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Welcome Guest Blogger, Diane Gilleland, from the Blog and Podcast “CraftyPod”. CraftyPod is made by me, Sister Diane – aka Diane Gilleland. I’ve made things my whole life, and would gladly give up most household chores for an afternoon of serious crafting. How to Make a Cool Button Pendant How to Make a Cool Button Pendant at ThinkCrafts.com Here’s what we made at Church of Craft yesterday: Button Pendants. So, you begin with some small pieces of plastic canvas. Next, gather some cool buttons. Okay, now we’re going to wire these buttons to the plastic canvas. Take about an arm’s-length piece of wire. Poke the leading end of the wire back down through the other set of holes – again, passing through both the button and the canvas. Now, here’s something to watch out for as you pull your wire through the canvas: it will want to twist up. Let’s add a shank button to our pendant now. Place your shank button where you like it on the pendant, and then look at it from the side, like this. . . .
mini scalloped felt flowers
Another felt flower! These are easy and so cute. I made them by first cutting out flowers with my Go Baby! Rose of Sharon die. You could cut a flower shape out by hand easily, too. Mine were about 3″ wide. Then I started cutting a spiral shape like so… Continue til you get to the middle, ending with a little circular shape. Then starting with the outside end, glue and roll toward the inside. Continue gluing and rolling… …then at the end tuck and glue the little circular shape. A finished little rosette! I added three to a headband, and they also look really sweet on clips! **Also, a few people asked where I got my elastic headbands-I found them at the dollar store awhile ago! **I used a plain old hot glue gun for the gluing!
Lace Flower Hair Pin
Another little project. Nothing fancy but easy and very cute. All you need is 7 inches of lace, a needle and thread, a small piece of felt, a glue gun, and a bobby pin. I found my lace in the dollar bin at JoAnn’s Fabrics. Lay out your lace in front of you on a flat surface. Stitch 6-7inches of lace. Pull the thread tight so the lace ruffles. Once you have checked that the flower looks like you want it to. Cut a circle from the felt that is slightly smaller than the circumference of you flower. Then turn the bobby pin over and begin glueing the lace spiral to it. Once your flower is secure and your glue has cooled you can use the hair pin.
How to Make an Oversized Friendship Bracelet
In case you haven't noticed, the friendship bracelet is back. And surprisingly, nothing has really changed about it. From the fashion pictures I've seen, they're the same old bracelets I wore in grade school. So, I decided it might me nice to make an oversized version of the bracelet. Instead of using the the traditional material of embroidery thread I used cotton yarn. The method I'm using to make the bracelets is the exact same way I used to make them in the 5th grade. Supplies:Cotton yarn in various colorsScissors To get the correct length of string for you wrist, wrap the yarn around your wrist loosely three times and then add a couple more inches for good measure. Cut as many pieces as you wish to use. Line up all of the yarn. Tape loop down or hook it onto something to keep the bracelet from moving while you make it. Line up your string in the order you want your stripes to go on the left hand side. Starting with the string on the very left, tie a knot around the white string.
flowers for your fingers.....before & after..
on a recent trip to charlotte russewith my 15 year old girli spotted this fabulous yellow metal ringat the register when we were buying her some baseball tees..... i removed the large fake pearl in the middle of it....i love that the paint chippedand now the middle looks sort of rusty and vintage....well, i have loved it so muchthat i went back to see if they had any other colors..........all they had was black...... not being a black flower sort of girl,i was disappointed,but then i started thinking, .......spray painti'm not a very good painter,(i leave that to my pal, who is fabulous at it :)but this was super easy.....first i took out all the pearlsand then....... i love how they turned out!!i still have a couple more,....i'm thinking red or turquoise..........i know, i went a little ring crazy!
Feather Extension Headband
How to Make a Feather Extension Headband Feather extensions and earrings are all the rage right now {especially peacock feathers}. Very bohemian, very awesome. So rather than create earrings or a clip in extension, I thought about attaching the feathers to a subtle headband. And this is what I got. DIY Feather Extension Headband It seriously only took about 5 minutes to create. Here’s how I did it: Supplies: Blank headband Clear thread Hot glue gun Two very small strips of fabric Feathers of your choice *I purchased my feathers at Joann’s and they were already finished on the ends with a clear thread loop. First, take your clear thread and measure about four inches longer than you actually want your feathers to hang. Find the loop part on the end of your feather. Tie your clear thread to the feather with a double knot. See how the thread is basically invisible and it looks like the feather is suspended in mid-air. Now for the sorta tricky part. 1. 2. 3. 4. So that’s it. Kinda neat, huh. I'm Ashley.
Little Wishes - Beyond Beyond | 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.
Kitty Cat, Wire Ring. DIY.
Inspiration Tutorial Things you need. Silver Wire 20 gauge Michaels or HEREPliersRuler *not shown.Candle Cut your wire about 5 inches. I drew a cat on a piece of paper to help me stay symmetrical. Find the middle of the wire, Then I bent the ears. and wrapped it around my candle. I bent the wire and wrapped it around the other wire. Shape as needed with your fingers or pliers. Just a little whimsy. Have a wonderful Tuesday. Lots of <3, Anne
