Face Mask Purse

 

I ran into a number of face masks at a store that were marked down to 18 cents for two.  I couldn't pass that deal up, especially when I saw this idea for cute little girls purses on Facebook!  

Materials:

• 1 Adult cloth face mask
• Thread and needle
• Embellishments that match

Steps:

1. Fold the face mask in half
2. Sew up both sides with the needle and thread
3. Sew embellishments on

Crochet Beaded Necklaces

 These necklaces are relatively simple to make and depending on the colors, could be for a boy or a girl.

Materials:

• Approximately 30 Beads
• Size 5 crochet thread/cotton
• A needle
• Crochet hook

Steps:

1. Use the needle to thread the beads onto the crochet cotton
2. Chain 3 stitches
3. Add a bead in the next stitch by sliding it up to the hook and incorporating it in the yarn over
4. Chain 6 stitches
5. Repeat steps 3-4 until no more beads remain
6. Chain 3 stitches
7. Finish off
8. Knot the tail to the beginning tail
9. Use the needle to weave in the ends

Simple Memory Wire Bracelet

These are really simple bracelets that can be worn by a wide range of ages.  I bought my memory wire and the memory wire pliers together off Amazon.  I've heard that trying to cut memory wire with regular pliers will damage the pliers so I bought specific ones designed for memory wire.  The wire comes in loops already so there is memory wire designed for bracelets and some for other size projects (rings, necklaces, etc).

Materials:

• Memory Wire
• Memory Wire pliers
• Beads (seed beads or a little bigger work well)
• Needle Nose Pliers

Steps:

1. Using the Memory Wire pliers, cut off a section of memory wire. I do about a round and a half. You can certainly do more loops, but I wanted to maximize the number of bracelets I could make.
2. Use the Needle Nose pliers to add a small loop at the one end.
3. Add the beads until there's a little under a centimeter of wire left
4. Use the Needle Nose pliers to add a small loop at the end.