mini craft: geometric necklace!

I'm pretty much notoriously bad at finishing a project.  So, I decided (after deleting it the first time) to try out Pinterest.  Mary, who is always amazing at craftiness, made this awesome geometric necklace using Sculpy clay and glitter, which of course she found by using Pinterest.  So here I am, pinning things like crazy.  Well, not totally crazy, but it is a useful tool.  And here is my end result!  I really couldn't be happier.  It was so much fun to make and surprisingly easy.  Here is the blog Mary found it with all the instructions.  I think now I'm going to make a million more in different colors/ glitter combinations.

mini craft: altering fabric color with bleach spray

I decided after looking at a few blogs that I should investigate altering a fabric's color with bleach spray, because I have loads of fabric that is starting to bore me.  I've had this gigantic roll of blue knit fabric for a couple years now.  It was a gift from someone who was getting rid of all her fabric.  I guess you could say it was not my ideal color, but the fabric itself is really nice and has a nice drape to it.

Here's how I did it!

First I put a little bleach in a spray bottle and then diluted it with about the same amount of water.  Then I set up the fabric on the porch to contain the mess a bit.  Then I got to spraying the bleach.  Pretty much I just sprayed it in a long, fluid pattern, with the occasional random splatter.  I had to let the blue one sit for a while longer than the purple/pink fabric.  The purple took to the bleach right away and made this great hot pink.  (The blue one is actually still sitting on the porch soaking up more bleach.  I'm hoping it will get a little lighter.)  Then I hand washed the fabric in cold water and hung it out to dry. Super easy and fun!

mini craft: stamp carving!

Sunday night I got this crazy urge to make some heart stamps.  I've been wanting to do something like this for awhile now, but actually sitting down and doing it seemed difficult.  Lucky for me, Ben had all the supplies because of the Valentines he was making.  Inspired by an art deco lamp I saw on my trip to Architectural Artifacts,  I started sketching ideas and then began carving. (all while watching Bored to Death... such a very silly show)  So far I only have the two stamps, a kind of diamond like heart and an asymmetrical heart.  I'm thinking maybe later today I'll make a smaller one so that I can use it on tags for necklaces.  Which do you like better?