DIY Beaded Lace Bracelet

I saw this adorable bracelet on Pinterest but it had no directions, just pictures so I had to determine how to make it by myself.  Here is what it looks like.

It's so cute.  And one thing I really like it that if fits my wrist!  Usually it's hard for me to wear bracelets because I have big wrist and things are usually too small, but I made this myself and it fits and it's so cute. 

Here is what you need.

Suede chord (get it as skinny/thin as you can because if it's too think it will be hard to get a needle through it.  Even the 1/8 size is too thick, needs to be smaller), Large hand needle, thread, lace, beads and scissors.

 First step is to cut off  two pieces of chord in the length you want and also cut off two pieces of lace but the lace needs to be almost twice as long as the chord because when you wrap it, it will shorten the length of your lace. 

Next, start threading in your beads.  Not gonna lie, this is hard.  Even with thin chord, it's hard to get the needle and thread through the chord.  This step takes time. 

After you have all your beads threaded in, you can add your lace.  Basically you are just wrapping the lace through the beads, around the chord on both sides.

Last step is to tie off ends.  I tied the chord together and then I tied the lace together.  That way I can tie them together to the other end when I wrap the bracelet around my wrist.

And there you have it, a cute beaded lace bracelet! Enjoy!

Cute Headband Holder

I saw this on Pinterest and decided I could totally make my own.  My daughter has an endless amount of hair clips, bows, headbands, etc.... The hair clips are actually clipped to pieces of ribbon designed for that purpose.  But what about all those headbands? They just are put where ever.... so when I saw this, I thought it was a perfect place to put them and keep them all organized.

This is so simple to make it's ridiculous!  All you need is an oatmeal can, a candlestick, spray paint, hot glue, modge podge and scrapbook paper. 

First, wrap your scrapbook paper around the can and use modge podge to keep it glued on the can.  So simple it's funny!

While that dries, spray paint your candlestick.  I bought my candlestick at Dollar Tree, it's glass but spray paint will usually stick to it.  After it was dry, I hot glued the candlestick to the bottom of the can and let it dry and hold.  I turned the can upside down so the candlestick was on top and then I placed a heavy book on top of it so that it would give it some weight to dry.  After it all set awhile, it was finished, my project complete.

Ok, so here is the link of the site where I saw this crafty little design, http://makeitmyown.blogspot.com/2011/11/day-18-im-thankful-with-lyssa-beth.html.

What's really cool, is you can store combs, brushes, and other hair accessories inside the can.  Genius!  So Simple, so cheap.  Save your next oatmeal can, purchase a few supplies and you'll be good to go!

Beaded Chandelier

I saw this very shabby-chic beaded chandelier on Pinterest that was adorable. I was even more excited to find out that all the items you need to make this came from the Dollar Tree.  It literally cost about $10 to make.  Here is the one I made.

To make this project you need a wire hanging basket and six packages of mardi gras beads and some floral wire.  All can be bought at the Dollar Tree.  You will also need some ribbon if you wish to add it and some spray paint in desired color.

This is what my basket looked like after I got all the beads wired on and before I spray painted it.

And this is what it looked like after a couple coats of white spray paint.  I used white spray paint like a primer because some of the metallic colors of the beads are harder to cover.  I pretty much used the entire can of white spray paint to make sure I covered every bead, but white spray paint is less than a dollar at Wal-mart.  Let dry.

I next sprayed the beads with another color that is called Nickel, I wanted it to have a little silvery effect but didn't want to cover the entire chandelier in silver so I lightly sprayed with this color only hitting some of the beads so now it has some white beads, some nickel color. Let dry.

After it was dry, I hot glued the ribbon onto it.  It adds a shabby-chic touch.  It was time consuming at first to make this, it takes time to wire the beads to the basket but after I got it down, it went a little faster. 
For complete directions on how to make this beaded chandelier, go to this link: http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2010/05/make-a-beaded-chandelier/.  It even has a video tutorial. 

This is a blue and brown beaded chandelier I made for my living area. 
Here is a black chandelier with zebra print trim.