DIY dorm

Magnetic organization. To make it cuter purchase metal paint and add a coat of your favorite color! 

(Source: ppptwang)

Love Initials or Monograms? Love Buttons?… Why not put the two together!

NEED:

• Buttons in varying sizes 
• Printed off Initial or Monogram
• Glue

HOW TO:

1. Print off your initial or monogram 
2. Flip the sheet over 
3. Cover the back side of the letter using buttons 
4. Glue down each button 
5. To get a totally finish product, slip into a frame :) 

Most posters,even those purchased through online discount stores, can be very costly. My problem is I can never find just the right picture or once I do, the size I want is way out of my price range. I love clipping out magazine spreads and ad photos, so I decided a quick and cheap fix to my problem would be to make a gigantic collage on my wall. The best thing about it is that I can add as many photos as I want or take them all down and start fresh with my ever changing tastes, without spending a fortune. 

NEED: 

-Magazines that can be cut to shreds 

-Scissors 

-Double-stick tape

-Large empty wall 

HOW TO: 

1. Browse through magazines, ripping out any photo you may want to use
2. Cut around the images 
3. Use double-stick tape to attach them to your walls
4. Add more and arrange until satisfied 

If you are looking for a 21st birthday present that is a little more personal than a bottle of beer here it is personalized labels. They can be used on bottles of beer or on a nice bottle of wine.

NEED:

• Computer program such as indesign or even Word
• printer
• glue stick
• beer or wine bottles
• Scissors

HOW TO:

1. Choose picture of you and the present recipient
2. Create a label- Make up a title of the beer (Mine was Tweetle Ale), Add picture in the middle, thing of a clever name for each bottle (One of mine was Big-Little Brewski)
3. Print Labels
4. Cut out
5. Glue each label to a different bottle

Got a friend who’s turning 21??? Need a super cute present idea that’s fun and easy? Well here you go… the fool-proof SHOT BOOK! It’s a great gift idea that can be made with friends to cut down the cost

SUPPLIES:

• Scrapbook- usually 12×12 or a Binder
• paper
• glue, scissors
• Shot recipes
• FRIENDS!

BOOK:

1. Choose a book that is preferably the book recievers favorite
2. Decorate the outside with fabric, paper, stickers, wooden letter or ribbon
3. Put their name, initals/monogram or nickname
4. Craft it to represent the birthday girl/boy

PAGES:

1. Have each friend chose a cute shot recipe
2. Decorate the page using pictures and stickers that go with the shot theme
3. Dont forget to add the shot recipe and title 
4. You can also leave a spot for a picture of them taking the shot and a place for their signature and date of the shot

Here is a quick, easy and CHEAP way to make curtains, may they be to keep the sun from blazing through your blindless windows, or to sheild your friends from the clutter and clothes that are over taking your closet.

NEED:                                                    

1 twin size sheet- ( walmart has $5.00 ones)

1 sewing machine or needle

thread 

Decorating a dorm on a college budget is always a little tricky, and getting those jail cell walls to look not so… jail cell like is another challenge. These paper pom poms are sure to get your room feeling much homier and add a fun pop of any of your favorite colors.

SUPPLIES

• Tissue Paper (about 20 sheets per puff)
• Metal Wire
• Fishing Wire
• Push-pins

  HOW TO: 

1. Fold tissue paper into accordion folds long-ways

 2. Secure by wrapping metal wire around and twisting the ends together  

3. Fan out each side 

 4. Carefully separate each tissue layer by pulling gently up or down from the center  

5. Use clear fishing wire and push pints to hang at varied lengths for celling  * Hanging in odd numbered groups in most appealing to the eye*