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I am so happy to welcome to Whipup, Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar.
Over at my blog I love to sew, paint, organize, photograph, decorate, and upcycle. I especially love boy projects because I have two little guys, but I also enjoy making something for myself here and there.
I have a simple tutorial to help you turn broken jewelry into a new hip jewelry. I had a necklace that had three strands with some orange beads on it and it broke. It was cheap to begin with, so I wasn’t surprised, but I couldn’t part with it. So, I turned it into this.
Here’s what I did. I cut strips of fabric and washed them so they would fray a bit. (I used some creme-colored canvas I had lying around.) I had to trim the frayed strips up a bit afterwards, but the dryer helped give them that frayed edge I wanted. (Tip: I like to wash my fabric strips in a laundry bag so I don’t have to sort through the whole load of laundry to find them and so they don’t get tangled with the other laundry.)
I took my broken necklace and cut it into three separated strands.
I glued the three strips of fabric together at the top, set a chain on top of each strand, and then I braided them together as shown.
The beads pop out here and there giving the necklace a fun pop of color. When the necklace seemed to be the right length I cut the strips and hot glued them together at the end. I cut off any stray strings of fray that had come out.
Lastly I glued a long narrow strip to each end so the necklace could be tied on. I love the idea of mixing different metals and fabrics to create unique jewelry.
And there you have it. Thanks for having me Kathreen. All of you are welcome at my place anytime. -Cheri
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September/October brings change of season, and fresh starts and frivolity and seriousness too. So for a break from whipup realtime I am introducing a few weeks of guest bloggers to liven up your crafty experience. To bring you something fresh, and hopefully invigorate you to make and do and be and think! Its going to be a fun few weeks so come along for the ride.
Today I want to welcome Ashley English to Whipup. I am a huge fan of Ashley and her books (which I reviewed over here) this is a woman after my own heart, Ashley lives on her plot of land in a small mountain community, where she lives and writes about sustainable food practices, and how to reconnect with food. I loved her books and really look forward to more. In the mean time you can check out her blog and her regular Design*Sponge column – Small Measures.
I don’t know where you hang your hat, but around my neck of the woods, the weather took a much welcome turn this week. Mornings that were previously hot, heavy, muggy, and not particularly welcome by anyone in my un-air conditioned 1930′s home are now cool, crisp, and beloved. I’m making simmering pots of slow-cooked steel cut oats for breakfast now and resting my hands lingeringly around mugs of steaming, fragrant tea. I’ve begun busting out my hoodies and cardigans and have even found the need, not witnessed in months, for socks, not to mention closed-toe shoes! I’ve even started hunting for fleece sock liners for my Wellies and wool long johns for the Hubs. Firing up the wood stove before too terribly long is also definitely now on the horizon.
Parallel with this resplendent weather, though, comes a drastic reduction in humidity. Subsequently, my skin, all dewiness and moisture during the haze of summer, can be rendered into a leathery mess unless I stage a quick “skintervention.” Unless I step in and step up the moisture, things can get ugly, fast. Always looking for natural, DIY, thrifty means of managing my skin care needs, come autumn, I turn to my old standby, tried and true-The Great Pumpkin Patch Face Mask.
It’s not everyday that just two ingredients can make you look radiant. Just two simple things alchemically interact, rendering your skin into absolute smooth, moist, plump perfection. Two things, pumpkin and yogurt, in combination, slathered onto your face and left to work their magic in minutes, can turn you from Leatherface to Cleopatra in half an hour. But don’t take my word for it-whip up this easy peasy concoction yourself, ready in minutes and, better still, available at a fraction of the cost of ready made goods.
The Great Pumpkin Patch Face Mask
The Goods:
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Do away with plastic wrap and sew your own reusable bowl covers. Such a nifty idea. Link to tutorial.
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Thanks Britt for sending in this tutorial - how to make a cuff using techniques from the Alabama stitch book and studio style books. it uses old t-shirts, is low cost and super easy to make.
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