These mermaid tail earrings and mermaid tail necklace are super easy to make with polymer clay and a free printable mermaid tail pattern! Summers are for mermaiding! Our return to Hawaii and first glimpse of the beach for a while has me in a mermaid frame of mind. I’ve been playing with polymer clay a…
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Cactus Necklace Tutorial – DIY Polymer Clay Cactus Necklace
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. This DIY cactus necklace is so cute and easy to make from polymer clay! Weirdly enough, I see a lot of cacti in Hawaii. Parts of the islands are very…
How to Sanitize Paper Rolls for Crafts – How to Sanitize Toilet Paper Rolls Chemical Free
Learn how to sanitize paper rolls for crafts with this easy tutorial! Both toilet paper and paper towel rolls are very popular for crafts. They’re virtually free, and who doesn’t want free crafting supplies? However, I’ve noticed a lot of concern about the safety of using paper rolls for crafts, especially toilet paper rolls. I’ve…
How to Make a Keyboard Wrist Rest – Easy Sewing Project
Discover how to quickly and easily make your own keyboard wrist rest! I use my computer a whole lot, and because of how things have to be set up, my wrists are usually resting somewhere uncomfortable. I thought about buying a wrist rest, but then I realized I could make one very easily! So I did. =) Today…
How to Make a Mermaid Bra – DIY Mermaid Bra Costume
Discover how to make your own mermaid bra costume with these DIY mermaid bra tips and tricks! Halloween has come and gone for this year (sad face), but mermaids are evergreen so I’m sharing tips for making a mermaid bra! It seems like a fairly straightforward process – just hot glue shells and shiny things…
DIY Sunburst Headdress Tutorial – How to Make a Zip Tie Crown
Discover how to make a zip tie crown that’s perfect for a sunburst headdress or a saint’s halo with this easy tutorial! It’s a very easy DIY Halloween costume idea on a budget, plus it looks stunning and it’s durable, too. While looking at ways to make floral crowns, I came across this tutorial for…
How to Make a Three Color Ribbon Lei
My husband is now on shore tour (yay!), but when his boat got home from deployment last fall members of the FRG made ribbon lei in the boat’s color for every single sailor. Wow! Even though they’re fairly quick to make, that was a time commitment. Ribbon lei like this are great for situations where…
How to Sew Heavy Duty Weightlifting Wrist Wraps from Canvas, Cotton Duck, etc.
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. When I wrote my tutorial showing how to sew your own weightlifting wrist wraps, I had no idea it would be one of my most popular posts! I’ve had all…
How to Make a Spiral Ribbon Lei – Hawaiian Ribbon Lei Tutorial
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii! While I tend to think of May as graduation season, many places hold graduation in June, instead, so plenty of people want to know…
How to Think Outside the (Half Way) Box – Decorated Box Deployment Care Package for Submariners
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. There are so many amazing military care package ideas on the internet (one of my favorite blogs for inspiration is Jo, My Gosh!). The problem is, most of these ideas…