Christmas Special Part 3: Christmas present DIYs

Welcome to part 3 of my Christmas special: Christmas present ideas.
Speaking about myself, making my own stuff is not only refreshening my soul but also a great opportunity to show beloved ones they're worth the time I put in crafting. I already planned on some stuff which, unfortunately, I can't show you in case some guys are spying. :P

I like this idea, especially for creative people. It's cheap, though I wouldn't think the idea is cheap.

You don't need to be a genius to make those slipper. Craftynest.com shows you how. You just need time.

One-of-a-kind woolen gifts by Marthasteward.com are very smart.

Can you crochet? I tried and failed because of lacking patience :/ But these owl coasters are just adorable! If you can make them, would you mind sending one to me? Oh come ooon.. please!

Maybe something for your mom. I assume they're easy to make! Check out http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/upload/230879918366517358_lOjCidoY_c.jpg

Wanted to make one all the time. Maybe now? This is from http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/253820128968453567_dEMOIVrY_c.jpg

Need gift boxes? Nothing easier than that. I can't remember how many patterns I found on that. Here's one of them: http://www.designsbymeganturnidge.com/blog/?p=935

The diy bride had a great idea of envelope liners to make your envelope more personal. Nobody will throw that away...

More coasters! This one was posted on my favourite craft website, cutoutandkeep.net! I really thought about making some. Follow the link for a How-to.

Owl gift card

I love this idea of a bow. But I don't know the source...

Sooo witty! I love this idea! - http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/05/tutorial-7-spray-painted-doily-canvas/

I hope you can use somet of these or maybe at least one. I would make them all. If I had time.

I'm so lazy...

...and this post is an apology, mostly to myself and of course to you. But I'm having news for you and this isn't just a 'I'm sooo sorry, I don't have time to blog at the moment'-post, especially since I DO have more time than ever right now... ^^" It's just a creative trough. Not that I don't have the inspirations, I have tons of it, and tons of ideas, but I don't have the motivation. The only stuff I got to create in the past days I will show you now :)

Those skull beads are too cool! Bought them in Canterbury, UK. I always wanted to wear them where everyone can see them, so I decided to make a bracelet.

The necklace was planned for a long time as I wanted to try to make that fabric-wrap-pearl stuff. Gonna post a tutorial soon.

I also made a zebra-fur statement ring but I forgot it at Grandma's. I'm not making that up, it's true :D
Oh, and I made sea shell earstuds.

The shells were silver buttons once, I found them in Mama's button collection. And varnished them with blue and turquoise nail polish :)

That's all by now.

I have loads of links to craft websites I'd like to post, but I also would like to say sth about them, to know them properly, you know.. I should start read one. One by another..
I'm having semester break right now and also my tiny job at the school is pausing because of vacation, so I pretty much lay around the whole day, work out, collect blog links and ideas, watching the weather switch every day (summer in Germany this year means: rain/boiling heat/surprising cold) and, as a new point I just LOVE to add, this:

:)

No more to say. You know it.

Well.. to end it, I'd like to recommend you an awesome musician:

Florence + the Machine makes my day and plays my soundtrack for this summer. I recently discovered her and her band and I'm enchanted!

My faves on this album are You've got the love, Cosmic Love and Falling. I haven't stumbled over a band I enjoy that much since The Pretty Reckless :)



I hope y'all have an awesome week. I hope I can spread motivation and drive the next time - big time!







How to: Bow Cuff & Anklet

I'm obsessed with bows. If you haven't noticed by now.

They're pretty easy to make:

Elastic band -> your size! -> Sew together -> Add bow

You can also add sth else to the band, for example, a flower:

Endless possibilities :)

How to: Playing Card Bow Necklace

I saw this on weheartit.com:

..and couldn't resist!
Here's how to do it:

I measured the space between each fold and decided that 1 cm would be best.

fold

Glue together and reinforce it with ribbon in a matching colour.

Make holes for the chain.

This is so Alice. *sigh*

Lace Candle Holder (Alice Version)

Make the most of a simple jar :D

I hotglued the lace around the jar, added white ribbon and the bow :) I like it how you can turn sth so simple and cheap into a sophisticated home decoration piece :)



How to: Bow Necklace

I'm in love with it! The great idea came from Emily and you'll find it here.

How to: Pin Up Hair Bow

So, I spend my one single cabochon on that other pin up picture (posted as Cabochon picture ring, check it out) and wondered if stable plastic would work too. And it did :)

Cut out a picture & a piece of stable plastic (mine was the base for butterfly stickers :P) in the same shape.
Put glue on the top of the pic & stick the plastic above.

Now you only need to make the bow and glue that girl on it :)

How to: Button rings, lace earrings, chained rings

Here we go. Stuff that's lying around here for some time now: Chained rings with studs, linked with chains and rings with 'old' buttons (they're actually pretty new but the style is more vintage).

Tutorial? Naaaargh... too lazy.
Aaaand those pretty earrings with lace, bows and pearls :)

The original is by Katiedid (CO&K)