Sewing, Crafting, & General Creative Fun
I had to pull out all my jewelry supplies to make the shrinky dink heart necklace and candy heart bracelets. Since I had a little time to spare yesterday, and it was all out on the table, I thought I’d put some beads together to make a necklace. It kind of snowballed from there, and I’ve made… [Continue Reading]
I just couldn’t stop with the shrinky dink jewelry making yesterday. First, I made a necklace for myself, which you can see here. My original goal had been to make something for Taylor’s kindergarten class, though, before I got sidetracked making something for myself. So I turned my attention back to something kid-friendly that I… [Continue Reading]
This fun little Valentine’s necklace started its life at a local restaurant, carrying french fries home inside. Those #6 plastic containers make perfect DIY shrinky dink materials! To make your own heart charm necklace, pick up the largest container you can find like the one above. The plastic should have a “6″ inside the recycle… [Continue Reading]
Last night was Craft Night for a bunch of girls from church. I’m so excited that someone, other than me, finally coordinated one. I didn’t want to haul the sewing machine, and I still can’t use my hand enough to crochet, so I decided that jewelry making would be a good portable craft. Have you… [Continue Reading]
These cute little bottle cap necklaces are super easy to make. I’d been wanting to make something similar, with the liquid epoxy stuff that dries into hard plastic. But today at Hobby Lobby in the scrapbooking section, I ran across these epoxy dots that do the job with much less mess and waiting time. My… [Continue Reading]
Hi there. I'm Sarah. My life these days is a happy result of the recession. I found myself unemployed Christmas 2010, and we decided that I should stay that way. So now I spend my days with my kids, playing and making things. It's really the best! Read More…
