Rolled flowers - once again, easy to make and way cheaper than Target! ;-)

I wanted to buy a headband at Target this weekend with this type of rolled flowers on them. They were charging $9.99 for one headband!!!! FORGET THAT. I found a tutorial to make my own dang headband. All I have to do is rip strips of fabric, roll the fabric, use my glue gun and glue them to a skinny, CHEAP .99 headband from the dollar store. I'm NOT paying $9.99 for something I can make in 45 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY TUTORIAL!

Make a necklace with a washer, glue and paper!

Click here to see how to make a rad looking necklace just using a washer from the hardware store (or from the scary toolbox in the garage! ;-), and some paper and glue!

Snowflake designs using DOILIES. Mah favorite!

I know I already posted this idea, but it's so awesome and EASY. You can even bleach onto patterned shirts/dresses/pants!!!

1. Soak a doily in bleach and water.

2. Make sure to put a piece of cardboard or wax paper in between the front and back of the shirts so the bleach doesn't soak through to the other side!

3. Experiment on how long you wish to leave it...you can press it with books.

3. Don't forget to rinse or wash it alone before washing it with all your clothes!




(Pics from Craftster.org)

Sale - Free Shipping on $5.00 small alligator hair clips

Visit my picture gallery on my Paper & Twine Facebook page to pick out the color you'd like! Email me at: paperandtwinecraftydesign@gmail.com and I'll mail you a handmade hair clip (bottle cap, sparkles, stickers and lace) for a nice little gift for that special lil' girl in yr life! ;-)

Got some t-shirts with stains or holes? Alter them!

I keep finding SUPER EASY, FAST tutorials to salvage our "old" stuff or worn stuff and to create something new and super cool!!! Reduce, Re-use and Recycle! Yaaay!!!

Just click on this image and zoom to read/print out the super EASY instructions!



(tutorial from Jennifer Juniper)

Zipper flowers! I love EASY tutorials and here's another one!

Easy! CUTE CUTE CUTE! Here's the link to watch the tutorial online, or you can read it below:

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/zipper-flower-pins


Tools and Materials
36-inch Zipper
Scissors
Hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks
Scrap of felt
Brooch or hair clip
Needle and thread

Zipper Flowers How-To
1. One zipper makes two flowers. To begin, cut the zipper stop and plastic reinforcement off the ends of the zipper. Open the zipper to divide it in half.

2. Place a dab of hot glue onto one end of the zipper, on the fabric part, and close to the teeth. Fold in cut edge; press down to secure.

3. Roll end of zipper into a very tight "bud," securing with another dab of hot glue, and spiraling downward so teeth do not overlap each other.

4. Roll three more times, tacking down each roll with a dot of hot glue.

5. Continue rolling, making looser coils. Once the bud is about the size of a nickel, make a petal by forming a loop perpendicular to the bud; secure with hot glue.

6. Make your next petal by swirling the zipper to create a figure eight; secure with hot glue.

7. Repeat until you reach the end of the zipper. Sew a heart-shaped piece of felt to a brooch pin or hair clip. Hot glue to back of flower.

And the winner is....

Today was the free pair of barrettes drawing, so I had my stepson draw the name and it was my lovely art teacher from High School!!! The irony...;-) Haha!

Here's the pair of owls I'll be sending her! Thank you to my friends/family for visiting/posting on my business FB page! http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Paper-and-Twine-Crafty-Design/110941588942342