Birchbox inspired bracelet tutorial

Remember this cute little guy….

Well I have finally finished my own version of this and I can’t wait to show you how I did it.

 

And now if you want to stick around I will show you the steps to the braided version of this because if you can do that one you can do any of them!

Basically I used crochet thread, tacky glue, and a metal charm….

I cut three separate pieces of thread about 22 inches long each (that is way more than you will need but it will be easier to work with)…

I like to secure my work with these paper clips and then I loop all three strands through my hoop….

Next I separate the strands out…….

And start braiding……..

Once I get the length that I want I tie a simple knot…

I like to make both braids on the same side so that I can get the length of each the same……

Hanging off each end you will have six strands and I like to cut it down to two so that it’s easier to manage….

I then secure the strands with my paper clips again and prepare to make the sliding knot…… the best tutorial I have found for making this knot is HERE. Trust me when I say she did a much better job of explaining this than I could have.

Last but not least I used tacky glue on the knots to keep them from fraying or falling apart……

let the glue dry and there you go…..

Tell me what you think and let me know if you have any questions!

Crafty weekend

I know how excited you must be to find out about the crafts I eluded to in my last post right? lol

Well like I said before my “bestie” came to visit and we have the same craft disease/obsession and the result of that was some crafting bliss.

First we made the cutest fridge magnets out of bottle tops look how fun and easy they were….

 

all you need is a bottle cap, some cute paper (she cut her circles out of magazines so they were fun and shiny), a magnet, and some hot glue.

We also made these rings out of wire and beads…….

 

I made the first two and Brandi made the cute flower

Don’t you love them? I was thinking about doing a giveaway but it’s hard to get the sizing just right unless I fly you to Montana and used your finger (ha ha), but I am debating on doing a little tutorial if anyone was interested?

Memory Wire Bracelet Tutorial and Giveaway

I have a new love!!

I used memory wire and glass beads and it was so easy….

First you cut the wire depending on how many times you would like it to wrap around your arm…

Then you put a loop in one end to hold the beads on…..

now you thread on your beads and end it with another loop

What do you think? Okay now for the giveaway….

You have your choice of the clear or the black bracelet and all you have to do is tell me the last great book you read?

This giveaway will end Saturday the 26th at midnight MST and I will use random.org to choose a winner that I will announce on February 27th. The winner will have two days to contact me concerning the prize or I will pick a new winner.

Cougar Town Inspired Necklace

I saw the cutest necklace on last weeks episode of Cougar Town (such a funny show) and I thought hey I could make that, so I did. I am sure the one Courtney Cox was wearing was much classier than this “homemade” version but I am still proud lol. Oh and can I just apologize that I had to be the model for this, I really need to get a little mannequin for occasions just like this :)

First I wanted to show you everything I used to make my necklace

 

I made it in one giant continuous loop so that I could wear it several different ways….

   I made all of the loops in the wire myself and I know you can buy them with the loops already in them but I had these left over from another project so I thought it would be smart to use them up.

I am temped to make another one and do a giveaway what do you think?

 

I linked up!!