This week we had the wonderful opportunity to teach some
ladies a few DiY projects. Jenny has been selling some of her pieces at a local
Paint Bar + Boutique called Branch Out and through that contact we were asked
to teach a DiY class based on Pinterest and other DiY ideas we might have. We
dubbed the class “Dames of DiY” with the tag line “…we did more than just pin
it” and the ladies at Branch Out got gals signed up. We chose a few projects
for the first class that would be easy for first timers or non-crafters but
also fun for those who do a DiY project or two on their own. We had a lot of
fun with these ladies for the evening and everyone really enjoyed being able to
complete their projects and walk home with something they could say “I made
this” about.
Of course our wonderful hostess/store owner Hannah added a little Pinterest charm with some homemade cupcakes and she was also able to join in the fun and craft along with us.
Jenny and I took turns walking through the different
projects and helping at each station and we had a lot of fun and laughs along
with this group.
Our first projects were these cute Personalized Keychains.
We did alter the instructions a bit using wooden tags (can be found here or at
a local craft store) instead of chipboard and we didn’t use pictures for the
class but you could certainly do so at home. Each person got a single tag and a
double tag. For the double tags we used some E6000 (love it!) to glue two tags
together to make a thicker one. These key chains are so much fun and you can
really not mess them up. Each gal had so much fun creating their pieces to fit
their personalities or that of the person they would be gifting it to. And once
you start it is difficult to stop so get ready to pop out about 10 or these
things at your first sitting!
Our final project was a T-Shirt Thick Braided Bracelet. This
one is more of a bangle type. We used the t-shirt material and rattail. We tied
a loose knot at one end and braided them through. Once we got to the other end
we untied our loose know and made a knot with both ends to create the bangle
and we skipped the magnetic closure.
Daspri
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