PLANTS - A Shiny Day

20 Jan

CRAFTS, DECOR, ECOLOGY, PLANTS, REVAMP, UPCYCLE

How to decorate a plastic flower pot using a cotton rope

20/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
DIY, rope, διακόσμηση, φτιάξτο μόνος σου, φυτά
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There's an easy way to turn a boring plastic flower pot into a beautiful home pot using a cotton rope! I'm sure you know all about the love I have for plants by now, and you certainly know that I take care of a lot, here at home. Many plants mean many transplants and many transplants mean many plastic pots. When it comes to plants and home decor, I'm always looking for a beautiful pot, a clay pot, a knitted basket in which I can put the plants. At some point, I exhausted all of my options. Concrete pot, clay pot,...

13 Jan

CRAFTS, PLANTS, STYLE

T-shirt printed with real flowers

15/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
cotton, DIY, flower print, δημιουργίες, δωρο, λουλούδια, ύφασμα, φτιάξτο μόνος σου, χρώμα
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Just like everything I try to create and it succeeds, the first time I tried to print real flowers on fabric, I was thrilled! I tried all almost everything you can print flowers to and one of the items is a boring white T-shirt! The backstory : A few months ago, I shared with you how you can print flowers on fabric. It's true! You can decorate any cotton fabric with all the wonderful pigments that real flowers produce! You can read the technique in detail here. The flowers and leaves of plants can give us wonderful pigments to decorate...

13 Jan

CRAFTS, DECOR, PLANTS

Frames with dried flowers

After learning how to dry flowers, let's see what we can do with them! In this article, previously shared on A Shiny Day, I share my secrets on how you can decorate a wall of your house with framed dried flowers. Spring is here, as colorful as always, and I look forward to sharing with you all the wonderful ideas I have prepared for a spring full of flowers. Full of crafts that showcase and praise nature. For this easy craft, you will need : Double glass metal frames. These frames are quite hard to find especially in Greece. However I...

13 Jan

CRAFTS, PLANTS, TIPS

How to dry flowers

13/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
dried flowers, environment, spring, λουλούδια
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In this article I share with you one of my favorite pastimes! I will show you how easy it is to dry flowers at home. I love to pick flowers and dry them in my special press or in a thick book. I may be from another era, but I consider this #slowliving relaxing activity is truly magical. Isn't it somewhat poetic that we can extend the life of flowers by drying them? Once you put them in the press or the book, you need to completely forget about them for a few days and then come back to see how...

11 Jan

LIFESTYLE, NUTRITION, PLANTS

Vegan carob pancakes with edible flowers

My special tribute to spring and its wonderful flowers continues with delicious vegan carob pancakes with edible flowers! The backstory : As you may have already seen in other articles, I love making healthy pancakes and I always like trying something different. This time, I tried to make them using a little carob flour. The result was very pleasing, both in taste and visually! This idea is the perfect way to brighten your mood on a hazy morning or to surprise someone you love! These pancakes : Are vegan : do not contain dairy, eggs, honey Have minimal gluten: For this recipe, I...

05 Jan

CRAFTS, DECOR, PLANTS, REVAMP

How to paint a ceramic pot

15/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
DIY, διακόσμηση, οικολογικά χρώματα, φυτά
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There are 300 reasons that I suggest you paint a plain, boring ceramic pot and 2000 ways to do it. In this article, I share with you an easy wayto decorate with pastel geometric shapes one or two small ceramic pots. You should try this because... Painting is relaxing You had those plain pots lying around and you wanted to give them some flavor You always want to add your signature as an artist to everything within a miles radius it's a great gift idea You don't really need a reason. Just for the hell of it! There are no...

30 Aug

CRAFTS, KIDS, LIFESTYLE, PLANTS

Flower Pounding: Printing fabric with real flowers

Today I will be sharing with you a cute & easy as abc construction that you can either gift to someone or just for funsies! Before we begin, I would like to express my immense joy that A Shiny Day is finally live! Yay! I’m even more delighted that A Shiny Day has been inspiring and illuminating your day, as well as mine! I’M SO HAPPY I WANNA SCREAM! AAAAAHH! No exaggeration here. And before I start crying, let’s get started! This is a relatively effortless and cheap gift idea, or even a gorgeous decoration for your house! It might as...

24 Aug

CRAFTS, DECOR, LIFESTYLE, PLANTS

Mid-Century Ανθοστήλη

Γεια σου! Με αυτήν την πολύ εύκολη κατασκευή είμαι πολύ ενθουσιασμένη! Αρχικά γιατί είναι πολύ εύκολη & οικονομική, & δεύτερον γιατί λατρεύω τη Mid-Century αισθητική, ειδικά στη διακόσμηση! Κι είμαι σίγουρη ότι αυτήν την ανθοστήλη θα τη λατρέψεις & εσύ! Θα χρειαστείς μόνο δύο υλικά, θα σου κοστίσει κάτι λιγότερο από 8 € & θα σου πάρει λιγότερο από 30 λεπτά. Τι περιμένεις; Κράτα σημειώσεις! Τα υλικά που θα χρειαστείς : 1. Έναν μεταλλικό κάδο. Θα βρεις σε οποιοδήποτε κατάστημα με είδη γραφείου ή διακόσμησης. Το συγκεκριμένο το βρήκα σε γνωστό μαγαζί που το όνομά του σημαίνει τίγρης (!). 2. Ξύλινη στρογγυλή επιφάνεια κοπής ή επιφάνεια...

20 Jul

CRAFTS, DECOR, LIFESTYLE, PLANTS

Κρεμαστό Macrame για Γλάστρες

...ή αλλιώς : Βαμβακερή θήκη από σχοινί για να κρεμάσεις τη γλάστρα σου! Ή αλλιώς... Macrame Plant Hanger! Λατρεύω να κρεμάω διάφορες γλάστρες σε ψηλά σημεία! Αμέσως παίρνουν χρώμα διάφορες γωνίες του σπιτιού ή της βεράντας που τα έχουμε συνήθως...ξεχασμένα! Και υπάρχουν πολλοί τρόποι να κρεμάσουμε ψηλά μία γλάστρα φτιάχνοντας ένα μακραμέ από βαμβακερό σχοινί. Σε αυτό το άρθρο θα δούμε τον πιο εύκολο τρόπο! Τι θα χρειαστούμε : 1. Βαμβακερό σπάγκο 2. Ένα ψαλίδι 3. Ένα μέτρο 4. Ένα κασπό Πώς θα το φτιάξουμε : Κόβουμε 10 σειρές σπάγκου μήκους ενός μέτρου (1 μ.) Κάνουμε έναν γερό κόμπο περίπου 5 εκ. από την άκρη των...