The other day I noticed that I did not own any black bracelets when I looked through my accessories. I already knew how to do a square knot macrame bracelet, so I got some waxed black cord and black rattail, and started making a bracelet. When I finished it and wore it, I though my …
I have owned a very large stash of ribbons for a long while, and I came up with the idea to make lots of large hair clips - have you ever seen the types of ribbons that cheerleaders wear? It mainly started from looking at the patterned ribbons and then working backwards. All ribbons are …
My workplace Christmas party was yesterday, and the theme was 'Glitz and Glamour'. I'm not a fan of showy dresses, so I opted instead to go for a plain dress, but make the accessories sparkly. Yes, I did wait until the party happened to post this! My heels and clutch bag both had sparkling clear …
A set of three black-woven cord bracelets.
A pair of silver and black drop earrings.
Hi guys, sorry about the lack of activity around this parts. I started up beading recently which takes up a lot of my time, and I've been going all over the country as well so I've not done much. Finally, I can share something! Here is an excellent tutorial by Beadaholique's YouTube channel on how …
Have you ever heard of quilling? It's the art of rolling paper up into circles and gluing them down to make pictures. I was intrigued by the concept and bought a starter kit from Hobbycraft. It is called the Beginner's Quilling Kit by Quilled Creations. It contains quilling paper, three tools, a glue stick, a …
A custom black fancy fascinator.
Since the time I made my blue flower hairband, I've been wearing it whenever I can. But I realised that its colour scheme does not suit all occasions, so I decided to make an "evening-themed" hairband. The process is very much the same, but the colours chosen and the decoration methods were different. Firstly, I …
As a suggested Mother's Day project, CraftSoc held a meeting to make heart danglers. You would sew together a series of stuffed felt hearts, with or without lavender for scent, and then attach to a length of ribbon. You could then hang this length on wherever you like. I made my dangler with four hearts. …
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