WDIW. Pretty Handy Girl — A DIY Blog Empowering You to Complete Your Own Project. Tutorials « 14 Shades Of Grey. I confess, it’s been too cold for outfit photos these past few days, and my outfits weren’t that interesting anyway. I have these pictures left over from the Lunar New Year, so I thought I might as well post them. This year we added a new desert – shortbread cookies – to our usual Lunar New Year fare of candied fruits and preserves, because my sister bought an oven for her new apartment. We had a lot of fun making them, they’re so versatile and the recipe is really simple, so here goes: What You Need: 2 C butter, softened 1 C white sugar 4 C all-purpose flour 2 ts vanilla extract Optional: dry fruits (we used cranberries and dried plums, random, I know, but we needed to clean out the pantry), jam, coconut flakes, sliced almonds, chocolate, etc.
Instruction: 1. 2. 3. 4. I’m not big on trend, but one of the trends I’m sorry I miss this fall/winter is the animal graphic sweater. Instructions:1. 2. 3. 4. And you’re done! Instructions:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No, that’s not some witch’s cauldron 2. 3. Justina Blakeney: DIY's. Partners Credit + Disclosure + All images posted on the Justina Blakeney Blog are taken by me, or otherwise credited with source. All layouts are also created by me specially for this blog. Feel free to use images from my blog for non-commercial use, but please do credit this source, and other sources, appropriately. + If at any time you see work that is inaccurately credited, please let me know and I'm happy to update. + If you find an item of yours that you wish to be removed from this blog, just holla and your wish shall be my command. + All items that I post are things that I adore and would use and/or wear myself.
. + On occasion I also work with affiliate links on my Pinterest Pins. . + Giveaways that are sponsored are marked as such. DIY BRACELETS. There has been so much chitter chatter on pinterest lately about the stacking bracelet trend (or as some people call it - "an arm party") and I think I am jumping on the bandwagon. The bigger, bolder, chunkier, gold-er :: the better.
And, in effort to be financial friendly a lot of people have starting making their own to layer. I created a DIY board to house all of my funky finds in hopes it will inspire me to tackle one.Dana and I have collected almost all the supplies to make a few DIY jewelry projects, but we are still searching for a few supplies. Here are some of my favorite pinterest DIY jewelry ideas: Rope & Hex Nut bracelet via truly smitten, or another take on this bracelet could be used with leather or suede (below).
This chain & rhinestone bracelet is one of my favorites, but it has been difficult finding the right chain. These friendship bracelets are a total throwback to middle school, but I love the updated look with the metallic thread. via honestly wtf. Caramels. Three day weekends are so dreamy. We took advantage of the extra day by taking a trip to Boston to visit some of our best friends, Ari and Jillian. They led us to some great food that I’ll be sharing later this week.
Before we left, I whipped up my first ever batch of caramels. Oh. Boy. Bad news my friends, bad news. The recipe calls for fleur de sel, which is a fancy salt that may take a little looking to find. Fleur de sel caramels via design sponge via gourmetmakes about 40 candies 1 cup heavy cream 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 teaspoon fleur de sel 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup light corn syrup 1/4 cup water 1 Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, then lightly oil parchment. 2 Bring cream, butter, and fleur de sel to a boil in a small saucepan, then remove from heat and set aside. 3 Boil sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Dollar Store Crafts. How to make the contortionist crochet cuff... | kootoyoo. Crafts and Sew On! / DIY: geometric necklace. DIY---Stuff I will attempt to try... Anne Hollabaugh aka. WobiSobi (wobisobi) on Pinterest. A Dozen Ways to End a Necklace. DIY Lessons - Learn Jewelry Making With Online Lessons, Videos and PDF Tutorials. Micro-Macrame. Micro-Macrame differs from regular Macrame only because the thickness of the materials used is much finer. This includes the beads, pendants, and other decorations. The delicate cords used in Micro-Macrame are usually between 0.5mm and 2mm thick. When making handcrafted jewelry, controlling fine materials can be challenging.
You’re basically working with threads instead of cords. This requires you to have more patience, along with skill and knowledge. You will need a project board, pins and tape to create all of the Micro-Macrame designs listed on this page. Be very sure you know how to tie all the Macrame Knots in the pattern, BEFORE trying to make the projects in this section of Free Macrame Patterns. Go to the Learn Macrame section, and practice the decorative knots until you are completely comfortable with them. Don't know what types of cord materials are suitable? How to Make Alcohol Ink for Rubber Stamping. I Spy DIY. Pinterest / Home.