making round flower

what you'll need:

crochet a round

I used a 5 mm hook for these, and they ended up being about 3.5 inches by 2 inches. First, chain 25. Join to the first chain with a slip stitch, being careful not to twist the chain:

Easy purse for sewing

This morning I'd like to share with you how to sew a little pochette in a beautiful fabric, with pearl button and ribbon.

First of all, cut a rectangle of fabric, one of  fusible strengthener and one of lining. 

Crafty jewelry: Valentine Gem set Ring

Valentine's day is here, Love is in the air, blossoming in the air with roses, chocolates and balloons.A perfect day for a perfect proposal from special someone who would go down on his knees with a beautiful ring in his hands!! Hmmmmm......Doesn't happen all the time right? 

Okay there is nothing I can do about the proposal, but I can do something about the ring. This Valentine's day I am going to help all of you make a pink tourmaline (look alike only !!) and pearl ring. May be that would just give him the hint ;) 

Again the stones I have used are from an old link bracelet and the pearl is from an earring whose pair I lost. Time taken 5 minutes...so make it and wear it right now !!
I apologize for not posting step wise pictures as I was in Delhi participating at the Abhushan Summit for the last 2 weeks. More on that later.


Materials required: 

Two Swarovski gem/stone links (I don't know what they are called in Europe or US) & a pearl

Wire round 18-20 gauge (Sterling silver, stainless steel or aluminium is okay)
Ring mandrel

nose pliers
wire cutters

Procedure:
Step one:Cut a 16 inch piece of 18-20 gauge  wire, more for larger ring sizes. Find your desired size on a ring mandrel and work with one size larger.Now there are 2 ways in which you could proceed Easy and Easiest


EASIEST 
Step two:Center the wire over the mandrel. Wrap one side of the wire around the mandrel and wrap the other side around the mandrel in the opposite direction. The band should now contain 2 strands of wire.

Sewing cute hat for girls

While we were at a restaurant, an absolutely gorgeous teenage girl walked in with her friends. She was wearing a pretty hat that caught my eye. When she turned around and I saw the back, I was completely smitten with the hat. It was a combination of beautiful and girly and a tad bit quirky. On the way out, I stopped at the table (bold, I know!) and told her how pretty it was and then asked if I could check it out. It was knitted and I don’t knit, but the wheels started spinning in my little brain.  

When I got home, I immediately sat down and made hats until I got it right. The amazing part is that all of them worked just fine, but I kept tweaking it. I love that this project is so forgiving and easy!

Make Wallet tutorial

Your supplies:

1 strip of fabric that is 18 inches long by 5 1/2 inches wide

1 strip of fabric that is 9 inches long by 5 1/2 inches wide

2 strips of second print that is 10 inches long by 5 1/2 inches wide

then you need a strip of fabric that is at least 2 inches wide by 9 inches long ( this can vary depending on how wide you want your middle strap to be )

1 snap, button, or piece of velcro to close the wallet with

Make a hair bow - reader submission

This tutorial is one we've been talking about doing for ages. Luckily, a reader submitted it for our reader submission post this week, so we didn't have to do it ourselves! We will have another great tutorial tomorrow on how you can use these bows for babies with little or no hair, so stay turned. Until then, enjoy these detailed instructions on how to make a hair bow with ribbon from Little Lizard King!

Here's a quick how-to-hair bow.

Supplies needed:

• Needle

• Thread

• Ribbon

• Alligator Clips

• Hot Glue and Glue Gun

• At least 1 cute little girl

Babushka Tutorial

Emma and Lily have worn their babushkas everyday since I made them last week.  They are fun and practical… and apparently quite comfortable… since they won’t take them off.
Here’s how to make one (or 2 or 3):  This tutorial is for a child sized babushka, but it can easily be made larger for an adult.
You will need:

• 11″ x 11″ scrap of fabric (A)
• 24″ of rick rack- optional
• 2 1/2″ x 19″ scrap of accent fabric (B)
• 2″ x 6″ scrap of accent fabric (B)- optional if you want your elastic in a fabric casing
• 1/4″ wide elastic

tutorial: flower corsage for celebrating mom

Being a mom sometimes isn’t the most glamorous job one can have. Being a mom sometimes means walking around with food or boogers on your shirt, and sometimes not getting into the shower till afternoon . we’re busy driving kids to school and activities, busy folding laundry, busy wiping away tears, busy reading bed time stories, busy making it all better, busy cooking meals, busy keeping house, busy cleaning toilets. Yes, not so glamorous indeed, but probably the most important. We are the ones who help mold, uplift, and carry our children when they need us to. We are the ones they turn to when hurt, scared, or proud. We are their mothers and we have been given the opportunity to love them like no one else in this world.
that makes a mother beautiful in my eyes.
so to help mothers feel a little more pretty on the outside, I’ve created this lovely flower corsage, made out of satin ribbon.

Crafty jewelry: The Gingham & Pearl Necklace

Good morning all! I have created this DIY tutorial on how to make a super cute and very easy Gingham & Pearl Necklace for you or that little gal in your life! This would be a really cute project to do at a little girl’s birthday party or you could make some and give them away as party favors and they cost less than $5 to make. My inspiration was the Stella and Dot little girls, Allie Pearl and Ribbon Necklace and I created the flower using the V and C DIY Flower Corsage Tutorial.


Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend filled with rest, relaxation and fun in the sun!
Cheers ~ Elizabeth

The Daylily Zipper Flower TUTORIAL

this rockin' zipper flower is a cinch to make and very sassy when you're done! perfect for headbands, brooches, clips, etc.

*Please note: this tutorial is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. thanks!!*

Accessories

 

 i added a couple pairs of zipper pull stud earrings.

 

Starry Night head band

Introduction

This is the VERY first thing I have ever posted and made without much of a pattern...with that said,
I was inspired by Kat Von D's head band in one episode of L.A. Ink.  I Had to have a similar design, so I whipped out my crochet hook and looked up some patterns for stars and away I went
Special thanks to Chezcrochet.com for the star patterns.

Materials List

White yarn or various textures (fuzzy, 4 ply, etc)
Red thread/yarn (or any colour you want, I used red)
Black or navy blue yarn (for the head band)
5.5mm or I crochet hook (this is what I used, feel free to use any hook)
1.75mm crochet hook (this is what i had on hand, use any hook you want, but make sure its smaller then the original)
yarn needle/threading needle
some extra pins - optional
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