How to make a Feather Necklace

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

  • Feathers ( I found this cluster in the floral dept. at Wal-Mart)
  • Needle nose pliers
  • Chain  (What ever length you like)  I made mine super long so I could wrap it around my neck two to three times.  Wearing it at different lengths if I wanted.
  • pretty pendent
  • clamp finding for your feather
  • pendent finding to attach everything
This is a very easy project to put together.   I just cut the big brightly colored peacock feather off the cluster of feathers and placed the end of it into the clamp finding.  Pinch it together to crimp your feather in place.
Place it onto the pendent finding.  Add the pretty pendent of your choice to the finding as well.  Place everything onto your chain.

Now I have a new feather necklace…

This is a super simple summer project that anyone could make in less than 10 minutes.

 Who doesn’t love that?

Have fun!

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Pintrest inspiration nails A no go…

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I told you all I would attempt to accomplish at least one of the 5 fun things to make this weekend.  Well I got a little sidetracked and this is the only thing that I was able to do.  The funny thing about it is, it didn’t turn out exactly the way I’d pictured it in my head.

Nails, nails, nails!

Love, love, love!

I started out painting all my nails with a pretty glitter polish by NYC #130 Classic Coral Cream.  My pointer finger I painted with NYC #109A Pink Promenade Cream.  I wanted a nice solid color for the base underneath my silver/gray stripes.

 Let the main color nail polish dry.  I thought I would try out this trick I have been seeing all over Pintrest with the Scotch tape.  Put the tape on in a stripe pattern and painted over the it with my silver polish.  I got it everywhere.

This is what I got after I took off the strips of tape.

An ugly mess!

  Not a project I will try again anytime soon.

 I will just have to go to the salon to have this done.

Anyway I did get one thing done this weekend  that I wanted too.

How about you?  

What did you get done that you wanted to?

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GiveAway winners!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

I have 3 pairs of earrings to giveaway tonight!

Woohoo!

 Beverly, Kathy and Shiro have won a one of a kind pair of handmade earrings.  I will be contacting all three of you through E~mail too…  Congrats to all of you and thanks again for supporting my little part of the blog world.

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5 fun things to make this weekend

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Super simple centerpiece for any table from Craft Ideas.

Customized Summer beach towel with pockets and a pillow from Very Dark horse.

Love this idea!

I need this dress!

I want this dress!

I have to make this dress!

Isn’t she just the cutest thing from What I Wore?

Nails, nails, nails!

 I’m so going to paint mine like this…  The silver stripes are awesome!

Yummy strawberry~lemonade cupcakes…

Annie’s Eats has the recipe.

Who can resist strawberries and lemonade?

All of these fabulous projects would be fun to do this weekend.  I would love to be able to accomplish all 5 but we all know that is most likely not going to happen.  For me anyway!   I am going to attempt one of these projects.  I’m not sure which one yet but I will let you know how it turns out.  Hope you will come back to see which one I did complete…

If you could do one thing this weekend.

What would it be?

Don’t forget to enter the earring giveaway!  I will be picking 3 winners on Monday.  Good luck to all and have a great weekend.

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Earring Giveaway!!!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Who doesn’t just love a chance to win something?

You have 3 chances to win one pair of super cute earrings in this giveaway.

One of my biggest sponsors  (my mom) loves to make jewelry and has given me three pairs of One~of~a~kind earrings to give to you.

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is:

  • tell me what pair you would love to have
  • follow Drama Queen Seams.com
  • like me on Facebook

Leave me a comment below letting me you have done so and a way to contact you.

 I will pick 3 winners on Monday May 21st.

Good luck everyone!

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Rockin Rhinestone Sunglasses

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day…  Mine was very nice and relaxing.

 I know that my posts have been few and far between.  If any of you are interested in guest posting a project of something related to the theme of my blog send me an E~mail with your idea.  It has been so busy around here with the weather warming up so quickly and kid’s sports and other commitments going on I am constantly on the go.  I did however get to update a pair of plain and boring old sunglasses into some Rockin Rhinestone Sunglasses this weekend.  How cool is this?

This is what you need to make your own pair~

  1. Sunglasses 
  2. glue on rhinestones ( you can find them @ any craft store)
  3.  a good epoxy glue ( I like E-6000)
  4.  a pair of tweezers
  • Grab your sunglasses.  New ones.  Old ones.  It doesn’t really matter.  If you have a pair that you really like the way they fit then use those.
  •  I set out all of my rhinestones face up so I could see what colors I was working with.
  • In random order I just started glueing one by one the stones to the glasses.
  •  Once the side was completely covered I spread a thick layer of the E-6000 over all the rhinestones.  I used the side of the glue tube to spread it out.
  •  Let them dry and done!

You can also get creative and make any kind of design you like with your rhinestones.  I made some cute little flowers on my daughter’s heart glasses.  She loved them but was still a little disappointed that she didn’t have lots more rhinestones on hers.  I’ll make it up to her somehow.

What do you think?

Are we rockin the Rhinestone Sunglasses or what?  ( Yes, I’m a dork.)

Have a great day…

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Homemade snow cones

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

 Homemade snow cones are the easiest summer treat to make for a little something different to cool off on a warm afternoon…   All you need is a blender or an Ice Shaver machine (got mine at Target last summer).   Just crush up your ice in a blender and scoop into your cup.  Pour your favorite flavoring over the ice and you are good to go.

We like to use fruit juice.  You could also use any flavor soda pop, lemonade, Kool-aid, Crystal Light even Tang is really good too.  Black cherry Shasta soda is my favorite flavoring to use.

 My little man was so excited that he got to make his own snow cone and  get to be in the picture  for this blog post.  I just love this freckled face little cutie pie…

This is such a simple activity to do with your kids.  Mine love anything they get to make and then eat.

 

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Simple Summer Skirt

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

 I’ve been sewing!  Woo hoo!  I’m so in love with this simple summer skirt.  They are so quick and easy to make for any little Drama Queen.   I made this one with the same coordinating fabric for the bottom ruffle but you can also use a contrasting fabric and it will be oh so cute.  I just love yellow for summer time.

This skirt is for a 5 to 6-year-old.  You can adjust your measurements by measuring around your little ones waist and adding 5″ for gathering.

  1. Cut two pieces of fabric for the top of your skirt~ 20″ by 9″
  2. The bottom ruffle is 40″ by 4″ cut 2
  3. I like to overlock the edges of my 4 fabric pieces
  4. Increased the stitch length on your machine ( mine goes to 4 ) and make a running stitch along the 2 bottom pieces or fabric.  Leave some long tails of thread for pulling up the stitches for gathering.
  5. Adjust your gathers to fit onto the top of the skirt.
  6. With right sides together pin in place and stitch them together with your machine set at a normal stitch length.  Repeat with other two pieces of the skirt.
  7. Iron your seam up towards the top of the skirt and topstitch into place.
  8. Place back and front of skirt together with right sides facing each other.  Stitch up the sides making sure to match the seams.
  9. I like to overlock the edges.
  10. Sew down enough width along the top of the skirt to thread your elastic through. Leave a small opening for the elastic.  Once elastic is threaded though and evened out topstitch opening closed.
  11. I really liked the way the overlocked edge looked on the bottom hem so I just left it.

 It’s been super busy around our house the past two weeks.  Kid’s were sick, I was sick, planted a garden, baseball games, dance lessons, and my birthday.  Which I hated turning another year older.

 Anyway, I hope you like this simple summer skirt and give it a try.  Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll do my best to help you.

 Have a great day…

Also linked up here:

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Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Coconut Oil

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

I think coconut oil is my new favorite find.  There are so many different things you can use coconut oil for.  It’s so good for you and your skin too.  I made this Oh so yummy smelling Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Coconut oil as I’m getting ready for summer time.  I must have super soft skin for summer if I’m going to sit by the pool and drink ice tea all day.  You can have super soft and summer ready skin also just by making some sugar scrub.  Plus you’ll have enough left over to give some away as a Mother’s Day gift…

Here is what you need: (most everything you may have in your pantry already)

  • Coconut oil (can find refined oil at the grocery store)
  • Sugar
  • Vanilla

Mix two big heaping spoonfuls of coconut oil into a bowl.  Add 3 cups of sugar and a splash of vanilla to the bowl and mix together.  This should make enough scrub to fill 3 jelly jars full.  It’s that easy.  You can also make these other variations of sugar scrubs  Brown sugar scrub and Sumer sugar scrub by checking out some of my older posts.

 I’m telling you if you have never used sugar scrub before you’re in for a treat.

If you have any great tips or tricks you use to get your skin summer ready?

I would love to hear about it.

Linking up here also:

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12 Sewing Blogs that inspire me to sew

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Hey, so today I have a list of 12 sewing blogs that inspire me to sew more… To sew pretty things that make me or my home feel and look beautiful.  If you like to sew or want to learn how to sew these 12 blogs can help.

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Kelly from Sewing in No Man’s land is simply amazing!  Her sewing is so beautiful and her photography… Well, breathtaking!

Karen over at Sew Many Ways has the most amazing craft and sewing room ever…

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom is always coming up with these super fabulous yet simple sewing projects.  This tote is so cool.

A Beautiful Mess is a very inspiring blog that I could spend hours and hours looking at all of the pretty projects they have to offer.  I just love how beautiful the mess is…

 Heather from The Sewing loft is always coming up with really fun and sweet kidd projects to make.  You should really check it out.

Maggie over at Midwestern Sewing girl has such great ideas.  From sewing to packaging your products.  Just love it!

This blog Simple Simon & Co has two ladies named Elizabeth and they sew up the sweetest clothes for little girls.

Talk about a Re~fashionista!  This girl at Cotton & Curls is AWESOME!

Who doesn’t love ruffles?  Well I can tell you that Gussy Sews is the place to find them.  Lot’s of them.

Megan Nielsen has the most beautiful yet simple pattern designs.

Can you belive you can make this super cute apron in an hour?  Jona from Jona Giammalva has a great tutorial for it.

If you like pattern and color Chelsea Anderson from Pink Fig Design is where you can find some great ideas.  I just love these skirts!

Enjoy!

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