Create fun and sparkly bracelets using bungee cords as the base with this Rhinestone Bungee Bracelet DIY tutorial. These bungee cords from Tulip have smooth ends that won’t scrape you and are surprisingly perfect for bracelets.
Showing posts with label DIY jewelry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY jewelry. Show all posts
HOW TO MAKE: FAUX BEADED SNEAKERS
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
What's going on people! It's already time for cinnamon-pumpkin candles, veggie soups, football and lot's of Fall and Halloween crafting. I always try to have something in my daily outfit that POPS and the fact is some day's all I want to wear is a cute pair of skinny leg blue jeans and white v neck shirt. What is one to do to make their outfit POP at this point?
I know! Make FAUX BEADED SNEAKERS!
Five Fab Flower DIY Jewelry Projects
Monday, May 20, 2013
Over the years I've made a host of floral themed DIY projects for iLoveToCreate. Perhaps it's driven by my allergies to pollen, but I have a long standing affinity for using flowers in my designs! Here's a virtual bouquet of five fab flower DIY jewelry projects from me and my lovely daughter Avalon, all created with an array of pollen free DIY craft products from iLoveToCreate!
You can use chipboard, grungeboard or wood to make similar designs. Tulip Fabric Paints and Aleene's adhesives work on an endless variety of mediums. These pieces were all very inexpensive to make, but they look very chic when worn.
Follow the links below to the step by step tutorials!
Pink Splash 3-D Spinning Flower Bangle Margot Potter for iLoveToCreate
Floral Stacked Bib Necklace Margot Potter for Avalon Potter for iLoveToCreate
Mod Girl Chipboard Necklace Margot Potter for iLoveToCreate
Pretty Poppies Pin Avalon Potter for iLoveToCreate
Proenza Schoeller Inspired T-Shirt Flower Necklace Margot Potter for iLoveToCreate
Do you love floral themed crafts? Would you wear mixed media jewelry like this? We'd love to see your creations! Join us on Facebook and share your creativity! Tune in this Wednesday, I'm working on a fun new tie dyed t-shirt floral jewelry DIY I think you're going to love!
Find more DIY fashion inspiration at DIY Doyenne!
DIY Tie-Dye Flower Power Necklace
I was so excited to hear that we were featuring Tulips One-Step Tie-Dye kits this month! They are so easy to use and the results are amazing! I had already used the Tie-Dye Kit to create Wearable Art so this time I wanted to make Jewelry combining my Spellbinder Dies and Beadalon findings.
All of my Favorite goodies in one project equals one Happy Girl!
I cut my bandana in squares by following the crease lines from the fold
Next I used some of the folding techniques from the instructions that are included in the kit. I also chose to randomly roll and add rubber bands to my squares to create a unique look.
I placed my bottles of Tie-Dye in a rubber container to protect my area. I also made sure to put my gloves on that come in the Tulip Tie-Dye kit. Using a pair of tongs to hold the folded square I randomly added different colors of Tie-Dye.
After applying the Tie-Dye I placed each square in a plastic bag. I let these little beauties set for about 6 hours. I then rinsed each one carefully and let them dry by natural sunlight.
They are so AWESOME! I wanted to stitch them all together for a super cool pillow topper! But wait I am making Jewelry! LOL!
I know what you are thinking.....BUT No I did not Tie-Dye Billybob's Pee Paws! However I am keeping these for a future project.
Using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur, I cut the Jewel Flowers out of the Tie-Dyed squares and felt for added support. I glued the pieces together using Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue.
To assemble your Flower Power Necklace, lay chain down on your work surface, add a 1/8 hole punch to one set of the petals on each flower stack then secure them to the chain by adding a jump ring.
Last minute Inspiration! I did not want to take away from the cool Tie-Dye but felt the urge to add a little "Jewel" using Tulips Glam-It-Up. For extra security I added a little Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue to the center of the flower then adhered the stone. Enjoy Life!
DIY Emerald City Necklace
Monday, March 18, 2013
Margot Potter for iLoveToCreate
We loved Oz the Great and Powerful and of course, it has inspired a lot of new design ideas here at Studio Madge. This necklace is made of chipboard, which is a surprisingly durable medium. I wouldn't recommend wearing this in the rain, but you can make it water resistant with a coat or two of Aleene's Spray Acrylic Sealer.
Use a ruler to mark green chipboard into triangles. These are 1.5" wide and 2" long. Cut triangles with sharp scissors. Mark and punch holes in top edges of triangles, I used my Crop-a-dile. Cut the back off of a vintage rhinestone earring, any green sparkly item will work here, even a button or an array of Tulip Glam-it-up crystals!
Using aged brass chain, cut it into six link segments, you want them to span the top of your beads. The beads are 20mm emerald green frosted Lucite. Glue chain and earring to beads using Aleene's 7800 adhesive. Use the same adhesive to attach the beads to the triangle pendants. Attach the triangle pendants together with three 8mm jump rings. Attach 2 5.5" segments of chain to the outermost triangles on the necklace using 8mm jump rings. Attach a clasp to the open ends of your chain, open and close the chain links using chain nose and bent nose pliers.
Tri-Collar Fabric Necklace Tutorial!
Friday, March 15, 2013
What do you do when you have fabric scraps that you can't bear to toss? You use them to make a necklace! This is beautiful fabric from Guatemala and I thought a necklace would look stunning with a black top.
My style?
I LOVE bold design, but if you don't, simply reduce the size of the fabric pieces. It's that easy!
Ok, let me show you how I constructed this thing!
SUPPLIES:
Fabric circles (Note, use Aleene’s® Stop Fraying™ if your fabric frays)
Necklace chain, clasp
Beads, needle nose pliers, jump rings
Apply tape along center fold, then cut sheets in a half circle.
Remove backing paper from the tape, center chain and press in place.
Remove backing paper from the sheet and fold the top flap down. Press in place.
My necklace needed some trim, so I added Tulip® Beads in a Bottle™ Paint .
Add grommets, jump rings and beads. Add the closure to the chain ends. Try it on and adjust to the length you want!
VARIATIONS: Use more (but smaller) circles for a different look. Instead of circles, make triangles, rectangles, squares or ovals. Add glitter or crystals too!
How-to Make a DIY Collar Necklace
Monday, January 7, 2013
This would look stunning on canvas, denim, linen...don't limit yourself to felt or to a black background. Change it up to suit your style, darling.
DIY Collar Necklace
Margot Potter for iLoveToCreate
Materials
Black felt (2 sheets)
Acrylic rhinestones in various sizes
2 black grommets
Black button with shank and flat top
1" segment silver plated chain
2 10mm silver plated jump rings
Aleene's Fabric Fusion peel and stick sheets
Aleene's Fabric Fusion glue
Aleene's repositionable Tacky Spray
Aleene's Glass and Bead adhesive
Template (4 copies)
Tools
Fabric scissors
2 pairs chain nose pliers
Tracing pencil in white
Use Fabric Fusion sheets to adhere two layers together for both sides of necklace. I traced and cut, using several sheets. Peel sheet backs and attach.
Use a grommet setter to set grommets on both sides of back of necklace.
Sew button attaching two front portions together.
Use Fabric Fusion adhesive to attach acrylic rhinestones, there is no pattern here, just scatter them!
Glue gem to button center. Attach jump rings, chain and clasp to back using chain nose pliers.
Dying and Burning Wooden Beads
Thursday, August 30, 2012
A few weeks ago I was cruising the web and came across a great post on Natalme about wood burning. I have a soldering iron and wooden beads so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I busted out some fabric dye for a pop of color.
I whipped up a batch of Tulip Custom Color Dye in Wicked and popped in my wooden bits plus a few stained T-shirts and waited. I love all the color options you have with this dye kit.
I gotta tell you at first I was pretty sure the beads did not dye. They just looked dark in the water.
However, when the beads dried in the sun the green color started showing through.
Next, time to bust out the soldering iron. I tried polka dots, stars, mini dots and more.
I tried a few beads wrapped with Bon Bon yarn too!
I want to dye some other colors and make a big chunky Wilma Flinestone necklace. Whatcha think? Not too bad for a project I thought was going to be a total craft fail. Now I'm thinking of all the wood things I can dye and burn!
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