Bird's Nest Necklace

I've seen a bunch of these necklaces on Pinterest lately, and when my friend Shelley posted a few that she'd made for some mutual friends, I decided that I wanted to try making my own.  I followed two different tutorials - Lisa's Craft Blog and Beadaholique.  I added a swallow charm that I bought at Hobby Lobby - I think it adds a nice touch.  :)

Super easy and quick to make - I think it took me 10 minutes to make.  I spent around $15 on supplies, including a 3-in-1 jewelry tool, and there is enough wire and beads to make 16ish pendants.  So fairly cheap, too!  

Christmas Wreath 2012!

I actually came up with a wreath all on my very own, with no help from Pinterest. Cue the shock. LOL

 This was ridiculously simple to make - 12" styrofoam wreath form, pair of over-the-knee socks from Target, "holiday picks" from Target, birds and letter ornaments from Target. (I love Target. Who doesn't?) You'll also need extra long straight pins and a bit of ribbon.

 The wreath form I bought had already split at the seam, but if yours isn't, you'll need to cut it at the seam. Put the socks on the form. If your wreath is like mine, the ends won't meet up - I used extra long straight pins to hold the two ends together. Then I pinned the socks to the form at the top. These particular socks have a fold and pretty buttons at the top - if yours don't, you'll probably want to fold them under to make the edges look nicer.

 Then just arrange the ornaments/picks however you want, and pin them in place! Easy peasy! Cut a small length of ribbon, make a loop, and pin it at the top (I used 4 pins) and you're done!

Welcome to my new blog!

Hello blog land! I decided that the fruits of my Pinterest addiction need a home, and a place that I can pin my projects from to show them off! So welcome to The Domestication of Laciebug! I've got a lot of catching up to do with the projects I've done so far, and lots more in the works!