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Do-it-yourself decorating ideas

Don't miss our special Christmas decorating ideas...

Here are some ideas for small-scale decorations to personalize your home and give yourself a treat by making your own decorative elements.

Step-by-step decorating ideas

Lizard
lezard en mosaïque
Click on the image: step-by-step explanation
in mosaic with warm tones...
An ideal model for starting out in mosaics.

Techniques used
Mosaic
Painting
idée déco boite
A key box
Little Prince decor in salt dough
Step-by-step explanation

Customizing Idea
a lamp
with crystal rhinestones
(step-by-step explanation)
customisation d'une lampe strass
for a Provencal kitchen: decorating spice jars...

Techniques
pot peinture sur verre Little fairies and angels
déco fées

Easy, inexpensive DIY for naïve fairy characters


Creative & seasonal themes
decorations
Decoration in the garden...
bricolage deco au jardin
Technical ideas for taking decoration into the garden: beaded tablecloth clips, painting on glass brocades, napkin trays, etc. Sea
idées décorations décor marin
Family bathroom decorating ideas with a "sea" theme

Techniques used
Painting on wood
Stencilpainting


Decorating ideas... in a nutshell... do it yourself

Decoration of
Small sachet of lavender
with a heart embroidered with an initial
in cross stitch.

a napkin box in torn paper mosaic, Decopatch style. Interior painted in fuchsia acrylic, then dabbed in cloud white with a cloth.
idée déco cintre
Decorative idea : a personalized coat hanger.

Application of paint (the 2 sides are constrasted) plus gluing of paper strips and napkins around the hanger.
Placing of motifs, still using the napkin technique.
decoration lettres en bois

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Wooden namesto personalize
To decorate doors and cupboards, wooden names are glued on with matching decorations
You choose the style of letters, and if you don't want to paint them yourself, the color of the letters.
Many of Les Créatifs' craftsmen offer wooden letters for first names, and even decorative pvc letters.
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idée déco en enduit craqueleur
A sugar bowl decorated with cracker coating.
Then, colored acrylic paint applied with a brush, followed by white paint applied with a rag on the reliefs only.
Tip: an undercoat before coating is necessary for adhesion on metal.
idée déco bougeoir
A varnished pine candlestick: simply cut, then beveled with wood chisels and finally varnished.

idée déco arrosoir en métal
A home-painted watering can.
Use metal paint to freehand paint a vine leaf on the side of the watering can and a small ladybird on top. Raffia ribbon wrapped around the handle.
idée déco cuisine
A decorative cutting board
The background is painted white, then the motifs are cut out and glued on. Finally, the tile friezes are stenciled. The whole is varnished several times, on the painted side only, the other side remaining natural.


Original Christmas gift ideas because... handmade!
~ Do-it-yourself giftideasfor moms
Interior decoration
Paint your own canvases
with a few simple techniques
décoration home déco


Some of our artisan boutiques and decorating supplies
MosaïqueD'clic Mosaïc - Wood workshop - Wood art -
Creative supplies - Jewelryand beads - Moryandecoration -
Partners : All about Patchwork - Jeuxmemarre.com Toys for toddlers -


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