Wednesday, April 27, 2011

How to make a cuff bracelet

The teenage soul is the easiest to please it seems. They love crazy vibrant colors and styles, the way that I did when I was that young. I started making cuff bracelets because that seems to be the "in" thing now. 


They were pretty easy to make, here are some steps on how I made them
Step 1.   Choose cute fabrics

Step 2.   Cut small pieces of the fabric out and sew them back to back so that when you unfold them the sewn part is hidden. Do this to several pieces until the fabric is about 5" or 6" in length. 

Step 3. Iron the edges of the fabric to make the sides even, then sew a stitch on each side. 


Step 4. Cut a coordinating piece of felt long enough to overlap your fabric strip about 1/4" or so, then stitch them together.
Step 5. Cut 2 tiny holes on each side, this is where you will attach the silver eyelets.

Step 6. Bust out your carpenter skills and hammer those eyelets onto your fabric


Step 7. Pick out a pretty ribbon and lace up the cuff

Step8. Wa-la! you have a lovely cuffed bracelet! Here is the finished product!




Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Playing with Clay

Last week I decided to buy some polymer clay. I ordered a DIY kit off of another Etsy member. I wasn't sure if I could even make anything, but I thought it looked fun so I got to creating! I ended up staying up until the wee hours of the morning making charms, beads and other little jewelry pieces. Oh no, I am addicted to the clay making- its so much fun to make your own stuff!! Here a little previewhttp://www.etsy.com/listing/72939416/sunny-skies-charm-beaded-necklace

Spring Cleaning SALE!!!

I just recently marked down the prices on almost all of my items in my store, and also lowered all shipping prices!! Gotta make some room for new creations!http://www.etsy.com/shop/adia61382?ref=si_shop

FREE SHIPPING CODE

I am currently giving out free shipping codes for my happy customers! Enter code SHIPME4FREE at checkout! Have a beautiful and pretty day:)

New to blogger but alot to blog about!

Yes, as you can tell I am new to this blogger world. I have started a shop on Etsy in March, selling a variety of jewelry and accessories. I have had more sales than I expected so I'm in the clouds! I just love using my imagination, I get so excited when I get a new idea. Here is a link to my store- comment and let me know what you think! I'm always open to suggestions or ideas to make my customers even happier!  
http://www.etsy.com/shop/adia61382?ref=si_shop