Thursday, April 16, 2009

Crafts and Home Accessories

By Mara Hernandez-Capili

Going to craft fairs can leave us with a lot of items to look at and consider buying. Some people shop at craft fairs in order to look fro items to give away as presents, while some look for interesting curios to decorate their homes with.

What I will teach you now are different crafts that can be excellent accessories for your home. Candles can be bought at craft fairs and are instant dcor boosters for your homes. They come in different colors, sizes and shapes. Candles are popular accessories as they provide instant boost of dcor in any spaces. Candles are suitable to place on top of your living room coffee table, as a dining table accessory (placed on top of a table runner), or as a bathroom dcor.

Floral pillow cases from flea markets are also excellent pieces to beautify and decorate your home. Flea market finds are generally cheap because they are either second hand goods being sold by their previous owners or bargain items from shops. You can also dress up your bedroom in spring style by using floral bed sheets and comforters. Try it with matching floral area rugs also purchase from craft shows.

Quilts can also provide your home with a quick dose of design statement. Quilts can be purchased at craft fairs or craft shows which are mostly done through manual stitching by the sellers. Here is interesting information about quilt: it is also used to document history or a special occasion in ones family. Patches are designed by symbolizing these special events. Quilts of this purpose are usually left hanging on a wall to give it proper recognition.

Frames are also cheap alternatives to decorate your home. Crafters earn by making charming hand made frames and sell them at craft fairs. You too can make your own low-budget but elegant picture frame. Just cut up a nice image from a used newspaper (Such as landscapes, birds) and paste it onto a thick card stock. Make sure that the card stock is one or two shades darker than your image to be able to provide a good sense of depth. Finish it by placing in a cheap picture frame.

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