DIY Wall Art - Hide The Unused Switch!

After the dramatic general election, time to adjust my feelings back to normal lol.

Today, i'm gonna tell you one of the easy way to hide an unused switch on the wall! This is because one of the switch for the stair light in my house was broken but i still accidentally go and try using it all the time. So, thought if i hide it with something, i will be able to not acting stupid as well as to decorate that plain boring wall =)

These are the materials i used to create a canvas-like board. Two shallow boxes i got from buying the photo frame, few piece of calender papers/other unused papers, the wood texture wallpaper and a piece of my new painting.

So, first thing is to glue the two rectangular boxes together to create a square canvas. Then, stick the papers onto the boxes to hide the edges and the glued part of the boxes.

This is how it looks like after i glue everything on. Then, if you want to be artistic/too lazy to do the next step, this can go on to the wall already lol.

Next thing i do is turn the box around and measure the length of wallpaper i required using the measurement at the back of the wallpaper. Real easy. The tricky part is the next step, which is to stick on the wallpaper nicely without having bubbles popping up. If you don't have wallpaper, you can also use fabrics, papers anything you like as long as it looks nice!

And here is how it looks like after sticking the wallpaper.

And, the back view. The advantage of using two rectangular boxes is that when you hanging it on the wall, you can literally just put it on. No glue no bluetag no nails. This is because the switch will be able to handle the weight by stucking in the middle of the canvas where the two rectangular boxes is combined.

And, i put on my latest drawing on it and it looks just nice.

The final look. It makes my stairwall looks better and also add bonus points to my painting as well. The most important thing is, i won't press on the switch again!

Hope you guys like this =)

DIY Flower Decor

Hello people! Today is DIY day. Hope this topic can help you to reduce rubbish by recycling the materials to do some art works =)

Saw the egg carton that was prepared to be thrown away and thought i can do something with it for some mini projects.

So i cut out the egg carton into the shape of flowers.  And prepare some colours for the flower and some green papers or fabrics for the background. My plan was to use the toilet roll as the pot to accommodate the flowers.

Colouring can take some time as i need to make sure it is completely dried. I used orange and light blue to create the colour-block effect.

The green background should have enough volume to tuck into the toilet roll which has 1/4 portion being cut out to accommodate the flowers.

I used some wheat-flour modeling dough to decorate the centre of the flower. But you can also use something else, e.g. buttons, or any other creative materials.

Lastly, use blue tag or glue to secure the flower on the green materials in the toilet roll and here goes your DIY flower pot which can be hanged or stuck on the wall. You can also paint the toilet roll to make look more sophisticated.

I decide to put the flower pot on the wall decorating my mini art gallery. It makes the wall look more vibrant and lively. So i'm satisfied with this effect =)

Ps: Today the company i applied for called me! Hopefully i'll get an interview soon and start working asap =) Fingers crossed!

DIY Tree Trunk To-Do List

It's Tuesday! Time for some creative ideas and projects to make your home looks pretty =)

Went to the DIY shop near my place and bought the wallpapers and photo frames to re-decorate my To-Do list on the wall. Has been thinking about it for quite some time but always didn't get the chance to do it.

The original plan for the wallpaper is actually to do like a nice wall art with black vinyl (contact) paper, but the plan was aborted when the sales assistant told me they have no BLACK wallpaper. Oh well, i guess it makes sense haha, don't think the sales will be good if they selling emo style wallpaper lol. Anyway, i buried myself in the stacks of wallpapers to find something plain and dark as i don't think over-complicated wallpaper is easy to use. At last, i made up my mind and bought a dark wood-like wallpaper. Thought i could maybe cut out a tree and stick on the wall lol.

Soon after i picked up the wallpaper, i went to the photo frame section and look for something green and light. Green is because i want to make it looks like leaves. Light is because heavy frame will not able to stick to the wall with bluetag. Had to use bluetag cos everything i do has to be reversible so that if i have a better idea i can change whenever i like =) clever? HAHA

So these are the stuff that i bought. Spent quite some time to think about what i can do with these and wonder if the wall art can still be done. However, the final decision was to do the To-Do list instead of messing with my art gallery (Talked about it last week, please find the post under the label DIY and WALL ART).

A Tree Concept To-Do list it is! The skill-required step is to measure and stick the wallpaper on the wall. It really helps if you use a long ruler or something to help u flatten up the wallpaper during the sticking process so that no air bubble is trapped between the wall and wallpaper.

Didn't stick the whole wall because it will be too much. Don't need such a huge tree trunk anyway haha.

Next step is to work with the photo frame. Because i am going to write on the glass so the background should not be too complicated. I used my old painting and cut them into the size of the photo frame and use it as the background. Final step is to stick the photo frame onto the wall with bluetag. If you don't mind getting a hole on your wall, using picture hooks can be easier. However, you will not be able to change the layouts in the future as the holes will be permanently there. Trust me, reversible wall art is a better choice if you like trying new stuffs.

The photo frame is stuck in a way that 1/5 or 1/4 of the frame is outside the wallpaper area. This makes it look more natural as a leaf also makes the to-do list area not too dull. Imagine if you keep everything in the border, they will look neat but SAD. Think and stick outside the border!

This is how it looks like after getting all frames up.

After a little decorations, the wall came alive! The slogan "So what do YOU wanna do?" is cut out from my previous Phineas & Ferb wall calender haha. And ya, it's not perfect, because it only consist of Monday to Thursday. The main reason is that the whole corner is not tall enough to put another frame for Friday so i omitted it. But hey, Friday should be a happy day! So i guess i'll just leave it that way =) I could use post-it note to make a list for Friday i guess haha.

So, does it remind u of a tree trunk? I hope yes haha. Anyway, i'm glad that my wall is now full with colour and makes me feel happier =) Glad that i transformed my room into a creative corner!

DIY Art Gallery @ Home

Had been thinking to redecorate the wall in my room for quite some time and finally i did it =)

It is surprisingly easy but it's not entirely completed yet. Anyway, the materials i used including toilet rolls, colour papers and 3 artwork i painted recently.

So first is to cut the toilet roll. I've divided one roll into 4 parts. It is not necessary to actually measure and make sure they are in equal proportion. Then i glue them onto the colour papers. I chose 4 colours which are pink, orange, blue and green. Find it more interesting to do with wide range of colour to make the colour block effect.

 Then is to choose the colour you want for the toilet roll. Ideally white would be perfect but because i dun wanna waste my white paint so i chose to mix dark brown and black to create a modern wooden feel.

For the first try, i glue the toilet roll onto the colour paper and cut out the shape before i paint them. However, after trying different approach, i find it easier to actually paint the toilet roll first before get them glued to the base.

If you don't want to get your hands dirty, you can paint the outer layer/ inner layer first, and wait for it to dry before u apply the other side. It consumes more time but your hands will be cleaner haha.

This would be how it looks when the work is finished. By the way, that's my new nail art! =)

Then, i use blue tag to stick my painting to the wall before sticking the toilet roll art to the wall.

This is one of the art piece i drew and the toilet rolls there to sort of secure the painting. Another plus bonus is that the toilet roll can be used as a mini compartment to put some light-weighed ornaments.

The full wall looks like this =)

Some people will use shoe boxes to decorate the wall and put some light-weighed ornaments inside.

My next target is to get some vinyl contact paper or chalkboard contact paper and stick a tree or something on the wall =)