Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Mini Bow Crochet Embellished Hair Barrettes



Items Needed:

-Crochet #3 scrap thread
-Size C, 2.75mm crochet hook
-scissors
-needle to sew in ends
-hair barrette, 1.75 inches long
-either glue gun and glue or E6000 glue (will need craft clips for the E6000 glue)

Instructions:
1.  CH 4
2.  5 Treble Crochet into the first CH
3.  CH 4, Sl into first CH
4.  Making other side of bow, CH 4
5.  5 Treble Crochet into first CH of first side of bow
6.  CH 4, SL into first CH, fasten off leaving a long tail.  Wrap tail around center of bow about 8 times, tie both ends into a knot, sew under yarn, and cut thread.

Glue bow to the barrette.  If using E6000 glue, use a craft clip to keep barrette open and allow glue to dry.

Monday, May 30, 2022

How to Make Embellished Bottle Cap Earrings




Items needed:
-washed and dried bottle caps with a design (you can also paint your bottle caps.

-small flat back rhinestones
-E6000 glue
-small jewelry jump rings
-eye pins (for jewelry making
-fish hook earrings
-scrap beads
-jewelry tools (round end tool, pliers, cutters)
-punch tool

Step 1:
First, if you are adding the flat back rhinestones, glue those on first and allow it to dry.



Using punch tool, punch a very tiny hole into the top edge of the bottle cap.  You can also do this using a nail and hammer and safe work surface.

Step two:





Prepare the fish hooks, but adding your jump rings.

Step three:  







Going from back of bottle cap insert the eye pin thru the bottle cap, add a bead if desired, then the jump ring attached to the fish hook.  Using cutters, cut off some of the pin, and using your jewelry tool with rounded ends, bend the pin back into and under the edge of the bottle cap.