True Blue Me & You: I'll Try Not to Waste Our Time

truebluemeandyou: Etsy Lush Grass Ring. Originally posted June 12, 2011. This is the post that inspired my blog.

Etsy. Lush Green Grass Ring in Gun Metal by Etsy Seller SeahagAndWalrus.

DIY Ear Cuffs with Charms. The ear cuffs were bought on Etsy (they run about $.50 to $1 a piece here and most come drilled with a hole so you can easily add a charm, chain, etc…). Pretty basic how-to from Hello Whimsy Blog here.

Hannah’s Accessories. Safety Pin Bracelet: Gothic Black with Deep Purple Undertones. I know, another safety pin bracelet, but I’ve asked my really good friends who make these to make a tutorial for me. They’ve added a bunch of new color combinations using Swarovski crystals so they’re gorgeous. This bracelet is their most popular from Hannah’s Accessories on Etsy here. 

truebluemeandyou: Kissing Clothespins that I’ve posted over the past year.

Four DIY and Inspiration Kissing Clothespins. Photos Top to Bottom:

• Kissing Clothespins in Paris, used with the permission of Grace Trivino of Gracey Photography here. 
• Etsy Kissing Clothespins - no longer listed here. 
• DIY Kissing Bride and Groom Clothespin Cake Topper here. 
• DIY Kissing Clothespin here.

Hannah’s Accessories. Stunning Silver Safety Pin Bracelet. I know I’ve posted another one of Hannah’s bracelets here, but I made my mom a Pinterest account and was showing her how to pin things and literally seconds after we she pinned this silver bracelet to her “Beaded Bracelets Folder”, it had 31 repins and 7 likes. I still like my Summer Sunset one, but I’ve also seen this one in person and it is gorgeous. From Hannah’s Accessories’ Etsy Store here.

truebluemeandyou: DIY Hunger Games Crafts Roundups. Check out the other three Hunger Game Roundup posts.

Nine DIY Hunger Games Crafts. Hunger Games inspired clothing, jewelry, food, hair, keychain, and printable postcards. More Hunger Games Roundups here, here and here.

1. DIY Quiver T-Shirt from Obsessive Creative Disorder here. Like that the strap is on the front and back. Homemade stencils and fabric paint.
2. DIY Purple Melon (DO NOT EAT - for display only) from fictional food here. Three pages of food inspired by the Hunger Games at fictional food here.
3. DIY Nightlock Berry Keychain from shades of tangerine here. Kind of a dark tutorial, but it’s different.
4. DIY Hunger Games Postcard Downloads for All the Districts from shades of tangerine here. You have to cut out the inside of the letters and glue images on back, but pretty cool.
5. DIY Katniss Braid (Dutch Braid) from Makeup Geek here. Step by step, really detailed.
6. DIY Effie Trinket Capitol Inspired Brooch and Bracelet from Aprons & Ambition here.
7. Hunger Games Bread from Today’s Mama here. Another simple technique I’ve never heard of.
8. DIY Polymer Clay Hunger Games Bracelet from by Megan Jackson from Down with the Capitol here. She uses a simple technique using plain white paper and liquid polymer clay - one I’ve never used before.
9. Hunger Games Cupcakes from Sweet Tooth here. Very detailed tutorial, oreos used as coal - so clever.

Nine DIY Hunger Games Crafts. Hunger Games inspired clothing, jewelry, food, hair, keychain, and printable postcards. More Hunger Games Roundups here, here and here.

1. DIY Quiver T-Shirt from Obsessive Creative Disorder here. Like that the strap is on the front and back. Homemade stencils and fabric paint.
2. DIY Purple Melon (DO NOT EAT - for display only) from fictional food here. Three pages of food inspired by the Hunger Games at fictional food here.
3. DIY Nightlock Berry Keychain from shades of tangerine here. Kind of a dark tutorial, but it’s different.
4. DIY Hunger Games Postcard Downloads for All the Districts from shades of tangerine here. You have to cut out the inside of the letters and glue images on back, but pretty cool.
5. DIY Katniss Braid (Dutch Braid) from Makeup Geek here. Step by step, really detailed.
6. DIY Effie Trinket Capitol Inspired Brooch and Bracelet from Aprons & Ambition here.
7. Hunger Games Bread from Today’s Mama here. Another simple technique I’ve never heard of.
8. DIY Polymer Clay Hunger Games Bracelet from by Megan Jackson from Down with the Capitol here. She uses a simple technique using plain white paper and liquid polymer clay - one I’ve never used before.
9. Hunger Games Cupcakes from Sweet Tooth here. Very detailed tutorial, oreos used as coal - so clever.

My Summer Sunset Safety Pin Bracelet from Hannah’s Accessories. I rarely purchase jewelry, but when I saw my friend Hannah wearing a safety pin bracelet she had made similar to this blue one here, I actually commissioned her to make me one inspired by summer and sunsets - some of my favorite colors. I had already seen her huge bead collection: crazy beads that aren’t even made now and also tons of  Swarovski crystal beads, so I knew she’d come up with something beautiful. Anyway, long story short, this is my bracelet - well, a copy of mine - that she now has on her Etsy site HannahsAccessories here. *Also, I love that her boyfriend (who is also a friend) helps make the jewelry.

Four DIY and Inspiration Kissing Clothespins. Photos Top to Bottom:

• Kissing Clothespins in Paris, used with the permission of Grace Trivino of Gracey Photography here. 
• Etsy Kissing Clothespins - no longer listed here. 
• DIY Kissing Bride and Groom Clothespin Cake Topper here. 
• DIY Kissing Clothespin here.

fuckyeahmakestuff:

Bobby Pin Earrings! 

There’s no tutorial for this, but they’d be so super simple to make and fun to experiment with.

Truebluemeandyou: These are from TheGratitudeStudio’s Etsy Store here for $15 (sterling silver, sterling silver beads, freshwater pearls), available in lots of color combinations. So it’s a pretty good deal if you decide not to go the DIY route.

(via creativity-corner)

Impatient by Julien Denoyer. From Etsy here: 5x7 for $10 (free shipping) or 8x12 for $16. “This photograph is printed by a professional photo lab on Semi-Gloss (Satin Finish) Fujicolor professional paper or by a third party lab in the US on Kodak Professional Photo Paper (Satin).”

Etsy Sterling Silver “All Fall Down… 21 Chair Necklace” by Rone Prinz Jewelry here. I wish there was a photo of someone wearing it. They also have single chairs on rubber cords.This reminds me of my post on the Doll Furniture Jewelry Tree here (could you use dollhouse chairs to recreate this in some way?), and also of one of my first posts on underwater sculpture here.

Etsy Full Spectrum Granny Square Crochet Blanket. Who said granny squares had to look old fashioned and quaint? From babukatorium’s Etsy Store here.

Origami Creations by Lisa Deng (lisadeng). I really liked Lisa’s origami site (which I found after this failure of mine) and then noticed that she had an Etsy Store here where she donates everything she makes to The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health  (for real, I’ve checked it out). Her prices and shipping are really low. She has $1 origami boxes, bouquets, $5 earrings, cranes and cupcake toppers on her site now. She is on deviantart and has her own origami blog here with tutorials.

A Very American Valentine. Next year’s valentine for sure. From Owly Shadow Puppets at Etsy. First seen at More Design Please here.