Cloth napkins are one of those things that can class up any meal, plus they’re much more environmentally-friendly than the paper version. (We love our trees out here in the Pacific Northwest.) Often I find myself reaching for cloth napkins when I’m photographing food and drinks, and I was sorely lacking in options. So I […]
DIY Re-Styled Collage Necklace
Reading The Sparkle Factory re-inspired me to tackle the collage necklace I’d been meaning to make. So I dug up some of my vintage jewelry stash and went for it. I played around with the pieces until I figured out a design I liked, and then I disassembled the vintage earrings I had chosen, and […]
DIY Metallic Print Bag
The other day I decided to play around with the metallic pen I used for this ring holder. I started with a small plain black faux-leather pouch. I made the one I used, which is a smaller version of the one I made in this tutorial. (If you don’t want to sew your own, here […]
DIY Hair Tie Tutorial
Thanks to my shop, I end up with quite a few beautiful fabric scraps. Last week I came up with a wearable way to use some small pieces of fabric. You really don’t need much to make these hair ties, which makes them perfect for those scraps you just can’t throw away.
DIY Pet Teepee
A couple of years ago, this guy I knew used to call me a crazy cat lady. I denied it (they’re single and have waaaay more cats than I do), but these days I’ve embraced my inner cat lady. I mean, when you cover your fingernails in cat decals, it’s kind of obvious that you […]
DIY Leather Earrings
As I promised at the end of yesterday’s tutorial for leather triangle earrings, here’s the template for the third pair of earrings that I made from leather scraps. Minus painting the leather, I used the same basic steps as I did in that project, so if you need instructions, check out that post. And you […]
DIY Leather Triangle Earrings Tutorial
As I’ve said many times, you can never have too many earrings, right? Right! Last week I made a couple of pairs with leather scraps and paint. They’re super fun and lend themselves to all kinds of customization options, like different shapes or paint colors. Go nuts!
DIY Decorated Ring Holder
Rings: Wolf ring (old), and my handmade stacking rings. One problem with making accessories is running out of places to store them. When I saw this ring dish, I knew that it would be super useful for jewelry storage. But it needed a little something more, so I upgraded it with metallic gold polka dots. […]
DIY Leather Cord and Brass Bead Earrings Tutorial
Over the years I’ve accumulated tons of craft supplies of various types, so I often try to figure out projects to use up leftovers. This is one I came up with for some of the leather cord I used for these bracelets and the brass beads from these earrings and these bracelets.