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Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.

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How to Make Clay Hoop Earrings

handmade pink clay hoop earrings lay on white background

Learn how to make clay hoop earrings with this step-by-step video tutorial. This simple technique makes it easy to create beautiful, unique earrings you will love to wear! Thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this project! I have some new DIY earrings to share with you all today! I have shared quite a few different earring projects here on the blog in the past, but I think this is actually my first DIY hoop earring, which is pretty exciting. Today, we are making our own beautiful clay hoop earrings! I always enjoy making clay jewelry, but I have to say these clay earrings were especially fun. This technique is just so easy! (Spoiler Alert: If you can roll out a clay rope, you can make these earrings!) Okay! Let's get crafting! DIY Clay Hoop Earrings You ... [Read More]

April 26, 2022 7:15 am Alexis Middleton 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Embossed Clay Earrings with Cricut & Silhouette

Learn how to create embossed clay earrings using stencils made with your Cricut or Silhouette machine. This simple technique allows you to easily make beautifully textured clay projects. I will walk you through the process with my step-by-step video tutorial. A big thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this project! You guys know I love using my cutting machines. Of course, cutting paper and vinyl is always great, but maybe the thing I love most is finding new ways to create with my Cricut and Silhouette machines. And that's exactly what we are doing here today - bringing the power of Cricut to the world of polymer clay with some really beautiful results. In this post (with video tutorial!), I will walk you through the process of creating intricately embossed clay earrings using ... [Read More]

August 18, 2021 9:55 am Alexis Middleton 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

How to Cut and Emboss Clay with Silhouette Curio: DIY Clay Earrings

close up of finished diy clay earrings

Learn how to cut and emboss clay with the Silhouette Curio to make your own amazing DIY clay earrings! A big thank you to Silhouette for sponsoring this post! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.  You guys know that I love my Silhouette machines. My first Silhouette was a Cameo, and while it's still the machine I use the most, I love all of my Silhouette babies. Today I'm focusing on the Silhouette Curio and all of it's amazing abilities. The Curio gives you the ability to stipple, etch, and emboss, plus it has a higher clearance than the Cameo, which makes it perfect for working with thicker materials and surfaces. All of that just means that the Curio is an excellent tool for clay crafters! Today, I'm diving into the ... [Read More]

June 27, 2019 12:04 pm Alexis Middleton 4 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Shrink Plastic Flower Earrings with Free Cut Files

diy shrink film flower earrings

Make your own awesome DIY flower statement earrings out using shrink plastic and vinyl. These cute floral earrings can be made in any color you like and have a whole lot of personality. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks! Since I've shared more than a couple earring DIYs here on the blog, you may be aware that I am a fan of big, bold, colorful earrings. Today, I have a new statement earring DIY to share with you guys. These earrings are fun and simple to make and use one of my favorite jewelry crafting supplies - shrink plastic! (Psst - if you missed my other recent shrinky dink earrings DIY, you can check that out here.) Shrink Plastic Flower Earrings Supplies: Clear Shrink FilmSilhouette Cameo 3, Other Cutting Machine, or Sharp ... [Read More]

March 30, 2018 3:11 am Alexis Middleton 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Statement Earrings: Alcohol Ink Shrinky Dink Earrings

finished marbled alcohol ink shrinky dink earrings

Make your own gorgeously marbled DIY statement earrings with this simple alcohol ink shrinky dink earrings tutorial. These earrings are bold, colorful, and super lightweight! This post was originally shared at Crafts Unleashed and may contain affiliate links, which allow me to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.   I have ALWAYS loved earrings. All kinds of earrings. Delicate studs, edgy ear crawlers, and big, dangly, swingy earrings. My slight obsession may stem from the fact that my dad refused to let me get my ears pierced until I was a teenager, and I had to resort to stick on earrings back in my elementary school days and longingly admire my friends' beautiful pierced earrings from afar. Ha! But whatever the reason for my earring love, I am super stoked ... [Read More]

March 24, 2018 8:05 am Alexis Middleton 3 Comments Filed Under: Craft

DIY Fringe Statement Earrings – Crochet Earrings Pattern

crochet earrings - free pattern

Want some new colorful statement earrings? Why not DIY? You can make these awesomely big, bold, fringed crochet earrings easily at home with this free pattern. This post was originally shared at Crafts Unleashed and contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thank you! :) If you know me IRL, then you know that I am a fan of big earrings. I mean, really, I love all earrings, but those big, bold dangly ones have a special place in my heart. All of this means that I am so into the statement earring trend that is happening right now. I've already shared one easy idea for some simple pom pom statement earrings, and today I wanted to share my crochet take on the trend! These cute and colorful accessories are really very simple to make and so much fun to wear! I'm ... [Read More]

July 24, 2017 2:04 pm Alexis Middleton 5 Comments Filed Under: Crochet

Make Your Own DIY Pom Pom Earrings

DIY Pom Pom Earrings

Learn how to make your own DIY pom pom earrings in minutes! These fun and trendy DIY statement earrings are so easy to make with my video tutorial. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thank you! I have been really into big, fun statement earrings lately, and I so I have been dying to DIY some. These pom pom earrings are my first crack at it, and I really love the way they came out. They are so simple to make and a lot of fun to wear. You can easily customize them by switching up the color of your pom poms or make them more subtle or more of a statement by changing up the size of your pom pom and earring wires. Ready to make some pom pom earrings?! DIY Pom Pom Earrings Supplies: Yarn - This is a great craft for using up any bits and ... [Read More]

March 19, 2017 10:11 am Alexis Middleton 7 Comments Filed Under: Craft

How to Make Pins for Valentine’s Day (with Free Printables!)

how to make pins - cute valentine's idea

Learn how to make pins at home for Valentine's Day! With this simple process, you can create your own custom lapel pins in the style of enamel pins right at home with just a few simple supplies. They make great Valentine's Day gifts when paired with my free printable cards. Thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this post, which also contains affiliate links that help to support this site. Thanks! It is a dreary, cold, rainy day here, but I am ready to cheer things up with some hearts and candy and lots and lots of pink. Anyone else ready for all the pink and all the hearts?! I'm feeling like this world can definitely use some more love, so I'm ready to bring on Valentine's Day! My first V-Day craft of the season are these cute little DIY lapel pins. This is actually my third time ... [Read More]

January 20, 2017 1:20 pm Alexis Middleton 4 Comments Filed Under: Craft

Modern Tassel DIY Necklace – Clay and Crochet Jewelry

make your own modern tassel DIY necklace using clay and crochet

This Modern Tassel DIY Necklace combines marbled clay and a little bit of thread crochet for a really unique piece of jewelry. So much fun to make and easy to customize - you can make a whole bunch in an afternoon! This post was originally shared at Crafts Unleashed and contains affiliate links, which help to support this blog. Thank you!  I have been wanting to try to combine clay and thread with maybe a little crochet thrown in too for a while now, and these modern tassel necklaces are what I ended up with. These babies were really so much fun to make! You get to do some clay marbling, some crocheting, make a tassel - it's like all of my favorite things rolled into one. I really kind of dig them and now I want to make all kinds of things with clay. So much fun, you guys! ... [Read More]

August 1, 2016 12:47 pm Alexis Middleton 1 Comment Filed Under: Craft, Crochet

DIY Mother’s Day Bracelets using Coloring Pages

Make your own DIY coloring page bracelets. Turn your coloring book or your kids' artwork into a piece of jewelry! Perfect DIY Mother's Day Bracelets!

Turn your coloring masterpiece into a piece of wearable art! These DIY Mother's Day Bracelets are so much fun to make and are the perfect gift for Mom. This post contains affiliate links where possible.  Last year I made a really fun photo transfer art piece, and I had so much fun with it, I just had to do another photo transfer project. I did one photo transfer bangle that you can check out here, but then I thought that transferring a colored coloring onto a bracelet would be a fun challenge. Plus, I thought it could make a really great Mother's Day gift. I mean, I love the idea of turning my kids' artwork into pretty bracelets! And - good news! - it turned out great! I love these DIY Mother's Day Bracelets. It took me a few tries to figure out how to transfer a colored ... [Read More]

April 22, 2016 5:13 am Alexis Middleton 30 Comments Filed Under: Craft

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