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Everyday Crafts with Evette

Everyday Crafts with Evette
Everyday Crafts with Evette

Evette Rios is back with some great ways to turn the old into something new and funky. Get the step-by-step instructions below, and check out the gallery to the right for the finished products!

WINE CRATE OTTOMAN

What You'll Need:

• Staple gun with staples
• Cordless drill with Phillips head bit
• Scissors
• 2 wooden wine crates of equal size (if you don't have them, ask for them at your local wine store)
• 12 screws for use in wood
• 4 locking casters
• 2 leather belts with metal buckles
• Large kitchen dish towel with a cool pattern
• Dark 1-inch ribbon in a complementary color to the dish towel
• Stuffing or batting used for upholstery
• Large kitchen dish towel with a cool pattern
• 2 sets of hinges

Step-By-Step Instructions:

• Attach the casters to the 4 corners of the bottom of one of the wine crates

• Stack the other wine crate on top of the other with the open side down

• Screw the hinges into the back of each of the crates so that the crates can hinge open and closed

• Cut both of the leather belts in half

• Staple the belts onto the top and bottom of the ottoman; make sure that you staple the side with the buckle to the top of the ottoman

• Wrap batting over the top of the ottoman; staple around to keep the batting in place

• Stretch the kitchen dish towel over the batting and then staple around

• Wrap the ribbon over the edge of the kitchen towel to conceal the staples and staple it on every 4-6 inches to keep the ribbon in place

• Now store some stuff in your ottoman and put your feet up!

COOKIE CUTTER MOBILE

What You'll Need:

• Scissors
• Needle-nosed pliers
• Wire cutters
• 6 aluminum cookie cutters
• Nylon fishing line
• Decorative beads
• Ribbon
• 3 wire hangers
• Elmer's-type wood glue

Step-By-Step Instructions:

• Cut the long portion of the hanger off using your wire cutters

• Using your needle-nosed pliers, twist a loop into the center of the straight length of wire; make sure that your loop is centered so your mobile is balanced and repeat for all three lengths of wire hanger

• Using your needle nosed pliers twist little loops into the two ends of each of the three lengths of wire hanger

• Use ribbon and glue to decorate each of the cookie cutters however you'd like

• Using the nylon fishing line, tie on a cookie cutter. Repeat this for all six cookie cutters

• Add a few beads to each length of fishing line

• Use a simple slip knot to attach the cookie cutters until you are sure that both sides are balanced. Add more beads to each side until both sides are perfectly balanced.

• Use fishing line to connect each of the layers of wire hanger to one another

• Hang up your mobile and enjoy!

CUTLERY CHANDELIER

What You'll Need:

• 24 pieces of assorted silver flatware
• 1 16-inch aluminum pie/quiche pan with removable bottom
• 1 12-inch aluminum pie/quiche pan with removable bottom
• 14 inches of aluminum or stainless steel chain
• Cordless drill with 1/4-inch metal bit
• 40 stainless steel or aluminum "S" hooks
• Sharpie Marker
• Wood block to give you stability as you are drilling
• Ready-made clear colored lamp socket with plug attached
• 1 clear 75-watt bulb
• Thin aluminum wire
• Needle-nosed pliers

Step-By-Step Instructions:

• Remove the bottoms of each of the pie/quiche pans

• Using a permanent marker, mark 3 holes, equal distance apart on the bottom of the 16-inch pie pan

• Using a permanent marker, mark on the side walls of the 16-inch pie pan

• Using a permanent marker, mark 4 holes equal distance apart on the bottom of the 12-inch pie pan

• Mark holes at 1 1/2-inch intervals around the side walls of both the 16-inch and 12-inch pie pan

• Using your cordless drill, drill through the marks to create all of your holes on both of the pie pans; you will need to brace the pans against a wood block while you drill

• Attach your "S" hooks to each of the 3 holes on the bottom of the 16-inch pie pan

• Cut 3 14-inch lengths of chain (use your pliers to open a link to create equal lengths of chain)

• Hook each of the lengths of chain on to each of the 3 "S" hooks

• Using your needle-nosed pliers, pinch each of the three "S" hooks closed

• Bring the 3 8-inch lengths of chain together and attach an "S" hook to create the fixture's canopy

• Attach "S" hooks to each of the 4 holes on the bottom of the 12-inch pie pan

• Attach "S" hooks to each of the 4 holes on the sides of the 16-inch pie pan

• Cut 4 8-inch lengths of chain

• Attach each of your 4 8-inch lengths of chain to the "S" hooks in both the 12-inch and 16-inch pie pan

• Hook your "S" hooks onto each of the holes that you made 1 1/2 inches apart from one another

• Drill holes into each of the handles of your pieces of silverware; try to make sure that you make the hole as close the edge as possible so that the "S" hook will not be difficult to loop through

• Hook on an "S" hook to each of the pieces of silverware, use your pliers to tighten up each hook so the silverware doesn't slip out

• Hook your lamp up somewhere so that you can work around it easily

• Hook each piece of silverware into the holes that you already made -- you can hang the silverware either in or out. On the show I hung them out, but it is totally your preference

• Drop the lamp socket into the fixture and hook the cord through the top "S" hook on the lamp

• Attach a length of chain to the top S hook. You can cut this chain as long as you'd like -- this is the length of the drop of the fixture.

• Using short lengths of aluminum wire, tie the cord onto the length of chain to conceal the cord

• Hang up your fixture to a hook in your ceiling. Make sure that this hook is nice and sturdy since your finished fixture will be relatively heavy

• Plug in your chandelier and enjoy!

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