Hey everyone! So, this post is really short, I’m sorry!
But, I’ve been working on more of my blingy art like my British flag. They aren’t as intricate as the flag, but they still look great!
So here they are. First is Belle.
Next is Ariel.
Then we have Aurora, also known as Sleeping Beauty.
Finally, we have my personal favorite princess Jasmine.
Now, I have all of these pictures on my Etsy shop, BlitzyBlingArt. Click on the name of my shop to go visit!
Hello! This post was originally from August of 2015, but I felt like reposting it because I absolutely loved this craft! Hope you enjoy this Flashback Friday!
Did you ever do this when you were younger? Pull the tab off of a soda can for no good reason. Honestly, the only reason these tabs exist is because they open the soda cans.
Well…maybe they exist for other reasons as well.
If you drink soda or energy drinks or really anything that comes in a can, you know that they have a tab that helps to open the drink. If you drink Monster energy drinks, and take the tabs off, you can send them in and get Monster gear in return.
But for me, I like to craft things!
Some of you may have seen celebrities wearing these bracelets or maybe even seen these in stores like Michaels. And I tried making them…and had issues. My biggest issue was the elastic used to hook the tabs together. I couldn’t get it to stay tied or the hot glue wouldn’t stick. So…I tried something new. I bought paracord to use on the bracelets. Because it is stronger than the elastic, I thought that would be better for the bracelets. The only problem with this was the the paracord stretched out, causing the bracelets to be stretched and not look good.
So…I thought that I would try something else.
That’s when I bought 5 millimeter buckles to put on the ends. And, now I am going to tell you how to make these bracelets.
1. Measure your wrist and determine how much cord you will need. I have an eight inch wrist and I cut my string 24 inches. I laid the cord out to twelve inches then doubled it, so that I have some extra cord to work with.
2. Make a slip knot on one end of the buckle. It doesn’t really matter which end of the buckle, you just need to have one end secured.
3. Next, you take the first tab and put one string in the top hole and one in the bottom. So the strings will be going down from the top of the tab. See the picture to understand.
4. Take another tab and put the back of the tabs together. You will now take the string and put it through the holes of both tabs. This will keep the tabs attached and not fall apart. You will repeat this process until you make a bracelet long enough to fit your wrist.
5. When your bracelet is long enough, you will be able to attach the other end of the buckle. All I do is thread the string through the buckle and tie a knot under the buckle. If you want to hot glue the knot to make sure that it doesn’t come undone, feel free to. And then the bracelet ends up like this!
Now, I have also made bracelets with energy drink tabs. These are a little harder because there is only one hole in these tabs. So here are the steps for this bracelet.
1. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
2. Instead of starting like the original bracelet, have the tab upside down and thread the string up.
3. Take your energy drink pull tab, I’m using Monster, and put the back of it to the back of the tab. Put both strings through the single hole on the tab and then back through the two holes in the soda tab. This will secure the tabs together.
4. Repeat the final steps and have yourself a bracelet!
These are cute bracelet that are easy to make. And now, you have something to use your old soda tabs on that you have been collecting. Now if only I could find something for bottle caps…
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween! My husband went to the church carnival, but I stayed home to help keep the dogs from going to crazy everytime the doorbell rang. We also celebrated Munchkins first birthday yesterday! We had doggy cake and presents and everything!! Ha! It’s so funny to see their expression. She looked at us like we were crazy. I guess we are!
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As you know, we will be moving soon and everything in the ‘new’ house needs to be updated. I thought I would browse LightingMiami.com and see what kind of cool chandeliers I could find to hang throughout the house. LightingMiami.com is your one stop shop for all your lighting needs. From LED bulbs to modern lamps and top quality lighting fixtures available at distributor direct prices. Whether you are working on a commercial project or are just upgrading your kitchen lights, you will find all kinds of products at Lighting Miami. LightingMiami offers great deals on all home lighting and home decor products including bathroom vanity lights, crystal chandeliers, pendant lighting for kitchen and other unique style fixtures for outdoor lighting.
I will start at the beginning, the entryway. I have never had an entryway before, so I am looking forward to decorating it and welcoming people into my home. I thought this chandelier would be great. Isn’t it beautiful? Kind of beachy and kind of farmhouse. Perfect!
Next we have the kitchen area. I will be having a bar for the first time too and this light would look great hanging above it. I like the way it curves around the top.
Here are matching lights for the rest of the kitchen, above the sink and in the middle of the room.
I really wanted a statement piece for the kitchen dining area. Isn’t this amazing! I love the shape and how it would give plenty of light to the table. I think this light is incredible!
The last one today is for the family room. I wouldn’t be able to have it this low, but I love how simple, but yet a little different, it is. I love drum shades and this one is great.
Go over to LightingMiami.com and check out their great selection, from chandeliers to outdoor lighting to lamps!
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Hello everyone! I hope that you are all getting prepared for Halloween that is just around the corner. Are all of your costumes ready? Do you have enough candy? Is your front porch all decked out?
Well this weeks post has nothing to do with Halloween…Sorry.
So you know how last week I posted about a project that I was working on? If not, don’t worry, I’m going to go through it again!
Here are your supplies!
A piece of wood, paint, glue, jewels, paint brushes, and tweezers. I started by painting the board with grey. Of course, you can paint it whatever color you want, but I went with grey.
Next, I printed out the design I wanted on paper and drew it onto the board. I did so by coloring the back of the paper with pencil, then drawing over the lines again to have the pencil go through.
Once I had the design, I started placing the jewels on the board. I would put glue on the small section that I wanted to start bedazzling and would hand place, or tweezer place, the jewels on.
Now, I made the design a little bit different than the original. If you can’t tell from the picture above, the design that I picked was the British flag. So for me, instead of red, white, and blue, I used pink, white, and black.
I added some gems of other colors to add some dimension to the flag. So, I have purple in the pink section of the flag, and added some purple and blue in the black section.
It took a lot of time and effort, but it was totally worth it. I would lay out the jewels that I wanted to use on the board and would add glue to place the jewels.
And after about 18 hours of work (all broken up, not in one sitting) I finally finished. And I am extremely proud of my work. So here it is!
It looks amazing! I am so happy with how it turned out. And it looks amazing in the sunlight because the light just shimmers off of the jewels. I am sooooooo happy and I cannot wait to do more!
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Hello everyone! Welcome to another edition of Fabulous Finds and Fashions. This week, because my actual post for Friday is taking longer than expected, I am showing you what I am wearing for Halloween.
Now, do you remember when I posted about all my love of a Youtuber name Markiplier? No…well click here to read that blog post.
So, I decided to be Markiplier for Halloween! Or at least the female version.
So, I will be wearing the Markiplier logo shirt under a red plaid flannel shirt that I bought from Old Navy. Now, why am I wearing a red flannel? According to Markiplier, his red flannel shirt is his lucky flannel, so I must wear it also. I will be wearing my over ear headphones since Markiplier is a gamer and wears these kinds of headphones.
I added some more Markiplier themed stuff on the pocket. I have a hot pink mustache because Mark has a character on his channel called Wilford Warfstache who has a pink mustache. So, it has become a symbol on the channel. I also added my two Five Nights at Freddy’s characters since Mark is considered the King of Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Even though no one is going to know who I am for Halloween, there is that random chance that they will. Either way, it is fun and simple and I can’t wait to wear it!
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