January 12, 2012: It's a bird, It's a plane... It's an i-cord!

Disclaimer! PLEASE excuse these pictures! The attempt at zero expression, as ridiculous as it is, will hopefully allow you to focus on the piece and not my silly face. (Those of you who know me know I cannot take serious pictures...)
Now, I love this thing! It is a simple crocheted i-cord (similar to the very first creation on January 1st but shorter and with a lighter yarn size. (Here is a link that explains yarn measurements and descriptions, as it can get very confusing!... I have much to learn.) The coolest thing about this creation is that I do not really know what it is. It's a necklace... or a headband... or a choker-scarf-thing. Anyway, it fits nicely into my style and I think it could be worn across seasons so I just love it, alright!? :)

January 9, 2012: Nothing to Waste!

Having long hair all of my life... (well... that is, since I was old enough to make my own decisions about my hair...) I have had an interest in cool ways to wear my hair and fun things to put in my hair. I had some tie dye T-shirt material left over from the scarf from Sunday so I decided to make some headbands. (Nothing to waste! It is always a good idea to keep your scraps! I will show you something fun to do with your scraps in a future post.)  For each headband I used 4 (about) 20 inch T-shirt strands. Specifically, I used 2 brown and 2 tie dye strands for each. The first one is a 4-part round braid (this is the video that I originally learned this braid from... it is with leather but the technique can be used with your hair, T-shirt material, leather, or whatever! http://youtu.be/0afO40tsqAc ) The second one is also a 4-part braid but flat. This braid can be done a couple of ways. The way this one is made is by taking the strand on the left and going (to the right) over, under, over. Then a new strand is on the left... take that one and do the same: over, under, over. Repeat. There are tons of tutorials out there on different kinds of braids so just get the gist of it and then be creative!

January 6, 2012: Suzie Homemaker Hair Tie

This past June I went to Atlantic City to the Dave Matthews Caravan. It was a three-day music festival featuring many of my favorite bands... thrilling... a great way to start my summer. While I was there I bought a cool headband that was made in Indonesia. There was a deal where you could buy three for twenty dollars but I only bought one. Why? Well, because I looked at it and thought.. I can definitely make these. It was not until Friday after returning home from Ski Club that I actually put my sewing machine where my mouth was. 

This headband is made out of an old plaid, button-down shirt and some elastic. It is called the Suzie Homemaker Hair Tie because I made it for my sister. She loves plaid, country-looking things and she has great hair... and a lot of it! She has two little, very energetic boys and is always busy being the best mom ever. Now she can do that with her hair held back in a country-chic homemaker hair tie!