New Designs

It’s been so exciting to design and make jewelry by hand again. Originally, Formica was my material of choice when there were tons of exciting colors to work with, but as neutrals became the rage, the choices grew ever more limited.

I’m now working with real and vegan leathers which have an endless rainbow of color choices and textures. Each piece is punched with a steel die and hammer and pieced together with plated silver and gold findings. The ear wires are hypoallergenic and ornaments are czech glass beads.

Left to right: gunmetal silver/sapphire bead full moon earrings; winter white/sapphire bead leaf earrings; crescent blush/topaz bead earrings.

2 Cute DIY Father's Day Cards

Here are 2 cute DIY Father's Day Card tutorials that are so simple and beautiful to boot. A three-dimensional pop-up card has so many possibilities by changing the paper color and pattern — and the negative space of the letter "A" becoming a heart is sweet. I've seen a lot of macaroni art, but painting bowtie pasta to look like actual bowties is brilliant! The pop-up template and instructions can be found at One Dog Woof and the bowtie pasta card tutorial at The Gold Jellybean. 

Upcycled soup can luminaries

I love luminaries during the holidays, but the traditional paper bags filled with sand only get one use which seems like a bit of a waste. Soup or vegetable cans make wonderful luminaries and you only need some paint, a hammer and a nail to create intricate patterns. 

Images: Celebrations //  Curbly // Design Sponge

Make & Take Tutu Class

SATURDAY | OCTOBER 10TH | 4:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

I will be teaching a Make & Take tutu class and setting up a one day pop up shop in McKinney for Second Saturday. The class will be come and go format between 4-7:30pm on Saturday October 10th at Nan Lee Jewelry in Historic Downtown Mckinney. The timing is perfect for kids or pets costumes for Halloween and all materials are included. The cost of the class is $25. Call to reserve your spot or sign up at Event Brite.

Upcycled Milk Crates

It's been awhile since I've posted an upcycled project and this one really caught my eye. We've all seen plastic milk crates as shelving and most of us probably had them in our dorm rooms, but this funky bench treatment is inspired!

Upcycled Tree Stump Tables

Love this transformation of tree stumps into moveable side tables at A Beautiful Mess. Check out their full DIY tutorial here.

Esty Love | Felt Monogram Letters

Happy Monday! Here is a little Etsy lover for you today in the form of Felt Monogram Letters from the shop of FeltAndMason. They're made to order and you're able to choose the color of the shadow box letter and of the felt blossoms. I'd love to have these in my office.