ASOS Braided Friendship Bracelets The next tutorial is pretty cool. I love the mix of shiny with matte thread, and these ASOS Retro Skull Friendship Bracelets would be super-cool to make for your friends and yourself! Plus, you can add charms to these (yes, I used a skull, but you don't have to) to customize these. These come together really quick because they are braids, so they are a lot quicker to make than some other friendship bracelets! Use all different colors to create a rainbow effect! Let's get started. Step 1: Gather materials. Step 2: Start the braid. Step 3: Glue this knot to hold your start together. Step 4: At the end, repeat what we did at the top (tying with thread, gluing knot) then snip the trim right after the bead which is tied. Step 5: Add your charm to the middle of the bracelet. Finished! If you share/use/post this tutorial, please link back to me.
DIY Jewelry I have something really fun to share today. It’s the new Styled by Tori Spelling line of DIY jewelry and it’s making the 14 year old me inside squeal with delight. In a nutshell, the line works by allowing you to buy separate pieces that easily hook together (no tools required) in all sorts of different ways to create some pretty cool costume jewelry. You can finds lots of great info. on the line at the Styled by Tori Spelling facebook page. What I love about it is that you can buy a few pieces and continually change your jewelry to match your look or mood. Being able to be creative with my jewelry is just the motivation I need to start wearing it again. So here’s the goods on the Styled by Tori Spelling line. The necklaces are made of two basic pieces, a top section where it fastens and a bottom section that has all the pretty stuff. You can amp up your necklace even more by adding a pendant. The next step is to select a top piece. You can WIN a prize pack worth $100 during the chat!
DIY Friendship Bracelet For several months now, we’ve been receiving emails requesting a friendship bracelet DIY. Well, friends, ask and you shall receive! Today, we’ll give you a step by step tutorial on the classic chevron pattern. You’ll need:embroidery threada safety pin or tapea pair of scissors Start by cutting several strands of embroidery thread at about 24 inches each. Start on the left side with the outermost color (shown here in red) and make a forward knot by creating a 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Now pick up the outermost color on the right side (show here in red) and make a backward knot, creating a reverse 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Continue knotting towards the left until the outermost strand reaches the middle. Remembering the color order is important for the first few rows but after the 3rd or 4th row, the strands will fall nicely in place.
Quiet Lion Creations: Simple Square Knot Bracelet The first installment in my friendship bracelet-inspired tutorial section. This tutorial is a great, easy way to ease into the craft! These are addicting to make; they finish up quick, and you can mix and match colors to your heart's content. This tutorial will also tell you two ways of finishing these bracelets; one with a magnetic clasp, the other with a simple bead and loop closure. Wear a stack of these bright beauties! Let's get started. Step 1: Gather materials. Step 2: String on your beads. Now, cut two pieces of floss that are about 5 times the length of the thread you already cut. Now, take this same string and bring it up through that left-hand loop, over the left-hand string. To make the second knot, take the right-hand string this time, bring it over center to the left. Once it's behind center, bring it forward through the right loop and over the right string. Once you've got a couple of knots, push one bead up. Step 4: Keep adding your beads, until you are all used up.
Beaded, braided, bracelet. This is coming from the girl who had four wisdom teeth removed last Friday. After a weekend of grogginess and complete unproductivity, I thought it would be the proper time to do a fun craft tutorial. You'll need: +Silk thread +Beads +Clasp (optional) +Chain (optional) First, cut three pieces of chord at about nine inches long. To finish, I tied knots at the end and tied the chain and clasp in; or you can continue braiding and simply tie the bracelet onto your wrist, like a friendship bracelet -- you can even make a loop on one end and tie a button onto the other. Do what's easiest and have fun! P.S.
Creative Kismet » Blog Archive » little guiding stars Since the new year has started I’ve been trying to think of ways to be more kind to my self. Especially when that nasty gremlins try to creep in and stump me. I remembered this origami star video on You Tube and had to get them involved in my plan. I thought it would be fun to make a whole bunch with kind words and “you are….” phrases inside. I made 60 of them, enough to last me the whole year if I open one a week, plus a few extra just in case. I used 12 x 12 inch scrapbook paper and cut 1/2 x 12″ strips, then followed the video HERE*. *UPDATE! Be Sociable, Share!
Quiet Lion Creations: Aurélie Bidermann's Fabric and Chain Bracelets A cool boho-esque bracelet, super quick and easy to make. From Aurélie Bidermann, these bracelets sell for a whopping $170 a pair. The fabric is just cotton (you can use fabric scraps for this) and the chain isn't gold or anything, it's silver-plated, the same you can buy at Michaels for a couple of bucks! So...what are you actually paying for?! Obviously I needed to turn these into a tutorial. You can use any kind of fabric you want, just make sure it's thin cotton. Recycle with style! Let's get started! Step 1: Gather materials. Step 2: Thread the end of your fabric onto your needle. Step 3: Continue to weave. Step 4: When you've reached the ends of the chain, tie a knot with the fabric to hold it onto the chain.
Shrinky Bracelet If you grew up in the 80's, like I did, you're probably already familiar with the awesomeness that is Shrinky Dinks...but did you know that you can still buy Shrinky Dinks? Yep, they're still out there - in craft stores, hobby shops, and even on Amazon. But you don't have to buy a Shrinky Dink kit to have all the fun. There is a great tutorial on Instructables (courtesy of Dabbled) with all the instructions for making your own shrinky projects from #6 plastic containers, so I won't go into too much detail here. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Use a pair of pliers to open the rings. 8. Surprise mom with a priceless piece of jewelry made by her little artists! I was also able to make a pendant from a long, skinny piece I had left over after cutting apart the "beads" for the bracelet. Cute, right?
DIY Woven Chain Bracelet Chain link bracelets, with colorful threads woven through them, have been popping up here and there. We adore Aurèlie Bidermann‘s Do Brazil bracelets and thought it was about time we graduate to the ultimate “grown-up” friendship bracelet. With a curb chain bracelet and some embroidery thread, we’ll teach you how to make your own woven chain bracelet. And one for your bestie too, of course. You’ll need:a curb link braceletembroidery threadtwo bobby pinsa pair of scissors Cut 2 sets of 15 strands of embroidery thread, with each strand measuring four times the length of the bracelet. Lay the second color (blue) over the first color (coral). Repeat the steps until you reach the end of the bracelet. (top images from here and here, rest of images by Honestly…WTF) Quiet Lion Creations: chan luu Chan Luu bracelets are just so cool! What's great about them is that they use simple macrame techniques to produce different results, this time with the addition of beads! This tutorial adds on to my previous Square Knot Friendship Bracelets, but utilizes the beads in a different way; on the outside of the knots as opposed to the inside. What you get is a totally different result! Step 1: Gather materials. Step 2: Start the knots. Once you have a couple of square knots, take either side of the thread and add beads to these threads. Take two beads right up to the last knot. Make a square knot, making sure the beads are caught in the knot and lie right on either side of the center thread. Step 2: Continue this method. Once you have gotten one square knot set, continue to knot in this way, until your bracelet is as long as you need. You're finished! If you share/use/post this tutorial, please link back to me.
Project Runway Studded Trim Accessories Project Runway® Studded Trim Accessories Add some edge to your look with studded trim from the Project Runway® trim collection by Simplicity. This trim has a heavy-metal look in lightweight plastic that is easy to fashion into jewelry or trim existing accessories. Trimmed Belt - revamp an old belt into something hip and new You will need: One belt Project Runway® 2" wide Plastic Pyramid Chain Trim 1861272 – see instructions for yardage needed Hot glue gun Glue sticks Instructions: Measure the length of your belt. Elasticized Bracelet – accessorize your wardrobe with this cool punk bracelet 6" length of Project Runway® 2" wide Plastic Pyramid Chain Trim 1861272 8" length of ½" wide elastic Scissors Matching thread Hand sewing needle Measure the trim around your wrist so that it wraps slightly more than halfway around your wrist. Shoe Trim – give an outdated pair of heels a rockin' new look Choose a pair of shoes that have an existing ankle strap – this will give the trim a stable backing.