Name: Elizabeth Tulipana, founder of Anticipation Events + Bad Loo Loo Location: Bucktown; Chicago, Illinois Size: 1,000 square feet Years lived in: 2 years; Rented Putting together a space that functions as both a home and base for her event planning business and Etsy shop came naturally to Elizabeth. A lover of all things vibrant and patterned, her spacious one bedroom apartment reflects her dynamic spirit and boundless creativity.

Here are 32 DIY creative ideas just for you. These ideas can be useful and fun all at the same. From crafts to the kids room to the backyard to gardening

This is one of the new bird nests I made. I put it in a frame with an old music page as the back ground. I love this frame color!! (Mixed it and figured it out as there were no colors exactly like i wanted.) Question: I can't decide whether to put something in the space at the upper right of the picture. Maybe some buttons, or ?. It just seems a little empty, but then I'm not a 'fill every inch of space" person either. Oh, Oh! I know! How about a little piece of jewelry??? Worked well on my cones. This is the back of my latest bird nest box. (remember the lavender jewelry box in my finds acouple of weeks agao? This is it.) I made it like the one I had in the giveaway on this blog a couple of weeks ago. I loved it so much, I decided to make another one, and put it in the store. Not sure why i don't just keep it. Want someone else to be able to enjoy the labor of love i guess. =0)) This is the front of the box. Oh rats! I cut off it's bottom. Well, you can kind of see the bottom of the box in the pic before this. I loved how it was scrolly across the bottom. I could not find the right medallion for the front of the box, so I used a piece of white trim. I glued it on, then scruffed brown over it with a stencil brush, then gold. Then I dry brushed some gold here and there on the box, and even a bit on the eggs, to pull it all together. You know, you just have to play with things until it is what you want. (thought about making it a darker color, but this is what i decided on.) I am having so much fun with all my bird nests, and love using an old sweater i found and tore apart, and the cheese cloth, to trim them up, and fill their nests. If anyone wants to know more detail about how I do all this I am glad to share. Just let me know. I will have more pics tomorrow, or Monday, of the newest unique piece I did. I love putting the nests in unusual pieces, where people would not expect to see them. (you know, those birds will just a build a nest anywhere!!). =0) Many thanks to Dawn at the feathered nest, for sharing all the wonderful ideas. I love the music paper as backgrounds. (I have another project coming up using it too.) And, Thanks to Diane at Diane Knott's Musings, for all her help and encouragement every day. These ladies both do the most beautiful work. Please drop by and see them. OK, it's just past midnight. My other blog giveaway is officially closed. I will have my granddaughters pick 2 numbers when they come for lunch tomorrow. Blessings, Barbara Jean

Well as promised here is all 4 of the configuration boxes. Let me tell you they are so much fun to make!!! You can find them at Scrapbook...

Walnut Shell Diorama made from scratch with cottage core miniature living room and bedroom. Hand sculpted furniture out of wood and paper. The tiny painting is made out of wood and hand painted. The bed frame, mattress and pillows are made individually and hand painted and then put together.

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I decided on a few alterations of my bed plan. The benefit was that I could use (with only slight altertions) the same parts I had already ...

We first add a hand aged page from a famous boy wizards adventures, then moss and greenery are added, finally a sparkly firefly is perfectly placed to create a unique and whimsical piece. Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 1

Like I said the other day, I had one more project to show you. And here it is. A cute little mini album made from one sheet of paper. I've made a similar album before, but the pages were smaller....

Many things going on in the house today. I say "house" because I pretty much have a project going on in every room! Currently, the kitchen...

I hoard magazines. I cannot bear to throw them away even if I know I will never take the time to look at them again. Here’s a way to use those magazines I feel too guilty to throw away and cr…

Build a plant terrarium from picture frames.