Creative Gifts
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.
V and Co how to: jersey knit bracelet
i don't know what it is about this time of year that makes me just want to have my bare feet in the sand, be watching the sun setting into the ocean, and breathing in the warm salty air of the beach...as i get older, more and more i find myself missing that place i used to go to almost every.single.day. as a teen. (my skin doesn't miss it. as a matter of fact, i now wish i listened more and DID put SPF on my face...hindsight is 20/20). my mom calls me from her walk on the beach almost every morning...*sigh*yeah, i get a little homesick around this time of the year. heck on my pinterest my "dreaming of summer" has the most pictures in it. ah yes. i miss my ocean. case in point. this bracelet, brought a flood of memories, not because i used to have one like it but because i can totally see me wearing it by the beach, not caring that it's gotten salty and wet, because i can totally make another one in like less than 5 minutes flat when i get home. *sigh* okay... *cut off excess tails!
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Industrial Strength Jewelry
My mom, sister, and I have been on a washer necklace making kick lately. Here’s what you do: Phase 1 Supplies: Stamps Hammer Washer (we use fender washers) Hard surface Hair Spray Magic Marker Scissors Scrapbook paper You can buy the metal stamps from Harbor Freight Tools for about $5 (here’s a 20% off coupon if you are interested). Once you have decided on a saying or word for your washer, hold on tight to the stamp and give it one firm and quick swing with the hammer. Then trace the washer onto the paper and cut out. Phase 2 Supplies: Sand paper Glue Mod Podge Cover the washer with glue and then set the paper on top. Cover with Mod Podge, dry, and repeat as many times as you would like. Phase 3 Supplies: Wire Beads Pliers Closures Cut the wire to the desired length, add the closures to the ends. Fold wire in half, slip through the bead and then through the hole in the washer, and back between both strands to finish it off.
How To Make An Easy Dress (For Cheap!)
Two facts about me: I'm cheap. I love dresses. I wear dresses probably 6 days out of the week. Back in November when I really started Talk2thetrees I kinda just wore pajama pants and sweat pants. Dresses are so comfortable, I can sit around the house and feel comfortable and cute. The only problem.. they are expensive! Here is a tutorial on a High Waisted Dress: For under 6 bucks! First you will need a ribbed tank top. I got mine from Walmart for 2.50 You could also use a t-shirt 3 yards of matching fabric. Clearance section is my favorite. Cut the tank top almost in half. (I cut mine a little too short.. oops!) For the bottom part of your dress take the fabric and wrap it around your waist about 1 and a half times, and cut in a straight line. I never measure, I never use patterns... Next you fold your fabric in half. You have kind of a big blocky rectangle skirt. (You are sewing the raw edges, not the bubble hem) This is where I didn't get pictures.. awesome. We are going to create a ruffle.
free christmas gift
Origami Christmas Tree Tutorial free christmas gift origami photo tutorial. To begin, you will need 7 different sheets of paper. Here is what the trunk and first piece look like standing up. After folding the remaining green pieces it is ready for final assembly. Start with the next largest green piece and insert it on top of the tree that has already been put together. This should be the result with all the pieces assembled. This is the result of the tree standing. Here is another picture with a black trunk and a star on top. A few years ago I was asked to make center pieces for a church Christmas party and was glad to oblige. Here are all of the individual pieces folded and arranged before assembly. Here is a picture of the completed trees arranged to look like a little forest. You can see tutorial here Visit link →
