DIY Embellished Detachable Collar

As both a holiday and fashion fanatic, I can often be caught flipping through the pages of the Family Fun magazine for the crafts around this time of year.  Easy, affordable, and most of all, covet-able crafts are my specialty, especially when I’m looking for last-minute gift ideas.  It would be inexplicable if I didn’t happen to recreate the DIY Embellished Detachable Collar I saw in a magazine, considering my love for both collars, and affordable crafts. DSCF2155

Tips

  • Cut 20 inches of ribbon
  • Use Tacky Glue
    • Dries Clear
  • Use masking tape to cover the template-it’s easier to work with
  • Use masking tape to tape the template down
  • Thin, flimsy felts are hard to cut
  • Stiff fabrics can feel a little weird around the neck
    • But they don’t hurt

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This is super simple, you don’t even need steps, and a really great gift idea.  I recommend grabbing as many pieces of felt as you can find, because they’re amazingly inexpensive, and once you start making these DIY embellished detachable collars, you just won’t be able to stop!

Have a happy early holiday!

I was inspired by the Family Fun Magazine for this DIY, but I made it my own with different embellishments, and little
extra steps to insure the best possible collar. See the template for the collar here.

DIY Flower Crowns/Headbands

I was quite the busy crafter yesterday.   With my tripod came 100 hot glue sticks, so I decided to put them, and my Martha Stewart, skills to use.  And you know while I was doing all that I decided to channel my inner Tavi Gevinson.  Because you know, that’s a perfectly good use of my time.  And a perfectly good way to procrastinate homework.

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My sisters actually wore these to school, and apparently they’re worth something.  I mean besides the like $3 they cost me to make.  Apparently, their bus driver wants to buy one for her daughter.  So I guess I have a business now.

P.S.  That big jewel on the top is actually part of a broken earring of my grandmothers.  Well, it got broken after it got into my custody.  Oopss!!!

 

10 Creative Things to Do With Extra or Unwanted Hangers You Never Would Have Thought Of

I know it may seem crazy you can have too many hangers and not enough clothes, because that rarely happens to me.  In fact, quite often it is the other way around, where I have too many clothes and not enough hangers or room in my closet.

But because there are some people who only buy the necessary, there might be a lot of extra plastic, wire, or maybe even for the luxurious fabric covered wire in your closet.  And since I’m always looking for DIYs, I thought I’d show you a few of the uses I’ve found for spare hangers.

1. Display Your Favorite Magazines

I know I have magazines I’ve love to have hanging in my room or maybe even in my closet.  This is especially helpful if you leave them open to your favorite outfit or makeup tutorials for when you just don’t have ANYTHING to wear (even when you most definitely do) for easy access and instant inspiration.

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Courtesy of myidealhome on Tumblr

2. Make a Scarf Display

I know they make hangers just for this, but who wants to spend money when you can make one yourself?!  These are cute, affordable, and nice enough to hang out in the open.

Courtesy of meetmakelaugh.blogspot.com

Courtesy of meetmakelaugh.blogspot.com

3. Make a Jewelry Tree

I have a jewelry cake tier for rings and bracelets, and hooks on wooden letter spelling out my name for necklaces, but I certainly don’t have this.  Easy as pie, and as shown here, ready in 60 seconds, this is an easy project, for the “artistically challenged.”

Courtesy of scraphacker.com

Courtesy of scraphacker.com

 4. Display your Photos

This is another easy solution for your spare hangers.  This looks pretty minimalistic in the picture but depending on the hanger, pictures, and binder clips you use, you can make this as creative, or plain as you want.

Courtesy of janmarcel.com

Courtesy of janmarcel.com

5. Make a Coat Rack

Another creative use from scraphacker.com, only this one is slightly more challenging (ok, a lot more challenging).  This is perfect for renovating your mudroom on a budget, and it looks really nice too.

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6.  Embrace your Inner Bookworm

Not everyone wants to take up tons of space with a fat, clunky bookcase, unlike me.  But there is a way to keep books in your life, and your room, long after school is out.  This easy book rack looks easy, and fun, perfect for me, because I have too many books, and not enough bookshelves.

Courtesy of scraphacker.com

Courtesy of scraphacker.com

7.  Organize your Shoe Collection

If you don’t already have your shoes on display like me, and really don’t have the space for it, then this may be the project for you.  From now on you can keep those skinny shoes (flats and flip flops) hanging on your extra hangers.

Courtesy of usefuldiy.com

Courtesy of usefuldiy.com

8. Make a Chandelier

While I do not need a chandelier, nor do I particularly want one, you might.  So enjoy this complex DIY for the experienced from scraphacker.com.

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9. Hang your Glasses

I can’t see well without glasses, which is the understatement of the year, so I guess you could say I have a lot.  Well, I used to.  But getting your prescription changed every time your vision gets worse I expensive, so I donated 3 pairs of glasses to children in need.  Now I have my nerdy glasses from Ray Ban, and some smaller ones from Converse.  But I’d love for everyone to see them while I sleep at night, because that’s pretty much the only time I take them off.  Don’t want to crash into walls or anything.

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Courtesy of scraphacker.com

10. Make a Ribbon Rack

I have lots of craft materials and ribbon is one of them.  I’d love the be able to take them out of the box I stuff them in.  Don’t worry, it’s a pretty fabric box.  Now I finally can.

Courtesy of scraphacker.com

Courtesy of scraphacker.com

I really don’t have room for all this on my walls, but I can’t choose just one.  Can you?  Tell me in the comments your favorite, or favorites;)

-XO Style Stalker