I love decorating with globes. They are like a round, blank canvas! A few summers ago I took an old globe that I have made over several times and gave it a beachy-blue ombre paint job. Today I wanted to show you that same globe with a coastal inspired make-over. The materials needed for this project? […]
DIY Easy Summer Bunting
Sometimes the fact that it’s summer makes me giddy. I don’t like being cold, so when summer comes I rejoice and want to declare it to the world. And what better place to do it than in the front entry, right? I’m Lisa Mabey, and I blog at Mabey She Made It, a simple sewing, […]
Easy DIY Christmas Luminaries
Candlelight at Christmas-time is probably prettier than candlelight at any other time of year. Today I’m making easy DIY Christmas luminaries using empty jars, wax paper and simple marking pens. Measure and cut a piece of wax paper to fit around your clean glass jar. I used a pretty blue metallic marker to draw snowflakes on […]
Easy DIY wrapping paper with Bic Mark-It markers.
This post brought to you by BIC®. The content and opinions expressed below are that of http://thevspotblog.com/. I love this time of year. The holidays bring out the creative in me even more than usual. I am sure a lot of us are like that… we might not consider ourselves crafty for 10 months out […]
Kid Valentine’s Week: Easy “makes cents” Valentine idea.
I love the idea of taking something for one holiday and making it work for a totally different one. Natalie from a Turtle’s Life For Me spotted chocolate coins on clearance in January. Look at the cute Valentine idea she came up with. I think this is such a clever idea! Visit A Turtle’s […]
Kid Valentine’s Week: A-maze-ing DIY Valentine’s cards from Rook No. 17
I am declaring it to be Kid Valentine’s Week around here. If you have kids in elementary school, you know you’re going to need to come up with some kid-friendly Valentine’s projects, right? Whether you need to bring something to a class party or just want a clever idea for class Valentine cards, I’m going […]
My Top 10 DIY Projects for 2013
It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. I continue to be so grateful for this blog and to my readers for helping to provide a creative outlet for me. I thought today I would do a wrap up of the Top 10 DIY projects on The V Spot for 2013, as determined […]
Anthropologie-Inspired Gift Tags {An Easy Knock-Off Project}
Make cute Anthropologie Inspired Gift Tags, just in time for Christmas.
Easy DIY Thanksgiving dinner invitations.
Time to send out Thanksgiving dinner invitations! If you’re looking for DIY dinner invitation ideas, this is a super easy one. We host Thanksgiving dinner each year, but it’s nice to get a formal invitation in the mail. This one is very easy to make. (And I am super glad it is easy because my laptop […]
Creepy glowing eyes: a 5 minute Halloween decoration.
Are you ready for a quick, 5 minute Halloween decoration? How about some creepy glowing eyes made from toilet paper rolls? You will need: empty toilet paper rolls scissors masking tape black spray paint glow sticks or bracelets Seriously as easy as pie. Press the roll flat, take scissors and cut two holes in it […]
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