#simple crafts

Make Your Own Art Supplies A relaxing DIY. No commentary, just some peaceful music and some whittling. Why Bamboo Pens? In our chicken run and around our yard we found these weird plants. Being from the Midwest, neither Wyatt nor myself had ever seen them. The stems were bright red and the abundant clusters of berries were a rich and dark wine color. While tending to the chickens I…

This is the post that I have been waiting to share with yall!

While I was in Boston a couple months ago, I picked up two, huge clam shells. You could say it was the best day of my life! I had to detach them because the joints started to stink. I kept the pairs together and painted them using watercolors. Using watercolors allows you to choose the saturation of the color into the shells. I like the faded look. After that, I added hinges back where the joint used to be. Eventually, I would like to paint the hinges. If you want to know my process or procedures, let me know. This was a little more work than I anticipated, but it was worth it!

*This post partially fulfills the requirements of BUS 3460

This is a towel for my car seat. I have used grommets to make holes for my headrest posts to go through. I like to snack on long drives, so it is important that I have something to keep crumbs from getting in the seat. My car is new to me. I bought a used 2017 Nissan Note about 6 months ago. I treat it as best as I can. I want to keep my seats and interior looking great! I’m not done embroidering the “G” but I was hoping to finish before it came time to post this. Here, you can see my process. This is my first time doing embroidery, and I am doing it by hand. It is kinda ugly right now, but it will get better. 

For more details on my process and materials used, leave a comment or message me! 

Crested Geckos like to climb, but they need vertical surfaces too! These are blue gecko ledges made from pool noodle floats. I think Mushu approves! I didn’t use a tape measure just marked on the pool float where to cut. Super easy to cut through the float material. I used a hand saw, and it took me two seconds.  

Supplies: Pool noodle float Marker  Any type of handsaw

*This post partially fulfills the requirements of BUS 3460.