Diamond Himmeli Pendant Light!

Diamond Himmeli Pendant Light! I made this adorable diamond pendant light for my daughters room! It's simple and uses 2 things from Ikea. Straws and a Hemma hanging light. I love a good Ikea hack! You will also need craft wire, scissors and a ruler. And one small zip tie. So cheap!  Ikea lights are $5 and the straws are $2.  You will need 15 straws: ~ 6 remain the full 8 inches Cut 18 Three inch pieces and 6 two inch pieces  Start with a length of wire. String on the 6 two inch pieces. Twist the wire.  Then add triangles of 3 inch pieces on every 2 inch piece.  Until you make a star of David shape.  Then add the remaining 6 three inch pieces to connect the tips of the triangles.  Like this. If you run out of wire, cut another length and twist it on. I think I used about 8 yards of wire, but only about 2 yards at a time.  Then connect the 8 inch pieces two at a time across the center. Just like t...

Memo Clip Tissue Holder!

I'm cheap. I buy toilet paper because I have to...but I never buy tissues. But I found this giant paper clip memo holder at the dollar store! Have you seen them?  They fit a roll of TP perfectly!  Perfect for little snotty noses!  Haha. This post published on Doodlecraft first

Leather Mason Jar Mug Coozie!

 Leather Mason Jar Mug Coozie!  Turn a pint sized jar into a rustic looking mug with a simple leather jacket! Great gift for fathers and other guys!  This doesn't take much leather-working skills or NEED specialized tools. Supplies: Mason Jar pint size leather 2 sets of rivets cat gut thread and heavy needle leather hole punch (or heavy needle) hammer To start I measured my pint jar. It's 10 1/4" around and 3 inches tall for a good coozie. I used my rotary cutter, my guide and mat... an x-acto or hobby knife/ruler would work too. Cut one piece that measures 3 inches tall and 10 1/4 inches wide. Cut a skinny strip that is 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch wide and 6 inches tall too!  Then I used a leather hole punch and punched 6 holes down each 3 inch side.  Like this... If you don't have a punch, you can pierce the leather with a heavy needle.  The skinny strip is going to rivet onto the wide leather. First one with the le...