DIY Floral Sunnies

These super-fun sunnies are inspired by A-morir eye wear. 

A-morir 









Sew Deadly

You Will Need

-Plain Sunnies with enough room around the frame to glue stuff
-1' of chain
-Clay Flowers
-E-6000 glue
-Oh, and a q-tip
Materials from
www.tohoshoji.com


Step 1
Make a little gluing station.  Squeeze some of the glue onto some tin foil and use a q-tip to apply the glue to the frame of the sunglasses.

I cut the cotton part off of one end of the q-tip for smaller areas

Step 2
Star applying the glue and then laying down the chain about an inch or so at a time.  Let the excess chain rest on the lens so it doesn't dangle.

Keep going

Almost There


When you get to the end, snip off the excess chain.  Then, let dry a little before you start on the flowers





Step 3
After you let the glue for the chain dry a bit, start on the flowers.  I started with the biggest flower on the outside, then worked my way in.


Take a break between flowers to let the glue dry, so you don't mess them up when applying the smaller flowers


Lookin' Cute!

Done!

Terrarium Necklace

I absolutely love terrariums and I'm always on the lookout for cool vessels to house tiny ecosystems so when I found these adorable little bottles at the bead store I knew what had to be done.

This craft is super quick and easy to make so it would make a great last minute gift for your nature loving friends or for your mom for mothers day!

Materials

You will Need:

Some moss (smells so fresh)

Tiny Bottle with cork

Beads or small rocks for the base layer

Chain Necklace

Smallest jump ring you have

E-6000 or similar glue

Tack/ring thingy (see drawing below)

Also: tweezers or a toothpick to help arrange the terrarium

I got all the materials with the exception of the moss from Toho Shoji aka my happy place
The moss is from Michaels aka my other happy place

http://tohoshoji-ny.com


Step One
Use beads, crystals, or pebbles as the base layer, then add your moss.  I used a toothpick to arrange.

Pack it, Poke it, Repeat

Step Two 

Cover the base and bar of the thingy with glue and press into the center of the cork.  Let dry for a few before your attach the necklace chain with the jump ring.  

Its best to let the glue dry completely (72 hours) before you wear your necklace! (I know, it sucks)

Step Three

Cork it.  Wear it. Love it.

Variation

Add small shells, figures, or dried flowers to your terrarium for extra cuteness!

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Galaxy Kicks

The universe is hella pretty, so paint your favorite galaxy on your kicks.

Inspiration

Materials

 Sneakers to beautify

Acrylic paint in galaxy-ish colors (you could also use fabric paint if you wish)

White or silver paint marker

Assorted brushes

Photo reference of your galaxy

Step 1

Remove the laces.

At this point, I realized that because my kicks are kinda worn-in so are the wrinkles, which brings me to..

Step 2

Blast the wrinkles with an iron and then stuff lightly with newspaper

At this point, you could also use some masking tape to tape off areas that you don't wait to paint (i.e.: the sole and the tongue)  I didn't do this because I'm a pretty careful painter and I can't find my masking tape.

Step 3

Start Painting. 

Some of the colors took awhile to build up, so there are some layers of paint going on.

Also, I found that its best to add the white paint after the colors have dried.

So I think the whole painting process took 2-3 hours before I decided that I was finished

Step 4

Use your paint marker to sprinkle some stars across the solar system (I went a little overboard I think)

And then you're finished! So lace them up and rock them out!

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