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Rustic Home Decor Crafts For Your Living Room
October 8, 2011 | 
Author Creating rustic home décor crafts for your living room can be easy and fun. Rustic home décor looks are very popular right now, and this style can be emulated inexpensively with these crafts. This article will provide you with detailed supply lists and thorough instructions for completing rustic home décor crafts for your living room.
Candle Centerpiece
Natural themed centerpieces that incorporate candles are an excellent way to add rustic charm to your home décor. For this craft you will need twigs, raffia, printing shears, hot glue, hot glue sticks, and candles. Choosing candles for this craft is fun because you can use a variety of candles in different sizes, diameters, and lengths. Pillar candles, candlesticks, and votives add a nice variety to this home décor craft.
Start this craft by gathering all of the candles together. Then tie them into a large bunch using the raffia. Tie it tightly to prevent them from slipping. You can also tie it along the length of the group a few times. Then cut three strands of raffia or twine and braid them into a long rope. Lay the braid flat on the table.
Start about 5 inches in from the end of the braid and glue a stick across to it make a + sign. Continue gluing sticks until a long stick mat has formed. When the mat is long enough to wrap around the candles you can stop adding twigs. Remember to clip the ends of the twigs with the pruning shears to make a straight edge along the bottom of the mat. When the twigs are all securely in place wrap the mat around the candles and tie the raffia in a bow. This rustic centerpiece is a unique addition to your living room décor.
Leaf Print Wall Art
Another fun rustic themed home décor craft is leaf print wall art. For this simple craft all you will need is a brown paper bag, various leaves, an ink pad in natural colors, scissors, and a frame. Start by cutting the brown paper bag into a sheet that fits well inside the picture frame.
Then use the leaves and ink pad to make prints on the paper. Simply press the leaves onto the ink pad and gently remove them. Lay them on the place you would like to make the print and rub lightly over the entire surface of the leaf. When the first prints have dried, you can make overlapping prints in different colors for a fun effect.
These rustic home décor crafts will make a lovely addition to any home. Rustic themed home décor is a wonderful way to change the atmosphere of your living room. So try these home décor crafts today.
Written by SarahGanly
Freelance writer and artist
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Inexpensive Home Decor Crafts For Summer
You can make home décor crafts for summer easily and inexpensively. Summer can be a tough season to choose home décor for, but these crafts are perfect for summer. This article will provide you with detailed instructions on creating a bandana centerpiece, umbrella garland, and a shell wreath.
Bandana Centerpiece
For this home décor craft you will need 2 inexpensive summer colored bandannas, a large glass jar, a ribbon, scissors, pebbles, marbles, or beads, and 3 taper candles. Star by cleaning out the jar and drying it off.
Then place the bandannas one on top of the other. Overlap the bandannas so the corners do not rest on top of each other. The bandannas will look like a star. Then place the jar in the center of the bandannas. Pull the ends up and around the jar. Tie the ribbon around the bandannas in a knot. You may want to use a rubber band around the lip of the jar to hold the bandannas in place while you cut and tie the ribbon into a bow.
Place the candles in the jar and fill it with pebbles to hold them in place. This inexpensive hoem décor craft is perfect for summer.
Umbrella Garland
Another inexpensive home décor craft for summer is an umbrella garland. For this summer craft you will need a box of cocktail umbrellas, scissors, and ribbon. Glue can be used to help keep the umbrellas in place as well. To add more detail to this summer home décor craft add flowers in between the umbrellas by gluing the flower buds directly to the ribbon.
Simply cut a piece of ribbon a few inches longer than you would like your garland to be. Then lay your ribbon out flat. Add the festive summer umbrellas to the ribbon by tying the ribbon in a knot around the handle of the umbrella. Open the umbrellas if you like before they are tied to the ribbon. This craft is quick and easy and can be a great addition to your summer home décor.
Nature Wreath
A simple and summer themed home décor decoration that can be made inexpensively is a shell wreath. For this summer craft you will need shells, moss, stones, twigs, a hot glue gun, hot glue sticks, a foam wreath, and any other fun nature items such as dried flowers, leaves, and acorns. It is also helpful to place newspaper on the work surface beforehand.
Start by gathering your materials. Place them on the work surface along with the wreath. Start decorating the summer wreath by using the bigger items. Add glue to them and push them into the foam. Remember to evenly disperse the bigger items. When they are all in place go back around the wreath filling in the sections with the smaller items. When the glue has cooled you can hang your summer wreath with the rest of your inexpensive home décor crafts.
These inexpensive summer home décor crafts can be made quickly and easily. So try them this summer!
Written by SarahGanly
Freelance writer and artist