Chaîne de BeautySplurge. Back to School Accessory: How to Make a Bib Necklace. DIY Fringe Scarf | Lakeland Local. Everyone needs a go-to fringe scarf in their fashion repertoire. Here’s an easy way to make your own. What You Will Need: -Old T-Shirt -Good Scissors Step 1: Go through your old T-shirts and find a daring print or color combo. For a cleaner look, choose a solid. Step 2: Cut horizontally across the shirt, just below the armholes, to create a rectangular tube.
Step 3: Working your way around the tube, make a series of vertical cuts that extend from the raw edge upward. Step 4: Tug down on each strand to elongate it. Photo credit: Cathy Hayes for Lakeland Local. Braided Headband DIY from A Beautiful Mess - StumbleUpon. DIY Wrap Bracelet. You should all know by now that we are all about stacking bracelets on our wrists. The more, the better. In fact . . . the most, the best! With that being said, we’ll show you how to master a version of the ever so popular wrap bracelet. It’s so simple and addicting, you’ll soon be churning out these wristlets with your eyes closed.
You’ll need (for a double wrapped bracelet) :* Lengths will vary depending on the size of your wrist (see comments for suggestions). Fold the length of leather cording in half to form a loop. Place the ball chain along the leather cording with the end of the chain meeting the end of the wrap. Continue wrapping while checking it for fit around the wrist. When you have reached the end of the ball chain wrap the linen cording around the leather strands 2-3 more times. Thread the hex nut through the strands and tie a second knot. Trim with scissors and your wrap bracelet is finished!! The materials are listed for a double wrap bracelet. It’s a party! Family Tree Brooch or Pendant Tutorial! A few years ago I was working in the fine jewelry department of a department store, and every Mother's day I could count on people wanting one thing: Family Jewlery. The family jewelry selection was what made me decide that, if I ever had children, they would only be allowed to be born during April or June, because those were the only stones I liked.
:o) (My due date with Paige was the end of April, and wouldn't you know it-the little darling was born May 1st! A rebel from birth.) Anyway, as most of you know, buying jewelry with all your children's birthstones can be quite expensive; so I came up with a cute little alternative that you can make yourself. And you don't need any jewelry-making experience! The Family Tree Brooch (or pendant!) The tools you'll need: needle-nose plierswire cuttersbendable wire (in a heavy weight)jewel-tone beads1 headpin per bead1 safety pin 1: Cut 7-3 inch lengths of wire. 2: Using your pliers, bend one end of each piece into a circle: Ta-da! A Tutorial: Fabulous Ric Rac Flowers » Matilda Jane Clothing Rocks.
Let me start out with a warning or sorry of some sort. The warning is because I have never done a Tutorial before, so I hope this is helpful and easy to follow. The sorry is for how horrible my nails look. I promise I did them after looking through these pics. WOW! I thought I would start off with a Flower, I too, just learned how to make. The prep time is seconds as opposed to other styles and Ric Rac trim is super easy to get at any craft supply store. Material: Time-Roughly 20 minutes about 28 inches of Ric Rac ( This will make a flower about 2 inches in diameter) Suggestion: The thicker the Ric Rac the better Felt (Any Color) One sheet will be fine depending on how many flowers you want to make.
Optional: Hair Clips, leaves or buttons Step One: Take the two pieces and hot glue them together. Note: You want to glue them together as if they are a mirror of one another. Step two: Lock in each curve of the first piece with the second. Say to yourself “over,under,over, under”. Pretty right? Paper Beads Tutorial. If you’re like me, you hoard magazines for decoupage and other crafting needs. Unfortunately, I never can seem to use up the entire mag…which, to the dismay of my poor husband, means that there are stacks upon stacks of old, cut up magazines taking up half the closet. Normal people would call this “junk” and immediately toss them. Not me!
If I have even the tiniest of inklings that I may be able to possibly use them in the future, they stay! Here’s a great way to use up some of those magazine pages (you can also use newspapers or scrapbook paper scraps) and get some cute jewelry out of it. So, go dig out all that extra paper you have laying around and let’s get started! What You’ll Need: - Paper (magazines, scrapbooking paper, newspaper…take your pick!) Instructions: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.)
Other Tips:- If you want to do a larger or smaller bead, play around with the width and length of your paper triangle. . - Can’t get the bead off the toothpick? Questions? Pretty Pansy Pin Tutorial. For those who follow my blog, you know that I have a slight obsession with creating flowers. I purchase books, surf the web and have ruined many a good piece of fabric/supply trying out new ideas.
In my pursuit of “new” flower ideas I have found some “old” flower ideas in the form of ribbon flowers. Ribbon work has been around since the 17th century. Once only affordable for the high society, ribbon work became popular in the early 1900’s due to articles in ladies magazines which featured ribbon flowers as hair ornaments, on belts and bags, lingerie items, and on decorative pillows for the home.* Since it is spring I decide to try out a ribbon pansy.
*Ribbon History from www.offray.com Supplies:21.5” of 1.5” wide wired ribbon (I you want to use different ribbon for each layer you will need one 12” for the top petals, 8” for the bottom petals and 1.5” for the center)ScissorsCraft/utility knifeGlue GunFeltNeedleThread that matches ribbonMeasuring tape or rulerCotton ballBobby pin. Wristlet. Sometimes you want to travel light – with just the essentials at hand. For this, you need: the wristlet. A tiny, tidy tote that hangs from your wrist. It's just 5" x 7", but holds all the necessities with room to spare. Zip up your spending cash, a couple o' credit cards, maybe a bit of makeup and a comb. This is a perfect project to use up bits and pieces. Fabric scraps to work with the cutting dimensions shown below½ yard medium-weight fusible interfacing¼ yard light-weight fusible interfacing7" zipper¾" D ring¾" swivel clipAll purpose threadSee-through rulerFabric pencilScissors or rotary cutter and matIron and ironing boardStraight pins Based on the diagram above, cut all the pieces listed below.
For the bag: A -- strap: 14" x 3" B -- strap tab: 3" x 3" C -- top front accent square: 2½" x 2½" D -- top front rectangle: 6½" x 2½" E -- bottom front: 8" x 4" F -- back: 8" x 6" For the lining: G -- back lining: 8" x 6" H -- front top lining: 8" x 2½" I -- front bottom lining: 8" x 4: Strap and tab. D.I.Y. Ruffle Necklace by Rebekah. For day six of our 18 Day Series, lovely jewelry designer Rebekah put together this great tutorial showing us how to make these fabulous ruffled necklaces. Make one for yourself and/or as gifts for your girlfriends. Perfect! Here’s more from Rebekah: These fun ruffle necklaces are a super great way to use up any vintage or extra fabric you have on hand as well as any old jewelry or buttons from your stash. I used chain on this particular necklace but feel free to experiment with ribbon instead, these pieces are all one of a kind and make such a fun statement especially for the holiday season!
*For personal use only, please do not reproduce this project for profit..you’re the best. Supplies needed: a strip of three and a half inch wide fabricsewing machine20 gauge wirechain jump rings and clasp for the closureany buttons, ribbon, brooches to embellish your pieceneedle and thread Directions: 1. 2. 3. next your are going to sew a 1/4″ straight stitch along the folded end of your fabric. 4. 5. Cherry Blossom Headband Tutorial.