Shrinking Snowflake Necklace
I made these for party favors for my daughter’s birthday, but I’ve been wearing one of them around myself so I don’t think this is just a kids’ project. But it does involve shrinky dinks! If you haven’t worked with shrinkable plastic before, you can buy it online or at your local craft store. Supplies: Shrinking plastic (frosted, not clear)Small, sharp scissorsSnowflake template (see link below)Mini hole punch (1/8″)Toaster ovenNecklace chain with jump ringPliers 1. 2. 3.
Teeny Tiny Leather Spell Book Tutorial
Was it just me that as a kid thought that the Macbeth Witches speech went as follows: Hubble Bubble Toilet Trouble? what a dufus hey! Ok finally got round to posting this in time for you to make a cute mini spell book for Halloween. What you'll need:Small piece of scrap Leather, the more wrinkled and aged the betterSmall scrap of Cardboard (Hard back of a notebook would do fine)1 piece of printer paperScrap of decorative Paper1 O RingGold Sharpie Pen (permanent marker)ScissorsHot Glue GunBull Dog clip/Bag clipNeedle (to punch a hole)Yellow Pages (to lean on) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Hope this was worth the wait, an enormous 6 month pregnant belly and a grumpy Potty training Toddler has been slowing me down these days, oh and the foot is still in a cast but not for long.
Tassel Necklace
There's probably no better time than the holidays to try your hand at a little do it yourself gift making. Don't let dwindling finances stop you from showing a little extra love towards your friends. Here's a simple accessory tutorial that could be used in many ways, and in many colors to suit your needs. Supplies: strip of leather chalk or white pencil heavy duty snips or leather scissors extra tacky glue clamp or elastic thrifted chain Cut your rectangle of leather to the size you require. Mark a chalk line approx 1" from the top of your leather piece. Snip an extra strip to use as a loop on the top of the tassel. Apply glue evenly above the chalk line. Start to roll your leather tightly. Secure tassel with a binder clip or a tightly wound elastic. If you'd like to add extra dimension, trim some of the fringes shorter than others. Using this simple technique, you can create both pendants, key chains, earnings, and charms to add to any bag or belt. love Jill
Color wheel pendant
Yes, I have been making a lot of pendants lately. And this one makes me feel like a huge art nerd...I love it! I used that as my inspiration. But I actually put the colors in the correct order. What kind of art teacher could bear to wear an inaccurate color wheel necklace?! (Although I'm thinking about trying another version using a washer shape like the inspiration piece. Anyway, you want to make one? You'll need... wooden disc - mine's 1" drill & 1/16 drill bit craft paint - at least white, red, yellow, & blue tiny paint brush dot sticker masking tape dimensional magic jump ring chain or ribbon Drill a hole at the top of your disc, then paint it white and let it dry. Next, place your dot sticker (you can get them in the office supplies section) in the center of your disc. (The tape is mostly covering my dot, so it's hard to see in the pic.) Paint each section according to the color wheel below. Here's some color mixing tips in case your art education growing up wasn't up to par... Etc. Tada!
Hex Nut Pendant
I bought a couple packs of hex nuts from the hardware store, hoping to make some of those bracelets I saw on Honestly WTF. See the DIY on those bracelets HERE. Instead, I made a pendant out of the hex nuts. You will need: hex nuts flat leather cord, or necklace chain link pliers jump rings Arrange the hex nuts in whatever shape you'd like your pendant to be. Using your pliers, connect each adjacent hex nut using some jewelry jump rings. I could have used a regular chain link, but chose to use a flat leather cord instead.
