LEATHER IS TRENDING PART 3

Leather will always be trending. I've made two faux leather shirts for my son, here and here, this time, I'm gonna make one using real leather.

I went to Walmart and bought a boys size 2XL Hanes sweatshirt. Since this is for my son and he prefers a slimmer fit, a mens sweatshirt would have been too bulky. And once again, I'm gonna use my old leather coat.

All I need is the back panel of the coat, so I cut off the surrounding material.

I cut the bottom off, because it was too long.  Used a ruler to center the leather panel. And traced the panel on the front of the sweatshirt and then cut it out.

Next, I turned the sweatshirt inside out and pinned it on the sweatshirt. 

After constantly sticking myself with the pins and about an hour of sewing, here is the finished product.

Here's my son rockin' it.

I love how he's not afraid to wear my creations!

CRAFT-MATIC

I was in Target the other day and spotted felt buckets with winter themes like snowmen, snowflakes and reindeer similar to these. They were so cute that I was gonna buy one for each of my co-workers. I said to myself, "I think I can make that".

While in Walmart, I picked up some craft felt for $2.88, magnetic strips for $.97 and wiggly eyes for $.97. Popped in A.C. Moore for super tacky glue.

didn't use the glue sticks

I used a shoe box top to make the stencil for the snowmen.  I didn't want to freestyle, so I used crushed red pepper seasoning for the head, bottle of Voss water for the middle and a spool of netting for the bottom.

I carefully cut it out and used one piece of white felt and traced 4 snowmen.

Next, I just played around and made different hats, a bow tie, cut out some buttons, and used the gold felt for the noses and a pipe.

I suggest doing a dry run and decorate the snowmen before gluing.

Lastly, I peeled the backing off of the self sticking magnetic strips and placed on the back of the snowmen.

VOILA!!

SCENTED CANDLES

Sit back and let me paint you a picture. Autumn is here, the leaves are turning and falling. The time went back an hour. It's getting dark around 5:30. You run all your errands after work, because you don't feel like going back out. After you change out of your work clothes into something comfortable, you're feeling cozy cozy. You're on the couch with your favorite blankie catching up with your DVR'd shows, why not enhance that feeling with the familiar aroma of a scented candle.

Yankee candles are very popular but at $27.99 a jar, "Ain't nobody got time for that!"

22 oz.

Try these instead. Luminessence Sugar Cookie candles from the Dollar Store, yes the Dollar Store.

3 oz.

I SWEAR to you, this one little candle filled my living room with the scent of freshly baked sugar cookies. Burns for up to 25 hours and for only $1.00. To die for!!

*See the bowl on the table, I got that idea to put my keys in there from "The Big Bang Theory"*

Do you see it? On the table by Penny.

DIY RHINESTONE BIB NECKLACE

Bib necklaces are the perfect accessory with anything.  Worn with a simple T-shirt or a party dress, they make a big statement.

Atlantic-Pacific

This Blu Bijoux Crystal Encrusted bib necklace is available here for $45 from max and chloe.com.

currently sold out

 This one is available on Ebay for $108.99

How about we make our own. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a container of clear rhinestones for $15.99 but with the 40% off coupon, the price was only $9.00. I had E6000 super glue and a hot glue gun and left over black felt.

 Before I started gluing, I laid the rhinestones on the felt to create a pattern.

Satisfied with this pattern, I traced it with chalk and took a picture of the pattern, so I could replicate it when it's time to glue.

I cut out the felt and glued on the rhinestones. Be careful not to get the wispy strings from the hot glue on the rhinestones.

 I cut (2) 14 inch pieces of ribbon and sewed them on each side. Remember to cut off the excess felt around the rhinestones.

VOILA!

Looks just as good as the one on Ebay!

DIY WIRE JEWELRY Pt. DEUX

Midi and delicate rings are all the rage. *I know, I say everything is "all the rage"* But they are. When something is trending, everyone wants it. Look at Rih Rih rocking her midis, too cute!

Do you want one? Well, you could go online and buy it on Etsy or you can make as many as you want for under $4.00.

$47.00

I took 6 inches of 16 gauge wire, folded it in half and wrapped it around a highlighter pen.

$3.99 @ A.C. Moore

Take each side and fold over the highlighter with the loop in the middle.

Use round nose pliers to bend each side up and pull to elongate.

For a finished look, I put a little crazy glue on the ends and added a little gold ball.

You can make a lot of designs. Once you fit it to your finger, bend it all different ways to make one of a kind rings. Trust me, I just played with the wire and made these rings.

 I made the pic black and white to look like Rih Rih's

Check out I Spy DIY tutorial on how to make the bow rings.