DIY And Household Tips: May 2017

YOU'LL NEED:

Stencil

Measuring tape

Pencil

Painter's tape

Stencil brush

Latex paint

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Measure and mark all the places you want to position the stencil. For our design, we repeated the stencil six times to create two vertical rows.

2. Tape the stencil in place using painter's tape.

3. Fill in the stencil using latex paint and stencil brush. For best results, dip and dab, don't sweep brush.

4. Leave the stencil in place while the paint dries (about 10 minutes). Apply a second coat. Let dry.

5. Remove the stencil and repeat steps 3 through 5 until you've created the design you desire.

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YOU'LL NEED:
Trim
Scissors
Lampshade
Hot-glue gun

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Position trim as desired on shade.
2. Cut so that ends overlap ½".
3. Adhere trim to shade with dabs of glue from a hot-glue gun

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DIY Rustic Coffee Table

YOU'LL NEED:
21 logs,
19" tall and 3" to 4" in diameter
Paper-covered wire
(available at garden stores)
Wire cutters
36" glass tabletop

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Stand the logs in a cluster in front of the sofa.
2. Starting about 7" from the top, wrap the cluster tightly with the covered wire, encircling it six times.
3. Repeat approximately 5" from the bottom.
4. Place glass on top.

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How To Make Water Marbles

YOU'LL NEED:

2 tsp. baking soda

Vinegar

Freezer

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make sodium acetate by combining about one teaspoon of baking soda and a few drops of vinegar. Mix these two products by carefully swirling the mixture in the cup. Add one more teaspoon of baking soda and a few more drops of vinegar and repeat the mixing.

2. Set the sodium acetate in the freezer for ten minutes then remove from freezer.

3. Pour a half cup of calcium bicarbonate into the sodium acetate in a taller glass cup. The mixture will bubble up for a few seconds. Wait for the mixture to calm down and mix the combination by moving the glass in the same circular motion.

4. Pour a half cup of iodized salt into the newly formed mixture and mix.

5. Pour the mixture into a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Boil the mixture for seven minutes. Stir the mixture continually.

6. Pour the mixture into a plastic container and let it sit for 15 minutes. The mixture should turn into a gel.

7. Reach your hand in the mixture, grab some of the mixture and pull it out of the container. When the substance is in contact with the air it loses its polar ability and sticks to itself. This causes it to become small solid water spheres.

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