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This hand painted Woodlands Owl Seashell Paper Weight would make a great gift for Father’s Day or anyone on your gift-giving list who loves animals and the great outdoors. While we’re using it as a paper weight, it can be used as garden yard art …
I love gardening and that includes inside and outside! Indoors I grow all kinds of different houseplants. Outside we have 4 flower beds and 2 vegetable ones. I’m always looking to beautify my spaces and to add color. Adding in a hand-crafted seashell plant pick …
All of my friends and family members know that I’m a crafter and collect just about anything to be upcycled into a new craft project. Needless to say, I have an entire shoebox full of broken jewelry that people have given to me over the years. Yes, I have a lot of broken necklaces, single earrings, pendants, bracelets, pins, brooches, neck chains, etc. A LOT!
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Last weekend my 11 1/2 year old granddaughter came up with a brilliant idea to take some of those jewelry pieces and turn them into simple bookmarks using satin ribbon. What a great idea! We then got busy picking out the pendants and single earrings that she wanted to use.
Upcycled Broken Jewelry Ribbon Bookmarks
Pendants or Dangle-Style Earrings
Ribbon to Coordinate
Scissors
Pliers
Wire Cutters
You’ll need to use pliers and/or wire cutters to remove chains, jump-rings, clasps, earring posts, etc. from your broken jewelry pieces. You don’t want anything sharp sticking out, so make sure you clip them off closely and smoothly.
In our photos you’ll see an olive green faux gemstone that used to be an earring. We clipped off the stud portion and the post. We left on the tiny o-ring at the top. We used some coordinating ribbon from my scrap box that measures 14″ in length. We threaded one end through the o-ring and then knotted the two ends together. Make sure your ribbon is long enough to stick out of a book.
The nice thing about using ribbon is that it’s thin and won’t bend-up the book’s pages or cause the book to not close properly. Plus, they’re light-weight. You can hand them out to your friends or better yet…give them as an inexpensive birthday gift to that book reader on your gift list. They fit easily inside a Birthday or Christmas greeting card.
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These felt beverage coasters are quick and easy to make. Kids can sit down and make several of them in one afternoon. Plus, they only cost pennies to make! We made them with a group of kids age 4 years to age 7. They can …
This hand painted Safari Elephant Seashell is really easy to make! It can be made by older children and/or adults. You’ll need large clam seashells and acrylic craft paints to make it. Don’t have seashells laying around? You can do the same design painted onto …
I’ve been crafting for 40+ years and trust me…I’ve used hundreds of different magnets over those years in various craft projects. Matter of fact, you’ll find hundreds of those craft projects featured right here on the TwoClassyChics blog. Take a few minutes to peruse some of our favorite craft projects.
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For the past 2 years I’ve been purchasing my magnets from Amazon instead of at the local craft store. Why you might ask? Well, I’m going to tell you.
1. The quality. The ones that I find at my local craft supply stores aren’t heavy duty. They don’t hold up heavier things on my refrigerator and I find it annoying when magnets slide up and down when I’m opening the door.
2. Price. The prices they charge at my local stores for the yuckiest magnets is ridiculous! I want high-qaulity craft supplies at an affordable price!
So, where do I buy them? I purchase them from Amazon and for the past 2 1/2 years I purchase Artooo 60 piece magnet set that comes in a metal storage tin. They’re small round disks but very strong! I use them any time I want a strong bond or using a weightier item to make refrigerator magnets. These magnets hold in place!
When using them I do recommend that you use a stronger adhesive or glue when attaching them to your item. I recommend Gorilla Glue or E6000. When you use hot glue…it’s not strong enough and often time I find the magnet stuck to the refrigerator while the item has pulled off of it and on the floor. Make sure you use a higher quality glue or adhesive when working with them.
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This hand painted hungry shark pet rock is a great craft project for the kids to do! It’s easy and you can make several of them in just one afternoon. All you need are smooth river rocks, acrylic craft paint, a paint brush, water dish, …
Last weekend my 2 grandchildren came over for a crafting with Nanny date. We decided to make ladybug and bumble bee refrigerator magnets using old puzzle pieces! Along with cardboard puzzle pieces, you’ll need acrylic craft paints and a few other basic supplies. Here’s how …