Steampunkish mixed media

I was messing around with a lot of glue, bits and pieces, and paint. It was fun.

Doll making

I made this doll from felt and pipe cleaners. I don’t know what I will name her, if you have any suggestions, them in the comments. I probably will do more doll making in the future, this is just a first try. I want to replace my plastic dollhouse dolls with something home made. I might do a needle felted doll, but I would have to get materials, so it will be a while.

Yarn Flowers

I got a bloom loom for Easter. It makes awesome flowers.

 The flowers can attach to headbands. Fun!

 On the left- The fire flower. On the right- The striking bloom.

This one matches my mom’s purse.

Easter carrots

 My Easter gifts to my family. Drawstring carrots. Cool. Some have chicks and caterpillars.

Ruffles Hatchs

Here is a video from when Ruffles hatched!

Click here for the video!

Doll hair tie

I made a couple cute hair ties. I will make more.

Salt dough

Here is a peek at what I am doing. More later.

How to Make a Shrinky Dinks/T-shirt Necklace

Hello, This is Molly. I am guest posting on Miss Bliss. I thought I would show you how to make a necklace with shrinky dinks and a t-shirt.

Materials-

• Shrink plastic*
• Coloring materials*
• Old t-shirt**
• Jump rings*
• Beads*
• Pliers ***

* you can get these at a craft store.
 **You can get one at a craft store, but they would be new tees. You could also use stretchy fabric.
*** These you can get at a hardware store.

Trace, color, and cut Shrinky Dinks. Punch hole. Bake according to the instructions.  

This is what you will be making.

 Then, cut off the hem. (You don’t want the hem because it doesn’t roll)

 Cut a strip from the tee where the hem used to be.

 Cut the strip so that it is no longer a big loop.

 Now stretch it. It will curl under. Don’t worry, it is supposed to do that.

 Fold it in half, like in the picture. It is not necessary, but it is helpful.

 Make a knot. It is hard to explain, so look in the picture. Do the same thing on the other side.

 Like that.

Get some beads, and string them on so they come down to the knots.

 Make more knots.

 Add more beads.

 Looks like a necklace, but it is not finished yet.

 Get your jump rings, pliers, and pendant.

 Use the pliers to open up the jump ring. (Sorry about the blurry picture)

 Put the jump ring in the hole in the pendant.(see picture)

 Bend the jump ring back closed.

 Knot the ends, and you have a necklace!

  I hope you’ll enjoy making my craft! ( I love this craft!!!)

Leaf Dolls

These nice leaf dolls are the product of sticks and weeds. I chose a rather long and thin stick and took a leaf and wrapped it around the stick to make a dress. I tied it with a piece of grass that double as arms. I put a clover leaf on the end for a head. Some of them looked like they had faces and hair. I even cut some fringe into one of them.

I started with a toothpick and needed to find another stick to make some friends.

This is my Leatherman- a very handy tool for doll making!

A finished family!

I enjoyed making these because I like nature and I like to craft and they go together well in this project!