Challenge materials:
- Gold faux-leather bolo cord
Other materials:
- Tin cans
- Decorative buttons
- Ribbon
- Scissors
- Cutters to cut the button shank off the back of the buttons
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Lighter
Hot glue the ribbon over the cord, and then remove the shanks from the backs of the buttons so their backs are flat. Hot glue those on the ribbon.
I wanted to plant succulents in my glam cans, but you could also use them for pencils, craft supplies, or whatever you desire!
Challenge materials:
- Woven ribbon trim
- fuchsia thread
- Elastic hair tie (I was lucky to have a matching fuchsia one!)
- Needle (we’ll be doing some simple hand sewing)
- Scissors
- Washi tape
- Measuring tape
- Lighter (not pictured)
Wrap a piece of washi tape around the trim, centering it at about 20.5″. Cut down the middle of the tape (this prevents the ribbon from unraveling.) Fold the trim over one side of the elastic, and sew the trim back on itself – make sure you don’t sew through the elastic! I sewed up and down three times to ensure the stitches were tight. Then trim the ends and fuse with the lighter.
Repeat with the other side, making sure that the ribbon is not twisted. When done sewing, trim the excess and fuse the ends with the lighter.
All done! So pretty, and I love the colors for fall. It looks chic for the gym, or with any hairstyle!
Once I saw this lovely carabiner clip, I immediately wanted to make a chic keychain clip of it.
Challenge materials:
- Gold carabiner clip
- Gold and fuchsia thread
- E-6000 glue
- Scissors
- Split key ring
- Wooden bead (or any bead you have with a wide hole)
Start by making the tassel. Use your fingers and wrap the fuchsia thread around them as shown, interspersing with a few wraps of gold thread here and there. Once you have a good amount for a tassel, slip it off and tie it in the center, snip the ends, and slide your bead on from the tied top. Slide the bead down a little so you can slip the tassel on the carabiner clip. Apply a dollop of glue to the inside of the bead (or just on the threads where the bead will ultimately sit) and push the bead into its final resting place. Add your key ring and you’re done!
I love how chic yet practical this is. I can never find my keys in my purse, and now it’s so much easier to find them!
As soon as I saw this gorgeous milky acrylic link chain, I wanted to weave metal chain through it. It was so easy and makes such a unique statement piece.
Challenge materials:
- Acrylic link chain
- Lightweight aluminum chain
- Jewelry pliers
- Tape measure
- 2 medium jump rings
- 1 large jump ring
- Lobster clasp
Measure and cut 5 pieces of chain 22″ long. Measure your acrylic links and remove any links past 18″. Gather the ends of the chain and attach using a jump ring at either end. Weave through the acrylic links.
When you get to the end, wrap the chain around the last links. Attach the lobster clasp to one jump ring, and the large jump ring to the other.
So pretty and fun! I can’t wait to wear this with a plain shirt. I think it will especially be set off by fall’s rich jewel tones.
Challenge materials:
- Fuchsia satin ribbon
- Fuchsia thread
- 9″ zipper
- Coordinating colors of satin thread
- Muslin
- Fabric glue
- Needle (we’re hand-sewing again)
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
Measure and cut a piece of muslin fabric about 10.5″ x 12″. Fold it in half, this will be the shape / size of your clutch. Don’t cut the ribbon yet! Use your fabric glue to adhere the ribbon to one side of your pouch, then flip it over.
Fold the ribbon over the edge and glue it down on the other side. Let dry overnight, cut the ribbon where it was folded, and cut the ribbon excess so it’s flush with the fabric. If there’s excess fabric at the top and bottom, fold it so it’s flush with the fabric and use the bottom edge of your scissors to crease the fold.
These might be the easiest project yet. When I saw the foldover elastic, I thought ‘Twistband hair ties’.
Challenge materials:
- Silvery foldover elastic
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
- Lighter
Cut lengths of elastic about 9.5″ long. Fold in half, tie the loose ends in a knot leaving about a half inch excess. Singe the ends with a lighter, and that’s it!
This style hair tie is so popular right now, and for how easy they are to make (and how inexpensive too!) I will never pay the outrageous prices when I can DIY my own!
Challenge materials:
- Blue crystals
- E-6000 glue
- Shrinky dink plastic
- 2 sew on rhinestones
- Hand-drawn template (for the marquise shape I drew it 5″ long by about 4″ wide; for the large circle I traced a soda bottle cap and for the small circle I traced my chapstick!)
- Tape
- 6 small jump rings
- 2 earring wires
- Jewelry pliers
- Hole punch
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Skewer or toothpick
Tape your template to the plastic and cut out the shapes. Repeat for 2 of each shape. Make sure to punch holes where you’ll want your jump rings to go before you bake the plastic! Bake the shapes according to the directions on the shrinky dink package.
When you are done with your stones, it’s time to attach the pieces. Use jewelry pliers to attach jump rings, adding an earring hook to the top jump ring.
I can’t get over how glam these earrings are and how expensive they look. You’d never guess it’s not lucite!
I love your projects, Lia! Can’t believe how many you did…and how we were thinking along the same lines for a couple (I almost attached tassels to the carabiner but I didn’t;-) Those earrings are just fantastic!
xo
Carly
Awwww!!! Thanks SO much, Carly! I am so OCD I of course had to do as many projects as I could lol. It’s funny how us DIYers share the same brain and think along the same lines so often… there should be a study done on it! PS ~ I now need to use that clay you used for that killer piece you made – I love how you don’t need to bake it or anything and it doesn’t seem to show fingerprints like polymer does!
xo
Lia
I’m definitely going to attempt that clutch someday soon. Btw, your story is super inspiring! Keep at it, girl! You’re awesome!
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Thank you so much! You are way too sweet! PS ~ I am OBSESSED with Jump From Paper’s bags, they are so incredible! xo ~ Lia
I love the preppy ribbon clutch! It would make such a lovely makeup bag 🙂 Super inspired!
Yay! You should try it, it really is simple! Please let me know if you do, I’d love to see how yours turns out! xo ~ Lia
Very creative projects. I really like the headband, earrings, and of course the ribbon clutch! These ideas inspire me to be more creative!
the hair ties look like something I could do
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