DIY Macrame Bracelet - Honestly WTF Growing up by the beach in Southern California, the ability to knot a macrame bracelet was practically a right of passage. Although those days are long behind us, we’ve never forgotten the ever-so-simple square knot technique. This time, however, we’re replacing hemp and wooden beads for more updated elements like colorful nylon cord and glossy metal charms. Happy knotting! You’ll need: Start by cutting the knotting cord into two 30 inch, two 20 inch and one 10 inch lengths. Center the 30 inch cord under the two middle strands. Pull tightly and slide the knot up to the top. Finish the 2nd half of the square knot by folding the left cord over the middle strands and under the right cord. Pull tightly and repeat the steps – left, right, left, right . . . To finish the knots, thread one of the cords onto a needle and sew up the center of 3-4 knots along the backside. Repeat the same step on the other cord. After sewing up both knotting cords, trim away any excess.
Kelli Murray's Blog » Blog Archive » DIY FLOWER CROWN I recently did a mini “spring-inspired” shoot with Taryn and Shelby of Joielala (which mean a handful of fun lookbook posts will be coming to the blog over the next few weeks!) This is just a sneak peak of one of the looks because I wanted to do a quick tutorial on how I created this pastel flower crown. They make such a statement and are great for weddings, special occasions, or…just because! Below are the steps on how to create one for yourself. STEP 1: Get your supplies! STEP 2: Take your rustic floral wire and shape it into a circle that fits comfortably on your head. STEP 3: Begin arranging your flowers on the base and decide the general placement of the flowers prior to attaching them. STEP 4: For the larger flowers, there was not enough of a stem for me to securely attach it to the crown, so I improvised, and first went underneath the bottom of the rose and tightly wrapped the wire underneath the green base of the flower between the petals and the stem.
(studs and pearls) Un collier dans des chutes de cuir J'ai récupéré des chutes de cuir de différents coloris avec lesquelles j'ai eu envie de faire un collier. Des triangles de différentes tailles qui sont juxtaposés forment un grand motif pour un collier moderne et géométrique tout de suite adopté par ma fille Louise. Découper un premier triangle que l'on pose sur une feuille blanche puis un deuxième que l'on positionne à côté. Poursuivre ensuite la création du motif de façon aléatoire en découpant des triangles de tailles variées et en complétant au fur et à mesure les espaces vides. Sur un morceau de feutrine d'une couleur approchante aux teintes des morceaux de cuir choisis, coller ensuite de l'adhésif double-face dans des dimensions correspondantes ou légèrement supérieures à la dimension du motif. Fixer les morceaux de cuir les uns après les autres sur l'adhésif double face pour transposer le motif préparé sur la feuille. Percer ensuite le motif en deux endroits pour y passer des anneaux afin d'y fixer une chaîne.
DIY Braided Bead Bracelet - Honestly WTF It’s been awhile since our last bracelet DIY. I don’t know about you, but our wrists have been begging for another colorful addition for months now. So after playing with some materials that were already on hand, we’ve created a tutorial for a braided bead bracelet, which is a not so distant cousin of the hex nut and wrap bracelet. Because honestly, you can never have too many . . . You’ll need: Cut the waxed linen cord into a 26″ and 19″ piece. Tie a knot about half an inch down from the loops. Start braiding the strands. Push the bead against the base of the braid, and cross the left strand over the middle. Keep a finger at the base of the braid, holding the beads in their place and keeping the braid tight. Finish the bracelet with another inch of braided cord, measuring it against the wrist. Thread on a two hole button – two strands through one hole and one strand through another. Trim the end. Your bracelet is finished! (all images by HonestlyWTF)
Un nuage autour du cou Voici une nouvelle réalisation faite à partir de plastique fou. La feuille utilisée était blanche et il a juste fallu la découper pour obtenir les différents éléments de ce sautoir. J'ai dessiné un nuage au crayon à papier sur la feuille de plastique fou. La dimension du nuage correspond à la moitié de la feuille. Pour l'étoile, j'ai simplement utilisé un emporte-pièce à biscuits et j'en ai fait le contour. Cloud necklaceThe embellishments of this necklace have been made from shrinky dinks plastic .I used white shrinky dinks plastic. Preheat the oven to 150° . Quickly, the plastic starts to roll and curl. At least, put the pieces together with jump rings and chain.
DIY Charm Bracelet I’ve been itching to do a charm bracelet tutorial on HonestlyWTF for awhile now. And it wasn’t until I recently purchased a gorgeous vintage pearl charm bracelet that I was motivated to locate all the necessary supplies to recreate something just as pretty. The main focus of this week’s tutorial is to teach you how to wire wrap, which allows you to add any type of charm to personalize your own bracelet! You’ll need: Start by threading a headpin through a large pearl. Use the round nose pliers to bend the headpin to the left, about 2 millimeters above the spacer bead. Find the center link of the bracelet and attach the charm to that link. Now use the flat nose pliers to hold the loop tight for traction. Use the wire cutters to trim away any excess wire. Continue adding more charms, alternating between large and small pearls. Your charm bracelet is finished. Layer with your favorite bracelets and enjoy! (DIY pearl charm bracelet, crystal bracelets by J.Crew, rings and arm bangle by Mr.
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. 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. Materials Since this is such a free form enterprise the amount of colors of DMC embroidery floss you get is really up to you. Please not that the fluorescent thread is slightly thicker than the regular DMC floss. Beginning To begin, pick out your colors. For patterns use a doubled length of thread cut each color to a length of 72-inches. The Left Knot