Wonder Woman!/ Cheap, quick, but cute giveaways for the holidays

Well, there was this awesome sale from the comic book club at school and they were just doing it for fundraisers. The prices were completely awesome, and the stuff was too. Sadly, i had only 5 dollars and bought this Wonder Woman box...what's even better is it has vintage post cards inside it, only for $3! Deal or no deal??? DEAL.

Ok, well heres a simple little tutorial to make this insanely simple giveaway.

Materials Needed:

-Ribbon (1 wide and one skinny)

-Mini glass jars (99 cents store, come in packs of 3 :D)

-Hot glue gun

-Candy, candles, etc (anything you want to put in the jar for the giveaways)

Step 1:

Clean the jars out and dry. Take the lid off and set aside.

Step 2:

Get your wide ribbon and cut it however long you want, not too long, make sure the length matches the jar. Probably 3 inches, more or less.

***Making the bow***

Pinch the wide ribbon in the middle, so it creates folds, take a snippet of the skinny ribbon and tie in the pinched area. Make sure your knot is in the back so it hides the "faux bow" look.

Trim anything that is revealing from the front.

Step 3:

Take your hot glue gun and put just a little drop, or more if your bow is too thick, and stick it just below where the little screw part for the lid is. and voila! A simple giveaway. Fill with candies or any other goodies you can fit.

I brought these to a small party for my club in thanksgiving and it was a hit, every kept asking me if they were expensive :O

but, an artist never gives away their secrets. Wait...that a magician...lol oh well.

iPod sock + tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to make this simple iPod sock for pretty much any size with a nice colorful (if you want) band.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

STEP 1:

Trace out your iPod on the fabric you want to use as the main band, but make sure you trace it slightly larger. If you want to make this for something that is a little thicker, trace out about an inch larger, more or less depending how thick the object is. Trace it 2 times, or you could just fold the fabric in half and trace it once, so you can make the casing.

STEP 2:













Sew the wrong sides together except for the top, how else would you put your ipod inside??













STEP 3:





Take the other fabric to create a band. Cut a strip about 2 inches wide, but the length is twice the length of the top of the sock. I dont know if you get me, but yeah. Leave half an inch seam allowance. Fold the fabric in hald hot dog style with the right side showing





STEP 4:

Ok, this parts a liiiitttle confusing, Get the strip you just made, put where the folding is open lined up with the edge of the top part of the sock and sew those edges together. I know it looks weird, but it will come out right, trust me.Once you've sewn all the way around, sew the band together closed. Then flip it upright and there you have it! You can leave it like this or you can install a button of your choice :)

New Earrings :D

----These earrings are bottlecaps, simple,simple. But, the special thing about these are that they are double sided, so in the picture it may seem mismatched, but one side (for both) is a San Miguel bottle cap, and the other is IBC root beer, great root beer from a cupcake place, i love those classic bottles.

++++These earrings (below) are...You guessed it! The all beloved Chuck E. Cheese's coin! It took my dad a little while to drill in the holes. I couldn't do it myself because i don't have enoughstrength and it was too dangerous. So i advise any teen crafters like me to get help from an adult if you have a weird feeling something might hurt you, or might mess something up. But these turned out great didn't they? Simple, but elegant.

Dinos, Anyone?

Just thought I'd share my Dinosaur hat to the world. Or, whoever's reading this. I started selling them at school for $10.00. Why so much you ask?
1) 5 bucks for the materials
2) 5 bucks for time
3) You can sketch out, think out, or even just give the slightest idea, and i will custom make it for you, waaaay cheaper than other custom made hats.

So now do you think it's not a reasonable price? Everyone keeps telling me "oohh but...it's too expensive." "ohh i bet i can make this myself." Well then why don't you!? Stop complaining if you don't want a hat! Geez!

well, i just had to let it out. Sorry.

Captain Planet inspired Planeteer Rings

You don't know this, but Captain Planet is my FAVORITE hero! So, in honor of the environment saving blue guy, i made Planeteer rings that will help summon the awesome power of CP, because the Power is YOURS! Lol, on that note...I made the Heart ring, Wind, and Earth. I have noooo idea why i made the heart ring, he's so incredibly useless.

The way i made these was from that kit above the rings picture. I got it from a gift exchange at my school, so I can't tell you where to exactly find them, I'm pretty sure you can find them at any craft store or maybe Target or Wal-mart...those kinds of stores lol.

With this kit you can make 10 rings, and it's fairly simple. If you have meteocre painting skills like I do (I'm more of a drawing person), then i recommend you just gluing pictures to the ring (what i did with the earth ring). So if you buy this kit or find any other ones, have fun!

PS. If you find another, even better one, then please comment me what and where :D

Some crafts i didnt post!!

(far left) is a Mario hat i made, as you can tell, I'm even matching the outfit. This idea popped up to me whilst picking an outfit for school. The overalls is actually just a top, it used to be a dress but i chopped the skirt off and left the top. It's pretty cool since I'm not a dress person, and trying to bring overalls back. I actually made that hat before i was about to go to bed, but i ended up sleeping at 12! :O so, the lesson here is...if an idea sparks you..just write it down so it doesn't get in the way of your health...unless you're really passionate about it. Ok, so the bracelet next to that, is a Starburst wrapper bracelet. Pretty cool, huh? instead of using a clasp (because I'm poor) i used 3 strands of yellow embroidery floss instead. I like dangly bracelets anyways. I learned how to make this from this website here, so check it out :D

I got lots of complements on it and I'm sure if you try it you would too. It's frustrating because i only bought one regular sized pack of starburst, and for my arm, which is pretty small, required 2 packs! So i had to wait until the next day came along to buy another pack of starburst.

It was pretty funny when i got the next pack because it was during class, i offered everyone the candy, but i kept the wrappers in a neat little pile for the bracelet. My teacher looked pretty creeped out and took a double take when she saw me organizing my wrappers. lol.

Well that's all for this post. Feliz Navidad everyone!

Spice Up a Uniform

Well, near Back-To-School week, or for some of you, it already has been. This entry's for the poor kids who sadly have to go through uniform changes, or for some, the same uniform every year.

WARNINGS:
-Read the uniform rules for your school, remember that not EVERYTHING in this list is permitted in some schools.
-These tips and tricks are mostly for uniforms that you have to or able to buy yourself. These tips shouldn't be used if there are strict rules for uniform.

TIPS AND TRICKS
Instead of buying those weird and strange-fit uniform shirts (those navy blue or white collar shirts with only 3 buttons) try buying button-ups instead. They're more fashionable and are more fitted than the basic uniform shirt. Avoid the boxy button-up, it may be more "boyfriend" look but in some schools, they need you to button up all the way and "boyfriend" look mostly works if you have a fitted tee under it to balance things out. If rules don't enforce that, then go for a matching navy blue fitted tee under it in case anyone tells you to button that shirt up.

For pants, if you like the fitted-jeans look, just buy some navy blue pants and skinny them up a bit. Theres plenty of tutorials around the net about making pants skinnier. Just make sure the waistline fits you well. They also sell some skinny navy blue pants for those of you who don't fancy sewing.

Dressing up that button-up for some windy season, get a nice blue or white cardigan. Make sure its a fitted one with a v-neck so you look lest granny-like. A vest is a nice touch-up as well. Halter vests with buttons is a sweet europian look and way more fashionable.

To touch up a weird or plain sweater that they only allow, add some pins and patches. Make sure to check if it's safe. Nothing gore-ish or violence/sex/drug related. Sometimes...it's not cool and doesnt really match up. Band pins are ok, for some schools. Handmade patches are cool, or even some chevrons for that army look.

Distress some of you pants if you like that kind of look. I personally don't like distressed jeans, only if its a natural wear-and-tear. Theres plenty distressing methods sch as using
-cheese graters (any side)
-ped-egg (that worked perfectly for me)
-sand paper
-nail file (for those small areas)
Any of these methods should work, or use all of them for just one spot or many!

If you choose to wear a skirt but they don't allow a lot of leg, add some tights to go along. Stick with solid colors if you're afraid they'd try to put you in detention.

If none of these tips apply to your certain school, just rock out your hairdo. crazy clips to fit your style, big bows, any type of hairstyle that'd make you more personalized than others.

From personal experience, uniforms can be annoying and boring, but i had to fashion myself the hard way and go against the rules. Please do not try any of these if it could get you in trouble or sent to detention and what-not. These tips and tricks can only apply to some schools. Hope i helped in a better school year to get yourself noticed!

Great Website for Money Savers

Of course we love DIY, but sometimes it can get a little costly. Here's a great link for those of us who are tightening the belt and love star wars as well lol.

http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/08/yoda-hat/

great and easy tutorial for us star wars lovin' diy-ers.

Organizing a Small Closet

Well, being a teen in the recession, we might have small closets. Or we couldve had small closets for the longest time ever since we were born. Whether it's a walk-in where only your 2 year odl brother could walk into, or a little space on the wall, or even a couple drawers, these tips should help.

Ok, i have a small dresser about as wide as 2 of me, and no, i'm not such a massive person. It has no shelves, since my genious cousin sat on it in a great game of hide-and-seek since he was talking on the phone. It has one hanger rack thinga majig lol idk what its called. and i have 2 plastic drawers that i have inserted for extra storage.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: Take out ALL your clothes. Not just a couple ALL of them. This way, you can find what you need, what you dont wear, and stuff that your grandma sent you 6 christmases ago.

Fold all your clothes and while doing that keep seperate piles. here's my organization piles

One for t-shirts (since i have a lot), one for jeans (i have a handful.), one for other bottoms, one for fancier tops/party tops, one for dresses/sweaters/anything you have to hang, one for pajamas or house clothes, one for underwear, and one for the stuff you don't really care for.

**Your list can vary depending on what kinda of clothes you wear.**

Now to start throwing things away..or giving it away. Take the clothes you don't really care for or that don't fit you (let's not be in denial now) and put them in a plastic bag. This can get it out of your way for just a little bit. If you have a little sister/brother or a little cousin or friend, give some of the nicer clothes to them, but make sure that they like it first, cuz it'd just end up back in your hands and into the trash. It won't really help the landfills get smaller.

Find out how you can fit your clothes into your dresser. If you have anything that should be hung, put them on a hanger and hang them somewhere. If theres a family coat-rack, put your sweaters there. Dresses shouldn't be folded since they're more delicate than others, put them on a hanger if you have some place to hang them. If not, you could look into installing or buying simple hooks that go on easily, and you can place them anywhere you'd like.

Since i had 2 plastic drawers, i stacked one on top of the other. I put my unmentionables in one, and my pajamas and house clothes in the other, so i don't have to dig just to find something to sleep in. As for the rest of them, i seperated button-ups from regular t-shirts, making it easier for me to be more formal and mix and match things. I sadly had 3 stacks of t-shirts since i'm a t-shirt kinda gal, so i took up the whole right side with them, tightly but neatly in that corner. The button up's next to my stack of bottoms and jeans. I hung all my dresses and fancy tops and took out un-needed hangers. I shifted them all the way to the side to make it more roomy and put some un-used hangers to the side where theres no dresses hung, to make things easier since its tough to pull something out and it ends up stuck to the other hanger.

well that's how i organize my small closet, it can always vary with how big or small you closet or drawers or whatever you have are. Request any tips and tricks but in the meantime, ill think of my own.