By Annie
I just wanted to give you all an update on Wattlebird’s Etsy shop. I’ve listed several items for sale in the past couple of weeks. There are hats, iPod cases, and jewelry.
All these items would make great gifts for the upcoming holidays. Expect more items in the coming days!
By Annie
My weekend started the way all great weekends should – with a trip to the craft store. I bought some supplies to begin my holiday crafting, but while I was there I stumbled across a few really cute key pendants. So I’ve spent the majority of my weekend so far making jewelry instead.
Here’s what [...]
By Annie
I don’t have much spare time on my hands, so I’m always interested to find new projects that are simple and not very time consuming. Today I spent five minutes on two pairs of earrings – yes, five minutes, two pairs. All you need is some earring hooks and chains.
Project #1
I used a special [...]
By Annie
I’ve been making a lot of felt leaves lately (I use the term “making” loosely because all it really involves is cutting out two leaf shapes and sewing them together). But the problem is that now I’m not quite sure what to do with them.
The original intent was that I was going to make [...]
By Annie
I love this season! I can’t wait to go to the apple orchard and the pumpkin patch, and I love celebrating Halloween and Thanksgiving. Just looking at the wonderful fall-inspired art throughout Etsy is making me smile. Here are some of my favorites.
Each picture links to the Etsy shop where I found it, in [...]
By Annie
I have a family wedding to attend this weekend, so naturally, I’ve been commissioned to create some jewelry for my family members. A lot of people like going with traditional silver or pearls for weddings, but my mom decided to let me have some fun with pink beads and funky wire.
The earrings were simple [...]
By Annie
I really love jewelry with a personal touch, and I think that adding details like crocheting can really make a piece stand out. Pieces like these earrings are so simple, yet people really notice them.
I’ve gotten so many compliments on these earrings, and it was really as simple as attaching some wire to an [...]
By Annie
I found a really cute set of leaf charms this week, so I quickly threw together a necklace/earrings set.
I’ll do something a little more creative with the rest of the leaves, but you can never have enough plain silver pieces.
By Annie
Summer is almost here. So why not celebrate with a pair of summery flower earrings?
These were pretty simple - I made them all within the last two days. All you need is crochet thread, beads, wire, and some earring hooks. As you can see, there are so many different ways to make them. I [...]
