I've been seeing leather wrap bracelets all over the place this summer and I love them! I believe the originator of the trend (the one that all the movie stars have) is Chan Luu. Hers are hundreds of dollars, but I've also seen copycats in local boutiques for around $5o. Then, I saw
this tutorial on
Honestly...WTF (odd name, i know... their site is awesome, though) and decided it would be a perfect lazy summer afternoon activity. I wanted to copy
this Chan Luu style, as it's the most neutral and I thought my version might actually look similar. So, I bought natural Irish waxed linen thread and Greek leather cord on Etsy, picked up some chain and nuts from my local hardware store, and went to work!
It took me a little while to get into a groove, since I also decided to make a super long version that would wrap around my wrist 5 times like the original. But I eventually found an efficient method.
One episode of Barefoot Contessa later, and voila! Success. Now I just want to make a bunch more! Maybe I will even try some colors next time....
I have these chalkboard tiles in my kitchen that I have been trying to figure out how to decorate for a year. I have put various food-related quotes on them and my husband likes to draw holiday-related pictures from time to time. But I wanted something new and unique. So, there is a really great store in Grand Rapids called Rebel Reclaimed that sells antique furniture and accessories that owner, Dann, re-purposes and dresses up with modern style. The other day I was browsing and found these old flash cards and a chalkboard idea was born! I picked out a bunch of food and nature related cards and decided to make a sort of farm-to-table flowchart! 
All I needed were some sticky magnets, green yarn (courtesy of my mom's leftover yarn basket) and scissors! Here is the finished product. I think it turned out pretty good! 
