Headband Holder DIY

The number of times that I've heard "treat your jewelry as though it were art" is so large that I don't even want to try to figure out what it is. I do, however, truly believe this. I love finding new ways to store and display jewelry. This time, I was searching for a way to display my headbands. Many may not consider headbands to be jewelry, but I think that they can really enhance an outfit and work as jewelry. And this is the perfect way to store that jewelry.

Guess what is the perfect container to use? An oatmeal cylinder. It fits headbands very nicely and is not hard to come across. You'll also needs magazines (I don't think I used all of these, my favorite magazines to use are Vogue and Instyle whenever searching for fashion images), mod podge, a foam paint brush, and 4 different sized cardboard squares, 1", 2", 3", and 4" squares are the sizes that I used.

I went through some of the magazines and picked out black and white images that I like. I chose to use only black and white so that it fit better with my decor, but you can use any colors or all the colors you like! Then on that image, pick out your favorite square and the size of the square.

Trace on the square using a sharpie. Then cut out the square and repeat.

I cut out quite a few squares just because there were so many good images! I ended up using about thirty of them so feel free to cut out as you plan out where they will go on the cylinder.

Using the dimensions of your container, mine was 16" by 9", lay out your images and plan where they will go.

Then using the mod podge, paste the images onto your cylinder. TIP: Put your image on from one side and smooth and you put it down, don't put the whole thing down at once or else you will get wrinkles. Also, I started all around the top and then moved down layer by layer. Don't worry if they over lap, just as long as the lines are straight and you can't see the background.

Then put another layer of mod podge on top of those images. In case if you have never used mod podge before, it dries clear don't worry. I ended up using three coats just so that it was completely smooth.

And you're finished!

The headbands that fit best on it are those that are not elastic at all. However any that are elastic and go completely around your head, I used a clip on the back to hold them in place seeing as they are larger than the cylinder.

Lamp Shade Restyle

This lamp has been in my sister's room for as long as I can remember. She recently redecorated and loved the base of the lamp, however the shade did not quite fit the new style (to say the least). For many months, we shopped around for a new shade, yet we were unable to find the right top. She needed one that just hooked onto the bulb but every one we found had to screw onto the lamp under the bulb. So finally, she decided she would just try to restyle to old one.

For supplies all that you'll need is a lampshade (obviously), a hot glue gun and glue sticks, scissors, and ribbon, we needed two rolls of ribbon. We also used relatively thick ribbon and I would recommend using thick ribbon but that's not to say you can use smaller ribbon, it just would be a bit more tedious.

1. For the first step, begin by measuring a piece of ribbon that is a couple inches longer than your lamp, and cut. 2. Then glue down the top of the ribbon on the inside of the lamp shade.

3. On the other side of the lampshade, glue the bottom of the ribbon. Don't use any glue on the outside of the lampshade because it will show through when the lamp is on because the ribbon is not very thick and can sometimes be transparent. 4. Then glue a second ribbon three fourths of the way on the previous ribbon at the top, however at the bottom, do not overlap, lay next to each other so that you can't see any of the lampshade. You'll need to do this because the top is smaller than the bottom and without this step, there will be gaps in the ribbon.

5. Continue around the lampshade.

Ta-da! You now have a "new-looking" lampshade.

If you lamp needs a little more help that just a new lampshade, I always suggest just spray painting the base white because everyone knows everything looks better in white :)