If I Didn't Do It Today, I Would Never Have.

I know I haven't posted anything here in ages but I've been a very busy lady. Today I saw a DIY and I had the motivation to do it on top of many other things. I don't know if its because I believe the world is going to end tomorrow or that I just need to stop being a procrastinator or because the weather has been so rainy here in NYC that I was bored staying in that I did something. 

This is what I saw. 

And this is what I did. 

Made all of these pieces myself except one necklace, scroll for more info.

The middle medallion necklace is made by my Mom

Still working on the other have of the purple piece 2nd from right on the top level. 

What is even better than the fact they turned out great is that I got the frames for free ( I got them from work. they used to hold old pictures of construction sites) Plus it only took me about 30 minutes to make them.

All the jewelry that is on my frames are all made by me with the exception of the larger jeweled medallion in the middle of the necklaces, my mother made that one. 

If you want to make them yourself here are the directions. 

Supplies:

1. Foam core poster board, you will or will not cut this down depending on the size of frame you buy. 

2. Sectional Frame Kits ( mine are from Michaels) 

you are going to need two sets to make one full frame. Any size is up to you depending on how much jewelry to hang or your wall size. 

3. Push pins- you can buy them clear or silver or any color you desire. In the BGH picture they used fabric pins, but I used the push pins. 

4. Art hanging wire - you don't need a heavy gauge.

5. 2 Erasers cut from the top of wood pencils or taken from mechanical pencils.

Directions: 

1. Put together 3 sides of the frame.

2. Measure the inside of the frame for the foam boards

3. Cut the foam core board  to the size you measured. Place the board on a flat surface then mark the board with points first and using a straight edge make a line between the points. Using a cutting blade or a razor blade (be very careful not to cut yourself) cut through the first layer and the foam, you dont need to cut the whole way through. Lift up the board and bend the board backwards on the cut line and back cut the other side. 

4. Slide the finished board into the frame and put together the top of the frame. Don't forget to add the hanger into the channel of the part of the frame you are going to hang it from. 

5. Add pins as needed to the foam core board to hang your jewelry. 

6. To make the wire hanger for the earrings, take two pins and place them at the far ends of the frame along the top and half way down the frame. String the wire tightly between the two pins wrapping around the top pins and twisting the wire to itself to secure the wire. Repeat for second set of pins. Place the erasers on the back side of the frame to the points sticking out of the foam boards to secure the pins. 

7. Hang your frames on the wall. 

8. When hanging the jewelry start from the middle and work your way out so that the frame stay balanced when hung. 

9. Enjoy your work. 

Bonus:

You can wrap the foam board in fabric or Mod Podge it with paper. Your frames your choice. 

Record High

OK, I know you are thinking, what does a record high have to do with a blog post? Nothing really, but it did hit a record high of 92 degrees here in New York City. MY question is, is summer right around the corner and the last few days were only a tease? And no I don't think it is global warming, because you'd have to go back to the 1920's for the last record highs for these days. Ponder that.
Anyways what have I been up to you ask? I know it has been a while since my last post but really I have been a busy bee.

Well I went to see West Side Story on Broadway (3). It was a last minute idea on my friend's part, he is like that sometimes and it works out half the time. It is a good play and I recomend it to all. Do you see the black Chinese shoes (2)? Well my friend saw something on Etsy using those shoes that she wants me to recreate. I bought a pair for myself but I have different plans for those. Speaking of my friend, almost since the beginning of our friendship she has been a vegetarian, now as of the middle of last month she has been on her way to becoming a vegan. She is not doing it for diets sake, but for the animals. She has strong feelings about animal welfare and cares not to consume animal products. That's where the purple sneakers come in (4). The are vegan sneakers, from a vegan shoe store on the lower east side that the name is not coming to my mind at this moment, I'll get back to you on that aren't they cute and only $55. That same day I managed to spend way to much money on clothes and I had to get rid of other clothes to make space for the new ones. Oh and just the other day while shopping yes more shopping for shorts at Old Navy, I got these stockings (1) for 25 cents each. I love Peacock feathers I have them on everything I think I am going to cut them up and make a cover for my office chair.


Going back to those shoes my friend wants me to copy, is it OK to do so. I mean there is jewelery pieces by some designers that are similar to mine that are on there but I never saw their work nor have the designers seen mine. I don't know what to think, I just had to ask. Whatever ♥

Notes On A Roll

It's funny how things work, like coincidences. Just this week I was cleaning out my work office closet and I found two rolls of adding machine paper. Note to Juliet if she sees this, I was using an adding machine and a ledger book as recent as 2008, hehe! Rather than throwing them out, I put them to the side, deciding that I would figure out what to do with them later.
And so now it is later. Three days later to be exact and lookie what I found. Going through Urban Nest blog I found a tutorial that uses them perfectly here
Now I'm "stealing" two of this rolls even though we don't use them anymore to take home. Whatever ♥