Jersey Knit Necklace
Tonight I made this necklace/scarf hybrid out of braided jersey knit. I came up with this project at the spur of the moment – I was free associating ideas, thinking about braiding, crocheting, knotting, and combining one of those techniques with the materials…
Birthday Plate
Every year my daughter’s preschool offers an opportunity to create and purchase “make it plates“; melamine plates with your child’s artwork on it. We did it last year with both kids and their plates have been such a hit – they use them every…
Beaded Crochet Necklace
I had the idea to use crochet and beading to make a casual necklace. I think the idea was a good one, but the execution tonight – not so much. Part of the problem was that the only crochet hooks I have were much…
Another Friendship Bracelet. . . Getting Better
Ok, now I’m getting somewhere. I like this version much better. I’m still going to play around with this idea, but I like the direction I’m headed in. For this bracelet I used nine strands and worked in a chevron pattern, with the beads…
Friendship. . . Bookmark?
I worked on a beaded friendship bracelet again tonight, but I cut my strings too short at the beginning so I ended up with something much shorter than a bracelet. It could be a bookmark, it could be a key fob, or just a…
Beachcomber Pendants
It was so beautiful today that we went to the beach after school. My poor little buddy kept saying “It’s summer! It’s summer!” Boy will he be in for a shock when it starts raining again tomorrow. We each picked up a few rocks…
Crocheted Knot Headband
Today I made a knotted crochet headband, courtesy of the awesome and easy to follow tutorial on Maybe Matilda. I haven’t crocheted in many many years, and I was never a pro back then either, but this was so quick and easy that I’m…
Jersey Knit Infinity Scarf
My cousin was wearing a knitted infinity scarf the other day and it reminded me that I’ve been wanting to make one with some leftover jersey knit cotton I used for a baby wrap when Dom was born. This scarf was so simple to…
Valentine’s Coasters
Another Valentine’s Day decoration. Super easy, super cheap (like .24 cents each cheap). Expect to see these for future holidays as well. The base of the coaster is a .16 cent ceramic tile from Lowe’s, and the paper on top is cut from a…
Experimental Friendship Bracelet
I picked up some glass seed beads today and started experimenting with adding them to a knotted friendship bracelet. I wasn’t adding them in any particular pattern; just trying out different ways of knotting the threads around them. I ended up with so many…
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