06/20 - 06/30/2012

06/20-21/2012 - "Sugar Snap Peas" Plant Marker 

Harvest time is coming and not all of my signs got done this year. We have had a great garden so far and my brown thumbs are starting to turn a lovely shade of chartreuse. Perhaps next year, when I have all my signs done, my thumbs will be green. One can dream. 

I was going to use a real picture of Mama Jan like I did with Jason's marker, but per her request, I did not. She still needs a face though.

06/22/2012 - “Mercury” Glass
Once again, "as seen on Pinterest". With my backwards way of doing things I didn't use the paint recommended and ran out of regular silver paint. I used a paint pen and kept pressing the tip inside the empty jar and rolling the sparse amount of paint that came out to cover the inside. Jason kept looking at me like I had lost my mind while I worked on this. When I finally got the bright idea to open the pen and just pour the silver paint in, I ran out of paint. It still looks neat. It would probably have turned out a little more fancier if I followed the instructions that I found, but I like to work with what I have.

06/23/2012 – Washer/Rubber Bracelet 
I am determined to lose this bracelet and still don't have a picture. I really like it and was just wearing it yesterday. Of course, I substituted the string for rubber and used little round washers from a garage sale instead of using what the instructions specified. Another project off my Pinterest "to try" list though. Yip yip. This is not my picture, but this is pretty easy to make if you are feeling all washed up. tee hee.

 
06/24/2012 - Bow Tie Hair Band

This wasn't really a failure, but I got bored making it because it wasn't going to turn out as cute as I had hoped. This was another case of me trying to use bike materials (rubber and brake wire) to create this hair band.  



06/25/2012 - Game Board Bowls

This was an experiement I wanted to try for quite a while, but started with scraps from other game board projects. I soaked the boards in water until they were saturated then pressed them into bowls to dry. I didn't realize that the boards were two separate pieces held together by tape and some kind of glue that comes apart in water. I think this can work with a little tweaking and cleverness, so this may be seen again.

 
06/26/2012 - Instructables Hair band
My friend sent me info to enter an Instructables contest. I didn't win (there were some amazing entries) but I did end up with a one year subscription to Instructables (hooray!). Check it out if you want to make your own.

 
06/27/2012 - Red Flower Ring
Another fabulous bit of garbage saved for me. I really am not sure what this lovely red flower is from (I keep forgetting to ask), but I have another one to experiment with still. I used toy wire and random bead from SCRAP to make this little ring. 

06/28-29/2012 - "Onions" Plant Marker
You can't tell from this picture, but there is a sketch of onions in this picture. I really do plan to finish my plant markers before next season.

06/30/2012 - “To Go” Kit Vases 
More bits from the same "To Go" kit! I was a sucker and bought this cute little drawer from work with no intention in mind. The "vases" are marker lids I had to cut down to fit into the drawer. Both the lids and flowers were in the kit. I like this, but I might take out the flowers if I find a higher purpose for the drawer.

06/07-06/10, 06/12-06/13, 06/15-19/2012

06/07/2012 - Flip Flop Hanger
This project is born from my Pinterest addiction. I have been wanting to try this, but didn't have any wire hangers, so the crafting gods intervened and I found some in the recycling bin at work. I used some big ol' beads on the ends, but it is such an easy, clever idea. Here is the link if you want to try: shoe hangers.

06/08/2012 - Round Braid Headband

I am in love with the idea of creating a useful item with only one material, ie: no wire, glue, etc. I started the headband by making a round braid and tying a knot. I crisscrossed pieces of inner tube to cut out to make some sort of flower or shape. I didn't finish it because it felt so clunky. I will end up taking it apart and using it's pieces. I am learning a lot about trial and error on my crafting journey.







06/09/2012 - Tubing Weave Revisited
Yes, this is the same project from 5/22. I am still determined to make this tubing work into a basket!!!

06/10/2012 - Wonky Box/Ball thingie

I am kind of embarrassed to show this picture. I had a little too much wine prior to making this. I have been making purses for years using a tab method, so I thought I would try to come up with a ball doing the same thing. Ehhhh (that is supposed to be the sound of the Jeopardy! buzzer going off for this project).

06/12/2012 - Map Flowers 
The goal for these flowers is to turn them into a ball to represent a globe. I keep getting maps from the Sierra Club, which are cool, but I think sending two or three maps to same person every year is excessive. 

These do remind me of my church days and missionary studies though. I can't help but think these would make great centerpieces for a missionary conference or banquet.

 



06/13/2012 - “To Go” Kit Coin Pouch
In case you are wondering about these SCRAP "To Go" kits I have referred to before, I am going talk a little bit about their awesomeness. If I were a poet, I would write sonnets proclaiming the wonder of these jam-packed tennis ball cans. I won this "To Go" kit right before I started working at SCRAP. I have managed to get goodies out for myself before Zoe got to them. (The pictures on the left shows all of the great things a wonderful SCRAP volunteer stuffed into the can.)

I took out the fabric bits and ribbon included in the can and they just happened to be the right sizes and cuts to make a little coin pouch. I used the leftover sticks from the Hard Rock Cafe jewelry I made and threaded it through the ribbon to make the mouth of the pouch and sewed on a little snap. Viola! A truly scrappy creation.

06/15, 06/16, 06/17/2012 - Rubber Friendship Bracelet 
I haven't made one of these since I was in high school. I feel like just about every girl, maybe even some boys, tried to make these at least once. I used to tie off the embroidery thread on a safety pin, attach the pin to something and start tying off the bracelet. I had some random bits of inner tube and gave this a try. It had a cool effect of coiling, but I had to keep going. Yes, I did spend three days making this. 

06/18/2012 - Rubber Tubing Celtic Knot

Again with this rubber tubing! I saw instructions for making a celtic knot on Pinterest. It kind of worked, but the knot wasn't as tight as I would have liked it to be. I thought it might make a cool necklace, but, again, the tubing didn't want to cooperate with me.




06/19/2012 - Mayo Ring Bracelet
My wonderful mother-in-law has been awesome about saving me discarded materials like plastic rings, newspaper bags and other fun goodies. I took a ring that she painstakingly removed from a jar and wrapped it with ribbon from the "To Go" kit and think it turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself. And, I do say so myself.