I’ve been bouncing this idea around in my head to make a frame that holds my favorite earrings and necklaces. My dresser becomes a mess very quickly with all the random jewelry, so a earring organizer hung next to my mirror would be great! I originally got the idea on Pinterest while looking through jewelry stands. I found a very clever picture of a frame with chain links strung across
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Braiding leather out of a single piece is pretty easy as long as you remember 2 things. Work in sets of three, and keep track of what side you started with in each set. I always start with the right side over the center, left, right. Now before you continue, bring the bottom up and through the right loop. This will put everything in a twist for a moment. Do
Read more →I got a new Dremel set and I’ve been itching to try it out so bad its driving me crazy! We still have a ton of driftwood leftover from last summer, so I’ve been practicing with that. I saved a few pieces to make a driftwood jewelry tree. These are nothing new, but the idea to make one came to me while browsing a local shop. There display stands were
Read more →I always like to incorporate recycled materials into the craft projects I do, and one of the most abundant materials that seem to build up around my house is newspaper. While looking online for newspaper crafts, I found a great blog post on how to make a basket. Being so close to Easter I thought the timing for this paper crafts project is perfect, so I decided to put my own
Read more →I have a homemade lamp at home that one of my friends gave me a few years ago. I use it as a nightlight in my room and it looks great! Its made of a flower pot and has beads glued into the holes. I decided to try this project out and take some pictures along the way. So here’s my tutorial on how to make a lamp shade out
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