DIY-Infinity Ring

I hope these are still popolar! Haha. I had completely forgotten I had these pictures/tutorial for you guys!

Luckily I went through my memory card before deleting it. 

Anyways, for these, you need a THING A MA JIG. It is the contraption I have pictured down below. These can be found at Michaels. Use a coupon when you can!! If you don't have one of these, you can go ahead an use round nose pliers. :) AND, the wire must be the one pictured below (German Style). You can use the 20 like I did, or the 22.

Let's get started!

-German Style wire

-Thing a ma jig

-Wire cutters

-Round nose pliers

-Ring mandrel (or a chapstick)

1.Cut a 5 inch piece of wire. Wrap it around two of your thing a ma jig poles like below.

If you are using pliers, you're going to do the same thing.

 2. You're going to end up with something like this.

 3. Now cut off the tails....

 4. Using your ring mandrel or chap stick make a circle.

 Cut off the ends to get a horseshoe shape...

 5.Using your round nose pliers, curl both ends out.

 6. Attach your infinite symbol and you are done!

If you give this tutorial a try show me your recreations!

Don't forget you can tag me on instagram, email me or commnet down below!If you enjoyed this tutorial, share it!

-Until next time <2

DIY-Re-purposing old keys

What do you do when you have too many keys and not enough doors?!

You turn them into pretty charms!

I don't know about you guys, but you can't ever have enough key charms. I love to make them into necklaces, bracelets, and even scrap booking charms; they just add a new element. :) 

This morning while going through my craft hoard (yes, I do hoard my supplies), I found a box of pretty embellishments that had not yet been sorted, and several keys. I decided to turn them into charms, and was so pleased with the result I decided I would share. :)

So, lets get right into it!

• keys
• nail polish or acrylic paint
• lost of embellishments
• super glue or metal glue

1. Paint your key    

I first used the black nail polish... 

 Then lightly painted the edges with a gold nail polish to give it an antique sorta look.

2. EMBELLISH!!

You can go as crazy or as light as you want with embellishments. (FYI: the smaller the embellishment the greater the chances are it will fall off with wear)

3. Let the glue dry completely before wearing!

 

 Aren't these just cute? 

Please don't tell me I would be the only one who would wear one of these out...LOL

If you give this a try, send me a pic! I would love to see your creations :)

Don't forget you can send them to me thru instagram (sunshinesimaginarium) or by email (precious.desert. rose@gmail.com)

Until next time!

Peace & Love <3

DIY-Love potion charm

 We all deserve a little bit of magic in our lives :)

I don't know about you guys but I love anything that is miniature and has to do with magic. To me, it is just the cutest things and they remind me of when I was super obsessed with Harry Potter (I might still be, lol). I've tried making these with water, glue, clear icing gel, and clear glue but I find that the laundry detergent works best. I do say tho, after a while, the water in it will evaporate and the vial will not be full, BUT the food color will stain the vial giving it a really pretty stained glass look. I just can't express how much I love the way it looks! Anyways, on to how I made it. :)

• small vial with cork top 
• clear laundry detergent
• food coloring & toothpick
• super glue (E6000,jewelry glue..)
• eye pin
• Chain with closure
• jump ring
• charm (optional)
• twine, or wire and a small tag (optional)
• mini heart glitter (optional)

I am missing a couple pictures here because I didn't think they were necessary.

1.  Fill your vial with the laundry detergent. If you are using gel food coloring, dip your toothpick in in, then stir it into the vial. If you are using water food coloring, add drop by drop and stir until you achieve the desired color.
2.  Add glitter if you have any. I bought the small heart glitter at Michaels. (Note: It is a seasonal product, available around Valentines)
3. If you are adding a tag to it, go ahead and wrap it around the neck of the bottle and tie it tight. You can also add a bit of glue to the knot so you can be sure it will not come off.
4. Push down the cork in the bottle until you get a mark like below.

5. Push in your eye pin through the cork. Bend it at the bottom and cut the extra. Add glue for extra security.

6. Now, make sure you are happy with the color and you've added what your want inside because once its closed, you won't be able to open it!

7. Add glue up to the mark on the cork from step 4.

8. Close off your vial and let dry for at least 24 hours.

9. Add your charm and chain using the pin hole at the top, and you are done!

 After the water in the detergent has evaporated, the glitter sticks to the walls of the vial :)

They don't stay there long, but it sure does look cute!

I bought this charm online from Fire Mountain Gems.

Hope you have enjoyed this DIY and that you give it a try :)

P.S There will be a video on instagram showing the charm better ::)