Stackable Rings, DIY I love Stack-able Rings and here is a quick and easy way to make them yourself. Inspiration Tutorial Things you need Sliver Wire ~20 gauge* Michaels or HERECandlePliers *Walmart Cut your Wire 8 or 9 inches long. Now wrap your wire around the candle. The best part is you can adjust them as tight or as loose as you want. I used my pliers to flatten the end. Then I made a bunch more. stack them up. See..I told you it was easy. Have a wonderful Day. *My Thoughts and Prayers are on all of the people effected by hurricane Sandy. Donate to the Red Cross if you can I also want to wish My Mom and Dad. Happy Anniversary!! 51 years. I love you both so much!! Anne
How to make your own air dried porcelain with common household ingredients Anything that is quick, affordable and makes beautiful things is a craft winner for me . But…I often find myself uninspired for something new and different. I’ve found it in air dried porcelain (aka Porcelana Fria). What will someone make with 3 cups of white glue (PVA) 3 cups of cornstarch (Corn flour) one tablespoon of white vinegar one tablespoon of glycerin (health food or hobby shop), and 2 tablespoons of canola oil? The beautiful mouse and necklace pictured (compliments of Espirit ) is the answer! Amazingly simple and a GREAT school holiday project, get the kids into the kitchen to cook up some home made, air dried, porcelain. Let’s make it: In a mixing bowl (or non-stick pan) mix 3 cups of white glue and 3 cups of cornstarch. For microwave heating : Cook in a microwave-compatible recipient for 2 to 3 minutes on high (for a 800W oven; longer for a less powerful oven). Stove top : Cook in a saucepan over low heat for about 15 minutes. This one’s a big thumbs up from me.
Easy Finger Crochet Friendship Bracelets 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: The leather or suede lacing makes great accessories: Use a thicker rope or fabric scraps for a different look: Love sailing? P.S. Peter Pan Collar Necklace with Skull, DIY This is an easy version of the necklace below. Once you get the hang of making the easy one you can expand it however you want, creating your very own special necklace. Tutorial Things you need. Chain* One 16 inch, two 4 inch, two 5 inch.Jump rings 8 small, 4 medium,1 small.One clasp.Pliers.Skull Bead *Optional Add your two medium jump rings and your clasp to the 16 inch chain. Find the half way point of your necklace and add another medium jump ring. Add your small jump rings to your 4 inch chains and your 5 inch chains. Add those chains to the other medium jump ring and add that to the first medium jump ring. measure out from the middle 3 inches and 3 1/2 inches, Do that to the other side too. Attach the other end of your 4 inch and 5 inch chain. Then add the small jump ring to your skull bead then add it to the middle jump ring. Which will look like this. All done This is the deluxe version. I hope you all have a fantastic Thursday. Lots of <3, Anne
diy {magnets} I was cleaning out my craft space (or as my family jokingly calls it, "the factory") and I came across a few miscellaneous objects that I thought would be good to use for a project. Here are the items before: some flat glass marbles, unfinished wooden squares, and bottle caps. Now they are super cute magnets for my fridge! Glass marble magnet -Trace the marble onto the paper that you want to use. -Cut out the shape -Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the front of the paper and smooth it onto the glass marble. -Place a small dot of Gorilla Glue (or E6000) to the magnet and place it on the back of the marble (I placed a book on top of the magnets for some pressure while it dried.) And voila, lovely map magnets! Bottle cap magnets -Cut a circle the size of the inside of the bottle cap. - Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the back of the paper and place it inside the bottle cap. -Starting with the outside edges, fill the cap with dimensional craft glaze. Ta da!
Maxi Skirt Tutorial The Maxi Skirt. They’re everywhere right now. They’re long, they’re flowing, and the best part is they’re comfortable. They bring a feminine bohemian vibe that I can’t resist. Anthro sells a couple of styles that I love here and here (if only I could rock horizontal stripes like the model): But for around $100, why not make 5 of your own? Materials Needed: 1.5-2 yards 60″ wide knit fabric (hip measurements greater than 38″ will need closer to 2 yards) 2″ wide elastic (for measurement see below) Ballpoint needle Pieces to Cut: From Elastic: Pull elastic around waist how you’d like to it sit in the finished skirt, add 1/2″ to that length, and cut. From Knit Fabric (write your measurements as you follow along and you’ll have your fabric cut in no time!) For the waistband, cut a piece of knit fabric that is approximately 6″ longer than the length of your elastic and 5″ wide. Next, decide how long you want the skirt to be. Top Panel: 13″x40″ Middle Panel: 13″x50″ Bottom Panel: 14″x60″ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Spiderweb Shirt, DIY With Halloween just around the corner, I have been in the mood to make all kinds of things related to one of my favorite holidays. I loved dressing up as a child and going out searching for candy, and we never bought pre-made costumes we always made ours. Thank you MOM for making Halloween such a fun time for us when we where kids. Halloween is such a great way to stretch your imagination, and become something completely different for a night. I have seen a few of these shirts on the internet and thought that it would be a great shirt for October and beyond. Tutorial Things you need. Tee Shirt * on this project I used a small men's Hanes tee-shirt*ScissorsChalkSpiderweb Pattern Cut off the collar Draw your web pattern or you could use this one I drew. Just print the above picture out. Cut out your pattern. Place the pattern on your shirt ,* I put my pattern on a slight angle. Trace with chalk. Cut out. and now you have your very own spiderweb shirt, put on your spider necklace and your set. Anne
Jelly Roll Floor Pillows Hi everyone! It’s Val over at PinkPlease! bringing you another double recipe. I am teaming up with the Fat Quarter Shop to help you with your Sherbet Pips collection (or any other Moda fabric) so that you can make a few pillows of your very own. One Sherbet Pips Jelly Roll by Aneela Hoey 2 1/2 yards of fabric for the pillow bottom 1/2 yard of fabric for the piping 6/32″ Cotton Piping (95″ long for the small pillow and 140″ long for the larger pillow) 2 packages of 1 ½” Cover Button Kits (You will need to make 4 fabric covered buttons) Stuffing (4 bags of 24oz. poly-fil will fill both pillows. Fishing Wire or Super Strong Beading Thread. One Extra Long Needle (I used a darning needle) ***Most seam allowances are a ¼”, unless indicated ***Read the entire recipe before starting. ***You may want to use a stronger needle (90/14) since it gets pretty crowded in the middle as you finish up the pillow top. Creating the large pillow 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Save the scrap you just cut! 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10a. 11.
Katydid and Kid: Happy Easter Wishing you the joys of renewal and gifts of new life. I hope you enjoy this Easter day relaxing with family and friends. As well as some creepy... ...and not-so-creepy bunnies. Sock bunnies sewed by mama, based on directions from this talented lady. Neon Wapped Bracelet, DIY Neon Wrapped Bracelet. This would also look good Red, White and Blue for July 4th Tutorial Things you need. Neon rope ~Lowes Neon cord WalmartGlueScissors Cut your cord 16 inches long and fold in half. Tie a knot in each end, leaving a loop at one end. Cut a piece of pink neon rope about 4 feet. I always cut too much. (Getting to the end and not having enough rope in not my idea of fun:) Take your neon rope and tie a slip knot on one end. Pull tight then start weaving the rope like the picture above. Tie the end off, cut off excess rope. and place a drop of glue on each knot. Mix up your colors however you feel. Fun weekend project. Happy Friday. Lots of <3, Anne
Fun with Foam Printing - Easy Tutorial I loved this idea because not only can you recycle these horrid polystyrene containers, but the process is really simple. You could even use tracing paper and trace your design so you don't even need to be able to draw. You could make a whole series of cards like this or just a colorful print to hang on your wall and cheer up the place. Materials needed: Foam or polystyrene container pencil paint or ink small roller 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Happy printing! Original image courtesy of themetapicture