DIY: ear cuff

 

You will need 18 gauge wire, chains, head pins, round pliers or cutters, and beads, pendants, or gems. First, cut a 20 cm piece of the 18 gauge metal wire. Use the round nose pliers to make a loop at one end of the wire. Cut the chain into 6 pieces each 6 cm long. Take one of the chains and string it onto the loop, then use the pliers to close the loop. Use your hands to shape the wire to the shape of your ear. Slide a chain onto the wire and keep it in place with a loop. Continue adding chains to the wire and securing them with loops. Take a pendant/bead/gem and thread it onto a head pin. Thread the pin through the last link in the first chain and create a loop. Cut off the excess. Repeat this for all of the chains and you're done.

Ear cuff tutorial

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DIY: Beaded Cuff

You will need a cuff, an assortment of beads (sead beads, etc.) , leather, leather cement, embellishing glue, pendants or stones, pencil, and illusion cord. Start by rolling the cuff over the leather to get an imprint. then use a pencil to trace the outline of the imprint. Cut out the shape. Use the leather cement to glue the leather to the cuff. Glue on the stones or pendants with the embellishment glue. Tie abead to the end of the illusion cord and then start stringing on sead beads. Once you have a string of beads long enough to go around your cuff, secure the other end by tying a bead, then glue it around the edge of the cuff. Cut off any excess string. Make more bead strands and glue them around your stones/pendants. Continue this step until there is no space between the bead strands and the edge of the bracelet. Glue multiple strands around the edge of the cuff until you are satisfied with the look. Fill in the rest of the cuff with beads in any pattern you like. Let it dry and you're done.

Beaded Cuff Tutorial

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DIY: Cap toe shoes

You will need a pair of shoes, metallic spray paint, finishing gloss spray, and painter's tape. Take the painter's tape and cover the entire shoe except for the toe. Then, take the spray paint and spray the exposed part of the shoe, holding your spray paint at least 6 inches away. Let the paint dry for 5 to 10 minutes. Then, spray on a layer of finishing gloss spray. Let your shoes dry over night and your done!

Cap toe shoe tutorial

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DIY: Fishbone bracelet

You will need chain, one meter of suede cord, beads, and pliers. Wrap the chain around your wrist so that there is a one inch gap between the end and the rest of the chain. use the pliers to break the chain link connecting the section you measured and the rest of the chain. Use the pliers to remove the link. Separate two more pieces of chain, they should be two links shorter than the first piece. Take the suede cord and pull it through the second link in the longest chain so that the same amount of suede cord is on each side of the chain. Then, string a short chain onto each side of the suede cord through the first link. take the suede cord from one of the sides and thread it through the first open link in the longest chain. Then, do the same on the other side, but put the cord in the same link as the first cord. Both cords should be in the same link. Then, thread the cord back into the short chains. Keep repeating these steps until you get to the bottom of the bracelet. Then, take one of the cords and thread it through the loop at the top of the bracelet. Take a bead and thread it on to the cord, then tie a knot at the end to secure it. Do the same to the other cord and your done.

Fishbone bracelet tutorial

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DIY: Peter Pan Collar

You will need a sheet of felt, scissors, ribbon, tacky glue, a pattern (linked at the bottom of the post) and whatever you want to decorate your necklace with. (ex. glitter, beads, studs, lace, brads, etc) So start off by printing out your pattern. Then, fold your felt in half and trace the pattern onto the felt so that the large end of the pattern is at the folded side. Then cut out your collar. Use the tacky glue to add any decorations you want to be on your necklace and give it a couple of hours to dry. Then flip it over to the back side and glue a piece of ribbon to both ends of the collar. The ribbon should be long enough for the necklace to fit around your neck. let the ribbon dry and then your done!

Peter Pan collar tutorial

Peter Pan Collar pattern


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DIY: Cobra braid bracelet

You will need, a chain, craft lace (gimp), scissors, pliers, tape, and glue. Wrap the craft lace around your wrist so that it is slightly longer than the circumference of your wrist. Cut the craft lace. Then, using your piece of craft lace measure out another piece that is 8 times the size of the first one. Fold the first piece in half and tape it down on both ends (the folded end and the open end). take the other piece of craft lace and fold that in half as well. take the middle and put it behind the piece that is taped down. Slide it up as close to the folded end as possible. Then, fold one side of the string over top of the taped down string, forming a loop or a "P". Take the string on the other side and pull it over the string making the loop, underneath the taped down string, and through the loop. Repeat this on the other side. Continue this step, alternating in sides. Once you get to about an inch left in the taped down lace, remove the tape. Take the open end and fold it back, creating a loop. Continue knotting, going over all four strands of lace. Tie a knot at the end of the lace and cut off any excess.Take the chain and measure it out so that it is half the length of your wrist. Use the scissors to break the links to separate the piece you want from the rest of your chain. Use the pliers to connect the chin to the loops on either end of the braided lace.

Cobra braid bracelet

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DIY: Heart sweater

For this project you will need a sweater, a piece of wool felt, scissors, fusible web, an iron, tape, a sharpie, and a large picture of a heart. Start of by getting a picture of a heart of off the internet (there will be a link to a picture at the bottom of this post), and put it into a word document. Make the heart as big as possible, fill up the entire page. then print out your heart. Cut out the inside of the heart so that the out side is intact. Do not cut through the outside of the heart. Dispose of the inside and keep the outside, this will be your stencil. Set that aside for later. Take a piece of the fusible web, remove the sticky part and place it onto your felt sticky side down. Iron the fusible web to the felt, this is what will attach the felt to your sweater. Take the stencil and take it to the felt and your work surface. Use the sharpie to trace the shape of the heart on to the felt, then cut out the heart. Lay out your sweater, remove the paper from the fusible web that you ironed on to the felt, and lay the sticky side of the felt on to your sweater. Iron the heart on to the sweater and your done!

Heart sweater tutorial

Heart

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