x2.5 cm;
• firm black cord;
• black ring;
• drill;
• sandpaper;
• top coating for wood or paint;
• level

1. First, measure the required size of the shelf and cut the board to the desired size.
2. At the distance of 1.5 cm on each side, draw lines along the edge. Mark the intersection of the lines in the corners. Drill holes through these places.
3. Treat the surface of the board with sandpaper.
4. If desired, coat the surface of the shelf with paint or topcoat.
5. Cut the cord to the required size. The length of the cord should be equal to the distance from the hook to the shelf, multiplied by at least 2. You will need 2 of these cords.
6. Take both cords and thread the center through the ring, then thread the ends into the loop. Thread the 2 ends through the front holes of the shelf and tie the knots at the ends. Do the same procedure with the rear holes of the shelf.

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Once I was sitting on a couch in front of the TV and sorting through the correspondence that has accumulated in a few days. In one word, there was a dump of necessary and unnecessary papers. And then an idea came to me to create a kind of coffret for daily newspapers, magazines, advertisements, etc. So that I could quickly view and disassemble them when there will be order on the sofa.

So, the question occurred: where I should put them? What container I should use? Then a coincidence helped me. Once I was walking around the city and came into a furniture store.  I still don’t know why I did it. In the corner at the exit laid a cluster of unnecessary things. I know it because the salesman told the roustabout off for the mess. Before this guy took out the garbage, I laid eyes on a small chest.  There was an old shabby wooden box with a small handle. I grabbed it with both hands and begged the worker to give it to me. I was just as happy as a child. I even paid him a small amount of money and the guy was really surprised but glad.

The chest was in a rather good condition on top but it was horrible inside.

I decided to start with it.

First I removed the inner partition for cutlery and I had to ask my husband for help.

I used a scraper to remove the peeling paint, varnish, and paper. Then I scraped it with glass-paper and wiped with alcohol to eliminate any infection.

After that I used the wood-filler to level everything and cleaned it once again with flint cloth.

Then I got down to the external «make-up».

Once again I used the glass-paper on the outside for better grip. Then I dyed it with coated paint. It first well and it doesn’t crack. Before the paint dried, I had made light scuffs with wet fabric in the corners of the coffret. I had to paint it two more times to hide dark color. I had to create scuffs once again but it was worth it. It turned out to be beautiful. I must admit that lately I have conceived a passion for white paint. But it really turned out to be nice!

It looks like the coffret is ready. I could not wait to start drawing a screen pattern.

I highlighted a strip where I would put the word «PARIS» with gray paint. So I used masking tape to create even stripes and put a contrasting paint over them.

When everything is dry, you can remove the tape and will get even stripes.

Now it’s time for the screen pattern. I have already decided to paint it with dark gray paint. I didn’t want to paint it black not to create too strong contrast that wouldn’t look good.

I fixed the screen pattern with tape, so it won’t displace and got down to work. Then I carefully removed it. It was beautiful but kind of raw.

I decided to implant a little of the screen pattern on the background of the box and put strokes on it with a dry brush.

Now it became nice and cute.

Inside I pasted the chest over with fabric stretched over the paper.

In this box I can easily sort out all the papers, and also decided to put a TV remote control here because I always have to look for it when I want to watch something. I like it now!

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• long stick;
• feathers;
• small bells;
• string;
• glue;
• paint and decorative adhesive tape (optional).

1. If desired, paint your stick with paint or decorate it with decorative adhesive tape.
2. With a knife, cut a groove around the entire circumference of the stick on one side.
3. Cut off a piece of string about 75 cm long. Tie one end of the string to the stick (where the groove is). For reliability, fix it using a drop of glue.
4. To the other end of the string, tie the bells, leaving about 8 cm of string from the edge.
5. Glue together 3–5 feathers. Tie to the bells. Secure with glue for reliability.

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You will need:

• 2 large paraffin candles (or candle wax and wicks);
• 1 lemon;
• 1 lime;
• microwave bowl;
• metal spoon;
• scissors;
• knife
• 

1. Cut each fruit in half across. Carefully remove the pulp in order not to damage the peel.
2. Remove the wick and place it in the center of the citrus molds.
3. Put the wax in the microwave bowl and set it to melt.
4. Gently pour the wax into the citrus molds. Pour the wax vertically into the center of the molds.
5. Allow the wax to cool and fully harden.

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You will need:

• tight wrapping paper;
• adhesive tape;
• scissors.

1. Take a piece of paper large enough for your pot.
2. Bend the edges from two sides towards the center. Glue the seam with the adhesive tape (you can do it on the reverse side).
3. Wrap the bottom edge 5–10 cm (depending on the diameter of your pot).  Straighten the edge back.
4. Bend the corners to the line formed. Unfold the corners.
5. Next, you need to smooth the bottom out. Then bend the long sides of the bottom to the center and glue the seam with tape.
6. Smooth the bag out and place the pot in it.

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For making the decoupage we need:

• wooden blank comb;
• priming;
• varnish;
• glue;
• acrylic paint (white and dark);
• brush;
• sandpaper;
• candle;
• napkin.

Cover each side of the comb with priming and leave to dry for at least an hour.

Cover each side of the comb with dark acrylic paint and leave to dry for another couple of hours.

Once it dries up, take a candle and rub with it all the protruding parts of the comb, and also make a couple of strips on the flat surface. These will be our future cracks, so we try to make smooth lines. As soon as we have used the candle, it is necessary to brush off all the excess particles with a soft, dry brush.

Cover the comb with several layers of white paint with intermediate drying.

After our comb has dried, we take sandpaper and rub places that have been rubbed with a candle so that the bottom dark layer of paint can be seen.

Choose the napkin with the picture you like and tear out the necessary fragments of the pattern. Separate the top layer of the napkin.

Glue the image, leave the comb to dry.

Next, create a light spray of paint on the surface, for this we need a hard brush, a toothpick and dark paint. Dip a brush into the paint and gently sprinkle through a toothpick on the comb.

We get such wonderful texture spots! Spray on the second side as well.

After that, cover the comb with several layers of varnish with drying. Thus, we get an unusual beautiful designer comb, which will be definitely exceptional!

Good luck!

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Option 1

You will need a metal ring and two leather laces (they are easy to find in the shops for needlewomen).

Stages of work:

– cut 2 pieces of cord, approximately 60 cm each;

– fold one of the pieces and stretch it through the ring so that the other end is in the loop;

– place the loop under the ring, as is shown in the photo;

– then pull the loop in the opposite direction so that it covers the two ends of the cord;

– force the loop ends through the loop;

– do the same with the second cord;

– tie the ends of the laces around your neck to secure the choker.

Option 2

This variant of the wide choker is even easier to make. You only need a long leather lace and a pair of beads for decoration.

Stages of work:

– take a long leather lace (if you want it to turn around the neck about 3 times, you will need about 2 m);

– Thread the tips into large beads and secure them with knots;

– wrap the choker twice around the neck and tie a loose knot.

As you see, the decoration is very easy to make, and it can look very impressive, try it!

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Harry potter felt kindle case

Glue on frame and then paint over it

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