Paper Bag Journal and Hardcover Book Bag ....

I love to recycle and reuse and whenever I have the time or moment I craft with my found  treasures.You don't have to know how to draw ,paint or even sew its all about using something you already have and just personalize and make it fabulous.Below is a pictures of my paper bag journal made from paper shopping bag and a handbag made from a very old hardcover book.



Paper bag journal
 

Some of the materials used for my journal

 

Inside my recycled paper bag journal



A spray of beads hang from center

 

 Romantic Book bag -Handbag

 

The romantic book bag  was made with a very old hardcover book .I removed the pages  and left the book with only the cover .I  had some leftover scrapbooking paper left from previous project and decided to use it .Everything used to make the bag is repurposed ,the pearl handle was made with a strand of pearl that was repurposed from a necklace.The pendant was adorning a mason jar but the jar broke , the fabric bow was a small piece fabric left from a previous project. I  only reuse things that could be given a second chance .Remember any imperfection ,and scratches make your design more vintage inspired .You could also mix old and new for a more unique look.

Lets use Slidders ,Spikes ,and Glass Beads

I was sent a stash  of some very pretty sliders, spikes and glass beads by Molly Schaller from Halcraft USA. She challenged me to see what I could design with them. I  did some fashion research and came up with fun ideas, some came straight from my closet and  things that I own and bought .With the help of my stylist  and muse my daughter Elizabeth, I had a great time embellishing a t-shirt, a vest, a belt, earrings, necklaces, and shoes and  I forgot to mention handbags. At first I was like "oh my what did I get myself into?", but the more I looked at the stash the more ideas that began to flow. In this post I will share some of the designs then follow with more designs next  week.

                                 Spikes and beads T-Shirt                      

 

                                                               Basic Cotton T-Shirt


Materials:

Cotton white t-shirt
Halcraft plated plastic multi color 9mm  flat round beads  MSKU#10168550
Halcraft  multi plated metal  small spikes    MSKU#10290815
White cotton thread
Very fine needle that could fit into hole of beads several times

Direction:

Place the flat beads and pikes on t-shirt and arrange them in pattern of your choice.
Play around with several patterns until you find the one you like.
Thread the needle with enough thread to sew several beads and spike, be careful when sewing thread might tangle.
When sewing, pass the needle thru beads several times because you don't want beads or spikes to fall off .
Hand wash and hang to dry, never place the t-shirt in dryer since spikes are plastic.
If you need to iron do place a towel over it or iron around the design.



                                           Bejeweled Vest

                                                                Updated Vintage Vest

This could the perfect weekend vest or you go to work vest. I was cleaning my over stuffed closet and came across this vest. The vest still looks new, but it needed to be updated and it hit me... why not use sliders to give it that "new" look? This was my finished look; I call it a little high fashion and street inspired. Think of wearing it with a blouse or a t-shirt and with your favorite jeans or comfy pants and don't forget to drape a favorite scarf. Have fun and put your personal spin on it!

        Materials

• Vest
• Halcraft slider MSKU#10231080 silver plated blue resin 20x28mm one strand
• Thread the color to match you vest color
• Large thin needle

       Direction

• Place sliders on area that you vest and make you pattern
• Sew then into place.

                                              

                                   Lets add Some Glitz to the Shoes

 

 

      

  
  
Do you have shoes that need a little glitz or just a drop of drama? In in this design I used the same sliders as the ones used in the vest. My daughter's shoes got a little makeover (nothing major just a little glitz). These could go from daytime to night time.

        Materials

• Halcraft slider MSKU#10231080
• E-6000 glue
• Tooth pick to apply glue

        Direction

• Place slider on shoes, make sure slider fits on strap .
• Take tooth pick and apply E-6000 glue on back of slider
• Place slider on strap and let dry for a day.

      

                                                          

                           DIY Upcycled Leather Belt

 

I had this leather belt for several years, and love it because of its rich dark color. The buckle broke and I did not want to throw it in the trash, then it hit me why not cut the buckle and restyle it with sliders. Well I loved the results and so did my daughter. This design could also be done with wide elastic or wide piece of fabric. Think outside the box .

Materials

• Halcraft  Sliders MSKU# 10231056 Brass plated with
• E-6000 glue
• Toggle clasp  of your choice
•  3- 6 mm opened jump rings
•  3- 8  mm opened jump rings 
• 5 to 6 beads of your choice for chain dangles
• 6 head pins to attach charms on chain dangles.
• Chain length of you choice

 Tools

• 2 Chain nose pliers
• Round nose pliers to attach charms
• Wire cutters to nip head pins 
• Scissors
• Hole puncher
• ruler
• White pencil for marking holes on leather

Directions

• Cut buckle and shape
• Place slider on top of leather and mark with white pencil  the legs of sliders this will help with placement. Leave about about 1/4 in space .
• With a hole puncher punch holes on all four  markings, by doing this sliders will fall into leather and fit flushed .

                                   

       

• Turn over and place glue on slider and press on to the leather
• Make hole for closure and add 8 mm jump ring before you close it add one 6mm jump ring then a 8mm and one 6mm. Open the 6mm jump ring and add closure and close. Do the same on other side and add hanging  chain drop  with charms.

                        

 

 

 



                                    

                                     Blazer /Jacket Clip

Blazer /Jacket clips make great fashion statement and they could be used on sweaters, blazers, jackets tops to give them a more fashion forward  look. For this design I used an old elastic suspender which I cut and  used the clips and elastic and added sliders. This is a great way to recycle those old suspenders that are hiding in the closet.

                                        

                     
Materials

• Elastic or suspenders with clips
• Glue sticks
• Halcraft MSKU#10241047 

Tools

• Scissors
• Hot glue gun

Directions

• Cut elastic to desire length
• Pass elastic strand thru clips and run the hot glue and press. Do both sides and let the it cool down .
• Turn over and hot glue the slider piece or you can also sew down. I added some sliders  that I had from a previous project on each side. You could add beads or whatever looks good.

                                                  

        

 

Bows and Clips     

 

 

 

 

 

Materials
• Material of your choice
• hair clip like the one in picture
• Halcraft MSKU#10217188 slider antique plated
• E-6000 glue

        Directions

• Make the bow
• Place clip into bow
• Turn over and place some E6000 glue on slider and place on center
• Let dry for a day

           More great styles and ideas coming later this week

  

Polymer Clay and Me

Hi everyone my name is Elsie Deliz  Fonseca,''La Deliz Chica and All that Craft''.
I live in New York State in a beautiful county called Westchester  in the the town of Scarsdale.I live surrounded by lots of trees ,flowers ,birds ,chipmunks and squirrels.I am what you call a city girl stuck in the suburbs.I say that because before moving to the suburbs I was a city girl .I lived 35 years in Manhattan and 13 in the suburbs but you can not take the city girl out of me.

My favorite place

When I am not polymer claying I take care of my flowers or play with wire.Every spring I look forward to working outside ,cleaning ,planting and waiting for the trees and plants to bloom.In my garden I have peony ,lilac,day lilies ,tiger lilies,hydrangeas,  mint, hosta ,magnolias and dogwood trees.Below you can see some pictures of my beauties.

Tiger Lily

White Peony

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  When I was a little girl I wanted to be a fashion designer.One day while in my Social Studies class ,we where reading the New York Times and discussing current events ,guess what I was not reading the newspaper I was sketching .I saw a beautiful fashion illustration from Bloomingdales and decided to copy it. I still remember my teacher Miss Karen looking over my shoulder and I looked at her in fear and she said to me '' That is beautiful do you want to be a designer?and I said yes and she answered ''You will be a great one.'' Miss Karen  was my mentor and someone that I will never forget.I can't forget to mention Mrs Mittleman the pricipal oh my she was a sharp dresser. I used to look forward to the mornings,this woman would wear the most beautiful suits and shoes Every morning we would line up in the school gym and Mrs Mittleman would do a dress inspection.I every time she passed by me I was I was looking at what she was wearing that day.She was my fashion icon and  I wanted to dress like her when I grew up.

I could say that a have accomplished many of the thing  I wanted to do in my life.I became a accessory buyer for 14 stores,went to many  fashion shows ,visited and worked with many famous designers and now I get to design my own jewelry line.I have a great family and life.

What can I tell that you about myself that you don't know.I could tell that when in my 20's I used to love to go Disco dancing ,Thursday,Friday and Saturday and sometimes Sunday and I had the time of my life.One day I was asked by a famous dancer if I wanted to join his dance company.I said no because I did not know how to dance flamenco,and  he answered '' I could teach you'' and  you could travel all over the world.I did no accept and glad I did not .

Know do you want to know how I started with polymer clay?I was first introduced to polymer clay by a great lady that goes by the name of Beading Flower.Beading Flowers posted a picture of a mini polymer clay flower  that she had made.Then she posted another a picture of a mini, tiny cupcake.I had no idea of what polymer clay was but what Beading Flowers made with it was beautiful.
Two months later I bought some clay  did some research but was afraid to use it.Another month passed I bought a toaster oven on sale for $29.99.It took me another week to finally be brave enough to start playing with the clay, guess what I burned my first  project  a flower  but I saved it.It's been 2 years since that day and I love every minute of it.What is my favorite technique ,I don't have a favorite yet because I need to experiment more ,most of my claying is for making beads or pendants for my necklaces ,bracelets and earrings .When I can't  find the colors of beads I need ,I make them.I am taking a fondant cake decorating class just to learn to make polymer clay flowers techniques are similar and hopefully I will learn to make polymer flowers.My art and designs inspiration comes from nature ,museums ,street and from Pinterest .My extra question from Tammy Tusher Everly is ''If you could create a polymer clay color,what would it be? Tammie It would a nature inspired green since I am always looking for that perfect shade of green,and I would call it ''that perfect shade of green.My question for Lola is ''What is your favorite polymer clay creation and why?

These are some of my creations made with Polymer Clay.

Polymer Clay Drop Earrings

Polymer Clay Bracelet Mixed Media

Heart Earrings

Lava Beads that I from Niki  Meiners tutorial

A twist to Valentines Day

Polymer Clay and Origami Paper

Polymer Clay and Origami Paper Necklace

Polymer Clay on Leather Cord

Have a happy clay day...............

Bead Hoarders Blog Hop

Wow what can I say ''I hoard beads ''. I have a huge stash some I love and some are waiting for that special moment .In my stash I have chains, buttons, semiprecious,pearls,plastic,resin and polymer clay beads.I even have a strand of faux pearl that is about 50 years old ,it was given to me by a lady that use to work at home making samples for a jewelry company.When she gave me the strand she said that she knew I would make something pretty with it.

The Bird

This is my third one .I bought a package of cardboard bird templates last year .It was 3 in a package for around $1.50 .I  bought 3 packages because I fell in love with the bird.There is a story behind why I love birds.You see when I was around 5 years old I found a baby bird in the street ,and he was hurt . I made my mom go into a store and ask for a box so I could take the bird home and nurse him back to health.Two days later the bird had died .We buried the bird in the box and in a beautiful are of the backyard.I cried for for days.

My stash all wired wrapped

 Here you could see the stands of the 50 year old faux pearls and my other beads  and metal stamped piece.The postcard on the right was given to me by my mother a couple of years ago  for mothers days.

The bird cage 

This bird cage was given to me by my daughter ,and perfect for my display picture.The cage has a magnetic board  with 4 tiny birds .

Wire Crochet and Wire Wrapping 

This piece was made with a mix of glass beads seed beads and Greek ceramic beads that Lori send me.The square brown beads are the Greek ceramic beads .The top part of necklace is wire wrapped then wire crochet and bottom part is wire wrapped.This for my daughter she already claimed it.

Chain and Wire Wrapping 

This is my last piece was made with my chain stash .I have a box full of odds and ends of chain pieces left over from previous projects.My focal is all wire wrapped into coils and I wire wrapped jet black beads with a chain dangles

Chain Focal

The Stash

                                               Thank you for visiting and keep on beading.

My lastest for Fall 2013

My Bead Soup Blog Party Prize.Thank You Lori.

I just got my BSBP prize thank you Lori I am in love with the beautiful beads that you send me.In the box I got handmade glass beads ,vintage  buttons,Greek ceramic beads,pendant ,focal,and a bag of seed beads.Thank you Lori I love everything.