Harry Potter Inspired Rings

Hello everyone, I'm back with another post- how to make your own harry potter inspired wire ring! Next month I will be visiting the Harry Potter Warner Bros studios in London.....As you can probably guess I'm very excited, and will be uploading a few more posts.

So, before we begin you will need;

~Wire of a decent thickness (any colour you like),

~Scissors,

~Round Nose Pliers.

Cut around 10-15cm of wire, you will have a lot of excess, however this can be used in future craft projects. After all it's better to have more than enough, rather than to run out mid-creation.

Take one end of your wire and produce a circular shape, by bending the wire twice around the thickest part of you pliers.

Next, take your pliers and bend the next length of wire half way around the smallest part of the plier nose- this will create the nose piece of Potter's glasses.

After that, make another circular loop by bending- try to keep it around the same/similar size to the first one.

Next bend the remander of the wire around to create the final ring shape. Then loop around the other side of the glasses and pinch into shape. If you want to add Harry's Scar simply twist and bend the wire as shown in the image below. (You can tell I got slightly carried away, as I also drew a smiley on my thumb!) :)

Hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial- it's been a while! Keep the Creative Juices Flowing and don't forget to add me on my social media, or comment on these tutorials, all support is greatly appreciated. Thanks again!x

 

(Also thank you so much for 3,000 page views! It's incredible! Had no idea, that my blog would ever get anywhere near that! ;) x)

DIY Vintage Sewing Machine Polymer Clay Tutorial

 

Hi everyone!

Recently I have grown a love for old sewing machines- in particular the famous Singer sewing machine. This inspiration lead to this treasure of an idea! In this tutorial I will show you how to make your own polymer clay model which can be adapted into a piece of jewellery or an ornament.

 

Before we start you will need a few things;

~Black, Brown and Silver effect polymer clay,

~Eye Pins,

~Permanent Marker Gold and Silver Pens,

~Printed Logo,

~Super Glue.

 

(click to enlarge images)

 

To begin take your black clay and roll in a ball to soften(1) for this tutorial you will need slightly more than in other tutorials.

 

Next roll the ball into a thick sausage shape(2) and bend around 1/4 from the right hand side to make a shape that looks a bit like a gun(3), and slightly flatten the end facing downwards.

 

Take the left end of the sausage and pinch upwards and downwards (looking at an image helps with this step)(4) .

 

After that take another, smaller piece of black clay, roll into a sausage and then flatten into a long pancake shape(5).

 

Place the main sewing machine on top(6) and gently push to secure into place. Add eye pins and details and then bake for the time and temperature stated on the packaging of your polymer clay.

 

Once baked use your paint pens to add smaller details and print off the labels below (save the image below, then insert and resize as an a4 sheet of paper into word) and then varnish to complete.

 

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial as I haven't done a polymer clay post in some time! Keep the Creative Juices flowing! New posts will be added regularly through the holidays so keep checking back!x

DIY Vintage Camera Phone Case

Hello everyone!

This post will show you how to make your very own vintage camera phone/gadget case to match along side my very popular polymer clay camera tutorial!

 

Before we get started there is just a few things you will need;

~A range of pretty fabrics,

~any extras you wish to add,

~sewing machine (or needle and thread if you wish to sew by hand),

~The printed pattern which can be found in the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxBcYlFM0-skeUM1OWFPRXRobms/edit?usp=sharing

 



 

To begin gather all of your equipment and cut out the pattern, and pin to your chosen fabrics. Then accurately cut out your shapes.

 

Sew the decoration onto the front side of the main phone sock, using the first image as a guide. Remember to pin, in order to stop the fabric moving and to ensure straight seams and lines of stitching.

 

Once all of your decoration is sewn, place the two sides of fabric on top of each other back to front and pin. Sew around 3 sides and then hem the top, add a strap to the top and voila!

 



 

Hope you enjoyed this really quick, simple tutorial! Its the holidays meaning loads more crafty DIYs coming soon. I also aim to focus on the quality of my content as I know that recently it hasn't been the best!

 

Keep the Creative Juices Flowing! Enjoy!x

Harry Potter Inspired Spellbook DIY

 

Hello Everyone!

Ok in my last post I lied, here is another tutorial, again inspired by possibly my most favourite series of films- Harry Potter. Before we start you will need:

~Paper,

~One Piece of Card,

~A Computer and Printer,

~The pictures at bottom of page on an a4 resized File

(print with page1and 4 on outer side of 2 and 3etc.)

~Coffee,

~water,

~Glue gun and Sticks,

~Fabric look-a-like leather (any strong, dark fabric will do)

 



To begin print the pictures and fold in the centre. This will make it easier later.

Gather your coffee, brush and water and paint the paper on both sides. (you can use tea if you wish, coffee just has a stronger colour). Its a good idea to use a hairdryer to help speed up the process.

 



 

Once you have applied your first layer add another, this time darker and only around the edges; it's a good idea to use the hairdryer again- so keep it on the side. When you have finished with the coffee and everything is dry, cut around the pale peachy outlines and refold along the centre lines.

 

Next we are going to start assembling the spell book. Take your fabric and cut it to a similar size to the pages. Then take your card (I used a light yellow colour card for this and it worked well), fold down the centre and glue to the back of your fabric cover.

 

After that take the folded edges of your paper pages and line them up. Glue gun along the top and make sure that non of the pages fall out when you flick through.

 

Your nearly finished! Simply glue the spine of the pages into the centre fold of your card and voila!

The very last step is to add the title of your book onto the front, I simply used gold and silver marker paint pens. Once they were dry I lightly rubbed over the word to make them look distressed and old.

 Hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Keep the Creative Juices Flowing! Enjoy!x