To account for mistakes, always buy spare corner bead ($7, The Home Depot). That will give you some backup material in case a strip gets bent or if a miter is miscut. Mudding beads is also relatively easy because you have the corner to guide one edge of your knife as you spread the compound. Avoid excessive pressure because that will curve the blade of your knife, resulting in an underfilled concave corner....
Get creative with a bright cord color or choose a neutral to let the plant take center stage. For a large statement, hang three planters in the same corner at different heights for a full display. Follow the steps below to learn how to make a DIY macramé plant hanger and safely mount it from your ceiling. How to Make a Macramé Plant Hanger We used a 6-inch-tall pot for our macramé hanger, but you can customize the overall size to fit your planter of choice....
How to Make a Wooden Kinara Supplies Needed 1-inch diameter wooden dowelClamping miter box with sawBlack, yellow, red, and green craft paintScrap woodPainters tapeDrill and small drill bitHot glue gun Yellow and orange cardstockThin jewelry wire Step-by-Step Directions Head to the hardware store to make this simple Kwanzaa decoration. With just a few pieces of wood and some paint, you can create a lasting Kwanzaa kinara. Step 1: Prep Dowels Cut one 6-inch piece and six 5-inch pieces from a 1-inch-diameter dowel....
How to Make a Magnetic Poster Holder Supplies Needed 4 pine boards, 2-foot x 2-inch x 3/8-inch Tape measure Pencil Drill 3/4-inch Forstner bit 3/4-inch disc magnets Thick adhesive, such as silicone Screw eyes Leather, string, or twine Step-by-Step Directions These simple instructions will show you how to measure and drill holes for the magnets for your poster holder. When you’re done, you will have two set of boards that magnetically connect to hold your art....
DIY Succulent Wreath Supplies Needed Succulent cuttingsScissors or shearsMesh-covered moss wreath formPointed object (scissors, pencil, or screwdriver)Craft clips or floral pinsGalvanized hardware Step 1: Pick the Right Plants Succulents are ideal for wreaths because they grow slowly. Top picks include sedum, Aeonium, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, mother of pearl plant, and jade plant. Step 2: Cut Stems Take succulent cuttings a day or two prior to creating your succulent wreath. Cut stem sections 1 to 2 inches long, removing lower leaves as you would when propagating succulents....
Schwede and her husband, Chad Siedlik, teamed up to design and build garden arches and arbors suitable for attaching willow branches, vines, and flowers for her clients’ wedding ceremonies. They also researched and created traditional chuppah structures, which play an important part in many Jewish ceremonies as symbols of shelter and protection. “A floral structure can be used to visually define the location where vows are taken, or create a lovely backdrop and frame the couple for photography,” Schwede says....
Step 1: Make Burrito Filling There are no set rules for filling a burrito. Test your tortilla strength and pack them with a variety of fillings or just pick one or two. Mission-style burritos usually contain Mexican rice, beans, and meat options like shredded chicken, shredded pork, or steak al carbon. But even when it comes to rice and beans, you have many choices—you can learn how to make burrito rice options such as Mexican red rice, Mexican green rice, or plain white rice, and fill your burrito with classic black beans or pinto beans....
Donuts (also spelled doughnuts) are deep-fried pastries made from dough. Donut-like fried pastries appear in many forms the world over, both savory and sweet. However, in the United States, donuts are most often sweet treats commonly enjoyed at breakfast. Although donuts are sometimes filled with jelly, jam, or pastry cream, the most common American donut type is circular with a hole in the center. How the donut hole ended up in the center of the donut is unclear, but one believable story is that in the mid-18th century, a Maine baker’s apprentice was frustrated by a succession of fried pastries that turned out with underdone centers....
Step 1: Choose an Ice Cream Recipe The most important part of any ice cream sandwich is the filling, of course! If you want to make a classic cookie sandwich, stick with vanilla ice cream, but you can use any flavor you like. Craving creamy chocolate ice cream? Use it instead! Want cookies and cream ice cream for a triple dose of cookies? Go for it. The possibilities are truly endless, but when in doubt, choose your favorite ice cream flavor and pick a cookie to complement....
How to Paint an Outdoor Rug Follow these instructions to create a chevron pattern, or use our how-to as inspiration for your own design. This easily customizable project allows you to quickly transform an outdoor sisal rug with paint. What You Need Outdoor sisal rug Drop cloth 2-inch-wide painters tape Tape measure Scissors Ruler Chalk-finish paint (we used ½ quart of Annie Sloan’s Pure chalk paint) Cloth Large round paintbrush...
Colorful Combinations The old-fashioned bleeding heart, D. spectabilis, is truly an easy-to-grow perennial. These plants are quick to pop up alongside spring bulbs and swiftly grow to full size. D. spectabilis leaves are generally a pleasant blue-green or gold, and its heart-shaped blossoms can come in a range of colors, including pink, red, white-reds, and white. Dicentra Care Must-Knows Bleeding heart is an ephemeral plant, which means that once summer comes along, it will go dormant....
“These are likely NOT the conditions that most home gardeners would have,” says Hilary Sandler, Director of University of Massachusetts Cranberry Station. However, with a bit of preparation and some elbow grease, you can create a bed for growing these tasty, healthful berries right in your own backyard. A Bit About Cranberries The American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is native to temperate regions of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada (USDA Hardiness Zones 2-6)....
While very similar in appearance, the hardy and the annual gazania have a few differences. Most common gazanias are annual varieties and tend to boast bigger blooms, brighter colors, and slightly larger foliage with silvery-white undersides. They also bloom more often and for a longer time. Perennial varieties, on the other hand, are simpler in color—blooms, which only show in the summer, are typically a solid color with minimal markings....
It may seem a bit overwhelming to attempt to cook lamb for the first time. But we promise leg of lamb is an easy cut of meat that allows for even roasting and tons of flavor. Our Test Kitchen is here to teach you how to cook leg of lamb to juicy perfection. We also include the proper temperature to cook a leg of lamb and what temperature to follow for your preferred preparation (medium or medium-rare)....
How to Get Stains Out of Carpet You worked so hard to remind people to remove their shoes and avoided bringing food into your carpeted rooms. And then it happened: the coffee spill or the flying gravy boat at Thanksgiving. Before reaching for the nearest bottle of cleaning solution, keep in mind that the best carpet cleaning solution is often water. Blot (don’t rub) the stain with a clean, slightly damp white cloth....
Getting Started Make sure the curtains are wider and longer than what you want your finished curtains to be. There needs to be room for seam allowances on the sides and enough fabric to fold the top down to create a casing and hem the bottom. Your curtain fabric needs to be wider (ideally 4 inches, but you can make do with a little less) than your blackout lining. If your blackout lining is too wide, just cut it down....
Disease science 101 Bacteria are single-celled organisms that live on various kinds of organic matter. Unable to survive in the open, bacteria live inside plants and are transferred plant to plant by insects, water, and hands. Fungi are minute organisms that live on plants and cause visible symptoms. They spread most often via water, wind, and insects. Viruses are the smallest of disease vectors and the most difficult to control. Insects typically spread diseases, but some diseases are spread by seeds and tools....
1. Mural Wallpaper There’s been a resurgence of wallpaper thanks to fresh new colors, patterns, and easy-install qualities. Thanks to those same concepts, wall murals are an interior forecast trend for 2019. “We have seen our wall art category grow year over year and believe it will only continue to go up given its increasing popularity in the home décor space,” says Andrea Stanford, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Society 6....
Test Kitchen Tip: Let the first side get a good sear before trying to turn the kabobs. They’ll release easily when ready. Test Kitchen Tip: Use a melon baller or tiny cookie scoop to make strawberry and chocolate ice cream polka dots.
