I unlazied myself to take these. I call them string rings (and things). since it’s the summer season, I wanted something light-weight but colourful enough to be noticed. for the rings, I put a tiny golden bead and knotted both sides. I’m experimenting with bracelets too, but instead of knots I used a pulled string thing (sorry I have no idea what that technique is called). that pulled string thing worked well with thinly braided floss (ha ha! the string is called embroidery floss, that I know) and it feels more secure.
thoughts or advice?
DIY Cutlery Tray Jewelry Storage and Display. I love the hooks at the bottom for extra long necklaces. I have my necklaces on an expandable mug rack like this one from Amazon and it works but there is no room for bracelets, so this would be an upgrade for me. Tutorial from Mini Manor here.
this post has been a long time coming, it’s about my attempts at making book clutches. back in april I bought two hardcover books for 50 cents each with the full intent on turning them into clutches. I had found a few DIY tutorials but I couldn’t decide which method I wanted to use. so I combined a few steps from the ones I liked and added few of my own ideas too.
for the red book, book 1, I used this tutorial. I used a magnetic clasp because I couldn’t find one that looked like the one in the tutorial. overall, it was quite labour intensive to cut out all the pages. also my book’s spine fell off but that was just due to its age. there was a lot of effort put into this one as you had to wait for the glue to fully dry but I like the way it turned out.
for the green book, book 2, I used this video tutorial. I added a border to keep the shape and create illusion that it was still a book. I found this method a lot easier, I think I finished it within a day or so. but again there was some time spent on waiting for the glue to dry. I still need to add a clasp or a latch or something to keep the book closed. also, it’s much lighter than the other clutch because it’s empty of all the pages. I’m thinking about adding a chain but I’m still not sure yet.
but there you go, summer time crafts are in full swing. I have tonnes of ideas and material just laying about in my room, hopefully they’ll be put to good use soon.
DIY Anya Hindmarch Miami Heart Studded Cardholder Tutorial. Left Top Photo: $295 Anya Hindmarch card holder here, Right Top and Bottom Photo: really easy DIY tutorial by Hey! Look What I Made here.
May the Fourth Be With You! Plush Mini Ewok Pattern. So simple. Tutoiral and PDF pattern download from Wild Olive here. *Could easily be made in cheap felt.
Cute Grape, Blueberry and Pear Peacock Snack. How-to from Jill Dubien at Canadian Family here.
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DIY Pinata Cookies for Cinco de Mayo. I love the clever design of these cookies. Recipe and how-to from She Knows here.
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Vintage Cookies Tutorial! (tutorial)
DIY Felt Hand Puppet Bunnies. Simple to make. Tutorial from The Purl Bee here. *They recommend using their beautiful 100% wool felt at $9.50 for an 18”x18” sheet. While it is gorgeous, I cannot afford 2 sheets of this for a bunny hand puppet. If I make this I will be using the cheap stuff.
bunnies are popping up everywhere! such a cute tutorial :)
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DIY Tag Stamps. Finally a versatile stamp that I can use over and over again. Two different tutorials using a stamp carving block, the other an eraser. Tutorials from Creature Comforts here.
DIY No Slip Gripper Superhero Socks for Kids or Adults. Two Tutorials: First from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar here (TOP PHOTO. This one is more complete with instructions and a video), second one from Twin Dragonfly Designs here (BOTTOM PHOTO).
EDITTTTTTTTHHHHHHHH!!!! I hope you see this :)
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