Adorable Apron!

So I've recently been getting into cooking/baking! Next year, I won't have a meal plan so I plan on cooking at least a few days a week... So I decided it would be a good idea to make an apron! Practical and fun! :)

What you'll need:
-Newspaper (to help make the pattern)
-3 different pieces of fabric (different colors/patterns that go together)
      ~Main piece: 46in x 25 in
      ~Ruffle and Waist Tie: 18 in x 44 in
      ~Pocket and Neck Straps: 29 in x 15 in

To make the pattern, tape pieces of newspaper together to make one big piece.
For the pattern, I altered my measurements a little since I'm taller. If you click here, you'll be able to see a picture of the pattern... I didn't get to take one of the pattern I used. Here are the measurements though:
Longest side: 24 in
Top: 5.5 in
From one side to another: 11 in
Short side: 9in

Your pattern will look like half of the picture below.

 Once your pattern is cut out, you will fold the main fabric in half, putting the crease on the longest side of the pattern. Make sure you cut 2 different pieces using this pattern, one for the front and one for the back. They should both look like the picture above (which is upside down, sorry!) when they're done!

Next you can start cutting out all of the other pieces for the apron!
~pocket: 14 in high x 10 in long
~neck strap: 5 in wide x 29 in long
~waist ties: 5 in x 23 in (x2)
~Ruffle for pocket: 5 in x 20 in
~Ruffle for bottom: 44 in x 8 in

Next, you'll make the pocket.
Fold the pocket in half to be 7 inches in height and 10 inches long. Turn it inside out(pictured below) and sew along the sides.

 For the ruffles, fold the fabric in half and sew both short ends closed (below).

 Start bending the fabric back and forth and pin to keep it folded.

 Sew the top of the ruffle where the pins are, which will close the opening.

The next step is to attach the ruffles to the top of the pocket by sliding the sewn part of the ruffles into the pocket piece and sew these 2 pieces together, leaving ruffles poking out of the pocket.
Next, attach the pocket to the front of the apron by placing the pocket on the center of the front main piece. Sew around the sides and bottom, leaving the top open.

 Next, make the ruffles for the bottom the same way you did for the pocket. When finished, attach it to the bottom of the front main piece.

 To make the neck strap and waist ties, you need to flip the fabric inside out and fold it in half. Sew the open sides and only one short side closed. Leave an opening on one of the short sides.

 Turn the fabric right side out using the short side opening. Iron the straps really good, then sew all sides on the strap right side out.

 Attach the straps to the apron, attaching both sides of the neck strap and only one side of the waist straps to each side.
Once they're sewed on, fold everything onto the apron and pin them in place.
Lay the back piece of the apron, right side down, onto the front piece. Sew it around the edges, leaving four inches on one side open to put apron right side out.

 Lastly, turn the apron right side out and sew 1/4 inch around the entire apron and here is your finished product!

You can find the original tutorial here!

Wall Art

So I saw a post on Pinterest where they took an old painting and did a similar craft as this one.. but since I didn't have an old painting... I gave this DIY wall art my own twist!

This past weekend I helped my dad set up a new kitchen table for my grandma. In the boxes were big pieces of styrofoam.... I took one knowing I could do some craft with it! (I should have taken all of them!)

I decided to make my version of this wall art using the big piece of styrofoam!

First, I painted the styrofoam random colors, letting them blend together and just doing random section sizes and colors. Then I didn't have big enough letter stickers in my scrapbooking supplies, so I decided to make my own! So I used name tags and stencils and make my own letter stickers. Once I traced the stencils and cut them out, I suck them in place on the styrofoam.

 Then I took light grey paint and painted over the entire thing, covering the stickers.

 Once the paint dried, I took of the stickers and now I have some new wall art!

Easy Earrings!

I love jewelry and making it. So this is just a really easy way to make earrings out of paper clips and embroidery thread!

First you bend the paper clip into a triangle

 Next, use hot glue to secure the end of the string to the paper clip. Then just begin wrapping it around until you cover the whole triangle, securing the end in place with hot glue. Make sure when you go over where the ends meet, you secure them tightly!

 Next, using hot glue to secure the string again, you begin wrapping the string around horizontally. You can go straight across or you can wrap it around randomly. Whichever you like better! When you're done, use a dab of hot glue to keep it on. It can also be careful to run a tiny bit of glue down the sides to make sure the strings don't unravel.

 and just do it for the second earring and you're good to go! Super easy and cute :)

 If you know how to cross stitch and are looking to make even more earrings, here is another option! Just cross stitch whatever pattern you want into a small piece of cross stitching fabric. Then, hot glue a button to an earring post. Then you just take the fabric and wrap it around the buttons using hot glue! Once you know how to cross stitch, this is super easy! These are the anchor earrings I made :)