Do you have any of these little silicon molds that you use with resin and clay? The one below is one of my favorites…. CONTINUE READING
How To Make Resin Pendants
October 24, 2012 By 15 Comments
Here’s a fun, easy way to make resin jewelry without the scary chemical mixing! First I bought these silver plated bezels: CONTINUE READING
10 Cool Things to Make From Legos
October 21, 2012 By 3 Comments
The first: a cute DIY LEGO minifig necklace I made for Boo….it takes under 5 minutes to make. Use the same technique to make keychains or leather pendants for party favors for boys or girls….or Christmas ornaments!
No special tools needed. All I used was industrial glue and a mini screw eye: CONTINUE READING
Packing Tape Image Transfers
October 5, 2012 By 40 Comments
I love image transfers. It’s something I’m always using in my journals but there are so many other fun uses for them. All you need to make a transfer is a photocopy of an image or words and packing tape. You can also use printouts from a laser printer or magazine pages. Inkjets will not work because they are not heat based toner. So take some photos to the copy machine or tear some pages out of your favorite magazine to get started.
First, take a strip of packing tape and place it over the images you want to transfer: CONTINUE READING
Making Mementos and Jewelry With Coins
October 2, 2012 By 14 Comments
Note: A quick note before I get a gazillion comments….it’s not illegal to alter coins….as long as you never try to spend them again.
I checked with the treasury department. I might be breaking some law with the international coins….so extradite me.
Everywhere I’ve traveled overseas….I’ve kept a coin from that country. I had them in a jar, but I recently took each one and stamped them with the year I traveled there: CONTINUE READING
Easy DIY Hand Stamped Jewelry
August 10, 2012 By 17 Comments
I’ve stamped metal before for but never on jewelry. Here’s what the basic metal stamping kit includes:
How to Make Miniature Resin Photo Charms
July 16, 2012 By 31 Comments
Boo and I made the little charms shown above using Instagram photos and jumbo popsicle sticks. Aren’t they cute? We made a few photo magnets with them too for our chalkboard wall. (Just a tip: make sure to use neodymium scientific magnets.….they are super powerful. But keep them away from kids under the age of 3!) CONTINUE READING
Easy Finger Crochet Friendship Bracelets
June 26, 2012 By 9 Comments
My grandmother taught me to crochet with my fingers when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I used basic twine to make bracelet after bracelet when I was at her house. This is a fun easy craft to teach younger kids and to make easy layering bracelets for yourself. I like using baker’s twine, leather lacing and colorful string:
Felted Pinwheels (A Tutorial)
May 29, 2012 By 6 Comments
Have you tried felting yet? It’s so easy and a fun effect. We’ve been making these little mixed color pinwheels for accessories. Boo’s favorites are the rainbow ones. With this technique using pipecleaners it’s easy to make a long “rope-like” piece of felted wool.
First, you need some wool roving (I got mine from Dharma Trading)…..and a little bag goes a long way. It comes in a variety of colors:
DIY Mix and Match Wrap Bracelets (A Tutorial)
May 18, 2012 By 17 Comments
After posting a recent roundup of my favorite DIY bracelets from around the web, I wanted to make some of my own. Obviously I’m reinventing the “DIY bracelet” wheel, but I like the way these turned out using different kinds of ball chain (it’s also a much more simplified version of the leather and bead ones from last February). Anyways, I mixed and matched a bunch of different chains, rhinestone strands and chunky clasps to get a funky, layered bohemian look. Make sure to check out the long-short ball chain towards the bottom….it results in a “twist” effect.
