Ruler crafts

It's been another crazy week here working on a new Victoria magazine assignment, a kitchen article, and Quilt Sampler magazine shop profile...

Upcycle wood rulers and yardsticks with these 13 brilliant ideas. Create cool wall art, table tops, home decor and more.

Do you have a lot of old rulers lying around your house? Take a look at these 7 creative uses for rulers, perfect for giving those old rulers new life.

Today’s post is an easy one! Ruler Crafts: How to make colorful stained rulers. These colorful rulers look great as an instant collection, or you can use them in many different DIYs and crafts! Ruler crafts may seem to be popular at the start of every school year for teacher gifts, but you might be surprised at...Read More

Back to School Ruler Art - Teacher Gift Idea - Need an idea for a back to school gift for teachers? Or maybe you want to decorate your house for the first month

Ruler Star @Jeanne Bright Bright Jones - these would be cute on your star tree!

It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school! I always loved the beginning of the school year- shopping for school supplies, new shoes, and a new lunch bag! Even if you don’t have little kiddos going back to school (mine are grown, too!), I think you will find some really cute projects here […]

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I picked up this half bucket at a local thrift store, added some graphics to it….. ...

Clear 12 inch ruler (purchased at the end of Aug when all school supplies were on clearance). Covered the back with DP using modge podge - put gromet in the top hole and added ribbon. Could be a great stocking stuffer or teacher gift. Recently sold for $2 at a craft fair

It’s the weekend friends! I’ve been wanting to compile a list of fun gifts for the quilter in your life (maybe that is you, maybe that is a friend) to share with you all to help with y…

From the fall of 2008 through the spring of 2009, I was in a program at the Rochester Institute of Technology to get my Masters degree ...

Isn't this amazing? It's IMMEASURABLY fun. It RULES!!

Join me as I talk about inspiring pins on using "rulers" and "yardsticks" in your craft and home decorating. I demonstrate today on my Inspired by Pinterest episode how simple it is to create the "yardstick arrows" featured in my previous "Arrow" episode a couple of weeks ago. And bonus, learn how simple using a miter box and saw with some inexpensive yardsticks, combined with Heidi Swapp's Color Shine to tint your wood. Pin Referenced in Today's Episode Pin Source Pin Source Pin Source Pin…

Up-cycled Frame! Here is a frame I up-cycled using a wood frame, photocopies of vintage rulers, hardware and glue, the project on my blog tomorrow!

Looking for budget-friendly Christmas decor ideas? Check out these 100 inspiring Christmas DIY crafts and thrift store makeovers.

These yard sticks turned business card holders are a perennial best seller, and with my new miter saw, they look better than ever. A perfect gift; so many shuttered local businesses. Northampton! Easthampton! Springfield! Holyoke! Greenfield! vote Republican! Twaddle. vote Republican! vote for the coroner! Dial ALpine!

Its Friday (yippee!) - time for another Steal this Idea* feature - a tiny show of appreciation for a well executed tutorial. Today's installment is a little bit different because its not just one idea but several that have me wishing I had a pile of yardsticks lying around. Have you done anything with old yardsticks and rulers? I want to know! How about transforming a sidetable with them? This gorgeous specimen is from Patina White. This yard stick coat rack tutorial from DIY network gets…

Make a gorgeous upcycled vintage ruler heart with a selection of vintage wooden rulers, an MDF base and some wood glue.

These Father’s Day crafts will make his day. See our clever ideas and how-to guides so kids of all ages can make these gifts at home.