DIY Hugs & Kisses Wine Cork Stamps
Bella Breakdown This Valentine’s Day project could not be more thoughtful, sweet and easy! First, grab a few of those wine corks you’ve been saving for some perfect crafty moment, the time has come. Grab a marker, X-Acto and some acrylic paint, and you’ll have a sweet stamp perfect for Valentine’s Day in minutes! First, you’ll draw an “X” on one cork and an “O” on the other, then cut away the negative with an X-Acto knife on either side and paint in any kind of acrylic or fabric paint. Soon, anything in site can be transformed for the...
Ultra Chic DIY Leather Bracelets
Bella Breakdown Leather bracelets look great with almost any personal style. We love the thin single strand for a sleek and modern look or a loose grouping for a more bohemian style. You can find leather cord and tape at any craft and bead store, if you can’t find just the right color you’re looking for you can brush on a multi-surface paint onto your leather tape. Here’s How to Make It First cut your cord to size so it fits your wrist just right, if you feel like it, you could string on a few little rings or...
Handmade Custom Luggage Tags
Bella Breakdown Vacation is all about departing from your everyday life and going somewhere new. Now you can add your own style getting there with these custom luggage tags. All you’ll need is: •18”x7” Canvas •Decoupage & Brush •Templates •Scissors, Chalk •Sewing Machine •Eyelet Setter Kit •Hammer •Page Protector Start by cutting your canvas to size and covering it with decoupage medium. Allow to dry and trace your template onto the canvas with your tailor’s chalk. Cut to size and make a tiny hole where the eyelet is going to go. Put in the grommet and take the hammer...
How to Make a Neon Plexi-Glass Peg Board
Bella Breakdown Neon colors are so hot right now. So, what better then adding a pop of color style to you organizational world then with pieces of see through neon? Using neon Plexiglas pieces you can turn an inexpensive piece of pegboard into an organizing board you could use in your home or office… not that they’re not perfectly organized already like ours are. (not!) All you’ll need is a 2’x4’ piece of pegboard – that’s a standard size you’ll be able to find at almost any hardware store – a beautiful color of spray paint to coat it...
Tips for Outdoor Grilling
Bella Breakdown Oh men…how we love them and the silly things they do to prove it, like grilling. That’s why we can’t get enough of this vintage Martha teaching us how to light a grill the right way. One of the nice things about grilling is that it’s really simple and you don’t have a lot of choices to make. As far as grills are concerned you want one with a big enough surface for you to have a really hot fire on one side of the grill and a not so hot one on the other. The second...
