Tag: diy

How to make your own Midori (Fauxdori) Traveler’s Notebook

I can’t remember how I discovered the Midori Traveler’s Notebook, but it was on a YouTube video that I saw the notebook and fell in love with the concept.  Basically it is a leather cover, with elastic bands that will hold on to your notebooks that…

Magnetic Photo Bookmarks {DIY}

I love reading, but I probably love bookmarks and collecting them just as much.  Apparently my little girl loves these things too.  She is almost 6 now but she will always grab my books, pretend to read them and then take my bookmark.  And I don’t…

Icord bangles { Tutorial }

I am on a diy jewelry kick. I love making these quick accessories that I can wear right away. This is a simple bangle covered with a knitted icord using leftover fingering weight yarn. You will need: Leftover fingering/sock weight yarn (variegated yarn works great) A…

Something slightly different

      I made a bunch of stackable wire wrapped rings today. I am so in love with them. I love stackable rings and now I finally have a set of my own that I just totally love. I used this tutorial. I had some…

Coconut Vanilla Lip Balm (Lotion Bar) {DIY}

Did you know that making your own lotion bars / lip balm is ridiculously easy? It is so easy, really, super easy, so easy I can't really believe it. I did a bit of googling and found this tutorial. There are lots of them online, but…

Butterfly rainbow crayons

Aren’t these fun? They are cute butterfly crayons. All you need is a silicone mold that can be put in the oven. Break the crayons into little pieces and put them in the mold. The mold I had can withstand heat up to 230 degrees Celsius,…

My Creative Space: Make a Nostepinne

I hate scrap yarn.  I don’t really hate scrap yarn I am just always annoyed by it and I hate storing it because those little balls keep rolling all over the place.  I had two options when I was left with a partial skein either roll…