DIY Baking Soda Face Wash

There is nothing quite like having a nice, deeply cleaned face. This recipe leaves your face feeling cleansed and so smooth! Topped with a nice moisturizer, and I call that a good time! So here we go!

I can't remember where I got this idea from (somewhere on pinterest of course, hahaha where else does stuff come from?)

2 Tsp Baking Soda
4-6 drops of water (or until a smooth liquid)
Small dish

Mix the baking soda and water together in a dish, with your fingers is fine, and then spread it on your face. Using circular motions, gently massage it in--you don't need to go crazy though!

Rinse with warm water. Make sure you rinse thoroughly so there is no baking soda left on your face--it takes quite a bit to get it off.

Top with your choice of face moisturizer and you're good to go!

Enjoy and let me know how it goes!

Rachael

Sizzix Vintaj

So, I work at michaels, in the jewelry department, and I looooove jewelry! I kind of liked jewelry before I worked in the jewelry section, but mainly I just wore the junky claires or ardenes jewelry. It is soooo much better when you make it yourself! Or buy quality hand made items from someone. It just feels so much better. :D

Anyways, we got a new machine at Michaels and it looks so cool, I'd love to have it if I had the room and could afford it, hahaha. It's called the Vintaj, by Sizzix. It cuts, etches, and embosses designs into metal plates, such as the one in the photo above.




Beautiful designs! So if any of you have this machine and have tried it on jewelry, please show me what you've done and how you like the machine. :)

Rachael

Crochet Butterfly Tutorial

I found this wonderful tutorial on crochet butterflies and they turn out adorable!! The only thing is that the pattern is in UK terms, so I wanted to write it out in US terms--but here is the original tutorial

And these are the ones I just made:

I used embroidery thread/floss, and a 3.25mm / D hook.

Make a magic circle, or join a chain 6 together.


Round 1:

Make 4 groups of *3dc, 2ch, 3dc, 2ch*

Join with a slip stitch in the top of the first double crochet.

 Round 2:

Chain 3, then make (3dc, 2ch, 3dc) into the next 2ch gap
Make (3dc, 2ch, 3dc) in the following six 2ch gaps.
In the last gap make (3dc, 2ch, 2dc) and join with a slip stitch in the top of the 3ch – the 3ch you made at the beginning of the round, acts as a double crochet. 
You should have 8 groups of (3dc, 2ch, 3dc)


Round 3:

8dc in the following 2ch (the peak of the 'petal') then a slip stitch into the next gap (the space between the two 'petals'). Repeat this all the way around until you have eight groups of 8dc.

Join with a slip stitch into the last space. Fasten off.  Leave the tail long enough to sew the butterfly together and to sew on the antennae.

Antennae:

Make a chain in the length that you’d like your antennae to be (remember it will be folded in half). Fasten off and sew in the ends. Fold it in the middle.
Fold the flower shape you've made, in the middle, to create a butterfly shape. 
Now use the tail left over to sew up the middle of the butterfly and to attach the antennae.

and voila! You have a cute butterfly for your hair, clothes, accessories--sky's the limit! Please go to maries making's blog for the picture tutorial and UK terms!

Rachael

Cute Crochet Tutorials, Patterns

I was cruising pinterest and I found some adorable crochet patterns I wanted to share!

Super cute! I love the colours. (I found the tutorial here)

Love this hat too! (Tutorial found here)

Beautiful flower--this is going to become a hair clip! Made by mikey from thecrochetcrowd (tutorial)

These will become hair clips too! (tutorial)

I hope you like them! Let me know if you've tried any of them and how they worked for you!

Rachael

Lace Nails Tutorial - DIY

So, I found these really cute lace nails on pinterest yesterday!

and I decided to do it, and take pictures along the way to show you how to make them!!

First, I bought some lace from Michaels, it comes as a ribbon

It was about 3 dollars with the coupon.

And then I cut out a rough nail shape from it with sharp fabric scissors

I painted my base colour on my nail that I wanted to show through--Pink in this case!! and then applied a clear coat as a base glue to glue it on. Then I pressed the lace down all around my nail neatly and made sure it was all stuck to my nail. Some parts wanted to stick up, so be patient!

Then trim off the excess with sharp precision scissors

And then apply a generous few coats of the clear coat again to really stick it on!!

Mine is the Revlon colour called Natural--it works great!

and tada!!! I just did one nail because... well.. I didn't have the patience to do all of them last night hahaha. But its super cute and really fun!! Pretty easy too, just takes a bit of patience!

And then to take it off, I filled my nail-polish remover cap with the remover and held my lacey finger in there for about 30 seconds and it peeled right off--so no big deal!!

The lace feels so neat on your nail--I couldn't stop touching it and feeling it and playing with it, hahaha and it stayed on there pretty good! It would have lasted probably at least a week on there. It wasn't snagging on anything at all.

 

Let me know how you did your nails and if you'd like to see a tutorial on anything else!

Rachael

DIY Single Use Pouches For Ointments, toothpaste, etc! -- Tutorial

This is an awesome DIY that I found from pinterest! It's a great way to make single use containers for toothpaste, face cleanser, ointments, etc!! And so easy too!!






Check out this guy's blog for step-by-step instructions to do it. :D

Awesome idea for traveling too! :)

<3 Rachael

DIY Fabric Stiffener

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56170560/wedding-headband-bridal-hair-piece-lace

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/31988274/white-lace-headband-bridal-or-special

http://www.stitchesfromtheheart-ca.com/collections/all/products/magnolia-ivory-lace-bracelet

Gorgeous!!

So I've seen the lace headbands and they are so cute!! I totally want to make one, but I probably shouldnt spend more money on stuff such as fabric stiffener!! And then it hit me--there's probably a great tutorial on diy stiffener!! Here's the one I found and wanted to share!!

So all of these lace items maybe dont need a stiffener but I probably would stiffen them anyways haha so it doesnt go all wonkity!

 

http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/07/21/diy-natural-fabric-stiffeners/

And there's the tutorial! I will be trying this soon--I have the lace, and the materials for the tutorial ;) so I will keep you posted!!

Rachael

 I just wanted to let everyone know a bit more about me! I work part time at Michaels arts and crafts and that's where i get a lot of my inspiration--and my need to create!! So after awhile, once i found out about Etsy, I started a shop about a year ago. Just a few months ago I started taking it really seriously. I don't like working for the man! lol I want to be my own boss. :)

 

So now, in all of my spare time, I am creating accessories! Headbands, hair flowers, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, even jewelry display pieces for your wall!  I also have a great passion for crocheting now too. :) It's definitely an awesome winter activity!

This is the link to my shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachaBee?ref=si_shop

So enjoy a few of the pictures of my product, and let me know if you have any comments or questions, or even if you have a shop so I can check it out!!

What is your favourite kind of stuff to create???



Thanks for stopping by!

Rachael

Shrinky Dink Rings

Such an amazingly cute idea! I never thought you could do this with shrink plastic :O This girl made an awesome tutorial showing how to do it. :) Check it out and let me know how it goes!

Rachael

Cute Jewelry Storage

This jewelry wall display I found on pinterest is amazing!! So many good ideas for the mountains of rings, earrings, and necklaces I have, hahaha. I have made a few of my own now and I will be posting pics of those soon. :)

Found here!!

Frame found here :)

Rachael