Spring Flower Boutonnière

I wanted something fancy to wear this spring on my cotton blazer (and to give as gifts to my friends) so I started messing around with some fake flowers and jewelry pieces I had hanging around.  I love the way these turned out.  These would be fun for a party, wedding or special occasion and I think they're perfect for everyone.  You probably have everything you need to make these already.  

Happy Spring everyone!

My trio of lapel pins for spring!

I love this with the cameo over the brass stamped butterfly

Here's the how to video!

You'll need

E-6000

Fake flowers

Ribbon

Jewelry pieces

Pin backs

Hot glue gun

Wire cutters

 Trim the flowers 4" below the flower

 Trim off the large leaves

Hot glue the leave to the flower as shown 

Add a dab of glue to the base of the flower 

Add your ribbon with a 4" piece sticking off of one end 

 Wrap the ribbon down to the bottom and then back up to the top

Tie a knot on when you get back to the top 

Create a bow with several loops 

 Glue it to right under the flower

Grab your E-6000!

Glue your jewelry pieces over the bows

Let dry for 1/2 hour 

 Glue the pin back on the back side

You're done!

How to make TINY HATS!

Not sure if you watch Saturday Night Live, but there was a skit I LOVED about tiny hats.  I got to thinking and decided it was time to attempt a tiny hat DIY.  I have finally found a reason to use all of the plastic lids I've been saving for the past 3 years.  Now If I can just find an occasion to wear them!

Victorian all the way!

 This is probably just a bit bigger than actual size on your computer!

Here's the HOW TO video!

 You'll need

Krylon Fusion in Black (it works well on plastics)

Netting (Tulle)

Scissors

Cereal cardboard 

Bobby pins

Plastic lids

Feathers

Small ribbon flowers

Ribbon

Hot glue gun

Cut out circles for the brim of your hat.  About 1/4" to 3/8" larger than the circumference of your lid. 

 Glue the lids to the center of the cardboard circles.

 Spray paint them black and let them dry.

 Hot glue ribbon around the base of the lids.

Scrunch up a small amount of netting (about a 3" by 4" piece) and hot glue it to the seam of the ribbon. 

Glue a ribbon flower on top of the tulle. 

Glue a bobby pin to the underside of the hat. 

You're done!

Lampshade UP-Style DIY

Not sure if you're a dumpster diver like me, but I found this chandelier a while ago and it has been through MANY incarnations. Since I found it on the side of the road I have no problem using it for my different projects.  I finally decided on gold with Mixed Media lampshades....but that could change next week.   For now, here's how I made the shades and if I make more, I'll share those, too.  Deal?  Deal!  By the way, just use your home copy machine for images and go to town.  Any kind of trim will do, too!  Happy crafting my lovely friends!

Here's the how-to video just in case!

My chandelier

Before the trim

If you don't have enough crystals, try beads or sparkly ribbon from the 99c store!

 You'll need:

Book pages

Glue gun

E-6000 Spray Adhesive

Scissors

Paper lampshades

Images from your home copy machine

Minwax Polycrylic

Trim of your choice

Cut your book pages in strips the length of the lampshade.  Don't worry about being too precise, you can trim later.

Spray the pages with E-6000 spray adhesive.  If you can't find it yet, use some white school glue and a paintbrush

 Apply them to your shade covering all of it.

 Let dry for about 25 minutes

Trim the excess off of the edges 

Cut out your images. I love birds and butterflies. Dover Publications has great clip art books.

Using the Minwax Polycrylic, apply them to your lampshade

Hot glue trim around the edges of the shade 

 

You're done! 

5 Videos to help you REVAMP your wardrobe!

Need a little wardrobe boost and you're short on cash?  Here are 5 videos (that you can watch right here!) that will help upstyle a few things that you already have in your closet!  Revamp your t-shirts and transform an old blazer into something you're going to love wearing.  Enjoy! Oh, and make sure to share your versions with me. I'd love to see what you're up to.

How to turn a long sleeve tee into a scarf neck cardigan.  All you need is 1 yard of knit and a long sleeve tee and this will be a wardrobe staple.  I wear mine to the movies.

You only need 1/2 yard of knit to make a cowl neck tee and 1 1/2 yards of knit for the dress.  This project takes no time at all.

Have a few polos hanging around that need some sprucing up?  This is great for kids and adults!  Go nutty with the fabric and you'll have something amazing!

This jacket restyle will make you look like you just stepped off the Milan runway!  All you need is some hot glue and gold trim and a thrift store blazer.  Hot glue works like an iron on patch when used with fabric so go to town.

There are tons of possibilities for this jacket....Use leather or different colors. Either way, Military Style is in this fall and you're going to look smashing! 

Vintage Chanel Inspired Cuffs DIY

Years and years ago I attended the party of a fabulous woman who lived in a glass high rise in the heart of NYC.  She was an avid collector of Chanel clothing and jewelry.  During the party she took me aside and in to her wardrobe room and showed me what looked easily like 10 million dollars worth of Chanel.  Everything from vintage to her collection of couture.  I was blown away and will never forget it!  Drawers of Chanel jewelry.  Racks and racks of Chanel clothing.  Shelves full of handbags and shoes. This is a project inspired by that very night.  

Here's the how-to video

 You'll need:

Metal cuffs

Pearl trim

Rhinestone trim

Wire cutters

E-6000 glue

Large crystals

White Krylon Spray paint

Glue your rhinestone to the center of the cuff 

Surround it with pearl trim 

Glue lengths of the rhinestone trim along the side of the pearls 

 Continue for about 3 rows and then let the glue set for 20 minutes.

Continue around the rest of the cuff and let dry for 1 hour.

 Spray paint your cuff off white 

Cut pearl trim and rhinestone trim the width of the cuff 

 Starting in the center, glue the trim from edge to edge with small rows of E-6000 glue

Continue all the way around the cuffs and let dry for at least an hour. 

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