pockets of spring

hello there! i'm back to life after a bout of the flu that was bad enough to make me not feel like crafting anything. glad that's over and this week i've started making some accessories for the coming spring/summer season. i used my sick days to browse blogs and magazines for inspiration and the bag & bracelet combos i came up with tap into three strong trends for spring 2012.

ethnic:

ethnic bracelet

ethnic matchup

bracelet made from a tutorial from swellmayde, a great DIY site to visit, and the bag was a jeans recycling idea from burda style June 2012.


fluoro:

fluoro bracelet

fluoro matchup

this bracelet was made from an article in issue #16 of Mollie Makes and the clutch was based on a tutorial from style scrapbook except i lined mine and bound the edges of my zip in a contrasting vinyl for a neater finish.

festival:

friendship bracelet

festival matchup

the friendship bracelet was made from the same issue of Mollie Makes as above, and the bag was another denim recycling idea, this time from burda style February 2012.

that just leaves pastel, tie-dye, lace, ombre, mermaid, africa, two-tone and floral to try out! hopefully this winter sun will re-energise the batteries for some full bore crafting. see you soon...