Free(ish) Fridays! The Holidays!

I... can't... stop... obsessing over holiday details!! Here are some more lovely ideas for this week's Free(ish) Friday.

It's harder than you'd think to find diy's for ornaments that aren't penguins made with toothpicks and other cutesyness. I like these though, and the colours. This diy comes from Martha Stewart.

I love, love, love the string of recycled cards. I would love it on the banister or the tree. Also, from Martha Stewart.

So, I guess this is the Martha Stewart post but I'm not going to apologize. These ornaments remind me of a diy lamp project we showed you before. You could practice with these first and then tackle the lamp in the new year!

I read somewhere that tree toppers are out. Blah, blah, blah.

I love this. And not just because it's pink. But that has a lot to do with it. Also, it is SO easy! Here are the instructions.

Maybe this is too much? But say you're like Sara Richardson and you have more than one tree in your house to decorate and this one is in the family room maybe? I would love this. The key is wired ribbon and it is easy!

The wreath. Maybe you picture the traditional fir wreath, which are great but if you want your door to stand out from your neighbors', try this diy felt wreath.

You wouldn't want to put this on your front door but you might want to leave it up all year. Here's how to make one for yourself!

Free(ish) Fridays! The Holidays!

Oh, I love the holidays! And with Christmas being just over a month away, it's time for me to start obsessing over everything about the holidays. I'm sad to admit that we will be putting up a fake tree again this year. I would love a beautiful, full, fragrant tree but my better half thinks that the kids will try to eat the needles and then choke and ruin Christmas? It's a battle I can't win. Hopefully, next year will be my year. Moving on, I'm getting excited and want to share some holiday DIY ideas and some other goodies... Let us know if you have any good ideas or if you tackle any of the ones below!

I love this. I wouldn't use yellow post it notes but I love these ones and you can throw in some special cards that you've saved and maybe some family pics from the past. Maybe a pic of something on your wish list, to remind everyone?

I found this on poppytalk.

O.K. I obviously don't want anyone to have a real tree either. I love this though! I think we'll get this together for next month's showroom window. I came across this image on Desire To Decorate, which I love.

Switching gears to these cute homemade stockings that I found here. Here is a link teach you how to make your own!

It was harder than I thought to find some some stockings that weren't your typical Christmas colours and patterns. But then I found these and I want them all. Perfect idea: I get all of these stockings and two are for my kids, one for my paranoid husband and the rest will be stuffed with extra presents for me!

So, these aren't free or DIY but I can't resist them. I found them at Plum Cushion on Etsy

Free(ish) Fridays! Paper!

This week's Free(ish) Friday! is inspired by paper. Here are some fun/cute/free(ish) ideas that you can do this week end! And then your next task is to send us the pictures of your finished product. We have faith in you.

Pretty. I don't think mobiles are just for babies. But maybe don't hang it over your bed, low enough to bat around. Or, maybe you should do that? Check out the Origami Club for how-to help.

 

 Click here to get free origami paper downloads in nice prints like these ones!

 Pinwheels are right up there with cup cakes as cute and whimsical favorites. We came across this DIY on Once Wed. You don't need to have a wedding to enjoy them though (there's no ring on my finger). I want one in my window box.

Cute. This would be great for a party. Like, for a dynamo who happens to be turning thirty this summer? Anyway... we found this idea on Lora Jean's Magazine- here's how to make your own. Feel free(ish) to use those origami prints for your banner flag.

This last one promises (according to Apartment Therapy) to be quick, easy and free(ish).  Here's how! I love the variations too. Or, check out these free silhouettes.

Free(ish) Fridays!

This week's free(ish) Friday post is one I'm taking advantage of as I type.  I came across this PDF a while ago on Kind Over Matter and have been waiting for an excuse to use it ever since. I will finally get to use them tomorrow night for Melissa's bridal shower!

These labels were intended for use on Valentine's Day but I think they suit our sources just fine. Oh, and we'll be using them on wine bottles because wine is way more fun than water. Click here to get the PDF!

Free(ish) Friday! Also, it's my blog and I can ramble if I want to.

Since it's Free(ish) Friday and since it's our blog, I'm taking the opportunity to combine a freeby and to shamelessly talk about Turquoise Shed. I'm nothing if not efficient.

The freebie is Panache Magazine's Spring Issue! Panache is high gloss and fashion loveliness and is available for free to us locals. If you aren't lucky enough to live on our Island, you can download it (for free!) here! It just so happens that Turquoise Shed has a bedroom before/after spread in the new issue. Here are some pics that weren't in the magazine. You'll have to check out the magazine to see the article and all the great content. It's a before/after theme! Which I love. Who doesn't love a good makeover?

Here is the before. The room was dark and seemed small and dingy. Note the painted sun border that is also on the fan. That is attention to detail. Which brings to mind the old adage about how the Devil is in the details...

As we mentioned before, this is what we decided to go for.

And here's what we ended up with!   

We started by deciding which of the client's existing pieces we would keep and then spruced them up. We sourced a used headboard that we made-over with a custom paint job and had upholstery panels built and added on, topped off with our custom fabric.

We sourced some new pieces like lamps, a mirror, bedding and art for the design details and finishing pieces. Sometimes you can't find what you imagined, used or new, and so with some DIY know-how we built a shelf to display some art purchased on Etsy.

The inspiration for the room's palette came from our custom fabric that we used for curtains. Voila! Good-bye 90's sun border and hello new, fresh bedroom for a young couple who just moved into their first home! Or, how about this; hello new, fresh bedroom for a fresh couple who just moved into their new home? OR, ...for a young couple to get fresh in their new home? Ahem.

Side note: Turquoise Shed is accepting applications for a blog editor. Maybe I should get Melissa to sign-off on all blog updates before I publish them? TOO LATE!

Free(ish) Fridays!

This week's Free(ish) Friday is dedicated to the new on-line design publication: Lonny Magazine. I can't say enough good things about it. And, as you can see below, I lost all control when it came to picking images from it's pages to show you.

The magazine's mission is to make design accessible to everyone with tips and advice to help you achieve the looks you see in it's pages. Also, it's free! Sounds like the perfect combo for Free(ish) Friday to me. And because it's paperless, you don't even have to feel guilty about pouring over it from the time you park it at your desk until it's time to punch out.

It's Free(ish) Friday

Well, free(ish) because what can you really get for free? Especially for home decor... Anyway, today's theme is pendant lamps. It might not even be budgetary concerns that send you DIYing. Sometimes, it's impossible to find what you want when you live say, on an Island... I love these ideas. They're simple and inexpensive and could be done this weekend!

 

This pendant lamp was revamped to look like Haldane Martin's

Ostriche Chandelier for a total of $12! Click here to get to Apartment Therapy for the how-to's.

 

I may be getting a head of myself here but Spring is only 15 days away... I love this simple outdoor planter pendant lamp from Design*Sponge! You could paint it any colour, and use different sized planters alone or cluster them together.

You could do this this weekend. Make it any size and colour you want. But no pressure. Here's how.