Glitter TOMS

GLITTER TOMS!

OK! guys! soooooooooooooooooooooo sorry it has been so long, but i am back with not one, but two posts! so here is my first. glitter toms! this is pretty much the same technique as with my glitter sunglasses but on shoes! so, these are the supplies:

glitter(lots of it!)
glue(i prefer mod podge)
foam brush($0.69 at michaels)
tape(painters tape is the best)
paper plate, cup or just newspaper
and lastly,


SHOES!!!!!!!










so lets get started!

step 1: prepare your shoes
brush any dirt off, tape your where you don't want glitter.

step 2: mix your glitter and glue.

this step is very flexible. you can mix as little glitter or as much glitter as you want with the glue.

step 3: glitter the shoe!

simply take your brush and dab/brush the glitter on. the reason I say dab is because if you want texture then dab. if you want smooth, brush. i did a mixture kinda. now, about coats. if you want as little coats as possible with full glitter coverage, than put a lot of glitter in your mixture. if you don't care, than do as much or as little as you want. this project can adapt to a lot of preferences.

step 4: touch-ups.

pretty much the same as above but in places that need it most. 

and viola! you're done! make sure to wash your brush in between coats and you are ready to strut your glittery shoes! this is the finished product, although by now I have rainbow glittered them. look for a picture in the next post!

do you like this french 5-strand braid i did? comment below!

glitter on,

Jenny

Heart Shaped Hand warmers

Hey everybody! in honor of Valentine's day, i have a valentine's project! this is it: Heart shaped hand warmers! they are so cute! ok let's get to the tutorial!

ingredients:
felt(you can use probably as much as three colors, but the tutorial i saw use just one color)
scissors
fabric marker(i ended up use a sharpie so it doesnt matter that much)
embroidery thread
darning needle
rice
lavender or essential oils(optional. i used lavender)

step one:Make a template. You simply have to do the traditional fold paper in half, and cut an ice cream cone thing. make yours a tiny bit bigger than how big your handwarmers will be. i cut mine a little too deep in the middle and just didn't trace it perfectly at the top. then if you are doing three colors or whatever, you trace lines in the middle.

step two: cut them all out. not a lot of instructions just cut them out.

step three: position them so they are in the order you want. this is only necessary if you are doing multiple colors.

step four: sew them by hand. i got my embroidery thread and sewed those three pieces together. i did it kind of messy on purpose.

step five: now sew the two pieces that fit together the best. but obviously only do it 3/4 of the way. then stick that funnel in there and start spooning that rice in there. i did it and filled it most of the way but left a bit empty sew i could sew. haha. that was funny. you just laughed.

step 6: sew it the rest of the way and you are done! warm them up for 20 to 30 seconds and they are ready to go in your pockets!

Happy valentines day!!!

                   Jenny

DIY Glitter Sunglasses

Hey everyone! it's been a really, really, long time! happy new year and merry christmas and stuff! ok. today i am going to show you how to make glitter sunglasses! this was a really fun project. ok! onto the tutorial!

ingredients:
glitter(as many colors as you like)
foam brush
sunglasses
mod podge
paper plate
tape
x-acto knife(optional, but not really. you will see why later)

step one: tape the glasses.(didn't take pictures of this but just tear, cut and shape the tape very carefully right up against the edge. and as you can see, my tape is not perfectly flatin the center, so its ok the bend it and stuff. i used a lot of tiny pieces of tape too.)

step two: mix the glitter and mod podge on the paper plate. i didn't measure or anything i just guessed.

ok. now onto the fun part:

step three:glitter the sunglasses!

ok do this one color at a time. if you are going for an ombre effect like i did, leave like a centimeter of space in between your colors. now remember that you will not be able to get my results by doing one coat. you will have to do about three coats + touch ups. remember this ombre effect-wanters.and make sure to let your coats at least mostly dry before doing the next. it will make it look better and dry quicker. and don't "brush on the glitter mod podge. you want to "dab" it on there. it looks better and spreads the glitter out more evenly.

step four: if you are doing one solid color or are not going for an ombre effect, skip this part. you will have already finish glittering. but make sure to read the rest of the tutorial. ok, guys! ombre is awesome, right? ok. now what you need to do is go like, a millimeter at a time getting closer to the other color until they meet. when they do,choose a dominant color(don't worry it won't look like there is more of that color) so, for example,i met pink and blue, and got blue and just dabbed over the wet pink. it's that simple. just choose a color and dab about one or two centimeters over it. it will not completely cover the other color, though may look like that when it's wet. but it will dry looking perfect. i did this every time i did another coat. except every time i did this, i went back a bit farther with the color to create the perfect ombre look. so, if i went over 2 cm before, the second time i would go about 1 and a half cm. the third time, i would go 1 cm. make sense? good. it ends up looking perfect!

step five: your glasses are mostly dry. yep. that's right. do not let your glasses dry all the way. it will make it so much harder to take off the tape. make it so its like when you do nail polish if you touch it, it will smudge. so in between coats let it dry 97% of the way. so when you are done with all of your coats and your shades are dry 98% of the way, take off the tape. you can do this next sentence before or after you take off the tape. kinda smudge the sunglasses where the glitter is to even out where there may be any clumps. dont press too hard or else you will get your glitter dirty and you will get finger prints in your glitter. 

ok. here is where the x-acto knife comes in.

step six: your glitter is still 98% percent dry at this point. ok. what you do, is you simply run your knife along the inside edge of the sunglasses. press SLIGHTLY harder in the places where there is a lot of glitter. this is why you don't let it completely dry. because then you will have a hard time cutting the extra glitter apart from the glasses and only connected to the tape.so start peeling off the tape when you are done and continue cutting if you need. and kinda try "ripping" the glitter with your fingernail if the tape is off but the excess glitter isn't. DO NOT DO THIS WITH YOUR X-ACTO KNIFE. IT CAN SCRATCH YOUR GLASSES.

step seven: i don't know if this counts as a step, but when the tape is all off and there may be a non-clean edge of glitter along the glasses, push it up towards the edge with your fingernail.

then you are done! your sunglasses will look sooooo cool! and people will ask," where did you get those?" and you will be all,"i made them!"

this is the finished product!

sincerely,
jenny

brownie mix hot chocolate

ok, guys! here's my second(third) post! i am going to teach you how to make brownie mix hot chocolate! i did not find this recipe on the internet, i made it up. i had wanted hot chocolate but i couldn't find any, so i looked on pinterest for a recipe for cake mix hot chocolate, but i could only find cakes. so i made my own recipe, but i only had brownie mix so i used that instead. so this is how it goes!

ingredients:

2 tablespoons of brownie mix

2 tablespoons powdered milk*

hot water

a mug

a spoon

marshmallows and whipped cream are sorta optional.

and a mouth!

* if you don't have powdered milk, than just heat up about 1 cup of milk in the microwave in place of the water. the milk(powdered or normal) will help so the hot chocolate will not taste watery.


ok! onto the steps!

step 1: heat up the water(or have it heating up while you mix other things. this of course applies to the milk too.)

step 2: mix the brownie mix and powdered milk together in the mug(but again if you don't have powdered milk, just put in the brownie mix).

step 3: pour in the hot water(or milk).

step 4: mix it around.

step 5: add any marshmallows or whipped cream and enjoy!



Yes, i know half of those steps were pretty obvious, but i had to state them or it wouldn't make sense. maybe later i will be able to add pictures, and since my sister has a nice camera, she will help me take good pictures.


sincerely,
            Jenny

Duct tape bow bracelet

Okay guys! this is my first actual post! so i am going to show you how to make a duct tape bow bracelet!

i have a different version i can probably show you another time, though. ok. let's get to the tutorial!

step 1: measure your wrist.

step 2: measure out that length of duct tape and maybe an inch more.

Step 3: fold the duct tape over on itself, so that there isn't any sticky part showing.
                       That is you wristband! now onto the actual bow.

step 4: measure out maybe 10 inches of tape.

step 5: fold it over onto itself lengthwise with about an inch of sticky part left.

step 6: fold it so it looks like a cuff and stick it onto itself with that extra inch.

step 7: now scrunch in the sides and tape over that with a piece of tape.

step 8: now to connect that, get another piece of tape and go over that piece you already used.

now you are done! just connect the back two sides of the wristband with a little more tape and you are done!now, if step 7 and 8 didn't make sense, have no fear, there is a video on making the bow that i followed! its right here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFOwtZSVqo0

Happy crafting!

Jenny

Introduction

Hey people! this is my new blog, the DIY junkie. I am Jenny. I am here to teach you super awesome crafts, maybe with some cooking and things mixed in. i don't know. well my next post should come soon. so i don't know. i will find a way to enable pinterest, facebook,twitter,tumblr, etc. shares, if you think my blog is that awesome.

sincerely,
              Jenny