Flower Necklace

Now that my girls are older (and less likely to rip them off my neck) I have started to wear necklaces again. My jewlery collection is in sad condition at the moment so I have been slowly trying to build it back up. I scored this adorable necklace from the thrift and decided that it needed it a little something like a gorgeous flower!

I decide to try my making the flowers myself out of some old shirts that I had laying around. I found a great tutorial on MaryJanes and Galoshes on how to make the flower petals. They are fairly easy to make. Basically you use some synthetic material and a candle. You cut out some circles and carefully melt the edges by holding them over the candle. They were so simple and fun to make!
After I finished my flower petals I glued them together and added a vintage button to the center of it. I think it adds the perfect feminine touch to the necklace and I can't wait to wear it!

Yo, Yo!

As I was browsing around the 100 yen store (what would be a dollar store back in the states) a couple weeks ago I came a cross a package of some fabric yo yo's. They were just adorable so I bought them. I realize that buying pre-made yo-yo's is a bit lazy BUT they were only 100 yen so I had to have them. I pulled them out the other day and made some fun things with them.

I made a burlap bracelet. You can find the tutorial on Tatertots and Jello


Since I already had the burlap out I decided to make some hair clips.


Then I decided to use the tie from one of the my daughter's old dresses to make a headband.
I think all the projects turned out great. What have you made with yo-yo's lately?

Scrap Fabric Bracelets

I haven't had much time to myself lately, life has just been crazy around here for the past week. I have been itching to work on some craft projects and I was finally able to tonight. My hubby and girls all fell asleep early!
I am working on some big projects that require patience and drying time - both of which are hard for me. I hate to wait so I decided to fill my time with a easy project. I grabbed some silicone bracelets from the $1 section a couple of weeks ago and here is what I decided to make with them.

Scrap Fabric Bracelets

You Need:
Silicone or Plastic Bracelets
Fabric
Glue

Here is a picture of the bracelets I started with. They were not cute but for a dollar I figured I could make something beautiful out of them!
The first thing I did was cut my fabric into long strips. I was not careful about this and my strips were all crazy and uneven which I think made the bracelets look even better. Then I stretched my bracelets out a bit - they were a little tight.

Next I took a strip of fabric and attach it to the bracelet with glue - I used my trusty glue gun.
Then I began to wrap the fabric around the bracelet. I added a dab of glue here and there to make it hold better.
After the bracelet was all wrapped I made a simple wrap flower to go on it (directions are here) but you could add any embellishment you want.
I love my new bracelets and can't wait to wear them! They were simple and quick to make and it made waiting for my other projects to dry so much easier!

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