Crafting at Work; Part 2

Embroidery Thread Wrapped Headphones



I saw this cool craft all over Pinterest, but none of the photos had a tutorial. So I figured it out for you! You're welcome...

The best part-- your cords won't tangle anymore!!!



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You'll need:

Your headphones

16 yards TOTAL of embroidery floss. (8 yards for the top 2 strands, and 8 yards for the bottom)

Scissors

This link on how to do the Chinese Staircase Knot that wraps the cord:: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-the-Chinese-Staircase-Bracelet 

PATIENCE-- This took me 4 hours

*Start by tying your thread at the top of your headphone.(#2)

*Then begin the wrapping technique found in the link. It's super, super easy. Don't make this harder than it is ;) (#3 and #4)

* Keep on wrapping until you cover the entire cord. Tie off with a double knot at the end.

Advice...when people ask how you did it, send them here so they can do it themselves. I got suckered into doing another for a co-worker for a grand total of 8 hours of wrapping cord!

OMG Christmas is coming!

Umm.... Holy cow. Christmas is 12 days away. Since we will never have enough time to demo all the cool crafts you could make in the next 12 days, I'm sending you a few amazing links to some kick-ass hand made gifts. You're welcome, my fellow procrastinators!

 

First Up, 101 Simple Handmade Gifts from the blog "Everything Etsy"

 

101 Handmade gifts LINK



Don't forget to label your gifts! 

Here's the pdf link from Sass and Peril for some adorabe, FREE printable gift tags.

Gift Tag PDF

Just print, cut out, hole punch, and tie on. Or do it the lazy way and just cut out and tape ;)

For more ideas and updates, follow us on Twitter: @girlvscraft

And on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/kayleighmarie/

Zipper Bracelet Fun!

I found this way cool Zipper Bracelet Tutorial by Cut Out + Keep.

Zipper Bracelet Tutorial

I followed it, with just a few changes. The result.. SUPER cheap, fast, and easy. Have fun with it!

*I used a red, 7 inch jean zipper from JoAnn's. Only $2!!
*I couldn't find the cool lobster claw clip that had a base on it, so I just sewed mine to the end of the zipper. That only cost $1!
*I cut out the step of putting glue on the back. It doesn't hurt my wrist at all, so I didn't need it.

I LOVE how it turned out! It literally took me 5 minutes. And Iwill be making a few as Christmas gifts this year. Shh.. don't tell Katie ;)