Weekend DIY: How to Make Beeswax Candles
A guest post by Adrienne of Crafty Little Gnome and Adrienne Audrey Jewelry. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. I love burning candles. There is something so serene about the warm glow of the flame. They warm up the room, smell great and who doesn’t look more attractive in candle light? As we approach the winter months and the holiday season grows closer many of us will be grabbing those old candles from the back of the cabinet and lighting them up to bask in the glow of the warm flame. Today I am going to show you how to make cute beeswax candles in little jars. Why Beeswax? Unlike most candles which are made of paraffin wax beeswax is a renewable resource. Beeswax candles burn cleaner than paraffin candles, producing very little soot. The list of benefits goes on and on. Materials:1 pound beeswaxCotton or hemp wickWick tabsHalf pint canning jarsSuper gluePliers You can buy beeswax online. Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
xhezachanx: So tired! ~Tacgnol Scarf~
All this week I've been doing nothing but sewing for the opening of my shop tomorrow. I have a feeling I won't have time to make my soot sprites as planned, but that's ok if they are a day or two late! I'm damned exhausted cranking out over 8 scarves this week. I still have 3 to finish (paw detail, sewing up openings, painting...) and only today to finish it in. I've been working on these suckers from noon till 2am. Here's what the Tacgnol scarves look like: And I'm absolutely happy with how my tags turned out: Longcat and Tacgnol scarves go on sale tomorrow on Etsy. Tonight I am working on super corny Halloween costumes with Claire.
How to make wrapped leather bracelets « Rings and Things
Let me begin by stating the obvious – this style of wrapped leather bracelet is EVERYWHERE this season. Everywhere! Even my athletic clothing catalogs – which only have maybe three pieces of jewelry – are featuring this style. The supply list is pretty short: 4-6mm round beads We used gemstone beads, but glass, crystal beads or pearls would also be lovely. Wrapped bracelet made with green opal gemstone beads and natural Greek leather. The technique: Choose your bracelet length and cut your leather. If your button has a small loop, you might need to miter (angle) the leather end and pull it through with pliers. Other design options: Have fun creating your own wrapped bracelets! Need supplies? Other how-to’s: How to etch copper | How to wire-wrap a brioletteHow to dap & dome metal jewelryHow to make interchangeable magnetic jewelry with 1″ buttonsHow to make Pi-day earrings using mini bottle caps as pans Q: “How do you start a new thread in the middle of the bracelet?”
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Willy Nilly Bracelet Tutorial
You all know (if you’re a frequent FT visitor) that I love doing knockoffs, particularly Anthropologie . . . I thought it would be fun to do another Anthro knockoff – this time the super cute Willy Nilly Bracelet. How much do you love that name??? Here’s my version: And here’s the inspiration: This is a great design because you can raid your stash to make up the different layers – pretty much anything goes. You’ll need: • Assortments of beads. Start by measuring your wrist. Thread the first style of bead onto one of the cords. Continue threading your beads until the strand measures 7″ (or the width of your wrist + 1/2″). Tie a knot in the cording. Feed each end of the cord back through a crimp bead. Using the pliers (grab hubby’s if you don’t have any. Repeat this two other times with two more different types of beads. For the last strand, gather an assortment of beads. Thread them on randomly, or willy nilly (I know. Cut a scrap section of fabric for your tie. And you’re done!
Gift Ideas for poor creative souls (6)
You know how it goes, a friend calls you and invites you to dinner at the last minute. OMG! What gift can you take?! You scrabble around the cupboards trying to find a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine but find that most of the chocolates have been eaten and the wine has gone. I thought this was a wonderful idea. Supplies: Patterned paper-one 12 x 12" sheet. These directions will give you one flower. 1. 4. 5. Tip: For single sided paper. 6. Note: Florist tape is stretchy, just play with it and pull gently but firmly as you move down the stem. 7. Note, you will have to play around with the height of the petals, and where on the petal you start your tape. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. For tutorials on how to market yourself online, go here.
Snug as a Bug in a Braided Rug
Related Content Clothing Swap Participate in a clothing swap and make an economic statement "Snug as a bug in a rug". When Ben Franklin coined that phrase it probably described exactly how he felt... sitting in his platform rocker in front of a cozy Franklin stove, with his head in the clouds and his feet resting warmly on a braided rug. The practical comfort of braided rugs would have been completely compatible with the frugal and ingenious creator of Poor Richard . . . they effectively insulate the floor from cold and the eye from barrenness. The beauty of it all is that braided rugs are just as practical and just as comfortable now as they were 200 years ago . . . and you can probably handcraft a sturdier one today for less cost and effort than ever before. The trick is in salvaging the jetsam of a cast-off society . . . unwearable or irreparable clothes—even old blankets—can all be cut up and used. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to make a rug. Preparation of Rug Materials
Ten More Quick Ways to Make Money
Sites like HubPages, Helium and Triond are great. They allow you to create content, post ads, and gain revenue when people click on them and when they purchase goods through them. These sites are easy to use, and they're designed to be. They're created with end-users in mind, so that anyone can create content, and with readers who are also end-users in mind, so that a large group of people can read them. Authors on these sites find their options somewhat limited. It's essentially the same with any site on the 'net. In these kinds of situations, the end-users who promote affiliate sales usually don't get a large chunk of the money that promoters give out. But almost anyone can design and build their own affiliate site. It's easy, actually. The way to do this of course is to build your own website, and make it an affiliate website. Another nifty aspect of this is what happens when you want to promote your own stuff through your site. Congratulations.
Use Plasti Dip to Fix Stripped Headphone Wires
Gah. Mine were shure's too. Right around the ears right? It must the skins oils that make the sheathing brittle and break. Yup. Two places, both within the the top two inches of the wire where it connects to the device. @hashish16: "I emptied out a Rubber Cement bottle (with the brush) and filled that up with plasti-dip." This is generally a bad idea; Even if you wash it out, some of the chemicals inside would have almost certainly leached into part(s) of the container, and could cause a reaction with whatever you were to put in it next. For example, say you filled a container with bleach when it had previous been used to store ammonia (or vice versa) — the result of the reaction could very well KILL you. Generally, you can find specialty containers, like those used for rubber cement, from various industrial supply companies; It may be a bit more of a pain in the ass, but it's better to be safe than dead.
