Summer is in full swing, along with summer flowers and this diy flower crown if you’re looking for something to do with them. You don’t have to go to San Francisco to wear flowers in your hair. Although if you do go, here’s all the more reason to wear them. Flower crowns may look a little complicated at first glance, but they’re so… View Post
A double wrap leather beaded bracelet uses a technique called “laddering”, where beads are threaded between leather cord, like a ladder. These bracelets were popularized in the nineties with Chan Luu’s double wrap pearl bracelets. The lustrous sheen of a pearl does complement the sleekness of leather well, but I love the way these bracelets look with organic gemstones, sparkle beads,… View Post
July somehow crept up on me! Where does the time go? This July Moon Calendar is an update on last month’s June Moon Calendar, which was fun to make and I loved looking at all month on my phone. This calendar is the perfect size for either a desktop or a mobile background. I’ll be using it on my mobile… View Post
Are you feeling a little matchy-matchy? This diy turquoise jewelry set is surprisingly easy to make on a lazy weekend morning. It took about an hour and a half to make, and I’ve gotten so many compliments on it that I thought I’d share it. I made this with gold findings so it could be paired with other gold pieces…. View Post
I love taking pictures, but rarely take the time to print them! Needing to put something up on our new walls, I recently bought some square photo prints from Artifact Uprising to decorate with. The prints came in looking beautiful, and at 5×5 with a white border they looked clean in a grid up on the wall. The photos I… View Post
Friendship Bracelets are the hallmark of my childhood. They always remind me of summer camp, days at the lake, and making giggling crafts together with friends. It’s never too late to stop making these! A friendship bracelet makes a great gift with a personal touch, or you can just make one for yourself because it looks cool. This design features a rainbow… View Post
These chakra bracelets were made as a graduation gift to the other yogis in my teacher training. We made it! We are all officially yoga teachers now. I’ve been really into making beaded power bracelets lately, and get so many compliments, so I thought it would be fun to share with my friends! Since we’ve been learning all about the… View Post
Have you heard of blackout poetry? Anyone can be a blackout poet, or an artist at reduction. In yoga teacher training, one of our teachers brought in a book by Austin Kleon called “Steal Like an Artist”. It’s a great book if you need to be inspired. He’s all about leveraging appropriation to find your voice. One of the methods… View Post
These seashell candles are everything I like out of a DIY – they’re easier to make than they look, smell amazing, bring a little charm from your personal travels into the home, and give these trinkets purpose. A few weeks ago on the beach, I found these giant clams. A huge storm had just flooded the shores, so there were… View Post
I’m so excited about this mala necklace DIY! This has been on my bucket list for a while, so in case it was on anyone else’s, here’s how to make a DIY mala bead necklace. A strand of mala beads are kind of a yogi right of passage. They’re traditionally a set of beads used for prayer and meditation, similar… View Post