Projects — necklace

Your home will look like a Winter Wonderland when you make these enchanting Christmas trees and wreath with batting from Fairfield World.  The soft fluffy batting creates an effect like a blanket of snow and combined with fallen birch branches, it takes your imagination to a magical place.  The wreath and the trees are super simple to make, and can be brought out year after year to decorate your home for Christmas.   Here's what you'll need for the Winter Wonderland Wreath: Fairfield Purely Cotton™ Batting Hula Hoop Birch Branch Newspapers 3" Foam Balls (8) 4" Faux Fur Trim (6...

Make these last-minute Halloween projects today, to wear tomorrow night!   1. Place waxed paper over pattern. 2. Cover pattern with black netting/ tulle.   3. Paint the design with Tulip 3Dimensional Puffy Paint. 4. Let it dry overnight to stiffen.       5. Cut out and tie on ribbons.   You're ready to be bewitching!    

It's summer-time, and this girl's really lovin' the boho style that I'm seeing everywhere.  So, I went to Hancock Fabrics and bought several fun prints to make my own blouses and then I just felt like they needed something else.  This one has such great colors, and I thought it would be fun to match up the turquoise, lime, and lemon colors that are super vibrant with cotton embroidery threads. I did fudge a little by starting out with a necklace on the sale kiosk at Nordstrom's Rack.  Then I got busy making tassels in each of the colors.  To...

Make yourself HAPPY by adding mini tassels to one of your favorite necklaces.  It's so easy with the PattieWack™ Mini Tassel Maker.  Choose 3 colors of embroidery floss for three different mini tassels.  Wind the floss around the mini tool on the 4th section to make a 2" tassel.  Tie the top and bind the neck with matching floss.  Cut the bottom of the tassel and slide it off the tool.  Make two more tassels in different colors and tie them to your necklace for a fun fashion to add to your everyday look!

Tassels and beads are the perfect combination for this tribal take on a necklace you can wear with anything!  It is SO easy, if you have the PattieWack™ Mini Tassel Maker.  Here's how....Wind embroidery floss around the tool at the 4th section of the mini tool for a 2" tassel.  Tie the top and the neck with a contrasting floss.  Cut the bottom of the tassel and slide off the tool.  Attach to a chain, make four more and add to the necklace.  You can use jump rings if you're into jewelry making, or just tie them on.  And there...