bird nest necklace}
I have been seeing a lot of bird nest jewelry around lately. They are beautiful and I love the trend so I thought I would try making my own. These turned out to be really easy to make and require just a few simple supplies.
Creative Window Seat Ideas
Redesign your window to create a cozy corner to curl up in the sun. What would you wish for? For the second part here
Summer bracelets DIY
When M. came home from her camp with school, she showed me this yellow bracelet she made with 'scoubidoo' strings. One of her friends taught her how to make these and of course I wanted to have a go at it too. Instead of scoubidou string I used strips of fabric for one and leather - what did you think?!- shoelaces in offsetting colors for another one. I believe both resulting bracelets look really nice.
How to Make a Headband, Version 1: The Head Scarf
Silk head scarf measuring 10" (25 cm) wide by 15.5" (39 cm) long with covered elastic measuring 1" (25 mm) wide by 6" (15 cm) long. Woven fabric, like lightweight cotton, linen, silk chiffon, or silk charmeuse 1" (25 mm) wide elastic--you'll need a length of about 6" (15 cm), but you can wait to cut it until the fitting stage Safety pin or loop turner Main Piece: Cut 1 rectangle from your fabric as shown in Diagram 1. You can vary the width quite a bit depending on how much of your head you want covered; I'd say 6" (15 cm) to 13" (33 cm) is the general range for this style.
How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic…
This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again. Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment Some handy notes:
Little Wishes - Beyond Beyond
Well, we are dusting off our obligatory black armband over in Beyond Beyond land for one of our most favourite shops ever – Early Bright (mega sad face) they have been the purveyors of some delicious and inspirational bling that is more art than jewellery. And we just want to share one of the most beautiful pieces every a wish in a jar. We used to shake dandelion bushes when we were little in the vain belief that we would get a Barbie dream house, Michael Jackson tickets, the ability to breakdance overnight (although we never progressed beyond being able to do backspins), millionaire moolah, or our favourite wish was that we had been dropped off at the wrong house (sorry parental units) and we were really the offspring of some family with the financial clout of Daddy Warbucks and the Rothschild’s combined. About the author I'm the big kahuna with the whole shebang.
Rock Patterned Denim On The Cheap With This DIY!
I’m a little obsessed with patterned denim right now. I must confess though, buying a new pair of jeans right now isn’t exactly in my budget, and it doesn’t help that I have a ton of pairs in my drawers that I haven’t worn in years. So, in order to love what I have (and save a few bucks!), I’m definitely going to attempt this DIY later this week!
Sailor Knot Rope Bracelets, Memories Of Summer - Creative Dish
Patriotic Turks Head Rope Bracelet From What Knot Shop As a child, we vacationed in Nantucket and Beach Haven, on the Jersey Shore. At the beginning of each summer, we’d slip on a rope “sailor” bracelet.
Re-purposing: Tshirts into 5-strand-braided-headbands
I was walking through Target a few weeks ago and noticed this little knit fabric headband that was not just braided together…….but woven. I decided they were charging way too much for something that could be made with t-shirt scraps. And that means free. So there you have it. A nice and easy project to give my bad-hair-day head some love.
