Transferring Photos to Wood!

Like the lamp, I did this DIY some time back which means I don't have to many photos of it in the process of being made. I still found this to be super cool and wanted to share it with you!

Materials you'll need:

1. A smooth piece of wood

2. A color printer

3. Mod podge (matte or glossy)

4. Foam brush

5. Scissors

6. Project area

How to Do it!

Step 1: Gather your materials! ♥

Step 2: Print an cut out your photo on normal printer paper. Make sure the picture is flipped (right side on left and vice versa).

Step 3: Brush on a generous coat of mod podge on where you want the picture to be.

Step 4: Flip the photo onto the wood ink side down and press it in. Flatten out any bubbles and lumps with a credit card or student id (anything accessible with a flat smooth hard surface.

Step 5: Apply another layer of mod podge over the photo and let it dry over night.

Step 6: With a minorly damp cloth, rub away the excess paper leaving you with a beautiful photo transfered onto a piece of wood.
Love you all ♡ Hope it worked for you!

A peek into my life!

My life is pretty simple. Haha I'm just kidding! Everything is all over the place! But somehow I keep doing my thing and it kinda works out.
Lets start out with the basics.
I'm a human. My race is female. My hair color is the color of my hair color. My gender is the same as my own.
But in all seriousness, I'm an 8th grader girl just doing my thing. I like power tools, computers, video games (although I am not really skilled), crafts, blowing things up, melting things and petting cats.
In a day of my life its pretty crazy. One thing is, I'm never in the same house. If you know me personally, then you know how much I dislike it. It is one of my biggest nuisances. I'll wake up in one parents house, go to a different family member's house after school, get picked up from that house by someone, and then get dropped off at a different person's house. (My Tuesday schedule)
Inspirations? -my dad
He has inspired me and taught me to do so many things that I now love. Computers, cat petting, video games, tools, melting things, and blowing stuff up; all of which I picked up from my dad.
If I had to describe myself in one word, it would be: a purple box with a blue lock.

Things I'm excited for:
NO MAN'S SKY
Graduation
Virtual reality
Robocops
I don't have an incredibly interesting life, but now you know about every detail of my life!
Love you all ♡

Modern-Vintage Lamp

I did this DIY some time back but decided to still share it with you. Sadly I have no photos of it while being made but I hope that you to still get some inspiration out of it! I got my lamp at my local thrift store a long time back for $5. It just wasn't adding anything to my room.

Materials you'll need:

1. An old lamp that has a wood or porcelain stand with an old but pretty design (I do not own this photo, Credits: Ebay Seller

2. White spray paint

3. Paper

4. Pencil or printer

5. Tape or other temporary attachment material

6. Scissors
7. Well ventilated area where you can spray paint

How to Do it!

Step 1: Gather your materials! ♥

Step 2: Make sure that the lamp is fully functional.
Step 3:  Remove the lampshade and bulb. Set those aside.

Step 4: Wipe down the lamp stand with a damp piece of cloth or paper towel. Dry it.

Step 5: Get your paper and either draw a shape (heart in my case) or print it. Then cut it out.

Step 6: Stick the shape to the area of design you would like to keep.

Step 7: Shake your spray can and start painting. You may have to hold down the shape along the edge when you get close to it. Make sure you evenly cover the entire lamp stand.
Step 8: Let it air dry outside. Take off the shape, put the bulb and shade back on. Plug it in, and there you have it! Your own modern yet vintage lamp! Hope you get the chance to try out this super fun and easy DIY!

Pinterest DIY #8

Original pin: http://www.instructables.com/id/CD-Art/

CD art! Finally something that seems easy enough to attempt. I was browsing through Pinterest when I stumbled upon (and tripped over) a CD art pin. It looked way too good to be true but for you, I gave it a try. I already had some CDS lying around so I
took up the chance to have a go at it.

Materials you'll need:

1. A CD you do not plan on using again for its intended use

2. Black acrylic paint

3. Paint brush

4. Sharp tool (toothpick, skewer, etc.)

5. Pencil

6. Design

How to Do it!

Step 1: I bet you can guess by now. Gather your materials!

Step 2: Start with painting your shiny side of the CD with the black paint.

The amount of coverage you would like (covering inner ring, sides of the CD, pre-design).

Step 3: Let the paint dry (watching it is optional). I let it dry overnight in my garage since it rained during the night.
Step 4: I searched through my cabinets for toothpicks but couldn't find a single one. Even my dishwasher didn't seem to contain one. My last resort was a meat skewer. To my luck, I found a plethora of skewers.

Step 5: Next I picked out a design. Since I am not the slightest bit creative, I copied one of the original poster's designs with slight variations. After understanding what I wanted to carve out, I drew the design onto the dry acrylic paint in pencil.

Step 6: The calm and soothing part of this DIY is carving the design out. Using slight pressure on a pointed tip and dragging the point along the design seemed to work best. Periodically wiping off the tip of the tool you are using, and the painted part of the CD ensures you don't miss any spot or press too hard resulting in a deep scratch in the CD (which you do not want.)

Step 7: After carefully etching your pattern or desired design into the CD, blow off any remaining "acrylic dust" off with a high powered air compressor.

Oh? Do you not have access to that? Silly me; I don't either though, so I used a wet paper towel.

At this point I wish I had a high powered air compressor. Apparently acrylic paint comes straight off of CDs when any moisture is introduced. But frivolous me decided, "A water soluble paint wouldn't come off such a smooth surface with water and hard scrubbing." So... I redid it. Just for you! I redid the whole process for you! 

Step 8: Wipe off the finished product with a DRY paper towel and correct any imperfections left. 
Step 9: Put it somewhere! Hang it in your dining room, or possibly a museum!