T-shirt yarn, also known as “tarn”, is a great eco-friendly product that is perfect for lots of DIY craft projects including rag rugs, scarves, or fun woven bracelets. It has a nice slightly stretchy quality, and is very easy and inexpensive to make yourself. This video will show you how to make long continuous pieces…
Memory Wire Bracelet Tutorial
Memory wire bracelets are so much fun to make, and SO easy! They’re a great way to accessorize a blah outfit, and of course they make great gifts. If you’ve never made a memory wire bracelet before, this tutorial from Happy Hour Projects will show you just how easy it is to whip up…
How to Make a Single Sliding Knot Closure {Video}
Sliding knots come in very handy when making casual bracelets such as friendship bracelets, shambhala style bracelets, or other macrame braclets and necklaces using leather or cord. It’s also nice to have a one-size-fits-all solution if you’re selling jewelry online where people are unable to try your handmade jewelry on for size. This video shows…
Quick Copper and Brass Cleaning Trick
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was clean my pennies and make them nice and shiny, which is how I know this trick. I’m sure that it probably says something about me that I would rather play with money than dolls even when I was in grade school,…
Smooth Wire Ends with a Wire Rounder Tool (Video Demo)
If you make your own earwires for your handmade earrings, then you know that smoothing the ends by hand can be somewhat of a pain. Using sandpaper or a file works well to get rid of those painful sharp pointy bits, but having the right tools certainly speeds up the process, which is great when…
