Upcycling DIY home decor, woodworking and Crafts
Make gorgeous, custom, boutique worthy jewelry with this easy Martha Stewart Crafter’s Clay video DIY. Used in this tutorial is the nature kit, which I found at Michael’s. I showed it to you before in this clay hydrangeas tutorial. Some basic jewelry supplies and techniques and antiquing with glaze are used with the silicone mold flowers for the final pieces.
Have you had a chance to play with Mod Podge’s new Podgeable Papers and Shapes? I used the nature pack to create these cute charms, which I attached to beaded macrame bracelets I made. This video tutorial shows you how to make the charm ready bracelets and the charms. Attach a clip to the jump ring to make them interchangeable and swap them out to fit your mood.
Any kind of charm will work, if you aren’t interested in making custom pieces. Here are a couple of metal charm macrame bracelets:
On to the video:
This video tutorial walks you through the process of using a Sizzix machine to cut an aluminum can that you will use to create the 3D rose pendant. This is super easy, and you know I love it because it is an upcycle! Not to mention how pretty the rose is. You can use it for a charm, card embellishment, rings and all kinds of jewelry and crafts. I opted for the inside of the can so my rose would be aluminum, but you can grab a can in any color you could need for your project.
Sizzix Die Cut Machine
3d Flowers Rose Die
Die with leaves
Soda can
Material to cut leaves (I used a green faux leather case from Goodwill)
Metal snips
Wire Cutter
Chain for stringing pendant
Eye pin
Round nose pliers
Bamboo skewer or toothpick
Needle tool or hammer and nail to punch hole in bottom of rose for eye pin insertion
Super glue or other quick grab glue for aluminum
Material for leaves
Want to make a simple, modern bracelet with tons of possible variations? Join me in this quick video tutorial that involves braiding with beads. You will have a fun arm party going in no time. I have made dozens of these using different cording and bead shapes/sizes. Let your imagination run wild and make this project fit your style! Enjoy my second ever video.
Hope you enjoyed the video. If you want more bracelets to make, make sure to check out the 50+ (and growing) roundup by clicking the thumbnail:
These posts I showed you a couple of weeks back featuring Honestly WTF’s bracelet tutorial finally made it from my “To Do” list to my “I made that” list. What is even better about it is that I made my first ever video. I am not saying it will be nominated for an oscar, or that my hands weren’t in the way to an annoying degree, but I finally broke that “make a video” barrier. You will love this project. Just slip the gold tube beads onto the cord, then you make the adjustable macrame closure I show you in the video.
Honestly WTF used chinese knotting cord (1mm), which I didn’t have, so I hit Joann’s and Michaels for 1mm cord of my own. I found the gold tube beads at Hobby Lobby, a package of 8 for $1.47. I also found the gold spacer beads at Hobby Lobby, but you can find gold beads anywhere.
