Duct Tape Purse

I saw this post on Pinterest an thought it was really cool, so I gave it a try. 

I started by measuring out fabric to the size I wanted. I wanted to be able to fit my laptop in it so it had to be pretty wide.
 

I then cut and hemmed a small rectangle of fabric to make a pocket inside the bag.  

 Next were the straps. I braided long strips of duct tape together after folding each strip in half.

I taped the straps to the "outside" of the fabric.

 And then added tape to the fabric. I liked the diagonal stripes rather than horizontal or vertical.

 Here it is after being completely covered by the "duck tape".

Once you've taped the outside, fold it in half and line the "seams" with tape.

 Here's the outside before adding tape around the top.

And this is the finished bag.

 I really enjoyed making this bag, it was super simple. However I took this bag with me on a trip to Utah and the straps only lasted five minutes at the airport. In the original tutorial they used gromets and rope for the handles, but I was unable to find either when I was buying supplies. So perhaps using real duct tape would've held them better. When I find a solution I'll be sure to add an update. 

Braided Bangles

This is another post I saw on Pinterest that I thought would be easy to execute, so I gave it a try and it turned out pretty well. The only thing I noticed is that some colors are softer than others and stretch out a little more than you may want. The process is super simple, just make equal sized little snakes out of clay and braid them until its is long enough to fit around your wrist. Then just push the two sides together and you have yourself a braided bangle. The swirled bracelet was made in a similar fashion. Roll out two snakes and then roll them together and join the ends the same way. Bake it according to the brands directions and its ready to wear.

 Here are all the bracelets I made, and below are just a couple of the bracelets by themselves.

New Phone Case

Back when I had a blackberry I had the same boring blue cover on it for the two years that I had it. About six months before I was due for an upgrade I revamped that case, and really like how it turned out.I have since upgraded, but it was still fun to do and pretty easy.

Here's a quick video on the process, I used E6000 for the rhinestones and regular elmers glue for the glitter.

Introduction

I started this blog a while ago to document the things I tried from Pinterest as well as any other crafty things I did. I don't have any step by step pictures, so for now I'll leave you with some pictures of the polymer clay animals I made.