I’ve braided bracelets before – even a necklace – so I figured how hard could this be? Turns out it’s pretty easy. Otherwise, let’s be honest, I wouldn’t have figured it out. And cheap. Yahoo!
You’ll need:
- Cotton or jersey T-shirt you don’t mind cutting up. Or you can pick up a shirt at Goodwill. White and grey make good base colors for pastel or neon cord.
- 1 yard of rattail cord for each bracelet. You can find lots of fun colors at JoAnn’s for 50-99 cents a yard.
- Magnets. I got a package of 10 for $2.
- Glue. Either hot glue or tacky glue or both.
Instructions:
1. Cut the shirt into 3 strips roughly 1-inch wide and about 12 inches long. But don’t stress cutting this precisely. The ends will roll in so you don’t need it to be pretty.
2. Cut the rattail cord into 3 10-inch pieces.
3. Anchor the top with a bobby pin or rubber band, separate into 3 strands, and start braiding.
4. When you get to the end of the braid, snip the ends, bunch all of the pieces together, and glue on the magnet.
5. Do the same to the other end. Wrap it around your wrist and make sure you have the right length before attaching the second magnet.
6. Cut two little pieces of fabric to cover over the magnet ends.
7. Fold the fabric over the magnet and glue together.
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DIY Neon Toe Shoes
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Materials:
• Nude Patent Pumps – These from local DSW for $40, but here is a great pair for $34 from Steve Madden that would also work great
• Pink Fluorescent Neon Spray Paint or even better Floral Spray (color even less likely to chip!)
• Packing Tape
• Old Towels (to protect your shoes when you spray)Tape Shoes. First you’ll want to tape your shoes. The area you don’t tape is where the color will be. Tape the rubber sole also because you want a nice, clean finish. You don’t have to tape the inside of your shoes, since we will cover them with an old towel.
Next cover the shoes. Take them outside and spray 2-3 coats on the shoes. Also seal the color with some type of sealer so it lasts longer. This one works well.
And that’s it! You are done. :) The hardest part is making sure you do a good job taping, but otherwise, so easy. Take off the tape and enjoy your fun new shoes!
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These remind me of how I crocheted a PopTart for an iPod case. I really need to spend more time playing with felt…
There are a lot of lovely things about spring—April showers and May flowers, for example—but muddy boots just aren’t among them. This simple solution takes an hour or less to build and smartly showcases your favorite pair of galoshes.
Snag an old fruit box from your local grocer, or make a box yourself from scrap lumber. Give it a couple of coats of oil-based paint and fill it with pretty polished pebbles. Done!
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I bought this lamp from The Goodwill for $4.99.
I spray painted the base of the lamp before tackling the shade because my husband and I wanted it to be clean and white. Before you spray paint, mask off the neck of the lamp and the cords with tape and plastic. I used a grocery sack.After I spray painted the lamp base, it was time to choose what color(s) to spray paint the lamp shade. I experimented with scrap pieces of paper. First, spray a small amount of spray adhesive glue on paper, and lay a chunk of lace over the sticky paper and smooth it down so it sticks.
Then, spray your color of choice over the top of the lace.
I tried a few different approaches:
- I spray painted the paper, then laid the lace down, then spray painted a different color;
- Laid the lace down, spray painted one color (heavy on the paint), and then another color on top of the original;
- And any other variations we could come up with.
This part was really fun. My husband and I loved trying different color schemes with different approaches. Here are a few of the results we came up with:
We ended up choosing color scheme number 3: yellow on the bottom, then lay the lace down, and navy blue on top. The contrast is very fun. (I kept the paper; maybe I will write my mother a note.)
Now that we decided on what colors we wanted to paint the lamp shade, we went to work.
1. Spray the lamp shade with your base color, and let it dry.2. Spray the lamp shade with adhesive glue and lay your lace over the top. Smooth it down so it sticks well. (FYI: Parts of the lace that aren’t stuck down well will appear blurry when you uncover.)
I loved the way the lamp looked with just the lace on top. If the spray adhesive was more permanent, I may have just left it this way… but I continued on.
3. Spray the top of the lace with your second color.
4. Uncover the lace! Let dry.
I haven’t found a place for this lamp, but I love the way it turned out. And the great part is that I can spray it again and start all over if I please.
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Antique Wooden Ladder Bookshelf
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Handmade book purse in blue with gold pattern on cover, complimentary pattern on spine with title, author, and collection info (also in gold). Side panels & interior trim in blue fabric with gold accents. Handles are goldtone metal with matte-black hardware at anchor points. Multicolored (primarily blue) plastic button with elastic loop closure.
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I post creative crafts and ideas. I try to include instructions for as many as I can so you can do these projects yourself. Happy crafting!
