Wire is such a versatile and easy-to-use jewelry making staple. There are so many cute designs out there that you can create using it. Hearts, swirls, and circle variations are the most common designs for simple wire bracelets. However, I wanted to make something different. While I was looking around for ideas, I came across…
These hair clips are a fun way to add a pop of color in your hair, but since it’s removable, it isn’t permanent like hair dye. I made these with the kiddos in my class a couple of weeks ago, and they loved them! I had several colors of hair for them to choose from,…
Supplies: 4 silk shantung squares that are 2.5″ x 2.5″, 11/0 sized glass beads, glass beads size 20lneedle, thread the same color as the fabric, 2 head pins, not shown: hot glue gun, Crafter’s Picks glue or similar to help adhere beads to fabric Take the first square and place it in front of…
During the spring 2018 term, I was looking for a jewelry activity to do with my Craft Market students. For the winter term, we had used the basic French braid to make friendship bracelets. But now I wanted a fairly easy technique to make a different bracelet. I came across a DIY on Pinterest one…
For our Friday DIY, I decided to highlight kanzashi flowers again. This time, we turned the flower up side down to showcase the beauty of the bottom of the classic flower. Part of the reason why I like using this particular technique to make these flowers, is that if you pay attention as you are…
What I like about the tsumami kanzashi technique, is that you can make different types of flowers using the basic technique. For this DIY, I decided to showcase sunflowers. Beyond the classic yellow color, I decided to experiment with a few other colors: white and pink. I also used pearls instead of Swarovski crystals for…
I first learned about tsunami kanzashi in 2011. I believe I was on Etsy the first time I saw the flowers and fell in love with the idea of them. So what is tsumami kanzashi? Tsumami kanzashi is a centuries old technique from Japan. It is said they were first used during the Jomon Period.…
S clasps are a perfect way to finishing a beautifully handmade jewelry gift. They are also fairly simple to make. Wanna give your handmade jewelry that beautiful handmade finish? An S Hook Clasp is the perfect closure: simple but elegant and perfect for necklaces and bracelets. All you need a re just a few simple…
Unicorn Headbands are da bomb. In fact I feel the same way about unicorn anything. It’s something about the simplicity of unicorns: the purity of the white body, with just a hint of color, a rainbow hint of color, they are magical creatures and make you wish that fairytales and magic were real. These headbands…
So for our 12 day for The 12 Days of Christmas, we present Macrame Bracelets. When I was a kiddo, I learned how to do macrame but as with all skills one does not keep up on, I lost the ability to do it. Thank gosh for the Internet. As I was looking for an…
