Clippity Clip or Way to Hold my Work Id

Every couple of years or so I get the urge to have something new to hold my id.  Yes, I could go buy something, but I would probably lose it or break it.  The first few I had were just the plastic / metal combo that can be found at any trade show.  Boring, huh?  The stretchy kind I always break.  (My co-workers would definitely tell you I am a person with undiagnosed ADHD.  :) )  Then I have had a couple that I made myself, but nothing cool.  Here is the one I just made.  Hopefully it holds up for a while.

The beginnings

 I went to the local big box store and found a nice necklace pendant in the craft section.  The badge clip was found in my junk drawer, but I did see them in the office supply section of the same store.


The colorful heart and the hanger piece will be saved for some other project.

Cut off the plastic badge holder from the clip.

Then use the jump rings to attach the pendant to the clip.  I used 2 jump rings to attach mine.

At this point you could use ribbon to add a little more pizazz.  I like mine plain.

I then attached a key ring clip thing to hang my id from.  (Sorry didn't think to include that in the beginning pic)

Finished project

I left the heart free hanging so I can clip it to my pants pocket (my normal place) or clip it to my collar depending on what I am wearing and which way the clip needs to lay.

Crafting Sunday -- Earring Holder

The oldest daughter decided she wanted something new to organize her earrings.  Off we went to the local jewelry store.  No dice.  So off to the local craft store, which had some cute *PINK* choices.   Pink definitely wouldn't be her choice.  We decided to get the creative juices flowing and come up with something functional that she liked. 

Materials:

Ceramic or Cardboard Letter  (She chose the first letter of her name of course.)
Tulle -- We bought a fourth of a yard, which was way more than we needed.
Craft glue
Quilt binding (optional)





I really had the grand plan to do this project with daughter #1's help.  Random took over though.  He does like to create, so it was ok.  It probably came out better that way.  :)

Step 1:  Decide how long and wide you want the tulle to be.  This will be the area you hang the earrings.  We did a double layer to give extra support.
Step 2:  Sew the edges.  Random did a rolled edge on the open sides.  I had intended to use quilt binding around the outside, but daughter #1 liked the look without the binding.

 Step 3:  Glue the sewn tulle onto your letter. 

And, of course, the finished product.