DIY// bobby pin earrings So along with this DIY, I'm also trying out a new photo editing site called PicMonkey. So that's why all my pictures have such lovely effects. Let me know what you think! These are my bobby pin earrings that I talked about doing in this post. Ingredients: - Craft wire - Earring hooks - Bobby pins - Nail polish Start by painting your pins. If you bought your pins new, keep them on the little cardboard piece that they came on. Simply tape off the areas you want to paint, and paint whatever pattern you like. Let your paint dry and carefully feel back the tape. Next, prepare your wire. Repeat these steps for the second earring. Totally cool, right? I hope you enjoyed this DIY!
Faux Painted Oxfords DIY I’m really digging the whole oxford trend right now. Maybe it is because my mom was rocking the androgynous look way before it was cool or because I love Diane Keaton, but I’ve always had a thing for women wearing men’s apparel and making it feminine and beautiful. My favorite pair of oxfords I have are men’s solid tan suede and so cute but I’m crushing on all of the super cute two toned oxfords like these and these. Since those suckers are so far out of the budget I decided to make my own out of a pair of cheap tennis shoes. I’ll be rocking my new kicks while saving up for the oxfords of my dreams! Want to make your own faux painted oxfords? White Tennis ShoesWater Soluble Fabric Marking PenFabric Paint OR Acrylic Paint + Fabric MediumPaint Brushes, Small and Medium SizedWet Rag Step 1: Purchase cheap white tennis shoes. Step 2: Use a water soluble fabric marking pen to draw out the oxford design on your shoes. To get some ideas, do a Google image search for “oxford shoes”.
Dainty, Wire Rings. DIY Make your own I have seen a few beautiful, dainty, wire rings lately and I have fallen in love. Case in point. had on these two simple silver rings from her Ship wrecked Shoot. This Small heart ring from And this dainty little Heart ring The best thing about most of these rings are that you can make them yourself, with a few supplies, and a little know how. Tutorial Things You Need. Wire: 20 gauge *Wal-martBeadsCandlePliers Cut your wire the length you want. This wire was 6 inches long, for this particular ring I am doing. Take your candle and wrap the wire around . You will have to judge what size you want by your finger. Twist it around once Slide on your bead on make sure the hole is lined up west to east .. not north to south Start to wrap one of your wires, starting at the top of the bead and working your way down. Then wrap the other wire, doing the same thing. The end piece will be sticking out : so use your pliers to push it down flush How dainty Lots of <3 Anne
DIY Gingerbread Ornaments - Swanky Decors It’s almost that time of year again. With Thanksgiving happening in just a few weeks, it’s time to think about what to decorate with for the holiday season. Gingerbread ornaments are an elegant addition to any holiday decor. Use them spruce up a Christmas tree with cinnamon sticks and dry fruit slice, use them for garland or simply place them in baskets with other decor. Learn how to make gingerbread ornaments for this holiday season! Kid friendly project Dog friendly footprints Cookie cutter appropriate For decorative use only! How To Make Gingerbread Ornaments – That won’t rot and will last for years Ingredients for Gingerbread 3 Tablespoons Shortening 1/2 Cup Sugar 3/4 Cup water 1 tsp of Baking soda 1/2 Cup Molasses 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp cloves 3 1/2 Cups of flour **Use Cookie cutters, peppercorns or small rusty bells and clear acrylic varnish Directions: In a medium large bowl, beat shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy, stir in molasses.
DIY Heart Friendship Bracelet As the month of love approaches, we thought we’d combine friendship and hearts into one Valentine’s Day themed tutorial: a heart patterned friendship bracelet! Using some candy-colored embroidery floss and your familiarity with the chevron friendship bracelet, you’ll be able to whip up one of these tokens of love in a heartbeat. You’ll need:2 colors of embroidery flossscissorstape or clipboard Creating a heart pattern involves just a simple modification to the chevron patterned friendship bracelet. Separate the threads into 2 sets, 2 of each color on each side. Start on the left side with the outermost strand (shown here in red) and make a forward knot by creating a 4-shape over the 2nd strand (shown here in blue), loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Continue knotting over each color, towards the right, until the outermost color has carried over to the middle. Continue knotting towards the left until the outermost strand reaches the middle.
Craftaholics Anonymous® Happy Monday, Crafters! Hope you had a nice weekend. I’ve been working on decorating my breakfast nook {yes, we’ve lived here for over a year and i still have TONS of bare walls!} I made this totally awesome Spoon Mirror for the little corner in my kitchen and I am kind of in love with it! The color, the texture, and the price is right….it cost me only a couple dollars to make! When I told Davis I was making this spoon flower, he thought I was crazy. How to Make a Spoon Wreath Supplies: cardboard, hot glue gun, 3″ round mirror, spray paint, scissor, 78-80 clear plastic spoons, small piece of ribbon Skill Level: Beginner Instructions: Cut a 12″ circle from a cardboard box. Cut about a 4″ piece of ribbon, shape into a loop and hot glue to the back of the cardboard to use to hang it on the wall. Seriously, such a fun craft! If you save and reuse your plastic spoons, this is a great way to retire some of the old ones! Are you excited to see my Breakfast Nook all decorated? happy crafting, Linda
DIY Geometric Diamond Necklace Hi there, sorry for the missed post yesterday! It's been a long day of studying for exams. Anyway, today I'd like to share a little DIY project I made over the weekend. I really love the geometric trend going on, and it inspired me to make this geometric diamond necklace. It was super easy and fun to do, cost almost nothing and has already brought me compliments. I hope you'll enjoy it! You need: - a chain necklace and a jumpring - a paintbrush and paint (No paint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I hope you will enjoy making your own geometric diamond necklace, in any colors you fancy!
NorthShore Days.....: Days of Christmas - Minion Ornaments Hi Everyone, Today, I'm starting the countdown to Christmas! I've made a conscious effort to craft more this Season... and to make them kid friendly crafts too... Hence our Minions in Minutes!!!! Basically what you will need are polystyrene balls painted yellow, googly eyes, black marker pen, silver paint pen and a black pipe cleaner (not pictured) I painted the polystyrene balls the night before and got the kids to help draw on the goggles and mouths and glue on the eyes. I added a small eyelet behind the hair for the twine to hang the ornament. They're not perfect but they were so fun to make and I think they turned out pretty cute for a quick child friendly craft. The kiddos are so excited and can't wait for the 1st to be able to hang their Minions on the tree. This project took about 15 minutes (not including the drying time for the paint) and cost us nothing as we had all the supplies on hand... Stay tuned for more Days of Christmas.... Take Care xxx
Easy Gold Crochet Bow Bracelet I made the gorgeous Crochet Bow Bracelet after I saw something similar in a magazine. For the life of me I can't figure out which magazine I saw it in, but if I find it I promise to upload a pic and show you how similar it is. I used 28 Gauge wire and started with the bow.... I crocket a rectangle for the bow. The height of the bow depends on you, add more rows for a bigger bow, less for a smaller one, but I would use at least four rows to get a "fluffy" looking bow. I finished off the end of the rectangle and strung it into the edges. Crafting: Free Online Virtual Snowflake Creator Flash Program I have had a fascination with snowflakes since I was a child. First because enough of it meant a day off from school and time outside playing with friends. That was usually sledding, snow angels, and generally creating all kinds of chaos in the neighborhood. Then we’d clamor back into our house, demand hot chocolate with marshmallows, and then we’d strip off our wet clothes and toss them in the dryer. Once I saw the first close-up photos of a snowflake I feel even deeper in love with the tiny little frozen crystals and marveled at the intricate details in each tiny flake. Here’s my snowflake and its creation from start to finish in 7 frames: I’d think teacher’s and homeschooling parents would enjoy the online snowflake creator as well because there are lots of chances for discussions about shapes, negative space, and more, And the best part that if you make a mistake you don’t lose your work of art, you just hit the undo button and try it again! What do you think? About The Author Connie
Funky Paper Quilled Jewelry In this tutorial I will show you how you can make unique quilled paper jewelry in just a few simple steps. Once you know the basic steps it's fun to experiment and create pieces with multiple quilled circles like these pendants. I'm especially fond of the one with blues, yellow, brown and green because there is something about it that reminds me of the sky portion of Van Gogh's Starry Night painting. There are so many possibilities with color combinations..... First you will need some quilling paper. These are from a multi-colored package of 1/8 in. wide strips. The papers came with a quilling tool. Roll the paper tightly and add a small dab of glue when you get to the end to hold it in place. You can also add additional colors to create separate rings of color, or roll two pieces simultaneously to have a more blended effect. When you are finished quilling your circle you will want to seal it. Paint the Diamond Glaze evenly on the front of your design, let it dry and also paint the back.
Sweater Bracelets I thought it was time to make something out of my old sweaters and these $1 spot bracelets from Target. Wouldn’t a warm, cozy bracelet be fun this time of year? I thought so. I decided to use a sleeve so I could save the body of the sweater for something else. Then I cut the sleeve on the seam to flatted out the piece. I took the center out of the bracelet to make sure I could still get it on after I added the thickness of the sweater. I trimmed the piece of sweater down to fit around the bracelet. And secured the sweater to it using hot glue all the way around the inside of the bracelet. Then I did the same thing to the other side of the bracelet. Pretty cute, huh? I made a yellow one too, but secured it to the bracelet on an angle so it has a slightly different look. DIY Artwork - Easy Paint Projects - Painting Ideas UPDATE: The long weekend is the perfect time to start some new projects, so why not try this awesome (and so easy) artwork DIY? This story was originally published on July 25. If there are two things that have been commanding our attention lately, they're cool artwork and chevron prints. So, we were obviously pretty stoked to find a way to incorporate both — for cheap! — in an amazing DIY project for your apartment. Inspired by the work of artist Nancy Ramirez, two stellar Refinery29 interns collaborated on this easy-does-it way to spice up an empty wall. From the moment we spied this Nancy Ramirez painting on Pinterest, we were smitten. Assemble your paints and squeeze a quarter-size amount of each color onto your palette. To incorporate all of our colors, we used one at a time, rinsing our brush between each and blending until we covered the canvas. Once you've covered the canvas, let it dry for a few minutes. Et voilà! Photographed by Maia Schoenfelder