Making arts and crafts is not only limited and excitable to children but it gives same joy and happiness to the adults. These activities can help you to relax your mind and have calming effect too. So if you are free on this weekend or even you have some time today`s evening then you can go for DIY pebble art. It will be a great project that cannot only add some decorative touch to your home but will also help you in enjoying your time. The good thing is that pebble art is not a very difficult thing to do but at the same time it will give astonishing results. To take on this project you will require the following:
  • A box frame
  • Glue Stick
  • Superglue or multi gel glue
  • White paint
  • White card
  • Pebbles
  • Thin brush
  • Leaves and single stick

First of all you will need to measure and cut the white card exactly to the same size of frame. After cutting the size, you should stick it to the frame with the help of glue stick. The next thing for your DIY pebble art project is to write the text you want to on the pebbles using white paint and thin brush. After writing the text you should glue these pebbles on to the stick with the help of superglue or glue gel. You can now add leaves to the stick to make it look like a tree or some decoration.

Making this or any other DIY pebble art is extremely easy and important because it will open your mind for new creative ways in which you can use these pebbles. Further it can serve your decoration item purpose very well. You can use pebble art designs as decoration in your home and save good amount of money.


I don`t think that there is anyone who don`t like flowers, other than those who have some kind of allergy or other health issues. Flowers are one thing that can make your mood blooming just as they are. No matter you are presenting someone with fresh flowers or use paper flowers for decoration, both have good positive impact on your home decoration. Making DIY paper flowers is one of those projects that you can easily carry out on your own without spending much money as well as time. It can also be a fun activity for your kids as well as decoration for your home. Following are the material requirements for making paper flowers.
  • Craft Paper
  • Glue
  • Scissor
  • Round Object a small paint brush can serve the purpose.

To make a DIY paper flower you require 4 craft papers of same size. Now put these all paper together and then fold these into half 3 times. After folding the paper you should cut the folded paper from top that it will become pointy shaped. Cutting the paper this way, you will find 8 petals from every crafts paper. You can use the paint brush for making curves on petals and then glue to join their edges.

After getting these you need to start gluing these petals together, with fewer petals on top. With this you are done with DIY paper flower. You can make as many of these as you want. You can use different color papers to make different looking flowers. Further you can use these to decorate your room as well as your walkways or garage. The only thing is to make sure that you follow the steps and instructions carefully so that you won`t get disappointed at the end. Good luck!


If you like doing different home improvement or decoration activities yourself, then you may have lots of tools and material that you are using for different projects. People who like DIY activities don`t let anything go in waste, so there storerooms are filled with abundant of material and tools which they fancied using for some next project. If this is the case and all you tools and material laying on the ground and table in an unorganized manner, so why don`t you start another DIY pallet organizer project with which you will be able to organize your material and tools.

Making a budget friendly organizing solution will not become much easier than this. You just have to use the vertical space in your store room to organize your tools. For this you need to get pallets of different sizes. You can easily get these from your local store or may even have few with you from your previous projects. Bring those pallets in open and remove any enlargements by using heavier sandpaper. After removing the enlargements you should make their edges smooth with the help of lighter sandpaper. After that you can paint them with your favorite color. Mostly for placing tools people use black color.

Now your DIY pallet organizer is ready to be mounted on wall. You can put these on walls and attach different shelves and racks that might be available with you. In case if you don`t have these then you simply need to put these pallets to the wall and start storing your tools and material on them. This DIY pallet organizer idea will help you to get some free space in your storeroom where you can work easily. This is one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to organize your storeroom.


Decorating your home is one of those things that mostly people love to do but it is expensive at the same time. So you should look for those DIY home decoration ideas with which you will be able to save some money. Luckily there are certain things that can help you in decorating your home without spending too much. DIY pallet bed is one of those ideas that can not only add decorative touch to your home but can also help you in saving money.

Selection of Pallet

First of all you need to select the best quality pallets to make a strong bed. There are different kinds of pallets available, but before choosing the one for your bed, you should know that for what purposes these pallets were used before. If they are used for shipping different chemicals or other hazardous items, then you must avoid using these.

Preparing the Pallets

Once you have purchased the pallets for making DIY pallet bed then you should prepare them first. For this you can use sandpaper to remove any sort of dirt of splinters and then to smooth the pallets. You can also hide the splinter by bringing your mattress a little wide on the outer side. Further you can paint the pallets to give a nice look to your bed.

Making of Bed

If you are looking for a queen size bed then you can use around 4 pallets. It will make a perfect DIY pallet bed that can also have some storage space around the edges. To make your bed cozier you can place a beautiful rug underneath. Now the only thing required is to place a beautiful comfortable mattress on it and enjoy your sleep. It will not only provide you comfortable sleep but your room will look attractive as well.


If you have some empty space in your garden, that you wanted to utilize properly and that can be beneficial as well then why don`t you think of making a DIY pallet bar. This will be a great addition to your garden especially if you arrange parties there. Further you can easily do this on your own without spending a lot of money as compare to a pallet bar that you have to purchase from the market. The material required for performing this task is also available quite easily. Following are the steps to do this job.

Set Up

First of all you need to do the setting up. Make sure that you have all the material and supplies available before starting the task. Further you should also put some plastic sheet before you start the work, so that any paint cannot go down to the ground.

Sawing and Drilling

After setting up you need to Drill the pallets together. For this you need to find the pallets of right height. This will be a little tough job to drill these together for which you might need someone`s help. You can also make a longer shelf by attaching the pallets together. You can make the DIY pallet bar shelf as per your requirements.

Bar Top

Now after finishing with pallet bar you have to make its top. You can make a beautiful bar top with the help of tiles. You can choose tiles of your favorite color. The good thing is that these tiles can be cleaned easily and won`t require much efforts in installing these.

Painting

After preparing the structure, now you should do the painting of your pallet bar. You can leave the structure as it is for few hours and then can paint the DIY pallet bar as per your liking.


People who love doing DIY activities, they cannot spend any time free without thinking or executing of new ideas that they can do it on their own. So if you are one of those and looking to have some idea which you can work on this weekend, then you can try a DIY painted mugs theme. You can easily be able to create customized mugs for yourself and for your friends and family. This is not a very difficult idea, you can easily do it on your weekends. Following are the supplies required.
  • White Mugs, if you have some at your home then it’s great, otherwise you can easily purchase these from the local area dollar store.
  • Ceramic Paint

Once you get the mug in your hand, you need to wash it to remove any dirt or other small things if any. After washing it let it dry for few minutes. Once the mug get dried you need to apply the paint on it. You can choose paint of your favorite color and company. After painting your DIY painted mug, you need to let it dry for some time. When you are sure that it get perfectly dried then you can add whatever you want to add on it. You may like to write some quote on it or you wanted to make some shape of design on it. You can make it whatever you want.

People also polka dotted mug. So if you wanted to create a polka dotted DIY painted mug then you can use circle sponge brush with which you can easily apply turquoise dots. You can also paint the handle of your mug or can even keep it simple white. It depends on you that what you like. With these simple steps your DIY painted mug is ready to be used or given as a gift to your friend.


Are you planning to host a party at your home and you prefer to make the arrangements in your garden, then you must also make sure that there will be proper lighting arrangements. There are many easy DIY outdoor lights ideas which can not only help you in getting light but will also serve as decoration pieces. If you have little creative instinct then you will be able to create the outdoor lights on your own as well. These ideas won`t require more than an hour or two for lighting up your whole garden. Following are some ideas which can be really helpful for you in deciding about party lighting.
  • If you are looking to decorate your walkways or patios then having beautiful globe or string lights will be a great idea. You can easily put these lights on the eaves, walls and tree branches. Further if you require these at such place where you don`t have an wall or tree branch, then you can make a temporary stand with tree branches or any other wooden stick available with you.
  • Mason jar oil candles is another beautiful DIY outdoor lights idea. You just have to take a mason jar. Put some water, vegetable oil and botanical clipping to Mason jar and then install candle in it. You can also add a mosquito repellant oil in it to repel mosquitoes as they can disturb you during your outdoor parties.

These are simple easy DIY outdoor light ideas that you can easily execute on your own without spending a lot of money as well as resources. You can also able to reutilize these lights for other parties and functions. Another advantage is that to make these lights you can find the supplies easily from your home and don`t have to buy from markets.


If like most of the other people you love to spend your evenings in your garden, or love to enjoy the greenery, breeze or sun frequently then you may also get bored with same setting every day and looking to improve, renovate or decorate your garden. There are many different easy projects with which you will be able to bring change to your existing garden space. DIY miniature stone houses can be one such project. This is an easy project that you can do it on your own without requiring a lot of technical expertise as well as material. You just require some river stones and some other related material that can be easily found from your local area store. One thing is guaranteed that once you finish with this project your garden will become a new place altogether.

There are many different ideas available online along with their tutorials from where you can get the best idea about which DIY miniature stone house you wanted to build. For example you can make a fairy house with miniature stone. For this you can use different material as per your choice and ease in availability. Or you can make a small bird house using the miniature stones. Birds will surely love their new creative home. Further you can also add these miniature stones as decoration on your stepping stones or walkways or even make colorful planters using these stones. To find other such ideas regarding DIY miniature stone houses, you need to visit different websites, from where you can find some related ideas too. After finding different ideas you need to select the best one as per your choice and requirements to execute in your garden. This will surely be a fun activity that can be carried out on any weekend.


If you are a large family or living as a joint family system under one roof than having a memo board is must for you. It becomes particularly important because you cannot remember everyone`s birthday or marriage anniversaries or other such events, so the easy thing is to make a DIY memo board and write all the necessary reminder on to it. This way you will be easily able to organize and remember your family events and functions. Following are some easy ideas with which you will be able to make memo board on your own.

Pallet Memo Board

If you are having a traditional house then making changes or decorating it with traditional ideas and material will go well rather than using modern day ideas. You can make a beautiful traditional looking memo board with the help of wooden pallets. This rustic DIY memo board will help you a great deal in remembering and organizing your daily routine matters.

Office Memo Board

You cannot thought of an office without memo board. This is one place where you can pin all the important pictures and information or any announcement that you wanted to convey to your colleagues. So if you don`t have one in your office that arrange one as soon as possible. You can make a DIY memo board on your own as well. For this you will require a wooden frame with glass at front and cardboard at back which is covered with foam, where you can pin your papers as information. Make sure that this office memo board will be placed at the entrance of your office or any such place which is commonly visited by most of the staff members during the day. So that they can easily get the information that you wanted to convey through memo board.


There are some people who are obsessed with maps if you are one of those and have lots of maps that you now wanted to use for some decorative and creative purposes then there are many options that can be exercised. Following are some ideas with which you can do DIY map crafts.

Glass Pendant

You must have a favorite place on map where you wanted to visit or love to stay or it can also be a place where you have some special bonding. If this is so, then you can easily cut that place from the map and make beautiful necklace to honor that place.

Covered Wall

If you are looking to paint your walls or renovate them then why don`t you use these old maps on the walls to give unique look. It can also be used as patch work on the wall to make it even more colorful.

Storage Boxes

Another easy DIY map craft is to use them on your storage boxes. If you can do it so, then you can easily put these as decoration pieces as well. You don`t have to put these in your closet to hide your storage item.

Table Top

If you are having an old table to which you wanted to give a new look then you can use your map. It can easily be used and give a customized looks that will surely attract your friends and guests.

DIY Chair

Revamping an old chair with the help of DIY map craft is a beautiful idea that can make your chairs look different as well as attractive. You can use the map on chair`s back as well as on seat.
These are few easy ideas that can help you in using the map for making beautiful map craft.