Delicate Bracelet: A DIY
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…
Kanzashi Flower: Basic Bottoms Up
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…
Kanzashi Sunflower: A DIY
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…
Kanzashi Basic Flower
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 Hook Clasp: A DIY
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 Headband: A DIY
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…
The 12 Days of Christmas: Day 12 – Macrame Bracelet
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…
The 12 Days of Christmas: Day 11 – Simple Braided Suede Bracelet
Along with this being our DIY for the 10th day of our The 12 Days of Christmas, we will also be using this in our Craft Market class this winter term: Simple Braided Suede Bracelet. Since this is our second youngest group: pre-k and 1st grade, the braiding had to be something fairly simple but…
The 12 Days of Christmas: Day 5 – Double Heart Ring
Wire wrapping is an easy way to make jewelry. So if your loved one loves jewelry, what better gift is there than to take the time to make something that will mean a lot more then just purchasing one. I personally feel that this would be a great gift for a daughter, niece or younger…
Bead Dolls: A DIY
At the beginning of the Fall 2017 school year, I was thrilled to do an activity that I had been dying to do: Bead Dolls. I had been seeing them a lot over the summer. A fun DIY to do as well as a great gift when done. As always, I did my research first…