I did a little yarn crafting with some friends this week. We all made these yarn wrapped bottles.inspiration from here and hereWhen I got home it took me a little while to decide what I wanted to put in the bottles. Since the yarn is covered in yarn I wanted to do something different. Since it's almost summer, I decided on some paper pinwheels.tutorial hereNice and summery near the front door. … [Read more...]
Yarn Wrapped Twigs
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...]