Design on a dime: dorm edition

Madi McEver, Campus Carrier Entertainment Editor

Have you been waiting to find the perfect accessory to set your dorm room apart from the rest?  Well, you can stop searching because your solution is here!  Scroll to the bottom of the page for more DIY dorm designs.


Mason Jar Lamp

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Supplies:

  • Smooth-sided jar
  • Decorative craft tape/ “Washi” tape (found in the paper crafts section of your local arts and crafts store)
  • Electric Tea Light
  • Ribbon

Instructions:

  • Wrap jar with tape in pattern of your choice
  • Put electric tea light in the jar
  • Embellish with ribbon as desired

 

  


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Supplies:

  • Picture frame with glass front
  • Notebook Paper
  • Ribbon (optional)

Instructions:

  • Remove any matting or inserts from picture frame
  • Cut notebook paper to size of frame, and put in frame behind glass
  • Decorate as desired with ribbon or paint
 
 
 
 
 
 

“Home is where the heart is” String Art

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Supplies:

  • 1- 12×12 sheet of wood
  • Paint
  • Hammer and nails
  • Ball of Twine

Instructions:

  • Paint wood desired color, and let dry completely
  • Trace shape onto the top of the wood
  • Tap in nails 1-2 cm. apart around outline. Be sure to leave about an inch sticking out!
  • Hammer nails in the shape of a heart in the location of your home.
  • Run string back and forth from the heart to the outline of the state, and tie off at the end.
 
 

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