homemade gifts.

Super busy lately! But since graduations are among us I decided to make my gifts instead of buying them (naturally)! :) I made these braided leather charm bracelets for a couple of my cousins. Very easy to make, not at all time consuming and fun! I used a leather rope and braided them, added ribbon ends to connect to the clasps so it goes on like a charm bracelet. I also added charms using jump rings to fasten them onto the bracelet itself. Here is a preview picture, kind of blurry. Will post better pictures soon.

Button Earrings.

These are "design your own button" earrings. At any craft store or even Wal-Mart they have button makers that you can buy that come with sets of buttons and backings. What you do is cover the button with your choice of fabric and add the backing once the fabric is in place. Then you have your own custom, decorative button.

These are just examples of some earrings we've made.

hair accessories.

These are different hair accessories we've made. Flower headbands and feather clips mostly. All are handmade and super simple and easy to make.

[WHAT YOU NEED: felt for the backing, feathers, synthetic flowers, decorative buttons, glue gun, headbands]

Lighter Options For Your Favorite Restaurants

love love LOVE meeting up with friends and fam for dinner, but HATE the aftereffects of the calorie intake! Yahoo has a list of all the new lighter dishes you can order at your favorite restaurants. (from Hungry Girl via Yahoo)

check out the article HERE.

More Jersey Necklaces...

tags read: "handmade by Krate."

SO easy to make and fun too. It's as easy as cutting and tying knots.