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...love Maegan: Gucci Inspired Cut-out T-shirt DIY | Fashion | Beauty | DIY | Home | Lifestyle * Sliding Knot Instructions. I just love this necklace finishing technique. No clasp to buy, and so easy to get the necklace on and off fast. This sliding closure is a row of square knots knotted around the necklace strands. It looks neat and tidy yet decorative, and is really simple to execute. Once you know how to make it, I bet you'll find yourself using it over and over to finish off hemp and corded projects. Love this website? Give us a "like" Instructions for Making a "Square-Knot-Sennit" Sliding Closure Step 1: Before You Add the Closure Tie a knot on each end of your necklace or bracelet. Did you enjoy this article? Related Books and Supplies Here are some great books to check out if you're interested in learning more about how to make friendship bracelets.

Return from How to Make a Sliding Knot to Hemp Finishing Techniques Return to the How-to-Make-Jewelry Home Page. Super Mario Piranha Plant Earrings. Life Bar Necklace. Mario Chain Chomp Earrings. Zelda Key Hanger. What I Made. Gumdrop Pops - Martha Stewart Food. Stack gumdrops, dot them with sprinkles and other candies in creative ways, and watch the colorful confections come to life as snowmen, Santas, and other icons of the season. Wrap the candy pops in cellophane bags, and then attach them to gifts or slip them into stockings. Or create a holiday display: Partially fill a large glass jar with sanding sugar, and stand the figurines on flower frogs in the sparkling "snow. " Slide gumdrops onto candy sticks to create body of each pop. (Use leaf-shaped gumdrops for holly pop.) For SantaUse top half of 1 small gumdrop for hat. For TreeUse 1 flattened gumdrop for base of tree.

For SnowmanTrim top of head; top with 1 candy wafer and half of 1 small gumdrop for hat. For HollyUse halves of small gumdrops for berries. For MushroomUse 1 small gumdrop for stem. 5 Ways to Turn Zippers into Awesome Arm Candy. UPDATE: By popular demand, Zipper Bracelet Kits ($15) and readymade Zipper Bracelets ($20) are now available in the Brit + Co. shop! You know we love turning unconventional materials into wearable accessories. Today, we’re tackling zippers! We figured out 5 simple, beautiful ways to create bracelets, cuffs, and bangles out of metal, plastic, and repurposed zippers. Materials: - zippers - E-6000 quick hold contact adhesive - velcro or snap buttons - leather crimps + clasps - Tools: needle nose pliers, sharp scissors First thing to do is get your zippers!

We got most of these for $1 a piece. 1. These bangles are sweet, and have a definite friendship bracelet vibe. Use colored zippers for these, in whatever colors you like. Attach cord ends so that you can add a clasp and loop. 2. For this one, you’ll want a zipper with some contrast. We chose a black zipper with gold teeth. 3.

This one is silly simple! Get a zipper with a more interesting material like denim. 4. 5. Last, the wrap bracelet! Gift Ideas for Poor Creative Souls (21) Posted by: Cathy on Oct 06, 2012 Tagged in: Untagged I saw this idea a few times on the Martha Stewart site and I would really like to make these as stocking stuffers this Christmas. It seems like such an easy thing to do and would really take no longer than baking a cake. I have some lovely old jars that I could place these in too which would really make it a lovely gift for someone. Materials: Baking soda Cornstarch Citric acid Spritzer bottles Food coloring Glass bowl Essential oil Baking molds 1. 2. 3.

If you wanted to have a different shape, you simply just need to use a different mold, like ice-cube molds. This would give you a different way of being able to package them, like putting them in jars. Source For tutorials on how to market yourself online, go here. Submit tutorials here for free and get more traffic.