DIY Thursdays: Pretty Paper Cranes

The long weekend is coming up + you can bet we’re looking forward to spending time with our pals doing crafts! Bring this adorable project to the park and get folding after your picnic lunch. Full instructions, here.

DIY Thursdays: Mail Basket

We always find ourselves unsure of where to place all our mail in our apartment. So you can imagine our excitement when we found this cute DIY project to help get those pages off the ground! A perfect fit for your front entrance, this mail basket even has Postman Pat jealous. Full instructions, here.

(Photos via: Design*Sponge)

DIY Thursdays: Practically Perfect Painted Jars

If it isn’t obvious by now, we have a soft spot for pastels + jars, so this DIY pretty much spells Drake General Store. Find out full directions, here.

DIY Thursdays: Painted Chopsticks

These beautiful chopsticks make us jump for spring joy! Pretty in pastels and as simple as 1-2-3; eating homemade sushi will never be the same again. Follow full directions here.

(Photos via: Penelope + Pip)

DIY Thursdays: Your Very Own Industrial Record Holder

If you’re sick of keeping your records in questionably smelling milk crates, then our weekly DIY project is for you. Enter: industrial record holder. Fairly easy to create, this versatile piece looks great in any space and is as stylish as that vinyl copy of David Bowie’s Fashion. Full directions: HERE

(Photos via: A Beautiful Mess)

Interior Design Mondays: Green Thumbs In Your Home

If you’re anything like us, then you’re counting down the days (read: minutes) until spring. Even if you fancy yourself more of a plant appreciator than caretaker, we assure you these simple ideas to bring green into your home are as easy as pine. Check them out in detail HERE.

For plants that you can’t kill, check out our locally-made crochet cacti!

(Photos via: Apartment Therapy)

We Heart DIY Thursdays: Blue Print Extended Luminaries

Even if you’re not a budding or critically-acclaimed architect, you probably have a few blue prints kicking around your apartment. Why not put them to good design use and make these unique paper luminaries? Full instructions: HERE

(Photos via Apartment Therapy)

The DIY Project That Brings A Rainbow Before The Storm Ends!

A wonderful DIY project that hangs perfectly in a child’s bedroom, this DIY project is designed by the beautiful French blog, Lait Fraise. Full directions here.

We Heart DIY Projects!

Feeling creative this Thursday night? Then we think you should make some beautiful lettered paper lanterns! They make a lovely edition to your bedroom and add a unique flare to summer picnics. Courtesy of our friends at Rifle Paper Co., you can find full directions here!

Tired of taking hourly bubble baths to stay cozy in this freezing cold January? To make our internal temperature rise, we love making these charming paper lanterns from fellow fellow. The candle flickering behind the black and white photographs really brings the pieces to life and add an unexpected design flare to your space. DYI directions here!