Crafts

Jeweled Mini Christmas Wreath with Styled by Tori

1 · Nov 6, 2012 · 7 Comments

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… well not really. But it’s GO TIME for holiday crafting. I love this time of year, it’s a time to pull the magic back into our lives for a few months and I just love it. I love that with holiday decorating you can transform your home into a wonderland for just a little bit and show off your fun style for that season. This year I am loving the possibilities with the Styled by Tori line of custom jewelry and craft elements. I decided to make a Styled by Tori jeweled wreath out of some of the fun necklace pendants in the line along with a necklace bottom to be the foundation for the wreath…

This is a cute mini wreath that you can use as a tree ornament or add it as a fun embellishment to your décor. It would make a fabulous gift for your friends or family and it’s super simple to make… I just love how they turned out! Here is what you will need.

Supplies for the Mini Jeweled Wreath

Heavy gauge aluminum floral wire
Light 22 gauge aluminum floral wire
Styled by Tori Glitz Necklace Bottom
3-8 Styled by Tori necklace pendants
1 Styled by Tori Chain Connector
Needle nose pliers with wire cutting capability
E-6000 Glue (optional)

Instructions

To begin, you will need to cut a piece of the heavy gauge floral wire roughly about 12 inches. Then feed it through the necklace bottom and connect the two sides together with the chain connector.

Feed the tails of the wire back through the necklace bottom and trim off any excess.

Work it into a nice circle shape. Next using the light gauge floral wire, begin to attach the necklace pendants onto the wreath form. I chose to use wire rather than glue, because I didn’t want to worry about one of the pendants popping off. I felt like wire would make a more stable wreath.

For added stability you can add a little E-6000 if you would like. I wired mine pretty well so I didn’t feel the need to add the glue.

At this point you are the designer. You can fill the entire wreath with pendants like this…

Or you can use just a few to accent the necklace bottom wreath like this…

Either way, it makes a lovely little accent piece for your holiday décor. You could even add a ribbon and use it to decorate some gifts if you like. Wouldn’t that make for a stunning gift box? What do you think? How would you use your jeweled mini wreath?

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Styled by Tori Inspiration

0 · Oct 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

With the crafting season in full swing everyone is looking for great new ideas to share with family and friends. I’ve talked about them before but I have fallen in love with the Styled by Tori line of fashion accessories. I have all kinds of ideas up my sleeve right now for the holidays, but I thought I would share some of my favorite ideas that I’ve found so far…

With Halloween so close I thought I would place this one first, you can file it away for next year. Amy from Positively Splendid used a lovely piece from the Styled by Tori collection to create this fun spider web pillow.

Amy also created these felt poppies and lace brooches that I just ADORE!!

Heidi from Sew.Craft.Create created this whole nautical set with Styled by Tori and it’s just divine!

I love this bracelet from Christina at Intimate Weddings… Truly a classic piece.

Christina also made these stylish Styled by Tori napkin rings that would be PERFECT for your Thanksgiving tables.

I’ve always admired Megan from Brassy Apple’s style and she takes it to a new level with her Styled by Tori creations. Her cluster brooch and cuff bracelets would dress any ensemble up!

What have you been working on with all of the fun Styled by Tori products? I would love to see what you’ve been working on!! Visit the Styled by Tori Facebook page for even more inspiration. Then you can visit your local Michaels or Jo-Anns to stock up on supplies for all that winter crafting!!

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Cute Little Spooky Spiders for Halloween Decor

52 · Oct 29, 2012 · 9 Comments

Looking for a fun, last minute Halloween idea? Need something simple that takes less than a minute to make? How about a cute little spooky spider to add to your Halloween décor…

For a few years I’ve seen those metal spider leg cupcake holders that you use to add a little creepy crawly to your Halloween cupcakes and thought… It would be so fun to make something with those cute legs rather than just a cupcake. Then it hit me… why not take a black Christmas ornament, turn it upside down onto the legs and add some googlie eyes. How cute will that be. Here’s what you will need…

Black Christmas ornaments (I used the glitter kind, but it doesn’t matter)
Spider cupcake holders
Large self-adhesive google eyes

All you have to do in invert the Christmas ornament onto the cupcake holder like this…

No need to glue them together if you don’t want. I decided that I wanted to keep my options open, so I didn’t glue them together. I have commitment issues. Then you can place the eyes wherever you see fit and voila, your done! Now all you have to do is find some fun spots to place these cute little creepy crawlies.

I used mine in this year’s Halloween mantle and just fell in love with these little buggers. Take that… a Halloween craft in less than a minute! What’s your favorite quickie holiday craft?

Jewelry Organizer with Styled by Tori

1 · Oct 24, 2012 · 1 Comment

I’m one of those girls who just can’t leave well enough alone when something could us a little dressing up. That’s why I am soooo in love with the entire line of Styled by Tori products!! They make it so easy to dress-up yourself or dress-up a fun project that you are working on.

I decided that I needed to “dress-up” a fun jewelry organizer for all of my Styled by Tori goodies. I picked a couple of pieces that I thought would look great with a plain jane hanger that I found at Pick your Plum.

I grabbed my trusty E-6000 and glued the two pieces together. I let them cure overnight just to make sure the bond was secure. Then I used the E-6000 to glue the newly created cluster directly to the plain jane hanger…

How simple is that. Now I have the perfect place to display my Styled by Tori creations that I use to “dress-up” ME!!

I simply adore every single collection in the Styled by Tori family. Each one has it’s own look and feel and are so fun to work with. You can find the Styled by Tori line at Michaels (by the way, October is jewelry month at Michaels some great deals out there) and Jo-Ann's.

Let me know what you would like to make with some Styled by Tori goodies! Do you like to “dress-up” yourself or “dress-up” fun projects?

Here are a couple of other projects that I’ve used Styled by Tori to add a little icing to the cake…