Show and Tell- My Weekend

Good Monday Morning Readers,

How as your weekend?

I found this simple tutorial and made an incognito stamp out of an eraser that I had lying around...

Then I went thrifting and picked up this really happy straw purse!

I was thrilled because I feel in love with a $175 one at the mall and I got this one for 5 bucks!

It pays to shop around.

I think I might give it a new lining. Other than that...this is exactly what I was looking for.

Oh yeah,

and I also found an old-school straw hat.

Guest Post- LDC Designs

Hellow Readers,

I have a special treat for you!

Today Miss Yellow Shoes is having its very first guest post by Lindsay, and she's put together a sweet little tutorial for us.

Now wasn't that nice?

Pssst! Let me know if you wanna do a guest post too!

Hey everyone! This is Lindsay from LDC Designs! I am super excited to be doing a guest post for Miss Yellow Shoes. I thought I would show you all how to make this really cute and simple bracelet. All it takes is some leather & lace. Super simple! You can actually buy all that you need at wall-mart! 

So lets get started!

First you will need to cut out a piece of lace about a half an inch shorter then your wrist. Then but out two pieces of leather twice the length of your wrist. 

Now take one piece of leather and start weaving it through the edge of the lace.

Once you have done that, start doing it to the other side with the other piece of leather.

now tie a knot in both ends of the leather. Make sure you tie them around the size of your wrist, but just a tad bit larger!

Now to tie it on your wrist you will put one knot through the loop before the other knot. Like this...

Once you have it tied so that it fits well, cut off the extra leather after both knots.

And there you have it! A cute leather and lace bracelet in less than ten minutes! Try adding beads to the leather for a different look!

Thanks so much for asking me to guest post, Brittany! Check out my blog for more DIYs ! xo ldc

Wedding- Bride Bouquet DIY 2

Oh Hello There!

Back for MORE wedding posts?

Today I'll be featuring another bridal bouquet (also by rocknrollbride.com)...

Isn't it pretty?

This bouquet is a little simpler than yesterday's but still totally gorgeous!

Here's the teaser...

Materials:

Fabric flowers & assorted flower hair-clips (I would have loved fresh flowers but I wanted to have something I could keep forever)
Cotton twine
A few scraps of wool
Scissors
An egg beater/whisk (as you can imagine, it was such a ‘light-bulb’ moment when I thought of using it for the stem!)

Step 1:
Hold on to the whisk as shown on the image and with a little force, try to deform it into a oval/circular shape. You can use tiny wires or something to tie on the criss-cross parts to keep them stay in shape if you need to.

Step 2:
Stuff the scraps of wool inside in whisk. This will help form the shape of the bouquet.

Can you believe you’re almost done? I told you it was easy!

Click here for the rest of this easy tutorial.

This week is all about weddings so be sure to stop on by tomorrow!

Wedding- Bride Bouquet DIY 1

Good Morning!

I'm in the wedding mood as you will see in this week's posts...

Today's post features a fabric bridal bouquet from rocknrollbride.com!

1. Fabric

2. Tools: Scissors, Rotary Cutter, Self-Healing Mat, Ruler, Compass, Glue gun with lots of glue.

3. Notions: Felt, Embroidery Thread or Regular Thread, Green Cloth Floral Wire, Buttons, Embellishments.

For this tutorial I decided to make my bouquet nautical themed so I choose a lot of red, blue, white and yellow fabrics and found buttons and some gold rope that made perfect embellishments.

First thing you need to do is create your flowers. I like to use two types of flowers, (Yo Yo Flowers and Ruffle Flowers,) but you can also add any other kinds of flowers; crocheted or knitted flowers, felt flowers, etc.

1. To make Yo Yo Flowers you will need to cut out circles in varying sizes. I like to use a compass so I can make many different sized circles without having to cut out different templates. I recommend circles that are no smaller than 3” in diameter.

2. Using a needle and thread sew around the edge of the circle. You don’t have to be too careful here, just try to stay close to the edge.

3. Continue sewing around the circle, the fabric will gather as you go.

4. Once you get all the way around knot your thread and you’re finished!

See the rest of the tutorial by clicking here.

Have a happy Tuesday and take time to make something beautiful today!

DIY Flower Projects

What better way to welcome in the Spring than with some crafty flowers?

I've rounded up some sweet tutorials...check em out below!

DIY Napkin Flowers

Pretty Pansy Turotial

Button Flower Bouquet

Paper Flowers Tutorial

Two Felted Flower Pins

P.S.

One of my favorite things about Spring is that I can walk barefoot outside again.

What's your favorite thing?

Easter Morning!

Let me start off by telling you all that Easter is my favorite holiday of the year (yes it even beats Christmas)!

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Fun Facts

When taking a bite into a chocolate bunny, 76% of Americans prefer to bite off the ears first. 5% eat the feet first and 4% eat the tail first.

In the old days pretzels were associated with Easter because the twists of the pretzel were thought to resemble arms crossing in prayer.

The White House has hosted an Easter egg roll every year since 1878.

The tradition of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back to Persians, Egyptians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans, to whom the egg was a symbol of life.

And here's a good one...

In medieval times a festival of egg-throwing was held in church, during which the priest would throw a hard-boiled egg to one of the choir boys. It was then tossed from one choir boy to the next and whoever held the egg when the clock struck 12 was the winner and retained the egg.

Now for a little Easter DIY

Fave Crafts posted this cute tutorial on how to make some festive garland.

Find the instructions here.

"These festive cookies are loosely based on the Greek Easter specialty koulourakia."

Don't know what koulourakia is? Click here to be enlightened.

Head on over to My Recipes to learn how to make these Easter Egg Cookies.

I hope you all have a wonderul Easter Sunday filled with family, friends, and lots of chocolate.

Places I want to visit: France

On my list of places to visit, France is in the top five.

I want to walk down an old French street and smell freshly baked bread.

I want to eat  a real croissant in a real French bistro with my cafe au lait.

I want to get my picture taken by the "Tour Eiffel'!

Yeah, I wanna be in the girl in that picture.

Did you know...

- At one point in time, France made it illegal to sell faceless dolls?

- France is the most popular tourist destination in the world?

- The Phamtom of the Opera was written in France during the 18th century?

- France has earned the most Nobel prizes for excellent literature?

- France was second to America in using electricity?

Fun Fact- Gustave Eiffel not only built "Le Tour Eiffel", but also the Statue of Lady Liberty. He modeled her face to look like his mother.

Click the images to enlarge and print out your own Eiffel Tower!

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So if anyone needs a French interpreter or tour guide...give me a call!

Have a Happy Monday

DIY Glitter Vase

I went to the mall the other day and fell in love with a gorgeous vase.

It would have been perfect for a small kitchen table but the price tag made me walk away empty handed. 

I could still picture the pretty, glittery vase in my mind while driving home. Then it hit me. 

"Hey, I bet I could make my own!"

So off to the dollar I drove.

Vase = 2 dollars

Glue = 1 dollar

Self Adhesive Gems = 1 dollar

Glitter Packet = 1 dollar

Total = 5 dollars

First, I washed the vase and inserted my hand inside so I could have complete control.

Then I swirled glue around the vase sparingly since I knew I would be doing several layers of glitter.

Then I sprinkled on my first color of glitter and let dry.

(You can do several colors or just one)

Then I swirled on more glue...

And sprinkled on my second color!

I continued this process of gluing, sprinkling, and drying until I was satisfied with my vase.

I let my vase sit for a few hours before decorating with these self adhesive gems. They are tiny enough to go unnoticed by big enough to catch the light and sparkle!

These pictures really don't do the vase justice. A camera can't really catch all the sparkle and beauty of this vase.

See my tutorial on "Cut Out and Keep"

Crafty Peep Swap!

Hey Guys,

So I'm participating in another craft swap this month!

How does it work?

Well, everybody gets assigned a partner and you get to know each other through e-mails and facebook.

Then you both make something awesome for whatever holiday is right around the corner and mail it to each other!

It's a fun way to meet crafty people and who doesn't love packages in the mail? 

There's only one day left to sign up and who knows...maybe you'll be my swap partner!

Berry Sweet of You!

Did you know?

Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside?

Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen in the spring?

Strawberries are a member of the rose family?

And since it is in fact the first day of spring, and strawberries are one of my favorite foods, this post is dedicated to that sweet little fruit.

You know the drill! Click on the images to reveal the tutorials!

Now for some yummy pictures...

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Mmmm! Don't those sweet photo makes you wanna grab a bowl of strawberries? 

Strawberries gave me allergies when I was a little girl. Luckily I outgrew it and can now enjoy my favorite little fruit!