This week was the last week of school. Which means that next week is finals. Which means lots of studying for me. But I did take a break to make a *quick* and easy craft. Yarn wrapped twigs. I had a small ball of some variegated yarn leftover in some pretty blues and greens. I had the twins run around the yarn and gather up some sticks for me. I wrapped them up with a dot of glue at the … [Read more...]
red high heels makeover
I bought these shoes on whim. I was at the store looking for a new pair of black heels. But these were a steal, so I bought them too. I wore them a few times. Then I got pregnant and they have languished in my closet for a long time. I decided it was finally time to spruce them up. This was actually a really easy spruce. The black details on the shoes were what was bothering me. So the first … [Read more...]
Ruffled Tie Necklace
I mentioned yesterday how my sister-in-law is super crafty. (She definitely keeps me on my toes.) Well, recently she saw a tutorial on how to make this cute Ruffled Tie Necklace! So we spent a crafty afternoon taking old ties and making them into necklaces together. The directions on the tutorial are pretty easy to follow. We pinned out ties (trying them on … [Read more...]
Wood you be my Valentine?
A couple of years ago I saw this cute idea. I showed it to the boys hoping they'd want me to make them for their friends. They said no. They said no the next year also. And again this year. But this year I decided to make them anyway, with some changes. Unfortunately crafting at night leads to bad pictures. Sorry! My husband did a project about a year ago that required him to cut … [Read more...]
origami and crochet hearts
This is my submission for the Etsy817 team February craft-along. The theme was conversation hearts. I was perusing Pinterest when I saw some beautiful origami paper hearts. I thought "wouldn't those look pretty with a scallop border." And I think they do. Here are my supplies. A 12x12 sheet of paper, hole punch, crochet hook, yarn, and marker I found the directions on how to fold … [Read more...]