DIY: Wall Art Decor

What you'll need:
Printed out pictures
Hot glue gun with glue
Mod poge
Brush
Low order clear mat
2 16x20 Canvas
1 12x16 Canvas
Toilet paper rolls
Spray Paint


So this is a great and cheap project that you can do your self to decorate your room, house, or apartment. My Favorite is the flower one! So watch the video below to see how to create these amazing decorations that you can also give a gift!

DIY: Skull Cut Out Shirt

What You'll Need:

A black t-shirt 
Scissors
Marker or chalk

So this is a diy on how to make your own cut out skull t-shirt that you might pay $50 for at a store or you can make it your self and where it with pride! So if your interested on how to make this then watch the diy video below!

DIY: Reusable Glam Tote Bag

What you'll need:

2 pieces of 18"x21" Fabric
2 pieces of 24" belting
Stapler
Scissors
Tape measure or ruler
Duct tape
Iron

So below if you watch the video it will show you all the steps on how to make this inexpensive bag that can be used for so many things and take as little to 30 minutes to make! And you can design it any way you would like and use it for anything! Plus don't forget that you can buy lots of different colors of tape like the color in the video or used in the bag above!

DIY: No Slip Book Marks

What you'll need:

Ribbon

Hair elastic

Button scissors

Tape measure

Sewing pin

Thread

Step 1: Measure how long you want your bookmark to be. I cut mine at 17 inches and the finished piece is 14 1/2 inches from sewn area to the button. This size is good for medium to regular sized books, but for large books or small paperbacks you will want to measure for their specific size.

Step 2: Fold one edge of ribbon down to prepare for sewing. If your ribbon tends to fray, you may want to fold it twice.

Step 3: Add hair elastic, fold over and pin.

Step 4: Sew a straight or zig zag stitch along the ribbon fold. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can sew this by hand. If you do sew it by hand, make sure to stitch the area twice to reinforce it.

Step 5: Measure from the folded, sewn area to where you want your button and sew button in place. Optional - Gather fabric behind button and hand-stitch it together for a finished look. The solid brown one attached to a book below shows it without a gather. Also, if your ribbon tends to fray, you will want to finish the edges of the ribbon.

And then your done!!

DIY: Beaded Leather Bracelet

What you'll need:


Leather or suede cording
Needle (need to be a strong needle)
Matching thread
Scissors
Beads
Thimble


Step 1: Fold a piece of leather in half so you have a rounded end piece like below and two sides that run parallel. Cut the length of leather you want. You should cut enough so your bracelet will comfortably wrap around your wrist at least twice.




Note: I could not find a thimble, so I used the cap to this lip moisturizer to help push the needle through the leather. Hey, don’t knock it…it worked




Step 2: Push your needle and thread through one side of the leather so your thread is coming out in the middle of the folded leather. Add a bead, then needle through the other side of the leather and continue stitching back and forth and repeating with the add of a bead all the way down the middle of the leather until you reach about an 1.5 inches before the end.

The pattern I used here was 10 blue beads, then 1 gold bead, repeat.

Step 3: (Optional) I added a little Opal charm to the end of my leather, before tying the knot to secure it, just to add a little something.


Step 4: Wrap your finished beaded leather around your wrist and tie a knot around the folded end to secure it in place. And that’s it…you now have a cute new bracelet.

DIY: Big Striped Everyday Bag

This is what you'll need:


A big striped polo shirt

A belt









Step 1: I sort of “eye-balled” everything based on the size of the shirt I started with and how big I wanted the finished bag to be. So I started with a folded in half piece of tissue paper and I drew out half of the bag with the strap bases and all. Then, with the paper still folded in half, I cut the design out. FYI…by folding your design in half and cutting it that way, you will ensure your finished piece is the same size on both sides.




Step 2: Place your pattern on your shirt wherever fits best for the pattern you want, but also leaving enough material to cut for the bottom and sides.




Step 3: Cut out your bottom and sides. I didn’t have enough space to cut one long piece for this so I had to cut 3 separate pieces. Note: I was not at all concerned about matching the strips from piece to piece in either direction. In fact, I think it kind of looks cool to have them mismatched.




Step 4: Because the material of the shirt was not that heavy, I wanted to add some strength to the bag so I cut out identical pieces to the pattern I just cut from the shirt with some canvas material I had left over from another project. The only difference, I made the bottom and sides one long piece because I did have enough room with this material.




Step 5: Sew the bottom and sides to your bag base. And sew the canvas bottom, sides and base as well.




Step 6: Turn the t-shirt material inside out and the canvas material right side in and pin and sew them together leaving the straps and one side un-sewn. I also sewed in a piece of elastic at the top of both side panels to give the bag a bit of a gathered look at the sides. Pull the right side of bag through your un-sewn opening. Then hand stitch the opening closed.




Step 7: I used a belt and some hardware from a falling apart bag to connect my straps. Since I used one strap instead of two, it was a bit challenging to make it look clean, so I’d recommend going with two traps if you’re going to try this.




And then you'r done and you have an amazing bag that you can tell people you made!

DIY: Shamballa Inspired Bracelets

Here's what you'll need:


Some hemp cording or some strong yarn
Beads
Beading Cement
Tape measure
Scissors



1. Determine what size bracelet you want. In the pictures here I’ve made a single bracelet, a double wrap and a triple wrap. For the single bracelet, measure your wrist to determine how long your base strand needs to be. Mine is 7″, however you need to add a bit extra for your first knot and room to tie your last knot. So I cut my base cord at 10 inches. For a double wrap I would cut at 17 inches and a triple wrap I would cut at 24 inches. Remember, your sizes may be different depending on the size of your wrist. So be sure to measure.




2. Now that you know the size of your base cord where you’ll be placing your beads, you need to cut the cord that will wrap around and in between the beads. Whatever size your base cord is, the outer cords will be triple the length. So fold your cord in half so one end has a loop and measure out triple of whatever your base is. For example, my single base is 10 inches, so the folded outer cord will be 30 inches in length, (or 60 inches unfolded). I know that seems like a lot, but you need enough to make all the knots between your beads. You may end up with a bunch left over to cut off, but better more to cut off than running out of cord in the middle of your bracelet, right?




3. Take your single bead base cord and tie a knot at the base of the double outer cords like shown above.




4. Then tie a knot with the whole thing around itself. Cut off any excess cord as shown below.




5. Add a little cement to your knot to make sure everything will stay in place. Let dry.




6. Working on a flat surface, start with the end loop closest to you and place the excess cords moving away from you. Add your bead, then take your right cord and move it under the middle base cord and take your left cord and move it over the middle cord like shown below.




7. Take the end of the right cord and push it through and under the left loop as shown below.




8. Take the end of the left cord and bring it under and through the right loop as shown below.




9. Pull both right and left cords tight to bring in your knot.




10. For the next knot you’re going to reverse the process so it will be right cord over middle, left cord under. Right cord under and through left loop and left cord over and through right loop. It all sounds a bit complicated until you actually do it. Then you’ll see how easy it is and you’ll be doing it in your sleep.




11. Now here’s where you can either add a bead or add one more knot before you add a bead, depending on how many knots you want to appear between your beads. If you choose to make one more knot, reverse the process again so you’re back to left cord over middle and right cord under and repeat process. Once you have the number of knots you want, add a your next bead and repeat the process. Continue knotting and adding beads until you’re at the length you want.




12. Once you come to the length you want, cut off any excess and tie a knot with a little excess remaining. Your knot needs to be small enough to fit through your original loop to clasp your bracelet around your wrist, but big enough that it won’t slip out.




And then your done and now that you have the concept on how to make these you can make so meany different kinds.