Rainbow Braid

This braid is really cool by Free People. They put colored hair extensions into the hair and it ends up working really well. Hope you like it.

-Chloe

Bleach Dye Shirt

Faux rabbit foot

I found this on the Freepeople blog. Hope you like it.

i’m sure you’ve all seen the foxtail trend that seemed to take over the blog world last summer… well in a spin on that trend, remember the phenomenon that was rabbits feet? i had a few of the so-called good luck charms when i was little.  but thanks to the crafty genius of halligan, you can make your own faux rabbit’s foot in just a few easy steps and have an adorable keychain or accessory to wear this summer!

Tools:

needle and thread

glue – such as E6000

Materials:

faux fur

beads

wire or looped head pins

bead caps

chain

embroidery thread

tin foil

Instructions:

Step 1: Download and print out template from our flickr page. Cut out your outline.

Step 2: Trace paper template shape onto the back of two pieces of faux fur.

Step 3: Cut out both shapes.

Step 4: Place both fur sides together and do a simple blanket stitch around the outside, leaving about 1 1/4″ open for stuffing.

Step 5: Turn rabbit’s foot fur side out.  Then take your tin foil, roll it up and squeeze enough to fit vertically inside the pouch.  Then, use polyfill to fill any remaining open space.

Step 6: Slightly curl lips of opening, line with glue, and pinch closed with a clothespin.

Step 7: Trim extra fur from around tip of you rabbit’s foot form.

Step 8: Use embroidery thread to wrap tip of rabbits foot, tie off and glue string ends.

Step 9: Sew 3 bead “toenails” onto base of rabbit’s foot.

Step 10: Use a curled head pin or curl wire to form loop. Put loop through bead cap and put glue onto wire before inserting into top of rabbit’s foot.

Step 11: String chain into loop.

All done! Use them as keychains, hang from your car’s rearview mirror as a good luck charm, or clip them to your bag or belt loops for a super cute accessory :)

images by the talented jess roberts, and be sure to check out halligan’s websitehere. thank you so much ladies!

top two images via fashiontoast and minkpink.

Dream Catcher

I found this on the Freepeople blog.

if you love dreamcatchers as much as i do, you must check out the work of rachael rice. she’s a very talented artist who makes dream catchers that are beyond anything i’ve ever seen. and that’s just one thing she makes – she is extremely creative and was kind enough to share some of her projects and how she makes them for our blog!

once you have the basic steps down for making a dreamcatcher, it becomes much easier to experiment and get a little crazy with them! here, rachael demonstrates how to make small ones using bangles and string – these would be adorable for key chains, bag charms and hanging in your car!

once this part is complete, attach feathers or any other embellishments using string!

rachael has also been making more conceptual dream catchers using pieces of cardboard or thick paper, vintage doilies and hand-made paper feathers!

“Doily is a funny word. What I love about them is that they’re like lace mandalas, and whenever I hold one I think that some woman’s hands probably created it. I like collecting them, and you can find them for next to nothing at yard sales and antique shops.

Pieces of cardstock, cardboard, or even stiff paper can be a home for a lost doily reincarnated as a dream catcher.  Paint or collage on your disc (I used silver) and glue your doily on top!”

http://blog.freepeople.com

My Life List

I stumbled onto this and I thought it was really cool. When you finish something on your bucket list you just put it in the jar.

We started this business last year with the tag line: "Live life the way you picture it." It can be taken literally in the sense that our camera bags allow you to "picture your life" with more ease. But more importantly, it's about the idea that your life is waiting for you to make it yours. "What do you intend to do with your one precious life"?

The first part of this post can be found here. Thanks again to Maggie, who is inspiring people all over the world to make life more fun.

I wanted some kind of physical representation of my list around because 1. I love stuff that's visual. And 2. It serves as a reminder to keep at it. The butterflies are totally not my idea, but cute right?

The wall in my office:

As I complete them, I'll put them in here. Now that I'm thinking about it, this should've maybe been a bucket.

I wanted to start off with two things that I could easily check off, which I have no inclination to ever do in my lifetime.  :)

1. Don’t run a marathon.

2. Don’t go on a cruise.

3. Leave an inspire card in 100 random places.

4. Lean how to use my mac and consolidate.

5. Stay in a cabin where there are masses of fire flies.

6. Photograph another celebrity.

7. Re-do the family room.

8. Have a photo session with my sister.

9. Purchase a square dining table.

10. Do six photo sessions with my kids within 12 months.

....

I got this from www.haveanepiphanie.com/home/2010/8/13/my-life-list.html

Toilet Paper Flowers

After much demand, I am finally starting a new feature on my blog: I call it Eco Kids Craft, which is a fancy name for craft tutorials made of recycled materials. The main purpose of these tutorials is to guide parents and educators through the phases of some easy craft activities that encourage recycling, creativity and making with what you have.

If you have been following my blog you should know that I tend not to put an emphasis on the final product, but rather on the process and the exploration. These are going to be no different. The tutorials will get you started by opening an endless world of creativity and imagination. 

Thank you Shoshanna Strauss for the graphics.

Lets get going

You will need:

Toilette Paper rolls 
Scissors
White glue
Stapler
Paint + brushes
Glitter
Laundry pins

How to:

• Crush paper roll

• Cut into approximately 5 equal parts don’t have to be exact

• place the rolls on a flat surface creating a desired  pattern. spend time trying different compositions and patterns.

• glue where rolls are touching, hold with laundry pins to dry. You may use a stapler as an alternative, what ever is easier. I find that glue is easier for the younger kids.

• You may paint and add sparkles. Sprinkle the glitter on the wet paint, this way it will sticks and you wont need any glue.

• You may expend the pattern in to an organic cell growth. The challenge is when to say STOP.