K Flick Studio

Better Late Than Never

My parents are in town visiting and my mom and I are side by side on the sofa busy on our pinterest accounts. I stumbled across a project that I did for ReadMade last fall on a pinboard that I follow. It was really very exciting. I then realized that I did not have the image pined, and that I actually had never really shared the image or the full project here. So a year late, but better than never! Enjoy

For this project you will need…

basalm firm plug transplants
miscellaneous containers, I used canning jars
potting soil

1. Purchase saplings from a local garden center or nurseryman.com. They generally come anywhere from 5 to 14 inches, and take only a few days to ship.

2. Put some dirt into the bottom of your jar. The amount will depend on the depth of the container, at least an inch is a good base.

3. Place your sapling into the container and fill with dirt. Be sure that your roots are covered.

4. Water sparingly as there is no drainage.

5. When you are finished with your decorations donate the trees to a local school, city project, nursing home, or association of our choice.

This is such a fun project that I have done for many years. These are also fantastic hostess gifts, or projects for kiddos.

October 24, 2011 ball jar, christmas tree, green, kohli flick, mini christmas tree, ready made, red, saplings, trees, vintage jar

Pencil Globe How To

I have recently received a few emails about how we created the pencils globes that were in one of the photos from the Trohv DC grand opening post that I did a few months ago. So here is my how to, you will need to gather the following items.

Sharpen all of your pencils. You will need tons, and tons. The size of the styrofoam globe will dictate how many pencils you will need. I think that there are upwards of 400 pencils on each of our spheres. If you will be hanging your globes tie some heavy twine around them a few times. Make sure that it can hold a lot of weight as these will get heavy.

Make a small pool of hot glue on a piece of paper, and dip the tip of a sharpened pencil into it. Immediately plunge the pencil tip into the styrofoam globe. I prefer to work in a grid, but you can be a little less retentive, and place the pencils as you like. The results will be about the same. You can always go back in and fill in holes at the end.

That’s it! Nice and simple.

September 28, 2011 crafts, diy, office, pencil, school, studio, yellow

Mythic Paint

I was in Ace hardware yesterday and found myself staring at the wall of Mythic paint cans. Have you seen them? They are gorgeous. I was immediately inspired to find something else to paint in my house. After a day of thinking I remembered that all of my favorite people are coming to visit next month and I would really like to get our guest room tidied up for their visits. The guest room is the last major room in our house to have not received a makeover since we moved in. I am not sure yet what I am going to do, but I here are some colors that I am thinking about.

September 16, 2011 crafts, diy, paint, renovation, wall paint

D*S Book Tour

So I am sure that all of you already know that the Design Sponge book, Design Sponge at Home is out, and the book tour is getting started. The fourth city of the tour is DC, just down the road from me, and where I work most days. I set two alarms on my phone to make sure that I was in front of the computer and ready to click away when the tickets were released earlier this week.

The Saturday event, which I am going to, is being held at the Anthropologie in Georgetown. I worked at this store years ago as the Visual Manager for Home, and am excited to see it again. Sadly the team that I worked with has all moved on, but it will still be nice to be back for a visit. Hopefully the trip will also include a trip to Georgetown Cupcake!

August 26, 2011 crafts

Trohv DC Grand Opening

Saturday was the grand opening party for the new Trohv store in DC. We had a great time getting the store ready for the big night and adding a few extra details to make the evening extra special.

1. Pencil displays that used an alarming amount of pencils. 2. Hand glittered T cupcake toppers. 3. Flagged paper straws

I almost forgot about these gems. 1. Tissue banner to spice up the kitchen 2. The summer window finds a new use 3. The balloons found a new home above the register in the new store

July 12, 2011

up, up and away

April has somehow flown by. Does anyone else feel this way? I thought that I would share a window display that went up at the beginning of the month. I was inspired by a piece of artwork that I found on Pinterest.

Source: None via Amanda on Pinterest

I fell in love the with balloons and thought that they would be the perfect welcome to spring. They are also extremely inexpensive to make, and are a fabulous family project.

photo by Katie McDonough

April 24, 2011 crafts

Painted Spoons

I did not make it to the restaurant supply store the other day, to which my kitchen says thank you! Instead I ended up at my new favorite place that bring me back to my childhood, the asian market, pig hearts and all! After a full shopping cart I returned to the store and began work on my project. I had a great time on this one, and I think got a lot of bang for my buck!

March 1, 2011 crafts

display inspiration

I am off to the restaurant supply store today. We are spending the next few days overhauling the kitchen section of the store and what better place to grab a few display items than a restaurant outlet! {I’m a little nervous about what I might come with for myself!} We have decided to do a project with wooden spoons and paint. I thought that this lovely image was a perfect bit of inspiration to start the day!

found on Epheriell Designs via Happy Mundane

February 21, 2011

terrariums at terrain

The last time that I made a terrarium was fourth grade. I think that it was really more like an eco system because the point was to put a hermit crab into the environment and have it live there happily. After school, my lovely mother took me to the pet store, purchased a hermit crab, name unknown. We returned home, I had dinner, and settled in for the night. The next morning I woke up super excited to check on the hermit crab, and it was gone, never to be seen, or heard from again..

On Friday I saw that there were still a few spots open for a Terrarium workshop at Terrain this weekend and immediately signed Katie and myself up! I made a reservation for brunch at the cafe, and called my dear friend Melissa, who lives in Philly to join us! Our brunch was amazing, as always, and with a cup to tea we were off to the workshop!

We gathered in one of the greenhouses and were greeted with a small box and plastic bag. The box was to transport our plants from the main building, and also worked very well for transporting our new Terrariums home. Plants are very delicate and even though were were only outside for a few moments, they needed to be covered, hence the plastic bag. {This is also good advice when giving flowers this time of year!}

Christa and Tim were our knowledgeable leaders for the day, and were really very helpful. There were a few terrariums set out for inspiration, and to demonstrate different construction methods. Most people chose to plant an uncovered terrariums which gave them a wider range in plant choices, and ease in care. All of the terrariums were built with the same foundation. The base was a mixture of small pebbles, for drainage, and charcoal to purify the water, especially important in closed terrariums. This was followed by soil, and then the plants.

I kept it simple with three, and very out of my nature chose a purple flower.

We had a marvelous time and literally spent the whole day there! I have already been looking into what other workshops Terrain is offering in the coming months. There is a Healthy Home workshop on February 26th that looks interesting, I will be sure to keep you posted.

I really love my finished terrarium, and hope that I am able to keep it alive and well for some time! On a side note, there is a large difference in Terrariums, and hermit crab/lizard environments, this was mentioned a few times at the workshop incase there was a lizard lover in the mix!

January 25, 2011

a little how to

I have been busy making pennants for store displays this summer and shared a quick * how to* with an email group earlier this year. Finally I am getting around to sharing it with you!


Red Tree Summer Window

You will need the following…

* card-stock (or cardboard)

* 8 feet of twine or cotton rope

* 3 to 4 different fabrics, 1/2 yard of each

* thread, or iron on fusing tape

* a pair of really sharp scissors

First…

On card-stock, draw a triangle of whatever size you want your pennants to be, and cut it out. Trace your template onto the back of your fabrics. How many pennants you need is determined by the size of your triangles, and how long you would like the finished piece to be.