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collegelifediy.com
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Like many other students, I live in the student ghetto. The house I live in and what most other students live in is not the best of conditions. Most of the time us students are living in a dorm or a rental and the options of redecorating is limited, but I'm here to share how to make the best of these situations in fun and crafty ways keeping in mind a tight budget!! The crafts are a mix of my own work or other crafts I find online! Also I will share with you my favourite artists and other random images of inspiration! Visit my blog www.collegelifediy.com
#7538 in All , #53 in Crafts

DIY Aztec Inspired iPhone Case

Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t posted in forever! I’ve been super busy but I’m back now! I wanted a fun new iPhone case for the summer, so I made a colourful Aztec print! Instructions be...

21 apr 12 3 people like this

DIY St. Patrick’s Day Earrings!

St. Patty’s is one of my favourite holidays and what better way to celebrate then with fun earrings?! Tutorial below! What You Will Need: Earring hooks Light green beads (big) Dark green beads ...

16 mar 12

DIY Valentine’s Day Love Stones

Create these cute love stones for your Valentine! Not only are they adorable and last forever but they are Eco-friendly!! What You Will Need: Stones Paint (Red and Pink) Paint Brushes Steps: Find sto...

08 feb 12

DIY Custom Painted Keys!

A quick and easy way to distinguish your keys! Tutorial below! What You Will Need: Your Keys Nail Polish Paper Towel / Napkin Steps: 1. Paint one side of the key. Let dry and apply second coat if nee...

02 feb 12 1 person likes this

Inspiration: Mondrian Style World Map

artPause created this world map and it is amazing! This really has a special place in my heart, Mondrian and a map, I’m in love! Click here to purchase the map!

13 jan 12 1 person likes this

DIY String Headphones

Tutorial Below! What You Will Need: Headphones Embroidery Floss Scissors Steps: 1. Tie string to the end of the headphones. 2. Using the “Chinese Staircase” pattern, work your way down th...

07 jan 12

DIY Beer Bottle Christmas Tree

My roommates and I wanted to get into the holiday spirit but we had no money and a lottttt of empties! So we decided to make a tree out of beer bottles and it looks pretty awesome! Tutorial below! Wh...

13 dec 11 2 people like this

DIY Circle Scarf

Turn your regular scarfs into circle scarfs! So easy and will save you money! Tutorial below! Image from American Apparel What You Will Need: - Scarf - Scissors - Needle and Thread Steps! 1. Fold you...

12 dec 11 2 people like this

Inspiration: Touristique Posters

Glenn Michael at Moxy Creative House illustrated these very cool graphic posters of cities around the world by highlighting the famous buildings. As I am obsessed with cities and graphic design, I ab...

08 dec 11

DIY: Light Painting

So a couple of my friends and I went light painting the other night. It was so much fun and soo cool, I’ve decided to share it with all of you . Steps below! What You Will Need: A DSLR camera t...

07 nov 11 3 people like this

DIY Chalkboard Wine Glasses!

Hey guys! Sorry it’s been a while, October is a crazy busy month here at school but now I’m back and crafting Me and my housemates decided to make chalkboard wine glasses so when we have ...

07 nov 11 1 person likes this

DIY Halloween Cooler

It’s October!! so you know what that means!! HALLOWEEEEN! (just my favourite holiday, no biggie haha) So I decided to start my Halloween special with this super easy and cute party cooler by Ma...

05 oct 11 1 person likes this

Artist: Nick Gentry

“Nick Gentry is a British graduate of Central St Martins and has exhibited in the UK, USA and Europe. As part of a generation that grew up surrounded by floppy disks, VHS tapes, polaroids and c...

01 oct 11

DIY: The Ultimate Beer Pong Table

This tutorial is brought to you by Luke Turcotte from Hack College and a fellow University of Waterloo student! The “Ultimate Beer Pong Table” will take you about three days to make and y...

23 sep 11 1 person likes this

Inspiration: Rainbow Coloured Stairway

UK Designer and Artist, Stuart Haygarth created this staircase installation using over 100 recycled picture frames. The installation was featured at the London Design Festival at the Victoria & A...

22 sep 11 3 people like this

DIY Typographic String Art

Man Made DIY, is one of my favourite craft/DIY blog and they posted this tutorial. Which I am in love with! Its a very modern twist on the popular 7os trend of string art. It’s very simple to m...

19 sep 11 3 people like this

DIY Rolled Paper Chess Set

My friend sent me this Chess Set made completely out of rolled paper from paperplateandplane! It looks really cool, so I hope you enjoy the tutorial! More images and tutorial below!! What you Will Ne...

16 sep 11

DIY Mirror Frame!

Hey! sorry that I haven’t updated in so long! I was busy moving back to school and being an orientation leader but now I’m back! I’ve wanted a mirror for a while now but all the pre...

13 sep 11 1 person likes this

Artist: Rune Guneriussen

Norwegian artist Rune Guneriussen, creates these fairy tale installations but these installations are never seen by an audience only photographed by Guneriussen. His work is the approach to the balan...

30 aug 11 1 person likes this

Inspiration: Teacup Crafts!

A variety of crafts made with teacups! So cute and feminine. More below!! Which one is your favourite? I really like the lamp and the hanging lights Tea Set Lamp DIY Teacup Clock DIY Teacup Terrariu...

20 aug 11 3 people like this

DIY Junk Mail Clock!

I stumbled across this amazing recycled clock from Apartment Therapy and I just had to share it! I would love to make one but I can’t seem to find clock kit that is affordable (anyone know wher...

17 aug 11 1 person likes this

Artist: Marguax Lange

Designer Margaux Lange creates jewellery using Barbie, or shall I say Barbie pieces. Lange says that she is “fascinated with who the Barbie is as a cultural icon, her distinguished celebrity status ...

12 aug 11

DIY Glitter Concrete Floors!

Who would let me do this to their concrete floor?! Artist, Kathy Cano Murillo came up with this tutorial and it looks ahhh-maazing!! I just had to share it! Steps and video below. Source Video: How T...

08 aug 11

Value Village Finds!

Moroccan Hookah looking Lamps – $15 each Man and Women Sculpture – $6 each (I’m planning on spray painting these neon pink!) Genuine purple leather Renato Rossi art deco watch!! &...

03 aug 11

Inspiration: Origami Cranes

It is said that when one folds 1000 origami paper cranes they are granted a wish. Source Source Source Source Source Here’s a link to a great video showing you how to fold a crane. Will you...

28 jul 11

DIY Wood iPod

Josh D, a very talented artist from Australia completely rebuilt his iPod Mini and iPod accessories out of wood! It was assembled using screws and double sided tape on the wheel. It looks amazing! Mo...

26 jul 11

DIY Chanel Inspired Stool!

My parents had this hideous little stool in the basement, I think they used it for painting back in the day, but I wanted to make it into something fab! So then I got this idea to make a stool that h...

25 jul 11

DIY Earrings for Sensitive Ears!

My ears are sooo sensitive I cannot wear anything but real gold earrings, which sucks! because I want to wear all the pretty, fashionable earrings! So, I came up with a solution! If you have the same...

20 jul 11

Artist: Alvaro Tapia

Alvaro Tapia is a pop artist, graphic designer, illustrator and filmmaker, born in Viña del Mar, Chile. He is currently living and working in Granada, Spain. Tapia’s work consist of pop culture...

19 jul 11 1 person likes this

DIY Sun Jar

I found this tutorial on Free People‘s DIY blog and I loved it! So I made six, haha. They give off that candle-esque which is prefect if you are like me and live in a rental where you are not...

15 jul 11

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