I created this turquoise jewelry set for a Christmas gift. I got the idea for the bracelet from a tutorial on thedesperatecraftwives.blogspot.com. Using memory wire and beads you can create beautiful and unique jewelry. In the tutorial they used 6 beaded loops and braided them. I decided to use 3 beaded loops and was happy with the result as well. The earrings are made using a headpin and seed beads.
A purse and a clutch from the book, "modern bags". I made this bag and clutch as a Christmas gift. The flower was easy to make and along with the leather cording, made the bag unique. This book is full of great bag patterns and is a great investment....I haven't made one from the book that I didn't like yet.
My oldest son celebrated his 4th birthday a few weeks ago and loved his mario themed birthday party. I crocheted him a mario star and mushroom as a gift. There are many mario crochet patterns free on the internet but most are more advanced so I decided to tackle the simpler designs. My husband found a tutorial for a question mark pinata at joyfulwhimsey.wordpress.com. It was time consuming but unique and fun for the kids to use at the party. I made a mario hat for the birthday boy and everyone got a chance to wear it when it was their turn to punch the pinata. Finally, the mario cupcake cake...I wanted something different than a sheet cake and found this idea at cuteasafox.com. It took some time to create but we were happy with the results!
This gift was made for my mother-in-law's birthday. The jewelry organizer was made from a pattern from the book, "One Yard Wonders". The only change I made was adding a ring holder instead of the ribbon for earrings as suggested. There are two zipper pockets for storage and the entire organizer rolls up into a compact travel case. The earrings are simple to make using your beads of choice and some headpins.
A quick project with a practical result...button magnets. These are incredibly easy to make with just a few supplies. Simply purchase self cover buttons and round magnets to fit the back. After covering the buttons with scrap material you have in your scrap pile either cut off or flatten the metal loop on the back. Attach the magnet to the back with hot glue and you have some great magnets to start putting to use right away~
