How To Tie Tassels with a Hidden Knot

Some of you may know that I launched a wooden jewelry Etsy shop called The Native Studio, for that reason I've been making a lot of tassel earrings and I wasn't satisfied with a regular knot, the ends were showing and it bothered me. 
I started searching for an alternative and found the cord…

DIY Macrame Jar Candle Holder + How to Estimate Cord

Hey everyone, macrame is super trendy right now, as is everything natural and boho-inspired, so a lot o these pretty jars have been popping up on my Pinterest, seemed like an archivable project to get my hands on so I decided to make a tutorial on it as well. I choose to make a simple and quick pa…

How to Make a Basic Square Knot Bracelet

This style is one of the easiest bracelets that you can make, so for those of you who don't know how or might be struggling, here's a step-by-step video showing you all the basics to create this type of friendship bracelet.
Materials used: 3 meters of nylon cord, 0,5 mm thick.


Let me know i…

DIY Beaded Macrame Keychains + Fiskars Unboxing

Olá everyone!
Macrame keychains have been hugely on-trend, and I really like the look of them.
I already made one for my car keys and I think I'll hand another on my day-to-day backpack.

Instead of using a soft cotton cord like the most common ones out there, I decided to use waxed cotton cord…

DIY Reusable Mesh Grocery Bags

Mesh bags are so simple, and there's probably already a ton of posts and videos about it, but still, I wanted to try and make them my style and in a way that you can personalize it. I ended up coming with these two styles, one with a pretty trim and another (faster to make) without it.

Either …

DIY 3 Styles of Macrame Friendship Bracelets

I haven't done a bracelet video in a while and whilst brainstorming ideas for my next video I came to youtube’s community tab for insights. The vast majority of you voted for macrame friendship bracelets, so get your threads ready because here they come!

I settled on 3 styles of bracelets all of them closing with a button and using waxed cotton cords. If you want them to have a more grown-up look you can make them with a satin or nylon cord and close with crimp ends and chain. Once you get the hang of it you can make a bunch pretty quickly. Wear them yourself or share with friends, since I’m sure they will love them.

Watch the video below for the how-to.

DIY Macramé Rope Coil Vase Covers | Woven Baskets

I recently acquired this adorable fiddle leaf tree and wanted to give it and also her succulent companion a new look, so I decided to experiment with rope and stitching, there are several ways to make rope vases, some are machine sewn or hand-sewn, but this colorful wrapping technique caught my eye on Pinterest. After 4 attempts to test out the stitching, I began to make the first cover, the blue one. I picked up several tips along the way, especially regarding the tension of the cord and how tight to make the knots which is all explained in the video below.

DIY No Pattern Vintage Inspired Gathered Summer Top

Summer is here are there's nothing better to wear on hot days than fresh tops (or dresses). I'm self-teaching me how to sew and I saw a vintage top that I wanted to try to recreate, so I grabbed a white cotton bedsheet from IKEA, took my measurements and went at it.

The video below will sh…

DIY Draped Bow Scrunchies

Olá everyone. Recently I’ve been stumbling upon these adorable draped bow scrunchies from a couple of stores like urban outfitters and free people.

They are the perfect project to use the scraps of fabric that I always feel super bad throwing away, they are still big enough to make something but it has to be pretty small, even if you don't have enough for the bow, you can just make the scrunchie bit.

DIY Round Macramé Boho Costers

Every time I find some craft idea that I want to try, I can’t seem to rest until I figure out how to make it, these coasters were the perfect example of that, I had done macramé bracelets before but making a round macramé was foreign to me. After exploring the internet after ways to create it, finding some confusing posts, and making my first coaster, I decided to make a video teaching how to make one as well. This is the way that I found easiest (though there is another one that I also tested) and also got me the prettiest result.

Supplies:

• 3 mm cotton cord
• Something to hold the cords, either tape or as I used, a cork coaster or board.
• Pins to hold if you use cork
• Fabric Scissors
• Ruler or measuring tape
• Comb

Free Download: Ticket Style Christmas Gift Tags

Since it’s likely that I won't be posting anything new until after the new year, I wanna start this post by wishing everyone, who even bother to read this, a very merry Christmas, truly, bottom of my heart, truly, and also that you step into the new year filled with hope and having fun with your friends.

Ok, so now that’s over with, these are the new free tags I’ve been preparing, for a bit too long that I would want to admit. I designed it to sort of look like a ticket to a Christmas fair.

DIY String Friendship Bracelets - Pura Vida Inspired

Friendship style bracelets have been a hit both here on the blog, as well as on my youtube channel, so if you are still looking for more laidback summer style bracelets, this time I decided to try this string Pura Vida® inspired design.

Free Download Hand Drawn Vector Banners & Ribbons

I don't know if you already know this, but, I work professionally as a graphic designer, and though I'm super into crafting, and creating tangible work with my own hands is super rewarding, "thanks I made it" kind of feeling, I like to bring a piece of the more digital field into the blog.

So here it is, I've created a new set of banner and ribbon vector resources for you to use on your own creative work. Print it, use it on your web designs or as a logo. You can use these for anything you want except, of course, selling it (check the files for more information).

DIY Textbook and Notebook Covers for Back to School

DIY T-shirt Dress from Two XXL Men's T-shirts

It has been a week of vacation for me and the weather here in Portugal has been great to go to the beach, especially these last few days, we've been through a heat wave and it feels great to take a dive in the fresh ocean water.

How to Gather Fabric for Ruffles and Skirts

A couple of months ago I wanted to make a dress with a gathered skirt, and since I'm a super newbie to sewing I had to ask my grandma how could I create that pretty ruffled effect. Although I've since realized there are a ton of online tutorials and posts on how to do it, I had never, unti…

DIY Summer Hairstyle: Scarf French Braid

Thinking about festival season? Or just fresh beachy outfits in general? This hairstyle is the perfect combo to your summer outfits. It's easy enough to pull off, since it's basically just a french braid with an added scarf and works great for both curly and straight hair. Depending on you…

DIY 3 Styles of Leather Bracelets for Guys | Gift idea

Hey everyone.

Even though it seems that I've been making a lot of bracelets recently, one theme that I wanted to do for a while was Bracelets for Men and never actually got around to making a tutorial. So when my friend Helder asked me if I could make him some super stylish accessories I thought it was the perfect opportunity.

If you are looking for gift ideas for guys, maybe for valentine's, father's day or even Christmas, I think these are perfect, they don't cost that much, take little time to make and you can personalize the color and style to match their personality. 

Of course, these are also perfect for girls to wear, no type of discrimination intended here ;) I also made an Infinity knot one for myself using red leather laces.

The supplies used in this project are from endlessleather.com, they kindly provided everything I needed to make these bracelets. I’ve used their leather cords in past projects, they are my favorite, the quality is really good, and the clasps are stainless steel, so they won't get damaged over time, which is great.

Free Download: Hand Drawn Spring Wreaths II

Is it spring yet? Well, almost. The weather is slowly warming up here in Portugal, special in the region I live, though we were hit with a week of very bad weather so I guess we’re not there quite yet.

Today I’m bringing back one of my most popular posts here on the blog. I’m sharing a new set o flowery spring wreaths that you can use on your designs. Like the previous set, these also have an hand-drawn look and are completely black and white, I will leave the creative color combinations on your part.

40 Amazing DIY Craft Ideas To Sell

Recently I've been wonderingif I should reopen my Etsy store, for a while when I started the blog, I used to sell leather bracelets and ruffled headbands made with recycled coffee capsules. Unfortunately, I stopped adding listings to the shop since I now had a full-time job and wanted to focus my free time entirely on the blog. 

This got me thinking if I did reopen the store, what would I like to sell, what types of DIYs I think would be a good fit for Etsy or perhaps a craft fair and that's what inspired this round-up. 

I've selected 40 craft ideas that you can make and sell online or at a fair, they are divided into categories and the link to the original source of the photos and tutorial is below each one, enjoy!