Ruffle Belt

This item was inspired by a headband I saw on Pinterest. I don't really wear headbands but I thought it would make a cute elastic belt.

Inspiration

Flamingo Toes

Supplies

• Elastic (mine was 1.5 inches thick knit)
• Fabric
• Thread
• Sewing machine
• Fabric for ruffle embellishment
• Needle
• Hook and eye

First, wrap the elastic around your waist. Cut it where it comfortably stretches and overlaps about an inch.


Cut two strips of fabric about 2 times longer than your elastic and 1 inch wider. Sandwich the elastic in between the fabric. Let the fabric hang over the fabric about half an inch on each side by width.


Pin the fabric in place. Don't pin it to the elastic. Sew a seam on down each side through both pieces of fabric and the elastic. Be sure to pull the elastic tight as you sew. This will make the ruffle.

Cut circles out of the other fabric. I cut mine at about 1.5 inches in diameter. Bunch up each circle an attach them to one end by sewing a few stitches by hand. Add the hook part to the underside of the end with the ruffle embellishment. Add the eye to the top part of the other end.

Now you have a cute ruffle belt to add to a long shirt or dress!

Wire Wrapped Bead Earrings

I had a few beads left from my beaded flower bracelet. Being one not to waste beautiful craft material...I had to make something else.

Inspiration
Just the crafty mojo and can do attitude surfing Pinterest gives you.


Supplies
28 gauge wire
16 gauge wire
6 larger beads
4 seed beads
Needle nose pliers
Round nose pliers


Take the 16 gauge wire and shape it to your desire. I did tear drops. Use the 28 gauge wire to wrap around your shape adding the beads as you go. Finish it off with needle nose pliers to smooth out any sharpe areas. Attach to earrings and you're done!

Beaded Flower Bracelet

I just love adding to my jewelry collection! I also love the color aqua! I saw this post on Pinterest and had to try it out. I made mine using the same color scheme but I think this bracelet would look really cute in lots of other colors too!

Inspiration

Little Birdie Secrets

Supplies

• Beads
• Clear Stretchy Beading String
• Fabric strip
• 3 seed beads
• Thread
• Needle
• Clasp (optional)

First, string your beads! I did two strands of beads. If you decide to use a clasp, tie the beaded strands to the clasp.

Create your rosette flower. Here's the tutorial. Attach the flower to the bracelet with some thread. 

With a bit of time and patience, you have a beautiful, chic new bracelet!

Triple Strand Beaded Necklace

I love making jewelry and I love wearing it! This post on Pinterest inspired me to make my own necklace creation.

Inspiration

 Junebug Weddings

Supplies

• 4mm glass beads
• 6mm glass beads
• Seed beads
• Clear stretchy beading string
• Clasp
• Scissors
• Ruffle flower

String your three strands of beads in the pattern you choose. I did two strands of 4mm beads separated by seed beads and one strand of 6mm beads separated by seed beads.

Tie your three strands to your clasps.

Add your ruffle flower.

Now use it to complete your outfit!

Ruffle Flower

So, it's clear that I LOVE fabric flowers! I have already posted two tutorials for two different kinds of flowers. Not to mention a few posts where I have added them to an accessory. I found this tutorial on Pinterest for a really beautiful flower and just had to try it!

Inspiration

Make It Do

Supplies

• Long strip of fabric about 1 inch wide
• Thread
• Sewing machine
• Needle
• Scrap fabric for back
• Pin or hair clip

The inspiration tutorial actually used wire ribbon but I wanted to use some cute striped fabric that I had. 

First, cut a long strip of fabric that's about 1 inch wide. Mine was about 24 inches long. The more length you have the more volume your flower will have. 

Fold your fabric in half width wise. Set your sewing machine to the longest stitch it can and sew a basting stitch down the entire length of your fabric. (Be sure not to back stitch on either side when you sew).

Next, take a piece of the string from where you sewed it and pull it. The fabric should start to ruffle up. 

Now start wrapping your flower. Start by tightly rolling up one end. This will be the middle of the flower. Start adding loose wraps. Continue wrapping until you reach the end of the fabric. Fold the last part under the flower. 

Take your needle and thread and start threading from one side of the flower to the other. Continue sewing it together until it feels secure all the way around. Then, sew your scrap fabric to the back and add your pin or hair clip.

Now you have another type of flower to add to your collection!

Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

My husband and I absolutely love the cheesy garlic biscuits at Red Lobster. That's pretty much all we love there so we don't go there often. When I found this post on Pinterest, I was really excited! I was prepared for a bit of a let down but I was very pleasantly surprised with the outcome!

Inspiration

Salt & Turmeric

Ingredients

• 1 pack buttermilk biscuit mix (I used Bisquick, about 1 1/2cups)
• 1 1/2cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp oregano (you can omit or use less)
• 3/4 tsp garlic salt

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray cooking sheet with non-stick spray.

Put biscuit mix, cheese and milk in a bowl and mix well to form a sticky dough.

Using an ice cream scoop or spoon, drop lumps of dough onto cookie sheet about 1.5 in apart. Bake for 10 minutes.

In a bowl, melt butter and mix with oregano and garlic salt.

When the timer goes off, take them out and brush with butter mixture and bake about 5 minutes more.

Transfer into a plate and serve immediately.

Absolutely wonderful! 

Clay Rose Bracelet

I had more clay from the bobby pins project. So, I thought I'd make a bracelet too.

Inspiration

Show, Tell, Share

Supplies

• Oven-Bake Clay
• Seed Beads
• Two Larger Beads
• Clear Stretchy Beading String
• Scissors
• Toothpicks

First, make your rose. Follow the same steps as the clay rose bobby pin tutorial (here).

Take your clear stretchy beading string and cut a piece that wraps around your wrist one and a half times. Start stringing your seed beads. I stopped halfway and added a large bead to each side and then continued with the seed beads. I strung three strands and each strand I would insert into the larger beads halfway through.

String each bead strand through the clay rose and tie tightly.

Now, you have a beautiful rose bracelet on the super cheap!

Rose Bobby Pins

Bobby pins are super handy when styling hair. I know I love them. Sometimes you want something cute to go along with a nice hair style. These bobby pins will add just that!

Inspiration

 No blog or tutorial...just a photo pinned on Pinterest.

Supplies

• Bakeable Clay
• Bobby Pins
• Hot Glue
• Thread
• Toothpicks

First, take your clay and break off a small piece. Roll it into a ball. 

Then, flatten it out by squishing it between your thumb and index finger.

Gently fold it into a cone shape to create the center of the rose.  Continue making balls of clay and flattening them out. 

Add them around the center of the rose for petals until you are happy with the volume of your flower.

Flatten the bottom. If there is extra clay at the bottom cut it off with an Xacto knife. Take a toothpick and poke a hole all the way through the bottom from one side to the other.

Bake the clay as directed by your package.

After your clay rose(s) have cooled. Take your bobby pins and hot glue them to your rose(s).  Let the glue dry and then run some thread through the holes and between the bobby pin a couple of times for extra hold. 

Now you have some really cute bobby pins to add a little something to your hair!

Banana Bread Muffins

I thought I would try another recipe. I love bananas. On the last grocery trip, I bought a few. I couldn't eat them all fast enough before they went super ripe. Luckily, I found this recipe so I didn't have to throw them out.

Inspiration

Inspiration Nook

Ingredients

• 3 Very ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 Eggs
• 1 & 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 stick of butter
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• Optional  – a little splash of liquor, I used rum.

This is a simple recipe that is absolutely as delicious as it sounds! I got this recipe from a blogger's mom's recipe...and it's exactly what you would hope a mother's recipe would be!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

First in a little bowl you need to separate the egg whites and blend them until frothy. Put the eggs yolks in a larger bowl to use in the next step.

In a big bowl mix the sugar, yolks and melted butter.

Add bananas slowly to mix taking turns with the flour.

Add all the rest of the ingredients and the egg whites you mixed first.

Take a muffin pan and either in set liners or spray with nonstick spray. Fill each about 2/3. You can top with chocolate chips, nut, etc. Place in oven for about 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick or fork comes out clean.

Enjoy! These are truly delicious muffins!

Rope Bracelet

I love the shabby chic style. This bracelet is exactly that! I found this post on Pinterest and wanted one for myself! It's a really cute cuff!

Inspiration

Sew Craft Create

Supplies

• Fabric
• Thread
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Button
• Sewing Machine

First, cut your fabric. You will end up with five pieces. One piece three inches wide that wraps around your wrist with about an inch overlapping. Four pieces one inch wide about 3 inches (or more) longer than the one you wrapped around your wrist.

Take the three inch wide piece and cut three rows of slits about half an inch apart. 

Now, lay the four strips overlapping each other on top of the three inch piece. Sew them down with a sewing machine (or you can sew it by hand).

Take the first strip on the right and pull it through the first slit. Wrap it around the side and pull it through the second slit. Continue this all the way down.

For the second strip, pull it through the first middle slit. Push it back through the second slit of the right side where you pushed the first strip through. Continue pulling the second strip through the middle slits and pushing them through the first row of slits all the way down.

For the third strip, pull it through the first middle slit where you first pulled through the second strip. Do the same with this strip but push it through the slits on the left. 


For the fourth strip, do exactly what you did with the first strip but do it on the left side. 

Trim the extra pieces from the end if necessary.

Fold both ends over about 1/4 of an inch and sew. Add a loop of fabric to one side and the button to the other.

Now you have a super cute, shabby chic bracelet!