How to Make a T-Shirt Necklace

Love the concept of using strips of t-shirt to make the strands of this cute necklace.  
The possibilities are endless!
Click here for step by step photo tutorial.

Here are more tutorials and ideas for T-Shirt Necklaces:
https://youtu.be/QVmdEMMEeJg
https://youtu.be/91SpUKWZST8
https://www.favecrafts.com/Necklaces/Royal-Purple-T-Shirt-Yarn-Necklace
https://www.favecrafts.com/Necklaces/Tee-Shirt-Beaded-Necklace

Tin Can Planters

I have recycled tin cans in the garden for a long time, but I have never seen this decoration method.

Wouldn't they look beautiful painting with glazed paint?

Click here to find out how to achieve this look . . .

The Bucket Bag

There are so many things I love about this bag!

How about the tassel?

So Sew Easy is one of the best sewing blogs I've come across in a long time with excellent detailed tutorials that include tutorials inside tutorials!  Very well done :)

Click here for Part One and here for Part Two.

Hope you love the blog as much as I do!

DIY Clutch Purse Inspiration and Tutorials

Do you love clutch purses?  I've made all types of clutch purses in different sizes, shapes, colors to organize stuff in my craft area and also to keep my massive makeup collection under control.

I ran into the SweetyHigh blog while surfing the internet and found that Shawna must love clutch purses as much as I do.  She wrote a blog post on clutch purse tutorials she has found through her travels on the internet.  

Click here to go to her post with lots of clutch purse ideas and tutorials!

Happy sewing!!

Denim Patchwork Seat Pad

Here's an idea for that pile of denim jeans that need a recycling project!

Click here for the tutorial from the blog Pillar Box Blue.

DIY Rose Petals Soap

Here is a new twist to making your own soap!  

Now that I have been making our own soap for a while, I will never go back to store bought soap.  The possibilities are endless with soap recipes showing up all over the internet.

Click here if you would like to attempt using flowers in your DIY soap!

Patriotic Pillow

Love this cute patriotic pillow!

Click here to get instructions from Coats and Clark on how to make it yourself.

Happy sewing :)

DIY Denim Journal

Here is another DIY project featuring denim recycling!

Are you into journaling or love little notebooks for lists and ideas?  This is the perfect project for you, especially if you have an abundance of jeans in need of recycling projects like me.

Click here to go to the tutorial to make this cute journal from Life Made Creations.

19 DIY Jeans Purses

Making jean purses is one of my favorite DIY projects. Needless to say I was thrilled when I found the website GuidePatterns and a free download for 19 patterns.  I have not downloaded them yet, so I don't know if it works properly.

Click here to go to the article.

Plaster of Paris Flowers

I love this idea!  My thoughts immediately went to a box of silk flowers given to me by a friend in the silk flower arrangement business.

Check out the article here!

DIY Milk and Honey Soap

There is something special about bathing with homemade soap.  Melt and pour soap bases are available at craft stores and it is so easy to make your own soap.  I normally use a castile soap base, add some argon oil and also use my soap as shampoo.

I would not have thought of adding honey to a batch of soap, but it is supposed to have awesome benefits for skin.

Click here for the tutorial.

DIY Maternity Jeans

Love the idea of converting an old pair of jeans into maternity jeans!

Use this tutorial as a guide . . .

Oatmeal Masks For All Skin Types

Oatmeal is the perfect ingredient for facial masks since it contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds which soothe itchy, dry and irritated skin. It is also excellent in absorbing oil, great for acne-prone skin.

I've used oatmeal in DIY masks with amazing results, which is why I was very interested in an article I found on about.com featuring oatmeal masks.

Click here to go to the article.

15 DIY Lip Balms

Since I've really gotten into making my own soap, I want to dive into making more beauty items.  Lip balm is something I buy a lot of and always have some with me.

Click here for an article that includes many recipes for lip balm!

DIY Shower Jelly

Shower jelly?  I had never heard of it until I read Jillee's post, but it sounds like something I want to try!

If you'd also like to try it, click here for the tutorial from One Good Thing from Jillee.

Creative Ways to Store Fabric

My fabric stash has become out of control and I desperately need to utilize one of these storage ideas!

If your fabric stash is also out of control in need of taming, check out this article to get some great ideas.

DIY Orange Creamsicle Lip Balm

Lip balm is something I buy a lot of and would be nice to make for my personal use and to give as gifts.  

Orange Creamsicle sounds like a delicious flavor to try!

Click here for the tutorial with lots of photos.

DIY Gardener's Hand Scrub

Love this recipe for a gentle heavy duty hand scrub.  This is perfect for The Captain, who gets greasy and grimy hands from working on the van.  It is also a great hand scrub for routine exfoliation.

Simple and easy . . . click here to get the recipe.

DIY Banana Mask for Damaged Hair

Gotta love these DIY beauty recipes that use items we may already have.  And now we have another use for those bananas that have ripened too fast.

The oil I strongly recommend is argan oil.  

A couple of years ago, The Captain treated me to one of those magical hair straightening irons from a mall kiosk where they take time to show you what the product will do for you and how to use it.  

The girl used argan oil before and after straightening my hair with the iron . . . I've never had that healthy looking straight hair in my whole life.  In no time, the argan oil made it possible to get that soft, super shiny hair.  And I can now achieve that look at home.

Since then, I have started making my own artisan soaps.  After doing quite a bit of research, I will not make a bar of soap that does not include argan oil.  We even use our soaps to wash our hair.  It is that good!

If you happen to have some bentonite clay from making other DIY beauty recipes, I would recommend using 1/2 tsp in this mask.  It is also an awesome ingredient for hair.

"Bananas are rich in tryptophan, an essential amino acid that can help strengthen hair, and potassium, a mineral which helps hair maintain a healthy pH balance." (about.com see source link)

Can't wait to try this recipe!  

For more DIY hair treatments, click here.

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil, coconut oil, almond oil or argan oil
• a shower cap
   

Preparation

Put ingredients in a blender and blend until combined into a paste.

Add a dash of flour if paste is too runny.

Separate hair into 3-5 sections.

Apply mask to each section from roots to ends.

Wind hair into a loose bun if long and place a shower cap over hair. 

Keep it on for 30 minutes and then rinse out, shampooing and conditioning as usual.

DIY Boutique Style Hair Bow

Look at the cute hair bow you can make with some ribbon!

Devon at Midwestern Mom has posted an excellent tutorial on how to make this cute hair bow.  Click here to go to the tutorial. 

For more boutique style hair bow tutorials click here . . . WOW, lots of tutorials here.  

While you are at Devon's blog, don't forget to check out more craft projects and recipes.