Get inspired!

1. Aya Rosen
(louchelab.etsy.com, ayarosen.com, nedandaya.com)

“This is both home decoration and a useful item for outside the apartment. It’s made from a motorcycle helmet and some enamel paint used for pin-striping. The drawing was done on one long evening when we were drinking absinthe and having a million ideas per second. It’s got an eagle on top and a deer on the side; at some point, maybe next time I drink some absinthe, I’ll add a fish.”

2. Cathy Bechler
(schrodinger.etsy.com, schrodinger212.blogspot.com)

“I went through an origami phase, and was really inspired to hear the legend of 1,000 origami cranes, and decided to make 1,000 for my grandmother, who had recently lost my grandfather and was suffering from her own illnesses. I found the process to be incredibly therapeutic and ended up folding an additional 1,000 cranes for our home.”

3. Elisa Nadzieja
(peskycatdesigns.etsy.com)

“I wanted some unique pillows for my living room, so I bought some felt and made them myself. Felt does not fray, so you can cut out any shape you like and machine or hand sew it onto the fabric. The pillowcase itself is made from three pieces of felt. It’s a fun and easy project to do.”

4. Elizabeth Daggar
(electrofork.etsy.com, electrofork.com, electrofork.wordpress.com)

“This table is made from two type-cabinet drawers, all of whose compartments were filled with a miscellany of small objects. I set the two drawers within a larger frame, and mounted it atop a table base found in the trash. Then the whole shebang was filled with resin—about six gallons—so it weighs a ton! It’s a conversation piece at parties and a low-maintenance way to store all those knickknacks.”

5. Jean Pelle
(jeanpelle.etsy.com, jeanpelle.com)

“This is a wall-mounted jewelry holder strung up with some nails and a mason line. It’s a good way to keep your dangly earrings from getting dented or scratched, and your necklaces from getting tangled. You can create a simple line from point A to B, or go with a more elaborate pattern that showcases your jewelry.”

6. Kim
(unemployeddesigner.etsy.com)

“We taped off four large rectangles, which my daughter and I covered in black chalkboard paint. I thought it was missing some element, so I taped off a three-line writing tablet across the top of each board. The whole process took one weekend to complete, but could have been done in a day.”

7. Mary Catherine Garrison
(mcatgarrison.etsy.com, littleredfox.typepad.com)

“This supercheap Ikea table is splattered with gold acrylic paint. Pretty simple.”

8. Milly
(cutiepiecompany.etsy.com, cutiepiecompany.com)

“I made a flour-sack kitchen towel decorated with vintage imagery. I am fascinated and inspired by vintage ephemera, in particular science illustrations. I purchased kitchen towels and iron-on transfer paper, laundered and dried the towels according to directions on the iron-on transfers package, scanned some of my favorite illustrations (from a vintage science textbook) into the computer, printed them onto the iron-on paper, allowed to dry, then applied to the towel. And that’s it! Simple, fun and quick!“

9. Re Jin Lee
(baileydoesntbark.etsy.com, baileydoesntbark.com, rejinlee.com)

“Instead of framing this drawing, I thought it’d be nice to apply it on an old, lonely saucer. I scanned the drawing and printed it on waterslide decal paper. I then cut it to size, soaked it in water and applied it to the saucer. To give it an ‘aged’ look, I applied three coats of polyurethane. You can also apply the decals on wood, glass and metal.”

10. Stephanie Bellomo
(bungaloe.etsy.com)

“I made this cork-wall bobbin holder because my bobbins were all tangled, which made sewing difficult. I cut 4"x4"corkboard squares from a bigger sheet, marked 12 dots on the cork using a ruler, put two pieces of double-sided mounting tape on one side and stuck it to the wall.”

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