How-To: Carve Rocks with a Dremel. Tjmas. Friendship Bracelets. Macraméd friendship bracelets were all the rage when I was growing up in the eighties.
All the girls at my school would obsessively make them for one another in a dizzying variety of colors, widths, and patterns. It's amazing, thinking back, that such young girls could make such beautifully intricate accessories. I, of course, tried my hand at making them as well. I would ride my bike down to the five-and-dime store and pick out the most sophisticated color combinations of embroidery floss I could find, but when it came to the actual macramé I never got beyond plain stripes.
There was nothing wrong with plain stripes, except that the other girls seemed so much more advanced with their diamonds and chevrons. Fast forward 20 years: Purl Soho started carrying DMC Cotton Embroidery Floss in every conceivable color (including fluorescents! Making friendship bracelets is a surprisingly easy craft, and best of all, in the end you'll have a bunch of cute summer bracelets to give to your pals. Funky Hair Chopsticks. Kids Crafts ---- kids-craftsMisc Crafts ---- misc-crafts What you need Plain chop sticks Assorted beads Big glass bead Hand saw Optional paint Wire Sand paper Glue Instructions Take the chop sticks that you can get at you local chinese food store and prepare them byh either painting them your desired color or by cutting them down smaller if you have short hair.
If you are cutting down the chopsticks use some sandpaper to smooth over the edges. Once the chopsticks are ready take the wire and put an drop of glue on the chop stick now wrap the wire around it from the top downwards. Thread your beads onto the wire, I used beads that were all the same size , but you could use seed beads, crystals or whatever you can get your hands on. Continue to wrap the wire around the top of the chopstick placing your beads into position as you wrap. Don’t wrap too far down or the wire and beads will get caught in your hair, a few inches is enough. Repeat the same process for the second one. Flower Hair Pin. Simple Furnace Glass Earrings. What you need 2 x Furnace Glass Beads 4 x 4mm Miracle Beads 1 foot 18g Sterling Wire (Cut in half) 1 x Pair Sterling Ear Wires Instructions Bright colors and a simple design make this a perfect Summer project.
Tools Required Wirecutter Round-nose Pliers Chain-nose Pliers Hammer and Steel Block Step 1 – Use the round nose plier to make a loop at the end of the wire and continue into a spiral. Step 2 – Bend the wire up and back, then add a 4mm miracle bead, furnace glass bead and another miracle bead. Step 3 – Bend wire back again and spiral the tail. Step 4 – Use the hammer and steel block to hammer the spirals. Step 5 – Add earwires, wear and enjoy!. Pulled Fringe Napkins. I have celebrated Thanksgiving all over the country, from sunny California to crisp New England.
Everywhere I've spent the holiday has unveiled its own unique traditions. One year I went to Kauai and ate poi with my turkey, while an army of giant ants enjoyed our homemade pies. Last year I helped my friend Nicole make a delicious Mexican mole turkey in Richmond, Virginia.
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