Friendship Bracelet Watch

A few weeks back I made some horribly embarrasing videos to show you how to make chevron friendship bracelets. The reason why was because I had a handful of chevron friendship projects to show you. But I dropped the ball and they got lost in the shuffle. So today I'm finally sharing with you the second chevron project (the first was DIY chevron flip flop straps).

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Speckled Curb Chain DIY

One of my big issues is that I tend to make things more difficult than they need to be. And sometimes I have to put a lot of effort into making simpler crafts. Like a LOT of effort.

So I've decided to challenge myself to make projects that are easier and less time consuming. Not all of them, of course. I'm still going to be that chick that makes things like flip flops out of cork and yarn and plaster of Paris head statues from alignate and a foam wig head. BUT I'm going to work harder to make projects that aren't so hard. Yup I'm working harder to make things easier :)

This necklace is an example of just that. I have been wanting to do something with super thick and chunky curb chain for some time now. But I didn't want to do the same old thing that everyone else is doing. And since my pop of color key pendant has always done really well, I started to work something up along that same vein. So, want to make one of your own?

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Scrap Busting Paper Earrings

I have previouly discussed on a few occasions my dark little secret... I am addicted to scrapbooking paper. Every trip to the craft store I tell myself that I will not take a trip down that aisle full of beautiful papers because I don't need any more scrapbooking paper. And if I purchase anymore I might actually have to take up scrapbooking. Yeah, I don't scrapbook nor do I really have any desire to.

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Knot Stud Earrings from Jewelry Wire

The more I get into something, like, say making jewelry, the more I want to be able to do. I never would have been content to simply make beaded jewelry. No, I also need to cast my own bangles and make a pair of earrings from nothing but jewelry wire.

Now I tried to follow a tutorial that I had found online that suggested that I use 20 gauge wire. I was surprised at how easily I was able to make the shapes using jewlery pliers as directed. I ran and popped my new earrings in my ears and tried to push on an earring back, only to find that I had bent the wire up behind my earlobe. And somehow I really, really bent that sucker on, too. It turns out that the wire is a weensy bit too soft for backs to slip on.

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Technique to Make Chevron Friendship Bracelet

I've got plans. Big plans. Big chevron friendship bracelet project plans. In order to be in on these you'll need to know how to make a chevron friendship bracelet so I'm going to show you the basic knots and then how to go all chevron.

The thing is, I'm not a good live air personality sort of person. I've been on TV a few times.

1. As a child I was interviewed about getting to meet an astronaut. All I could talk about was the astronaut ice cream he gave me and bounce from foot to foot.
2. As an adult, I was stopped by an Ogle (Okies know what I'm talking about) on my way into the Post Office. I was sick and I was a mess and I was asked who my favorite president was and why. And if you're wondering, I said Taft because he once got stuck in a bath tub.

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Easy Rhinestone Jewelry and a Personal Story

Do you have things that you don't want other people to know about? Maybe it's a scar on your face that you keep bangs to help cover up or a medication that you take that you don't want anybody to know about... We all have those kinds of things. For me, it's my dominant right hand and to say I'm a little bit uncomfortable talking about something I try to hide in public is kind of awkward, but it is what it is.

I guess it's been about 5 years or so now that I had a bit of an accident where lost my right pinkie. I had to have surgery to have it reattached. The muscles that side of my palm were also severely damaged. Nowadays my pinkie is deformed and basically non-functional but at least it's there.

That first year I had such a hard time. I'd cry and get upset, why couldn't somebody who just watches TV all day have this happen? Why would this happen to somebody who can't keep her hands still? Why not Somebody whose job doesn't require dexterity?

I don't know how many times I picked up my crochet hook to give it a go, only to have to put it down after some incredibly frustrating minutes. But I knew that I still had a hand and that was cause to be thankful, lots of people aren't so lucky. That's right, this girl with the jacked up hand is lucky :)

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