12 August DIYs
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I love a tall glass tumbler more than just about any other glassware, really I do. But sometimes those guys are just sitting there like a blank canvas in the cabinet, waiting for a makeover. These Color Washed Glasses are a breeze to make and can look as fancified or casual as you want!
All you need:
• a set of straight-sided glasses (I used tall tumblers, but you can use whatever)
• ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape
• acrylic paint in the color(s) of your choice
• 3/4″ acrylic paint brush
• paint palette (i.e. paper plate)
The first thing I did was wash and dry the glasses thoroughly, and then I taped them off. Because they’re going to be used primarily for beverages I wanted to make sure the paint was nowhere near the lip, so I simply used the width of the ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape as a measuring guide. You can opt to paint all the way down to the base of the glass, but I wanted to balance out the spacing at the top with a second strip of tape at the bottom. Since the glasses aren’t exactly straight up and down there will be a small amount of gapping with the ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape, simply smooth it down using your fingernail by pushing down and towards the edge.
Next, squeeze a quarter-sized dollop of paint onto your palette surface (I always use a small paper plate) and load up your brush. Get to work sweeping and swashing over the exposed part of each glass, making sure to overlap the ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape slightly. You want a random look, so go crazy swooping and swashing!
These glasses only required one layer of paint because we aren’t going for a solid opaque look. I set them aside to dry for about half an hour before removing the ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape.
The edges came out very clean, and in the few spots that bled through I used my nail to scrape off the excess before the pain set completely.
Huzzah! Time to sit back with an icy drink and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Because these are hand-painted you’ll need to hand wash these guys after using, or risk all of the paint coming off in the dishwasher – but you totally knew that already, right? I also plan on using these as small vases this fall, I think some brightly colored mums would look incredible with both the gold and white!
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14k Rose Gold Ring with Black Diamond by Porter Gulch. In this ring I’ve found my new favorite! The rose gold band is so thin that I don’t even feel it on my finger.
Raindrop Bangle 3-Pack (Black & White) by Baleen. Geometric and architectural in design, this set of bangles adds that special pop to anything I wear them with.
Midday Weekender Bag by Po Campo. Everyone needs the perfect bag, one to throw a few essentials into for a short weekend trip. This is that bag.
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01/ This voice-activated light show in NYC’s Park Avenue Tunnel looks amazing.
02/ Crazy-obsessed with these photos of lions in the Serengeti taken with a robot camera!
03/ This project is raising poverty awareness with homeless signs.
04/ Iconatomy, mashed-up portraits from the past and present.
05/ An artist is making a map of Manhattan using only handwritten directions from strangers.
06/ A kaleidoscopic floor installation made of mirrors, crystals, and glass. Wow.
07/ The Art of the Dollar. Totally illegal, which is one reason I love it.
08/ Crossing my fingers someone makes a ten foot long birthday candelabra for me in November!
09/ Tons of potted flowers on Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte form one beautiful image.
10/ Haunting portraits of refugees holding their most prized possession.
This week on Design Crush:
Just My Type (+ a $500 Mark and Graham Pinterest Sweeps)
Mix #27: Are You Going to the Party On Saturday
Guy Yanai
Madesmith
Michele Quan
The Golden Smith Shop
Crayola Theory
Custom Map Wallpaper
Modern Abstract City Maps
Fast on the heels of yesterday’s Customized Map Wallpaper we have an ultra-modern take on city grids with these modern abstract city maps. The OCD in me gets excited just imagining the perfected monotony of creating each colorful city block!! (via Colossal)
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Custom map wallpaper. (Yeah, you read that right.) Wallpapered can print any postal code onto any size wallpaper for your home or office! All they need from you is a postcode or specified area and BOOM. Done. Your map wallpaper can even be customized in any color. So, what would you print – your favorite city, your hometown, your current town? I think I’d have to go with my home city of Pittsburgh, there’s nothing much better map-wise than the confluence of its three rivers.
Posted In house and home, walls
Y’all know how I feel about color theory studies, and Crayola Theory is no exception! Daniel Seung Lee and Dawn Kim teamed up to showcase photorealistic shots of fun everyday objects representing Crayola crayon colors. My favorites included multiple objects that filled up the frame and made my eye travel the image top to bottom for the entire story.
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There’s not one piece of jewelry in The Golden Smith Shop that I would kick out of my jewelry box. Truth. One piece can even be made from gold you send to the jeweler, David Neale, in Australia! My favorites are shown here, top to bottom: Sunrise Ring, The Sea Ring, and The Sun Bangle. (via Miss Moss)
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Artist Michele Quan‘s ceramic work is continuously inspiring, whether it’s in the form of bells or garlands or this new piece – the Eye Platter. Michele’s work is beautifully detailed and handworked, I love it all.
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Today I want to share Madesmith with you, a phenomenal site that brings us the work and stories of makers and designers who produce sustainable handmade objects. Each week a new creator is shared, bringing maker and buyer closer together. They craft exclusive and limited edition textiles, jewelry, shoes, accessories and home goods for Madesmith that are often one of a kind unique products made in USA. Totally something I can support!
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