Recycled T-shirts

All done!

This idea came from pinterest turning an old T-shirt into a headband, very simple and cute.

For this project you will need:
*A T-shirt
*scissors (fabric scissors make the job easier)
*needle
*thread

Sewed together.

Start but cutting the T-shirt into three thin strips, it is best to use the whole length of the shirt to make sure it will be long enough. Then sew the top of the three ends together a few stitches is all it needs. Next begin to braid the three pieces together, don't pull to tight or it will take the stretch out of the headband. When you reach the desired length or it is long enough to fit around your head, sew the end to wear you started finishing the loop. And that's it, one of the easiest projects ever, cute too.

Braided together.

duck tape flowers

I have a major obsession with duck tape, and am constantly trying to make new things from it. I thought hmm flowers that never die, genius although I know I'm not the first to make them but I still thought it would be cool.

What you will need:
*2 rolls of duck tape one green and the other of your choice
*scissors
*straws

Supplies

Straw covered in tape.

First I coated the straw in green duck tape, I ripped it in half so it would not be so bulky. Then you should rip off a strip of your flower color about 2 or 3 inches long. Folding the corner up so there is a strip of sticky tape still exposed and then fold the other corner making a triangle. Once you have about 8 or nine of these can start making your flower or round off the edges with your scissors. I choose to round the edges off so it looks more like a flower although I have made both types.

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The first fold of the triangle

Finished triangles some rounded.

At last you can put the petals on your stem, the first petal is simply wrapped around the straw about an inch down. The you begin adding the other petals by pinching the petals around your stem make them realistic. Be careful not to lay it flat, you want to crimp the edges to make your flower blossom.   

In the process. On left and right an example of what the finished petal looks like

Finished!

Something new

The original craft that I used to make

For my next craft I wanted to take a simpler approach and find a new use for something I already had. Then I saw a bowl made from craft beads, the ones that can be put on little peg boards then ironed  for pointless fun. I happened to have a whole bag full of these beads and was never planning on making those other things again. So I got right to work, the only things I used were craft beads, canola oil, and an oven safe bowl.

The bowl I used to get my shape.

The craft beads, also called Perler Beads

After throughly greasing the bowl I began to set the beads inside my bowl, making sure none of them overlapped. When the bowl was almost filled to the brim all that was left was to put my creation in the oven. I started at 300 degrees for 20 min, sadly after looking into the oven it did not look as any of the beads would ever melt. Deciding more heat was the solution I kicked up the heat to about 400 degrees and in no time the beads were all melted.

Having the patience to wait to take out the bowl was the hardest part, once I had waited for it to cool my new bowl slid out effortlessly and I now had a perfect place to set my keys when I walked into my bedroom. Although I must have washed the bowl about four times because of how greasy it got, all my efforts where worth it.

Greasing the bowl.

Finished product.

In the oven