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 Film Silhouette Cameo 3, Other Cutting Machine, or Sharp ... [Read More]
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DIY Statement Earrings: 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]
DIY Fringe Statement Earrings – Crochet Earrings 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]
Make Your Own 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]
How to Make Pins for Valentine’s Day (with Free Printables!)
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]
Modern Tassel DIY Necklace – Clay and Crochet Jewelry
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]
DIY Mother’s Day Bracelets using Coloring Pages
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]
DIY Sweet Shop Lapel Pins
Make your own adorable lapel pins in sweet shapes using shrinky dinks! Totally fun and totally customizable. This post contains affiliate links when possible and was previously shared at Darice.A little while back I shared some fun DIY emoji pins that were a lot of fun to make, and today I have another DIY pin project to share - a sweet shoppe version! Because everyone could use a cute little donut pin in their life. Right?Plus, These little homemade pins make perfect gifts for friends. You can make their favorite treat, and they look especially sweet on the cute printable gift cards I designed for you all.Let’s make some!SWEET SHOP HOMEMADE PINS SUPPLIES:White Plastic Shrink Film (Get it HERE or HERE) Black Permanent Marker Fine Grit Sand Paper ... [Read More]
DIY Gold Crochet Earrings
This post was originally created by me for Darice. So if you have been around here much before, you may have noticed that I like to try to crochet with somewhat unconventional materials. I mean, I like yarn too, but I think one of the coolest things about crochet is that you can do it with pretty much any kind of long, thin, flexible material. I've crocheted jute, leather, and tablecloths, and today, I have a new project for you crocheted out of gold lame thread.Sometimes these unconventional materials can be a little difficult to work with, but the gold lame thread crocheted up easily and has a really fun metallic look. Up close, I think it almost looks like it is made from chains or wire. Super cool, right?Wanna give it a try? To make these pretty little dangly earrings, here's ... [Read More]
Crochet Leather Bracelet
Learn how to make your own crochet leather bracelet with this free pattern and tutorial. Crocheted leather and colorful tassels make a fun, on-trend piece. I originally shared this pattern at Darice, and this post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks!I don't do a lot of jewelry projects and tutorials, so this post is a bit outside of my wheelhouse, but I'm always looking for new materials to crochet, and when I saw this thin leather cording, I knew it would make some great crocheted jewelry. Plus tassels are definitely trending right now, and they make this bracelet a lot of fun to wear.Ready to make some bracelets? Let's do it!Crochet Leather Bracelet Supplies:6 yards of 0.5 mm leather cording - I chose pink, but I like the blue a lot ... [Read More]