Bracelets and Rings!

These week has been crazy just with trying to keep kids entertained, house clean, etc.  Sometimes I think that summer is more work for moms even though we are not helping with homework, shuttling kids to school, and all that.  No, Summer is just full of baseball games, carnivals, "Mom, I'm bored!", and all of the kids (including the neighbors' kids) asking for a snack or popsicle.  So this week I am going to post what fun things I found time to make that have been on my to do list in pinterest for a while now. 

First, I have been loving the bracelets on pinterest and have quite a few earmarked and only made two.  I made this bracelet:

I used the idea from this bracelet but used suede lace instead of the twine she mentions in her tutorial.

Bolt Bracelet- DIY

Second, I made this bracelet -

I made it using this bracelet as my inspiration and a few beads from a tophatter auction.

hemp-pearl-bracelet

My last craft to show off is the bended spoon ring.  I had a old baby spoon that had a cute heart on the handle and I thought that it would make a cute ring.  It was easier than I thought to make and I admit that I am going to go to the thrift stores to find more spoons to use and make more.

I found the instructions on this website:



bended spoon rings

Hope you have enjoyed your week and found some time to craft too!



Weaved rings and Soda can flowers!

Today's post is all about trying out things that I have on my to-do list from the many blogs I follow. 

First, I found this post from The Perfect Pear for a leather wrapped ring.  I had to try it.  I have to admit that mine did not turn out quite as cute as hers but this was a first for me.  My sister Tara over at Craft Affection is the jewelry maker in our family.  I wanted to try something different too so I added some beads to the ring too.  As you can see on the second picture (excuse my lack of a manicure). 

I also found a post for Flowers made from soda cans and since I have an addiction to Coke - I figured I had the material for this craft. :)   If you are interested in making these here is the link with the tutorial.  Crissy's crafts

I wanted to put it on something and so I made the popsicle bracelets from Craft Affection and put it on there.  Love it! 




 Let me know what you think!  I will be giving away a popsicle stick bracelet on my next post.  The rules are:  You either need to be a follower or you need to leave a comment!  Enjoy crafting today!