"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before." President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Friday, March 11, 2011

DIY Spring Accessories

I can not tell you just how excited I am today.  The half a foot of snow that fell a couple of days ago has melted and the SUN is out today and I have a wee bit of Spring Fever!!!
It's amazing what a little bit of SUN can do to your mood!  ha......as well as a few new spring accessories.
 I whipped these up the other day when I needed a little mood booster. 
These rings were made with a ring blank and buttons.  Yep, I have done many button rings and I love how easy they are.
I also made a couple new poppies clips that I can add to hair, use as a broach or because I use an alligator clip I can add it to a shirt or jacket super easy.  A few new rings as well as a new bobby clip. 
Go ahead, you know you need a mood booster after a very LONG winter! 
 Go make some!

13 comments:

Rachel @ Little Kitchen, Big Bites said...

Super cute!! You see those beautiful flower accessories everywhere now...I wish I could make them too!

Checking in from the Weekend Wrap Up!

Mrs H
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BrittNeal said...

So super cute! Where do you get those buttons?

Heather said...

Love the rings and the bobby pins are so cute...do you have a tutorial for them???

nap time journal said...

HEATHER- sorry I do not have a tutorial for the poppies....only because there are so many out there. just google poppie pin tutorial and you'll find one :)

Thanks for your comment!

nap time journal said...

BRITTNEAL - I found the red and pink flower buttons at Joanns. The other flowers i ordered off etsy a few months ago. You can also find the ring blanks on etsy as well.

Thanks for your comments!!

Unknown said...

love them!!! the rings look like the ones kandee johnson wears in a lot of her videos.

Christi said...

love that you used buttons. i may have to try these.

Unknown said...

CUTE!
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Christine said...

I love that big fat flower ring! Too cute, great thrifty and quick idea.
Christine
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Janelle said...

Pretty! I wish I can find buttons like those but I haven't seen them in any store near me yet :(

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kim west said...

omg! too funny! those buttons were made to be rings! adore! love your other stuff!

Katie @ EyeSpyDIY said...

Super cute! I'm loving the green flower ring!

Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims said...

these are so cute! i love all the flowersss wheee!

I'd love for you to link this up to my new link party, Your Whims Wednesday! http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/04/your-whims-wednesday-1.html