The weekend has arrived! I'm still dreaming of Bali...
...so I figured I'd head back a few weeks for another Bali post showing some fun projects that I made with For the Makers. Not sure if you guys are familiar with them or not, but they're this amazingly crafty, well-curated subscription service for DIY projects. (PS, there's a rad giveaway on this post too - keep reading for details!) A girlfriend of mine had been a fan for a while, so when I checked them out I fell in love. Everything feels like it should be in Anthropologie. (One of my favorite spots to do project research!)
They were lovely to send me a few things to play with, first being their La Pouchette project. A little leather pouch for my cell phone? In.
All the materials come with each project, so all you have to do is follow the tutorial steps online. I placed and traced my leather...
...and trimmed carefully on the lines.
I added the button stud...
...and had my pouch ready to use! It was the perfect travel case to take out with me when I was going to the beach and didn't want to carry a huge bag.
Plus, it was way easier (and smaller) to fit this beneath the seat of my moto!
I love this emerald color too!
My second batch of projects came from their March, Hello Trouble kit...
Lots of color, which made me a happy camper!
I loved the "Local's Only" bracelet that came with a bangle, silk trim, glue, and rhinestones.
The actual bracelet is supposed to look like this...
...so I pulled up the tutorial on my phone to get started. It was the perfect outdoor activity to work on while I took pool breaks!
I added my stones after the trim was wound...
...and then let it dry!
The kit was awesome for a bit of travel craftiness - I just tossed the box in my suitcase and all the supplies were in one place. And sidenote, I've been getting the most compliments on the bangle. I layer it with other bracelets and it just pops.
Since I loved the kit so much, the fab team at For the Makers are giving away a three-month subscription to a lucky reader! Weeeeeeeee! I smell some summer DIYs on the horizon...
To enter, leave a comment below of one of the For the Makers projects that you'd love to work on! There are so many gorgeous things to DIY, that it might be hard to choose just one. A lucky winner will be announced after Memorial Day and their subscription will begin soon after! (This giveaway is open to US readers only. To my readers abroad we've got something fun coming next week that you can enter!) Good luck!
