I love when projects are easy, but what's even better is when a project is easy and
quick. After all, sometimes you want results
now!
Here are ten projects that can spruce up your home without taking up tons of your time.
1. Burlap flower
It takes just minutes to twist your burlap into a rosette and glue on a button center and wooden dowel. I love displaying this one in the jars I dressed up
here.
I've made several of these to dress up end tables and entrance tables, and it never fails! Just cut any fabric you like and iron it together with stich witchery. Pictured above is my
French graphic runner.
3. Framed printable
True instant art. Print off an image and frame it. Boom, you're done.
The Graphics Fairy can fill any frame! I love this egg print. It's perfect for spring/Easter, and it's displayed on my
spring entrance table.
Two of these lamps came to me second-hand and had maroon shades. Instead of buying new ones, I covered the old in two complementary toile fabrics. I cut strips slightly longer than the shade, bunched them together slightly, and hot glued them to the tops and bottoms of the existing shades.
5. Glitter candle
This candle has been around since my Christmas entrance table, and I love it. I placed double-sided tape around the top and bottom of a pillar candle and dusted on some glitter for instant sparkle.
6. Embellished wreath
One of my favorite ways to
fill large wall spaces is with wreaths. You don't have to spend a ton on pre-made wreaths. Just buy an inexpensive grapevine wreath and hot glue anything you want onto it.
This is another one of those projects that can be accomplished by shopping in your own home. Paint an extra frame, hot glue some scrap fabric onto the cardboard backing, and then add some spare foliage from a silk arrangement.
8. Filling a bowl/basket/colandar, etc. with
something
I love the way most anything (even something edible) looks tossed into a bowl. The unexpected (like potatoes in a painted flower pot) really make things interesting in your home.
9. Accent pillow
No-sew can be the way to go. Acrylic paint stamps easily onto burlap for an
easy pillow (stuffed with toilet tissue!) made with stitch-witchery in a matter of minutes.
10. Instant perfume bottle
I always find myself with an abundance of bottles, be they new or antique. If you have these sitting around (or want to buy a cheap one from a craft store) you can print and mod podge a
beautiful graphic onto one for an instant vintage-style bottle.
All made with time to spare?
What other great projects can you do in under ten minutes?
