Posts Tagged ‘crafts’

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Animal-style


Not so very long ago, Twitter changed its default avatar from ‘anonymous silhouette’ to ‘perky bird’. I am now a chipper little chick! It got me looking at my walls and jewelry box and realized I have a few of my own wildlife-inspired pieces of my own. Not only that, I been gravitating towards more things beastie in general.

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Clockwise from top left:
Invisible Dogs from Improv Everywhere
Whale Pitcher from Jonathan Adler
Vintage Ram Pin from Purple Daisy Jewelry
Halloween bird masks from Whip Up
Vintage chair from Hazel & Hunter
Porcelain plate from Studio Violet
Autumn Bird barley candy from Fancy Flours
Bulldog print from The Little Friends of Printmaking
Emily Anderson’s home and whale pillow on DesignSponge
Autumn Bird barley candy from Fancy Flours
Owls from Matt Pugh Design
Hedgehog cupcake from Martha Stewart
Ark textile pattern from Rilla
Elephant Bank from Cross Design
Modern Wilderness Rhinos from A+R Store
Gold deco Snake bangle from Luxury Vintage
Enchanted forest rings from Soop
Mini Pink Leopard Bronzing Powder from Too Faced

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Button Bonanza

Well, I’ll have to admit, this is an  extremely literal interpretation of the above photo from Chris Glass, but I couldn’t help myself! Buttons are cool.
I hardly ever bother incorporating buttons into my crafts, but it’s clear that I should! All of the ideas below would be simple to recreate with your own personal touch. I especially love the button hair pins: bobby pin + button + hot glue = super cute! You really can’t argue with such a cheap and quick way to jazz up your everyday accessories. 
Check out the links for tutorials and more button-centric inspiration!
Clockwise from top left:
Vintage button earrings from edithandlulu’s Etsy shop ($12)
Handmade crochet headband with button accents from brokenhallelujah’s Etsy shop ($10.50)
Button Hairclips photo from Flickr, DIY tutorial on Martha Stewart’s site
Candy buttons tutorial with cute printable labels for gift-giving, Bake It Pretty blog
How-to: Colorful button bouquet from American Crafts Studio
1940′s Vintage necklace with French China button from Bumbershoot Design’s Etsy shop ($23.50)
Herringbone stripe button purse from Nonsuch’s Etsy Shop 
DIY tutorial for personalized shrinky dink graphic buttons at Oh! I like That!
Letterpress stationery with scissor and button pattern from Letterpress’s Etsy shop ($4.00)
Making a button clock article from Martha Stewart


Plus, check out this book of neat button crafts by Susan Beal (Amazon)! Oh the possibilities..