Craft Room Anonymous: Do you have to have instagram in a sorority? The one I hope to get bided on is really big on social media and I deleted mine when I broke up with my bf is that an issue? I can’t imagine it would be an issue or come up at all during recruitment. When girls decorate cups for dances, how do they all look perfect? Unless everyone is just extremely artistic, I’d say there’s a good chance stencils are used for the majority of projects. I will be a junior in the fall and was wondering is rushing weird or a bad idea? No way. I'm about to transfer to another school. The best thing to do is contact your national hq to ensure a smooth transition :) There is a ridiculous amount of activity on this blog but the past month has been submission and question slow. I honestly haven’t ever done this before and haven’t come across any tutorials for that in my years running this blog but hopefully someone can help you out! How can I bond with my sorority sisters? Would anyone like to answer this?
Craft & Creativity | Inredning, inspiration, pyssel, fotografering Äntligen kan jag berätta om årets version av vår kreativa adventskalender! I år har The Creative Collective Sweden bjudit in fantastiska gästbloggare för att fira att det här är vår tredje adventskalender i rad! Varje dag i december presenteras ett nytt inspirerande projekt – något att skapa, baka eller bara göra i förberedelse för julen. Det ska bli så spännande att se vad våra gäster The House that Lars Built, Sweet Paul, Mokkasin, Kreativa Karin, Babes in Boyland, Det Gröna Skafferiet, Musqot Design, @mycasa och Kriis Kitchen hittar på! It’s going to be so much fun to see what our guests The House that Lars Built, Sweet Paul, Mokkasin, Kreativa Karin, Babes in Boyland, Det Gröna Skafferiet, Musqot Design, @mycasa and Kriis Kitchen will come up with! Foton/Photos: Helena Nord, Mormorsglamour Den 1 december drar vi igång och första luckan öppnas hos fantastiska Gina på Willowday.
flax & twine: Day 3: Sparkle Headbands - a diy headband tutorial Theses headbands I want to keep for myself. Really, I can’t decide which I like better the beads or the rhinestones. I know Allie won’t want to take them off. Who doesn’t love the idea of diamonds glittering in your hair? Really you can do this technique with most trimmed beads. I fell in love with the idea of the rhinestones after seeing Green Eyed Monster’s Rhinstone bangles - love these. Material: Plastic headband DMC Pearl Cotton Embroidery Thread Approx. 18″ of beaded trim with attachments in between each stone or bead (rhinestones, crystal beads, etc) Craft glue or hot glue gun Time: 1 hour Attach beginning of floss to inside of headband with craft glue or hot glue gun. Wrap floss around headband beginning at one end. You can wrap a number of times (5-7) quickly and then push strands together snugly, careful not to overlap the strands. When you get to the teeth, decide the maximum number of times you can wrap between each tooth and do that consistently through the toothed portion.
Etched Glass Projects I made an etched glass vase for a friend’s wedding recently (and of course one for me) after seeing this idea from Martha Stewart. I eventually want to label some canisters by etching the glass and am on the lookout for some inexpensive glass jars. You can etch anything that is glass with this Armor Etch cream and it is so easy to use. You will need the following: 1. First start by making sure your glass surface is clean. Now that the contact paper is on your glass, take your stencil and center it. Remove the contact paper where you want your glass to be etched (in this case it was the letter H). Paint the etch cream over the glass you would like etched (the letter H). I have also found that you can reuse the etching cream, so when the time is up, I scrape it back into the bottle. When you are finished with the second application, save the excess cream. I think the next thing I will be etching is one of the glass tile pendants, or my pumpkin pie dish for next Thanksgiving. 3115stumbleupon
How to Make Decorative Clipboards in Crafts, Fun and Thrifty Gift Ideas Like it? Pin it! A few years ago, I made my first decorative clipboard. They’re fun to use, simple to make, and are a great thrifty gift, too!! I’ve given them to teachers, friends, family members, and… myself! Would you like to make one, too? What You’ll Need: Clipboard {I buy mine at Wal-Mart for $1.00} ~ you’ll want your clipboard top to be similar to the one pictured below… it will allow you to tie on ribbons! Mod Podge ~ I used the Matte variety {found at craft stores} 12×12 regular Scrapbook Paper {not cardstock ~ trust me!} ScissorsRulerCorner Rounder {if you have one}Push pin or Xacto Knife What You’ll Do: The first thing you’ll need to do is trim the paper down to fit the clipboard.Turn paper over and measure with a ruler.You’ll want the paper to be approx. 1/4 inch in from the edges of the clipboard. Once the paper has been trimmed down to fit the clipboard, use a corner rounder {or scissors} to gently round the corners of the paper… Make one for yourself, or give some as thrifty gifts!
A Work in Progress flax & twine: Day 6: A Pearl Cuff - a diy pearl and felt bracelet This is one of my favorites of the entire collection. I don’t know if its because of the robin’s egg blue or just the way the pearls look next to it. Its amazing what you can find at the craft store. This pearl trim came just like this – a strand of connected half-pearls. For a menu of all the other glammy, fun, jewelry tutorials, check out this page. Materials: 100% wool felt Corded elastic DMC 25 embroidery floss Flat pearl trim Pearl button Needle Scissors Ruler Time: 30 minutes Cut a half inch strip of felt. I like to sew on the trim first and then measure the wrist later. Start by securing your embroidery floss Sew the trim to the felt, keeping the string of pearls oriented in the middle of the strip. Following that pattern of bottom strand, top strand, consistently will make the back nice to look at too. Sew your stitch in the middle of the connecting strand so it has room to shift with out bunching. Let the strip of felt fall as you go so that the trim curves as it will around the wrist.
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Tutorial: Anthropologie Inspired Fabric Letters Here's what you'll need: -The letters: I bought the cardboard letters from Joann's. I'm sure you could get them at hobby lobby too. -A hot glue gun and LOTS of hot glue sticks -Scotch Tape: in case your fingers get tired of being burned by the hot glue- opt for the tape. :) -Fabric: I just used some scraps I had left over from past projects and I bought a couple of fat quarters from Joann's. -Fiberfill -Backing: Now, because Anthropologie uses corduroy on their letters, I was set on using that as well. Step 1: Hot glue fiber fill to the front of your letter. Step 2: This is the most difficult part: Place your fabric on top of your letter and begin pulling it around towards the back. Step 3: You'll notice your fabric didn't quite cover up the sides. Step 4: You'll iron one side of the fabric under 1/4 inch. Step 5: Hot glue the sides you just made onto the letter, then glue it to the back. Step 8: Trace your letter onto the felt or the interfacing. Step 9: Cut out your letter from felt/fabric.
Little Gray Fox flax & twine: Day 2: A Bow Bracelet - a diy ribbon jewelry tutorial Ohh, I love this one. It is a beautiful bow, but on a bracelet, how unexpected! I originally made this bow to put on a barrette, but that just seemed too standard, girly hair stuff. I love it and I know Allie will too. Plus, there is something about this salmon color that you just want to dive in to. Materials: -Apprx 5/8 to 3/4 yard of 3/8″ ribbon (depending on wrist size) -Apprx 18″ of 1 1/2″ wired ribbon -Decorative button -Embroidery thread (or regular thread) Time: 30 minutes Cut your 3/8″ ribbon to desired length. Tie the wired bow. Make two loops. Cross the loops – left over right. Take left loop over the right and through the hole. Now, here’s the trick, its time to flip the bow over. Tighten bow. Trim ends to desired length. Use embroidery thread or floss to sew bow to middle of your length of 3/8″ ribbon. Sew in multiple directions so bow is secure to ribbon. For the closure, fold about 1/2 to one inch of one end of the ribbon over to sew on the button. Sew on button.
experimenting with paper/fabric ornaments I hope one and all had a great Thanksgiving! I am theoretically on the road back home as this is posting. I saw an ornament tutorial here that was supposed to be for creating ornaments using a 4x6 photo, and I thought it would be cute using fabric and paper. I used spray adhesive to glue two different fabrics to cardstock. Then I cut the cardstock into 1/2" x 4" strips of each color. Then I punched holes in the ends and threaded one end of alternating colors onto a piece of wire that I had looped and strung with one decorative bead. I was not thrilled with the result because the strips of paper/fabric I used were too thick. I made another one and this time instead of punching holes in each end and stacking them, I glued the ends symmetrically around a paper circle that I had punched a bitty hole in, then did the same on the other end. I squashed the ornament to be the desired roundness and then flowered, beaded and looped the other end.