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Use This IKEA Hack to Spruce Up Your Plant Shelfie

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Raise your hand if plants and flowers just make you a happier person - that’s me!! Indoor plants are so important to me because their colors and smell transport me to a magical land - the land where the sun is always beaming and huge banana leaves brush my face. Today we’re focusing on small upgrades to make your plant *shelfie* a tad bit cuter. We used an IKEA table runner to create cute little baskets to go over the plastic plant container. This IKEA hack is so simple, and one table runner will make at least five baskets. Follow the GIF below to create your own :) Materials and Tools: IKEA table runner hot glue gun measuring tape pen fabric scissors Instructions: 1-Measure the circumference and height of your planter. 2-Cut out a rectangle that measures half of the circumference + 1 inch, by the height of the pot     multiplied by 3 inches. 3-With the good sides facing inward, hot glue the open edge closed to create a cylinder. ...
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DIY Pom Pom Pillows

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If you don’t know by now, Lauren and I are obsessed with pom poms. Discovering the almighty pom pom maker when we first started HonestlyWTF a few years ago was an absolute game changer. Pom pom birthday garlands, pom pom gift tags, pom pom luggage tags, pom pom beanies, pom pom bag charms . . . for awhile there wasn’t a single thing protected from our pom pom craze. Except pillows. After recently lusting over a traditional Moroccan blanket, adorned with giant, fluffy pom poms, I was instantly inspired. My new outdoor sofa was in desperate need of some color and fluff and adding them to a handful of pillows, with Hmong and Guatemalan fabrics I had on hand, was a no brainer. You’ll need: a few yards of vintage fabric a few yards of heavy linen a sewing machine a zipper foot a small pom pom maker a few skeins of yarn thread needle pins fabric shears  Start by making your pom poms. The pom pom maker comes in 2 parts, each that sandwich tog...
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DIY God’s Eyes

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by Erica in D.I.Y. Remember those simple little diamond shaped yarn weavings we all made at summer camp with just two popsicle sticks and a some colorful yarn? Who knew that god’s eyes, which originated from Mexico’s Huichol Indians, can be so beautifully complex, incredibly dramatic, and so wonderfully therapeutic? There couldn’t be a better time to share the positive vibes of a protective god’s eye than the holidays – use them as present toppers, hang them as ornaments or simply gift them as is. Inspired by artist Jay Mohler‘s Ojo de Dios mandalas, we’re showing you a more complicated version today – be patient, it’s totally worth the time to learn how to master them. They are impressive and so much fun to make! Trust. You’ll need: 4 6? or 12? wooden dowels yarn scissors ruler hot glue gun  Mark the center of each dowel with a pencil. Place a drop of glue on that center mark and match 2 dowels together so they are perpendicular.  Hold the...
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