Merry, Merry to you and yours!
How to Make Paper Snowflakes
Ah, paper snowflakes, a perennial favorite and yet...one of those things it's so easy to forget how to do! No worries, I've got you covered with this super simple infographic. I like using old magazine pages to make my snowflakes, it's a great way to upcycle and the text gives the snowflakes some lovely texture. Just click on the image to enlarge, download the infographic and you'll be on your way to a blizzard of paper magic.
DIY Snow Globes or How Ideas Happen
I was so pleased with myself after designing my tiny snow globe necklace. I've been making jewelry with these tiny glass vials for years. Still, I'd never done this before and I thought it would be a quick and easy craft for virtually anyone to recreate. It took me a while to figure out how to get the tree tiny enough to fit inside of the vial...yet someone else had the same idea and same solution. Derp. So much for my "original" idea!
Snow Globe Necklace for iLoveToCreate
I'm guest posting on the iLoveToCreate blog today with a miniature DIY Snow Globe Necklace! I love these little glass vials, I've made jewelry with these before, but I think this one is my favorite. What's more fun than wearing a snow globe?
Sparkling Crystal Leaves Necklace for Create Your Style with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS
If you're missing the fall foliage, this DIY Sparkling Crystal Leaves Necklace is a glamorous replacement! A while back, I was asked by the Create Your Style with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS team in Austria to design some jewelry based on the theme of handicrafts. They've shared the design on their website this month, hooray! I wanted this to have a Folk Art Chic appeal, elements of handcrafted paper married with the unmistakeable sparkle of crystal. It's intentionally imperfect and handmade. I started with paper snowflakes cut from very old book pages (I sell these on my website ThriftScore)-you can get instructions for making paper snowflakes here. I turned the arms of the snowflakes into the templates for the pendants tracing them out on gold cardboard with a slight edge for a stacked effect. An array of hand glued SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS flat backs elevated the design from handicraft to high fashion. Crystal bronze shade rounds in varied sizes and aged brass chain pulled the design together, giving it a vintage vibe with a modern appeal.
Visit the Create Your Style site to download the PDF instructions for this Sparkling Crystal Leaves Necklace and while you're there, check out the amazing array of DIY inspiration from designers across the globe.
Life is short, be sparkly!
Cheers,
Madge
DIY Glittered Ornaments for iLoveToCreate
As you can see, I'm having a little love affair with clear glass ornaments this year. It actually started last year with some vibrant feather filled ornaments, but something about this blank canvas keeps me coming up with more ideas. This time, it's all about glitter. Mmmm...glitter. You can get the step by step instructions to make these DIY Glittered Ornaments on the iLoveToCreate blog today.
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