DIY Jersey Knit Bracelets!

Last night at craft night we made jersey knit bracelets! Krystal taught us how to make these adorable little bracelets that she found on V & Co. They are so easy to make and add such a fun splash to any summer outfit! I'm definitely making one to match my swimsuit! So, let's get started!

Cut two to three pieces of fabric about 1 inch wide about 58 inches long

(This technique can be made using two, three or four fingers for additional width)

(Krystal, I had to post it! You look so cute!)

Take the tip of two of the strips and cut a small whole

Put both of the hole's together, laying one piece of fabric over the other...

then take the opposite end of the fabric in the back and pull it through the hole from the front

Pull both ends tight to form a knot

Put tail end between your thumb and pointer finger (Or between your ring and middle for a two finger width) Drape in front of ring finger and behind pinky

Pull fabric around pinky and behind ring finger...

Pull fabric around the front...

Take the bottom loop and pull it over the top row of fabric on each finger

**Continue this process until the braid in the back is long enough to create a bracelet...

Pull fabric tight as you go along**

When your braid is finished, pull your fingers out of the holes

Take the tail end and pull it through the holes...

Pull on each tail to tighten and then tie in a knot

Once it is secured, cut off the ends...

And your done! Here are a few more photos of some of the finished bracelets! :)

I like a lot of chunky pieces, so I put both of mine together with a couple of silver pieces! Love it! :D

Jersey Knit Bracelet!



This week for craft night, we will be making "Jersey Knit Bracelet's" our Domestic Diva. Krystal found here. These are so cute and easy to make. Just perfect for those fun summer outfits! In addition to that, we will be making fleece lap blankets for a service project for the elderly.

Here are the supply lists:

*Three strips of jersey knit fabric cut to 1" each with the length of at least 58

(Or one yard if you would like to swap and share colors around)
*Fabric cutter or scissors

*2.50 yard's of two contrasting colors of fleece (1.25 yd each piece)

That's it! :D

Easy Table Turn-Around!

This past week I was so excited to find this little white table at TJ MAXX on clearance for $20.00. (It was regular $50!) When I went to pick it up I noticed that the top was broken. I immediately started seeing the possibilities in my head of what I could do with it! I decided to take it home for a little TLC!

Here is the beginning product before I started working on it...

The first I thing I had to do was fix the broken top. I pulled out my gorilla wood glue and secured that stinker shut! When that was set, it was time to pull it outside!

I decided to go with the same aqua blue I painted the dessert trays last week since I had almost a full can leftover. It's the Krylon "Blue Ocean Breeze" with Gloss

I took the drawers out and went to work! I'm really happy with the outcome of the color! However, I'm not so crazy about the color on the grass...but what do ya do? ;)

After the paint was dry, I got out my sandpaper and started distressing the wood

About this time, I had a little visitor peering from the back porch... (Sorry, I couldn't help but share! hee hee)

Ok, back to work....lol

Here are a few photos of the distressing

After sanding, I went back over it with a clear protective gloss to secure it and make it shiny :)

I wanted to change up the simple round knobs, so I bought a $2.97 package of two copper handles from Wal-Mart. (I had a really pretty chrome color to spray paint them) Then I went to Michael's and grabbed a $3.00 pack of wood accents that I could paint as well

Here are the painted handles and accents

I wanted to make sure that the accents and knobs looked distressed as well, so I used a little white acrylic paint and painted in the little crevices and sanded them both down a little

Here is one of the distressed handles...

Here they are after being adhered with my trusty gorilla wood glue...lookin' pretty good!

When these were set, I went ahead and gave the whole thing one more protective coat and waited for it to dry!

I must say...I just love it! The color is so perfect and bright! Here it is when I brought it into my house! It's hard to tell in the picture, but the plate has little aqua flowers on it and goes so PERFECTLY! :D

This whole thing only cost me $26.00 and is the PERFECT custom addition to my home! :D

Making the Sunburst Mirror!

This week at Craft Night, Angela taught us how to make this beautiful sunburst mirror! We had a lot of fun with this and couldn't believe how inexpensive it is to make and how chic/expensive it looks when it's done!! Everything could be purchased at the dollar store except for the round mirror in the center. (We all found ours at Michaels for under $2.00) The total cost otherwise was only about $1.00 as most of us already had scissors and hot glue gun's at home! 

Here are your supplies:

-4 pieces of poster board (Can be whatever color you'd like)

-Sharp Scissors

-Hot Glue Gun

-Pencil/Pen

Here is how to make it:

First, take two paper towels (still attached) and outline the longest length of a "Petal" or "Sun ray" that you would like for the back row of your mirror (As you move on to the small layers, just cut off a piece of the paper towels to make your outline shorter)

After you have drawn your outline and cut it out, tape it to the poster board and begin cutting your rays. You should line the first one to be pretty close to the edge so that you can get about 4 rays from one side of the poster board.

If you'd like, you can fold your board so that you can cut all four at one time

Here is an example of a cut "ray"

According to the example piece at the top of the page, you should have two layers of eight "rays" and one layer of four "rays". But remember, this is YOUR project! So, if you want more or less rays go with your gut! You'll be happier if you do it the way you want! ;)

After you've cut all your "rays" or "petals", hit the floor with the hot glue gun and glue those suckers onto the small mirror or outline around the mirror

<<Side Note>> Feel free to use whatever you'd like to outline the mirror and make it POP! Some of the things that we used were black foam, a black plate charger or just a round left over piece of poster board painted a darker color

AGAIN...This is YOUR project...It will probably hang in YOUR home or business, so do it YOUR way! Angela has a business where she makes glitzy flower accessories so she made hers into a giant "Glitzy Girlies" Flower... So cute!

I didn't realize that spray paint doesn't hold on paper (Yes people...I know, I know...I'm still learning!) so after a major chrome spray paint FIASCO.... I ended up painting my "Petals" to look like a sunflower to go in my back porch. Can I just tell you that I adore serendipity! What could have been a major let down became an awesome alternative! I can't wait to hang it out there!

One thing for sure though...you can't go wrong with the classics! Check out how beautiful and classy these two look!!!!

I missed getting my own shots of the white mirrors, so thankfully I got copies from the artists themselves! I don't have photos of the other three that were made but let me assure you...they were FABULOUS! One of the girls is waiting until she can find the perfect little clock to go inside her "rays" or "petals"! Such a fun alternative to the mirror!

One last note! To get this look, each ray was folded down the middle to give it some dimension and texture! It so totally appeals to the eye!

Great job, Ladies!! This was definitely a craft night success! :D

"No Sew" Shabby Chic Chair Pillow!

I've seriously been on one heck of a craft kick the past few weeks, and here is my latest "completed" project! We got rid of our old beaten down entertainment center last week and bought a new delightfully distressed ivory piece in it's place. I love it!!!!! The only thing is that it is a little shorter than the one we had before, so when everything was said and done there was this awkward space on it's side. I thought about what I should put there and remembered I had this old distressed black chair that I bought as a prop from a thrift store for $5.00. I pulled it out of the garage and brought it to it's new home in my living room. However, it still didn't look....right. I decided it needed a chair cushion! I went to Wal-Mart and Target but of course didn't like anytime I saw. Then I remembered that I had this awesome teal blue and tan/gold fabric that I use as a backdrop for photo sessions. I pulled it out and just cut enough off for the pillow case. I went to JoAnn's and picked up a foam chair cushion, batting and hemming tape and went to work!

Supply List:

Fabric

Hemming Tape

( Feel free to sew your pillow... I used hemming tape because my sewing machine is in need of repair and the hemming tape is OH SO EASY!)

Iron/Ironing board

Foam chair pillow cushion

Batting

Hot glue gun (Optional)

Here we go:

First, I laid out my materials...



Then, I placed the cut down foam cushion on the fabric and marked where the crease would be. I turned the fabric inside out and placed the hemming tape along the side to create a seam. I ironed the seam to make the hemming tape adhere strongly. After all the sides were sealed, I turned the fabric right side out and ironed it a little more just to give it a little extra adhesive.

Here is a close up of how the seam turns out once the fabric has been turned right side out...

Here, I cut two long strips of the fabric to make the ties. I used the hemming tape to give them nice edges

This next part depends on how you want to do it...because my sewing machine is out of commission for a little while and the hemming tape was just not working with all the batter holding the fabric apart, I chose to pull out old faithful...my hot glue gun! I placed the ties where I wanted them and glued them in place along with the last side of the pillow.

And...TA DA! All done! Just tie the ties on the pillow and you are all set!

Here is my "new" chair in it's new home next to the TV stand. :D

Way too easy + SUPER cheap + Adorable outcome = MY KIND OF PROJECT! :D