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Do it yourself, the magic of homemade.

Do it yourself, the magic of homemade.

Do you know the latest decoration trend called the Do it yourself? The concept is simple instead of spending money to buy decorative items, let the magic of homemade work. Make them yourself!

Are you overflowing with energy and imagination? Do you want to quench your thirst for creation?

Let yourself be carried away by your creativity, the time has come to personalize your interior with 100% homemade decorative elements! Discover 3 decoration ideas that are not lacking in originality!

1. Personalized hangers

We all have hangers in our wardrobes, they are practical but not very aesthetic. To make them more attractive, you can use wooden or plastic beads to put directly on the hanger. Ah, aren't they prettier like that?

2. The picture box

Storing your photos in albums or even placing them in frames is far too classic. Recycle your old jam jars to put photos in that's original!

To easily achieve this, measure the size of your photo to check that it fits well in the pot. Roll it up into a roll-like shape and then insert it upside down into the jam jar. Place it upside down and voila!

3. A mug with class

A cup is too often impersonal and lacks fantasy. But now that you have understood the system you know what you have to do. And yes, all you have to do is customize your cups yourself to make them prettier! For this, you will need a pot of paint to draw on the porcelain or a special marker if you find it more practical.

Once you have the necessary equipment, let go and paint whatever you want:mustaches, eyes, a smile, clouds, there are no rules to follow.

Finally, when your creation is finished let it dry and take the time to admire it;-)

If you are an imaginative handyman , you will be able to make dozens of decorations homemade for your interior but also for your children.

Creating while having fun is always more fun when there are several of you, so don't hesitate to invite your friends to take part in creative workshops . Why not Sunday afternoon around a hot chocolate?

Are you a do it yourself fan? What item have you ever made yourself? Express yourself freely in the comments!

Savings Achieved

The very principle of Do it yourself is to recover all the small insignificant things that you don't need for the moment but which will be so precious to you to create original objects.

So don't throw anything away! Recycle beads, ribbons, newspaper, clothespins and many other small items so you don't have to spend your money on decoration stores anymore!