Spray Paint Leaf Art

This by far was the easiest DIY project I have done. All I needed was a canvas, spray paint, and a tree branch. I recommend you do this project before the leafs fall of the trees or you won't be able to find a leafy branch. 

To complete the project place you branch on top of the canvas and spray paint over it. Boom! You're left with an out line of a tree branch. Like I said very easy. The canvas cost me $2.97 and I used spray paint from previous projects.

Photo by Brooke Tuma

Light-Up Letter

For this project all you need to do is go to your local craft store and hope you can find a build you own letter light kit. I personally went to Hobby Lobby to find my kit.
It cost me around $12 for my kit. I got the letter "B" because my name starts with a "B". I recommend you get the letter that your name starts with or if your name too starts with a "B" then you too are a awesome person like me!
To help spice up my letter light I took some spray paint from my precious projects to give it some color. Then finished it with a light coat of sparkle spray paint. It took me around an hour to complete.

Photo by Brooke Tuma

 

Crayon Melting Art

I've always wanted to try melting crayon with a hair dryer. Well now I've finally done it. It did not turn out how I would have hoped but it still looks pretty awesome. This is something that takes a lot of time. I completed it in about an hour and a half. What you need to complete this project is canvas, glue, crayons, and a hairdryer. The crayons cost me $2.94, the canvas $2.97, and if you're not a girl and don't have your own hairdryer they cost anywhere between 30 and 100 dollars. It all depends on how much you want to spend and how long you want to wait for the crayons to start melting.

If you want to see the step by step process watch the youtube video below.

Photo by Brooke Tuma

Video courtesy of Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgk0j-XSjGo

Tape and Spray Paint

For my next project all I needed was two canvas panels that cost me $2.97, tape that also cost $2.97, and spray paint. I got the sample spray paint at Hobby Lobby for $3.27 because it was cheaper than buying the full can at Walmart. Remember I am on a budget.
This by far is the best project I have completed. It turned out wonderful and it only took me 35 minutes to complete.
All you have to do to create this project is first take your canvas panel and spray paint the whole panel. Let it dry for about ten minutes. Then, take you tape and put in on top of the dry paint to create any pattern you want. Finally, take a different color of spray paint to spray over the taped part. Let dry for another ten minutes. Walla! The finished project.

Photo by Brooke Tuma

StickyNotes

As I was looking online for my next project for my dorm room, I came across an idea where all you have to do is take sticky notes and cover the wall with them. All you need for this project is some sticky notes and a wall to put them on.

I thought to myself, this is going to be easy and fast to do, man was I wrong. I started off strong sticking to the design pattern I wanted. Then, it got to the point where I just wanted to get done and it progressively got worse as I continued down the wall. It many not have looked the best when I got done, but it did give the room some more color.

It took me about an hour to complete the project, with the help of my roommate. The sticky notes were remarkably cheap, costing me a little under $2.00.

Photo by Brooke Tuma

Here is a website for some more sticky note projects.
http://www.nobiggie.net/25-post-it-note-diy-ideas/

Creative Door Tape

I found on Pinterest a way to make your dorm room door look like an apartment door. All you need for this project is any size/color/pattern of tape(any brand you desire), scissors, and a door!
The instructions on Pinterest said you should measure from the left and right side of the door so you can get the tape placed in the center. Since I did not have a ruler I just eyeballed it and hoped for the best.
The result was better than I expected. The design was shifted to the left and wasn't exactly centered in the middle of the door, but it still looked decent.
The tape cost $2.74 and it took me about 20 minutes to complete.

Photo by Brooke Tuma

Here is a link to more designs using tape.
http://pencilshavingsstudio.com/2012/04/decorating-with-washi-tape/

Jail Bathroom

As I was looking on Pinterest for my first DIY project for my dorm room I decided to try a project where I tape Crepe Paper on our bathroom wall. All you need for this project is some tape, Crepe Paper, and scissors. I recommend you use a sturdy step stool to tape up the streamer and not the toilet to stand on FYI, I had to learn the hard way:)
After I got done and stepped back to look at my accomplishment I realized I turned our bathroom into a jail cell. Then that night after all of us took a shower the heat and steam caused the paper to start sagging.
Besides the fact our bathroom does kind of look like a small jail cell, I was pleased with the results. I recommend everyone try this project because it was affordable, easy, and fast to complete. The Crepe Paper I got at Party City for 89 cents and it took me about 35 minutes to complete the whole project.

Photo by Anna-Marie Turner

Hi I'm Brooke and one thing I have in common with all college students in America is we are all broke. I've noticed my dorm room is pretty plain and it needs to have more color on the walls. Since I don't have a lot of money I have decided to turn to cheap DIY projects and share my thoughts and experiences with everyone.