Fabric Earrings

Well it was a long week, which will wrap up tomorrow with the last day of college registration on campus, followed by my first night class of the semester...  like I said a LONG day! I am so excited that classes are about to begin, but am wondering if I will have the time to craft still?! YES, I must make a way {it feeds my creative escape}.

Anyways... after a long day of cleaning and playing with the little guy I sat down for an hour and came up with 2 cute crafts. One is so simple I will walk you through! 

These cute EARRINGS took me less than 15 minutes to make!

I bought these cute pre-made ROSES and have been wondering what I should make with them when it hit me... earrings! And why not? They are a great size for them. So while I was thinking about {dreading actually} having to find time to head out to Hobby Lobby {which I love but will have no time to go to for at least a couple of weeks} I stumbled upon a few studs not in use... 

So a little trimming of the back of the roses {to make them thinner/flatter}, a little hot glue, and some working of the fingers... I slipped the posts right on through the roses and glued them into place!

I love how WHIMSY the lady bug earrings look... but I also love how SWEET the black ones look!  

Why not try to make your own? I know I will be making more in the future {and looking for something to go behind the back of the roses}. 

I also made some fabric rosette rings... so come back for that post... soon! 

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Black and White

My SUMMER is coming to an end early... this year.  my youngest son starts kindergarten and while usually school begins the end of August, because of the crazy weather last winter he started mid-week / last week.

yes, he has to write out his super long hyphenated first name!
{I'm a mean mom like that, lol}

The first day of Kindergarten is scary. Shoot, the first day of anything is scary. We all have those butterflies, the ones that come when you aren't sure of what the outcome will be. Needless to say, when we picked him up his tears poured down. "Mommy, it is so scary and soooo long"... and mommy just hugged and kissed on him. "Tomorrow will be better sweetie", and it was! I am so happy to say that he is enjoying himself, though he is still missing mommy and still thinks it is too long. ;)

He was already tearing and when he saw us...
a big smile, then the tears, tears, and more tears :(

 Well while he was getting ready for his new venture, I decided to step out and have my hair cut and then highlighted {hl for the 1st time}... and I LOVE IT! Thanks to an awesome fellow classmate/ teacher in training... and her amazing skills! 

And with a little editing magic... 

Ok, onto something yummy! 

GRILLED PIZZA... Have you ever had or made this? OH.MY.GOODNESS. it is awesome! My friend Nicki introduced my taste buds to this a few weeks ago... So when we were deciding what to eat yesterday for our get together--- I volunteered her to teach me {and being the good friend that she is, she did!}.

  

There is the dough... we added some basil, olive oil, and fresh garlic in it! And then I shaped them {see Mickey Mouse?!} for her to put on the grill ... the gas grill she got for her hubby for Father's Day.

And the toppings... complete with some fresh chives that I GREW!!! {yay me}

And there's my pizza... my GRILLED PIZZA! Yes, I loaded it up {I was so excited, if you couldn't tell}. And yes, IT.WAS.YUMMY.

Now... onto my craftiness of the day!

I bought this black fabric at WM today for $2 and wanted to use some of it to make something with rosettes... 

I went into my bag of goodies and came across a black and white chain and clasp set that I bought on clearance at HL... then some B&W fabric scraps I got from there as well, pearl shine buttons, and some braided b&w ribbon... so I knew I was going to make a necklace {just not the design}.

This is what I came up with. 

And I love it! It is different, and was super fun to make.
Now it just needs some clever name, 

other than Black & White Fab Necklace... 

;)

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Skip to My Lou : Made by You Monday

Tip Junkie : Tip Me Tuesday

Sugar Bee Crafts : Take-A-Look Tuesday

Sew Much Ado : We Did it! Wednesday
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Hanna Flower Necklace

This is my second necklace using the, easy to make, HANNAH FLOWER. Last time I made them I used them with a simple t-shirt necklace {check it out when you get a moment}... 

I wanted to make something that with white {an old t-shirt} but I didn't want to do another pom-pom necklace just yet {I have other fabric for the next pom-pom necklace I am going to do}.

Anyways... I came up with the following, using some easy steps and added some "bling" to it with some pearls and magnetic beads. Took me about 30 minutes!

I  made the flowers just like I did in my OTHER post { when I made the t-shirt necklace}.

I cut the strips about 3 inches thick. After I cut it is was fully attached, so I cut it to make it into a longer strip.
Then I shortened the lengths depending on the size I was going for
{matching two strips up in pairs, to make 4 plus one larger one "the odd man out"}. 

After that, I twisted it into one long strand and then I folded the TWISTED fabric in half and twisted again
{not too tight, t-shirt material stretches}.
Starting that the cut side of the twisted fabric I used the hot glue gun to keep my center in place and wrapped the material around itself, gluing as needed, until I was just out of material and then I glued on that last part with a little underneath.
After all the flowers I wanted were made
{in this case, 5}
I placed them on a piece of white felt
{match your fabric color}
and then when I was happy with it, I glued them in place...
START AT THE MIDDLE and work out but do NOT glue the top outer two flowers yet.
Measure the chain the length you want it, with the flower "bib" and cut. It will just go over your head, so no clasps needed
{but too short and it wont fit}.
Then glue the chain ends on the back, in the middle of the flower and then glue both onto the felt.
Now you want to cut off the extra felt, around your flowers, so that you cannot see it from the front.
After it is cut out, glue any spots that need to be secured
{like where the flowers touch- or it will be too wobbly}.
Using fabric glue
{or the glue gun & glue you just used}
 glue on any beads to the center of your flowers to give it an extra SPARKLE.

And there you have it! 

 

If you make one, or have something you made using the Hannah flower... please let me know!

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Before I go, I thought I'd share this cute little teddy bear with a blanket that I drew. Drawing, when I have the time, relaxes me and stretches me in a good way. Inspired by my friend Di {of The Girl Creative}, when she told me she was pregnant... 

Well, have a great Friday and enjoy your weekend! We are off for another weekend adventure- last week St Louis  and went to the Saint Louis Zoo and to go up the Gateway Arch... this weekend Cincinnati to check out {revisit} the Cincy Museum! 

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While He Was Napping - Weekend Wander

Sweet Floweret: 20 Minute Tuesday
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Skip to my Lou: Made by You Monday

Keeping it Simple - Motivate Me Monday

Ginger Snap Crafts - {wow me} Wednesdays

Flip-Flops, Pom-Poms, and Flowers

Well, summer is here and so is FLIP-FLOP season {when did it ever REALLY end, anyways}. I am not a flip-flop person unless it has something cute about it, but I could not pass up a try and dressing up some $1 flip-flops I found at Wally World.

I have made several other cute things with fabric pom-poms, so why not try it for my tootsies?

Just gather your MATERIALS:

Fabric of choice

Felt to match

Pins (I used the pins I use to make a fabric brooch)

Scissors

Hot Glue Gun & Glue

and of course, FLIP -FLOPS!

For this one, I used the white flip flops and red and white fabric to match a SUMMER dress I bought. 

HOW - TO

I cut out my felt in a circle, the size I wanted {x2}.

Then I cut out a bunch of fabric circles the same size, or just a little over sized {more over-sized if you want big pom-poms}. It is OK if the circles are not perfect.

Then I cut 2 slits in the felt {for the pin top to slide through} and glued the felt to the pin top.

Next, pinch your fabric circles, add hot glue to the tip and {starting at the center of the felt} add your scrunched fabric until it is as fluffy as you want.

Trim anything that looks out of place {to give it a rounded look}.

And pin it through your flip-flop middle!

*you can spray with scotch guard, if you want to water proof it*

I do not feel the the pin, the pin has not come out, my pom-poms are secure, and my $1 flip-flops look super CUTE!

What do you think? And what do you do to spruce up your flip-flops?

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On a different note, I am gardening now... FLOWERS that is. I'm not great at the ones already potted at the store, but I can grow a seed! {giggle} I also like to draw and have been drawing flowers here and there... here is a SUNFLOWER I drew {in the stages of progression}. 

If you're looking for more fun and easy POM-POM ideas you can do yourself...

check these pics out and then head over to my post on how I made them {click on the pics}!

Pom-Pom clips

My first made pom-pom necklace... love it!

And some headbands- one ribbon and leftovers... the other pure pom-pom fun!

THANK YOU for visiting and have a GREAT summer *flopping* around!

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Pom-Pom Fun! {necklaces, hair clips, & head bands}

So this has been another crazy week, but at least I was able to get my CRAFT ON! I decided to try out Little Miss Momma's anthro-inspired pom-pom bib necklace {click her link for her tutorial--- that's how I did my first one, though I have some funky chains for my next few}...and then I just went POM-POM crazy!!

I started off with the pom-pom NECKLACE...

Then I decided to make some HAIR CLIPS. I made one for me, and then I made some for prizes {this Tuesday night I, along with two friends, are having a Sweet Treats Girls' Night Out on our campus... a baking party} and I thought I'd make the prizes. :)

And then I dolled up a plain white satin HEADBAND I had in my drawer {cannot wait to do my other ones, since they had just been sitting in there}. 

I also made a ribbon stretchy headband with a little left over material

These babies are super CUTE and easy to make!

All you need:

Felt {color that goes with your material}Fabric {I bought a few packages of pieces/ patterns from Hobby Lobby for $4}Scissors {I used reg and my electric B&D cutters}Hot Glue Gun & Glue SticksFor HAIR CLIPS: Metal Hair Clips {I used two different kind, one I covered with ribbon}For NECKLACE: Chain, Jewelry Clippers & PliersFor HEADBAND: Headband of your choice {if you buy a plain one, you can cover with ribbon... you can even use those stretchy headbands}

Click HERE for easy tut on making these fabric pom-poms.

Enjoy!

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Just Something I Whipped Up - The Girl Creative

  Market Yourself Monday - Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Made By You Monday - Skip to my Lou

Motivate Me Monday - Keeping it Simple