DIY: earrings board

I made this super easy earrings display from a cork message board and some lace. All I had to do was to paint the board in white acrylic paint and glue stripes of cotton lace on it. I think it turned out fine:)

Paper earrings

When I bought this lovely chiyogami paper I decided to use it for paper earrings.

It´s very simple:

1. Cut the earring shape from cardboard four times

2. Glue two pieces together

3. When it´s dry sand with fine sandpaper

4. Cover with acrylic base.

5. Paint sides with acrylic paint

6. Glue the paper on and cover with Mod-podge.

Optionally, apply coat of transparent varnish.
 I like this project because variations of shape and pattern are endless 

DIY colar-necklace and skirt

I love Petar Pan collars so I decided to make one. I used felt as base and glued half-sphere beads on it. That simple.

Skirt is also very simple. I was following this tutorial.
I used velvet fabric and cotton lace (I think brown lace would be better but I didn´t find it at local shops).

Spaghetti scarf

I made my first spaghetti scarf out of an old T-shirt. I took  ugliest T-shirt from my closet because I wasn´t sure how to make it, but I´m happy with the result.

It looks good embellished with a brooch or bow.

I ♥ hearts

My Etsy finds for Valentine´s:

1. Felt soap; 2. Heart shaped dishes; 3. Crochet hearts; 4. Confetti

Bows

I love bows in all shapes and sizes whether they are on clothes, hair accessories or bags. I found some leftover leather in my supplies box so I decided to turn them to a bunch of bows that I can wear as brooches or hair clips. I love them, can´t wait to make more.

DIY: Wrist warmers

I love to wear wrist warmers in winter so I decided to make them from a pair of old tights. It was easy - I just cut the feet off and sew some white lace to the bottom and cut the other side to the mid forearm size. I´m happy with the result - they are warm and lovely.

Handmade notebook

My first crafty project in 2012 was this brown paper handmade sketchbook. It´s very simple and easy so I decided to show how I made it.

First, cut brown paper to A5 size and fold it in half.

I made three signatures, each containing 8 folded papers.

Put signatures together and secure with paperclip. Mark four points. Remove paperclip, open signatures and drill the holes with sharp sewing needle (carefully).

Sew signatures together with needle and thread. Start at the bottom hole of first signature, putting the needle inside. Take it outside thru the second hole and go back inside thru third, outside thru fourth. Then, go inside top hole of the second signature, outside thru second and then go back inside to the third hole of first signature, outside thru second hole and back inside on the second signature. 

When sewing is done, secure with paperclips again and put some glue to the signatures and cover with a piece of cheesecloth.

Glue decorative paper to cardboard for cover.

Finally, connect pages with the cover. Glue peace of paper to the cover and part of first page. Repeat on the other side. Put your notebook under a heavy book overnight.

Fairytale swap: black swan

For the fairytale swap everyone had to chose their favorite fairytale and make one piece of jewelry, handmade notebook, hair accessory, favorite quote and some small object (I made round box).
I decided for the Swan Lake fairytale and used Swan lake ballet , Swan Princess cartoon and  Black Swan movie as inspiration. I opted for balack and white contrast as a visual highlight of the story and here´s the result: