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My name is Steph, and I am a senior Marketing major with a Communication Studies minor. Since this is my last year at Butler, my main goal is to enjoy every moment that I have left, while doing as much as humanly possible. I am a marketing analyst at the Butler Business Accelerator, a Speakers Lab tutor, and a Butler blogger (obviously). I also am an Alpha Phi, the President of the Butler University Student Foundation, a member of Alpha Kappa Psi (a professional business fraternity), and a member of the Butler American Marketing Association. In the small amount of free time that I do have, I love crafting, watching large amounts of television, and enjoying my favorite comfort foods, like sweet tea.

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Posts Tagged “necklace”

All I wanna do is craft, craft, craft….

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Stephanie

If you haven’t been following my blog for the last few months….you probably haven’t noticed my spurts of creativity….when I craft my life away.  I love being able to just pour my heart into hot gluing, sewing, and painting things, and then having something to show for it when it is all over.  Because of the huge time commitment that crafting requires, I usually only have the opportunity to do it when I am at home over a break, but this week I switched it up, and I crafted at school.  Now let me preface that it wasn’t that I just had tons of free time this week….but instead I had an actual purpose for my crafting, which was a very nice change from my usual situation.

My county’s Community Foundation was planning a silent auction, and a good friend of mine (who just happened to be one of my dance coaches in high school) asked me to make some jewelry like she had seen me post on Facebook (or here).  Not that I don’t like that necklace anymore….but it did take forever (10 hours)….and it made my fingertips raw from working so much with a needle.  So I set off to Ucreate crafts….to find some new tutorials for jewelry.  Along the way I got distracted and found about 28 other websites or tutorials that I fell in love with….including the tutorial for this…..

It is a wreath made out of recycled book pages…..or just a book about the Vietnam War that I got at Goodwill for $1.  It also took forever…between tearing out the pages, cutting them up, gluing them into the rose shape and then finally gluing them onto the wreath…but it was a more fun process of making this that it was with the last necklace.  I am currently in the process of trying to think of a way to make something that looks like this, but that is easier to make…..let me know if you have any ideas….

This is the necklace that I eventually found online, and just fell in love with so I had to make it.  It is made of a sheer material, and I made it by making a casing (kind of like a tube) of the fabric, sliding in beads, making knots around the beads, and then sewing on the little pretty flower-like things.  Much simpler, and a much more time-conscious project for me.

So that is an update on my crafting life….and although I probably won’t be able to craft anything until after finals are over, I think I will be able to survive after making that wreath.  Let me know what you think of everything that I made, and have an awesome day!

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Christmas Break Crafting…Part II

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Stephanie

So before Christmas, I crafted my sister, Natalie’s, Christmas present.  It turned out rather well…but even though I was in a crafting mood, I was completely out of fun ideas.  But a few days ago, my BFF and crafting cohort, Alison, sent me this link….and there was no turning back.  The link was to Dollar Store crafts….which I fell in love with.  So after looking through page after page of fun crafts, I narrowed my list down to four main crafts for the end of break.  Alison came up with a few more ideas, and we put everything together, and embarked on a rather fabulous journey.  Here are our masterpieces….

My cardigan....

I found the tutorial for this cardigan, and didn’t think I would make it until I found a cardigan for $10 at Old Navy.  So I bought some ribbon….and I made it happen…somehow.  This is actually my first official sewing project (with a sewing machine)….so I am rather proud of myself!

Our little mirrors....

These frames were only $1 at Dollar Tree, as were the mirrors, so we naturally got really excited.  But then we started to paint them and we realized that there was a reason why they were only $1….if you paint white paint on them, it turns pink.  Three kinds of paint, and about 15 coats later, they look at least somewhat white….and we are officially content.

My "limitless strands" necklace....

I found the tutorial for this necklace on the crafts site as well, and I wasn’t going to do it until I found the beads…and loved them.  So I broke down and bought every part of the necklace….which is an awful lot….and hours and hours later…I somehow made it happen.  I really thought it would never end, but luckily I somehow made it all work!  While making this necklace I realized why handmade things cost so much….

My jeweled frames....

I found this idea on the crafts site….and I of course loved it because I can’t get enough of sparkly things.  Now I just need to find a place for them….

Our casual necklace....

And this was the easiest project we had….as well as the most fun project.  I’m not telling you our secret on this one….sorry.

So the grand total of the cost of all of our projects is just under $30!  Think about it…a sweater, two necklaces, two picture frames, and some cute mirrors…for next to nothing when you really think about it all.  This is why crafting is perfect for college students….except that we have no time to craft.  I am facing this harsh reality now…because I have to say goodbye to my crafting ways for the next few weeks.

I will miss you, crafting!  Don’t worry….we will be reunited again soon!

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